Disney's new film chairman Alan Horn says CEO Bob Iger, who reportedly hand-picked him to run the Mouse House's movie division, has given him a great deal of flexibility in terms of the number and type of movies the studio can make.

Horn said he could make as many as six to eight live-action movies a year, excluding Marvel films, in interviews with a number of media outlets after he was announced as Disney's movie head yesterday.

Still, he's not committing to a specific number but indicated it wouldn't be in the range of 25.

"Bob has been very flexible and very open about the number of movies," Horn told The Hollywood Reporter. "Bob did not give me any budget constraints. It's just 'make good movies.'"

There were rumors former chairman Rich Ross had been instructed to focus on branded entertainment, but Horn said he had no such mandate.

"I don't think it's a critical criterion that each individual movie has branding potential," Horn said. "Branding will not be the tail that wags the dog. But this is a powerhouse [company], so if we can make a movie that can live beyond the theatrical space, that's just terrific."

Horn will oversee production, distribution and marketing of live-action and animated movies from Disney, Pixar and Marvel.

Horn said Iger approached him "many, many" weeks ago, and the former Warner Bros. exec, who retired after he was forced out by Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes in 2011, wasn't sure whether he wanted to jump back into show biz.

But, he didn't have much to do at home and found the Disney opening exciting.

"Over the past year, I've had plenty of time to ruminate aound the house," he told The Wrap. "I'm not a golfer, and my wife is a busy lady. We're empty nesters, and our girls are all college graduates, so I found myself with lots of free time."

"There are not a lot of positions to run a studio in Hollywood," he said. "This was one of those rare opportunities, and they don't come around very often."

Horn said he had a long-term contract but declined to specify the duration.

However, he did say that he plans to work with Iger for "several years," and the Disney CEO plans to step down in 2015.

Horn described DreamWorks exec Steven Spielberg as a friend of 40 years and says he knows DreamWorks CEO Stacey Snider, Pixar's Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter and longtime Disney producer Jerry Bruckheimer, but he hasn't yet met any of the Marvel execs, including Ike Perlmutter, who's believed to be a handful.

Still, Horn remains optimistic, telling THR, "My word to describe [people like Perlmutter] is they're great talents and they've every right to have a lot to say about what they do. I will benefit from their good work."

Horn told The Wrap, "I fully expect to be a stabilizing force. All I want to do is be helpful and keep the waters as calm as they can be."

Execs both inside and outside Disney praised Horn's appointment as film studio head, according to THR, characterizing him as a steady, safe film executive with excellent relationships with talent, including "Harry Potter" producer David Heyman, who might be a good fit with Disney.