Former Disney CEO Bob Iger Names ‘Black Panther’ As One Of The Things He’s Most Proud Of During His Tenure

It’s a bit overwhelming when you sit back and really try to take inventory of everything Netflix will likely release in 2022. Dozens of films.

In his last day at Disney, executive chariman Bob Iger took to Twitter to reflect on his “47 1/2 yr ABC @Disney journey.” Iger, 70, called it “the ride of a lifetime” and, given it lasted nearly 50 years, that’s more than a figurative statement.

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Online ticket retailer Fandango polled more than 6K ticket-buyers this month and asked which theatrical tentpoles they’re the most excited about in 2022, Disney/Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever topping the list followed by Sony/Marvel’s animated feature Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One).

JoJo had a lot to celebrate this Christmas as she got an epic proposal from her boyfriend! Taking to her Instagram on Dec. 25, the “Too Little Too Late” hitmaker revealed Dexter Darden asked her to marry him during a holiday getaway to the La Concha Resort in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

A new community vaccination centre is to open in Perth city centre.

Disney has tapped Horacio Gutierrez — head of Global Affairs and chief legal officer at Spotify — as senior executive VP,  general counsel and secretary, succeeding longtime Disney veteran Alan Braverman who this summer announced plans to retiring after nearly two decades as legal chief.

Claudia Eller Co-Editor-in-ChiefAs I mention in my cover interview with Bob Iger in this week’s issue, when you look back at his impressive 15-year run as CEO, it’s funny to think about how many people in the industry and the media — myself included — underestimated him. For the decade that Iger worked under then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner, leading up to his run to succeed him in 2005, people frequently used the term “empty suit” when referring to Iger.

Disney’s historic Burbank lot toward the plaza where he is about to be photographed in front of a statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse holding hands, I ask Iger if he is feeling melancholy about his decision to leave.“I’m being resolute about it — this time around. I haven’t once second-guessed it or hesitated,” he tells me.

Who are these characters? Why should we care about them, or at least care enough to spend two hours with them? These are fundamental questions any filmmaker should start with before endeavoring to make a film.

Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum are in for a wild ride. On Thursday, Paramount Pictures released the first trailer for the duo's upcoming adventure flick, . Bullock stars in the film as Loretta Sage, a reclusive romance-adventure author who's spent her career writing about exotic places.

Despite being megastars, Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum haven’t been on the big screen much of late.

Black Panther role recast.Derrick Boseman told TMZ that he believes Chadwick would want his character, T’Challa, to live on in the MCU – despite Marvel bosses saying they didn’t want to recast him out of respect.Derrick reportedly said that T’Challa “was bigger than one guy” and that Chadwick “knew the power of the character”.According to TMZ, Derrick thinks that “there’s so much power in seeing a Black king” on screen in terms of the effect it has on the “African-American youth”.

Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum are in for a wild ride. Paramount Pictures has unveiled the first-look pics from the duo's upcoming adventure flick, . In one shot, Bullock, wearing a sparkly purple look, stands next to a more casually dressed Tatum in front of a waterfall.

Chadwick Boseman's brother joined a movement to have the actor's "Black Panther" character recast following his death. Derrick Boseman believes T'Challa should live on in the "Black Panther" franchise, even if that means choosing another actor to play the character, he told TMZ.

Chadwick Boseman’s brother Derrick has spoken about the fan speculation surrounding what will happen to T’Challa in the “Black Panther” franchise.

vow to not cast another T’Challa following the actor’s tragic death.For the uninitiated, this past November showrunners halted production on “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” due to an injury Wright, 28, had suffered on set in August. During her recovery in October, reports had surfaced that the actress — who plays T’Challa’s sister Shuri in the film — expressed anti-vaccine views to cast and crew on set, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Kelly Clarkson has come in close contact with a lot of famous celebrities since she became one herself but there was one person she couldn’t contain her excitement for, Sandra Bullock. Bullock joined her on The Kelly ClarksonShow and their interview is non-stop compliments and laughter.