Tag: Alan Horn
Disney Pivots to Streaming Focus, Unifying Media Unit Under Kareem Daniel. Wall Street Approves.
In case you need reminding: 2020 has been a wild, unpredictable ride. With COVID-19 lockdown orders and precautions keeping movie audiences at home, the...
Disney Taps Animation Vet Vanessa Morrison to Lead Streaming Production
Family feature films veteran Vanessa Morrison has been named President, Streaming for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Production, tasked with overseeing development and production...
D23: Disney Studios Presentation Reveals ‘Raya,’ ‘Cruella’ & More
Saturday morning at D23 Expo, The Walt Disney Studios co-chairman and chief creative officer Alan Horn — joined by Lucasfilm's Kathleen Kennedy, Marvel Studios'...
News Bytes: Fox Under Fire from Disney, Remembering KyoAni Victims, Local Resources Boost ‘Ne Zha’ & More
Ottawa Pitch This! Contest Deadline Extended
TAC’s signature showcase opportunity for new projects is seeking 10 worthy pitches from Canadian creators. The deadline has been...
Disney Appoints Andrew Millstein Blue Sky Co-Prez, Clark Spencer Upped to Disney Animation Prez
With the recent addition of Blue Sky Studios to Disney’s portfolio of film studios, The Walt Disney Studios’ Chief Creative Officer and Co-Chairman Alan...
‘Avengers: Endgame’ Obliterates Box Office Records with $1.2B Debut
Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame achieved a record-shattering weekend, with an estimated global debut of $1.209 billion, becoming the first film in history to surpass...
Disney Sets Film Exec Lineup in Wake of Fox Layoffs
Following the first round of layoffs of senior 20th Century Fox executives, new owner The Walt Disney Co. has announced the leaders who will...
Axe Drops on First Round of Layoffs Post Disney-Fox Acquisition
The Walt Disney Company has begun laying off senior level executives at Fox following its $71.3 billion acquisition of the studio, completed on Tuesday....
James Gunn Is Back in ‘Guardians 3’ Director’s Chair
Note to Kevin Hart: Sometimes apologizing well for your stupid jokes can get you your job back. Deadline reports that James Gunn is back...
Disney-Pixar President Ed Catmull Retiring
Pixar co-founder and animation pioneer Ed Catmull is retiring from his post as President of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios after five decades...
James Gunn Axed as ‘Guardians’ Director Over Offensive Tweets
James Gunn has been fired from his directing gig on Disney/Marvel’s hit Guardians of the Galaxy film series following the exposure of social media...
Jennifer Lee and Pete Docter to Run Disney, Pixar
Frozen writer/co-director Jennifer Lee and Inside Out writer/director Pete Docter will be splitting John Lasseter’s duties as the creative head of Disney-Pixar animation studios...
Daily News Bytes: D23 Expo Edition!
As has become a proud annual tradition, Disney (and its assorted studio brands) spent the weekend laying down a veritable carpet of official announcements...
Walt Disney Studios Set to Hit Record $7B Box Office
As of Monday, The Walt Disney Studios is securely on track to become the first studio ever to reach $7 billion at the global...
Disney Studios D23 Events Line-Up
The Walt Disney Studios will offer an exclusive early look at upcoming projects from Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm at this year's D23 Expo...
President Obama to Visit DreamWorks Animation
It looks like Shrek, Kung Fu Panda and Toothless the Dragon are going to find out the details of the Affordable Healthcare Act next...
New ‘Star Wars’ Pic Will Be Out on Dec. 18, 2015
So yesterday, after much fanfare, Disney and Lucasfilm confirmed that Star Wars: Episode VII will be released on December 18, 2015.
"We're very excited to...
D23 Day 2: Maleficent, Muppets & Tomorrowland
After dominating entertainment news with reveals about the studio's upcoming animated movies, Disney's eclectic live-action slate took center stage on Saturday (Aug. 10) at...
D23 to Offer ‘Frozen,’ ‘Good Dinosaur’ Sneak Peeks
Next month's exciting Disney fan expo D23 in Anaheim is shaping up to be quite a jam-packed event. It was announced that the animation...
Jamie Voris Promoted to CTO at Disney
Disney Chairman Alan Horn announced that Jamie Voris has been promoted to Chief Technology Officer, reporting to studio President Alan Bergman. Voris will oversee...
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