One evening, while lurking near the backlot of , Elias found himself sharing a bench with an old man wearing a faded production crew jacket.
Disney is arguably the most dominant force in entertainment today. Beyond its own storied animation studio, Disney’s strategic acquisitions have turned it into an unstoppable conglomerate. By bringing , Lucasfilm , and Pixar under its umbrella, Disney controls the most lucrative intellectual properties (IP) in history—from the Avengers and Star Wars to Toy Story. Warner Bros. Discovery
: The only major studio owned by a foreign conglomerate (Sony Group Corp), holding 7% market share . It manages Columbia Pictures , TriStar , and the anime giant Crunchyroll .