Bob Chapek Fired! Bob Iger's Back! Inside the Disney CEO Drama!

[@DanMurrellMovies]

Just to get ahead of the comments - I know my camera is too bright and the colors are weird. I'm having to shoot on my phone while my camera is in the shop, but I'm currently consulting with a professional color specialist and my videos should look better going forward!

[@shanetaylor761]

Professional color specialist huh? Didn't know that was a think lol but congrats on figuring out your color problem. Oh and while I'm commenting early I can't help mention you should check out the new God of war game. Idk if you play games but I can't help think you'd really appreciate how great the story is.

[@robpagenkopf5829]

It’s totally fine, Dan. I’m here for your insight and thorough research, not color quality.

[@TraeandSky]

Hey Dan, not sure if you noticed this, but your color is a little off. 😜

[@stephencolor2010]

If they turn out to be disappointing, HMU

[@hamu08]

Ngl I thought it was a stylistic choice

[@shaolinidiots]

There's a reason why I jumped to subscribing to your channel when you first announced it, stuff like this. You're the best in explaining these types of movie news. Not only are your reviews and discussions amazing but you do a great job on informing us on the business side of this crazy movie industry. Thanks Dan. Youre the best!

[@Telmarine55]

You’re excellent at recapping episode reviews, movies and industry happenings. Thank you.

[@SuperMustache555]

Dan, this was incredibly thorough, concise, and well done! So much great information packed into very little time

[@MommaO09]

Thank you for breaking all of this drama down and making it easier to understand!!

[@sigler00]

Often the simplest explanation is the correct one, follow the money. Thank you Dan!

[@uosdwiSrdewoH]

The thing that confused me most about the Pixar releases was that Lightyear went to theatres. I'm not saying it's a bad movie but it always felt like a movie designed to go to streaming. It didn't feel like a Pixar original as much as a corporate mandated title to try and squeeze a little more juice out of the Toy Story franchise. Soul and Turning Red especially feel like more of your classic Pixar and it sucks they didn't get the chance to be seen by more people because they were dropped straight onto DIsney+.

[@MACMAMI]

The reason is simple: both Iger and Chapek cynically feel that if they don't reinforce their intellectual property robustly enough, people will somehow forget their brand. They're insulting the intelligence of many of their most loyal fans and appreciators by stripping parks like EPCOT away of their educational value and timelessness and replacing it with cheap, desperate overtures to brands like Frozen and Ratatouille, as well as re-making many of their most beloved films for a cheap pop as opposed to investing in more new original storytelling, concepts and characters as well as Sequeltitis. They're like, "Hey: people like Buzz Lightyear! Let's make a sequel centered around him!" and assuming it'll sell off of name recognition and brand alone. Yet they learned the hard way via this and underwhelming returns for the final film in their recent new "Star Wars" trilogy that name recognition and branding alone does NOT guarantee success.

[@AverageJoe483]

Now they have Strange World - which will flop in theaters

[@Shalalacls]

@@AverageJoe483 it definitely will, but mostly because I haven't seen a drop of marketing around this movie. It's insane how much they're actively pushing down original content -you'd think Encanto would teach them a lesson.

[@AverageJoe483]

@@Shalalacls agreed!

[@emhu2594]

Soul was one of my favorite movies of all time. can't believe they pour so much advertising and money into terrible star wars shows while they let people ignore the good stuff they are doing. what a failure of a corporation. but we already knew that. and sorry bob iger has only been gone for a year, he is responsible for everything that is happening now, not bob chapek.

[@bretsheeley4034]

I was just at DisneyWorld. The funniest moment was when my sister-in-law and her husband purchased a Genie Plus pass for Splash Mountain. I didn't. Yet, due to the short lines and my wife and I just walking faster, we actually were able to get on AHEAD of them. They paid $30 for the honor of being five seconds slower in line.

