View Full Version : Bob Iger Steps Down As CEO Of Disney
ZariusTwo
02-25-2020, 03:49 PM
Bob Iger has stepped down as CEO of Disney, replacing him is Disney theme park chairman Bob Chappek
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/25/disney-names-bob-chapek-next-ceo.html
oldmanwinters
02-25-2020, 03:52 PM
I figured he might be close to retirement, but I am surprised by the abruptness of this announcement.
AquaParade
02-25-2020, 05:35 PM
The timing seems right, like Bob Iger mentioned. Hasn’t he been hinting at this?
The new guy seems very accomplished, but it is interesting to note that he came up with the vault concept.
frank_one
02-25-2020, 05:53 PM
They should have replaced him with a woman. Shame on them.
Vegita-San
02-25-2020, 06:45 PM
a certain disney investor made it his woke point to make me his mortal enemy and my life an annoyance on another forum.
I'ma just gonna leave this here :) and think of irony and karma :).
PoGRJL9toNg
I can only hope this means better things for star wars. apparently ESPN is phasing out it's 'woke' programming. maybe this is a course correction due to money loss across the board.
Andrew NDB
02-25-2020, 06:51 PM
I wonder if this is good or bad for Kathleen Kennedy.
TommyT
02-25-2020, 07:02 PM
The deal with AT&T is going to be announced soon.
This was known it was going to happen, Iger had already stated it so it's no surprise really. Who knows how his successor will do, Iger was an amazing CEO, he completely turned Disney around when it comes to finances and power, they were doing bad under Mike Eisner before him.
Regardless of what you think of Disney, Bob Iger was very good at his job. I hate what he did to Star Wars for example but I still look at how well he managed the company with tons of respect.
I wonder if this is good or bad for Kathleen Kennedy.
I don't think it's good for her, but it's not necessarily bad either. I don't think Iger was protecting her, more of "Lucas left her in charge so I'll let her run things and tell her how things are run around here." Most likely he would've gotten rid of her if things continued to go badly with Star Wars. New CEO likely will leave her do what she knows best before trying to step in, only if he wants to turn the ship right would he do something but I also don't think he would appoint someone necessarily good.
I'ma just gonna leave this here :) and think of irony and karma :).
PoGRJL9toNg
The stock dropping means nothing, it's perfectly normal for the market to react like this when a CEO leaves, especially a great CEO like Iger. Only reason it didn't go down more is because it was already known it was going to happen so price had already adjusted with that in mind months ago.
It'll recover easily and it'll take a while before the new CEO can either screw it up or make Disney even bigger. More likely things will remain status quo without big changes in Disney for the next few years until the company needs to evolve again and it takes steps to do it.
The deal with AT&T is going to be announced soon.
Except it's not, trust me. I can assure you I have more "insider" friends regarding AT&T than any of the things you might have heard.
Leo656
02-25-2020, 09:13 PM
I keep waiting for someone whose Dad totally works at Nintendo to add their two cents to the rumors. Just to tie it all together.
Egon1982
02-26-2020, 08:56 AM
Good cause Disney is out of control and buying too much things and needs to go back to quality
oldmanwinters
02-26-2020, 10:10 AM
I keep waiting for someone whose Dad totally works at Nintendo to add their two cents to the rumors. Just to tie it all together.
Always thought it was an uncle...
Egon1982
02-26-2020, 12:16 PM
Who else is glad Bob "I wanna buy everything" Iger is stepping out in favor of someone who can bring the disney back to disney?
Andrew NDB
02-26-2020, 12:44 PM
Who else is glad Bob "I wanna buy everything" Iger is stepping out in favor of someone who can bring the disney back to disney?
Fox: "We want to sell!"
George Lucas: "I want to sell!"
A really, really stupid company that is in the position to buy either/both: "We don't want to buy."
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy
02-26-2020, 01:18 PM
Fox: "We want to sell!"
George Lucas: "I want to sell!"
A really, really stupid company that is in the position to buy either/both: "We don't want to buy."
Exactly. It's good business. Acquire, Brok, acquire!
Leo656
02-26-2020, 10:02 PM
Always thought it was an uncle...
Could also be their friend's Dad, too.
Egon1982
03-22-2020, 10:08 PM
Who agrees that Bob needed to go? i mean enough with the monopolies and all.
Who agrees that Bob needed to go? i mean enough with the monopolies and all.
