Tag: Business
The Marvels Won’t be Screend in IMAX Because of Dune
Disney’s humiliations keep piling up. On an earnings call (a transcript of which you can read here on Fool), IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond responded to concerns about Warner Bros. delaying the release of Dune: Part Two amid the actors’ and writers’ strikes. Gelfond attempted to assuage fears by say...
Read MoreThe Lesson of Barbenheimer: Not Everything Has To Be For You
This past weekend was the “Barbenheimer” showdown, with two big releases arriving at the same time in the middle of a dud-filled summer. According to the trailers (I’m not getting into whether anything was woke because this isn’t about that – well, not in terms of these two movies), it was...
Read MoreDisney May Delay The Marvels and Other Films
Bloomberg, after speaking with “people familiar with the matter,” is reporting that Disney and Marvel are considering delaying some of their upcoming movies, including The Marvels, due to the WGA and SAG strikes. Actors don’t do press or red carpets for a project while on strike, i...
Read MoreBob Iger Looks to Sell Disney Assets
According to Bloomberg, Disney CEO Bob Iger is looking into selling about one-third of the company, primarily focusing on Disney’s TV assets. Channels like ABC, Freeform, and FX are up for sale, while Disney seeks a business partner for ESPN. At this time, they don’t want to sell ESPN altogether...
Read MoreDisney Denies, Then Reaffirms, Snow White Pics
Remember those Snow White remake pictures from yesterday? A Disney representative initially denied that they were real. Now, another Disney employee has admitted that they are real and are from the film’s set. However, they clarify that the pictures, which came courtesy of the Daily Mail, are ...
Read MoreThe Actors’ Strike is Happening and AI is at its Center
Actors are leaving movie sets for the picket lines. SAG-AFTRA – the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists – will be going on strike at midnight tonight (Pacific Time), joining the continuing strike of the WGA, or Writers’ Guild of America. SAG has been threate...
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