The Science of Green-Lighting Movies

The Science of Green-Lighting Movies

Matt is joined by Joshua Lynn, the president of Piedmont Media Research, to discuss the research studios use to determine what people want out of their movies and how to give it to him. Before the movie is green-lit, studios use research to know if people want a new tornado movie, or a biopic about Robert Oppenheimer, or how Denzel Washington will elevate a project's box office potential (02:43). Matt finishes the show with a prediction about Netflix’s stock price (25:32). For a 20 percent discount on Matt’s Hollywood insider newsletter, ‘What I’m Hearing ...,’ click this link: puck.news/thetown Email us your thoughts! thetown@spotify.com Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Joshua Lynn Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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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 Dec 202232min

The Big Business of Christmas Movies

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

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

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

The Taylor Swift Ticketmaster Debacle, Explained

The Taylor Swift Ticketmaster Debacle, Explained

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to dive deep into the chaos of trying to buy tickets to Taylor Swift’s newly announced Era’s Tour. They discuss who is to blame for the Ticketmaster meltdown, ...

23 Nov 202228min

A Major Disney Shake-up: Former CEO Bob Iger Is Back

A Major Disney Shake-up: Former CEO Bob Iger Is Back

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to break down the return of Bob Iger as CEO of Disney once again. They talk about whether Disney needed to make this move or whether this was a knee-jerk react...

21 Nov 202232min

Oscars Watch Begins: Front-Runners, Story Lines, and the ‘Top Gun’ Debate

Oscars Watch Begins: Front-Runners, Story Lines, and the ‘Top Gun’ Debate

With awards season ramping up, Matt is joined by The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Feinberg to discuss his forecast for the upcoming Oscars, including front-runners for best picture, best actor, and best...

18 Nov 202232min

The Secrets of Marvel’s Magic

The Secrets of Marvel’s Magic

Matt is joined by Marvel’s executive of production and development and ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ producer Nate Moore to discuss what makes Marvel so special. Nate talks about the development pr...

16 Nov 202236min

The 2022 Directors Draft

The 2022 Directors Draft

Imagine you are the head of a new film studio with an unlimited budget. Who are the movie directors you would pay the most money to sign for the next 20 years? Matt and Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw put on t...

14 Nov 202232min

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