Showbiz Sandbox 600: The Return of Bob Iger at Disney
November 29, 2022
We were just as surprised as everyone else to hear that The Walt Disney Company was firing their CEO Bob Chapek and replacing him with their longtime former head, Bob Iger. Iger is returning to a markedly different media company than the one he left less than a year ago and his second stint as CEO will be measured by how he sets up Disney to survive into the future. Finding the right successor will be one of his top priorities.
Meanwhile, we try to unravel how Ticketmaster fumbled the sale of tickets to Taylor Swift’s upcoming concert tour. The company is claiming verified fans were unable to get tickets due to unprecedented demand and automated ticket-buying bots. The incident caused such a stir it even attracted the attention of politicians eager to hold hearings about it.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including why a big book publishing merger is called off, Amazon gets serious about film distribution and Agatha Christie’s “Mousetrap” heads to Broadway.
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‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Leaps To $676M WW; ‘Strange World’ Inanimate
https://deadline.com/2022/11/black-panther-wakanda-forever-strange-world-matilda-global-international-box-office-1235182165/
Thanksgiving Box Office: ‘Black Panther 2’ Feasts on $64M as ‘Strange World’ Flops With $18.6M
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/black-panther-wakanda-forever-box-office-strange-world-1235270031/
‘Glass Onion’ Box Office: How the ‘Knives Out’ Sequel Left Tens of Millions on the Table
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/glass-onion-knives-out-box-office-mystery-1235270204/
China Box Office Tumbles to $8.6 Million Weekend as COVID Infections Rise
https://variety.com/2022/film/box-office/china-box-office-tumbles-covid-infections-rise-1235442932/
Kris Wu Sentenced to 13-Year Jail Term by China Court for Rape and Group Sex
https://variety.com/2022/music/news/kris-wu-jail-term-china-court-1235441809/
Oh Yeong-su, ‘Squid Game’ Star and Golden Globe Winner, Indicted for Sexual Misconduct
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/squid-game-oh-yeong-su-sexual-misconduct-1235441880/
Amazon Plans to Invest $1 Billion a Year in Movies for Theaters
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-23/amazon-plans-to-invest-1-billion-in-movies-for-theaters
Agatha Christie’s ’The Mousetrap’ Will Make Long-In-Coming Broadway Debut In 2023
https://deadline.com/2022/11/agatha-christie-the-mousetrap-broadway-2023-1235181720/
Deal to Merge Two Publishing Giants Is on the Verge of Collapse
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/20/books/penguin-random-house-simon-schuster-deal.html
‘Neighbours’ to Return: Amazon Saves Iconic Australian Soap
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/neighbours-soap-amazon-freevee-return-1235264001/
A Soap Opera Captured French Hearts and Changed Minds. Now It’s Over.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/17/plus-belle-la-vie-france-soap-opera-end/
Bollywood Icon Amitabh Bachchan’s Voice, Pictures, Characteristics, Can’t Be Used Without His Consent
https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/bollywood-icon-amitabh-bachchans-voice-pictures-characteristics-cant-be-used-without-his-consent-delhi-high-court-1.1669367973838
Ticketmaster Adds to the Chaos, Cancels General On-Sale for Taylor Swift’s the Eras Tour
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ticketmaster-cancels-general-on-sale-taylor-swift-the-eras-tour-1234632678/
Universal Just Launched Its Own Streaming Service for Classical Music via Deutsche Grammophon
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-launched-a-streaming-service-for-classical-music-via-deutsche-grammophon/
10 Years Ago, Warner Music’s Top 5 Superstars Generated 15% of Its Revenue. Today, That Number Is Down to Just 5%.
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/10-years-ago-warner-musics-top-5-superstars-generated-15-of-its-revenue-today-that-number-has-been-slashed-to-5/
Gene Cipriano, Famed Session Musician and Woodwind Player in Hollywood, Dies at 94
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/gene-cipriano-dead-woodwind-player-1235270174/
Howard Johnson Obituary
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/nov/18/howard-johnson-obituary
Albert Pyun, Cult Filmmaker Behind ‘Cyborg,’ ‘Nemesis’ and ‘Captain America,’ Dies at 69
https://variety.com/2022/film/obituaries-people-news/albert-pyun-dead-nemesis-cyborg-captain-america-1235173286/
Jean-Marie Straub, Uncompromising Filmmaker, Is Dead at 89
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/24/movies/jean-marie-straub-dead.html
Gene Perret, Emmy-Winning Writer on ‘The Carol Burnett Show,’ Dies at 85
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/gene-perret-dead-carol-burnett-show-1235269020/
Alice Davis, Costume Designer for Disney Rides, Dies at 93
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/18/arts/design/alice-davis-dead.html
Bill Treusch, New York-Based Manager for Sissy Spacek, Christopher Walken and Many Others, Dies at 80
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/bill-treusch-dead-sissy-spacek-manager-1235263536/
Phyllis Carlyle, Influential Talent Manager and ‘Accidental Tourist,’ ‘Seven’ Producer, Dies at 80
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/phyllis-carlyle-dead-talent-manager-accidental-tourist-1235268507/
Irene Cara, Oscar-Winning ‘Fame’ and ‘Flashdance’ Singer, Dies at 63
https://variety.com/2022/film/news/irene-cara-fame-flashdance-theme-song-singer-dies-1235442272/
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