Disney will scale back its film production schedule, and the bulk of its pared down offerings will be ten traditional Disney-style films a year -- with just two or three entries under its Touchstone brand. So, more Shaggy Dog less M. Night Shyamalan -- whose new film from Warner, "Lady in the Water," (unrelated to today's Disney announcement) ends a relationship between Disney and the writer/director that generated four straight hits.
Right now, Disney produces about 18 films a year. The cutbacks at Disney will result in the elimination of 650 jobs worldwide.
I found no specifics about where the cuts will come from, but Disney stated that the Disney features unit, Pixar, and Miramax, were among the divisions that weren't going to be affected by cuts. (Reuters).
Among those individuals pushed out already is Nina Jacobson, formerly production head at Walt Disney Pictures, who will be replaced by Oren Aviv, currently chief creative officer at Walt Disney Studios.
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7-19-2006 @ 6:13AM
Tire Loo said...
All movies would be branded under the Disney logo, diminishing the role of its Touchstone and Miramax film divisions, which produce movies for older and art house audiences.