Disneys process to identifyCEOBob Igers successor will officially include external candidates as well as four current executives.

The Wall Street JournalreportedTuesday morning on the deliberations extending to outsized candidates.

Many observers have long assumed that both internal and outside executives would be in the mix.

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Disney CEO Bob Iger arrives at the AFI Awards at the Four Seasons hotel in LA in January 2023Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

(Expect pom-poms to be waved aboutDeadpool & Wolverineand the Emmy dominance of FX.)

He brings operational experience from the parks side, while she would bring strong creative relationships.

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