[@KellicTiger]

The fact that Glass Onion from Netflix is showing up on the big screen I think screams that even Netflix is realizing that it isn't just all about streaming. I just got back from a showing of Glass Onion and I can't imagine seeing that on my home theater.

[@luke_1234]

I see the Green Ranger flip morphed over your shoulder!! RIP to the greatest ranger.

[@boilderrik893]

Nice to see you really diving into this story. All the coverage I've heard seems to think one or two details is enough to explain everything.

[@MysteryMii]

I love how some of the execs at Disney found out about Iger’s return while they were at Elton John’s final US tour show at Dodger Stadium (which was ironically also live-streamed on Disney+).

[@atillathehun6434]

Was waiting for your breakdown of this industry news Dan. You certainly don’t disappoint!

[@Cafeman_2D]

Good coverage and analysis of the situation!

[@adamrielh]

Oh hell yeah, love your takes on this kind of stuff Dan ✊

[@Knowbudi1]

As someone that has been to Disney World 6 times, you assessment of the parks are spot on. The last time we went was a few months ago and it was easily the worst experience we've had there. If it remains the way it is at the moment we won't be going back again. It's sad but it's definitely no longer worth it for how much it costs.

[@eyesofthefox]

Thanks for covering this! I'm actually a DIS shareholder, I had been reupping during the dip, then this news dropped~

[@Andi_ch]

Awesome content... Great to see this kind of background information based on news. Certainly took a lot of investigation. Keep this awesome mix on reviews and Nerdy stuff (box office numbers) and reports/news 👍👏

[@ShaneRob93]

Fantastic breakdown Dan, I appreciate the research and succinct explanations of the going-ons in the entertainment industry.

[@thatsthething778]

This was a great summary of this CEO drama

[@samiuzzamanaabir6783]

Great analysis!! Every time Dan talks about the entertainment business - it's so damn impressive!

[@Hotsaucewatergun05]

DAN! Unrelated but I don’t know how else to tell you! The 3 Friends podcast episode was AMAZING!! Not to add to your workload but I would listen to that religiously! So happy to hear the boys back together.

[@Exhightail]

This is the Pre-Thanksgiving just-got-Covid content I needed. Thanks

[@jwoob7934]

Really enjoyed this type of analysis 👍 Best video I've seen so far regarding the transition at Disney.

[@sarahbembry7512]

Bring back more physical media

[@chenaytaylor4402]

Thanks for giving us your take. It was probably the best explanation on the internet for the Chapek to Iger change. Thanks for sensible and logical explanations!

[@briannakadlecik1903]

I really appreciate your take on this situation. Good video!

[@ctking1996]

Love the news videos my dude. Great to hear perspective on the industry. 👍🏼

[@MervinLouis82]

Good video as always Dan! Just listened to your podcast with Joe and Spencer and it was great! It’s like listening to your favourite movies stars just get together hang out and chat! Look forward to a lot more 🙌🏾🔥

[@bricked2343]

Where did you find it? What is it called?

[@lydia1634]

Bob Chapek--"Parents don't put their kids to bed and then go watch another animated movie." Last night, our family watched Robin Hood before bed. We put the kids down, and then my husband and I binged the second half of Dragon Prince season 4. So I am definitely not sure what the heck he's talking about.

[@McLovin-kg1if]

Is it just me or is this life imitating art and art imitating life? This is exactly what happened in Doctor Who with the return of David Tennant hahaha

[@queenofnevers6990]

Ah, I was hoping to hear your thoughts about it. Glad you made this video.

[@henrytoloza8623]

Great video didn't know a lot of this but it was easy to understand

[@BrickLifeTV]

Execellent recap and analysis of all of this drama

[@jon-michaelharris5840]

Adding onto the positive comments. Informative, concise and focused mostly on facts first

[@JonniD]

Excellent summary. Thanks!

