Tag: Bob Iger
George Lucas Backs Bob Iger in Disney Proxy War
George Lucas is throwing in with the Empire. Disney CEO Bob Iger is currently engaged in a “proxy fight” with Nelson Peltz, an investor who is trying to get Disney shareholders to vote him onto the Disney board so he can increase his influence over the company. Now, George Lucas – the largest ...
Read MoreRUMOR: Disney Axes Ant-Man, Eternals, Captain Marvel Sequels
Some details on Bob Iger’s promised Marvel culling may have just dropped. Insider Daniel Richtman (whose blog is behind a paywall, so here’s the information courtesy of Bounding Into Comics) says that plans for three MCU films have been scuttled: Eternals 2, Ant-Man 4, and Captain Marvel 3/The M...
Read MoreDisney Quietly Killed Some Movies
Warner Bros. isn’t the only studio taking an axe to some of its movies. During an investor conference (as reported by Deadline), Disney CEO Bob Iger talked about some of the hard decisions the company has had to make recently, and that includes canceling movies. He didn’t mention which ones, and...
Read MoreAuli’i Cravalho Returns as Moana
Deadline exclusively reports that Auli’i Cravalho, the voice of the titular character in Disney’s animated film Moana, is reprising her role in the surprise sequel Moana 2. Dwayne Johnson was already confirmed to return to play Maui, but it was unclear whether or not Cravalho would be back, ...
Read MoreDisney Still Thinks the Audience is the Problem
Time and again, Hollywood sends the message that it refuses to learn from its mistakes. Sonny Bunch, the culture editor at The Bulwark, posted a screenshot of something Matt Belloni of Puck shared in his newsletter. It’s a direct message Belloni received from “a Disney executive” talking about...
Read MoreDisney Sequel Updates: Moana 2 in 2024, Toy Story 5, Frozen III, and More
Today, Disney announced the surprise release of Moana 2 on November 27th. The film is a reworking of the TV series that was announced in 2020, and both Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson are expected to return as Moana and Maui. Check out a first look and Disney CEO Bob Iger’s comments (cour...
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