Hasbro in talks to buy DreamWorks

Sabrblade wrote:I wouldn't quite refer the two talking about starting a joint venture together as "Hasbro wanting to buy Dreamworks".

Sabrblade wrote:Yet, Katzenberg'll still be in charge? Does sound more like a merger to me, honestly.

Sabrblade wrote:Yet, Katzenberg'll still be in charge? Does sound more like a merger to me, honestly.

Sabrblade wrote:Either way, wonder how folks'll think about this vs. the paranoia that sprung up from all the talks of deals made between Hasbro and Disney.

Optimum Supreme wrote:Disney should just buy Hasbro.

Sabrblade wrote:Nah, see, first Hasbro buy Dreamworks, then Disney buys Hasbro, then Disney buys back Saban, then Disney makes a deal with Bandai that forces them to join with Hasbro, then Disney buys Bandai and merges it with Hasbro, then Tomy gets merged with Disney's new Hasbrandai, then Warner Bros and Universal merge with each other, then Mattel and Lego merge together, and all three go at each other trying to eat the other two in a three-way free-for-all of Disney vs. Warnerversal vs. Mattego.

Sabrblade wrote:Nah, see, first Hasbro buy Dreamworks, then Disney buys Hasbro, then Disney buys back Saban, then Disney makes a deal with Bandai that forces them to join with Hasbro, then Disney buys Bandai and merges it with Hasbro, then Tomy gets merged with Disney's new Hasbrandai, then Warner Bros and Universal merge with each other, then Mattel and Lego merge together, and all three go at each other trying to eat the other two in a three-way free-for-all of Disney vs. Warnerversal vs. Mattego.

SW's SilverHammer wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Nah, see, first Hasbro buy Dreamworks, then Disney buys Hasbro, then Disney buys back Saban, then Disney makes a deal with Bandai that forces them to join with Hasbro, then Disney buys Bandai and merges it with Hasbro, then Tomy gets merged with Disney's new Hasbrandai, then Warner Bros and Universal merge with each other, then Mattel and Lego merge together, and all three go at each other trying to eat the other two in a three-way free-for-all of Disney vs. Warnerversal vs. Mattego.

You forgot the part where Disney buys Florida from the U.S, (for me that's a dream come true).

Megatron Wolf wrote:i really hope disney doesnt let this happen, id hate to see dreamworks go down the toilet cause of hasbros idiocy. Now disney buying hasbro im all for cause marvel has done really well since they were bought & star wars is looking the same so far.

Megatron Wolf wrote:i really hope disney doesnt let this happen, id hate to see dreamworks go down the toilet cause of hasbros idiocy.

Delta Magnus wrote:Oh GOD no. Anything that increases Disney's ownership over everything (that isn't Japanese anyway, as Japan seems to be the only place where businesses will tell Disney to get stuffed) is a baaaaad idea.

Also, whoever it was that said Disney should buy Bandai...not gonna happen. 1, Bandai is Japanese, so they're out of Disney's reach anyway. 2, Bandai is so enormous that even Disney couldn't afford to acquire them. Mickey Mouse can't defeat Gundam I'm afraid. Or Kamen Rider. Or Godzilla. Or any of the other millions of franchises Bandai owns (and unlike Disney, they don't have a reputation as insufferable legal pricks). Bandai is going to live forever- I'll wager a lot longer than Disney.

GuyIncognito wrote:

Megatron Wolf wrote:i really hope disney doesnt let this happen, id hate to see dreamworks go down the toilet cause of hasbros idiocy.

You'd rather watch Dreamworks continue to go down the toilet on their own? (The Croods? Turbo? Mr. Peabody and Sherman?) Dreamworks Animation is to Disney what the Go-Bots were to Transformers.

mooncake623 wrote:

Delta Magnus wrote:Oh GOD no. Anything that increases Disney's ownership over everything (that isn't Japanese anyway, as Japan seems to be the only place where businesses will tell Disney to get stuffed) is a baaaaad idea.

Also, whoever it was that said Disney should buy Bandai...not gonna happen. 1, Bandai is Japanese, so they're out of Disney's reach anyway. 2, Bandai is so enormous that even Disney couldn't afford to acquire them. Mickey Mouse can't defeat Gundam I'm afraid. Or Kamen Rider. Or Godzilla. Or any of the other millions of franchises Bandai owns (and unlike Disney, they don't have a reputation as insufferable legal pricks). Bandai is going to live forever- I'll wager a lot longer than Disney.

I think he was just joking about Disney buying Bandai... but you're dreaming if you think Disney can't buy Bandai. Disney is so much bigger than bandai it's not funny. Disney has a market cap of 153.51 billion dollars, Bandai 5.17 Billion

Delta Magnus wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:

Delta Magnus wrote:Oh GOD no. Anything that increases Disney's ownership over everything (that isn't Japanese anyway, as Japan seems to be the only place where businesses will tell Disney to get stuffed) is a baaaaad idea.

Also, whoever it was that said Disney should buy Bandai...not gonna happen. 1, Bandai is Japanese, so they're out of Disney's reach anyway. 2, Bandai is so enormous that even Disney couldn't afford to acquire them. Mickey Mouse can't defeat Gundam I'm afraid. Or Kamen Rider. Or Godzilla. Or any of the other millions of franchises Bandai owns (and unlike Disney, they don't have a reputation as insufferable legal pricks). Bandai is going to live forever- I'll wager a lot longer than Disney.

