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I think he was hoping to have RKO become Disney's mature wing during Walt's time. At least, that's the best guess I can assume for why Disney, RKO, and Miramax are in the same corporate umbrella.
Remember that was the period when they were constructing Disneyland and Disneyworld. This means either the amusement parks never are built, or they somehow beat Howard Hughes to purchasing RKO. Also it assumes that Walt & Roy Disney are able to make money between 1959-1985. Walt was already about to die and Roy was a terrible business person, with terrible films like "The Computer That Wore Sneakers" and "The Black Hole".
Agreed. I feel like the acquisition could happen in the mid or late 90s.
However, I'm not sure how what could happen to Miramax post-2010. Maybe Disney can keep it?
Consider that Miramax would be a terrible match for Disney, especially with Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, and other indie directors. Disney would be lambasted over the purchase a very "family unfriendly " studio...
Oh yeah, like having Family Guy, Alien, and Porky's still makes Disney family friendly.
Then again, remember that Quentin Tarantino conversely would leave Miramax if the "House of Mouse" decided that Tarantino had to "tone down" the language, violence, and storyline.
Not according to his studio contract, which also controls his film production company. If he is assigned to a project by a studio, he is contractually and legally obligated to make a film, or be seen as breaching his contract with the studio. As for the Family Guy example, consider that Seth McFarlane recently left FOX-TV because the "House of Mouse" interfering on The Orville, and is currently working at HULU and Peacock/ NBC-TV, citing "studio politics":
Seth MacFarlane Exits Family Guy and What It Means For Future Episodes - IGN The Fix: Entertainment - IGN
Fox was lucky there was a man who possibly can do all the things that make us laugh and cry, but now it appears Seth MacFarlane is leaving Fox in tears amid the ongoing Hollywood writer’s strike. The #FamilyGuy creator and his showrunners walked out in support of the Writers Guild of America...
It's been a while.
*Wonders what the point is
Yes. The story is that Universal doesn't join in on the Vivendi merger, so they choose Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (for obvious reasons).
They can't ask, they were sold, so unless that whisky company keep them, they were in not position to object
Cool! When does the merger occur?
Big problem was that the Weinstein Company tied to MGM. They had the contracts to Judi Dench, Jennifer Anniston, Vincent Cassel, Bob Hoskins, Pierce Brosnan, and Clive Owen. Cutting him off from any MGM/ UA deal will be next to impossible.
