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Bob Iger Says Disney Is ‘Leaning More’ Into Sequels, Franchises: ‘Actually a Smart Thing.' Studio would “reduce output” at Marvel


Disney CEO Bob Iger said on the company's earnings call that its stable of studios will be leaning even more into sequels and franchises.

CEO Bob Iger said on the company’s Wednesday earnings call that its stable of studios will be leaning more into familiar faces in theaters in the coming years. “In our zeal to greatly increase volume partially tied to this wanting to chase more global subs for our streaming platform, some of our studios lost a little focus. During the earnings call, the studio announced that sequels to its hit 2016 animated films “Moana” and “Zootopia” will be the company’s Thanksgiving releases in 2024 and 2025, respectively.

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