Dick Cook Resigns

Escapay · Post by **Escapay** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:14 pm

goofystitch wrote:Old Dogs was one of the worst movies I have ever seen and the first Disney movie to offend me.

You haven't seen One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing have you?

albert

goofystitch · Post by **goofystitch** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 9:23 am

Escapay wrote: You haven't seen One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing have you?

It's one of the few Disney movies that I haven't seen. But I have seen Superdad and Unidentified Flying Oddball and Old Dogs is by far the very worst that I've seen.

P.S: Condorman (Shutters at the thought)

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 6:40 am

Monday Mouse Watch : 2010 to be a time of transition at Walt Disney Studios
http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/ ... udios.aspx

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 5:12 am

Oren Aviv out at Walt Disney Studios
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/con ... 1ae74146f1
(via laughingplace.com)

Oren Aviv Pushed Out By Disney's Rich Ross: "Someone In Mind" To Replace Him
http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/oren- ... place-him/
(via laughingplace.com)

Disney Studios tries to woo 'Twilight' guru Erik Feig away from Summit Entertainment
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/enterta ... nment.html
(via laughingplace.com)

PatrickvD · Post by **PatrickvD** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:47 am

I can't say I'm sad about Oren leaving. Sure the upcoming schedule looks impressive, but years of trash, from Witch Mountain and Old Dogs to Beverly Hills Chihuahua and The Santa Clause 3. These movies were piss poor.

Wether the issue of quality will be addressed under Rich Ross' leadership remains to be seen. I did read he wants to maintain and strengthen ties with Burton and Bruckheimer. And as long as he stays out of the animation units I'm fine. First point some guns at the watered down marketing department. They've made some serious mistakes.

The_Iceflash · Post by **The_Iceflash** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 5:23 pm

PatrickvD wrote:I can't say I'm sad about Oren leaving. Sure the upcoming schedule looks impressive, but years of trash, from Witch Mountain and Old Dogs to Beverly Hills Chihuahua and The Santa Clause 3. These movies were piss poor.

Wether the issue of quality will be addressed under Rich Ross' leadership remains to be seen. I did read he wants to maintain and strengthen ties with Burton and Bruckheimer. And as long as he stays out of the animation units I'm fine. First point some guns at the watered down marketing department. They've made some serious mistakes.

Hey! I liked Witch Mountain.

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:46 am

Buying Suits...
http://blueskydisney.blogspot.com/2010/ ... suits.html

Disney Studio head Rich Ross names Sean Bailey president of production
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/enterta ... irman.html
(via disneyreport.com)

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 5:53 am

Disney's Rich Ross scopes beyond Hollywood for new marketing head
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/enterta ... witho.html
(via laughingplace.com)

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 6:19 am

Reuters: Disney names new studio marketing chief
http://www.laughingplace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=74109

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 5:13 pm

Disney demands more from less
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/ar ... 5895271203
(via laughingplace.com)

Analysts say the decision is part of a Hollywood-wide trend to safeguard profits and could lead to the production of fewer non-commercial films.

Define non-commercial films...? Movies that are destined to make a crapload at the box office, and that's all that they'll make now?

Films released last year which it is understood would now not be made include Bolt, a critically acclaimed animated feature, G-Force, a 3-D animated comedy, and A Christmas Carol, starring Jim Carrey.

Very sad that some potentially good movies won't be getting made in the future. Damn Rich Ross! I mean, Bolt isn't my favorite DAC, but it is very entertaining and a well-done movie.

"Generally the most profitable [films] are low or high budget," he says. "The mid-budget [sector] is difficult to get right. It's extremely important culturally these films keep getting made, but it might not be within the studio system."

That sucks. So if it's not a small film, and it's not a huge blockbuster-in-the-making, they won't even bother making it. I mean, there are so many stories that are going to go untold now.

Really, I'm more

right now. Who decided that Rich Ross would replace Dick Cook...?

Post by **Luke** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:18 pm

This is a really logical answer to this summer's big budget flops. We'll make fewer big films and no mid-sized ones. So basically, we're down to sequels and toys?

merlinjones · Post by **merlinjones** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:21 pm

>>So basically, we're down to sequels and toys?<<

You forgot remakes and 'Tweens.

estefan · Post by **estefan** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:48 pm

Well, the major success of original, non-franchise starting efforts like Despicable Me and Inception might mean Hollywood will be focusing on more original works in the future (though Despicable Me has recently been announced as getting a sequel, this was only after the opening weekend completely surpassed Universal's expectations).

DisneyJedi · Post by **DisneyJedi** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:55 pm

Films released last year which it is understood would now not be made include Bolt, a critically acclaimed animated feature, G-Force, a 3-D animated comedy, and A Christmas Carol, starring Jim Carrey.

Not made? That doesn't seem to make much sense.

Disneyphile · Post by **Disneyphile** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:53 pm

DisneyJedi wrote:
Films released last year which it is understood would now not be made include Bolt, a critically acclaimed animated feature, G-Force, a 3-D animated comedy, and A Christmas Carol, starring Jim Carrey.
Not made? That doesn't seem to make much sense.

That means that if they had it to do over again, they wouldn't greenlight those movies now.

Post by **Luke** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:34 am

In what universe is <i>A Christmas Carol</i>'s $200 million not considered a high budget?

Duckburger · Post by **Duckburger** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 5:47 am

This is crazy obviously, but I'm pretty sure we've heard the same thing a few months ago. With exception to them basically naming the movies they wouldn't make, that's just plain cold. And kinda weird, why would they not make Bolt if they could do it over? It has quirky animals, it's an action film, it would seem to me that this one was easily marketable.

Now that we're talking about this big budget/merchandise vision they're having now, weren't both Prince of Persia and The Sorcerer's Apprentice part of this whole 'franchise'-deal, they were supposed to spark an entire franchise... well, so much for that. This is going to bite them in the ass. It won't work.

Future: Alice in Wonderland 8,5: Return to Wonderland, Again, Yes... Again.

Jules · Post by **Jules** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:06 am

Guys, I think all the films currently in development at WDAS are already doomed.

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:37 am

Julian Carter wrote:Guys, I think all the films currently in development at WDAS are already doomed.

How so? I mean, if they're only choosing the creme de la creme of film options, then at least the few they make should be amazing, right? I'm not happy with this rule, since mid-level DACs, for example, apaprently won't be getting made, and other smaller movies that could be great won't get made, but the few movies they will be making should be amazing, by these new standards...

DisneyJedi · Post by **DisneyJedi** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 11:56 am

Disneyphile wrote:
DisneyJedi wrote: Not made? That doesn't seem to make much sense.
That means that if they had it to do over again, they wouldn't greenlight those movies now.

Well, that sucks.

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