Now two weeks into the lingering YouTube TV-ESPN dispute, Bob Iger finally gave antsy subscribers the answer they’ve been waiting for: He’s impartial to the tush push. The Disney CEO joined the ESPN2 “ManningCast” during the first half of the Philadelphia Eagles’ “Monday Night Football” win over the Green Bay Packers, where he was strikingly … Read more
The house of mouse always wins. “Deadpool & Wolverine” filmmakers axed a joke about Mickey Mouse’s “c–k” after Disney requested the line be cut from the Ryan Reynolds-Hugh Jackman Marvel movie. Prior to the summer blockbuster’s release, Reynolds, 48, who also co-wrote the superhero flick, revealed that Disney CEO Bob Iger asked him not to … Read more
You know what Walt Disney never, ever said? That he was proud of “the IP that we’re mining.” Because Walt Disney was not, so far as I’m aware, an alien robot hellbent on intergalactic domination — he was a creative genius. No, that dystopian string of words was uttered by current Disney CEO Bob Iger … Read more
Walt Disney’s streaming service will start cracking down on password-sharing from June, Chief Executive Bob Iger said Thursday, as the entertainment conglomerate looks to boost subscriber growth and make the business profitable. Iger also signaled a need for consolidation in the streaming industry and said Disney was “eventually” looking at double-digit margins for the business, in a wide-ranging interview … Read more
Bob Iger has no lost love for “The Marvels.” The Disney CEO spoke Thursday at the New York Times DealBook Summit, where he explained the disastrous performance of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s latest film. Iger, who returned to the top job at Disney in November 2022, partly blamed the debacle on a lack of “supervision.” … Read more
To infinity and beyond — again? Tim Allen and Tom Hanks could be returning as Buzz Lightear and Woody in “Toy Story 5.” On Tuesday night’s episode of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” Allen, 70, revealed that he and Hanks, 67, are in talks to get back behind the mic. “Bob Iger, head of … Read more