Can't stop thinking about this from @mattbelloni.bsky.social. Would love to see Sony's paid media spend breakout for Anaconda, which probably looks incredibly "old school" (ie lots of linear TV, radio).

Many, MANY candidates.... but there can only be one Villain of the Year in Hollywood...drumroll.... puck.news/sam-altman-i...

New pod: Part 2 of The Townies! Featuring... Craziest Moves, Most Effective Milking of Fans, P.R. Flexes and Fails, and the coveted Who Won the Year. With @lucasshaw.bsky.social a little tipsy on champagne. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/6UKb...

Tonight's @PuckNews very special Villain of the Year edition of What I'm Hearing will arrive tomorrow morning not tonight. Too many candidates! 💫💫

New pod: It's The Townies! The best, worst, most baffling decisions and biggest publicist fails of 2025 in Hollywood. With @Lucas_Shaw in a new velvet tux! Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/5Xtq...

The Reason Why Larry Ellison is Only Investing $12 Billion in Warner Bros. Discovery $PSKY $WBD $NFLX @mattbelloni.bsky.social got the answers on The Town podcast

The Oscars kinda had to go to YouTube….but there’s a price to pay. Details ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/will-the-osc...

New pod: Paramount fights back! Dealmaker/investor Gerry Cardinale goes public with plans to win Warners from Netflix, why Larry didn’t put in more money, middle-east politics, and why WBD really rejected the Ellisons. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/0nbL...

New pod: Should regulators and the antitrust crusaders just let Warner Bros. go bankrupt? With Sen. Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov. Plus: Will more or less people watch the Oscas on YouTube?? Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/1dhM...

New @PuckNews: I debated with @williamdcohan.bsky.social what will happen next in the Warner Bros. auction saga. Larry Ellison’s money is real, but is his commitment? ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/who-wants-wa...

New pod: Disney brand damage vs AI bandwagon….what could go wrong? With @lucasshaw.bsky.social. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/51um...

Does media attention correlate with Oscar nominations and wins? A new study from @stephenfollows.com offers compelling evidence. ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/can-media-co...

New pod: The increasingly high stakes of finding the right stars for big studio franchises. Plus: The first new Oscar in 25 years! With Wicked casting director Tiffany Little Canfield. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/70xU...

New @puck.news: The only question that matters in the Warner Bros auction. New details ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/world-war-wb...

New pod: It's Paramount vs. Netflix for Warner Bros., a battle of two not-great situations for Hollywood. Who's got the upper hand? With analyst Peter Supino of Wolfe Research. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/212z...

New pod: Netflix. Warners. $72 billion. What in the name of Ted Sarandos just happened!? It’s a deal so big @craighorlbeck.bsky.social gave the title 3 exclamation points!!! With a very special Friday appearance by @lucasshaw.bsky.social Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/5Nw8...

Stayed up all night calling, texting, writing, and processing a monumental moment in Hollywood history. Here's how the Netflix-Warners deal went down and what's likely to happen next. ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/is-the-netfl...

New pod: Why do we keep celebrating this season’s sports TV ratings spikes when the playing field has dramatically changed? With Nielsen researcher Brian Fuhrer. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/3giy...

Some news: Paramount just signed director Jon M. Chu to a big film and TV first-look deal, taking over his arrangement from Warner Bros. Chu will move onto the lot in January. It's another talent get for David Ellison. Wicked studio Universal went after Chu but came up short.

Brett Ratner says his budget for Donald Trump's RUSH HOUR 4 is "over $100 million." More via @kimmasters.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/why-paramoun...

New pod: Suitors for Warner Discovery are making lots of pledges to win the deal. What’s real and what’s Hollywood BS With @lucasshaw.bsky.social. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/4F7W...

New pod: It’s Chloe Zhao! A fun chat recorded at @puck.news awards season event. She called me “spicy.” Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/2TtK...

Instead of peeling potatoes or watching bad football, read these nuggets of wisdom I put together from my chat with James Cameron. Happy Thanksgiving! puck.news/james-camero...

Saw James Cameron speak in person in my college days and was so compelled by him. This interview is a complete delight to listen to. Wide ranging from the state of Hollywood to painting miniatures with JJ Abrams and if we are truly alone in the universe. I’d listen to him talk for hours.

I teased this last night in What I’m Hearing but now confirmed: Paramount WILL release Rush Hour 4 after prodding from Trump on behalf of Brett Ratner. Distribution deal. Producer Tarak Ben Ammar is lining up financing. Get ready for the dumbest possible state-controlled media.

