Disney Forced to Cut 'Star Wars' After Similar Marvel Failures

Disney Forced to Cut 'Star Wars' After Similar Marvel Failures

For years, Disney operated under a simple belief: if audiences loved a franchise, giving them more of it would only make that franchise stronger. That strategy worked for a while. The Marvel Cinematic Universe became the biggest movie franchise in history. Star Wars returned to theaters and produced billion-dollar blockbusters. Disney+ launched and quickly became packed with new Marvel and Star Wars series. But now, Disney may be facing a diffic…

Disney Could Start Canceling 'Star Wars' Projects After Latest Failure

For most of the last decade, Disney treated Star Wars as one of the safest bets in entertainment. No matter what happened elsewhere in Hollywood, the galaxy far, far away always seemed capable of generating excitement, subscriptions, merchandise sales, and massive box office numbers. Even when certain films divided fans, the franchise remained one of Disney’s crown jewels. That confidence may be getting tested in a way it hasn’t since Solo: A St…