Should Apple buy Disney? Plus: Apple's $1B blockbuster bet and more with Lon Harris | E1831

This Week in Startups

Jason Calacanis

Technology

4.2 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Today’s show:

Lon Harris joins Jason to discuss Apple’s major push into Hollywood blockbusters (1:38), their anti-Netlix, “auteur” approach (4:27), updates on the WGA+SAG-AFTRA strikes (29:11), film recommendations (46:10), and much more!

Time stamps:

(0:00) Lon Harris joins Jason

(1:38) Apple’s major push into Hollywood blockbusters

(4:27) Apple's anti-Netflix, “auteur” approach

(6:11) Why is this timely? Approaches to film marketing and releases

(13:56) Masterworks - Skip the waitlist to invest in fine art at https://www.masterworks.com/twist

(15:21) Breaking down the budget for Apple's Killers of the Flower Moon

(18:13) Why is Netflix taking the opposite approach

(20:12) Sequels and audience burnout

(21:25) Movie budgets: Napoleon, Barbie, Oppenheimer

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(29:11) Update on the WGA strike and AI's place in film

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(39:31) Update on SAG-AFTRA negotiations

(43:53) Understanding the "auteur" approach and the significance behind original IP

(46:10) Film and Show Recommendations: Fall of the House of Usher, The Mill, The Diplomat, Mr. Inbetween, Past Lives, The Burial, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

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0:00.0	I don't even know how some of these budgets are getting as high like secret invasion that
0:05.2	Marvel show that didn't even look very good.
0:07.5	People are saying across over 200 million to make like, it's crazy, I mean that's the
0:13.0	number one thing, all of these budgets need to come down and you can't make that much
0:17.5	on these kinds of projects.
0:19.5	This week in startups is brought to you by Masterworks is the first company allowing investors
0:24.8	exposure into the blue chip artwork asset class.
0:28.6	These listeners can skip the wait list by going to masterworks.com slash twist.
0:34.5	Codecademy.
0:35.5	Build the future you want to see with Codecademy.
0:39.4	Codecademy Pro helps you learn everything you'll need to shape what comes next in the
0:43.9	tech space.
0:45.4	Try it free for 14 days at codecademy.com slash twist and LinkedIn jobs, a business is
0:54.2	only as strong as it's people and every higher matters.
0:58.3	Post your first job for free at LinkedIn.com slash twist.
1:02.5	All right, everybody, welcome back to this week in startups.
1:06.0	It's been a while, but Lon Harris is back.
1:08.1	We're doing this week in streaming again.
1:10.4	There's so much going on in the streaming world and you know what, always we talk about
1:14.8	the technology behind this.
1:16.0	We talk about the media.
1:17.7	We've really widened the discussion out to talk about technology in relation to entertainment.
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