The Business A demanding first week for Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro
Mar 27, 2026
Daryl Hannah, actress and activist known for films like Splash and Blade Runner and for directing Neil Young’s concert film Coastal. She talks about moving into filmmaking, capturing life on tour with inventive camera work, her Oscar moment saying Slava Ukraini, and confronting Harvey Weinstein during the Kill Bill press tour.
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Sora's Shutdown Signals Limits Of Consumer AI
- Matt Belloni and Lucas Shaw framed Disney's OpenAI Sora cancellation as evidence that consumer AI products still demand heavy compute and are not yet reliable.
- They argued Sora's shutdown reduces near-term AI risk to Hollywood and reflects OpenAI refocusing on business applications.
Fortnite Trouble Could Tarnish Disney's New CEO
- The Epic Games–Disney partnership is politically sensitive for Josh D'Amaro because he personally championed it, and Fortnite's struggles could reflect on his leadership.
- Epic announced 1,000 layoffs after a new Fortnite edition underperformed, feeding narratives of Disney struggling in gaming.
Arrested With RFK Jr. Protesting Pipelines
- Daryl Hannah described being arrested with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in 2013 during protests against the Keystone pipeline and her involvement in mountaintop removal protests.
- She linked RFK Jr.'s earlier environmental activism with later controversial political pivots.