The Social Justice movement inevitably attracts a lot of bullies because it basically gives them a license to call themselves a hero for being a bully.

I remember when my wife (before we were married) surprised me with tickets to a special showing of Princess Mononoke in San Francisco. John Lasseter came out and gave just a beaming introduction of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli before the movie started. As an anime and animation fan it was just a thrill! My only brief brush with John Lasseter. I didn't get a hug but I would have been cool with it...

It's always struck me as peculiar that, if the allegations were so severe, Disney let him finish out his contract instead of firing him immediately.

I just want to say I think calling critiques "tearing things to shreads" gives people these negative connotations about it. I'm an artist and I work with other artists and we all very casually critique each other's stuff, redline, give suggestions, give instruction etc. People need to realize this is a normal, healthy thing for artists.

When good and beloved people/managers/etc leave a company, one of the biggest losses for that company is the people who follow that leader out the door

To all who were responsible for forcing John Lasseter out of Disney... How does it feel to be the people who destroyed Disney? Wish he was back yet?

All of the Fellowship has to promote this. Get as many eyeballs on this story. Maybe we'll finally have a final nail for Disney's coffin.

One thing people forget is when Disney bought Pixar, the bought it from Steve Jobs (it was a public company by then but I think Jobs still held 90%+ of the stock). So I believe Jobs was the #1 Disney shareholder as a result. If Jobs were still around I wonder if he would’ve put up with all the BS?

When Lasseter left, I thought that Pete Docter would do a good job, not great but good. Man, how disappointed I've been since then.

Thank your for covering this guys. Nothing gets fixed unless things are brought to light

So entitled activists got tired of their shit work being held accountable and found a way to get rid of him?

Reputations go both ways. Creators often get labeled as "difficult" and Disney has ruined their own reputation now. Good luck recruiting the best creatives now. The best talent should create and work for their opposition.

I'll be following this series for sure. It seems like a long time coming. I am happy these stories will be in the hands of thoughtful and fair minds too. I have more confidence in the two of you to give an account more fairly than what seems to be an increasingly bias, shill, or narrative media. This is needed.

This is what Journalism used to be. Nice article Alan.

I liked the world a lot better when activist cartoonists were on the fringes, and making comic books like Mr. Natural, The Fabulous Fury Freak Brothers, and Fritz The Cat. Now they've completely taken over Hollywood.

In other words, some people will take a certain glee in twisting the harmless positivity of good faith actors, turning it against them to ruin them, precisely because they are innocent and for the purposes such filth have they are easy targets

And so it begins... The start of the long-awaited D-Files. Pixydusters shall rue/ree the day!

A recent survey found that six out of seven dwarves aren't Happy and one is Grumpy with the way Disney's heading.

I’ve felt this since Lassiter left, the Disney film quality took a nose dive

It is amazing to see the classic Pixar films are under Lassiter while the newer Pixar /Disney films need to be sequels to Toys Story 5, Inside Out 2, …Disney is struggling and it is sad to see

Great journalism

Around 2000, Neal Stephenson wrote that Disney had a reputation as a "real wicked stepmother" to work for ("In the Beginning... Was the Command Line"). They made now worse.

I’ve been saying for quite some time that the best articles, books, movies, and entertainment in general, is coming. We will all be blown away by the facts behind the acts. Looks like Film Threat is kicking it off. Great work!

Thanks for covering the Lasseter Hug.

It sounds like what Lasseter was doing by telling people what didn't work and then telling them how to fix it used to be called being a mentor. It's a proven way to pass on standards and procedures to up and coming generations. By pushing out Lasseter, they threw away their future.

Alan, excellent journalism! I can't wait for the rest of the story.

Frozen (Snow Queen) and The Emperors New Groove (Kingdom of the Sun) were legendary for years of development before Disney finally resolved story issues. Lately, all it takes to be greenlit is to check enough DEI checkboxes. Story has been replaced by pandering as entertainment has been replaced by propaganda and profits have been replaced by losses.

Three cheers for real journalism

"Can we let a woman run this place now?" Well, that worked out great... ROFL

This needs to be a documentary

I always thought something fishy was going on with this move to get Lasseter out, glad to know the truth.

There is a facinating reply thread on the D-files part 2 which gave a lot of info which pushed back on some of the points which were being made in that article. It is interesting but I personally have a life and cannot help myself by going into an exavasion to figure out everything that had gone on.

Being hugged is not the end of the world. Those people are weird.

I would love to see this as a book as I think you would get the attention of people who don’t usually take an interest in this stuff.

Awesome article. Looking forward to the series!!

I just realized that "D-Files" is pronounced as "Defiles," which is what Iger and the current Board of Directors are doing to Disney's legacy

I haven't watched movies or TV since 2006, and I don't miss it at all.

To the woman who asked if a woman could run the company, I'd ask how about she build her own company and run it. I'm as sick of the man hate as I am about woman hate. Too bad that Lassiter just would not reel in the hugging crap because they'd have had a much harder fight to ditch him or they wouldn't have been able to.

