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Bob Iger Proves That With Big Film Ideas, $7 Billion Can Be A Bargain

by Laughing Place Disney Newsdesk | May 10, 2013 4:38am (Pacific)
Tags: Disney Corporate, Movies

Forbes.com has an interesting article on Bob Iger's strategy of betting big on Disney franchises. The article starts with the story of Iger's precessor, Michael Eisner, choosing to pass on the Lord of the Rings film rights because it was too large of a risk.

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