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Sean Bailey's Disney Legacy: Reanimation and Exhaustion

Exiting Walt Disney Studios president Sean Bailey reanimated the studio with a decade of successful live-action remakes.

Introducing the footage was Sean Bailey, the movie’s charismatic producer who had been appointed president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production 10 months earlier. The event — showcasing the long-awaited sequel to a groundbreaking Disney classic made, like the original with cutting-edge technology — was a perfect introduction to Bailey, whose tenure at the company would be defined by mining beloved IP with high-tech upgrades. Before joining the organization in 2021, Drew was a freelance film journalist with a keen interest in animation and Disney history.

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