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...Now, however, Iger must deal with questions about whether the creative spark is starting to flicker at Disney’s studios, including the box office powerhouses Marvel, Pixar and Lucasfilm....
...“I’ve been working hard with the studio to reduce output and focus more on quality. That’s particularly true with Marvel,” he said....
...The fantasy role-playing game fought off competition from heavy hitters, such as Alan Wake 2, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 — as well as cult fishing hit Dave the Diver...
...Among them is a proposal to “right-size” legacy divisions, such as Disney’s studio business and its linear TV networks, by spinning them out and finding strategic partners....
...This has left Sony with a relatively healthy balance sheet, although it lacks the scale of the other studios....
...D’Amaro has also worked with film executives including Marvel Studios head Feige as the parks have developed attractions around their characters. “He’s not just a parks guy,” said one associate....
...(A noted recent weak spot for the studio.) The running time sails by....
...The Japanese group behind the rival Sony Pictures studio would be the majority investor in the deal and have control, while Apollo would be a minority equity investor, according to two people briefed on...
...A $200mn sequel to the successful Captain Marvel released in 2019, The Marvels had the worst opening weekend ever for the Disney-owned studio, taking in $46mn....
...Another crucial task is to improve performance at Disney’s studios, including Marvel and Pixar....
...Karla Ortiz, a concept artist and illustrator known for her work on Marvel’s Black Panther and Dr Strange, said Hollywood was wrestling with “competing feelings”....
...Between 1956 and 1994, anyone could walk in to marvel at a reconstitution of a futuristic living room or an exemplary washing machine....
...Deacon’s dress for Beyoncé incorporated pointed bust panels that had a touch of the Marvel superhero, without venturing into costume territory....
...Special thanks to Spring Studios...
...Is it time for Kevin Feige to go, I ask, referring to the president of Marvel Studios who oversaw the highest-grossing film series of all time before the recent rough patch....
...Perlmutter is said to have been outraged when Iger reorganised Marvel in 2015 to allow film producer Kevin Feige to report to the head of the Disney studio, not Perlmutter....
...In 2014, Marvel Studios took its boldest risk by making a film based on one of its less celebrated comic-book properties....
...(In 2023, even Marvel and their multi-part sagas ran aground.)...
...Elemental, the new movie from Pixar studios, recently disappointed at the box office....
...One thing to start: Skydance, the film studio behind Top Gun: Maverick, has entered exclusive talks to take control of Paramount Global, which had rejected a $26bn takeover offer from buyout firm Apollo...
...Seemingly overlooked (by tourists, at least), Genoa is a marvel of palazzi, architectural wonders and one sumptuous new hotel....
...In 2015, Iger reorganised Marvel to allow film producer Kevin Feige to report to the head of the Disney studio rather than the Marvel chair — a move that is said to have outraged Perlmutter....
...Beata Heuman: 188 Hammersmith Road, London This autumn, my friend Beata Heuman flung open the doors to her new interiors showroom and studio on Hammersmith Road. It’s a total marvel....
...Pixar’s latest film Elemental posted the worst opening weekend results in the studio’s 28-year history, intensifying concerns that the Disney-owned studio behind the Toy Story franchise has lost its way....
...Not everything I’ve seen at the O2 Arena has been a slick technological marvel....
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