{"id":2206093,"date":"2024-03-25T21:13:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T01:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-investor-slams-shift-to-woke-marvel-films\/"},"modified":"2024-03-25T21:16:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T01:16:47","slug":"disney-investor-slams-shift-to-woke-marvel-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-investor-slams-shift-to-woke-marvel-films\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney investor criticizes change to socially conscious Marvel movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdisney-investor-slams-shift-to-woke-marvel-films%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2206093&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Disney investor Nelson Peltz criticized Disney&#8217;s \u200bshift to &#8220;woke&#8221; themes in Marvel movies, emphasizing\u200d that moviegoers \u200bseek \u200centertainment, not messages. Peltz \u200dhighlighted concerns about the emphasis on certain groups in films like \u2063&#8221;The Marvels&#8221; and &#8220;Black Panther.&#8221; His comments parallel those of former Marvel head \u200cIke \u200bPerlmutter. Disney investor Nelson\u2063 Peltz has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-jim-jordan-gives-ultimatum-on-the-upcoming-electoral-college-showdown-video\/\" title=\"WATCH: Jim Jordan Gives Ultimatum On The Upcoming Electoral College Showdown (VIDEO)\">raised concerns<\/a> about\u200c Disney&#8217;s move \u2064towards \u200d&#8221;woke&#8221; themes in \u2064Marvel films, stating that audiences\u200d prefer \u2063entertainment over messaging. Peltz specifically highlighted \u2063issues regarding the focus on particular groups\u200d in movies such as &#8220;The Marvels&#8221;\u200c and &#8220;Black Panther,&#8221; \u2064echoing similar\u200c sentiments expressed by former Marvel executive Ike Perlmutter.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Disney investor Nelson Peltz slammed the company for its turn to \u201cwoke\u201d themes with its Marvel super hero films and said moviegoers \u201cdon\u2019t go\u201d to the theaters \u201cto get a message.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In recent comments to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/0a182c97-6af7-42a6-ad9f-ae980562bb45\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Financial Times<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Peltz questioned whether Disney CEO Bob Iger and Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige forgot why people go to the movies. He alluded to the female-led \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/the-marvels-continues-to-flail-at-box-office-earns-worst-second-weekend-drop-of-all-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Marvels\u201d<\/a>\u00a0and the \u201cBlack Panther\u201d films.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cPeople go to watch a movie or a show to be entertained,\u201d Peltz told the outlet. \u201cThey don\u2019t go to get a message.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhy do I have to have a Marvel that\u2019s all women?\u201d he added. \u201cNot that I have anything against women, but why do I have to do that?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhy can\u2019t I have Marvels that are both?\u201d Peltz continued. \u201cWhy do I need an all-black cast [like in \u2018Black Panther\u2019]?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/nelson-peltz-disney-woke-black-panther-marvels-1235859565\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hollywood Reporter<\/span><\/a>, which reported on the interview, noted the comments <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">were similar to remarks from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/disney-cuts-marvel-entertainment-chair-ike-perlmutter-following-massive-layoffs\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ike Perlmutter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a f<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ormer Marvel Entertainment chairman and CEO who is friends with Peltz.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last year, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Disney confirmed that Perlmutter was out following massive layoffs by the House of Mouse as part of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ride-hailing-firm-lyft-slams-brakes-on-u-s-hiring-as-recession-fears-mount\/\" title=\"Ride-hailing firm Lyft slams brakes on U.S. hiring as recession fears mount\">cost-cutting efforts<\/a>. Marvel Entertainment is a subsidiary of the Disney Company. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Perlmutter was let go along with Marvel Entertainment\u2019s co-president Rob Steffens and chief counsel John Turitzin, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/film\/news\/disney-marvel-entertainment-ike-perlmutter-layoffs-1235567927\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Variety<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nelson Peltz, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/activist-investors-are-seizing-companies-to-push-social-justice-measures\/\" title=\"\u2018Activist Investors\u2019 Are Seizing Companies To Push Social Justice Measures\">activist investor<\/a> trying to win two Disney board seats, questions Kevin Feige&#8217;s track record and says Disney&#8217;s current strategy is &#8216;woke&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy do I have to have a Marvel that\u2019s all women? Not that I have anything against women, but why do I have to do that?\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YcdDy88kGx\">pic.twitter.com\/YcdDy88kGx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Culture Crave \ud83c\udf7f (@CultureCrave) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CultureCrave\/status\/1772351072381886726?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speaking to The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/disney-marvel-perlmutter-laid-off-fired-16821248?st=820hay8nuzdziv0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wall Street Journal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Perlmutter said he had \u201cno doubt\u201d his firing \u201cwas based on fundamental differences in business between my thinking and Disney leadership.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a lengthy statement obtained by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/ike-perlmutter-disney-politics-desantis-marvel-box-office-1235368346\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Perlmutter said that he \u201clong expected that my working relationship with Disney would end.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThat it should come as a result of my trying to help Disney improve its business should sadden many shareholders as it does me, the company\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-appointed-to-twitter-board-after-taking-large-stake-in-company\/\" title=\"Elon Musk Appointed to Twitter Board After Taking Large Stake in Company\">largest individual shareholder<\/a>,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Perlmutter\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/03\/marvel-entertainment-chairman-ike-perlmutter-cut-from-disney-1235312663\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">division,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> which centered on consumer products, comic book publishing, as well as game licensing and arena shows, was folded into larger Disney business units, two unnamed Disney executives told The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/03\/29\/business\/media\/disney-marvel-ike-perlmutter.html?smid=tw-share\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York Times<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The move came after Disney announced that 7,000 jobs were being eliminated to cut $5.5 billion. Perlmutter had been with the company for more than a decade after selling Marvel to Disney in 2009 for $4 billion, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/03\/marvel-entertainment-chairman-ike-perlmutter-cut-from-disney-1235312663\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deadline<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disney investor Nelson Peltz recently criticized the company&#8217;s move towards &#8220;woke&#8221; themes in Marvel superhero movies, arguing that moviegoers visit theaters for entertainment, not messages. 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