[@paulhamilton7854]

The Green Ranger on the shelf brought a tear to my eye. Thank you. (When I was about five years old, I played on a soccer team that wore green jerseys because the Green Ranger was the coolest thing in the history of things.)

[@TVandManga]

Brilliant video, really interesting!

[@Asli_Dexter]

Love these kinda vids...the Business behind the Entertainment

[@ellicel]

An Obi-Wan movie (with a great script and excellent production) would have been an easy billion-dollar hit for SW, in my opinion. So many fans had been looking forward to it for a long time and we’re now several years removed from the last SW movie so fans were ready. As long as it was well done, I think the fans would have flocked to see it. Blindly making everything fit the streaming model was shortsighted.

[@SumDumGy]

The Rodent House doesn’t do “great scripts” anymore. It hasn’t for years. Any Star Wars project would have that potential if handled correctly. None of them really have been.

[@ellicel]

@@SumDumGy Well, except for Andor. I’m blown away by it and it’s timely message that we need to stop fighting each other and band together to fight injustice in whatever small way we can. I know it’s not for everyone (which is fine), but it’s quality is very high. I have been so impressed by it that it gives me hope that future projects might be capable of reaching the same heights in acting, writing, and production values if given the right resources and attention.

[@SumDumGy]

@@goldengrill769 There hasn’t been any OG Star Wars since 1983.

[@SumDumGy]

@@ellicel I am banding together to fight injustice by way of boycotting the Rodent House entirely. I want the Empire to fall. Everyone is welcome to join my rebellion.

[@younghan3573]

Chapek on streaming experiment. Lose - lose. Iger on streaming. Win - win

[@EveryCrazyDay]

Better news for Disney overall but let’s not pretend that Igers purchases and acquisitions didn’t directly put Disney into a penny pinching mode (along with putting Chapek as the Next CEO)

[@SumDumGy]

Chapek’s penny-pinching was a direct result of the reality Iger’s policies put the company in. This will not be an improvement for the company on any level. If I recall, the board chose Chapek as a replacement, not Iger.

[@fictionroast]

Thanks for the awesome update yet again Dan! Disney however...rip

[@DolphinsFanInVA]

I grew up in Florida as an annual pass holder. Went to Disney at least once a month all the way up through undergrad. Left FL for a career. In 2016 I took my wife and daughter to Disney for the first time. It was crazy expensive, but worth it because we all had fun. Went back in 2021 and it was the worst thing ever. Overcrowded like I had never seen, half the rides were down. Waited in line for 2 hours for a one minute ride. In 2 days we got on maybe 7 rides. Between travel, rental car, hotel, food, tickets, not even close to worth it. I will not pay extra to ride a ride that I used to be able to get on with just a ticket. Disney is out for this family until they get things under control and make the trip worth it again. I get the raise in ticket prices, etc... but at some point the price you pay becomes more than the value you get. Disney made the choice that they would rather have people come one time and spend a fortune than to have a consistent base of customers who spend money 3-4 times a year. Having to pay for tickets/hotel/food are all expected costs, but you add in ridiculous prices to just get on a ride and it is way too much for way too little.

[@joits]

Enjoyed the video!

[@AlMoSiCe210]

Dan Murrell is to CEO drama what David Fincher is to Facebook drama or Tony Gilroy is to Workplace Politics in the Empire

[@Bigtunaproductions09]

Excellent recap as always, Dan. I have no faith that Iger will right the ship and manage spending. Many of the current financial issues Disney is experiencing is due to Iger's obvious goal of buying every IP and studio he can get his hands on, and massively overspending to do so. This whole mess has its source in Iger. Chepek just made it worse.

[@SumDumGy]

Bob Iger is directly responsible for every reason I’ve been boycotting the Rodent House for 3.5 years. His return only means I won’t be changing my game plan any time soon. I can’t imagine anyone being thrilled by this move. He set the downward spiral in motion.

