Disney Plans To Spend $60 Billion On Theme Parks And Cruises, With New Experiences Based On Animated Features
The company cited titles including ‘Frozen,’ ‘Zootopia,’ and ‘Coco’ as properties that it plans to “bring to life across our business.”
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Bob Iger Made Bob Chapek’s Time As Disney CEO “About Three Years Of Hell,” Says New Report
Thanks to a new report by CNBC’s Alex Sherman, we now know far more about the tumultuous period from 2020-2022 when The Walt Disney …
Will Disney Split Its Business In Two?
And could separating linear tv operations from the rest of the company signal a future sale to a larger entity like Apple or Alphabet?
Lucasfilm/ILM Is Ending Its Animation And VFX Operations In Singapore, Where The Studio Produced ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’
The shutdown comes as parent company Disney is looking to cut 7,000 jobs and save $5.5B this year.
Pixar’s President Explains Why The Studio’s Films Cost So Much – And It’s Not For The Reason You Think
Pixar’s president offers some good reasons for why ‘Elemental’ cost $200 million to produce.
Disney Has An AI Taskforce That Is Looking For Ways To Trim Ballooning Production Budgets
The group will study artificial intelligence and how it can be applied across Disney’s many businesses, including production.
Marvel Studios VFX Workers File to Unionize With IATSE
In a historic first for the industry, dozens of vfx workers at Marvel Studios are demanding union representation.
Former Disney Execs Kevin Mayer And Tom Staggs, Now Owners Of ‘Cocomelon’ Parent Company Candle Media, Return As Consultants
The two former Disney executives have both previously been touted as possible replacements for CEO Bob Iger when his contract is up in 2026.
Disney CEO Bob Iger On Disney And Pixar Animation: Work To Be Done On ‘Improving Our Creative Output’
Iger believes that Pixar has had some “creative misses.”
Disney CEO Bob Iger Gets Contract Extension Through 2026
“Bob has once again set Disney on the right strategic path for ongoing value creation,” says Disney’s chairman of the board of directors.
U.S. Companies Own Nearly Half Of Europe’s Kids’ Channels
A new study from the European Audiovisual Observatory shows that more than a third of on-demand providers have U.S. parent companies as well.
53 Animation Pros Invited To Join Academy’s Animation And VFX Branches
Women, Black, and Asian artists were mostly overlooked in the animation branch.
Christine McCarthy Exits As Walt Disney Company CFO
McCarthy, who is taking family medical leave, will continue to serve as a strategic advisor during the transition.
Animation Will Be Key To Vision Pro’s Success – And Other Observations On Apple’s Spatial Computing Device
We break down the importance of animation to Apple’s newest tech, as well as four other takeaways from this week’s unveiling.
‘Lightyear’ Director And Producer Among Mass Layoffs At Pixar; Biggest Purge At Studio In Last Decade
Around 75 employees have been let go from the venerable Northern California studio.
Florida Teacher Under Investigation For “Indoctrination” After Screening ‘Strange World’ For Her Fifth-Grade Class
Barbee may have run afoul of Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” law by playing a film which features a gay character.
Disney To Produce Less Content, Pull Existing Programming From Disney+
The company is undertaking cost-saving efforts as subscribers canceled Disney’s streaming services en masse for the second quarter in a row.
DeSantis-Appointed Board Files Countersuit Against The Walt Disney Company
The move comes after Disney filed a lawsuit against DeSantis, claiming he is leading a “targeted campaign of government retaliation” against the company.
Disney Layoffs Hit Company’s Animation And Kids Businesses
Among those laid off last week were senior VP of current series Khaki Jones and two kids unit execs, Claire McCabe and Meghan de Boer.
Disney Agreed To Multimillion-Dollar Settlement With Dismissed Marvel VFX And Animation Boss Victoria Alonso
Alonso was allegedly let go by Disney back in March for promoting the film ‘Argentina, 1985’ during its Oscar run.
