Hollywood News

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a scene with conspicuous focus on feet

scene with someone smoking

someone is shot with a gun

scenes from another era/decade/time period

At least 1 use of the n-word

Quentin Tarantino has a role

at least 5 pairs of bare feet

at least 2.5 hours long

Hard drugs such as cocaine or heroin are featured (shown on camera, and/or explicitly done by a character)

characters that are two or more generations of a family (grandparents, parents, children) - including flashbacks

someone is killed with an improvised weapon

It will not be his 10th film.

at least 5 uses of the n-word

scene with nudity (full buttocks, genitals, breasts)

Soup is clearly visible on the screen at any moment

based or inspired by a true story

Monologue about the good ol’ days

at least three of the actors: Brad Pitt, Zoe Bell, Samuel L Jackson, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, Uma Thurman

released before 2027

scenes from somewhere outside of the US

scenes on a boat

in production before 2026

contains a scene that breaks the fourth wall

Is a sequel to another preexisting film

Is a prequel to another preexisting film

at least 3 hours long

Kill Bill Vol. 2 counts retroactively / Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was final

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Prue Leith

Paul Hollywood

Noel Fielding

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A political “anti-Clanker” movement emerges, with a “made without AI” designation on media and products.

AI proficiency becomes a graduation requirement in at least one major state university system (likely the UCs)

At least one major Hollywood studio makes a U-turn on AI, spurring a wave of usage on big budget films.

Billboard Top 40 and the NYT Bestseller List both have several debuts later revealed to be AI.

Voice dictation saturates engineering with over 50 percent usage in startups and big tech, and spreads outside Silicon Valley.

AI generated photos become normalized for headshots, dating app pics, Christmas cards, etc.

At least 10 percent of Fortune 500 companies mandate AI voice interviews for intern and entry level roles.

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