When Disney started to put handlers on Lasseter due to the man's action you can say they is something going on that is more than harsh discussions or a hug...

Looking forward to the next article😊

Since John has left Pixar has lost all it’s charm. The new movies have become so feminine when Pixar used to be more for the boys. Disney just takes everything that guys like and feminises it.

"tell you why your idea sucks but then tell you how to make it better" isn't this what fans of SW and Marvel have been trying to do? This is how movies are made. The feedback and notes can cut deep during the filmmaking process. But yet when the final movie is released comments like "I feel this decision breaks the lore" is the last straw?

COCO is my favourite Pixar film and I believe that John was pushed out over political toxicity, you can definetly see the decline since his departure to Skydance Animation. I'm sure all of the Pixar staff being laid off over the coming months/years will need a Lasseter hug when they get their marching orders from Disney!

Thanks for the info guys!

It’s no wonder quality has gone down as no one looses their job over a poor movie but for sure can loose it if you hurt someone’s feelings.

Great job Film Threat. This is something that should have been on the front page of Variety or Hollywood Reporter.

The Pixar “Sweatbox” is famous for being the cutthroat daily screening for animators. Feedback that was quick, honest, and effective. Animators in interviews claimed they worked their hardest, for fear of feedback and ridicule in the Sweatbox.

I definitely don’t wanna be hugged by Mickey, Donald, Goofy nor any other Disney Character🤬👎

18:24 I immediately knew you were gonna say COCO. Because that's the last Disney/Pixar film that was truly great. I liked Encanto (despite its obvious flaws), I liked Turning Red and even Onward. I heard Soul is good but I didn't see it. And Elemental might be fine but I didn't see it either. So there were a couple of decent movies since Coco but nothing was even close to a Pixar all-time classic.

Thank you Chris

Great job guys keep it up

I have that same inclination to want to be really affectionate but I rarely ever hug anyone at all anymore because people are so sensitive about it these days.

That’s a heck of a thumbnail. 😂😂

look into the 'red guard' in the Chinese cultural revolution. I suspect the academia will have something to explain.

John may have guilty, and John may have been innocent, but the way he was taken out was most certainly in 1984 fashion. It's the one thing we know for sure.

You guys need to reach out to Tiaibi and Schellenberger. People want know WTF is happening

Book!?! Yes!

My male boss patted me on the back today…. Should I get him fired?

Imagine considering John Lasseter the creative bottle neck but look back in recent history and the sludge Disney has created.

from 2019, you Americans can't walking outside without lawyer, every American on internet now talking like a lawyer, god bless America

I’m not much of a Disney fan, but this was riveting

Personal opinion, but to be fair, Pixar management (post-acquisition, pre-activist) would do the thing Chris mentions about portfolio reviews. Except this was in relation to people within the studio already, and on assignments rather than a cold review of a portfolio. And... it went both ways. It would alternate (many times with the same person, on the same exact sequence) between an overly saccharine reception of "Great! You've got it!" to a weird sort of "No, nothing is working here" a few days later. Hot and cold reception to everything a person did was a constant inconsistent. This wasn't even Lasseter either, though it probably was a studio-wide management strategy that probably came from either him or Jobs. Pixar management and culture would also tend to have a whole series of unspoken "verbotens." So like the example of people not wanting the Lasseter hug, there would also be a whole other set of clubhouse behaviors, do's and dont's, that you were just expected to catch on the fly and gladly go along with. Personal boundaries weren't shat on, but they weren't really understood either, even if it was just "Nah, I'm not best friends with everybody on the team, but I also don't want to roast them with a post-it drawing tacked up in the hallway either." Because if you did and it wasn't the _right_ kind of roasting, especially if it was aimed at a Lifer there... Overall it was nothing major, but like with any Steve Jobs operation when it came to "innovation," participation and attitudes about _FUN_ weren't options either. It was enough that the whole culture came across as the Office Space Hawaiian shirt day... only more enthusiastic and less defined. With employment consequences for not getting those 37 pieces of flair. (Management wasn't also above taking one for the studio. For example, claiming that they themselves personally messed up in stalling on a production decision... when in fact the next department over stalled in exactly the same way at the same time, the head in that department also claiming "Whoops, my bad guys." When you've got a situation where people who aren't local to the NorCal area - _especially H1B's_ - were dependent on clear directions, doing a good job and not getting axed because managerial couldn't make up their minds about keeping them on, it was just needless and manipulative salt on the wound.)

Im willing to bet that the people who complained never got a hug from john.

The mark of a good leader is being able to tell, honestly, you WHY you are falling short and HOW you can do better.

Walt Disney Animation Studios "Untitled Animated Feature" for November 27, 2024 was not included in they're 2024 release slate. So I'm assuming it has been cancelled!

AS I suspected... So sad.

It sounds like Bob Iger felt threatened by John Lassiter and sent out his minions to get rid of him by any means possible. He definitely wasn’t thinking about the good of the company.

As a guy I’ve always disliked Disney. In 2009 I began to hate them. And in 2012 I realized they truly are evil.

