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The House of Mouse: Bob Iger and The War of Succession at Disney, an unauthorized biography about the former CEO of The Walt Disney Company, will be released later this year.
Bob Iger Unauthorized Biography
The book, written by The Wall Street Journal reporter Robbie Whelan, is about Iger’s time as CEO. It’s slated to be released on December 1, 2026.
According to the book’s description, it relies “on hundreds of interviews with key figures in Iger’s orbit and thousands of pages of documentary evidence, including sensitive corporate communications and internal memos that have never been reported before.”
“At its heart, The House of Mouse is a deeply human story about the tension between creative human endeavors and the harsh realities of running a media business in the twenty-first century, and how one man struggled—as the monarch of any great kingdom must—to balance the needs of the many constituencies who love and depend on Mickey, Minnie, and the rest of Disney’s stable of beloved stories, characters, experiences, and products.”
Iger became the CEO of Disney from 2005 to 2020. Two years later, he took over as CEO, replacing Bob Chapek after he was fired. Iger has since passed the CEO title to Josh D’Amaro.
Disney’s Pushback
In April 2026, Disney pushed back on the book’s release by hiring Charles Harder, a national litigation and trial attorney who practices in the areas of media law, First Amendment, defamation, privacy, reputation protection, entertainment, intellectual property, and business litigation.
Harder sent multiple letters to publisher HarperCollins, seeking information on the book. These letters stated that Whelan covered Iger and Disney negatively in previous publications and slammed Whelan as “a supposedly biased journalist committing a hit job on Iger and the company.”
They also demanded to know what’s being included in the book and wanted time to fact-check it.
Though Disney is technically Harder’s client, not Iger himself, Iger was rumored to be the driving force behind the inquiry and was concerned about the contents of the book. Some believe people like Bob Chapek and disgruntled former employees may have given Whelan information for the book.
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