Why is every post you make a question? It's very strange...
Also wasn't there another Egon guy that got banned or something that we were all discussing via PM?
Leo656
03-22-2020, 10:48 PM
Same guy, it was a Temp Ban as I assumed.
Andrew NDB
03-22-2020, 10:58 PM
Who agrees that Bob needed to go? i mean enough with the monopolies and all.
That's dumb.
Papenbrook
03-31-2020, 12:44 AM
Bob Iger just cut his entire salary. Other executives are also taking paycuts to ensure that their employees get paid. (https://mobile.twitter.com/Variety/status/1244655139522297862)
That's good.
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy
03-31-2020, 09:45 AM
Bob Iger just cut his entire salary. Other executives are also taking paycuts to ensure that their employees get paid. (https://mobile.twitter.com/Variety/status/1244655139522297862)
That's good.
A CEO's salary does very little compared to stock options and things like that. It's a nice PR thing, but it doesn't actually do much.
Sorry to burst your bubble.
Papenbrook
03-31-2020, 04:41 PM
Oh ... :(
Well, I hope that the workers will get treated fairly. ( Though, knowing how most companies operate, they probably won't. )
And he's back.
I'm sure he got a ton of money for it but at the same time he's already beyond rich and this will only taint his legacy, I wouldn't have done it. Same with Reggie going to Gamestop, like no matter how big the pay check is, if you're that rich and have a great legacy, why ruin it?
Sumac
04-14-2020, 11:44 AM
Supposedly he did it, because, due to the pandemic Disney is in financial trouble or might end up in them. So they wanted someone with leading experience to fix potential mess.
I don't think there's a question as to why he was asked to return, but I don't see how he can fix things at this moment. It'll only tarnish what he has accomplished since right now we'll see the after math of not only covid19 but marvel fatigue, star wars fatigue etc. I don't see how he will be able to fix that. He left on top, I think he made very smart decisions, this was not one of them
Papenbrook
04-20-2020, 08:04 AM
And ... they've just furloughed 100,000 of their employees. (https://www.ft.com/content/db574838-0f40-41ce-9bcd-75039f8cb288)
I spoke too soon.
Andrew NDB
11-20-2022, 09:33 PM
He's back! For two years. As a result of poor Disney performances:
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/11/21/bob-iger-named-disney-ceo-effective-immediately.html?fbclid=IwAR37pywgEcFGcH3UDL3mL8-xucItWUZRsgD-GSgbeoRJ25JcWCwmTQY6yJE
MikeandRaph87
11-20-2022, 10:01 PM
Any chance he can unwoke Disney?
Sabacooza
11-20-2022, 11:32 PM
Any chance he can unwoke Disney?No. He was part of the problem to begin with. If anything, there's going to be a new level of woke like you've never seen before.
Andrew NDB
11-20-2022, 11:44 PM
No. He was part of the problem to begin with. If anything, there's going to be a new level of woke like you've never seen before.
Pretty much, sadly. Just a better smile.
Andrew NDB
11-23-2022, 04:15 PM
Iger might sell Disney to Apple! wtf...
https://www.cbr.com/disney-bob-iger-predicted-to-sell-company/
So is the guy that got fired the "woke guy" or the "anti-woke guy"?
AquaParade
11-23-2022, 08:03 PM
He’s the fall guy.
But I don’t think he was woke. He initially tried to stay out of the Florida controversy, but his own employees undermined him for not taking a stance. So, he took a stance and got Republicans completely heated at him.
He tried to stay out of the politics and found out he couldn’t.
Many people are celebrating Iger’s return but it was mostly his work that got Disney in the position they are in now.
Andrew NDB
11-24-2022, 03:55 AM
Yeah. That's about right. These guys are somewhat clones of one another in terms of vision. Maybe one talks better or handles pressure somewhat better, or maybe one is willing to make harder calls than the other, but it's the same thing by another name. It SEEMS. Neither of these guys have ever seemed particularly humanized by standards that we can understand or see.
The only story I see that seems to be true that speaks to that is that when the Spider-Man rights were for sure going back to Sony and there wasn't going to be a renewal, Tom Holland called Iger drunk and somehow convinced him to play ball with Sony on things. And he did. And we got No Way Home and some other as yet appearances.
Well either way it's fine. These people will always cloud the truth with any variable they can to suit their agenda.
