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The 4 Lessons We Learned In Disney CEO Bob Iger’s MasterClass Disney CEOBob Igerhas his own style of leadership, one that’s defined by taking calculated risks that end up reaping significant financial reward as well as strengthening the brand of his corporation. Bob Iger also practices what he teaches when cultivating his own personal brand, particularly his credo on the importance of maximizing your presence across multiple channels to tell a cohesive, compelling story....

The 850th Edition Of Page 2 Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. Header Photo: THISCOSPLAYERMADE HERSELF INTO PACIFIC RIM’S GIPSY DANGER, WILL KILL ALL KAIJU FOR HER FAMILY...

The Adam Project First Look: A Very Wounded Time-Travelling Ryan Reynolds Ryan Reynolds has made a career out of playing fast-talking, snarky characters, whether it’s the Merc with a Mouth (AKA Deadpool), the art thief Nolan Booth from"Red Notice,“or even the titular Pokémon from “Detective Pikachu.” He shed that persona to portray the earnest, wide-eyed non-playable video game character (or NPC) Guy in last year’s"Free Guy"but will return to his sassy, sardonic ways in the upcoming “The Adam Project....

The Morning Watch: Marvel’s Biggest Disappointments, ‘Stranger Things’ Book Secret Code & More We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, take a look back at some of the biggest disappointments from theMarvel Cinematic Universeafter 10 years of movies....

Theme Park Bits: Carthay Circle Refurb, Anaheim Ducks Day, And More In this edition of Theme Park Bits: You’ll likely find a lot of theme-park experts telling you that the best time to visit the Disney theme parks is in the off-season. It’s simple: fewer guests are there in the off-season, which gives you more time to experience the fun. The downside is that the hours are shorter, and that some attractions and locations are closed....

Trivia: How Pixar Heads Ed Catmull And Alvy Ray Smith Saved Their Employees From Layoffs It’s hard to imagine a day whenPixarwas in hard financial times, but the company took many years to earn a profit. In the 1985, the Computer Division of Lucasfilm (which later became Pixar) was under financial pressure. Pixar veteranCraig Goodrecently recalled a story of how Pixar bossesEd CatmullandAlvy Ray Smithsaved their employees from being let go....

TV Bits: ‘Breaking Bad’, ‘Girl Meets World’, ‘Two And A Half Men’, ‘Terriers’, ‘Blues Brothers’, ‘Justified’, ‘Archer’, ‘Key & Peele’, Julian Fellowes, More Lots to get through in TV news today, so let’s dive right in. After the jump: Not that we ever had any doubtBreaking Bad’s last eight episodes would be every bit as good as the previous 54, but it’s nice to hear it anyway.Breaking Badreturns to AMC for its final stretch next summer....

Watch A Teaser For Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ 3D, Coming To IMAX This Month At the end of last month, we found out that a 3D version ofMichael Jackson’s iconic music videoThrillerwould be coming to theaters around the United States and Canada for the first time ever, thanks to the folks at IMAX. Now we have a teaser for the big screen debut of the music video that changed MTV forever....

Watch Never Before Seen Robin Williams Outtakes From ‘Aladdin’ Recording Sessions We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It’s hard to believe, but it’s been 23 years since Disney’s animated musicalAladdinhit theaters. And while it’s not a special anniversary for the film, the film comes to Blu-Ray for the first time onOctober 13th, which means there are some cool new special features that are coming to light....

Will There Ever Be A Nightmare Before Christmas 2? Here’s What We Know (Welcome toWill There Be a Sequel?, a series where we answer that question and explore what comes next.) Although “The Nightmare Before Christmas” was released in 1993, it still maintains a strong cult following nearly 30 years later. Directed by Henry Selick and produced and conceived by Tim Burton, the charmingly spooky stop-motion holiday film that cleverly captures the spirit of both Halloween and Christmas was acritical successand eventually gained a legion fans, despiteDisney’s initial discomfortwith it....

‘Alien: Covenant’: Apple Style Ad For Their Advanced Android Walter In addition to the terrifying Xenomorphs that kill off countless characters across the franchise, theAlienfilms are also known for introducing advanced android characters that can be nearly indistinguishable from humans.Alien: Covenantis no different as we’ll be meeting Walter, the next generation of the android David fromPrometheus. Our own Jacob Hallvisited the set ofAlien: Covenantlast year, where we learned a lot about the latest presumably doomed mission of the Weyland-Yutani corporation, including details on Michael Fassbender’s new android....

‘American Crime Story’ Featurette: A Spinoff From The ‘American Horror Story’ Franchise One of the more promising shows coming up isAmerican Crime Story: The People v O.J. Simpson. Produced byRyan Murphy(American Horror Story), it’s written byScott AlexanderandLarry Karaszewski(Ed Wood). There is plenty of talent both in front of and behind the camera for the FX show. After the jump, watch anAmerican Crime Storyfeaturette. I’ve spoken with Alexander and Karaszewski about the show in the past, and they’ve described it as a sprawling, Robert Altman-esque depiction of Los Angeles and the O....

‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Will Have All The Superheroes, But What About ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’? There’s a big shockwave that will be sent through the Marvel cinematic universe onceCaptain America: Civil Wararrives in a few months. But it sounds like that will be nothing compared to what’s in store whenAvengers: Infinity Warhits theaters in 2018. We already know thatCivil Waris packed with plenty of Avengers, butInfinity Warpromises to be even bigger, andAnthonyandJoe Russopromise that fans “will not be disappointed in the amount of characters in the movie....