2026 Hollywood Preditcions | ITCAFpodcast Ep. 316

WE'RE BACK!!We kick off 2026 by holding ourselves accountable; breaking down our bold 2025 industry predictions with our hits, misses, and surprises, before firing off a brand-new slate of predictions for what’s coming this year. From studio shakeups, AI-triggered union battles, and theatrical chaos to anime’s box office rise and Netflix flirting harder with theaters, nothing’s off the table.Plus, our Top 5 Favorite Movies of 2025, weekend box office winners, what’s still worth seeing in theaters, what’s about to drop, and IMDb’s biggest trenders right now. If you care about where Hollywood’s been and where it’s headed, this is the episode that sets the tone for our 9th year ITCAF!! So buckle up and LET'S GET CRAZY!!Time Stamps:0:00 show tease1:49 show open4:19 2025 recap5:05 WBD Sell6:30 Lionsgate sells?7:48 Creators Deals w/ studios9:24 Movie Theater experience 10:16 movie windows decrease 11:28 biggest box office of decade12:26 Paramount plus shut down?13:27 More Names in Diddy trial15:08 Will Smith theory16:08 Dana Walden CEO of Disney18:54 Concert Films19:45 Creator deals w/ theaters22:02 China’s box office24:00 A Theater chain will shut down25:32 DC becomes more trendy than Marvel28:12 AI will cause a strike31:58 Anime success at box office34:29 Production in Hollywood37:41 Netflix Theatrical Chances40:57 New CEO of Disney43:26 2026 Predictions Recap44:20 Top 5 Films of 20251:07:00 Box Office1:08:49 IMDb pro’s Trending1:09:31 Show wrapFollow Us Here:Website: https://crazyantmedia.comMerchandise: https://crazyantmedia.com/crazy-ant-merchandiseOur first film, Deadlines: https://crazyantmedia.com/deadlinesPodcasts:ITCAFpodcast:Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/itcafpodcast/id1644145531Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1tf6L0e7vO9xnVtWaip67s?si=tYPrIVr_R36qpYns4qeZ8gEverything’s Okay Podcast:Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everythings-okay/id1664547993Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uMm80MW4K50f8uURgVUYp?si=9mF7mwf_Qe-ZDqKBhEovMgSocial Media:ITCAFpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/itcafpodcast?s=21&t=q0HdFq3CPkXBzVYHYdJW6wInstagram: https://instagram.com/itcafpodcast?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRLQ7hHn/Everything’s OkayTwitter: https://twitter.com/everythingsokp?s=21&t=ckQqBvyxz3lYqKHLrI6peAInstagram: https://instagram.com/everythingsokp?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Crazy Ant MediaTwitter: https://twitter.com/crazyantmedia?s=21&t=q0HdFq3CPkXBzVYHYdJW6wInstagram: https://instagram.com/crazyantmedia?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRLQP1c1/Logan (Left)Twitter: https://twitter.com/jloganaustin?s=21&t=ckQqBvyxz3lYqKHLrI6peAInstagram: https://instagram.com/jloganaustin?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@j.loganaustin?_t=8ZMB9Hp1yxf&_r=1Dustin (Right)Twitter: https://twitter.com/crazyantceo?s=21&t=ckQqBvyxz3lYqKHLrI6peAInstagram: https://instagram.com/crazyantceo?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@crazyantceo?_t=8ZMB84k7BUM&_r=1