Dana Walden Faces Disney’s Franchise and Streaming Reckoning

Dana Walden Faces Disney’s Franchise and Streaming Reckoning


That’s why co-chairman of Disney Entertainment and TV head honcho Dana Walden’s elevation to Disney’s first president and chief creative officer is the real intrigue. At a time when Kathleen Kennedy is vacating the top spot at Lucasfilm, Kevin Feige doesn’t feel quite as invincible as he once did, Pixar is attempting to get its groove back, and Walden will now be above Disney Studios Content Chairman and film unit maestro Alan Bergman, Disney’s future is as malleable as it has ever been in the 21st century. Paramount has Sonic (and soon Call of Duty), Warner Bros. has A Minecraft Movie and The Last of Us, Universal has a fledgling Nintendo universe, Sony has Zach Cregger’s new Resident Evil movie, and Netflix has been dabbling in video game properties for a while.

Author: Brandon Katz, Brandon Katz


Published at: 2026-02-10 21:59:39

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