Jayhawk the Hutt Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 8 minutes ago, cannastop said: Disney the conglomerate is HUGE. Disney's Market Cap: $240 billion Comcast: $200 billion AT&T: $255 billion. Yeah it's "small" compared to Apple and Amazon, but with pretty much anyone else in the entertainment sphere they are titans. They are pretty easily the biggest solely-entertainment focused company in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Jayhawk said: Yeah it's "small" compared to Apple and Amazon, but with pretty much anyone else in the entertainment sphere they are titans. They are pretty easily the biggest solely-entertainment focused company in the world. It's bigger or as big as conglomerates that don't just focus on entertainment.This isn't the early 00s when Comcast or whoever thought about buying them. Now Disney is bigger than Comcast. Edited August 21, 2019 by cannastop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrestrial Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 7 minutes ago, Rebeccas said: I mean he’s right in that Disney while a dominant movie studio is very small compared to the giants that own WB, Universal, etc. Their cultural currency is so high that people assume they’re bigger than they are. agree AT&T Quote Revenue US$170.756 billion (2018) Operating income US$26.096 billion (2018) Net income US$19.953 billion (2018) Total assets US$531 billion (2018) Total equity US$193.884 billion (2018)[3] Number of employees 273,210 (2018)[4] Disney Quote Revenue US$59.434 billion (2018) Operating income US$15.706 billion (2018) Net income US$12.598 billion (2018) Total assets US$98.598 billion (2018) Total equity US$52.832 billion (2018) Number of employees 201,000 (September 30, 2018) amazon Quote Revenue US$232.887 billion (2018) Operating income US$12.421 billion (2018) Net income US$10.073 billion (2018) Total assets US$162.648 billion (2018) Total equity US$43.549 billion (2018) Number of employees 647,500 (2018) Comcast Quote Revenue US$94.507 billion (2018)[7] Operating income US$19.009 billion (2018)[7] Net income US$11.731 billion (2018)[7] Total assets US$251.68 billion (2018)[7] Total equity US$71.613 billion (2018)[7] Owner Roberts family (1% equity interest, 34% voting power) Number of employees 184,000 (December 2018)[7] Apple Quote Revenue US$265.595 billion[1] (2018) Operating income US$70.898 billion[1] (2018) Net income US$59.531 billion[1] (2018) Total assets US$365.725 billion[1] (2018) Total equity US$107.147 billion[1] (2018) Number of employees 132,000[2] (2018) per revenue #1 Walmart Quote Revenue US$514.405 billion (2019)[3] Operating income US$21.957 billion (2019)[3] Net income US$6.67 billion (2019)[3] Total assets US$219.295 billion (2019)[3] Total equity US$79.634 billion (2019)[3] Owner Walton family (51%) Number of employees 2.2 million, Worldwide (2018)[3] 1.5 million, U.S. (2017)[4] 700,000, International #2 China Petrochemical Corporation Quote Headquarters Beijing , China Area served China Key people Dai Houliang (Chairman) Services Holding company of oil and gas companies Net income CN¥ 31,898,180,000 (2014) Total assets CN¥ 2,228,366,180,000 (2014) Total equity CN¥ 735,566,950,000 (2014) #3 is a Dutch/UK gas & oil company, #4 a Chinese electricity company, the next 3 again gas & oil in Saudi Arabia, BP, and Exxon, then follows Volkswagen, Toyota, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Amazon, UnitedHealth, Samsung, .... At&T is at #25, with neither Comcast nor Disney being part of the top 50 list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AN9815 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 My bets for this D23 expo: - WDAS update with titles for movies on 2020 and 2021 and maybe (fingers crossed) a Zootopia 2 announcement. - Marvel Phase 4 update with release dates for Fantastic Four and Blade and more info on already announced films. - More information on Onward and Soul from Pixar and maybe future projects. - All Disney+ stuff (Lady and the Tramp and Mandalorian trailer, etc). - News on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and future movies. but what I would really like would be for WDAS to confirm their first movie with an LGBT character as the main lead (one can dream). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceBrolivier Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Now I want Jon Favreau to announce he's opening an eight-seat Ramen bar at the end of a panel. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrestrial Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 26 minutes ago, cannastop said: What the hell? Is this connected to German internet privacy laws? European laws 8 minutes ago, LawrenceBrolivier said: Now I want Jon Favreau to announce he's opening an eight-seat Ramen bar at the end of a panel. Tampopo is a great movie Out of the long quote: I can see RDJ as a director, if it wont take him away from his family. Not sure if Favereau sees that with the same % as me 😉 But he knows him, me not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrestrial Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 33 minutes ago, Avatree said: Full interview in spoiler tags below Thank you very much, it is an interesting interview 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 31 minutes ago, cannastop said: What the hell? Is this connected to German internet privacy laws? This happens a lot. Europe has strict data laws and in 2018 a new set of laws came into place, which companies using online data had to adapt to. Many American news websites have not bothered to adapt to suit European laws, therefore they have made their websites inaccessible in European countries. