The Town with Matthew Belloni
Puck founding partner Matthew Belloni takes you inside Hollywood, using exclusive reporting and insight to explain the backstories on everything from Marvel movies to streaming wars. Multiple times each week, Matt is joined by major executives, dealmakers, and journalists, to discuss what is getting made and why, who is winning and losing, and what people in show business are actually talking about.
Episodes (670)
Actors vs. Studios, and the Existential AI War, With SAG-AFTRA Lead Negotiator
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'Zootopia 2,' China, AI, and the Battle for Originals With the Head of Disney An...
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The Shameless Golden Globes, and Paramount Takes Warner Bros. to Court
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Is Hollywood Broken? A Savvy Investor’s View of 2026.
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The 2025 Box Office Year in Review: Sydney and Timmy, Superheroes vs. Horror, an...
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2026 Burning Questions: Another Strike? Is 'Avengers: Doomsday' Doomed? And Davi...
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Who Won (and Lost) the Year in Streaming?
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The End-of-Year Exec Survey: Next Disney CEO, Where to Sell Your Movie, and Wors...
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The Townies, Part 2: Who Won the Year in Hollywood?
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The Townies: Hollywood’s Best and Worst of 2025
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Paramount Isn’t Giving up Warner Bros. to Netflix Just Yet
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A Warner Bros. Antitrust Debate With Senator Elizabeth Warren, and the Oscars Go...
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Why Iger Gave OpenAI the Keys to Disney’s Vault
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Ariana in Wicked and How to Cast a Billion-Dollar Movie
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The Ellison Empire Strikes Back: Paramount Goes Hostile
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Netflix Buys Warner Bros. Emergency Pod!!!
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Is Film School Still Worth It? With a Top Dean.
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Why the NFL (and Everything Else) Keeps Breaking Ratings Records
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Would Netflix Really Embrace Theaters to Buy Warner Bros.?
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Commercial Vs. Arthouse, Going Marvel, and Notes From Spielberg With ‘Hamnet’ Di...
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Part 2: James Cameron on ‘Avatar 4’ and ‘5,’ Movie Biz Fears, 3D, Netflix, and A...
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Part 1: James Cameron on Avatar Misconceptions, AI’s Skynet Moment, and His Elon...
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Did Hollywood Ever Have a Chance Against YouTube?
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The Brewing Backlash to Hollywood Consolidation
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The Fall Box Office Crisis: A Phase, a Fluke, or the Future?
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Why Anime Is Becoming Undeniable in Hollywood
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Tubi Takes on YouTube, and a Michael Jackson Movie Update
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YouTube vs. Disney: Who Needs Whom More?
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Mailbag! 'Star Wars' and Soderbergh, the Best Home for Warner Bros., and Netflix...
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The 2025 Movie Franchise Draft
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Will Big Tech and AI Save or Kill Hollywood?
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The Risks and Rewards of Self-Distributing Movies, With Black Bear’s Teddy Schwa...
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Savvy or Desperate? NBCU Poaches Taylor Sheridan From Paramount.
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Do Standing Ovations at Film Festivals Mean Anything? The Town Investigates.
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Warner Bros. Is Officially for Sale. It's Paramount vs. ... Whom?
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Netflix Adds Podcasts and Makes a Deal With AMC Theatres. Why?
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Is the “Netflix of AI” App a Friend or Foe to Hollywood?
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Apple's True Intentions in Hollywood—With Top Exec Eddy Cue
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The Hollywood Stock Market: The Rock, Louis C.K., Kevin Feige, Sora 2, and More!
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Part 2: What Ari Emanuel Talks About With Trump and the Rock
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Part 1 With Ari Emanuel and Mark Shapiro: AI, Live Events, and the Four-Day Work...
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David Ellison’s $150M Bet on Bari Weiss and a New-Look CBS News
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The 'Smashing Machine’ Bomb and A24’s Big-Budget Burden
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Sora 2, AI Actors, and How Hollywood Can Fight Back
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The Return of the Spec Script—Is There Hope for Original Screenplays in Hollywoo...
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One Box Office Battle After Another for PTA
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Where the Money Is Spent in Hollywood and How It's Changing
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Kimmel Is Back, But Disney vs. Trump Is Just Beginning
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Kimmel’s Return, Disney’s Decision, and Iger’s Legacy
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Jimmy Kimmel vs. the FCC: Can Disney Escape This Mess?
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