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fantastic_four Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Wow, absolutely GLOWING reviews. Was looking forward to it...now I can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 Disney+'s X-Men '97 Reboot Reviews: Critics Share Strong First Reactions Quote Under a week before X-Men '97's premiere, select critics were able to preview the first three episodes of the Disney+ reboot, and they had some great things to say. Tessa Smith from Mama's Geeky was "overwhelmed... with emotion" and "brought... to tears" by the preview chapters, adding how the storylines and characters were "done perfectly:" The Direct's own Russ Milheim noted how he "enjoyed the updated animation style" and fans of the classic series will be "very happy with it:" "just saw the first three episodes of 'X-Men '97,' and I can confidently say that fans of the original 'X-Men Animated series' will be very happy with it. I also really enjoyed the updated animation style. It’ll be great to have the X-Men back in the spotlight!" X-Men '97 is a "blast from the past" according to Nerd Reactor's John Nguyen, who teased how there are "so many emotions" to be found: "Watched the first three eps of 'X-Men 97' and just a blast from the past and a love letter to the 90s animated show. The mutants we love are back and there are so many emotions from laughter to excitement to sadness." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
media_junkie Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 On 3/13/2024 at 11:18 PM, fantastic_four said: The Gunn and Carano firings were under Chapak. Iger was CEO when Gunn was fired. Quote Disney CEO Bob Iger told The Hollywood Reporter that the decision to fire "Guardians of the Galaxy" director James Gunn was brought to him "as a unanimous decision of a variety of executives at the studio and I supported it." Quote In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Iger revealed his involvement in the decisions both to fire Gunn after offensive tweets of his resurfaced, and to cancel ABC's "Roseanne" reboot after star Roseanne Barr made racist remarks on Twitter. fantastic_four 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantastic_four Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Wow, he was there for Roseanne too, so yep, I guess he may have done it to DeMayo as well. I tried to figure that one out but never could make sense of it--including after hearing her air her side to Marc Maron on his "WTF" podcast. I'm five times more interested in the DeMayo firing now that it looks like X-Men '97 is better than expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drotto Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 (edited) On 3/14/2024 at 4:26 PM, fantastic_four said: Wow, he was there for Roseanne too, so yep, I guess he may have done it to DeMayo as well. I tried to figure that one out but never could make sense of it--including after hearing her air her side to Marc Maron on his "WTF" podcast. I'm five times more interested in the DeMayo firing now that it looks like X-Men '97 is better than expected. Especially since it has now been reported that season 2 is apparently fairly far along in development. Feels like Disney knows what the second shoe is and is trying to get ahead of this. Of course, this knowledge also worries me, since their firings have been very uneven. It feels like they moved too quickly on Gunn and Carano, but they waited too long on Majors, where the evidence seemed like it was more damaging and sustentative from the start. Edited March 15 by drotto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 On 3/15/2024 at 12:36 AM, drotto said: It feels like they moved too quickly on Gunn and Carano I've seen the Instagram post she made that tipped the situation over the edge where Disney fired her after a series of social media posts that were more instigation than explosive. But it leans into the excessively political, which means it can't be shared. Which she then deleted, recognizing she had overstepped in the comparison. But screenshots were grabbed and socialized. With her current legal financial backing, Disney will probably pay her to go away. Which then could lead to a worse situation, as she would probably never let it go they paid her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantastic_four Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 On 3/15/2024 at 12:36 AM, drotto said: It feels like they moved too quickly on Gunn and Carano, but they waited too long on Majors, where the evidence seemed like it was more damaging and sustentative from the start. The difference there is there's not much way to let justice proceed with Gunn and Carano--they didn't break laws, so the court of public opinion was the only place they were ever going to get tried, so Disney had no arbiter to help them determine guilt or innocence in most people's minds. With Majors they had a state investigating him, so it was easier to let them work it out first. If you fire him before he's even tried and then he turns out to be innocent then there would have been instant and immediate backlash as soon as the trial ended for presuming him guilty instead of innocent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantastic_four Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 On 3/15/2024 at 4:56 AM, Bosco685 said: With her current legal financial backing, Disney will probably pay her to go away. Given that it's Elon Musk backing her she may not settle. One of her demands is that Disney immediately re-hire her and cast her in their content, and it's easy to see Musk continuing to back her until he's made his point about free speech in a way that inflicts maximum pain and public exposure to Disney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 On 3/15/2024 at 8:21 AM, fantastic_four said: Given that it's Elon Musk backing her she may not settle. One of her demands is that Disney immediately re-hire her and cast her in their content, and it's easy to see Musk continuing to back her until he's made his point about free speech in a way that inflicts maximum pain and public exposure to Disney. With the man that pulled