I don't know about deeply unpopular, but any time you pick a side as a business you risk something, and Disney's appeal was so widespread that it wasn't in a preaching to the choir situation like Peloton was, for instance. As for Kathleen Kennedy, when you're deciding the head of a religion, always make sure you pick one of the faithful, not just the rich and powerful. The rich and powerful just won't get it.
The alternative was producing good products, engaging with creative people and pushing confrontational content. Its always safer to produce content for the current ruling dogmatic institution, aka working for the church.
Please elaborate?
I think he’s saying that people often go to movies to escape the problems of the world temporarily. It’s annoying to go to a movie and there’s obvious and cynical culture war artifacts all over it. People want to watch a fantasy film, not feel like they’re on Twitter or w/e.
Yes also see DC choosing a black woman to play an orange alien from Tamarin /s
What's the objection to that? Who should play aliens?
Wow. How much more obvious could I make it that I was being sarcastic than ending the sentence with “/s”.