No Mercy / No Malice: The End of the Blockbuster

Hogging seats on a crowded train, not saying excuse me, watching videos on your phone with no headphones in. Sometimes it feels like we don't know how to act anymore. What we have been seeing, increasingly, is people breaking rules. Why should I play by the rules if nobody else is going to do that for me? This week on Explain It to Me, how to mind your manners.

New episodes Sundays wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Scott Galloway, and this is No Mercy, No Malice. Riding an AI wave, the Ellisons are poised to shake up Hollywood. Movie budgets of $200 million and 3,000 crew members may soon be coming to an end. The end of the blockbuster, as read by George Hahn.

For David and Larry Ellison, the credits of the Fantastic Four First Steps are the best part of the film. Specifically, they are the opportunity. The scrolling list of more than 3,000 cast and crew members is a sign of an industry ripe for disruption. The Marvel movie staff, from visual effects artists and animators to costume designers and location scouts, is bigger than the entire workforce of Lyft or Reddit. The Ellisons, who are now one of the most powerful media and entertainment families in history, are the kid in the sixth sense.

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