together so as to control a key social media platform, you are most probably right. But then does a company need to maintain its relationship with paid performers if they disagree with sensitive topics? That's at stake here too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drotto Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 (edited) On 3/15/2024 at 8:21 AM, fantastic_four said: Given that it's Elon Musk backing her she may not settle. One of her demands is that Disney immediately re-hire her and cast her in their content, and it's easy to see Musk continuing to back her until he's made his point about free speech in a way that inflicts maximum pain and public exposure to Disney. The being rehired in the Carano case is a California law item, from what I have heard. The CA law states the individual must be reinstated to their former position if wrongful termination is determined. So, I am not sure it is something she wants. Her case hinges on two point by CA law. Did she have an oral or implied contract, which CA does recognize, and was this political speech. CA laws states you can not be fired for political speech, baed on laws put in place after the McCarthy era to protect people in Hollywood with socialist or communist views. I do not think she will settle, it is no financial risk or cost to her, and Musk wants to make a point in his mind. Edited March 15 by drotto fantastic_four 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantastic_four Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 On 3/15/2024 at 8:56 AM, Bosco685 said: But then does a company need to maintain its relationship with paid performers if they disagree with sensitive topics? That's at stake here too. Many states have laws that make it pretty easy to fire commercial sector employees for virtually any reason as long as it doesn't violate Constitutional rights protections like race, gender, sexual orientation, etc. From what I can tell Carano's lawyers filed the suit in California which doesn't have as many of those laws as other states do, so I have no idea what they'll be able to do there. Florida does have some of those laws and that's where Disney is based out of, but certainly Carano did most or all of her work in Los Angeles so maybe that's the right venue. I dunno how venue is determined for jobs that involve frequent travel, but you've got to pay state tax somewhere for states that have income tax so if she paid California tax on her Disney income then I doubt Disney can argue they brought it to the wrong court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantastic_four Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 On 3/15/2024 at 9:58 AM, drotto said: The being rehired in the Carano case is a California law item, from what I have heard. The CA law states the individual must be reinstated ro their former position if wrongful termination is determined. So, I am not sure it is something she wants. Her case hinges on two point by CA law. Did she have an oral or implied contract, which CA does recognize, and was this political speech. CA laws states you can not be fired for political speech, bSed on laws put in place after the McCarthy era to protect people in Hollywood with socialist or communist views. Interesting history, thanks for sharing. The McCarthy era laws make complete sense. The Hollywood Reporter article explicitly stated she was looking for reinstatement, at least $75K, and punitive damages. Their article also has a PDF of the complete suit filing but I didn't read through it: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/gina-carano-sues-disney-mandalorian-firing-lawsuit-elon-musk-1235817466/ So now we wait to see if DeMayo ever talks publicly about his own firing or files his own suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drotto Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 (edited) On 3/15/2024 at 10:08 AM, fantastic_four said: Many states have laws that make it pretty easy to fire commercial sector employees for virtually any reason as long as it doesn't violate Constitutional rights protections like race, gender, sexual orientation, etc. From what I can tell Carano's lawyers filed the suit in California which doesn't have as many of those laws as other states do, so I have no idea what they'll be able to do there. Florida does have some of those laws and that's where Disney is based out of, but certainly Carano did most or all of her work in Los Angeles so maybe that's the right venue. I dunno how venue is determined for jobs that involve frequent travel, but you've got to pay state tax somewhere for states that have income tax so if she paid California tax on her Disney income then I doubt Disney can argue they brought it to the wrong court. Filming was done in California so this would fall under that jurisdiction. Also CA laws in this case conveniently are very much in favor of the employee. Edited March 15 by drotto fantastic_four 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 On 3/15/2024 at 10:08 AM, fantastic_four said: Many states have laws that make it pretty easy to fire commercial sector employees for virtually any reason as long as it doesn't violate Constitutional rights protections like race, gender, sexual orientation, etc. From what I can tell Carano's lawyers filed the suit in California which doesn't have as many of those laws as other states do, so I have no idea what they'll be able to do there. Florida does have some of those laws and that's where Disney is based out of, but certainly Carano did most or all of her work in Los Angeles so maybe that's the right venue. I dunno how venue is determined for jobs that involve frequent travel, but you've got to pay state tax somewhere for states that have income tax so if she paid California tax on her Disney income then I doubt Disney can argue they brought it to the wrong court. It really is interesting how a legal team determines where to file a case based on local laws. Most probably a specialty skill in itself, with paralegals that have in-depth knowledge of each state's pluses and minuses. Or a unique database with all the necessary criteria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
