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Disney Paid Bob Iger $2M/Year As CEO Consultant, Despite Strained Relationship With Successor Bob Chapek

At the end of his current two-year term as CEO, Iger will resume the consultancy role he started last year.

‘Strange World’s opening weekend haul is the worst for a Disney animated feature since ‘The Emperor’s New Grove’ in 2000.

‘Strange World’ hits theaters this week, so we checked in on what the critics are saying about Disney’s latest animated feature.

A key figure in Disney’s shift towards data-driven decision-making, Daniel’s departure seemed likely after Iger’s return.

“We will not make an edit where we believe it would impact the storytelling,” said a Disney spokesperson.

The market was bullish after the news, with Disney shares up 10% in pre-market trading on Monday.

‘Elemental,’ based loosely on Sohn’s childhood growing up in the Bronx, will release in theaters in June of next year.

In a memo to executives, CEO Bob Chapek outlined a series of cost-cutting measures headed Disney’s way.

The Criterion release is a one-off project driven by “my own filmmaker ego” says director Andrew Stanton.

John Lasseter “really couldn’t support my vision,” says Selick.

In an accompanying video, Kearsley described the development of the pilot, what went wrong, and if he’d return to make the series today.

Will Disney have the ad taken down? And if not, who decides what content is fair use for political ads and who can use it?

A judge has agreed that writer Jeffery Scott plausibly alleged that Disney used protectable elements of his work in the 2018 reboot.

Rivera is overseeing upcoming features ‘Elemental,’ ‘Inside Out 2,’ and ‘Elio,’ and Pixar’s first original longform series ‘Win or Lose.’

In addition to new details about previously announced titles, three new Disney and Pixar features were announced.

Critics agree that anyone with Disney+ account would be better served by simply rewatching the 1940 original.

Here are all the features and extras in Criterion’s upcoming release of ‘Wall-E.’

“Disney and FX have decided to embrace and market what is clearly evil,” says Louisiana congressman Mike Johnson.

Another Netflix production, ‘Love, Death + Robots,’ won the short-form animation category.

Thoughts on who might make an impact at the 2023 Oscars.