Marvel Entertainment CEO fired by Disney

Marvel Entertainment CEO fired by Disney


Ike Perlmutter was responsible for the sale of Marvel to Disney in 2009

OR Ike PerlmutterCEO of Marvel Entertainment, was fired this Wednesday 29. The information was confirmed to the portal expiration by a Disney spokesperson, which was originally reported by The New York Times.

The former CEO hadn’t worked directly in the film division since 2019, when Doctor Strange It was released. Perlmutter was best known for being responsible for the 2009 sale of Marvel to Disney for $4 billion.

Perlmutter acquired Marvel in 1998 through a toy company he controlled, and following the sale of Marvel to Disney, the company agreed to continue hiring him as president of Marvel.

Perlmutter, 80, was fired over a phone call after the former CEO spent the year 2022 trying to change the NYT publication, according to the NYT publication. axis of executives from walt disney company. Pelmutter ran the administrative and profit side of the company, but Disney decided to shut down the department to cut costs, as well as laying off more than 7,000 people on Monday.

Victoria Alonso, head of Marvel Studios’ visual effects department, was also fired in this wave. She was known for supporting racial and LGBTQIA+ agendas, while Perlmutter was a close friend of former US President Donald Trump.

Source: Terra

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