Lionsgate, Meta, and a Wild Week in AI

Lionsgate, Meta, and a Wild Week in AI

Matt is joined by Justine Bateman—writer, director, producer, and SAG-AFTRA negotiation committee consultant on the use of AI— to check in on the latest developments on AI in entertainment. They discuss Lionsgate’s new deal with AI company Runway to make movies and shows more efficiently, Meta’s new deal with celebrities to voice a new AI chatbot, and whether other studios will follow suit (02:24). Matt finishes the show with two opening weekend box office predictions for 'Megalopolis' and the animated film ‘The Wild Robot’ (26:03). For a 20 percent discount on Matt’s Hollywood insider newsletter, ‘What I’m Hearing ...,’ click here. Email us your thoughts! thetown@spotify.com Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Justine Bateman Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ With Producer Jon Landau

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ With Producer Jon Landau

Matt is joined by film producer Jon Landau to talk about his latest project ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ and creating the most successful movie of all time with ‘Avatar.’ He talks about managing the sky...

15 Des 202233min

The Biggest Flexes of the Year in Hollywood

The Biggest Flexes of the Year in Hollywood

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the most successful power moves of the year in Hollywood. In what was widely considered a difficult year across the board in entertainment, who took...

12 Des 202232min

John Skipper on the Rise of the Sports Documentary and Bob Iger’s Big Plans

John Skipper on the Rise of the Sports Documentary and Bob Iger’s Big Plans

Matt is joined by former president of ESPN John Skipper to talk about his thoughts on Bob Iger’s return, Disney’s next big move, whether it should spin off ESPN, the state of live event sports content...

8 Des 202235min

Rob McElhenney on Merging Soccer, Celebrity, and a TV Empire

Rob McElhenney on Merging Soccer, Celebrity, and a TV Empire

Matt is joined by actor, producer, writer, and co-owner of Wrexham AFC Rob McElhenney to talk about the back story and business model of his documentary series ‘Welcome to Wrexham.’ Rob talks about ho...

7 Des 202232min

Smoke or Fire? The Most Troubled Hollywood Companies

Smoke or Fire? The Most Troubled Hollywood Companies

2022 has been a rough year for Hollywood—theater chains have struggled, mass layoffs are taking place, and stocks have plummeted. Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the companies that...

5 Des 202232min

The Streaming Year-End Review: Biggest Hits, Misses, and Questions

The Streaming Year-End Review: Biggest Hits, Misses, and Questions

Matt is joined by Julia Alexander from Parrot Analytics to assess how each streamer performed in 2022. Did ‘Andor’ move the needle for Disney+? Why is Wall Street still down on Netflix despite a recor...

2 Des 202232min

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The Big Business of Christmas Movies

Matt is joined by Amy Winter, the head of programming at Lifetime, to discuss the explosion of holiday movies over the past decade, why Christmas movies specifically are more popular than ever, and th...

30 Nov 202229min

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Disney’s Five Biggest Dilemmas in the New Bob Iger Era

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the biggest problems on Disney’s plate in the Bob Iger Era, Part 2, including the recent box office slump, particularly in the animation department,...

28 Nov 202235min

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