Ike Perlmutter: Disney Fired Me From Marvel, I Wasn’t Laid Off

Disney says chairman’s dismissal was part of cost-cutting plan; he says it was because he clashed with creative executives

‘All they talk about is box office, box office,’ Isaac “Ike” Perlmutter said of Disney executives and Marvel Studios leadership.Photo: Susan Walsh/Associated Press

Isaac “Ike” Perlmutter says Walt Disney Co. fired him as chairman of Marvel Entertainment because he pushed Disney too aggressively to cut costs and ran afoul of the creative executives whom newly returned Chief Executive Robert Iger wants to empower.

In a rare interview, the 80-year-old Mr. Perlmutter spoke to The Wall Street Journal about his dismissal from Disney last week, his relationship with Mr. Iger, and missteps he feels Disney has made in recent years. 

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