Kim Masters

Kim Masters is joined by Matt Belloni and Lucas Shaw for a year-end Megabanter, looking back at a messy 2025.

Kim Masters rings in the new year with Matt Belloni and Lucas Shaw to predict what 2026 could hold for Hollywood. Plus, we revisit a favorite 2025 conversation with A Real Pain writer, director, and…

release date window, giving fans a clearer update on when the long-awaited sequel could arrive. The update also outlines where the project currently stands behind the scenes, including progress on financing and filming.

The infamous movie producer had seemingly flamed out of the business until he recently turned up on Sony’s new Executioner franchise, one of several (male) figures granted multiple opportunities despite bad behavior and worse judgment.

David Ellison’s long, contentious slog toward a Warner Bros. takeover has engendered a sense of inevitability—and dread. Plus, Michael Ovitz is back, and he’s replying to email. And Gunnar gets emotional.

News and notes from around town: Will the famously theater-shy streamer go all-in on distribution? And now that the Blake Lively war is almost over, what are Justin Baldoni’s Hollywood prospects?

Saudi Arabia has been offering generous rebates to lure productions to the Gulf. But even before the region experienced war and instability and spending slowed, some producers had been left holding an empty bag.

News and notes from around town: It’s been a disastrous stretch for CBS News, so what’s still making Bari Weiss tick? Plus, the backstory on how Michael Ovitz procured Martin Scorsese’s endorsement for an A.I. startup that riles up the creative community.

Kim Masters talks to Alvaro Bedoya, a former FTC Commissioner, about why he objects to the Paramount-Warner Brothers merger. Plus, Masters and Matt Belloni discuss the box office prospects for…

Kim Masters talks to screenwriter David Koepp about Disclosure Day, his latest collaboration with director Steven Spielberg. Plus, Masters and Matt Belloni discuss Fox Corp’s acquisition of Roku.