# Hollywood on the Rocks: All Your Franchises Are Dead

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Podcast: [Film Threat](https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-threat-872373)
Published: 2026-08-12T22:03:00+00:00
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Are there any healthy franchises anymore in Hollywood other than Spider-Man? Plus loads of news as David Ellison goes nuclear and threatens to move Paramount out of California over the stalled WB merger. Hilarity ensues! 0:00 Intro 5:08 Hope Trailer Reaction 8:22 Jeffrey Dean Morgan on Snyderverse Future 14:54 The End of Oak Street Ending 21:40 All Your Franchises are Dead 26:50 New James Bond "Exciting and Different" 33:04 ‘One Night Only’ Director Will Gluck Cut Out ‘So Much Nudity’ Because People Dislike Sex on Screen 39:56 David Ellison Threatens to Move Paramount Out of California 53:58 Chat Comments 59:44 Matt Damon, Josh Brolin Speak Frankly on Hollywood Realities 1:10:14 Chat Comments 1:13:47 Outro

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