Boy Scouts go WOKE to cover up 83,000 SEXUAL misconduct lawsuits



The Boy Scouts of America is no longer the image of Americana innocence — and it now seems that it never actually was in the first place.

The organization has announced that it is now changing its name to “Scouting America” in order to promote inclusivity and explore diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

“Can I remind America that this is an organization that has 83,000 lawsuits against them for sexual misconduct on young boys?” Jaco Booyens asks, adding, “We’re just going to change the name and welcome more dysfunction, because we are welcoming more dysfunction.”

“So, if you’re thinking of your son being in the Boy Scouts — it hasn’t existed for a long time. Pull them out. Pull them out of public school, pull them out of the Boy Scouts,” Booyens says.

The organization has also apparently sought bankruptcy protection because of all the lawsuits against it, and it had a reorganization plan that allowed it to continue its programs while compensating all of the victims.

“You have all of these people who are coming forward with these claims, which clearly have merit to them, and everyone’s just like, ‘Yeah, it’s fine, you can exist. In fact, just rename yourself Scouting America so that you can just completely hide behind that,’” Sara Gonzales says angrily.

“It should be called ‘Pedophiles Scouting America,’” Booyens chimes in.

Matthew Marsden agrees, noting that this is “the degradation of our youth, especially young men.”

“The Boy Scouts was there to prepare you to be a man,” Marsden says. “Of course, the allegations of abuse are really serious, but this a deeper thing to emasculate young men and to take away their manliness. This is what it’s about, really, to raise a generation of wimps.”


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Report: Disney lost over $600 million from just 4 movies in 2023 after year of epic flops



A stunning report detailed the expenses on Disney films and found that the totals of just four of its big-budget projects lost the company more than half a billion in 2023.

Disney films showed up repeatedly on a list of the biggest bombs of the year, and the amount of money the mouse brand is willing to shell out only for the movies to end up deeply in the red is truly mesmerizing.

The report by Deadline is a real eye opener in terms of the volume of cash that can be evaporated by a studio — even outside of the actual production budget — when a film doesn't live up to expectations.

The outlet reported that typically Disney pumps out the majority of the top 10 most-profitable films in a year due to its Marvel movies, but those figures have largely unraveled due to the losses of Disney+. However, it should be noted that Disney and Marvel movies have suffered from insufferable wokeness and diversity-driven casting, which of course CEO Bob Iger denies.

Topping the list of flops was "The Marvels," a project that checked a lot of boxes for the film studio as a diverse, female-led and directed superhero movie. Unfortunately, the movie's $218 million in revenues was overshadowed by a $270 million production budget along with over $100 million in advertising. It crossed the finish line with an estimated $237 million loss.

Disney was rated the worst movie studio of 2023 by Variety, and it's no wonder given that for the entire year moviegoers were perplexed that the studio seemed unwilling to change its ideological path.

"Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" was yet another heartache for both the studio and fans of the franchise. With reports of rewrites and reshoots after leaked storylines angered fans, it was hard to imagine the film could turn around the negative hype.

Add on a reported $80 million in post-production costs to de-age Harrison Ford, and it's no surprise the film made the list.

The expenses totaled $300 million in production, $120 million in ads, and another $96 million in residuals, distribution, and overhead. The film lost about $143 million according to Deadline, meaning even showing Indiana Jones with his true face for the film's entirety couldn't have saved it.

Disney's "Wish" suffered terrible reviews and went relatively unnoticed even to Disney's most critical observers.

$300 million in production and advertising easily dwarfed its box office and streaming numbers, leaving the studio with -$131 million.

The animated film about the production company's own legacy wasn't the biggest hit with young girls who likely expected a better storyline for a Disney princess. The report described the movie as reeking of corporate product with nothing magical about it.

Keeping in line with strange movie ideas, Disney's "Haunted Mansion" is the studio's second foray into making a movie based around its theme-park attraction of the same name. While the Eddie Murphy-led 2003 iteration seemingly performed very poorly, it still outshined the 2023 film.

The 2003 flick saw a global box office of $182 million, but 20 years later, the new version could only make $117 million. Against a $150 million production budget, the totals were again not on Disney's side with $117 million in losses.

In total, that left Disney with an estimated $628 million in losses from just four movies. How the company fairs in 2024 is anyone's guess, but it's hard to imagine Mickey can lose that much money without some big-name budgets suffering severe flops in theaters.

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Disney lost $134M on 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,' including $80M in postproduction to de-age Harrison Ford



Financial documents out of the United Kingdom have revealed that "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" lost Disney over $130 million due to an explosive budget that included nearly $80 million in postproduction efforts.

Disney's latest "Indiana Jones" franchise installment saw much of its production take place in the United Kingdom in order to capitalize on an incentive for film companies that shoot in the region.

The 25.5% cash reimbursement incentive means that many studios create companies in the U.K. for this purpose, but it also has meant increased transparency. These companies must file financial statements that indicate staffing, salaries, costs, and reimbursement they receive, according to Forbes.

Such documents revealed that Disney lost approximately $134.2 million after adjusting for budget, theater takings, and postproduction costs.

