2023 is really the year when all of the film critics, all the culture credits really want to eulogize superhero movies and say they are over. We're going to have to actually see if that's true, but it does seem to be in the cultural conversation right now. There are a number of industry constraints at the moment that are affecting sort of the potential fall of superhero films from just a workforce and union perspective. So we're getting a little bit of industry pinch there, but it's also it's been 20 years. Maybe it's time for the genre to kind of sunset for a little while. It would not be the first time that that's had happened.
The FTC failed to prove the Microsoft/Activision Blizzard deal would substantially lessen competition, which means blockbuster acquisition might come together before next week’s deadline.
(00:21) Bill Mann and Dylan Lewis discuss:
- Why the FTC’s attempt to block the Microsoft/Activision Blizzard deal failed. - The “concessions” Microsoft is making to make the deal happen. - How we’re seeing a similar response to regulatory interest in Broadcom’s planned acquisition.
(14:09) Is it the end of an era for superheros? Mary Long caught up with Catie Peiper to discuss trends in entertainment and Mattel's big bet on Barbie.
Companies discussed: MSFT, ATVI, VMW, AVGO, DIS, MAT, HAS
Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Bill Mann, Mary Long, Catie Peiper Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl
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