[@Marvee78]

Iger and Chapek pulling a Putin-Medvedev move

[@kamshafty]

Great job - as always You are the consummate Have a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend with family

[@berjo516]

This Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for this video and, God, I hope you’re right about Iger’s philosophy and the end of ‘Streaming Wars Phase 1’

[@jake_]

Game Of Thrones in real life. The CEO is firing the guy who he feels might replace him.

[@jrkrezel5302]

Great content!

[@toddhollen]

If anyone is interested the KZbin channel Defunctland has an insanely long video explaining the history of Fast Past and even as someone who doesn't really care about amusement parks, I thought it was fascinating.

[@CoL_Drake]

I agree with his statement that people not rly want often more animated stuff

[@dkfrito]

Somehow, Bob Iger has returned...

[@steveralston8837]

Based on the last few Pixar movies, they 100% didn't deserve theatrical releases....or anything other than Redbox

[@alanlaw1050]

Good job Dan! Thumbs up and comment from me.

[@PyckledNyk]

I love how you always Stan my alma mater. Vires artes mores!

[@the_quadracorn]

Not a Bob Iger fan by any means, but the guy understands that good storytelling is what makes their company the powerhouse that it is. The last 2 years have felt disastrous for Disney in terms of the quality of content they've put out.

[@jameshogg601]

Sorry was this guy not at the helm when we got the star wars sequel trilogy?

[@the_quadracorn]

@@jameshogg601 you know what was worse than the sequel trilogy? Kenobi and Book of Boba Fett. Properties concerning popular IP that the execs would keep on a super tight leash because they're beloved characters, which ironically leads to them being awful soulless works of trash. Also, Star Wars isn't the only Disney property. They screwed up with the films that followed TFA. TLJ wasn't a terrible movie, and ROS was bad, but not as bad as people love to scream about. The problem with that trilogy was the lack of a clear plan and direction, which is on Kathleen Kennedy. But anyway, that's not the point. For better or for worse, Iger puts the creative workers in charge of the creative work. This means that the work will be less like soulless conveyer belts of content and more like actual stories written with a vision in mind. When you get projects with less intervention from the higher ups, you get something like Andor. Then there are all the decisions regarding releases that Dan went over. I can't see Bob Iger returning being worse for the stories.

[@thomaswayne1852]

Chapek got contract extension earlier this year. The final straw came after. As to why dump money into streaming, they were competing for market share. Last one standing wins. Good report though. Thank you, Dan.

[@SugarSnaps37]

Speaking as a major Disneyphile, Disney has always been about making money. What changed under Chapek was the philosophy behind how to make that money. The philosophy became nickel and dime and service only the elite whereas before Disney as a business understood that you can make a lot of money by making people of all income levels happy. Go watch the Christopher Robin movie and look at Christopher's solution for how to get his luggage company to make more money. It's the same idea.

[@TheTerrorToon]

More theatrical and less streaming. Layoffs and "reorganization". So basically what Zaslav is doing at Warner.

[@dorianr4770]

when you know that Robin Williams only agreed to do Aladdin if his character would not be monetized... and then not only did Disney not respect that, for all the characters for Disney to pick for their pass app, the Genie image, literally over Williams' dead body (rest in peace), it's kinda villainous, in my opinion

[@chrisblake4198]

Another big hurdle Iger will have to work on is how the Disney content process burns through the effects industry. I love Marvel and Star Wars shows, but if the way they create the work is crushing people's souls at the same time it ends up with inferior results, then things have to change. This could be rough for him, considering a large part of the current landscape is the result of his own decisions in his first tenure.

[@Deckard_2019]

Awesome video Dan. The company’s expenses far outweigh the profits. Simple math. The outrageous company expenses were implemented during the Bob Iger era. This is a course correct that all the streaming companies HAD to do. There’s too many streaming platforms for the amount of potential customers. Remember how many Blockbuster Video stores existed during the boom of home video? Tons of layoffs are coming for everyone. Too many people working in the same industry while other industries no longer exist in the U.S.-recipe for disaster for any society.

