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In response to "apparently Iger has never really wanted to leave. and now all you’ve done is ensure that the next Chapek will be looking over his shoulder in two yrs -- nm" by hollywood big shot

From the meta perspective, Iger just positioned Chapek to take the fall for everything pandemic-related. It's a masterstroke.

Posted by The Gossip King (aka David) Nov 20 '22, 19:28

He quit in February 2020 and returns in November 2022...and right after a bunch of theme park price increases and just in time to take all the credit for Black Panther 2.

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"Remember that billion dollar movie we made? Well it was *my* idea to make a sequel to it!" -- nm - Reagen Nov 20, 19:55 1
- at its core, putting a theme park guy in charge of your whole creative empire, especially at the very moment you’re launching streaming platform - hollywood big shot Nov 20, 20:09
smart people know the pandemic should take the fall for 90% of the pandemic decisions. COVID didn’t make Chapek turn Pixar into a DTV factory - hollywood big shot Nov 20, 19:31 5
- The Disney+ stuff was Iger's plans set in motion by Kevin Mayer. - The Gossip King Nov 20, 19:35 4
  - what is there left for Iger to do? The Hulu stuff of course. But is there anything else out there he can acquire? or is this a set up to run in 2024 -- nm - Remlik Nov 20, 19:48 1
    - I think Iger has to “do something” just so he can be seen to be “doing something”. I think that involves Kevin Mayer. -- nm - Mop Nov 20, 21:07
  - and Mayer was shitcanned over two years ago like the day after it launched. everything since has been on Chapek’s watch -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 20, 19:47
  - It’s perfect scapegoating. Reedy Creek? Chapek. High ticket prices? Chapek. ScarJo? Chapek. Box office? Chapek. -- nm - Mop Nov 20, 19:45

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From the meta perspective, Iger just positioned Chapek to take the fall for everything pandemic-related. It's a masterstroke.

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