Bob Iger, who stepped down from his second stint as Disney CEO in March, gave an exit interview to Financial Times in which he revealed that he tried to acquire the James Bond franchise for Disney amid a spending spree that included the acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel and “Star Wars.
Source: [Variety](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/disney-failed-buy-james-bond-twitter-apple-bob-iger-1236788523/)