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Disney lays off Marvel Entertainment's chairman amid cost-cutting drive

Disney has laid off Isaac ("Ike") Perlmutter, the head of Marvel Entertainment, as part of its cost-cutting plans. The company began cutting 7,000 jobs this week in an effort to reduce $5.5 billion in costs. Also, Portugal scraps VAT on basic food products in a bid to fight inflation. Plus,…

France 24

Disney World board picked by DeSantis says predecessors stripped them of power

Board members picked to oversee the governance of Disney World said their predecessors pulled a fast one on them by passing restrictive covenants that strip the new board of many of its powers.

WEKU

Rebel Wilson was 'dumped by woman in the public eye' before fairytale romance with fiancée

Rebel Wilson has opened up about her previous romances and admitted she was 'dumped' by a woman who is 'in the public eye' before meeting her now-fiancée Ramona Agruma

Daily Mirror

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Boy Meets World's Will Friedle Was Going To Leave The Show At One Point For A 'Young Friends' Spinoff Idea That Was Hinted At In One Episode

The Boy Meets World universe had plans to expand with Will Freidle for a 'young Friends' kind of spinoff, to the point where it was hinted at in an episode.

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An Upcoming Pixar Short With Ed Asner’s Final Performance As Carl Fredricksen Will Give Closure For That Heartbreaking Up Love Story

"Carl's Date" will also be the first Pixar short to play ahead of a feature film in theaters in five years.

Cinemablend

Deadpool 3 Is Bringing Back Two Familiar Faces To Join Ryan Reynolds And Hugh Jackman

After bringing in some new faces, Deadpool 3 has now reportedly looped in some characters from the previous movies.

Cinemablend

DeSantis' board says Disney stripped them of power

Board members picked by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee the governance of Walt Disney World say their Disney-controlled predecessors pulled a fast one on them by passing restrictive covenants that strip the new board of many of its powers

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Months after backing an activist campaign against Bob Iger’s Disney, Marvel Entertainment chairman Ike Perlmutter is out

Perlmutter's role at Marvel Studios had shrunk over the years after a 2015 restructuring by Disney CEO Bob Iger.

Fortune

Marvel Entertainment's Ike Perlmutter booted amid Disney layoffs

Walt Disney Co. has bounced Marvel Entertainment chairman Isaac "Ike" Perlmutter.

Los Angeles Times

Fear The Walking Dead Vet Is Heading To Disney+'s Wonder Man Series As The MCU's Grim Reaper

Disney+'s upcoming Wonder Man series has landed a Fear the Walking Dead vet to bring Marvel Comics' Grim Reaper alter ego to live-action.

Cinemablend

Gov. DeSantis’ new Reedy Creek board says Disney stripped its power

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ handpicked board overseeing Disney World’s government services is gearing up for a potential legal battle over a 30-year development agreement they say effectively renders them powerless to manage the entertainment giant’s future growth in Central Florida.

Orlando Sentinel

Marvel Entertainment CEO Ike Perlmutter laid off from Disney

The comics and merch division has been folded into the larger Disney business

Total Film

Disney Cruise Line to send new ship to Singapore

Disney Cruise Line is setting up shop in Southeast Asia with a new cruise ship set to debut in 2025.

Orlando Sentinel

Disney Lays Off Marvel Entertainment Chairman Ike Perlmutter

Six months ago, Perlmutter led an unsuccessful effort to install activist investor Nelson Peltz on the Disney board. On Wednesday, his division was subsumed by Disney

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Disney Lays off Chairman of Marvel Entertainment

Walt Disney Co has laid off Marvel Entertainment Chairman Isaac "Ike" Perlmutter as part of a cost-cutting campaign, a source confirmed Wednesday. Perlmutter had supported activist shareholder Nelson Peltz's unsuccessful bid to obtain a seat on Disney's corporate board. The executive was informed Wednesday that Marvel Entertainment, a consumer products…

GamesRadar

Disney Lorcana explained: card spoilers, story, price, and gameplay

The full lowdown on what you should expect from Disney Lorcana, including all the cards announced so far

TechRadar

Netflix and Disney Plus could be restricted in the UK – if they break new media rules

The world's biggest streamers could face big fines and service restrictions if they fall foul of potentially new government rules.

PC Gamer

Disney CEO axes metaverse unit and almost everyone in it, with another 6,950 cuts to go

Bob Iger once said the tech would democratise the internet, but apparently it's not right for Disney.

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Wales Online

'I refuse to let my son watch Frozen or Moana, they're inappropriate'

The mum is furious her son's school referenced a Frozen character during a PE lessons

Space

The Mandalorian season 3 episode 5 review: All Mandalorians can be heroes

The fifth chapter of The Mandalorian season 3 brings every plot thread together and puts the pedal to the metal with satisfying payoffs and big promises.

The Independent UK

Victoria Alonso claims she was fired by Disney after ‘refusing’ to make ‘reprehensible’ Marvel movie edit

’Victoria, a gay Latina who had the courage to criticise Disney, was silenced,’ her attorney said

The Guardian - UK

Manga-nifique! How France became obsessed with Japanese anime

In the 1970s, giant robot cartoons sparked a love affair with French fans (including Emmanuel Macron) – now the country is the world’s largest manga importer, and home to a new Murakami film

Bangkok Post

Uniqlo brings beloved characters to life in UT Spring/Summer 2023 collection

Uniqlo gave a sneak peek of the UT Spring/Summer 2023 collection at the #WithUT event, with a series of graphic t-shirt capsules bringing much-loved animations to life.

Cinemablend

Selena Gomez Was Almost Bisexual On Disney Channel’s Wizard Of Waverly Place, According To Showrunner

Wizards of Waverly Place showrunner shares that Selena Gomez was going to be queer in the Disney Channel series.

The Independent UK

Succession star Matthew Macfadyen cast in Ryan Reynolds’s Deadpool 3

Macfadyen joins Hugh Jackman reprising his role as Wolverine and ‘The Crown’ star Emma Corrin

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