<description>&lt;div&gt;On this week’s episode, I’m rejoined by Scott Mendelson of &lt;a href="https://scottmendelson.substack.com/"&gt;The Outside Scoop&lt;/a&gt;, whom I’ve tasked with answering a very simple question: Is there a good business case to be made for rebooting the &lt;em&gt;Rush Hour&lt;/em&gt; franchise or is it merely a (very odd) sop to Donald Trump and his wife’s chronicler, Brett Ratner? (:47). Then we discussed &lt;em&gt;Zootopia&lt;/em&gt;’s crazy popularity in China. (14:16) We taped this episode before news broke that Netflix had completed its purchase of the studio and streaming assets of Warner Bros., but we were prescient enough to discuss what might happen if Netflix picked up a controlling stake in WB. Spoiler: Nothing good for competition in Hollywood! (33:15)&lt;/div&gt; </description>

The Bulwark Goes to Hollywood

The Bulwark

Netflix Buying WB Means Reduced Competition

DEC 5, 202553 MIN
The Bulwark Goes to Hollywood

Netflix Buying WB Means Reduced Competition

DEC 5, 202553 MIN

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<div>On this week’s episode, I’m rejoined by Scott Mendelson of <a href="https://scottmendelson.substack.com/">The Outside Scoop</a>, whom I’ve tasked with answering a very simple question: Is there a good business case to be made for rebooting the <em>Rush Hour</em> franchise or is it merely a (very odd) sop to Donald Trump and his wife’s chronicler, Brett Ratner? (:47). Then we discussed <em>Zootopia</em>’s crazy popularity in China. (14:16) We taped this episode before news broke that Netflix had completed its purchase of the studio and streaming assets of Warner Bros., but we were prescient enough to discuss what might happen if Netflix picked up a controlling stake in WB. Spoiler: Nothing good for competition in Hollywood! (33:15)</div>