Disney not the happiest place on Earth today

The Internet Movie Database reported Wednesday that Disney gave 20 percent of its employees the boot and cut the number of films it would produce a year virtually in half from 18 to 10 movies. The most shocking was Nina Jacobson, president of the studio’s live-action division — Buena Vista Motion Picture Group — not just because the latest Pirates of the Caribbean was produced under her watch and has become the biggest hit in the year but her contract had just been extended three years. The company said it would increase its reliance on “Disney-branded” films.
Disney is doing particularly well this year. Pirates has earned $258 million in its first two weeks in release with virtually no signs of slowing and Cars, a Pixar movie, has earned $220 mil. Disney hasn’t had a great couple of years though. Most recently, “The Wild” failed to wow audiences and took in only $36 mil. Maybe they should have fired the president of their ANIMATION division.

Picture from Pirates of the Caribbean. Imagine Depp saying "Off with their heads!"