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Disney’s CEO Bob Chapek says the release pattern of Black Widow will be a “last-minute” decision, a sentiment that won’t reassure movie theater owners or others rooting for a Covid-19 rebound.

Disneyland will reopen April 30, CEO Bob Chapek announced Wednesday on CNBC’s Squawk Alley.The popular theme park has been shuttered since last March. “We’ve seen the enthusiasm, the craving for people to return to our parks around the world,” Chapek told CNBC’s Julia Boorstin.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterAfter a more-than-yearlong closure, Disneyland is set to reopen on April 30, Disney CEO Bob Chapek told CNBC’s “Squawk Alley” Wednesday morning.More to come… 

Today at Disney’s annual shareholder meeting, CEO Bob Chapek continued to underscore that the release date for Marvel’s long-awaited feature Black Widow is May 7, and that the Cate Shortland-directed title will be seen in theaters. Chapek made the same confirmation back on Feb. 11 during the studio’s FYQ1 earnings call.

Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Chapek on Tuesday addressed the firing of Gina Carano from the Disney+ show The Mandalorian.The executive was asked about the situation during an annual shareholders' meeting.

Disney CEO Bob Chapek has responded over the firing of The Mandalorian actor Gina Carano.Carano played bounty hunter Cara Dune in the first two seasons of the hit Disney+ show before being axed.She was ousted after reportedly posting an Instagram Story in which she compared being Republican in the current US political climate to being Jewish during the Holocaust.Chapek was questioned about the move at the entertainment giant’s annual shareholders meeting today (March 9), according to

Disneyland is anticipated to reopen in late April, Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Chapek said Tuesday.

Disney+ has passed 100 million paid subscribers after 16 months, Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced during the company's annual shareholder meeting. "The enormous success of Disney+ — which has now surpassed 100 million subscribers — has inspired us to be even more ambitious, and to significantly increase our investment in the development of high-quality content," Chapek said.

Disney+ is big!

Disney CEO Bob Chapek responded to a shareholder on Tuesday who accused Tinseltown, as well as the multimillion-dollar company, of a double standard in firing Gina Carano due to her political affiliation.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaWalt Disney Co. CEO Bob Chapek was grilled by shareholders about Gina Carano’s firing from “The Mandalorian,” when cruise ships would set sail again and the future of Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy at the entertainment giant’s annual shareholders meeting on Tuesday.It’s been a tumultuous first year atop Disney for Chapek, who took the reins from Bob Iger in February 2020, shortly before COVID-19 upended the entertainment landscape.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorDisney Plus continues to grow apace, topping 100 million subscribers worldwide, Disney CEO Bob Chapek said Tuesday during its annual shareholders meeting. That’s up from the 94.9 million Disney reported last month.“The enormous success of Disney Plus has inspired us to be even more ambitious, and to significantly increase our investment in the development of high-quality content,” Chapek said.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterAfter California officials issued new guidelines Friday allowing theme parks and stadiums to reopen as early as April 1, Disney CEO Bob Chapek said at the company’s annual shareholder meeting Tuesday that Disneyland could open its gates again in a matter of weeks.“The fact is, it will take some time to get them ready for our guests,” he said, adding that Disney is focused on “recalling more than 10,000 furloughed cast members and training them to operate under the

Disney CEO Bob Chapek said Disneyland will open in “late April” — declining to give a specific date today but at least narrowing the window.

Disney CEO Bob Chapek said Tuesday the company’s fast-growing streaming service Disney+ has topped 100 million subscribers.

Disney CEO Bob Chapek suggested that the company will likely shrink the exclusive period when its films play only in theaters, though he didn’t offer any specifics.

Disney CEO Bob Chapek said Monday that despite how rotten it was to have theme parks closed for so long, the forced downtime was also an opportunity to tinker with technology and data to reopen better than before, for both guests and for shareholders.

As Disney prepares to release “Raya and the Last Dragon” in theaters and as a premium on-demand title this Friday, CEO Bob Chapek says that he thinks the experimentation his studio and others in Hollywood are doing with releasing movies during the pandemic will permanently change the movie business.“The consumer is probably more impatient than they’ve ever been before,” Chapek said during a Q&A at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecommunications Conference, “particularly since now

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterSpeaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecommunications Conference on Monday, Walt Disney Company chief exec Bob Chapek said he’s “not sure there’s going back” to pre-pandemic theatrical windows.Reiterating the company’s commitment to theatrical releases, Chapek reminded viewers that Disney in 2019 released 11 films that earned at least $1 billion, which “will continue to be a big deal” to the company.