And so, if you get rid of one of two figureheads, and things stay woke and don't make the money in ratios they projected, then you have no choice but to admit the truth. So whichever Bob they have left won't matter.
Warhorse
11-24-2022, 02:29 PM
Iger might sell Disney to Apple! wtf...
https://www.cbr.com/disney-bob-iger-predicted-to-sell-company/
This is what I've been hearing. We are going to see more of this. Monopolies are going to be a big thing and then in the end, you will probably have two companies that own everything. United States government and the CCP.
LeotheLateBloomer
11-24-2022, 02:38 PM
Disney of all companies being sold sounds like an early April Fools joke.
MikeandRaph87
11-27-2022, 05:02 PM
https://boundingintocomics.com/2022/11/25/ousted-disney-ceo-bob-chapek-reportedly-cooked-the-books-to-hide-disney-plus-financial-losses/
It seems that Chapek tried to hide the financial losses of Disney Plus streaming service.
TurtleManiac
02-08-2023, 05:39 PM
Is this real? This Disney+ clip of the Proud Family talking about slavery and reparations has been circulating. Even on a kids show, everything has to be woke and politicized these days.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SAzGObgdz1I
Vegita-San
02-08-2023, 05:43 PM
it's real. this is the 'not so secret gay agenda' mentioned a while back.. i.e. non stop blatant woke ****.
Andrew NDB
02-08-2023, 06:04 PM
Is this real? This Disney+ clip of the Proud Family talking about slavery and reparations has been circulating. Even on a kids show, everything has to be woke and politicized these days.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SAzGObgdz1I
it's real. this is the 'not so secret gay agenda' mentioned a while back.. i.e. non stop blatant woke ****.
Yeah, yikes. If this is what Iger was talking about when he said Disney would be getting out of politics I'm not sure how well that's going to work out for them.
Coola Yagami
02-08-2023, 06:21 PM
The concept of 'reparations'.... when it's literally centuries too late to do anything about it.
The concept of 'reparations'.... when it's literally centuries too late to do anything about it.
Something was done about it. It was called the Civil War.
ZariusTwo
02-09-2023, 11:15 AM
Iger open to selling hulu
https://deadline.com/2023/02/disney-bob-iger-open-to-selling-hulu-1235254445/
Cowabung-Gal
02-09-2023, 12:15 PM
Is this real? This Disney+ clip of the Proud Family talking about slavery and reparations has been circulating. Even on a kids show, everything has to be woke and politicized these days.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SAzGObgdz1I
Oh it’s real alright, even though it feels like you’re in a nightmare.
It’s a real shame. I loved The Proud Family as a kid, one of my favorite Disney Channel shows. It used to be a show for everyone, not just blacks, and it was heartwarming and fun. But since this is 2023 and everyone is obsessed with race and what your ancestors did to their ancestors 300 years ago, it’s gotta be yet another piece of woke propaganda.
Sumac
02-09-2023, 12:17 PM
"Reparations"...what a retarded idea.
How they gonna implement it? Demand prove from Blacks their ancestors were in slavery? What about Chinese, Irish, Italians who also were treated like second class citizens in US at various points in time? What about descendants of Black slaveholders? Do idiots who propose it don't understand that even US budget won't be able to coer it, unless reparations are symbolic?
Commies gonna commie.
Andrew NDB
02-09-2023, 12:30 PM
Iger open to selling hulu
https://deadline.com/2023/02/disney-bob-iger-open-to-selling-hulu-1235254445/
How weird. After going to all that trouble of incrementally taking it over? And their treatment of it is bizarre. I thought for sure they'd use Hulu as where they could do "adult" MCU content and such, but they're not doing any of that.
LeotheLateBloomer
02-11-2023, 04:30 AM
Iger open to selling hulu
https://deadline.com/2023/02/disney-bob-iger-open-to-selling-hulu-1235254445/
There was also a report several months ago that they were also looking to sell both ESPN and ABC. Not sure why on ABC (maybe they want to focus more on Disney +) but it said something about ESPN not being "on brand" with Disney.
TigerClaw
02-11-2023, 01:20 PM
There was also a report several months ago that they were also looking to sell both ESPN and ABC. Not sure why on ABC (maybe they want to focus more on Disney +) but it said something about ESPN not being "on brand" with Disney.
ESPN being with Disney was always kind of weird, There's nothing about ESPN that makes you think Disney about it, Sports isn't something Disney is associated with, So owning ESPN was there way to include sports, But ESPN has always been its own thing, And there's nothing Disney like about them.
