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    Top Disney movie executive Alan Horn to retire in December

    by Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times Oct 11, 2021 4 minutes

    LOS ANGELES — As chairman of Walt Disney Studios, Alan Horn oversaw a remarkable period of box office success, releasing blockbusters including Marvel superhero films, Pixar gems and the later entries in the “Star Wars” saga.

    Still, Horn was often loath to take credit for the company’s success, and would sometimes downplay his role. With a note of humility, he referred to himself as “just a janitor with a reel of keys” in a 2014 New York Times interview.

    Now Horn — who led a portfolio of studios including Marvel, Lucasfilm, Pixar and Disney’s own live action and animated operations — is set to officially hand in those keys.

    The executive, considered one of Hollywood’s elder

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