The issue ignited a couple of weeks ago in the media through a comment from employees at the Disney-owned Pixar, who were unhappy at Disney’s censuring of any planned LGBTQ+ storylines. In a statement to Disney CEO Bob Chapek, which was submitted to The Hollywood Reporter, an unnamed group of LGBTQ+ Pixar employees, and their allies have claimed that ‘nearly every moment of overtly gay affection is cut at Disney’s behest, regardless of when there is protest from both the creative teams and executive leadership at Pixar.’ That statement echoed alongside another point of contention for the whistleblowers, which is Disney’s reluctance to publicly address the controversial and homophobic ‘Don’t say gay’ bill that looks like it is going to come into force in Florida, meaning ‘classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity’ will be prohibited. Disney CEO Bob Chapek has done little to calm the storm, simply claiming there would not be a statement as he did not want the company’s words to be ‘weaponised’. He also added “I do not want anyone to mistake a lack of a statement for a lack of support.” Whilst Chapek has previously indicated that Disney’s creative output is the best way to counter such legislation, the Pixar and Disney employees who are concerned with this stance seem to be taking matters into their own hands. They claim that Disney should speak out directly against the bill, whilst their attempts to make films that address such issues are being censured. As such, we’ve now seen a walkout which once again, does not look good for Disney. We’ll bring you more on this story as we hear it.Hundreds of Disney employees walking out at company HQ in Burbank #DisneyWalkout pic.twitter.com/n9QpNmAHIf
— Steve Desaulniers (@steve_desaul) March 22, 2022
More like this
Tuesday review | An emotional oddball of a film
by Maria Lattila | Aug 07, 2024 | News, Reviews
Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars in Daina O Pusić's complex, delightfully odd tale of grief. Here’s our Tuesday review. ...
Oscar Isaac, Kristen Stewart to star in Mandy director Panos Cosmatos' vampire thriller
by Dan Cooper | May 03, 2024 | News
Flesh Of The Gods, a 1980s LA-set vampire thriller will be directed by Mandy director, Panos Cosmatos - and will star Kristen Stewart and Oscar Isaac....
Back To The Future Part II is heading back to UK cinemas
by Simon Brew | Aug 05, 2024 | News
To mark its 35th birthday, Back To The Future Part II will be flying back into UK cinemas this coming October: more on the re-release here....
Sad news: Titanic and Avatar producer Jon Landau dies, aged 63
by Simon Brew | Jul 08, 2024 | News
Jon Landau, the Oscar-winning producer of the Avatar films and Titanic, has died from cancer. He was just 63....