I disagree. I think former Disney CEO Bob Chapek caused the company an incalculable amount of damage. He might have left (been fired) in 2022 but we’re only at the end of his damage now (2025 and beyond). And yes, I am using him as a convenient scapegoat.
Obviously the Sequel Trilogy was a mess when they didn’t plan anything out. A lesson they’ve hopefully learned from.
In terms of Disney having no qualms about shitting all over a show that’s ending, I think they would. If you screw with talent it goes elsewhere, and that includes writers/directors. Tony Gilroy isn’t a huge name, but I still think they would have qualms. This wasn’t true under Chapek who decided to fight Scarlett Johansson for some reason. Under Bob Iger, it’s a different story.
(And obviously I could be totally wrong, if we see more garbage over the next few years I’m not sure what the fix will be.)
The solution is to not have one giant company own literally all mainstream video entertainment.
I know that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but not by much.
I don’t think a media company as big as Disney is capable of becoming a heaven for artistic integrity and creative expression.
They are changing course on things because they started losing money, not because the shows sucked. Disney+ has been a disaster, but that’s because the business model was dumb. The shows being good would not have helped much.
Case in point, their live action remakes are atrocious. But no-one at disney cares that they’re shit, because they make bank at the box office anyway.
I stand by my statement. Current day Disney only makes good stuff by accident. They’re not going to fix that, unless it starts losing them money. Which it isn’t.
If theres one thing that studios like Illumination have proved, it’s that making money in no way requires quality.
I disagree. I think former Disney CEO Bob Chapek caused the company an incalculable amount of damage. He might have left (been fired) in 2022 but we’re only at the end of his damage now (2025 and beyond). And yes, I am using him as a convenient scapegoat.
Obviously the Sequel Trilogy was a mess when they didn’t plan anything out. A lesson they’ve hopefully learned from.
In terms of Disney having no qualms about shitting all over a show that’s ending, I think they would. If you screw with talent it goes elsewhere, and that includes writers/directors. Tony Gilroy isn’t a huge name, but I still think they would have qualms. This wasn’t true under Chapek who decided to fight Scarlett Johansson for some reason. Under Bob Iger, it’s a different story.
(And obviously I could be totally wrong, if we see more garbage over the next few years I’m not sure what the fix will be.)
The solution is to not have one giant company own literally all mainstream video entertainment.
I know that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but not by much.
I don’t think a media company as big as Disney is capable of becoming a heaven for artistic integrity and creative expression.
They are changing course on things because they started losing money, not because the shows sucked. Disney+ has been a disaster, but that’s because the business model was dumb. The shows being good would not have helped much.
Case in point, their live action remakes are atrocious. But no-one at disney cares that they’re shit, because they make bank at the box office anyway.
I stand by my statement. Current day Disney only makes good stuff by accident. They’re not going to fix that, unless it starts losing them money. Which it isn’t.
If theres one thing that studios like Illumination have proved, it’s that making money in no way requires quality.