Matt is joined by VFX executive Matt Panousis to discuss Hollywood’s open secret of de-aging actors, a new tool called Vanity AI, and when we’ll see dead stars resurrected convincingly on our screens.
Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Matt Panousis
Producer: Devon Manze
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo
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Danny Boyle on Depicting Murdoch, AI, Bond, and ‘28 Years Later’
Live from the BFI London Film Festival, Matt is joined by director Danny Boyle to talk about his new film, ‘Ink’, depicting Rupert Murdoch, his influence on news and journalism, why he used AI in his film, almost directing a James Bond movie, and the future of the 28 Years Later ... Show More
57m 34s
Oct 8
Welcome to Skydance! Movies, TV ... and Massive Debt
Matt is joined by Rich Greenfield from LightShed Partners to discuss the complicated financials behind Hollywood's new media behemoth, Skydance, how the company will be heavily influenced by being nearly $80 billion in debt, how the NFL, movie studios, cable channels, and more wi ... Show More
41m 17s
Oct 5
The Hollywood Stock Market: Johnny Depp, Curry Barker, Spielberg, MrBeast, and More!
Live from Bloomberg’s Screentime event in Hollywood, Matt and Lucas Shaw make the case to buy or sell various entities across the entertainment industry, including Johnny Depp, Curry Barker, Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks Animation, Alex Cooper, MrBeast, the World Cup, and more (01 ... Show More
41m 59s
May 2023
How To Salvage a Toxic Production and the Death of the Movie Star
Are the best movie stars only the older ones? What’s the difference between celebrities of the past compared to today’s stars? What are some effective strategies you can use to navigate a troubled production?
In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine, Jason Hellerman, G ... Show More
47m 53s
Jul 2023
Will AI Replace Us? with Matt Ginsberg
<p>Is artificial intelligence taking over? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly discuss deepfakes, AI hallucinations, and whether AI really is intelligent with software engineer at X, the moonshot factory, Matt Ginsberg. </p><p>NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can ... Show More
54m 46s
Jul 2023
Studio Conspiracies: Behind the Scenes of the Silver Screen
Today, the Golden Age of Hollywood is seen as a time of larger-than-life starlets, of unprecedented innovation and modern myth-making. However, there was a dark side to all the glitz and glamour. In today's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel dive into a cavalcade of scandal, corruption ... Show More
1h 4m