{"id":504516,"date":"2026-02-26T04:15:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T04:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/504516\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T04:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T04:15:10","slug":"disneys-star-wars-avatar-marvel-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/504516\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney’s “Star Wars,” “Avatar,” Marvel Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Lucasfilm<\/p>\n

A new feature piece over at Variety<\/a> has gone into the challenges facing new Disney CEO Josh D\u2019Amaro as he takes the reins at the Mouse House.<\/p>\n

D\u2019Amaro has landed in the driver\u2019s seat at a time when some of Disney\u2019s previously unstoppable franchises \u2013 most notably \u201cStar Wars\u201d and Marvel \u2013 are on shakier ground than they were this time a decade ago.<\/p>\n

The trade says \u201cconcerns\u201d have been raised about the recent Super Bowl spot for \u201cThe Mandalorian & Grogu,\u201d an unconventional ad featuring the two characters riding a Tauntaun-pulled wagon.<\/p>\n

The commercial reportedly \u201cfailed to generate the kind of excitement the marketing team was hoping to spark,\u201d and questions remain over the potential of a streaming series turned film beyond the die-hard fanbase.<\/p>\n

However, they also add that those who have seen footage from the Shawn Levy-directed \u201cStar Wars: Starfighter\u201d have been gushing: \u201c[They\u2019re] praising Ryan Gosling\u2019s performance and suggesting Levy has recaptured the franchise\u2019s spirit of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

With \u201cAvatar,\u201d a decision about its future still hasn\u2019t been made. The recent third film grossed $1.4 billion globally, nearly $1 billion less than the previous installment. The exorbitant cost of these movies is a major factor, with one insider telling the outlet: \u201cIf you make $1 billion on the next movie, you still lose hundreds of millions.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for Marvel, while some suggest that the franchise\u2019s future will ride heavily on \u201cAvengers: Doomsday,\u201d those in the film division believe \u201cthe health of the MCU does not hinge on an individual title\u201d.<\/p>\n

Executives are reportedly \u2018pleased\u2019 with what they\u2019ve seen for the film\u2019s release, and even rival studio heads predict \u2018Doomsday\u2019 will be the year\u2019s biggest earner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lucasfilm A new feature piece over at Variety has gone into the challenges facing new Disney CEO Josh…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":504517,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[64,63,142132,134,344],"class_list":["post-504516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-bigslider","tag-entertainment","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=504516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504516\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/504517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=504516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=504516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=504516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}