LeotheLateBloomer
02-12-2023, 01:18 AM
ESPN being with Disney was always kind of weird, There's nothing about ESPN that makes you think Disney about it, Sports isn't something Disney is associated with, So owning ESPN was there way to include sports, But ESPN has always been its own thing, And there's nothing Disney like about them.
It is weird indeed but the question is will they sell it? Disney isn't known for riding themselves of properties.
Andrew NDB
02-12-2023, 01:32 AM
Oh it’s real alright, even though it feels like you’re in a nightmare.
It’s a real shame. I loved The Proud Family as a kid, one of my favorite Disney Channel shows. It used to be a show for everyone, not just blacks, and it was heartwarming and fun. But since this is 2023 and everyone is obsessed with race and what your ancestors did to their ancestors 300 years ago, it’s gotta be yet another piece of woke propaganda.
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ZariusTwo
03-27-2023, 11:24 AM
Dear Fellow Employees,
As I shared with you in February, we have made the difficult decision to reduce our overall workforce by approximately 7,000 jobs as part of a strategic realignment of the company, including important cost-saving measures necessary for creating a more effective, coordinated and streamlined approach to our business. Over the past few months, senior leaders have been working closely with HR to assess their operational needs, and I want to give you an update on those efforts.
This week, we begin notifying employees whose positions are impacted by the company’s workforce reductions. Leaders will be communicating the news directly to the first group of impacted employees over the next four days. A second, larger round of notifications will happen in April with several thousand more staff reductions, and we expect to commence the final round of notifications before the beginning of the summer to reach our 7,000-job target.
The difficult reality of many colleagues and friends leaving Disney is not something we take lightly. This company is home to the most talented and dedicated employees in the world, and so many of you bring a lifelong passion for Disney to your work here. That’s part of what makes working at Disney so special. It also makes it all the more difficult to say goodbye to wonderful people we care about. I want to offer my sincere thanks and appreciation to every departing employee for your numerous contributions and your devotion to this beloved company.
For our employees who aren’t impacted, I want to acknowledge that there will no doubt be challenges ahead as we continue building the structures and functions that will enable us to be successful moving forward. I ask for your continued understanding and collaboration during this time.
In tough moments, we must always do what is required to ensure Disney can continue delivering exceptional entertainment to audiences and guests around the world – now, and long into the future. Please know that our HR partners and leaders are committed to creating a supportive and smooth process every step of the way.
I want to thank each of you again for all your many achievements here at The Walt Disney Company.
Sincerely,
Bob
https://deadline.com/2023/03/disney-layoffs-before-summer-bob-iger-1235310679/#comments
ChosenOne
03-27-2023, 11:57 AM
https://deadline.com/2023/03/disney-layoffs-before-summer-bob-iger-1235310679/#comments
So many empty buzzwords.
What is note should've said:
"Soooo. Um. Guys we ran our company into the ground with woke $#!( policy. We enhanced our intellectual property portfolio over the last ten years by adding elements such as FOX, Star Wars, Marvel and more. But. Um. Well we ran those into the ground with woke $#!( policy as well. Soooo.... well. Um. I get to keep my job, but we can at least cheer that Victoria Alonso is also gone, but well... 7,000 of you will be fired. Thankyouhaveagooddaybye."
Galactus
03-29-2023, 06:43 PM
What is note should've said:
"Soooo. Um. Guys we ran our company into the ground with woke $#!( policy. We enhanced our intellectual property portfolio over the last ten years by adding elements such as FOX, Star Wars, Marvel and more. But. Um. Well we ran those into the ground with woke $#!( policy as well. Soooo.... well. Um. I get to keep my job, but we can at least cheer that Victoria Alonso is also gone, but well... 7,000 of you will be fired. Thankyouhaveagooddaybye."
The problem is that even articles from right wing sources that have connected the lay offs to Disney's pushing of a 'woke' agenda also point out (as something of an after thought) that Disney's profits are way up past their own analysts predictions. $23.51 billion if you're curious of the actual number.
But hey I'm just a progressive 'disingenuously' pointing out a fact for some nefarious reason.
