A New CEO and a Different Marvel Strategy (Ep. 12)

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🗓️ 4 March 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Jim Hill and Dan Graney zoom out and look at the chessboard. With Josh D’Amaro stepping into the CEO role and a noticeably restrained tone coming out of Disney leadership, the conversation isn’t about splashy announcements. It’s about positioning. From Avengers: Doomsday reshoots and Doctor Doom Oreo rollouts to Sony’s Spider-Man reset and Lucasfilm’s next theatrical move, this week felt less like checkmate and more like pieces quietly sliding into place. HIGHLIGHTS • A major executive profile previews Josh D’Amaro’s March 18 CEO transition and underscores how Parks and Experiences now drive the majority of Disney’s operating income. • Disney leadership publicly tempers expectations around Marvel while privately expressing confidence in Avengers: Doomsday as a potential 2026 event film. • Reports of three weeks of Doomsday reshoots in London raise the question: routine refinement or cause for concern? • A premium screen showdown looms as Doomsday is currently slated opposite Dune: Part Three, which holds IMAX exclusivity opening weekend. • Marvel lays groundwork for Doctor Doom across publishing and consumer products, including a coordinated comic relaunch and national Oreo promotion. • Sony Pictures signals a “full-scale reboot” of its live-action Spider-Man villain universe, pivoting back toward hero-centered storytelling and deeper collaboration with Kevin Feige. • A quick Star Wars temperature check, including internal reactions to The Mandalorian & Grogu marketing and early buzz around Star Wars: Starfighter. SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Unlocked Magic. Save up to 12% on Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando tickets with the trusted team behind DVC Rental Store and DVC Resale Market. Pick your dates, grab your tickets, and start saving today athttps://unlockedmagic.com/?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=marvelus When you book, be sure to tell them Dan and Jim sent you. HOSTS • Jim Hill - IG: @JimHillMedia | X: @JimHillMedia | Website: JimHillMedia.com • Dan Graney - YouTube: @TheHubbubbery | Facebook: /thehubbubbery | Website: thehubbubbery.com FOLLOW • Facebook: JimHillMediaNews • Instagram: JimHillMedia • TikTok: JimHillMedia SUPPORT Support the show and access bonus episodes and additional content at Patreon.com/JimHillMedia. PRODUCTION CREDITS Edited by Dave Grey Produced by Eric Hersey - Strong Minded Agency If you would like to sponsor a show on the Jim Hill Media Podcast Network, reach out today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to Marvelous Disney, the podcast where Dan Graney and I talk about Marvel, Disney,
0:06.2	theme parks, movies, and the moments where the company quietly tells you who they think they are now.
0:13.0	I'm entertainment writer Jim Hill, and I'm joined, as always, by that dynamic Dan Graney,
0:19.2	and who's just back from a kind of cold golf game. Is that correct?
0:24.8	Yeah. Yeah. You know, Nick, my son turns 12, or 12, he turns 14 tomorrow, and we went to
0:34.2	Top Golf this afternoon. And it was quite chilly, quite chilly and windy.
0:40.9	And I'd like to say that my performance, that affected my performance.
0:45.4	But honestly, the wind probably only helped.
0:47.6	Okay.
0:47.9	Well, just to be clear, folks, we are recording this week's episode on Sunday, March 1st, 2006. So we've
0:56.3	officially flipped the calendar. Spring is theoretically around the corner. And somewhere in
1:02.5	America, Dr. Doom Oreos are now being placed strategically on N-Cabs. And by the way, Dan,
1:10.5	a little anecdote here. I learned from Lauren
1:15.1	Hersy, my co-host on I Want That Too, our Disney merch podcast, that I have been using my,
1:23.3	what is it, the stuff of legends Oreos wrong?
1:29.3	Do you know, you're supposed to be, do you know you're supposed to lick these things?
1:33.7	Is that where the color-changing technology comes into play?
1:38.1	I mean, I was a moron.
1:40.1	I literally would take the Oreo, unscrew it, and look and go, gray, okay, yeah.
1:45.2	You know, in the food technology lab, that's what you want.
1:48.6	You know, gray, gray food.
1:50.5	But no, it turns out if you lick it, then they turn blue.
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