Why Iger Gave OpenAI the Keys to Disney’s Vault
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss Disney entering a licensing agreement with Sora and investing $1 billion in OpenAI. The deal allows OpenAI to use characters from Disney’s deep pock...
16 Dec 202532min
Ariana in Wicked and How to Cast a Billion-Dollar Movie
Matt is joined by casting director Tiffany Little Canfield (‘Wicked’) to discuss casting major franchise roles that draw thousands of auditions like Elphaba and Glinda in ‘Wicked,’ the challenges of c...
11 Dec 202535min
The Ellison Empire Strikes Back: Paramount Goes Hostile
Matt is joined by Peter Supino from Wolfe Research to discuss Paramount launching a hostile takeover of Warner Bros., days after they agreed to a deal with Netflix. Peter maps out the differences in e...
9 Dec 202536min
Netflix Buys Warner Bros. Emergency Pod!!!
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to break down every angle of Netflix agreeing to buy the Warner Bros. film and streaming business. They dig into why Netflix made this deal, why David Ellison ...
6 Dec 202541min
Is Film School Still Worth It? With a Top Dean.
Matt is joined by Stephen Galloway, the dean of Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, to discuss the state of film school education in 2025, how it has evolved, and the increasing...
5 Dec 202535min
Why the NFL (and Everything Else) Keeps Breaking Ratings Records
Matt is joined by Nielsen Global Media executive Brian Fuhrer to discuss why NFL ratings seem to be setting new viewership records all the time, how sports-ratings measurements have changed, why these...
4 Dec 202532min
Would Netflix Really Embrace Theaters to Buy Warner Bros.?
Matt is joined by Bloomberg's Lucas Shaw to discuss Lucas’s recent report that Netflix would continue to release Warner Bros. movies in theaters if it were to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. They talk...
2 Dec 202537min
Commercial Vs. Arthouse, Going Marvel, and Notes From Spielberg With ‘Hamnet’ Director Chloé Zhao
Live from Los Angeles, Matt is joined by director Chloe Zhao ('Hamnet') to discuss what she learned from Steven Spielberg producing her movie, how she developed her visual style, directing a Marvel mo...
28 Nov 202530min
