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Former Procter & Gamble Chair Joins Legendary Entertainment Board 31 weeks ago

A.G. Lafley, the former chairman, president and CEO of Procter & Gamble, has joined the board of directors of Legendary Entertainment...

By Joshua L. Weinstein

Disney 2.0? Dick Cook Looks For Funding for Family Movie Studio

August 30, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 38 weeks ago

Does Hollywood need another family-friendly studio? That's what Cook is reportedly looking to do

Rich Ross and His Decentralized Magic Kingdom -- Is It Working?  

April 28, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein & Brent Lang 1 year ago

Under the former DIsney Channel chief, the studio is more synergy focused and bottom-line oriented, but the price could be its famous brand

Dick Cook Tribute Brings ex-Disney Rivals Together - Eisner, Katzenberg, Roth

March 30, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

Even people who officially can't stand each other - Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg - showed up to honor Cook

Hollywood Idled: Top Executives Out of the Power Suite (Slideshow)

January 31, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Hollywood has a surfeit of underemployed top executives. What kind of life is there after the executive suite? - Here's a look, in pictures

Hollywood Unemployed: A-List Execs Kicked to the Curb

January 31, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The entertainment industry is seeing more executives than ever idled at the peak of their careers, and job prospects are shrinking

The Inside Story of How 'TRON: Legacy' Came True

November 17, 2010 By Mike Bonifer 1 year ago

The daughter of Dick Cook raved one day in the early 2000s about how she and her friends thought “TRON” was the s---,and that's how business gets done

Mysterious Monarch Pictures Launches With $500M Production Fund

May 24, 2010 By Lisa Horowitz 2 years ago

Aims to lure experienced industry execs, plans Santa Monica studio facility

Rich Ross and the High-Stakes Gamble at Disney

January 12, 2010 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

Regime Change in Hollyw'd: Unh-Uh ... It's About the Basics

October 5, 2009 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

Analysis: The new group of movie executives will need to embrace more than Twitter.

The Hollywood Mogul Shuffle

October 5, 2009 By Wrap Staff 2 years ago

TheWrap's coverage of Monday's Universal and Disney upheavals ... and more.

Miramax Shrinks at Disney

October 2, 2009 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

Arthouse division will reduce the number of films it releases while consolidating certain of its operations.

The Days of Awe at Disney

September 22, 2009 By Frankie Stone 2 years ago

The Dick Cook/Bob Iger drama played out this past week on a much bigger stage than mine did, but, it sure feels familiar.

Disney Fallout: Who Messed Up -- Iger or Cook?

September 21, 2009 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

Could Cook have done something to require his immediate removal -- or did Iger make a big mistake?

Dick Cook Leaves Disney as Studio Chairman

September 18, 2009 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

Insiders say boss Bob Iger wanted more innovation.

Disney, Zemeckis to Make 3D 'Sgt Pepper' in Deal with Apple Ltd

September 11, 2009 By Diane Garrett 2 years ago

Also: Captain Jack will return in 2011 in "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.”

Social Networking Making Friday The Only Day That Counts

July 9, 2009 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

Twitter, Facebook have changed what 'word-of-mouth' really means.

Disney's Cook Confirms: The Wild Days Are Over

March 16, 2009 By Lauren Horwitch 3 years ago

The studio is cinching its purse strings, and even marquee actors are signing onto films for half of their usual pay rate.