The studio is back in the black to the tune of $123 million and Ross appears to have borne well the misses, such as The Prince of Persia, which cost $200 million, and Jerry Bruckheimer's The Sorcerer's Apprentice. One is the director of Pan's Labyrinth, Guillermo del Toro, who is working on a movie based on Disneyland's Haunted Mansion ride. Ross, who started his career in casting so knows a thing or two about dealing with talent (read egos), has also managed to woo directors who never previously considered working with Disney. Thor, starring Home and Away's Chris Hemsworth, is in production.Ĭlick here for full media and marketing coverage It is working on Cars 2 and has a rich cast of characters to mine from last year's Marvel acquisition. Toy Story 3 and Alice in Wonderland may have been a fortunate inheritance from his predecessor, but they were released on his watch. WHEN you have two films in a year that have taken more than a $1 billion each at the box office, you'd think there would be cause for celebration for Walt Disney Studios' Rich Ross.
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