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The Multi-Billion-Dollar Plan to Improve Going to the Movies

2024/12/20
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Matt is joined by Michael O’Leary, CEO of the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) to discuss their pledge to spend $2.2 billion to modernize and upgrade theaters, what that actually means, and what these new “entertainment centers” will actually look like. They also talk about the biggest successes of the year in moviegoing, how theaters can improve for the modern audience, how theaters and studios are getting along these days, and more (03:13). Matt finishes the show with a prediction on the upcoming Netflix film ‘Electric State,’ starring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt (29:29).

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Host: Matt Belloni

Guest: Michael O’Leary

Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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