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19Sep2009

Disney Chairman Dick Cook Shown the Door

DateSaturday, September 19, 2009 at 1:15AM
Well this one doesn't make a lot of sense: Disney and Chairman Dick Cook have parted ways. There is still some confusion about whether or not he was fired or - as Deadline Hollywood suggests in one of five udpates today - Cook had "a choice" in the matter.

This all apparently stems from Disney president and CEO Bob Iger's disagreement with the way Cook was running the studio, and the "choice" was to acquiesce to the way Iger wanted his shop run. In that scenario, Cook refused to change his ways and instead walked away from The House of Mouse.

Why does any of this matter to you? Depends on your opinion on things like Steven Spielberg and Pirates of the Caribbean. Spielberg recently moved DreamWorks over to Disney in part because of the artist-friendly reputation Cook had forged. And as for Pirates, Johnny Depp has already commented, and it's not a happy response:

"There's a fissure, a crack in my enthusiasm at the moment," Depp said. "It was all born in that office."

Not good.

Cook had been with Disney since the Nixon administration, and the case that's being made - Iger wasn't thrilled with a recent string of box office disappointments and fewer major successes than normal - is rather myopic, especially for a company as diversified as Disney.

You can read more about the second big Disney shocker in a month and the prepared statements by Cook and Iger over at Deadline Hollywood.

Interestingly, despite Iger's alleged unhappiness about the the performance of recent Disney films, he did pocket $30 million in options and bonuses in January at around the same time the company laid off about 400 employees.

AuthorColin Boyd | | in | Print ArticlePrint Article | | Comment1 Comment |

Reader Comments (1)

My name is Royce Mathew. I have the following information for you regarding Dick Cook's abrupt dismissal at Disney. I believe this all ties into my lawsuit and filings of fraud, corruption and criminal acts within the Walt Disney Company.

1) As was verified during the legal proceedings, this serious matter particularly involves past and current Disney employees Michael D. Eisner, Dick Cook, Nina Jacobson, Marty Sklar, Jason Surrell, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. It also involves Robert Iger and the Walt Disney Company board of directors failure and refusal to respond.

2) Dick Cook & Nina Jacboson are the ones who brought in writers Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio for the Pirates of the Caribbean movie. Eventually, it is evident that via Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio that my supernatural pirate story is being plagiarized for Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean movie.

3) In 2006, Nina Jacobson was abruptly fired several days after I went to re-file my lawsuit. She was in the hospital with her partner, who was giving birth when they abruptly fired her. This information is found in many noted newspapers. (Google it).

4) June 1, 2009 - A key notification letter demanding investigations into the evident criminal acts within the Walt Disney Company was sent to the Walt Disney Company’s board of directors including Bob Iger. Then several days before Disney's D23 expo, one of my letters which had demanded investigations was sent to various entities/individuals. Then days later, Dick Cook was dismissed.

5) With photo proof of fraud and corruption, such as the Art of Walt Disney World book, as detailed on the website www.disneylawsuit.com and all of my detailing correspondence reaching the right people, Bob Iger is evidently now feeling the collective heat and pressured by certain powerful people who are rightfully questioning Disney's documented criminal acts.

I welcome all communications and interviews.

Monday, September 28, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterRoyce Mathew

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