For John Lasseter to be tainted with the "Weinstein Effect" is total BS. Way to go Disney. Get rid the talent bring in the activists resuylts in all your success in 2023.

Even the actors mock Disney being woke. What timeline are we in???

I don't think Disney likes perfectionists (like Lasseter) when it comes to work quality anymore. After all, employees might have to work hard and sometimes have their feelings hurt if they have to redo something. Because he's on record as hugging people, it wasn't too hard to get rid of him.

Hey Chris Gore, is that you singing the hook film threat in the opening of the video? It sounds like you. And it sounds good.

Bob is good at spending money but has no understanding of the entertainment industry because he is not creating product that customers want.

Grtting bought by Disney was the worst thing to happen to Pixar

To all the good creators out there, please don't sell your properties or your works to a liberal/woke company. They'll mess them up then burn them to the ground like what Disney is doing to all these once were amazing properties.

If there's one thing I've learned in life, it's never trust an accusation that doesn't have solid evidence. We've seen it time and time again. Someone gets accused of something, and suddenly these poor, oppressed people come out of the woodwork saying how horrible of a person X is! And sometimes, it's true. But, even when it is true, there are always people who step forward who are lying out their asses. NEVER trust an accusation when the only sources you can find are anonymous. Especially if it's sexual misconduct allegations. Because, sure, some people aren't going to want their names known because they feel shame. I get that. But there should still be some people who say "Hey. My name is X. This person abused me and others on this day at this place in this way, and here's the proof of it." In todays day and age, where every phone is a camera and video recorder, almost all computer activity can be logged and discovered, and quality hidden cameras can be bought for $20 off Amazon (I know. I've done it), there is no excuse to not get clear evidence of any injustice. NEVER trust blind accusations.

We're is the link to 5he transcript?

5:55 "some people didn't take it that way" definitely a female activist

Did my planned re-watch of _Wish_ yesterday before it leaves. My goodness, what a nothing movie.

ACTIVISION = Doom

Seymour Hersh has gotten a lot done with "unnamed sources".

Just been to your website manage cookies is all in Arabic script, I'm in the UK. Has it been hacked?

You had me at “climaxing”

The fact that Alan had to struggle through this tells you one of two things or both. He isn't sure of the position being made or the blowback is potentially so strong that it still makes those in the industry tremble and sacrificing a potential future in it. Whether it is true or not the convolution that has followed in the wake helps no one.

Just because a person is convicted doesn't make them guilty.

So children don't get to see good animation because John liked to hug people. This is why kids don't get to live the childhood that I did.

Alan did an amazing job of running through the timeline of Lassiter's firing great job guys I love this channel. I've known this for a long time it's when the Golden Age of Disney's animation ended. I am a touring musician I travel all over the US and on my tour bus and when I have down time I listen to you guys I don't really like Chris on Friday Night tights that's a lot of fart smelling going on. Chris is and Alan are so knowledgeable of indie films and just films in general. Those guys well, they are what they are but I feel that film threat is very informative and intelligent and rational. Your channel has great commentaries on different films and awesome Early Access to indie films I really enjoy this channel. You guys are just way more down-to-earth and rational about your reviews and you know Friday night tights doesn't seem to like anything LOL but there's a lot of good films out there that are worth watching and I think are fabulous so keep up the good work guys PS I've watched Chris ever since the G4 days I'm 48 years old so I'm an old man LOL

I do software code reviews. People get their feelings hurt but it has to be done.

Snowflakes started melting. ESG scores for the equity of loans came to bear.

Cheers to yellow flash! He’s a great stable voice to listen to

It’s utterly baffling how they can take a story like Secret Invasion and Moon Knight and make them so boring I mean those shows should write themselves.

Activist agenda aside, if a grown man requires "handlers" at party's, not sure i would choose this particular hill to make a stand.

I have to say, I've never been convinced with this narrative as its been presented. We're told that John Lasseter is just a super friendly lovable guy and nothing untoward ever happened, but its acknowledged by all that Disney had to employ handlers to follow him around at parties in case...of what, exactly? Why would a company take such an extraordinary precautionary measure unless events had convinced them that it was necessary?

We're gonna HR the humanity out of humans, yet!

It’s beginning to look a lot like Schadenfreude 🎶🎵Everywhere🎶🎵🎶You go🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵

THE D-FILES documentary coming soon?

14:41: And the colors are shown! Ironic that Bob Iger is in power and the other guy immediately mentions Weinstein.

Hey chris , just got a chance to watch ATTACK OF THE DOC. Excellent retrospective of the show and brought back lots of good memories .great work chris.

Alan was great in Jurassic Park 3.

Tomorrow I would take control of Disney, the first thing I would is bring back Lasseter and make him the modern day Walt Disney of the company. We need someone who has that spirit and someone who is demanding on a creative level. Walt was a nice man but he did not screw around as far as making great movies. It had to be great and successful. Maybe bring in Stagg for the overall picture and business side and John for the creative side.