The aftereffects, which predominantly required a drastic de-aging of star Harrison Ford for a dramatic train chase scene, cost Disney approximately $79 million. This reportedly brought the budget to a monstrous total of $387.2 million.

Though the movie grossed about $384 million worldwide, the studio receives approximately half of theater earnings, which landed Disney at approximately $192 million.

What is seemingly a massive total is actually half of the movie's prequel, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." The 2023 adventure seemingly took in a similar dollar figure to the first three Indiana Jones movies from the 1980s but clearly loses when adjusted for inflation.

The film was plagued from the start with rumors, reshoots, and secret scenes shrouded in mystery, as fans raged online about the possibility that Harrison Ford's lead character would be replaced in the film.

In June 2021, a movie insider revealed that there could be two endings considered for the movie. "In one of the rumored endings, young Indiana Jones dies alongside old Indiana Jones, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge swoops in like a vulture, picks the hat up, and takes his place moving forward,” the insider claimed.

Once these rumors leaked, fans were not pleased at the idea of the iconic character getting the Disney treatment from studio head Kathleen Kennedy.

Reports that the studio got the message from fans were seemingly confirmed in 2023. The same insider claimed at the time that an on-set leaker told him that filmmakers seemed to have cut any of the scenes that would have the female character taking over the lead role.

In the end, Ford hung onto his role and his trademark hat.

Disney had an abysmal 2023 and went into 2024 with ongoing wars over board seats, production, and the overall direction of the movie studio. Despite Disney's parks and recreation sector having a strong post-COVID bounce-back, losses generated by streaming platform Disney+ have seen share prices fall by around 40% compared to a peak price of over $200 in March 2021.

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Disney’s Latest Box Office Flop Signals More Of The Mouse’s Self-Inflicted Demise

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Harrison Ford Gives Indiana Jones A Send-Off Worthy Of The Iconic Franchise

'Dial of Destiny' is the definition of an unnecessary sequel in theory, but the final product proves the disbelievers wrong.

Disney's 'Dial of Destiny' is 'severely underperforming' at box office. Actress says it was 'glorious' to knock out Indiana Jones in new movie.​



Based on the "severely underperforming" opening weekend at the box office for "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny," it will be difficult for Disney to make a profit on the latest cinematic chapter of the intrepid archeologist.

Deadline reported on Saturday that "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" is "still bound to open at the bottom of the end of tracking’s projection of $60M as this morning." The entertainment website noted that there was an estimate that the latest "Indiana Jones" movie may only make $55 million at the box office in its opening weekend – which is the same total as "The Flash." Entertainment news source Screen Rant described the estimates as "looking dismal" and "severely underperforming."

The opening weekend box office estimates are concerning for Disney because it is currently unlikely that the blockbuster movie will turn a profit.

"According to Forbes, the 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' budget is $294.7 million, which makes it the eighth most expensive movie of all time right behind 'Justice League' and the 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End,' both $300 million," Screen Rant said.

The nearly $300 million price tag does not include marketing and promotional costs.

The Hollywood Reporter noted last year, "Don’t be surprised if studios set aside $150 million or more on global marketing spend for the biggest titles."

Deadline said of box office total of previous Indiana Jones movies:

'Dial of Destiny‘s three-day will, of course, be down from the $100.1M three-day domestic of the previous movie, 2008’s 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,' and the second-best opening for the franchise. Note that fourthquel opened on a Thursday over a Memorial Day weekend, earning $151.9M in total over five days. In results unadjusted for inflation and currency, 'Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' opened to $272.1M worldwide. Paramount released all previous Indy movies before Disney bought Lucasfilm. 1989’s 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade' opened to a $29.3M three-day ($46.9M over extended Memorial Day weekend) at 2,327 theaters. 1984’s 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' bowed to a $25.3M three-day ($42.2M extended Memorial Day weekend) at 1,687 theaters. 1981’s 'Raiders of the Lost Ark‘s' gross pattern is a shining example of how blockbusters were big sleepers back in the VHS era: The pic opened to $8.3M at 1,078 theaters and by January 1982 earned $179.6M with an initial cume of $212.2M, lifetime gross of $248.1M.

The Walt Disney Company lost nearly $900 million on recent movies, according to Hollywood analysis.

"Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" stars actors Harrison Ford, who will turn 81 years old this month, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

Waller-Bridge plays the part of Helena Shaw – the goddaughter of Indiana Jones and the daughter of his colleague Basil Shaw.

In an important scene of the movie, Helena knocks out Indy.

Walter-Bridge told Entertainment Weekly about punching the film's star, "It's such a brilliant cut, and it's such an excellently scripted moment. And particularly because there's so much fighting and left hooks and all that stuff all the way through the film, when she's just fighting the bad guys. But to have to level a punch to the hero of the film... It was glorious, because it was so funny."

Lucasfilm president, Kathleen Kennedy, previously said that the Helena Shaw character could take over the "Indiana Jones" franchise.

In the trailer for "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny," Helena bashes capitalism as basically stealing.

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‘Indiana Jones’ Meets ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ In ‘Red Notice’

‘Indiana Jones’ Meets ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ In ‘Red Notice’

As an entertaining action film to enjoy over popcorn that, for once, doesn't come from one of Hollywood's overused franchises, 'Red Notice' does its job.