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Matt and Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw put on their studio chief hats and conduct the first Future Blockbusters Draft. In Part 1, they draft five elements (director, actor, or IP) they believe will define the box office for the next 10 years (00:34). Matt finishes the show with a prediction about the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger (24:18).




Host: Matt Belloni


Guest: Lucas Shaw




Producers: Craig Horlbeck, Jessie Lopez, and Stefano Sanchez


Theme Song: Devon Renaldo




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