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Hollywood News Banter

By Kim Masters • Apr 8, 2016 • 1 min read

Matt Belloni, executive editor of the Hollywood Reporter joins Kim Masters to discuss top entertainment news stories of the week.

Last year, Thomas Staggs was named Bob Iger's heir apparent at Disney. His sudden departure from the company means the line of succession is now up in the air.
The corporate drama at Viacom concerning Sumner Redstone's competency seems to be settled...for now.
Batman vs. Superman opened big, but had a 69% drop-off the following week. The film was so expensive to make that it needs to bring in a billion dollars to be considered a success for Warner Bros., but
it looks like it may be a struggle to get there.

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By Kim Masters • Apr 8, 2016 • 1 min read

Matt Belloni, executive editor of the Hollywood Reporter joins Kim Masters to discuss top entertainment news stories of the week.

Last year, Thomas Staggs was named Bob Iger's heir apparent at Disney. His sudden departure from the company means the line of succession is now up in the air.
The corporate drama at Viacom concerning Sumner Redstone's competency seems to be settled...for now.
Batman vs. Superman opened big, but had a 69% drop-off the following week. The film was so expensive to make that it needs to bring in a billion dollars to be considered a success for Warner Bros., but
it looks like it may be a struggle to get there.