Summary
- Tatiana Maslany criticizes Disney CEO Bob Iger for being “completely out of touch” with the workers who make the shows and bring in viewers and money.
- Maslany highlights the lack of wealth sharing with the crew, cast, and writers, stating that people are taken advantage of within the Disney show system.
- Ongoing strikes by writers and actors could have a severe impact on future Marvel projects, potentially leading to a lack of content for the Marvel Cinematic Universe and other major Hollywood properties.
She-Hulk: Attorney At Law star Tatiana Maslany has lashed out at Disney CEO Bob Iger following his comments about Hollywood’s ongoing strike action. Just prior to members of the Screen Actors Guild joining the Writers Guild of America on the picket lines, Iger conducted a televised interview in which he declared the unions’ respective demands were “just not realistic”. The Disney CEO, who reportedly commands an annual paycheck worth $27 million, was quickly condemned for his comments by a range of pundits, including Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ Anson Mount and even Walt Disney’s own great-grandniece Abigail Disney.
Maslany, who helmed the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney At Law, is now one of the latest to add her voice to Iger’s list of outspoken critics. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter whilst on the picket lines in New York, the Emmy award-winning actress described her Disney boss as “completely out of touch” with those responsible for making his company’s content. Check out her comments below:
“I think he’s completely out of touch. He’s completely out of touch with the workers who make his shows happen, who make people watch these shows, who bring viewers to him and him money.”
“Having worked on a Disney show, I know where people fall through the cracks and where people are taken advantage of and it’s outrageous the amount of wealth that is not shared with the people who actually make the show. That’s crew, cast, writers.”
What Hollywood’s Strikes Mean For The Marvel Cinematic Universe
Since Disney first bought Marvel for $4 billion in 2009, the brand has gone on to deliver the company a string of box office hits and has firmly cemented its place as one of the most profitable IPs of all time. With the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe now the standard against which all other big-budget franchises are judged, there is likely a great deal of internal concern about what impact protracted strike action may have on the property.
Even during the height of the Coronavirus pandemic, Marvel Studios were eventually able to find ways to continue productions like Thor: Love and Thunder and Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. However, with both the writers and actors now united on the picket lines, progress on future projects like Deadpool 3 and the Disney+ Daredevil: Born Again series has now come to a halt. If the studios and unions can not find a way to resolve their disputes in a timely fashion, it is possible that Marvel Studios may soon be facing a dearth of content far beyond the kind of disruptions experienced during COVID-19.
Already the MCU is struggling to market upcoming releases like The Marvels without the benefit of its leading stars, but unless the ongoing strikes come to an end there will quickly become a time when there will be nothing left for them to market. While Marvel boss Kevin Feige may be keen for a swift resolution, the very same MCU machinery that She-Hulk: Attorney At Law pokes fun at can only restart if CEOs like Iger return to the negotiating table. Otherwise, the immediate future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will continue to dim alongside many other major Hollywood properties.
Source: THR
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