[@caelabuchholtz4510]

As a Longtime Disney/MCU fan and former cast member at the parks I’m so happy that Chapek is out he just didnt get the fanbase most of the Park decisions and creative choices have been mocking the fans and making them feel nickel and dime them. Iger is not perfect he’s got issues too but he at least seems to Understand the Disney/marvel/Star Wars fandoms and the Disney magic at the parks which has been lacking since he took over.

[@barbararowley6077]

I suspect that streaming is only really lucrative when there’s only one, possibly two streaming channels. It’s going to be interesting to watch.

[@Bad_Wolf_Media]

Hey, Dan, can you explain for the 14th time this week why the colours and stuff looks so funky on your videos lately?? (Just kidding, of course! Hoping they get your gear fixed up and back to you quickly, but no matter how you're shooting, your vids are always top notch!)

[@VictorMonterroza]

I would like to see a video of how all the excecs handled the pandemic era. Had the worst really happened I don’t think these changes would’ve happened at Disney or Warner

[@DrAndyShick]

22:04 PWC also audited the Best Picture Oscar awarding in 2017

[@DanMurrellMovies]

The failure of one person at PWC shouldn't reflect on the company's ability to do its job. There was not an error in vote tabulation, it was a single-point failure that was completely due to one person not doing his job backstage.

[@davidsykes6584]

I remember being unsure in Iger when he took over the company, but I was just happy that Eisner was finally gone. Iger proved to be a steady hand at the company that actually valued the creative's at the company. Chapek seemed to be a return to the Eisner era, too focused on making money without making sure you were releasing a top quality product. Given time, I feel we would have seen more and more of the dark years of Disney, like in the mid-90's up until the middle 2000's.

[@malestorm234]

The closest thing to a handpicked successor for Bob Igor was Thomas O. Staggs. When that fell apart the board shoved Chapek on Igor and he went along with it because they wanted Igor gone and wouldn't sanction anyone he picked.

[@Tepper32]

This guy did his homework

[@HeadCannonPrime]

As a big Disney fan and stock holder I applaud this move. Chapek was a terrible CEO and I don't think he ever really "got" what disney was all about. The things he did, and said and his interaction with the creative divisions were all wrong. Its a shame he got to carry 20 million out the door with him. That money could have gone to 200 digital effects animators working on marvel shows.

[@Skeletal33]

Bob C shutting down almost all Disney stores in malls across the country was a big mistake

[@louisberry4403]

Great news and hope this leads to a brighter and more focus future for Disney.

[@ernestea6730]

Ahh yes! "The battle of the Bobs!"

[@itscoleonyoutube]

My big problem with this video is that he isnt wearing the walmart shirt I also own from about 7 years ago.

[@geckofan11]

A+ breakdown

[@SierraMascara28]

I had no idea about most of this, thank you for explaining it so well!

[@kingofthesharks]

Would make a neat drama in the future. The Book of Bob-chapek And/Or Tales of the JedIger

[@uosdwiSrdewoH]

Yeah, let's be honest, Pinocchio is a streaming quality movie. It feels more like the half hearted attempts for something like Lady and The Tramp than Aladdin or Lion KIng.

[@PlatinumPaladin]

Christmas has come early! I'm taking this as a win, but I'll wait to see if it's worth re-subscribing to Disney+.

[@joen0411]

I wonder how the merchandising has been doing. It’s their biggest source of income so if that is suffering then they have bigger problems.

[@lacolem1]

Ultimately, Chapek will be remembered as the villain of this palace drama, but Iger is no hero. His financial and acquisitional excesses are the impetus for the problems Disney faces. He’s going to be facing a different environment in 2023

[@SumDumGy]

I’ll always view Iger worse than Chapek.

