Lets see whats happens to Disney by 2023 .. when most franchises maybe die under there tight leash and lack of originality Disney is like the Titanic in way to big to sink .. we will see.
The biggest threat to Disney is ESPN, which is shedding subscribers left and right. The cable business model is dying and ESPN's brand has been badly tarnished over the past decade with sport fans. Disney wanted to spin it off because they know it's a fading business model with no real long-term growth prospects. Leagues are cutting ESPN out of the action more and more with their own networks.
And according to this source, Disney has cancelled roughly 250 films in various stages of development at 20th Century-Fox... Disney have reportedly scrapped over 250 movies that were in development at 20th Century Fox
I couldn't even stand one hour of that Spiderman film. Awful. I did like the Lego movie they did before Solo.
You'd be surprised. I think Sturgeon's Law has merit: 90% of it was probably crap, but the corollary is that 10% was probably pretty good... which means 25 potentially-good film scripts & deals killed due to politics or philosophical differences. Doesn't make them bad films, let alone sequels or reboots. We don't know. You mean Spiderman: Far from Home? I believe that has made $1.10 billion dollars and currently is at a 90 on Rotten Tomatoes and a 69 on Metacritic, which is fairly positive. I only thought the film was "OK," but it was not horrible to me. Note that was technically a Sony film in association with Marvel/Disney, so it's not a Fox film per se. The more interesting wild cards are what Marvel will be doing with X-Men, Wolverine, the Fantastic Four, and Deadpool, all of which are now under the official "Marvel Cinematic Universe" at Disney. I suspect there will be many more films for you to dislike in the near future. Me personally, I hope they don't screw them up.
This is like the pot killing the kettle and giving the excuse that it did it because it's black. Disney loves sequels and reboots but only of their homemade IP, I guess.
In the world of accountants and lawyers, this is paradise . No shortage of work for them to report, maintain and build on that structure.
The only one on the cancelled list that caught my interest at all was the Ben Affleck-directed one, which sounds like an interesting story. No great loss with any of the others, in my opinion.
Given the recent track record of Fox films, can you blame them? After pulling so many rotten apples out of a barrel, at some point it just makes sense to chuck the whole barrel...
This is also the best argument yet that Rian Johnson didn't go too far off the rails Disney had in mind for Lucasfilm with Last Jedi because if he did, he'd have been gone too.
I thought Spiderverse was a wonderful film -- in the look, in the story, and in the characters -- and I believed it hit a 97 on Rotten Tomatoes (stunningly high) and 87 on Metacritic, plus it made $375 million on a budget of $90 million, which is a big success by any measure. Critically and financially, it did very well; I believe they've already committed to doing two animated sequels on the basis of that one. So if you hated it, you might be the only one. I agree it's not the same Spiderman in the comic books or the live-action films, but I give them respect for trying something new that's original and interesting.
Yep I have mostly tuned out myself. There used to be a time where I would pay for cable just to watch sporscenter after work with a drink or 3. Now I watch everything online through my tv, phone, laptop including highlights.
I know. I was expecting to really like it. But it didn't click at all. I usally watch a movie all the way through even if it's bad, but I fell asleep after one hour and didn't resume it the next day. And that was a month ago.
Disney attacks National Geographic. Let the bloodletting begin... Disney Layoffs Affect National Geographic dan c
I didn't realize Disney scored National Geographic in the merger. This could ultimately be a good thing. They have deep pockets and could exploit the brand while keeping the print/online publication going.
Beforehand, The Disney Channel shared the same building as The Playboy Channel for years, and both of their (critter) mascots had exaggerated ears!
And in case anybody wanted to know what the Fox-less "20th-Century Studios" logo would look like from Disney, here it is: This logo just came out a few days ago, released on a handful of films.
The film library of National Geographic must be deep and of quite good quality, and the strong synergy with the Disney brand was a no-brainer. Great content for streaming.
