EW Article: Breaking Up with Disney

Entertainment Weekly has an interesting article coming out in their May 22nd issue, which hits newsstands May 18th. The title of the article is “Breaking Up with Disney” and can be found on page 32.

(Check out the cover of this issue on the right.)

Here’s an excerpt from the article:

Sooner or later everybody has to leave home—even if home is a castle sparkling with pixie dust. Last month, Disney’s biggest stars, Miley Cyrus and Zac Efron, showed signs that they could survive outside of the Magic Kingdom. For three years now, the Disney Channel has groomed Cyrus and Efron as carefully as Geppetto once carved a puppet out of wood. “It’s almost like the old studio system, where they own you,” says agent Cindy Osbrink, who handles Dakota Fanning, as well as Disney kid Kyle Massey (Cory in the House). “There are feature films and recording contracts. It’s all or nothing.” But, she adds, “it’s not a bad thing. They take care of the kids very well.”

So, what does happen when a Disney star moves on? According to EW, it can be a difficult thing.

The upside for Disney is that once a teen star moves on, the company no longer has to answer for every saucy leaked photo and tab­loid scandal. On the other hand, Disney and this generation have made beautiful money together. Breaking up is hard to do.

I do wonder just how hard it is for a Disney star to move on. It seems that others have moved on okay and have had successful careers. And then, there are some who stay with Disney as long as they’ll have them.

As for Miley Cyrus and Zac Efron…I think they’ll be just fine.

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