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Disney has been giving its hit movies TV show spinoffs since the dawn of time… Well, the 1990s, but same difference. Pretty much all the Mouse House’s Renaissance era films spawned series of their own — The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules… Not Mulan, though (missed opportunity much?). Curiously, however, this isn’t something that’s particularly popular in the streaming era, outside of short-form content like Frozen off-shoot Olaf Presents. Still, that’s not for lack of trying as projects such as Tiana (a follow-up to…

The godfather of the MCU himself, Robert Downey Jr., might not be in any hurry to return to the Marvel multiverse, given that he’s currently enjoying an awards season career high, but that won’t necessarily stop the studio from continuing the Iron Man brand without him. While there’s no such movie as Iron Man 4 currently on the docket, Disney CEO Bob Iger’s latest revelations about the future of the franchise suggest it’s surely only a matter of time. Speaking at the House of Mouse’s Q1 earnings call, Iger made many…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeThe Marvels star Iman Vellani shut down a question about the film’s box office failure in a recent interview. Ms Marvel’s Vellani, 21, appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s (MCU) latest entry alongside Brie Larson and WandaVision’s Teyonah Paris.Since its release in cinemas earlier this month, the film has claimed the unfortunate title for worst opening weekend in the MCU’s…

You didn’t need to be a physic to know that Bob Iger’s comments a couple of weeks back about the SAG-AFTRA strike was going to make waves in the entertainment industry, but it looks like the Disney CEO has officially ended up on the wrong side of a Breaking Bad legend’s opinion. Speaking of wrong sides (you’ll know what we mean in a second), the digital release of The Little Mermaid has sparked unanimous critique over one key component of Ariel’s modern appearance. Halle Bailey is wonderful, but if Disney had just…

Disney CEO Bob Iger angered members of the Writers Guild of America, the Screen Actors Guild, and, seemingly, half of Hollywood when he chided striking workers’ demands during an interview from the so-called “summer camp for billionaires.”  Particularly pissed were a number of writers and staffers who’ve worked on Disney programs who say they’re disheartened and confused why the centi-millionaire would think of their asks as “unrealistic” and “disruptive.” “It’s the studios that have created this work stoppage.…

What a week it’s been for Disney. From celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Disney Channel to landing 42 Emmy nominations at Hulu (or 64 depending on who you ask) to the one and only Bob Iger seemingly falling on the wrong side of the SAG-AFTRA debate — you can’t say it hasn’t been an eventful one.  The fallout over Iger’s words has not lost its sting for some Disney alumni, including a Marvel veteran who was seemingly told nearly a decade of his life’s work was not anything “significant,” to the sister of a Star Wars…

Disney CEO Robert Iger arrives for the 92nd Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on February 9, 2020.Robyn Beck | AFP | Getty ImagesThe Walt Disney Company will extend CEO Bob Iger's deal by two years, extending his tenure through 2026.Shares of the company were effectively flat after the news.Iger told CNBC in February that he had no intention to stay longer than two years in his post, which would have taken him through 2024. Iger returned to Disney in November, retaking the job from Bob Chapek, who was…

Bob Iger wants to move away from the Chapek-era chain of commandIn the past, production companies overseeing Disney projects were required to pay for their production costs upfront and then seek out their reimbursement from the DMED, leaving all of those financial losses concentrated on the department’s books. Moving away from that kind of structure could, in theory, improve Wall Street’s outlook on the company.According to Deadline’s sources, much of the restructuring talk stems from a desire to move away from the…

A Florida lawmaker said Robert Iger’s return as Walt Disney Co. DIS 0.85% ’s chief executive has boosted the prospects that the state could work out a new deal with the entertainment company after passing an April law to end certain Disney tax privileges.  A special district, created in 1967 and known as the Reedy Creek Improvement District, has exempted Disney from numerous regulations and various taxes…

Bob Iger, who returned last week as CEO of Disney (DIS), told employees Monday he intends to maintain the company's current hiring freeze. He also reiterated the need for Disney to pivot its streaming business objective away from subscriber growth at all costs and toward profitability. As shareholders for the Club, we are pleased to see Iger taking steps to fix the missteps of his predecessor. Iger's comments, at his first townhall meeting since taking over for the fired Bob Chapek, are in line with his previously…