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MELANIA documentary
Matthew Belloni February 3, 2026
After months of hype and $75 million in production and marketing costs, Amazon unleashed the first lady’s documentary to big-ish grosses. It’s still a sure money loser in theaters for Bezos & Co.—and some suspect an orchestrated box office boost.
dana walden
Matthew Belloni February 3, 2026
After a year-plus contest in which Walden, the TV chief, was often considered to be in pole position, Experiences head Josh D’Amaro will likely succeed Bob Iger. That’s because for Disney, in the short and long run, parks and cruises will be far more important than TV and streaming.
Taylor Swift grammys
Matthew Belloni January 29, 2026
Music’s biggest night arrives as its contract with Crypto.com Arena expires, Recording Academy production costs are skyrocketing, and sources say Steve Ballmer wants to lure the show to the crosstown Intuit Dome. Plus: why Harry Styles could be the biggest tour of 2026, the high price of Bieber’s facial paralysis, and whether the Trump guys will kill Live Nation.
MELANIA documentary
Matthew Belloni January 23, 2026
On top of the $40 million Amazon ponied up for Brett Ratner’s docu-hagiography, the studio is spending another $35 million to open it in 27 countries, including a splashy Kennedy Center premiere to be attended by top executives. But for all the expense, Melania is for an audience of one.


Ted Sarandos
Matthew Belloni January 19, 2026
Regal’s Eduardo Acuna goes public with his pitch for Netflix to sign a 10-year binding pledge with the Trump D.O.J. (and other ideas), ensuring Sarandos won’t go back on his recent promise to give Warner Bros. movies a 45-day window. Offering Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ a wide release would help, too.
Ted Sarandos
Matthew Belloni January 16, 2026
The streamer's new global agreement with the studio, valued at up to $8 billion, puts a public value on its slate. Now apply that math to its potential Warners takeover.
Kathleen Kennedy
Matthew Belloni January 16, 2026
As president of Lucasfilm, the producer oversaw five Star Wars films, a wave of TV shows…. and a galaxy’s worth of abandoned projects and jilted filmmakers. With her exit finally official, is the franchise better off now than it was 14 years ago?
Dana Walden
Matthew Belloni January 9, 2026
StrikeWatch ’26, a bizarre Michael Jackson record, and the future of Disney’s Dana Walden (if she’s C.E.O. or not) in the second act of the town’s favorite prognostication of the year ahead.


Sydney Sweeney
Matthew Belloni January 6, 2026
The town’s favorite year-ahead forecast returns, with input from some of my best sources—plus a few celebrity Puck friends. The future of ‘Star Wars,’ Instagram Reels, ‘Rush Hour 4,’ and Sydney Sweeney foretold in the first of two parts…
Pam Abdy, Mike De Luca
Matthew Belloni December 30, 2025
In 2025, Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy went from dead executives walking to a six-month stretch of blockbusters and Oscar contenders that silenced the town and offered a middle finger to their boss, David Zaslav. In an era when I.P. has taken over Hollywood, and their studio has been sold to Netflix (or Paramount?), they decided to go out swinging…
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