Hollywood studios are banning staff from prediction-market bets on movie news
The Hollywood Reporter says the rules cover castings, release dates and earnings. Studios have updated internal policies.
Leaked on 05 November 2026
Hollywood studios are banning employees from betting on prediction markets about movie news, The Hollywood Reporter reported on November 5. @DiscussingFilm summarized the policies: no bets on castings, release dates or studio earnings, and no passing that information to friends and family so they can bet.
The @DiscussingFilm post adds that at least one studio has set up an anonymous reporting channel.
Which studios adopted which rules is not fully public.