Marvel Entertainment will be incorporated into Disney, Marvel Studios will remain independent.
After the return of Bob Iger in the position of Chief Executive Officer of Walt Disney Companyit was announced that the company is reorganizing the way it manages franchises by putting a stop to the incessant production of films and series of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and of star Wars.
The previous management of the company, entrusted to Bob Chapek following Iger’s retirement, he made several missteps, from rampant park fees Disneyland until almost breaking ties with several stars following the incident with Scarlett Johanssonpassing through the management of theatrical and streaming distribution windows, not to mention the drastic drop in the average quality of the offer.
This week, Disney began a first phase of the internal restructuring it plans the elimination of 7,000 jobs, which will be structured in three cycles of layoffs. Surprisingly, among the many laid-off employees, he also figures Isaac “Ike” Perlmutterformer CEO of Marvel Entertainment and particularly controversial figure for the film and television adaptations of the comics House of Ideas.
Perlmutter was informed by telephone that Marvel Entertainment, a small division focused on consumer products and operated separately from Marvel Studioshad now become “superfluous“. Henceforth, therefore, Marvel Entertainment will be part of Disney’s larger business units.
