Sylvester Stallone believes Hollywood has long overlooked audiences in the American interior, and says Taylor Sheridan is winning them over. Speaking on The Rest Is Entertainment podcast, he said those viewers have been neglected since the era of John Wayne, and that Sheridan picked up on a craving for stories set outside California and New York.
Stallone added that studios still have not reshaped their films to match what those moviegoers want to see in theaters.
Major studios and production firms now bar employees from betting on Kalshi and Polymarket with confidential information. That covers casting calls, studio earnings, production schedules and release dates, along with passing tips to friends or family.
At least one company has set up an anonymous hotline for reporting colleagues suspected of betting on privileged details. Kalshi revealed in February that a video editor at MrBeast's company made $5,000 this way, and was fired and handed a $20,000 penalty.
Hollywood's political clout looks much smaller this midterm cycle. Not one A-list celebrity was sent to a major battleground state, and big donors kept a low profile. Democrat fundraisers in LA were quieter and drew little coverage, with Jon Ossoff's Georgia campaign even asking that photos not be posted. A consultant called it a rebuke of Hollywood, and a fundraising insider said the old industry machine that picked candidates is gone. The shift follows the fallout from Joe Biden's 2024 campaign, which left many in the industry feeling burned.
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