Bob Chapek‘s Early Blunders Made It Hard to Escape Bob Iger’s Shadow at Disney

Bob Iger was always going to be a tough act to follow.

But Bob Chapek’s tenure at the helm of Disney was also marked by unforced errors that ultimately made it impossible to escape Iger’s shadow.On Sunday night, Chapek was ousted and replaced by Iger, a little less than three years after Chapek succeeded Iger as CEO in February 2020.Chapek came to the top job from the Parks and Resorts division, and had little experience in dealing with A-list talent and high-pressure political situations.

What followed was a series of eye-popping blunders that included a public spat with an actor.In the summer of 2021, Disney released Marvel’s “Black Widow” concurrently on Disney+ and in movie theaters — boosting the streaming service at the expense of box office revenues.

But the company failed to first strike a deal with the film’s star, Scarlett Johansson, whose compensation was

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