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New Disney movie chief pulls plug on costly 'Captain Nemo' by Company Town

UPDATED: In one of his first major creative moves as Walt Disney Studios' new movie chief, Rich Ross has made the costly decision to pull the plug on the planned $150-million production of "Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"...
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Disney's dream that 'Chrismas Carol' will be the new 'Polar Express' coming true by Company Town

When "A Christmas Carol" opened to $30 million domestically on its opening weekend -- well below what prerelease research had suggested and historically very weak for a movie that cost nearly $200 million to produce -- Walt Disney Studios'...
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Rich Ross named chairman of Walt Disney Studios by Company Town

Rich Ross, the television executive who helped revive the moribund Disney Channel, now has to prove he can work movie magic at Walt Disney Studios. The 47-year-old native of Eastchester, N.Y., was hand-picked by Disney Chief Executive Robert A. Iger....
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Disney Channel's Rich Ross headed to the movies by Company Town

Disney Channel chief Rich Ross will figure prominently in the new management structure at Walt Disney Studios following the ouster of former studio Chairman *** Cook, according to people close to the situation. It is unclear whether Walt Disney Co......
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Disney's Iger needs to move quickly to name new studio chief by Company Town

Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger needs to act quickly to replace studio head *** Cook if he wants to avoid further destabilizing Walt Disney Studios. Cook's abrupt departure has been a source of anxiety and distraction for the...
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Luxo sues Disney over hopping desk-lamp character by Company Town

"Luxo Jr.," the squeaky desk-lamp character created by John Lasseter more than two decades ago, is in the spotlight again -- this time under the glare of a transatlantic lawsuit. The hopping swivel lamp has been a corporate mascot for...
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Studio concession to SAG comes with a hitch: Less back pay by Company Town

For weeks, the major studios insisted they would never agree to a demand by Hollywood's biggest actors union to have its next contract expire at the same time as those of other talent guilds. Now, after back-channel talks between Screen...
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