http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/rich-ross-steps-walt-disney-studios-chairman-avengers-weeks-release-article-1.1064912
Many were surprised this week when Rich Ross stepped down from his role as Chairman of Walt Disney Studios, especially given that the movie "The Avengers" is to be released in about two weeks time. This movie, featuring Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America is supposed to be a major hit for the company and is estimated to make about 150 million dollars just on opening weekend. Rich Ross just suffered the embarassment of the major let down down movie, "John Carter," which cost the company about 200 million dollars from its failure. Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney, proclaims still that Ross was an excellent man for the company, but was just uncomfortable in the role of being resposible for the money the company makes and loses on its movies. Rich Ross has worked for Disney for decades, and helped bring popular shows to Disney Channel, like "Hannah Montana," helping along the careers of Miley Cyrus and other actors and actresses like Selena Gomez and also the Jonas Brothers. His time of departure from the company is a surprising one, and maybe more information will come to light in the next few weeks
I mostly chose this article because I love Disney, but I'm also really excited to see the movie "The Avengers." I loved the "Iron Man" movies, and especially love Robert Downey Jr. The article was well-written, and left me wondering with Ross actually did step down right before this huge success that's slated occur. I'm curious if there's more to the story. I did enjoy the article, mostly because I just did a project on Pixar for english and recognize some of the names from Disney, like Bob Iger.
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