Dick Cook

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

Movies
 August 30, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 1 year 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?



Movies
 April 28, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein & Brent Lang 2 years 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

Movies
 March 30, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 2 years 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)

Media
 January 31, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years 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

Media
 January 31, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years 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

Movies
 November 17, 2010 By Mike Bonifer 2 years 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

Movies
 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

Movies
 January 12, 2010 By Sharon Waxman 3 years ago
  

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

Movies
 October 5, 2009 By Sharon Waxman 3 years ago

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

  

The Hollywood Mogul Shuffle

Movies
 October 5, 2009 By Wrap Staff 3 years ago

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

  

Miramax Shrinks at Disney

Deal Central
 October 2, 2009 By Sharon Waxman 3 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 3 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?

Deal Central
 September 21, 2009 By Sharon Waxman 3 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

Deal Central | People
 September 18, 2009 By Sharon Waxman 3 years ago

Insiders say boss Bob Iger wanted more innovation.

  

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

Movies
 September 11, 2009 By Diane Garrett 3 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

Movies | Box Office
 July 9, 2009 By Sharon Waxman 3 years ago

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

  

Disney's Cook Confirms: The Wild Days Are Over

Movies
 March 16, 2009 By Lauren Horwitch 4 years ago

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

  
Galleries
Columns
Hollyblogs: A Community Forum
Hollyblogs Directory