New pod: It's James Cameron, Part 2! His Disney relationship, why Marvel's 3D "sucks," the Billie Eilish doc, and whether humans are really alone in the universe. Plus: A Lightning Round! Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/0igv...

New pod: It's James Cameron! Why Netflix buying Warner Bros. would be "a disaster," what he talks about with Elon Musk, wanting to direct WICKED, and why performance capture is the "purest form of cinema acting." Part one of two! Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/27T4...

New pod: The mid-2000s were an inflection point in entertainment, with upstarts that would eventually topple a 100 year old oligopoly. What could have been done differently, with former Viacom CEO Tom Freston. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/5YyN...

New pod: With Warner Bros. courting a sale, the antitrust brigade is now plotting how to block it. With Biden’s DoJ enforcer Jonathan Kanter. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/5tsR...

Sydney Sweeney is officially in play, David Ellison pitches his Warner takeover, Amazon investigates one of its own, Glen Powell misjudges his own appeal, and MUCH more. A new @puck.news What I’m Hearing is here! ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/newsletter_c...

New pod: Why are so many small movies getting such big releases? And is the fall bloodbath just a sign of unappealing films? With @lucasshaw.bsky.social. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/2IPu...

Spent some time over the past 6 months with NY Times Magazine writer Irina Aleksander and talked about this transformational (and frightening) moment in Hollywood history... and chronicling it all in real time. ⬇️⬇️ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/b...

Scooter Braun wanted to take over OnlyFans, and they wanted him. What happened ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/scooter-brau...

New pod: Sony is kicking butt in an area of animation that Disney and Universal both missed. Why? With Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/3Wtf...

New pod: How Tubi got profitable, and why every platform now wants YouTube creators. With Tubi CEO Anjali Sud. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/1Chz...

New @puck.news: Comcast’s CEO is considering doing a Universal theme park in Saudi Arabia and just toured a possible site. Would he bring the deep-pocketed (and deeply problematic) Saudis in on a bid for all or part of Warner Bros Discovery? puck.news/what-was-bri...

New pod: What happens if YouTubeTV just flips the bird to Disney and says "Nah, we're good without you." With @lucasshaw.bsky.social. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/69WZ...

New pod: It’s a Town Hall mailbag episode! Your questions, my attempts at answers, with cameos by David Ellison’s chutzpah, Kathy Kennedy’s indecision, Rachel Sennott’s premiere finger foods, Comcast’s desperation, and…. CT and Bananas. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/0qOM...

New pod: You’ve got 5 picks, plus one TV wildcard, money’s no object, goal is to dominate movies for the next 10-20 years. Who you got? With consensus #1 pick @lucasshaw.bsky.social. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/3eRN...

New @puck.news: Taylor Sheridan's movie deal isn't exactly what's been reported, some clarity on his obligations to Paramount, and new data on the outsized value of his shows. ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/taylor-sheri...

New pod: How will the inevitable AI bubble-burst impact the already struggling Hollywood? With 1929 author/journalist/CBNC-er @andrewrsorkin.bsky.social. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/2RZC...

New in Taylor Sheridan-land: The film project I referenced on The Town is the Call of Duty movie at Paramount, which he will co-write/produce for Pete Berg to co-write/direct/produce.

New pod: With Sydney Sweeney's boxing drama CHRISTY, a veteran producer is now a U.S. distributor. Why would anyone want to release indie movies in this economy?! With Teddy Schwarzman. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/3Zj8...

Well said @mattbelloni.bsky.social

New pod: The pros and cons of poaching TV’s top creator, even if you can’t have him for 3 years. With @lucasshaw.bsky.social. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/0LNd...

Within Hollywood, David Ellison was considered a potential "savior" of Paramount. Now, as he pursues Warner Bros., many believe he's a problem... puck.news/the-david-el...

At the highest level, talent relations really matter in Hollywood. Paramount bought a Nicole Kidman show without giving a courtesy heads up to Taylor Sheridan, who already makes a Nicole Kidman show. puck.news/taylor-sheri...

Big Hollywood news: Taylor Sheridan, TV’s top creator, just got poached. All the details and the wild backstory. ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/taylor-sheri...

PSA: No @PuckNews What I'm Hearing email tonight. My effort wasn't good enough to send. To respect our members' time, I'd rather skip a day and send something I'm happy with on Monday. Apologies! 💫💫

New pod: Finally, some REAL DATA behind the insane rise in media coverage of film fest standing ovations. And does the applause eventually translate into dollars?? With researcher @stephenfollows.com. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/1lKe...