Deadline.com:
The Disney Theatrical Group has always and still does report to the Walt Disney Studios chairman who is Rich Ross of course. Yet Schumacher likes to think he's running a boutique business that's not under Ross's direction. (Hmm.) So here is what's really going on: Word is that Schumacher's contract is up for renewal. And [David] Schrader, a former finance manager for American Airlines whose rapid ascension at Disney has caused some raised eyebrows, is positioning himself as the new executive leader with studio brass. Meanwhile, Schumacher recently had his personal deal to produce live-action features for Walt Disney Studios, with a focus on movie musicals, cancelled by Ross.Mary Poppins is a steady performer but DTG has failed to replicate its early success. The division relies almost entirely on the ridiculous amounts of cash generated by The Lion King.