32 min

Hollywood’s China Problem The Town with Matthew Belloni

    • Society & Culture

Matt is joined by Wall Street Journal reporter Erich Schwartzel to discuss the current state of Hollywood’s relationship with China and how the Chinese government feels about Hollywood releases. Erich breaks down how China’s movie infrastructure has changed over the years, how the Chinese box office affects which movies get made in America, the precarious projections of ‘Fast X’ in China, TikTok’s success, Shanghai Disneyland, and more.

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Email us your thoughts! thetown@spotify.com

Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Erich Schwartzel

Producer: Craig Horlbeck 
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo
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Matt is joined by Wall Street Journal reporter Erich Schwartzel to discuss the current state of Hollywood’s relationship with China and how the Chinese government feels about Hollywood releases. Erich breaks down how China’s movie infrastructure has changed over the years, how the Chinese box office affects which movies get made in America, the precarious projections of ‘Fast X’ in China, TikTok’s success, Shanghai Disneyland, and more.

For a 20 percent discount on Matt’s Hollywood insider newsletter, ‘What I’m Hearing ...,’ click here

Email us your thoughts! thetown@spotify.com

Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Erich Schwartzel

Producer: Craig Horlbeck 
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

32 min

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