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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Aug 25, 2023 11:44:32 GMT -5
And, once again, Iger has a reputation as one of the better, more progressive, and most fair Hollywood CEOs.
Not only are we seeing how little that is worth, but a glimpse of just how much worse all the others must be.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Aug 25, 2023 11:48:27 GMT -5
Why on Earth did Disney bring him back? Money. Under Iger's first reign Disney's annual profits rose by 400% and the company's stock value rose by 450%. |
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Aug 25, 2023 11:49:51 GMT -5
Why on Earth did Disney bring him back? Because Chapek f***ed things up that much. But it’s amazing how someone can ruin a well crafted reputation all because a bunch of people who help his company make the stuff that makes him money wouldn’t accept scraps. |
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Aug 25, 2023 11:51:35 GMT -5
Why on Earth did Disney bring him back? Money. Under Iger's first reign Disney's annual profits rose by 400% and the company's stock value rose by 450%. And at the moment it's the lowest it's been in a decade so that's going swimmingly. |
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Aug 25, 2023 11:56:30 GMT -5
And at the moment it's the lowest it's been in a decade so that's going swimmingly.  |
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Post by chrom on Aug 25, 2023 12:00:23 GMT -5
Money. Under Iger's first reign Disney's annual profits rose by 400% and the company's stock value rose by 450%. And at the moment it's the lowest it's been in a decade so that's going swimmingly. Yeah Disney's stock has plummeted and they're losing millions each month. |
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Post by The Captain on Aug 25, 2023 12:48:22 GMT -5
A lot of that is continued fallout from how badly Chapek f***ed things up. Not that Iger has exactly made things better, but then I don't think he was brought back on with the expectation that he'd have quick fixes.
And, once again, Iger has a reputation as one of the better, more progressive, and most fair Hollywood CEOs. Not only are we seeing how little that is worth, but a glimpse of just how much worse all the others must be.
Capitalists are ultimately going to still capitalist. They'll sell out those progressive values in a heartbeat if it gets in the way of the almighty dollar. It's a lesson too many members of the LGBTQ+ community are familiar with when it comes to massive corporations pretending to be allies.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Aug 25, 2023 17:35:28 GMT -5
Why on Earth did Disney bring him back? because who they replaced him with losing the company a shitload more money, and Iger was making them a lot when he left. |
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Aug 25, 2023 19:46:45 GMT -5
Why on Earth did Disney bring him back? because who they replaced him with losing the company a shitload more money, and Iger was making them a lot when he left. Also, you think he was going to deal better with this strike when he already chased away Scarlett Johansson after the Black Widow royalty debacle? Dude’d be in the media saying things even Iger would go “Bro, we actually want this shit to end”. |
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Post by Hit Girl on Aug 25, 2023 22:26:38 GMT -5
Iger happened to be CEO when the MCU began and they started producing hits like Frozen, none of which he had any creative input into.
His "success" is largely good timing and the hard work of the very people he wants to replace with AI and CGI.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Aug 25, 2023 22:41:32 GMT -5
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 26, 2023 1:41:31 GMT -5
Adding to the pile.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Aug 26, 2023 2:24:27 GMT -5
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Aug 26, 2023 4:12:02 GMT -5
Iger happened to be CEO when the MCU began and they started producing hits like Frozen, none of which he had any creative input into. His "success" is largely good timing and the hard work of the very people he wants to replace with AI and CGI. I mean, far be it for me to give credit to Iger, he basically came in after Michael Eisner almost sunk the company’s reputation with all the risky plays in and turned the ship around by rebuilding the relationship with Pixar (one of the only things actually doing well for Disney at the time and Eisner basically shipped away) and re-establishing a lot of the goodwill lost from that time. Like, I agree with you for everything else and a CEO is basically someone who can get good people to do the actual work but he did have the good people do the actual good work instead of the people Eisner stuck with. Which, hey, is one of the points of the strike. And again, in comparison, Chapek’s first act was to be sued by Scarlett Johansson because his dumbass thought he could dodge a contract . And don’t get me started on the theme parks or the bashing of animation. |
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Post by Savage Gambino on Aug 26, 2023 11:27:49 GMT -5
"We can't pay you guys fairly because then we'd have to pay everyone fairly" is an absolutely bonkers argument, and it speaks volumes to how these guys think the world works that they just put it out there. |
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Post by Bruce Mother Wayne on Aug 26, 2023 14:08:59 GMT -5
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Post by Kalmia on Aug 26, 2023 18:52:10 GMT -5
Iger happened to be CEO when the MCU began and they started producing hits like Frozen, none of which he had any creative input into. His "success" is largely good timing and the hard work of the very people he wants to replace with AI and CGI. I mean, far be it for me to give credit to Iger, he basically came in after Michael Eisner almost sunk the company’s reputation with all the risky plays in and turned the ship around by rebuilding the relationship with Pixar (one of the only things actually doing well for Disney at the time and Eisner basically shipped away) and re-establishing a lot of the goodwill lost from that time. Like, I agree with you for everything else and a CEO is basically someone who can get good people to do the actual work but he did have the good people do the actual good work instead of the people Eisner stuck with. Which, hey, is one of the points of the strike. And again, in comparison, Chapek’s first act was to be sued by Scarlett Johansson because his dumbass thought he could dodge a contract . And don’t get me started on the theme parks or the bashing of animation. Yeah, I was going to say that Chapek pissed off a lot of people involved with the theme parks. Most of the decisions relating to the parks under his tenure were widely hated and they cheered more loudly than anyone when he was gone. Iger is a steadier hand for all Disney departments. That doesn't make him a good person or someone worth celebrating, but compared to his peers, he's the least worst option. |
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Aug 28, 2023 12:03:35 GMT -5
“Haha, silly Marvel Studios, having their VFX workers unionizing makes them look silly. At least we, here in mainline Disney Studios, don’t have to worry about such things”
“F***!”
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Aug 28, 2023 12:46:53 GMT -5
I think that kind of thing is a significant part of WHY the AMPTP has been so desperate to control the narrative during all this shit while refusing to give the slightest bit of concessions - they didn't want to give VFX crews ideas because a significant chunk of the Hollywood business model is built around the insatiable meat grinder that is that aspect of it.
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Post by Renslayer on Aug 29, 2023 10:18:43 GMT -5
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