Of course you may may be confused about why a company that is currently doing so well would lay so many people off. The answer is that they are still a heartless corporation that wants to maximise the already insane amount of profits they have and don't care about their workers livelihoods. That may be hard for you to accept both that a company that is pushing 'woke' content is doing so well or that trickle down economics doesn't work yet again since you've invested a lot of your personal worldview on proving the opposite but don't blame the messenger. Thankyouhaveagooddaybye
Vegita-San
03-29-2023, 06:48 PM
LOL,
Profits are WAY up...you have an office in the C Suite?
https://wtop.com/business-finance/2022/05/rare-items-from-disney-world-and-disneyland-go-up-for-auction/
selling anything they can, closing 'voyages' on the galactic star cruiser and firing 7,000 employees. yep, they are sooooo succesfull.
Galactus
03-29-2023, 06:59 PM
LOL,
Profits are WAY up...you have an office in the C Suite?
https://wtop.com/business-finance/2022/05/rare-items-from-disney-world-and-disneyland-go-up-for-auction/
selling anything they can, closing 'voyages' on the galactic star cruiser and firing 7,000 employees. yep, they are sooooo succesfull.
Someone didn't read my post in full or didn't understand it.
Here is a variety of sources to show it's earned $23.51 billion in the first quarter of this year:
https://wdwnt.com/2023/02/the-walt-disney-company-makes-23-51-billion-in-first-quarter-of-2023/
https://www.piratesandprincesses.net/walt-disney-company-makes-23-51-billion-first-quarter-but-did-see-disney-subscriber-loss/
https://breakingthenews.net/Article/Disney:-Q1-revenues-up-8-to-dollar23.51B/59431079
The fact that Disney's profits are way up doesn't mean anything about how it treats it's workers or it's property. I realise people on the right are conditioned to believe that if a corporation is allowed to do what it wants, pays little in tax and earns billions they will expand and increase jobs. In reality they almost do the opposite.
Let me make it simple for you; What's the one thing a corporation with a lot of money wants? More money. Selling off things they no longer need and laying off workers is the way they do it.
One thing a corporation wants is to not be viewed by it's buying public with negative sentiment and there is quite a bit of that going on with Disney.
Profits happen for a variety of reasons and with entertainment companies are almost never in real time. There's a bigger, MBA style picture going on there related directly to the content (e.g., "Woke agenda") that you either don't see or don't want to see.
And if I point out that someone is being disingenuous then it's because they have a history of making points that aren't valid and will twist facts any way they can. So if you or anyone else here doesn't like that I say it a lot in this place, then take a look at yourself because I don't say it frequently elsewhere. But you can choose "your truth" for that if it makes you feel better. :roll:
Galactus
03-29-2023, 09:46 PM
One thing a corporation wants is to not be viewed by it's buying public with negative sentiment and there is quite a bit of that going on with Disney.
Profits happen for a variety of reasons and with entertainment companies are almost never in real time. There's a bigger, MBA style picture going on there related directly to the content (e.g., "Woke agenda") that you either don't see or don't want to see.
Corporations are generally viewed negatively by the general public. Everyone knows that Disney is not exactly some ultra honourable company set up by Uncle Walt but they don't care. As long as they keep making content that appeals to the normiest of normies people will turn that part off their brain off and consume their products. Just like people still eat at Chik-Fil-A, wipe their ass with Andrex and play EA games.
If you're going to try and argue that the profits cited above are more reflective of the last few years as opposed to the current one so far then I'll remind you that you and your ilk have been railing against Disney's 'woke' content for years now. Since they made Captain Marvel and couldn't accept it's success so started trying to make out that it was playing to empty theatres and Disney bought all the tickets to a billion dollar movie.
I keep asking this question but never get a real answer but I'll give it another shot; why do you and your ilk believe Disney, Marvel and the like deliberately ruin their products by making them 'woke'? If they lose so much money doing this they must have a reason? What's their motivation?
And if I point out that someone is being disingenuous then it's because they have a history of making points that aren't valid and will twist facts any way they can. So if you or anyone else here doesn't like that I say it a lot in this place, then take a look at yourself because I don't say it frequently elsewhere. But you can choose "your truth" for that if it makes you feel better. :roll:
You accuse people of being disingenuous (among other things) when they come up with arguments that you disagree with but can't counter. You can't argue so you just insult them.
I've given you a pretty relevant fact for this discussion. It's not my truth it's the truth. If you can't accept that it's too bad. You're like a real life Homer Simpson "facts are meaningless they can be used to prove anything that's even remotely true"...except while he's a idiot he's good natured one.
