The Walt Disney Co. has named Kristina Schake as its new lead spokesperson. The political veteran who worked as an aide in the Obama White Houses and served as deputy communications director for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign will start immediately.
LOS ANGELES — Scarlett Johansson and the Walt Disney Co. on Thursday settled her lawsuit over the streaming release of “Black Widow,” bringing a swift end to what had begun as the first major fight between a studio and star over recent changes in rollout plans for films.
NEW YORK — “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” is the top film at the box office for the third straight weekend, but the muted reception for Clint Eastwood’s “Cry Macho” suggests older moviegoers still aren’t as eager to return to theaters.
The Walt Disney Co. is reportedly promoting critical race theory to its employees, encouraging them to reject equality and strive for “equity,” which company literature defines as “equality of outcome.”
Disney’s “Black Panther II” director Ryan Coogler has stated that the eagerly anticipated Marvel Studios sequel won’t move production from Georgia despite the state’s new voter integrity law that has upset many elite Hollywood left-wingers, some of whom are boycotting the state.
Walt Disney Co. and the Motion Picture Association are falling in line with other organizations and suspending contributions to lawmakers who objected to certifying the electoral votes in at least one state on January 6.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Squeezed by limits on attendance at its theme parks and other restrictions due to the pandemic, The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it planned to lay off 28,000 workers in its parks division in California and Florida.
BURBANK, Calif. — (AP) — Walt Disney Co. reported that its net income plummeted dramatically in the three-month period that ended in June when it most of its theme parks were shuttered and theatrical movie releases were postponed.
A former financial analyst at the Walt Disney Co. is claiming the company regularly overstating its amusement parks revenue by billions of dollars, according to a new report.