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Movie review: 'Strange World' offers more literal than figurative with adventure exploring father-son relationships

"Strange World" is a high-concept spin on a "Journey to the Center"-like adventure, one interested in digging into father-son relationships and in saying something to us about how we treat the environment.

Tribune News Service

Bob Iger’s back in charge at Disney – here are 5 things he needs to change

Should the returning CEO implement these ideas, maybe the studio can get rapidly back on track

The Independent UK

‘We put Disney in the bin’: Victoria Hamilton-Barritt on being theatre’s top Christmas villain

She starred in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights while eight months pregnant and played Cinderella’s stepmother in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s abruptly closed musical. Now Hamilton-Barritt has bounced back as a tormented ogress in Hex

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Darren Rovell Warns ESPN Should Be Worried About Streaming Companies Entering Sports

The Battle For Sports Rights Could Be Heating Up With Streaming Companies Entering The Market At An Increasing Rate

Zenger

How a Disney senior staff rebellion put the final nail in Bob Chapek’s CEO coffin

Trouble had been brewing for months as CFO Christine McCarthy and other senior figures campaigned with the Disney board to force Chapek out.

Fortune

Avatar 2 has to become the third biggest film ever to start making money back, according to James Cameron

Cameron has called it ‘the worst business case in movie history’

The Independent UK

'Avatar: The Way of Water' represents “the worst business case in movie history”, according to its own director

It will have to threaten the record books just to break even.

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Disney's lessons on how not to do a CEO succession plan

Former CEO Bob Chapek was "in office but not in power."

Axios

Disenchanted: Disney attempts to break stereotypes of motherhood only to reinforce them

Mothers in fairy tales have a way of being absent, typically through untimely deaths (think Cinderella, Snow White or Beauty and the Beast) or thanks to storylines that position them as background characters. Disney’s Disenchanted turns this on its head. Here, at last, we have a fairy tale where mum…

The Conversation

‘Strange World’ animator inspired by Disney World attraction

ORLANDO, Fla. — Like many kids who grew up in Central Florida, Michael Woodside had an annual pass to Walt Disney World. But little did he know that his family’s frequent visits to the theme parks would lead him out of this galaxy and to a “Strange World” as part…

Orlando Sentinel

At Disney, Bob Chapek failed the 3-point test confronting today's CEOs

The job increasingly requires a mix of empathy, humility, and confidence.

Fortune

Limitless: Five wild things Chris Hemsworth did in an attempt to live longer — from death doulas to extreme fasting

The Thor actor embarked on a quest for longer life in his new documentary — these are the extreme lengths he went to

Evening Standard

Eragon Is Getting A Disney+ TV Series Author Christopher Paolini Had A Dig At The OG Film

Eragon girl.

Pedestrian.tv

Scots influencer pulls off dream Disney wedding despite Covid derailing plans a week before celebration

Anita Young, from Edinburgh, said her stunning gown made her feel like she was "walking in the clouds."

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Los Angeles Times

What happens when CEOs return? History has some lessons for Bob Iger and Disney

There's something to be said about a known quantity, particularly when it comes to chief executives.

The Times of India

Disney brings back Bob Iger as CEO in surprise move to boost growth

LOS ANGELES: Bob Iger is returning to Walt Disney Co as chief executive less than a year after he retired, a surprise comeback that coincides with the entertainment company's attempt to boost investor confidence and profits at its streaming media unit.

The Independent UK

What the papers say – November 22

The papers cover the World Cup, new cancer treatments and change at the top of Disney.

Axios

Bob Iger announces restructuring at Disney, top media exec to depart

He plans to restructure the firm "in a way that honors and respects creativity as the heart and soul of who we are."

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Los Angeles Times

Key players in the Disney leadership drama

Walt Disney Co.'s bombshell news Sunday night that Bob Iger would return as chief executive sent shock waves throughout the Burbank entertainment giant, Hollywood and Wall Street.

Los Angeles Times

Disney shares jump after Bob Iger returns as CEO

Wall Street says you can go home again, as shares of Walt Disney Co. spiked Monday on the news that Bob Iger is returning as chief executive of the media and entertainment company.

Los Angeles Times

Movie review: ‘Strange World’ boasts a weird, vibrant world where fathers learn important lessons

One of “Strange World’s” triumphs is the vibrant, weird, visually stunning subterranean world that the film’s heroes stumble upon during their quest to save their way of life. From its lush palette to its cute and deadly flora and fauna, this strange, mysterious world is very much deserving of its…

Salon

A tale of two Bobs: Chapek out, Iger in

Disney stocks rose after news of Iger's return following Chapek's tumultuous tenure as CEO

Inverse

'Doctor Who' Season 14 companion brings back a trick from the Tennant-Smith era

Millie Gibson will join Ncuti Gatwa in 'Doctor Who' season 14 in 2024. Here's why her casting seems to reflect an older era of the same sci-fi classic.

Los Angeles Times

First Wolverine, now a 'Deadpool' Christmas movie? Ryan Reynolds strikes again

All we want for Christmas is the holiday-themed "Deadpool" film we never knew existed — until now.

Fortune

Bob Iger faces tough decisions at Disney. This one will be the most difficult

Investors will look to the renowned chief executive to settle on a streaming strategy after the division posted huge losses last quarter.

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