Kevin Feige isn’t the only one at Disney with a say on what happens with Marvel. Since taking over the company again, Bob Iger has been pulling no punches regarding what the Mouse House needs to do to fix its issues. One of the most significant weaknesses for Disney is the Marvel Studios’ side of […]
Massive Disney shake-up: Bob Chapek removed as CEO, Bob Iger is back
As one Bob exits, another Bob arrives. At least, that’s how Disney has been running its CEO hiring. In one of the most shocking Hollywood stories of the year, The Walt Disney Company is having Bob Iger return to the CEO role. Bob Chapek, who replaced Iger in 2020 as CEO, is stepping down immediately. […]
Bob Iger hints more theatrical films could follow Artemis Fowl and move directly to Disney+
Disney recently announced that the long-delayed Artemis Fowl, directed by Kenneth Branagh, will no longer receive a theatrical release and will now debut exclusively on the Disney+ streaming service. However, in a recent interview with Barron’s, Disney’s Bob Iger has hinted that Artemis Fowl may not be the only title to skip theatrical releases and move directly […]
Disney chairman Bob Iger to forgo salary and other execs take pay cuts due to global health crisis
Bob Iger, the chairman of Disney is giving up his salary due to the impacts of the global health crisis. Disney’s new CEO is also taking a pay cut. Hollywood, like the rest of the world, is reeling from the impacts of the global health crisis and the resulting shutdowns. With films being delayed and […]
Disney names Bob Chapek as new CEO as Bob Iger stands down
Bob Iger has this week announced that he is stepping down from his role as Disney CEO, sooner than expected. In 2019 Bob Iger annouced that he would be leaving his position as Disney CEO in 2021 but this week that timetable has been sped up, with Iger stepping down immediately from the position. In […]
Disney+ doesn’t feel the need to make as much original content as Netflix
Disney+ has proved to be rather popular and is going for a quality over quantity approach with its original content. The streaming service wars are hotting up and Disney+ is certainly making its presence known in the early days of its run. So far the platform has an impressive 28 million subscribers, thanks largely to […]
Disney CEO Bob Iger says the priority for Star Wars lies in television, teases The Mandalorian spin-offs
During Walt Disney’s latest earnings call (via Collider), Disney CEO Bob Iger stated the foreseeable future of Star Wars will lie in television for the next few years and teased the possibility of spin-off’s for The Mandalorian. “The priority in the next few years is television with The Mandalorian season 2 coming in October, and then more […]
Disney’s Bob Iger on The Mandalorian’s ‘Baby Yoda’, says Jon Favreau isn’t a fan of the moniker
While Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has done little to repair the fractured Star Wars fanbase, it hasn’t all been bad news for the franchise lately as Disney and Lucasfilm’s live-action Disney+ series The Mandalorian has been earning rave reviews from both fans and critics alike. The show’s biggest success however seems to be […]
Disney CEO Bob Iger isn’t ruling out future Star Wars trilogies
Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney, says he is not ruling out future trilogies in the Star Wars franchise. This month, the Skywalker saga and the sequel Star Wars trilogy is coming to an end with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. We have also learned from Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy that they will be […]
Disney CEO Bob Iger says the number of Star Wars projects in development is “smaller than you think”
The Skywalker Saga is set to come to an end this Christmas with the release of The Rise of Skywalker, but Episode IX won’t be the last Star Wars project to come out in the near future thanks to the Disney+ streaming service. However, according to Disney CEO Bob Iger, the actual number of projects in development is “probably smaller […]