formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
The Disney execs talk to THR after a cameo-packed panel at SXSW Saturday that included appearances from the ‘Iron Man’ actor, Marvel’s Kevin Feige, Pixar’s Pete Docter, Jon Favreau and more. Source: Disneyland Tony Stark Ride Preview at SXSW Panel … Continued
With James Gorman’s elevation to chairman and desperate to avoid another Chapek debacle, the company is pursuing new ways to find its next chief. THR games out six succession scenarios. Source: Disney’s Race to Replace Bob Iger: The Succession Strategy … Continued
Millions of customers have been impacted by the blackout of Disney-owned channels, with many unable to watch the beginning of the NFL season or the U.S. Open. Source: DirecTV Files FCC Complaint Accusing Disney of Negotiating in Bad Faith
The hacktivist group ‘Nullbulge’ is claiming responsibility for the hack, which includes a trove of data apparently taken from internal Slack channels. Source: Disney Hack: Company Investigating After Internal Messages Leak
Earlier in May, filmmaker and critic Jenny Nicholson released the four-hour YouTube documentary The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel. I personally don’t have a lot to add to the discourse, other than this: Nicholson is right about the … Continued
Disneyland’s exclusive dining club, Club 33, is being turned into a movie. Darren Lemke (“Goosebumps,” “Shazam!”) has been set to pen the script for a film set in a fantastical world about the club and with the “tone and vibes … Continued