Tag: Business
Disney+ With Ads Receives Price and Launch Date
A lot happened with Disney+ today. The with-ads version was given an official release date of December 8th and a price of $7.99/month. If that price point sounds familiar, it’s because that’s what Disney+ without ads currently costs. The premium no-ads plan will be going up in price agai...
Read MoreKevin Smith Thinks Shelving Batgirl is a Mistake
Filmmaker Kevin Smith weighed in on Warner Bros. Discovery’s decision to shelve Batgirl on Friday’s episode of his podcast, Hollywood Babble-On. Smith and co-host Ralph Garman discussed CEO David Zaslav’s machete-like approach to getting the entertainment division back on track, particularly w...
Read MoreSupergirl Movie May Be Axed Next
Rolling Stone reported some more details of the Batgirl cancellation today – namely, the new regime at Warner Bros. Discovery decided that all DC films should be released theatrically or not at all. When it was determined that post-production to make Batgirl theater-worthy would be too costly o...
Read MoreWarner Bros. Discovery Not Bowing to Diversity Demands
That Batgirl news is making a bunch of angry activists polish their “I told you so” lectures. A few days ago, Bloomberg ran a story about Warner Bros. Discovery and its hiring practices under CEO David Zaslav – specifically, that they’re hiring too many white men. Zaslav apparently has a his...
Read MoreMarvel’s Phase 4 Profits are Down by Half
Marvel Studios is facing a much more menacing villain than Kang the Conqueror or Doctor Doom: declining profits. The Wall Street Journal reports that Marvel’s Phase 4 output has been underperforming mightily. “Since Disney acquired Marvel in 2009, the studio has produced 25 superhero films that ...
Read MoreVFX Artist Says Working for Marvel is a Nightmare
Marvel’s business practices seem to have more in common with their villains than their heroes. An anonymous visual effects artist gave Vulture’s Chris Lee an idea of what it’s like working on an MCU project, and it isn’t pretty. The gentleman describes difficult working conditions such as �...
Read More