Sumac
03-29-2023, 11:42 PM
Corporations are generally viewed negatively by the general public.
Want to tell it to your SJW compadres, who are shoving their tongues as far as possible in Disney Corp ass, when they introduce new throwaway LGB or Black character in their movies or ready to go to their another mediocre offering, despite multiple violations against workers and human rights?
I mean, hypocrisy and deliberate blindness is normal for your ilk, but at this point it becomes hilarious. Its like you can't perceive anything your side does as wrong and ready to justify just about anything as long as you can "nail" some "evil right-wingers" (it doesn't matter that right-wingers are not evil and some of your opponents, like me, are not even right-wingers at all, but when lunatics like you cared about nuances - dogma is more important than reality for clowns like you).
If you're going to try and argue that the profits cited above are more reflective of the last few years as opposed to the current one so far then I'll remind you that you and your ilk have been railing against Disney's 'woke' content for years now. Since they made Captain Marvel and couldn't accept it's success so started trying to make out that it was playing to empty theatres and Disney bought all the tickets to a billion dollar movie.
Was it? Yeah, it got a lot of money, but so did Transformers movies and some other junk.
In terms of cultural impact and impact on MCU it was a wet fart. Captain Marvel has not become as popular as Captain America or Iron Man. Even Disney agrees, given that they retooled Captain Marvel 2 into weird team movie with nobodies, nobody has interest in. And its not even being called "Captain Marvel".
I keep asking this question but never get a real answer but I'll give it another shot; why do you and your ilk believe Disney, Marvel and the like deliberately ruin their products by making them 'woke'? If they lose so much money doing this they must have a reason? What's their motivation?
Because, they got zealots in their midst who genuinely believe your junk religion and, because, they think pandering to Twitterinos is more important than making good stories?
It is all, of course, performative and top brass obviously too smart to buy "woke" ****, but they allow it run rampant to earn good reputation with usual purple-haired suspects.
After all, we live in informational age, where IMPRESSIONS are more important than REALITY, at least in the beginning. The final product might be a piece of ****, but as long as enough influencers and "trust worthy" sources say its good, profit is more or less guaranteed for the big corpo franchise, like MCU. Consider it an "artificial word of mouth" by corporations. Throw in some minor political commentary and loons like you will lap this **** up because, they see necessity to CONSOOM product as some sort of political statement. And given that modern "political activists" love to do "activism" without doing anything - it is a perfect way to energize those idiots and make money of them. Like sheering dumb sheep.
You are a typical victim of manipulation and I pity you.
I've given you a pretty relevant fact for this discussion. It's not my truth it's the truth. If you can't accept that it's too bad. You're like a real life Homer Simpson "facts are meaningless they can be used to prove anything that's even remotely true"...except while he's a idiot he's good natured one.
Your facts are run through your biased impressions. While numbers might be impressive, you need to look at the bigger picture.
The truth is "woke" world is falling down - corporations are in mild crisis and they can't afford doing risky projects spearheaded by various transmonsters and non-binary deers. They need stable profit and for this they won't divide their audience any more. Hopefully you'd adjust or you are always welcome to only place which was not infected by Capitalism.
MikeandRaph87
03-30-2023, 08:23 AM
It's hard to know fact from fiction. This article suggests that Perlmutter blocked and delayed diversity within the Marvel Cinamattic Universe.I would have assumed the opposite since Marvel took a nose dive in quality putting a diversity agenda as it's top priority and if Perlmutter is a gatekeeper it would be him to be the sacrifice for the lack of returns overall post-Endgame.
https://www.cbr.com/marvel-fans-celebrate-ike-perlmutter-disney-firing/
Andrew NDB
03-30-2023, 11:24 AM
It's hard to know fact from fiction. This article suggests that Perlmutter blocked and delayed diversity within the Marvel Cinamattic Universe.I would have assumed the opposite since Marvel took a nose dive in quality putting a diversity agenda as it's top priority and if Perlmutter is a gatekeeper it would be him to be the sacrifice for the lack of returns overall post-Endgame.
https://www.cbr.com/marvel-fans-celebrate-ike-perlmutter-disney-firing/
You never know with these people. They'll almost always learn the wrong lessons. Probably the takeaway they'll have is that it's not that forced diversity or LGBTQ stuff for kids that's the problem or driving people away, but rather that there's just not enough of it. That's the reason people aren't showing up.
