Tag: Business
Disney Fires Marvel Entertainment Chairman Ike Perlmutter
The heads continue to roll at Disney, with the most recent being one nobody expected, but everybody probably should have. Ike Perlmutter, the chairman of Marvel Entertainment, has been laid off by Disney. Marvel Entertainment is a separate division from Marvel Studios and is in charge of merchandisi...
Read MoreWhat Do Disney’s Layoffs Say About Its Future?
Disney’s Red Wedding has officially begun. This week, the Mouse House is initiating the first of three rounds of layoffs, this one aiming to eliminate 7000 workers from the corporation. We knew this was coming, and while, on the one hand, it’s nice to see Disney reeling, it sucks that a lot of e...
Read MoreMore on Victoria Alonso Firing, Including Possible Lawsuit
Victoria Alonso’s firing is getting a lot more interesting. In an exclusive, The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Alonso was not fired over the many assumed reasons – the way she treated special effects artists, her insistence that Disney involve itself in Floridian politics at the cost of hundre...
Read MoreWarner Bros. vs. Amazon – The Battle for Lord of the Rings
Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Mar 3, 2023 | 0
Despite the best efforts of both Warner Bros. and Amazon, the Tolkien fanbase is still strong, the books fueling a passion unrivaled by any other franchise. While the fans of the books and the world have been consistently strong, the quality of the live-action interpretations of this literary univer...
Read MoreWarner Bros. Will Make More Lord of the Rings Movies
Shadowfax, show us the meaning of haste! Today, news broke that more Middle Earth-set films are on the way at Warner Bros., New Line Cinema, and Embracer Group AB’s Middle-Earth Enterprises. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav announced this on today’s earnings call. Check out some statement...
Read MoreBob Iger: “Everything” is On the Table with Hulu
This morning, activist investor Nelson Peltz dropped his bid to join Disney’s board and wished CEO Bog Iger the best. Iger then spoke to CNBC’s David Faber about Hulu and Disney’s plans for it. Check out an excerpt here: Iger called Hulu “a very successful platform, and I think a good consum...
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