<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0YGg69_0w13WLak00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0YGg69_0w13WLak00" width="1210" height="806" ></figure>Matt is joined by Fergus Navaratnam-Blair from National Research Group to discuss the evolution of male characters on-screen in Hollywood and what the next generation wants to see from male archetypes. Fergus explains who young men currently look up to the most in 2024 and how these role models have shifted over the years. They discuss the more fictionalized characters and superheroes in popular culture, how Hollywood sells masculinity to young men, and whether there is a market opportunity for storytellers to make new male characters that resonate with the next generation (02:40). Matt finishes the show with a trifecta of opening weekend box office predictions for Terrifier 3, Saturday Night, and The Apprentice (25:14).For a 20 percent discount on Matt’s Hollywood insider newsletter, What I’m Hearing ..., click here.Email us your thoughts! thetown@spotify.comHost: Matt BelloniGuest: Fergus Navaratnam-BlairProducers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie LopezTheme Song: Devon RenaldoSubscribe: Spotify</div></body>

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Is Hollywood Screwing Up Male Characters?

Matt is joined by Fergus Navaratnam-Blair from National Research Group to discuss the evolution of male characters on-screen in Hollywood and what the next generation wants to see from male archetypes. Fergus explains who young men currently look up to the most in 2024 and how these role models have shifted over the years. They discuss the more fictionalized characters and superheroes in popular culture, how Hollywood sells masculinity to young men, and whether there is a market opportunity for storytellers to make new male characters that resonate with the next generation (02:40). Matt finishes the show with a trifecta of opening weekend box office predictions for Terrifier 3, Saturday Night, and The Apprentice (25:14).

Is Hollywood Screwing Up Male Characters?

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