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitik Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Favreau has quietly turned himself into one of Hollywood's most reliable winners over the past decade or two. I've got high hopes for The Mandalorian. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 (edited) They will announce Columbia Pictures, Tri Star & Screen Gems ar eno longer part of the Sony Corp entity. Edited August 21, 2019 by The Futurist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 I think we will hear the words "No Comment" when the subject of Spiderman is brought up..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porthos Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Neither the D+ nor the film panels are being live-streamed. They will almost certainly go up after the fact, if with some exclusives edited out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Atreides Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 The film panel's never been live-streamed before, so it makes good sense. We'll still probably get trailers for the stuff coming to Disney+ at launch released to the public at the very least. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 So I guess the “Happy Days” May/Happy romcom that was supposed to be announced here is getting dusted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Man Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 5 hours ago, AN9815 said: My bets for this D23 expo: - WDAS update with titles for movies on 2020 and 2021 and maybe (fingers crossed) a Zootopia 2 announcement. - Marvel Phase 4 update with release dates for Fantastic Four and Blade and more info on already announced films. - More information on Onward and Soul from Pixar and maybe future projects. - All Disney+ stuff (Lady and the Tramp and Mandalorian trailer, etc). - News on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and future movies. but what I would really like would be for WDAS to confirm their first movie with an LGBT character as the main lead (one can dream). Can't we just like a movie without wanting a sequel? Zootopia was so good because it was original, and while I loved it, I'm okay if we don't get a sequel to it, as WDAS will be able to focus on many more original films, like Zootopia was. It's okay to love something, but also not have a need to see it continued, and judging by recent slightly lackluster sequels from Pixar and WiR2, I'm not sure they'll be able to recapture the magic. Frozen 2 will be a test for me. If it disappoints me, I'm done with their sequels. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valonqar Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 The Star Wars Show has just said "we are going behind the scenes of TROS". So I guess that confirms BTS. It's right at the start so you don't have to watch the whole (shit) show: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 57 minutes ago, Titan Man said: Can't we just like a movie without wanting a sequel? Zootopia was so good because it was original, and while I loved it, I'm okay if we don't get a sequel to it, as WDAS will be able to focus on many more original films, like Zootopia was. It's okay to love something, but also not have a need to see it continued, and judging by recent slightly lackluster sequels from Pixar and WiR2, I'm not sure they'll be able to recapture the magic. Frozen 2 will be a test for me. If it disappoints me, I'm done with their sequels. Well, I just really like the characters from Zootopia. Why wouldn't I want more of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Titan Man said: Can't we just like a movie without wanting a sequel? Zootopia was so good because it was original, and while I loved it, I'm okay if we don't get a sequel to it, as WDAS will be able to focus on many more original films, like Zootopia was. It's okay to love something, but also not have a need to see it continued, and judging by recent slightly lackluster sequels from Pixar and WiR2, I'm not sure they'll be able to recapture the magic. Frozen 2 will be a test for me. If it disappoints me, I'm done with their sequels. Do you realize how hard it is to create a world and characters that people love on a mainstream level ? Ask Brad Bird. Edited August 21, 2019 by The Futurist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 I'd be surprised if anything more than Dragon Empire (or whatever the Nov 2020 film will be called) is announced on the WDAS side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Man Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 16 minutes ago, cannastop said: Well, I just really like the characters from Zootopia. Why wouldn't I want more of it? Well, of course you can, but these recent WDAS and Pixar sequels are turning to be quite corporate-looking. Finding Dory, Incredibles 2, WiR2, all good movies, but none of them reached or surpassed the quality of the originals. IMO, a sequel is justified only if the story is better than the original, and when that's not the case, you just have to enjoy the films you already have and wait for some other new property to love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
