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Bob Iger Wins Disney Proxy War

AlexGherzo | Apr 3, 2024 | 0

If it were put up for a vote, do you think the passengers aboard the Titanic would have voted for the iceberg? I think it’s possible. In today’s annual shareholder meeting, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that he had won the proxy war instigated by Nelson Peltz that sought to get Peltz and Jay Ra...

Nelson Peltz Fumbles his Disney Proxy War with Marvel Comments

AlexGherzo | Mar 25, 2024 | 0

One side of the Disney proxy war just stepped on a landmine he laid himself. Nelson Peltz, the investor trying to get a seat on the Disney board, gave an interview to the Financial Times (which is behind a particularly hefty paywall, but Variety has the details) where he questioned movies like Th...

George Lucas Backs Bob Iger in Disney Proxy War

AlexGherzo | Mar 19, 2024 | 1

George Lucas is throwing in with the Empire. Disney CEO Bob Iger is currently engaged in a “proxy fight” with Nelson Peltz, an investor who is trying to get Disney shareholders to vote him onto the Disney board so he can increase his influence over the company. Now, George Lucas – the largest ...

Jake Lloyd’s Mom Clears the Air

virginiakublawi | Mar 12, 2024 | 2

Jake Lloyd’s mother, Lisa, recently spoke with Scripps News about her son’s mental health. She discusses how Lloyd, who played Anakin Skywalker in The Phantom Menace, is doing now, the tragic loss of his sister, Madison, and how he feels about Star Wars these days. “He just couldn’t handle ...

Az vs. Act Man: A Requiem for the Haters from the Geeks and the Gamers

IllTemperedTuna | Mar 10, 2024 | 1

Geek cannibalizes gamer in a world devoid of brotherhood as the networks of whisper pump us with poison. View counts tally as consumers shuffle rage baits. The algorithm craves its blood, and we happily oblige. Having your guts spilled on Twitter for spectacle is just another given Sunday in our s...

Samuel L. Jackson Says Mace Windu is Alive

AlexGherzo | Feb 12, 2024 | 0

Samuel L. Jackson wants to trade in Nick Fury’s eyepatch for Mace Windu’s lightsaber. In an exclusive talk with Empire about the 25th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (which is being re-released in theaters this May), the British film magazine asked Jackson about Wind...