Peltz Questions Disney Casting for ‘Marvels’, ‘Black Panther’

Nelson Peltz has questioned Walt Disney Co.’s decision to pursue female- and Black-led casting on certain Marvel movies, as he enters the final stretch of his fight for a board seat at the entertainment giant.

In an interview with the Financial Times, published Friday, the billionaire investor said moviegoers want to be entertained and not to “get a message.” He took aim at female-led film The Marvels, as well as Black Panther, whose main cast was Black.