Can we trust Hollywood Reporter and its sources on who becomes Disney’s next CEO?

[Elijah Abrams]

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hollywood-succession-war-1236236327/

I really don’t like what Hollywood Reporter said about who will be Bob Iger’s successor. It feels their sources are rooting for that Josh D’Amaro hack. Them claiming that Josh D'Amaro is in the lead for the CEO job just because of the parks expansions and Fortnite is a bunch of baloney, considering that they probably don’t want to repeat the same mistake with Bob Chapek, a former parks guy (although he was actually the scapegoat due to COVID). Plus, he’s only been in charge of parks/experiences for 5 years.

 

[afan]

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hollywood-succession-war-1236236327/

I really don’t like what Hollywood Reporter said about who will be Bob Iger’s successor. It feels their sources are rooting for that Josh D’Amaro hack. Them claiming that Josh D'Amaro is in the lead for the CEO job just because of the parks expansions and Fortnite is a bunch of baloney, considering that they probably don’t want to repeat the same mistake with Bob Chapek, a former parks guy (although he was actually the scapegoat due to COVID). Plus, he’s only been in charge of parks/experiences for 5 years.

Would you trust them if they had said it was the person you want for CEO?

It's like anything else, they'll have their sources. Do I think HR makes stuff up like US Weekly or the tabloids do? No, it's not that type of publication.

Did a source put out feelers to see how people would react? Who knows, but I've seen very little negativity and little reaction at all about it.

Even here, in the threads it was posted about, there wasn't much discussion. Anyone that reads this forum regularly is aware of your disdain for him as an option. Not liking him doesn't make it untrustworthy or a bad article.

I don't really care who the next ceo is, there will be good and bad to anyone they pick.

 

[OKW Lover]

I read the HR story and think it's pretty good. But I don't think they have any better insight as to what the Board is thinking than any of the other rags.

 

[fbarker]

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hollywood-succession-war-1236236327/

I really don’t like what Hollywood Reporter said about who will be Bob Iger’s successor. It feels their sources are rooting for that Josh D’Amaro hack. Them claiming that Josh D'Amaro is in the lead for the CEO job just because of the parks expansions and Fortnite is a bunch of baloney, considering that they probably don’t want to repeat the same mistake with Bob Chapek, a former parks guy (although he was actually the scapegoat due to COVID). Plus, he’s only been in charge of parks/experiences for 5 years.

I don't think Bob Chapek failure was because he was a parks guy. He failed because he was a terrible people person and treated his employees very poorly. I have no idea how he rose to such a high level being such a miserable person. Disney would do well with Josh D'Amaro. Everything I see indicates he is an intelligent hard working people person, which is what Disney so needs now.

 

[Elijah Abrams]

I don't think Bob Chapek failure was because he was a parks guy. He failed because he was a terrible people person and treated his employees very poorly. I have no idea how he rose to such a high level being such a miserable person. Disney would do well with Josh D'Amaro. Everything I see indicates he is an intelligent hard working people person, which is what Disney so needs now.

That’s true about Chapek. He was, in fact, made a scapegoat, because of the incoming pandemic. The problem I have with D'Amaro, unless he was a co-CEO, is that what Disney needs is a creative person, like Walt Disney and Michael Eisner, to lead the company, and I’m afraid D'Amaro is uncreative, like every parks guy, and he'll end up pushing for more IP rethemes as well as more sequels and remakes.

 

[fbarker]

The unique thing that Walt had was his ownership and passion. He was willing to give up everything to make his dream work, he was on the brink of finacial collapse as few times but he pushed forward with his dream. No CEO will have those passions and because of the stockholders is not willing to take big risks for the dream, they cannot have the dream that Walt did and because of that Disney is slowing being drawn away from its original concepts and ideas never to return again. I guess we have to accept that change because it will never be the Disney that so many of grew up loving.

