<p dir="ltr">This week, Kim Masters talks to filmmaker Shawn Levy, who takes a short break from the London shoot of his Star Wars film to talk about the final season of Stranger Things, including Netflix's surprising decision to give the finale a limited theatrical release. He also weighs in on his work from Night at The Museum through Deadpool &amp; Wolverine, and he shares his bittersweet feelings about an industry that&rsquo;s undergoing very painful contraction.</p> <p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-148f43f8-7fff-bea6-95ec-520a42ebab86"><br></strong>Meanwhile, the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery offers no especially comforting scenario: <a href="https://variety.com/2025/biz/news/warner-bros-discovery-bids-paramount-netflix-comcast-1236584564/">Paramount&rsquo;s</a> deep-pocketed Ellisons, a studio-and-streamer play from <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-stock-falls-warner-bros-discovery-bid-1236431439/">Netflix</a>, or a cautious <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/comcast-interested-streaming-studio-assets-deals-1236413949/">Comcast</a>&mdash;each facing the hurdle of FCC approval. Kim Masters and Matt Belloni dive into what each bidder&rsquo;s move could mean for the town.</p>