$200 Million Write-Down for ‘John Carter,’ Disney Says

Read the full story on the New York Times’ website. At least Disney’s enthusiasm for superheroes doesn’t seem dampened:

 

Attention now swings to Disney’s coming movie schedule, which looks quite promising. The films include “The Avengers,” a Marvel superhero movie that is expected to be one of the biggest hits of the year, and “Brave,” an original entry from Pixar that is generating positive buzz.

In a statement, Disney said it believed that those two films had “tremendous potential to drive value for the studio and the rest of the company.”