I think he was just joking about Disney buying Bandai... but you're dreaming if you think Disney can't buy Bandai. Disney is so much bigger than bandai it's not funny. Disney has a market cap of 153.51 billion dollars, Bandai 5.17 Billion

Disney is quite big, but given Bandai's location and the large amount of faith and support they have from their consumer base (coupled with the generally more independent attitude Japanese companies tend to have) I don't think Disney could buy Bandai, mainly as Bandai could easily turn them down and survive without them, and also as Disney would not have enough to gain from the buyout to compensate for the huge expenditures they'd have to make to buy them.

TL;DR: Disney COULD buy Bandai but they won't and if they did it wouldn't go well for them.

hinomars19 wrote:All this just looks and sounds like everyone playing a very big game of monopoly.

GuyIncognito wrote:

hinomars19 wrote:All this just looks and sounds like everyone playing a very big game of monopoly.

That's what Capitalism is! Monopoly was originally invented as a way of teaching people the dangers of capitalism: one person ends up with all the money, and everyone else ends up broke, bitter, and angry.

Sabrblade wrote:

GuyIncognito wrote:

hinomars19 wrote:All this just looks and sounds like everyone playing a very big game of monopoly.

That's what Capitalism is! Monopoly was originally invented as a way of teaching people the dangers of capitalism: one person ends up with all the money, and everyone else ends up broke, bitter, and angry.

Autobot tap out wrote:ugh the nightmare is coming alive.
I will absolutely not have the Tyrant Disney company be invovled whatsoever in this.

would Any Transformers Fan want some Tyrant want to turn what they love into a absolutely horrendous thing?! i say NOT

Metro Prime wrote:

Autobot tap out wrote:ugh the nightmare is coming alive.
I will absolutely not have the Tyrant Disney company be invovled whatsoever in this.

would Any Transformers Fan want some Tyrant want to turn what they love into a absolutely horrendous thing?! i say NOT

Look at how well Marvel's doing right now. You call that an "absolutely horrendous thing"? I say NOT.

Optimum Supreme wrote:Disney should just buy Hasbro.

Then they could have Emma's yellow VW bug on Once Upon A Time turn out to be G1 Bumblebee.

Sabrblade wrote:Nah, see, first Hasbro buy Dreamworks, then Disney buys Hasbro, then Disney buys back Saban, then Disney makes a deal with Bandai that forces them to join with Hasbro, then Disney buys Bandai and merges it with Hasbro, then Tomy gets merged with Disney's new Hasbrandai.

Optimizzy wrote:

Megatron Wolf wrote:i really hope disney doesnt let this happen, id hate to see dreamworks go down the toilet cause of hasbros idiocy. Now disney buying hasbro im all for cause marvel has done really well since they were bought & star wars is looking the same so far.

so I take it you havent seen Star Wars Rebels?

mooncake623 wrote:According to USAtoday, Hasbro is in talks to buy DreamWorks, the Studio behind animated movie franchises as Shrek and Madagascar. While NY Times is citing anonymous sources that talks are in "advance stages" and the deal would include a combination of stocks and cash. This deal with Hasbro would forge a family entertainment powerhouse to be called DreamWorks-Hasbro. Hasbro already owning 40% of Discovery Family is making it clear that they want to be the leader of family entertainment, using this media to promote their games and toys including Transformers.

According to Deadline.com, "DreamWorks Animation is deeply engaged in two potentially game changing negotiations that could transform the company - including one with Hasbro to forge a family entertainment powerhouse to be called DreamWorks-Hasbro. The other talks are with Hearst to turn DWA's AwesomenessTV into a joint venture."

DreamWorks' Jeffrey Katzenberg would become chairman of the combined operation, the website says.

Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!

GuyIncognito wrote:

Megatron Wolf wrote:i really hope disney doesnt let this happen, id hate to see dreamworks go down the toilet cause of hasbros idiocy.

You'd rather watch Dreamworks continue to go down the toilet on their own? (The Croods? Turbo? Mr. Peabody and Sherman?) Dreamworks Animation is to Disney what the Go-Bots were to Transformers.

Optimum Supreme wrote:

Optimizzy wrote:

Megatron Wolf wrote:i really hope disney doesnt let this happen, id hate to see dreamworks go down the toilet cause of hasbros idiocy. Now disney buying hasbro im all for cause marvel has done really well since they were bought & star wars is looking the same so far.

so I take it you havent seen Star Wars Rebels?

I take it you haven't seen Star Wars Rebels by the way you seem to be implying that it's bad.

spiderbob007 wrote:My first thought was, why would Hasbro want to merge with a failing company and put the CEO of the failing company, Jeffrey Katzenberg, in charge?

My suspicion is that Hasbro is really courting Disney, and their merger talks with DreamWorks and Softbank were to make their intended suitor jealous. I have read that Disney has 30% of Hasbro's business in toys; which includes Star Wars, Marvel, Disney Junior and Disney Princess. A merger between the two is probably inevitable, its just a matter of when and under what circumstances. If Hasbro can show that they are a desirable partner to competing companies, they can negotiate a better deal with Disney.

If they do merge, we can also get a collection of Marvel era Transformers comics with issue 3, featuring Spider-Man.

spiderbob007 wrote:If they do merge, we can also get a collection of Marvel era Transformers comics with issue 3, featuring Spider-Man.

spiderbob007 wrote:If they do merge, we can also get a collection of Marvel era Transformers comics with issue 3, featuring Spider-Man.