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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.

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Every guest on The Town with Matthew Belloni

321 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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    Lewis Kay

    Chalamet, Cruise, and the New Celebrity Press Tour Playbook · Jun 2025

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    Lorenzo di Bonaventura
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    Marc Platt

    The Secrets to Success in Producing, With Marc Platt of ‘Wicked’ · Feb 2025

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    Mark Fischbach

    How a YouTuber Took His Self-Financed Movie Wide Without a Studio · Jan 2026

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    Mark Gill

    How Much Kevin Costner Stands to Win or Lose on ‘Horizon’ · Jun 2024

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    Mark Guiducci

    Why the Biggest Oscar Party Is Cutting Its Guest List in Half · Mar 2026

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    Mark Lazarus

    The High Stakes of Broadcasting the Olympics · Jul 2024

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    Mark Roesler

    Making Millions on Dead Celebrities in the AI Age · Dec 2024

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    Mark Shapiro

    A WWE and UFC Tag Team, With Endeavor’s Mark Shapiro · 2 episodes

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    Matt Panousis

    How AI Is Already Transforming Moviemaking · 2 episodes

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    Matthew Liebmann

    What Will Bring Gen Z to Theaters? · Jun 2023

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    Michael Barker

    How an Indie Film Becomes an Oscar Winner · Jan 2023

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    Michael Gottlieb

    A Sit-Down With Blake Lively’s Lead Litigator · May 2026

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    Michael Kassan

    Is Netflix Fumbling Ads? · Jun 2024

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    Michael Lasker

    Oscars Preview! Timmy Trouble, a ‘Sinners’ Surge, and a Big Lead for 'One Battle' · 5 episodes

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    Michael Lynton

    Why the Former Sony Head Blames Himself for the Infamous Hack · Feb 2026

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    Michael Moses

    ‘M3GAN,' and How to Market a Movie to Young People · Jan 2023

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    Michael Nathanson

    Disney vs. Netflix: The Deathmatch of Streaming · May 2022

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    Michael O’Leary

    The A-List Filmmakers Evangelizing Movie Theaters · 2 episodes

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    Michael Pachter

    Has Netflix Officially Won the Streaming War? · Jul 2023

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    Mike Farah

    What Happened to Comedy in Hollywood? · May 2022

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    Mike Rinder

    Tom Cruise and an Explosive Scientology Book · Oct 2022

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    Mynette Louie

    The ‘Obsession’ Windfall and How Indie Hits Pay Out · Jun 2026

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    Nate Moore

    The Secrets of Marvel’s Magic · Nov 2022

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    Nick Bernstein

    Colbert Is Cancelled. Is the Late-Night Dam Bursting? · Jul 2025

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    Nikki Hexum

    Is This Hollywood’s First Practical Solution to Control AI? · Jun 2026

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    Oliver Berben

    ‘Resident Evil’ and the Tightrope of Relaunching Old IP · Sep 2026

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    Patrick Holland

    America vs. the U.K.: Who Makes Better TV Shows? · Aug 2026

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    Paul Dergarabedian

    Predicting the Opening Weekend for ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ · Nov 2022

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    Pete Distad

    Why Fox Is Finally Entering the Streaming Wars · Aug 2025

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    Peter Hamby

    Spencer Pratt, Karen Bass, and Why California Politicians Suddenly Love Hollywood · May 2026

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    Peter Jaysen

    Turning Music Rights Into a Bob Dylan Biopic · Dec 2024

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    Peter Kujawski

    How to Choose the Right Festival to Premiere Your Movie · Sep 2024

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    Peter Levinsohn
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    Peter Supino

    The Ellison Empire Strikes Back: Paramount Goes Hostile · 2 episodes

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    Phil Sun

    Michael B. Jordan and How to Build a Modern Movie Star Career · Mar 2023

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    Pouya Shahbazian

    An AI Studio Making 'Quality' Movies for Dirt Cheap: Revolutionary or Dystopian? · Mar 2025

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    Preston Beckman

    The Reboot Era and TV’s IP Obsession · Nov 2023

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    Ray Subers

    A Revealing Ranking of the Biggest Movie Stars: Tom Holland's Surprise Rise, Zendaya’s Stronghold, and Glen Powell’s Struggle · 2 episodes

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    Rebecca Ford

    The 2025 Emmy Nomination Awards: Winners, Snubs, and Thirstiest Campaigns · Jul 2025

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