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Walt Disney Co on Friday said that remarks by activist investor Nelson Peltz criticizing the company for making movies dominated by female and Black actors is evidence that he shouldn't be on Disney's board.

Peltz, whose fight to join Disney as a director has become one of the year's most bitter and closely watched board battles, in an interview with the Financial Times said Disney's films have become too focused on delivering a message, and not enough on quality storytelling. He specifically took issue with "The Marvels" and "Black Panther."

“Why do I have to have a Marvel that’s all women? Not that I have anything against women, but why do I have to do that?" Peltz said in the interview, published on Friday. "Why can’t I have Marvels that are both? Why do I need an all-Black cast?”

Asked about Peltz's remarks, a Disney spokesperson responded: "This is exactly why Nelson Peltz shouldn't be anywhere near a creatively driven company."

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[–] catch22@startrek.website 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Where the sex or amount of melanin someone has isn't a defining characteristic of the story, it just shouldn't matter if you swap genders or whatever assuming similar levels of acting ability. Disney I generally see as a corporate whore, but good on them for sticking to this. Fuck you peltz.

[–] Hillock@feddit.de 0 points 8 months ago

Changing the design of a beloved character was always met with criticism and skepticism. When James Bond was made blonde by casting Daniel Craig there was as much of an uproar amongst the fan base as when Ariel was made black.

If a movie is good, people will accept the design changes, if the movie is bad people will blame the design changes. And some people just never get over the design changes and will refuse to give it a chance.

The discussion is just a bit more heated because of the current social and political climate. But that's mostly by people who don't even care about the movie and just use the topic to stir the pot.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Nelson Peltz was born in 1942. Maybe in 10 more years we won't have to put up with nearly as much of this bullshit since most of these out of touch racist fucks will hopefully be dead by then

[–] SamsonSeinfelder@feddit.de 0 points 8 months ago

The mother of a racist is always pregnant.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I don't care if it's all women or all black, I just don't want another Marvel movie. Ever.

[–] friendlymessage@feddit.de 0 points 8 months ago

Why? It's not like you are forced to watch them

[–] friendlymessage@feddit.de 0 points 8 months ago

Why? It's not like you are forced to watch them

[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee -1 points 8 months ago

AGREED! Why should I use BLACK ACTORS just because the movie takes place in a country with MAJORITY Black People? And WHY on God's Green Earth should I cast WOMEN to play FEMALE Superheroes?