Hotline Feature – Kristyn Burtt: AI Takes Hollywood, Gen Z Saves the Movies, and a Turbulent Year in Entertainment

Filling in for Dave Weekley, Coop welcomes entertainment journalist Kristyn Burtt for a wide-ranging conversation on how fast-moving forces are reshaping Hollywood. The two dig into AI’s sudden takeover of the industry — from Disney’s billion-dollar OpenAI investment to SAG-AFTRA’s scramble to protect actors’ voices and likenesses — and why 2025 marks a point of no return. Kristyn also explains how Gen Z and Gen Alpha are quietly steering Hollywood back toward longer TV seasons, live events, and true family films. The segment touches on Netflix’s rapid-fire celebrity documentaries, the fallout surrounding Diddy, late-night’s shifting landscape with Jimmy Kimmel, major industry deaths, awards-season missteps, and looming power plays like a potential Warner Bros. takeover that could redefine entertainment for the next decade.