Send any friend a storyDisney confirmed the move. Perlmutter, 80, was told by phone on Wednesday that Marvel Entertainment, a small division centered on consumer products and run separately from Marvel Studios, was redundant and would be folded into larger Disney business units, according to two Disney executives briefed on the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive personnel matter. Iger is a Democrat who has been vocal about using Disney movies as vehicles for progressive values