FILE - Bob Iger speaks at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum, Sept. 25, 2019, in New York. The Walt Disney Co. says it will cut about 7,000 jobs as part of a “significant transformation†announced by CEO Iger. The job cuts amount to about 3% of the entertainment giant's global workforce and were announced Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, after Disney reported quarterly results that topped Wall Street’s forecasts. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
FILE - In this Aug. 8, 2017, file photo, The Walt Disney Co. logo appears on a screen above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Disney is working on sequels for its “Toy Story,†“Frozen†and “Zootopia†franchises as the company concentrates more on brands that have continued to perform well. The Walt Disney Co. is working on a “strategic transformation,†announced by CEO Bob Iger on Wednesday, Feb. 8 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
FILE - Bob Iger speaks at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum, Sept. 25, 2019, in New York. The Walt Disney Co. says it will cut about 7,000 jobs as part of a “significant transformation†announced by CEO Iger. The job cuts amount to about 3% of the entertainment giant's global workforce and were announced Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, after Disney reported quarterly results that topped Wall Street’s forecasts. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
FILE - In this Aug. 8, 2017, file photo, The Walt Disney Co. logo appears on a screen above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Disney is working on sequels for its “Toy Story,†“Frozen†and “Zootopia†franchises as the company concentrates more on brands that have continued to perform well. The Walt Disney Co. is working on a “strategic transformation,†announced by CEO Bob Iger on Wednesday, Feb. 8 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Disney is working on sequels for “Toy Story,†“Frozen†and “Zootopia,†three huge hits as the entertainment powerhouse attempts to find its footing under newly returned CEO Bob Iger.
The Walt Disney Co. is undergoing a Iger said on Wednesday. That includes 7,000 job cuts announced this week and a renewed focus on core brands and franchises.
Iger, who in November following a challenging two-year tenure by his handpicked successor, Bob Chapek, announced the plans for the new movies during Disney's first-quarter earnings call on Wednesday.
Disney owns Star Wars, Marvel and Pixar. Its latest Marvel movie, “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,†opens on Feb. 17.
The Burbank, California, company said it wants to make sure that executives in charge of content creation have a prominent say in what movies, TV shows or other content to produce, as well as the marketing and distribution of those products.
“Toy Story†is a long-time movie franchise for Disney. The original film, which was the first computer-animated feature film and the debut feature release from Pixar Animation Studios, came out in 1995. It received a Special Achievement Academy Award in 1996, as there was no best animated feature film category at the time.
The most recent sequel, “Toy Story 4†released in 2019 and in 2020, becoming the first franchise to accomplish that. Predecessor “Toy Story 3†won the best animated feature Academy Award in 2011.
A prequel film, called “Lightyear,†was in theaters last year.
The original “ †film released in 2013 and won the Academy Award for best animated feature film in 2014. The sequel, “Frozen II,†was in theaters in 2019.
Disney made about in 2019, helped by a strong slate of movies that included “Toy Story 4," “Frozen II,†“Avengers: Endgame†and others.
Unlike “Toy Story†and “Frozen,†“Zootopia" has yet to have a sequel. The original movie came out in 2016 and for best animated film in 2017.
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