The Wall Street Journal writer Ben Fritz is currently at an event at USC where Dean Willow Bay is interviewing her husband, Disney CEO Bob Iger. Fritz shared a few interesting tidbits on Twitter:
At USC business/tech event, USC Annenberg dean Willow Bay interviewing her husband, Disney CEO Bob Iger
— Ben Fritz (@benfritz) March 23, 2017
Bob Iger on Tuesday wore a helmet and used AR technology to have a lightsaber duel
— Ben Fritz (@benfritz) March 23, 2017
Iger: "I’ve exhorted our team to not create VR experiences at the parks. Augmented yes, but virtual, no."
— Ben Fritz (@benfritz) March 23, 2017
Han Solo movie will follow him from age 18 through 24 and show him finding the Falcon, meeting Chewbacca, and getting his name, Iger says
— Ben Fritz (@benfritz) March 23, 2017
Mark Hamill has a big role in episode 8 and will do "a lot of talking," says Iger
— Ben Fritz (@benfritz) March 23, 2017
It’s really interesting and nice to hear that the Han Solo film will span such a large time frame. That leaves a lot of room for adventure and the ever sought-after “character development.”
In other Iger news, the head honcho at Disney has extended his contract until 2019, but assures he’s really retiring after that.