Paramount Pictures CEO Jim Gianopulos gets it; just like Disney CEO Bob Chapek gets it: You can’t have a successful streaming service without big theatrical event films.

Walt Disney announced Wednesday its Hong Kong park will reopen to guests this Friday, Feb. 19.

Haley Bosselman editorLongtime Disney executive Jenny Cohen has been named head of social responsibility for the company.Cohen, a veteran brand management executive, will report to CEO Bob Chapek in her role as executive VP of social responsibility.“Consumers, employees and investors are increasingly looking to companies to drive positive, impactful change in the world, and at Disney, our goal is to be as admired for our values and contributions to society as we are for the superb entertainment

Walt Disney has named Jenny Cohen to the newly created role of Executive Vice President, Social Responsibility, reporting directly to CEO Bob Chapek.

As the Walt Disney Co. hit95 million Disney+ and 146 million total streaming subscribers per its latest earnings reporton Thursday, the milestonewas in focus for Wall Street analysts as they updated their financial models and recommendations for the Hollywood giant.

After many marvel films were delayed due to the pandemic, fans were left upset, but on the bright side, there is finally an update on a very popular MCU film! One of the most anticipated movies is the Marvel’s Black Widow, and according to Bob Chapek, the new CEO of Disney, the movie will still be released in theatres, despite many other films moving to streaming platforms. In a statement to Deadline, the new CEO said: “We’ll be watching to see the reopening of theatres and consumer sentiment in

One of the most anticipated movies that was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic is the Marvel film Black Widow and an update was just provided.

Disney CEO Bob Chapek anticipates Disneyland and other parks in 2022 may be mask free and without onerous social distancing for a Covid free, vaccinated populace.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterDisney CEO Bob Chapek debunked speculation that “Black Widow,” the upcoming Marvel superhero adventure starring Scarlett Johansson, may debut on the Disney Plus streaming service.“Black Widow” is currently scheduled to open theatrically on May 7, which would make it the first blockbuster of 2021.“We are still intending it to be a theatrical release,” Chapek said Thursday during Disney’s quarterly earnings call.However, Chapek declined to clarify if “Black

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorDisney CEO Bob Chapek sounded a cautionary note about Disney’s willingness to pay huge fees for a new NFL TV rights pact as negotiations heat up between the league and its incumbent network partners, which include ESPN.Chapek was pressed Thursday by Wall Street analysts on Disney’s long-term thinking about the rising costs and the limitations on the return of high-priced sports such as the NFL.

While Disney CEO Bob Chapek remains flexible about release strategies for movies between the big screen and the studio’s streaming service Disney+, he said today that Marvel’s long-awaited feature Black Widow is still set to be a pure theatrical release as mentioned back at the company’s December investor day.

The Walt Disney Co. has disclosed the executive compensation for CEO Bob Chapek and executive chairman Bob Iger for the company's latest fiscal year, which ended on Oct.

Robert Iger, Walt Disney’s executive chairman, saw his pay package slump to $21 million in fiscal 2020 from $47 million the year before, which included a large bonus.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaBob Iger and Bob Chapek, the two men in charge of the Walt Disney Company, saw their pay packages shrink in 2020 after forgoing bonuses that could have added millions of dollars to their compensation.The belt-tightening came after Disney announced it would layoff 32,000 people, with most of those cuts coming in its parks, experiences and products segment.

LightShed Partners analyst Richard Greenfield on Friday upgraded his rating on the stock of the Walt Disney Co. from "sell" to "neutral," acknowledging that "our call has been dead wrong" andnew CEO Bob Chapek "surprised us, leaning far harder into streaming." In early May, the Wall Street expert downgraded Disney.

Disney CEO Bob Chapek condemned the violent act of rioters at the U.S. Capitol, noting that Wednesday’s unprecedented fatal events marked “a sad and tragic day for our country, one unlike any other in our history.”

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorRichard Bates, the longtime head of government relations for Disney, died Dec. 31 at his home outside Washington, D.C.