Autbot_Benz
03-30-2023, 11:54 AM
It's hard to know fact from fiction. This article suggests that Perlmutter blocked and delayed diversity within the Marvel Cinamattic Universe.I would have assumed the opposite since Marvel took a nose dive in quality putting a diversity agenda as it's top priority and if Perlmutter is a gatekeeper it would be him to be the sacrifice for the lack of returns overall post-Endgame.
https://www.cbr.com/marvel-fans-celebrate-ike-perlmutter-disney-firing/
Here is an excerpt from Bob Iger's book
"I’ve been in the business long enough to have heard every old argument in the book, and I’ve learned that old arguments are just that: old, and out of step with where the world is and where it should be. We had a chance to make a great movie and to showcase an underrepresented segment of America, and those goals were not mutually exclusive. I called Ike and told him to tell his team to stop putting up roadblocks and ordered that we put both Black Panther and Captain Marvel into production."
Perlmutter also wanted to fire Kevin Feige at one point but Iger put a stop to it
As recently as February 2023, Disney CEO Bob Iger discussed Perlmutter's continued irritation over not being able to fire Feige previously. Perlmutter was reportedly intent on firing Feige in 2015, which Iger stepped in to block before moving Marvel Studios out of Perlmutter's hands by making it a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios.
https://screenrant.com/marvel-ike-perlmutter-black-panther-captain-marvel/
ZariusTwo
04-06-2023, 01:25 PM
Asad Ayaz Named The Walt Disney Company’s First-Ever Chief Brand Officer
https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/asad-ayaz-named-the-walt-disney-companys-first-ever-chief-brand-officer-2/
Andrew NDB
04-06-2023, 01:48 PM
Asad Ayaz Named The Walt Disney Company’s First-Ever Chief Brand Officer
https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/asad-ayaz-named-the-walt-disney-companys-first-ever-chief-brand-officer-2/
I read that article and I'm still not sure what that job is. Like on the day to day.
Andrew NDB
07-12-2023, 06:46 PM
Iger's contract extended out to 2026.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/bob-iger-remain-ceo-walt-disney-company-through-2026/story?id=101187959
Galactus
07-21-2023, 04:50 PM
It's hard to know fact from fiction. This article suggests that Perlmutter blocked and delayed diversity within the Marvel Cinamattic Universe.I would have assumed the opposite since Marvel took a nose dive in quality putting a diversity agenda as it's top priority and if Perlmutter is a gatekeeper it would be him to be the sacrifice for the lack of returns overall post-Endgame.
https://www.cbr.com/marvel-fans-celebrate-ike-perlmutter-disney-firing/
Perlmutter lost of a lot of the clout he had in the decision making room after Age of Ultron.
No one really liked working with him and found his ideas on race and sex offensive. However it was two big decisions that forced the other execs to move against him:
Firstly he thought RDJ was too expensive and wanted to retire the character now that his contract was over hence the character quitting the Avengers. This others felt this was dumb idea and they should try and at least get Downey back at least for Civil War and as many movies as he was willing.
Secondly he hated the Civil War storyline and argued that the heroes had to either be brainwashed or tricked into fighting each other and that they all had to team up in the end to take down Baron Zemo and it all would go back to normal.
Everyone thought this was a terrible idea and Feige went over Perlmutter's head directly to Disney and made the case if they followed Perlmutter's plans of no Tony Stark and no consequences to Civil War the MCU wouldn't last much longer. In the end Disney agreed and ever since Perlmutter while still technically part of the Marvel Studios exec room doesn't actually do anything.
Also we finally got two Black Panther movies, Black Widow, Captain Marvel and Shang Chi. Five movies of "forced diversity" in nearly twenty he wasn't involved in. Although a better track record than the zero in the phases he was.
Sumac
07-21-2023, 11:31 PM
Captain Marvel.
"diversity"
Good joke, mate.
Next thing you say it was "most important cinema with a female protagonist" and "the groundbreaking first and foremost movie of that kind in the history of a cinema".
ZariusTwo
07-22-2023, 01:18 AM
Secondly he hated the Civil War storyline and argued that the heroes had to either be brainwashed or tricked into fighting each other and that they all had to team up in the end to take down Baron Zemo and it all would go back to normal.
Sounds a lot better than the comics version already.
The final version we got is a nice balance of his suggestions while giving the heroes some room to fight over their moral stances.
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