now they’re making a live action moana in 2025. it hasn’t even been 10 years, disney is lowballing so hard with these lifeless remakes. hopefully ariel flops bad enough that they change their minds.

  • @randon31415
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    151 year ago

    It is because their previous CEO said animated movies are for kids:

    https://gizmodo.com/disney-ceo-bob-chapek-animated-films-quote-frozen-pixar-1849710032

    The board finally got rid of him and his mentality, but the “make everything live action so that people who think animation = kid can still watch our stuff” division is still churning out stuff while the “how do I make AI art into a whole Disney movie for pennies” division is still trying to get off the ground.

    • @MercuryUprising
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      41 year ago

      I mean, he was right. Those movies were 100% made and designed with children as their primary target audience. Can an adult enjoy them too? Sure, why not? An adult can enjoy a cartoon like ninja turtles or a video games like mario, so they can enjoy Disney cartoons. By virtue of it being targeted for a young demographic from conception, makes it not “for adults” by its definition. I can’t believe this dude got fired because a bunch of people got upset about that statement.

      • @ech0
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        31 year ago

        The author of the above article is either a complete moron, watches Disney as his only form of entertainment, or works at Disney, because he seems to be taking what the CEO said REALLY personal.

        The CEO said that after parents watch an animated film like Frozen with their kids for the 2nd time that night, when they go to bed, they might want to put on another animated film like Toy story or Beauty and the Beast for themselves??

        WTF??

        I don’t know what planet he lives on but most parents I know would rather shoot themselves. They are gonna put on a real show like a crime show or a drama or something, not an animated film.

        • @NABDad
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          11 year ago

          I think you have a typo where you describe Bob Chapek’s statement. According to the article, what he said was:

          “I always say that when our fans and our audiences put their kids to bed at night after watching Pinocchio or Dumbo or Little Mermaid, they’re probably not going to tune into another animated movie. They want something for them.”

          And the writer of the article is clear that parents may not be interested in watching another animated film. However, he appears to be making the point that the CEO of Disney shouldn’t be suggesting that people move away from Disney content. It might seem ridiculous that adults would want to continue watching Disney, but at the same time, keeping eyeballs on Disney content is a big part of the Disney CEO’s job.