[@Teatime7771]

Igor is one of the reasons why Disney got so political. I am sick of that

[@OrionAnakaris]

Chapek's Star Wars Disney+ plans with Filoni >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Whoever was in charge of Star Wars Episodes 7-9

[@asdf072xxp]

Guests: Disney is too expensive Also Guests: There are too many people Make up your minds! Personally, I think Annual Passes need a big rate hike. $1000/year for block-out dates. $1500 unlimited. Maybe a $500 for Epcot/Studios Monday-Thursday.

[@DawnBTVS]

I'll be curious to see how this impacts some of the cartoon/animation side from a TV perspective. Amphibia ended after 3 Seasons and there was a decent outcry over the very pro-LGBT show The Owl House's sudden end (2 Seasons and creator Dana Terrace reportedly had to fight to get 3 "long" episodes to close out the series for a Season 3).

[@shawnskinner1979]

The whole streaming war thing... What I miss is having a good back catalogue of older stuff on Netflix and Prime. The issue with every movie company having its own streaming platform is its impossible to subscribe to everything. It must be a better business model for movie studios to package their back catalogues and license them out than to set up, host and promote their own streaming services. I see MGM have their own and Lions gate! I mean.. wtf? I know with the rise of the free services with ads like Pluto, freevee and in the states you have Tubi but the majority of the movies are nonsense. I fear good stuff is going behind pay walls of doomed services. I was shocked when Amazon bought MGM but they put the back catalogue behind a second pay wall instead of rolling that stuff into prime. Something has to happen soon.

[@booksvsmovies]

I guess James Stewart has enough material to write DisneyWars 2: Iger Strikes Back

[@gloriathomas3245]

Chapek is merely the fall guy, essentially Iger is mopping up his own screw ups

[@michaelreindel6975]

I’m surprised Chapek lasted *this* long. His bungled response to Florida’s draconian laws caused most people inside Disney to openly revolt against him… and then his attempts to course-correct caused Florida’s draconian lawmakers to openly revolt against Disney. And replacing Disney’s wonderful FastPass with demands of *”HAND OVER YOUR WALLETS!”* was unbelievably shortsighted and greedy. And his micromanaging of various projects from Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, etc. left all their brands damaged. Is he also the dude who cancelled *The Owl House* …? Anyway, the dude’s an idiot who, somehow, failed upwards. But that’s the problem with management in general. Smart people don’t want those jobs, because they understand those jobs are difficult. But stupid people want those jobs, because they *don’t* understand those jobs are difficult. (Basically, Dunning-Kruger…)

[@natinnz6134]

Wonder if this is happening in all countries - Disney + is going up from 12.99 to 14.99 here in NZ - guess they will look to recoup those streaming losses by putting prices up

[@SumDumGy]

...and lose customers in the process.

[@KrustyBunion]

I see the Jason David Frank action figure. Wish it turned out differently

[@mark2graves-movies689]

I'm in my 40s. When I was a kid, my parents paid a few hundred dollars for our family of 4 to go to Disney World for 4 days. Your description of today's prices being "Cost restrictive" is putting it mildly. My wife and I have wanted to take our 3 kids to Disney world since the time they were old enough to walk, and now 2 of them are in their 20s... there's no way we will ever be able to afford a trip to Disney. It literally would cost us as much as buying a cheap used car (about 6 months rent) to go on a 4 or 5-day vacation... I can't justify that at all. It's very sad.

[@ednas1660]

Kareem Daniel not Kareem Daniels.

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

1. This is something that could have been seen on Succession or Game of Thrones. This is insane! 2. *Skip to **6:07*

[@user-ct8my8rv9c]

"The Disney streaming service, comprised of Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+, reported 221 million customers at the end of its fiscal year third quarter of 2022, beating out Netflix's subscriber count of 220 million for the same period." Still loses 1.5 billion? Wow.

[@joshuaclark9366]

As long as creatively we move in the direction Andor has taken I’m good