Originally Posted By magnet Dick Cook is leaving the company! Wow, I'm stunned. I feel bad for Dick and I don't think his handling of the studio warrants his dismissal at all. I'm inclined to think this is a mistake by Iger. Of course, I can only see things as an outsider, but I worry just what Iger wants this "new direction" to be. So, Dick's cameo in "Race to Witch Mountain" was oddly prophetic?
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA What did he do in 'Witch Mountain'? (I didn't see it -- surprise! -- and apparently neither did anyone else)
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 He drove a train into a collision that resulted in a massive fireball.<< So kind of like what most of the films he oversaw did in the box office over the past few years..... Hence him getting canned....
Originally Posted By magnet Well, the irony of "Race to Witch Mountain" aside, I think it's wrong to focus on his dismissal as a result of a few bad films over the past year. I think that's the distraction from the real story, which is where Iger is taking Disney Studios - which appears to be nowhere fast. What is Disney going to mean in a few years? Is it just going to be a marketing behemoth, or will it have a creative vision of its own? The departure of people like Marty and Dick signals some trouble ahead from my perspective. Iger should get that compass from Jack Sparrow that points towards what the bearer most desires and ask himself very seriously where he really wants to go with the Disney Company. Will this company have any identity of its own in ten to twenty years?
Originally Posted By skinnerbox <<Iger should get that compass from Jack Sparrow that points towards what the bearer most desires and ask himself very seriously where he really wants to go with the Disney Company.>> He already has. The compass points to his executive compensation and stock portfolio.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 Farewell, Dick. You are one of the good guys.<< Good guy yes... Good studio head? Not a chance...
Originally Posted By magnet Wow, you really are merciless, William. I don't know of anyone here on this messageboard who had been so vocal as you ripping Dick down in this and other threads. Trust me, we get it. He made some bad decisions. Go home and cuddle up with your Disney stocks tonight, eh?
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 Wow, you really are merciless, William. I don't know of anyone here on this messageboard who had been so vocal as you ripping Dick down in this and other threads. Trust me, we get it. He made some bad decisions. Go home and cuddle up with your Disney stocks tonight, eh?<< I call em like I see em... For those Disney fans upset about Disney's aquisition of Marvel, you should be upset with Dick Cook for if the studios had performed even marginally better, Disney wouldn't have had the need to go after Marvel....
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy Dick Cook lasted about as long as any modern day studio head. I was surprised that he held the position for as long as he did. Unfortunately, there's nowhere else to go from these sorts of roles.
Originally Posted By DAR Most people who work 38 years for a company are usually ready to retire. And magnet can you really say that Disney's output has been terrific the last few years?
Originally Posted By Hista98 Disney wouldn't have had the need to go after Marvel.... that's not why they bought Marvel, they did that to try to accuire the teen boy set into disney. Dick Cook was a great guy and will be missed
