Disney CEO Bob Iger Can’t Seem to Find the Right Thing to Say

Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney, has had a variety of not-very-flattering press written about him not too long ago, and the quotes and soundbytes he’s given out to the trades haven’t helped issues. The oft-referenced quote that he gave to CNBC in mid-July about the WGA and the SAG-AFTRA calls for stays notably condescending.

“There’s a level of expectation that they have that is just not realistic,” he mentioned, talking about the truly extremely affordable calls for that each guilds have requested for from the AMPTP. “And they are adding to the set of the challenges that this business is already facing that is, quite frankly, very disruptive.”

First of all, strikes are supposed to be disruptive, so jot that down. Second of all, Barbenheimer remodeled 500 million in a single weekend, so is the trade dealing with challenges or is Disney simply spending method an excessive amount of cash on movies that aren’t that good? Something to take into consideration, Mr. Iger!

Regardless, the Hollywood Reporter has accomplished some nice reporting that dives into the slew of quotes, feedback, and simply common foot-in-mouth moments that Iger has had not too long ago. It additionally notes that Iger didn’t get the place he’s now by fumbling his method by means of enterprise conferences. He might be a number of steps forward of wherever we predict he’s, however from my perspective, he simply appears to be one other wealthy man with a variety of energy who’s getting into his “find out” period.

THR studies {that a} shut affiliate of Iger mentioned that “he has never felt this level of stress in his career.” Well, that is smart; you don’t get historic strikes each quarter. The Wall Street Journal additionally mentioned that Iger’s feedback had been “tone-deaf” and that’s a sort method to put it. I feel Fran Drescher, the SAG-AFTRA president, later improved the sentiment: “There he is sitting in his designer clothes, just got off his private jet at the billionaires’ camp, telling us we’re unrealistic. How do you deal with someone like that who’s so tone-deaf? Are you an ignoramus?”

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