The two men’s once-warm relationship has grown strained, according to four insiders. This comes as Chapek has overseen a 2020 reorganization that centralized the media company’s content distribution and ad sales.
Others say that Chapek was initially hesitant to assert himself more on the creative side because after he assumed the CEO job in February 2020 his attention was focused largely on dealing with keeping Disney afloat at the height of the pandemic after the company’s theme parks were forced to shut down, production halted and movie theaters closed. For the most part, Chapek’s style has gotten positive reviews. He lacks Iger’s flash and charisma, but as an insider notes, “He’s coming into his own.
Disney’s reorganization of its media and entertainment business into three distinct content creation groups — studios, general entertainment and sports — has caused consternation for some senior managers as well as those doing business with the company. The reorganization was aimed at better positioning Disney for a future that would be determined by its success in streaming.
When Iger departs in December, it is expected that Walt Disney Studios Chief Creative Officer Alan Horn will also leave. Horn’s departure could be destabilizing as he has been the creative guiding force at the studio for the past nine years. When he joined the studio in 2012 after a long and successful tenure at Warner Bros.
Bergman and his team will have to manage competing fiefdoms of power to ensure that the studio’s various brands play nicely together. These include Pixar, under the leadership of president Jim Morris and chief creative officer Pete Docter, as well as LucasFilm, overseen by Kathleen Kennedy, and Marvel, ruled by Kevin Feige.
Why, Kathleen Kennedy is doing and has done a fine job. Never had so many Star Wars books, games, films and TV shows to enjoy in such a small space of time. In my day we had 1 movie every 3 years and then nothing but mismatched books, comics & a few video games for a decade.
He has no need to. They already have Kathleen Kennedy.
StarWarsNewsNet Dave Filoni should be in charge
Damn this whole article has all been generated from stupid clickbait YouTuber.
Being with Marvel is certainly less stressful than dealing with Star Wars.
Star Wars needs to boot Kathleen Kennedy. Put the clone wars guy in charge.
Filoni and Favreau need to be in charge.
Why is this even debated? It's baseless online conspiracy theory
Says Feige: 'Its all from Kathy Kennedy'
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i thought that was obvious? he explicitly said this before in an interview
He not stupid. If Star Wars failed he would lose his producer credibility.
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