 

[BrianL]

The unique thing that Walt had was his ownership and passion. He was willing to give up everything to make his dream work, he was on the brink of finacial collapse as few times but he pushed forward with his dream. No CEO will have those passions and because of the stockholders is not willing to take big risks for the dream, they cannot have the dream that Walt did and because of that Disney is slowing being drawn away from its original concepts and ideas never to return again. I guess we have to accept that change because it will never be the Disney that so many of grew up loving.

Thats' true. Walt was told many times that he was crazy and that he would fail. "Feature length animation can't be done!" "Nobody is going to come to a permanent, fancy carnival!" Yeah - we see how that worked out. Thought don't be mistaken - Walt was a business man and was all for making profit. However he also believed in heavily reinvesting that profit back into the company.

 

[fbarker]

Thats' true. Walt was told many times that he was crazy and that he would fail. "Feature length animation can't be done!" "Nobody is going to come to a permanent, fancy carnival!" Yeah - we see how that worked out. Thought don't be mistaken - Walt was a business man and was all for making profit. However he also believed in heavily reinvesting that profit back into the company.

He was a unique visionary a very rare breed of person that does not come around very often

 

[Elijah Abrams]

No CEO will have those passions and because of the stockholders is not willing to take big risks for the dream, they cannot have the dream that Walt did and because of that Disney is slowing being drawn away from its original concepts and ideas never to return again. I guess we have to accept that change because it will never be the Disney that so many of grew up loving.

Remember Michael Eisner and Frank Wells? Plus, Josh D'Amaro does listen to what guests/fans want. Maybe he can have a co-CEO by his side to seal the deal.

 

[irlandaise]

Remember Michael Eisner and Frank Wells? Plus, Josh D'Amaro does listen to what guests/fans want. Maybe he can have a co-CEO by his side to seal the deal.

I wonder whether Disney would do that again. It worked well the first time, but it needs the perfect combination of people to work, or else the company would be in a worse situation than with a so-so single leader.

 

[fbarker]

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hollywood-succession-war-1236236327/

I really don’t like what Hollywood Reporter said about who will be Bob Iger’s successor. It feels their sources are rooting for that Josh D’Amaro hack. Them claiming that Josh D'Amaro is in the lead for the CEO job just because of the parks expansions and Fortnite is a bunch of baloney, considering that they probably don’t want to repeat the same mistake with Bob Chapek, a former parks guy (although he was actually the scapegoat due to COVID). Plus, he’s only been in charge of parks/experiences for 5 years.

Bob Chapek was the wrong choice not because he was a parks guy but because he was a terrrible person and leader. He alienated almost everyone. Josh D'Amaro appears to be the exact opposite. He is known as a people person and a very engaging leader who is willing to support his people and encourage their ideas. You can't compare Chapek and D'Amaro.

 

[Elijah Abrams]

Bob Chapek was the wrong choice not because he was a parks guy but because he was a terrrible person and leader. He alienated almost everyone. Josh D'Amaro appears to be the exact opposite. He is known as a people person and a very engaging leader who is willing to support his people and encourage their ideas. You can't compare Chapek and D'Amaro.

That’s great! Still, I think D'Amaro should have a co-CEO by his side for this forthcoming post-Iger era (taking a page from Netflix), like, say, Alan Bergman from the Entertainment division, so Josh can get comfortable with his possible promotion and so Disney can easily do what they’ve done best: be creative.

 

[tgropp]

That’s true about Chapek. He was, in fact, made a scapegoat, because of the incoming pandemic. The problem I have with D'Amaro, unless he was a co-CEO, is that what Disney needs is a creative person, like Walt Disney and Michael Eisner, to lead the company, and I’m afraid D'Amaro is uncreative, like every parks guy, and he'll end up pushing for more IP rethemes as well as more sequels and remakes.

Eisner in his later years had his faults but who can ever forget the Disney Decade while he was at the helm. That will never again be experienced at Disney