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EXCLUSIVE: We understand that Marvel underwent a handful of layoffs Monday, with 15 employees impacted across Marvel Entertainment in New York and Marvel Studios in Burbank. Those let go include junior employees in production and development at Marvel Studios. These cuts are due to Marvel reassessing…

Bob Iger took a victory lap Thursday morning, a day after Disney fended off activist investor Nelson Peltz in a fierce proxy battle. In an interview on CNBC, the CEO said the fight had one positive: getting the company in closer touch with investors as it lobbied hard for its board slate. He also said succ…

Around 100 hours before the deadline for all Disney shareholders to cast their ballots in the acrid board clash between the Mouse House and activist investor Nelson Peltz, one of the country's top pension funds just rolled its cannons onto the battlefield. With 6.7 million shares in Disney, the…

UPDATED with Trian statement. Activist investment firm Trian Fund Management says it is “disappointed that Disney is running a scorched-earth campaign.” In a response to Disney’s recent salvos in a weeks-long proxy battle, Trian said Disney’s efforts appear to be “focused on deflecting attention from…

UPDATED with Disney response to Trian threat: Disney has responded to activist investor Nelson Peltz’ plan to go directly to shareholders to seek a seat on the board, which the company denied him, saying a vendetta by his ally Isaac Permlutter may be distorting an agenda that’s not in line with the…

Isaac Perlmutter's time at Disney had run its course and the former Marvel Entertainment chairman's removal "was a necessary step in the direction of us creating a more efficient company," CEO Bob Iger said. He said the decision was not due to Perlmutter’s support of activist investor Nelson…

Ike Perlmutter, who is generally someone who keeps a low profile, has made a rare public show of his dissatisfaction with Disney. The former chairman of Marvel Entertainment and largest individual shareholder in Disney went public with his complaints about the company’s direction, saying it should…

Calling moves by Gov. Ron DeSantis "anti-business and anti-Florida," Bob Iger showed today that he isn't afraid of a street brawl with the likely GOP presidential hopeful. "We love the state of Florida," the Disney CEO said today at the company's annual shareholder meeting, his first since returning t…

A Disney spokesperson has confirmed to Deadline that Ike Perlmutter is out at the company. Note, Permutter oversaw the consumer products division of Marvel and isn’t part of the Kevin Feige-led Marvel Studios. Related Stories …

EXCLUSIVE: A major structural shift is taking place at Marvel. As the brand looks to put even more of its stamp on the Walt Disney Company with the upcoming launch of Disney+, all of Marvel’s creative personnel is moving under Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige. Deadline hears that Feige is adding the title of Chief…