Megabanter 2025: Hollywood’s unraveling year of crises, consolidation, and AI
Published on Dec 26, 2025, 6:00:00 AM
Total time: 00:28:32
Published on Dec 26, 2025, 6:00:00 AM
Total time: 00:28:32
This week, Kim Masters is joined by Matt Belloni and Lucas Shaw for a year-end Megabanter, looking back at a messy 2025. From the devastating Los Angeles fires to the shadow cast by the Trump administration over Hollywood, the trio digs into the Skydance-Paramount deal, a surprise Warners-Netflix upset, and Disney’s move to partner with OpenAI.
Lively banter about entertainment industry news and in-depth interviews with directors, producers, writers and actors, hosted by award-winning journalist Kim Masters of The Hollywood Reporter.