00:00There's one movie Disney plans to keep off its new streaming service Disney Plus, Song of the South.
00:05There are no plans to make the 1946 animated film available on the $7 per month offering.
00:10That is consistent with Disney's previous policy regarding the movie, which has been criticized for its
00:15portrayal of African Americans following the end of the Civil War. The movie, which won an Oscar
00:19for Original Song for Zippity-Doo-Dah and inspired the Disneyland ride Splash Mountain, hasn't been
00:24released on home video in the U.S.
00:26CEO Bob Iger spoke about the decision during the company's 2011 annual meeting, saying that after
00:31a rewatch of the film, he felt parts of the film wouldn't necessarily sit right or feel right to a number
00:36of people today, and that it wouldn't be in the best interest of our shareholders to bring it back,
00:41even though there would be some financial gain. The company also doesn't plan to include a scene
00:44from the animated film Dumbo featuring a crow named Jim Crow, a reference to a 19th century
00:50blackface character that later became the name of the segregation laws enacted following the
00:54Reconstruction era. The scene does not appear in Tim Burton's new live-action remake of the
00:58original 1941 animated film. Disney+, which is designed to be a family-friendly service, will
01:03launch on November 12th with an expansive library of programming, including Disney classics like
01:08101 Dalmatians, Bambi, Sleeping Beauty, and more. In addition to the some 7,500 TV episodes and
01:15500 movies available, the service will also be home to original programming, including The Mandalorian
01:20starring Pedro Pascal, High School Musical, The Musical, The Series, and the live-action remake
01:25of Lady and the Tramp. For more on this story, head to THR.com. Until next time, for The Hollywood
01:30Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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