Powell Blames Marketing Cuts; Apple Casting; Seacrest on Disney+

“The Hollywood Reporter says he told Esquire Paramount cut its whole marketing department a month before release, mid-merger. Love that movie!” — Chip Darnell, on air

On air: Chip Darnell and Dr. Nina Byte on Market Hours
Published 3:25 PM ET, Wednesday, October 7, 2026

At a glance

First reported by The Hollywood Reporter: “Glen Powell Says He Doesn’t Want to Talk Politics, Blames Paramount Marketing Cuts for ‘The Running Man’ Box Office Performance”, with reporting from Deadline and Variety.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 3:25 PM ET on Market Hours, by Chip Darnell and Dr. Nina Byte.
Topics: Disney, TV, Paramount, Apple.
BBN covered this story before: East of Eden Debuts at No. 1 on Netflix TV Chart (October 7).

The real story

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The Hollywood ReporterGlen Powell Says He Doesn’t Want to Talk Politics, Blames Paramount Marketing Cuts for ‘The Running Man’ Box Office Performance
DeadlineApple TV’s ‘Beat The Reaper’ Casts Paul Schulze & Tony Macht
Variety‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest’ to Simulcast on Both ABC and Disney+ for the First Time

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAs we told you earlier, Glen Powell talked Running Man.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe Hollywood Reporter says he told Esquire Paramount cut its whole marketing department a month before release, mid-merger. Love that movie!
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentYou haven't seen it, Chip. Blaming the marketing department is like blaming the lifeguard when you chose to swim in a gravy boat.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorDeadline says Apple TV's Beat the Reaper added Paul Schulze and Tony Macht to its recurring cast. Characters are under wraps, like my favorite burrito!
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentVariety says New Year's Rockin' Eve will simulcast on ABC and Disney+ for the first time.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentPitch: Rockin' Eve Reaper, where the countdown kills you.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI would stream that twice! Probably without seeing it, just like always.