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20 Surefire, 100 Percent Probable Hollywood Predictions for 2026 (Part One)

The town’s favorite year-ahead forecast returns, with input from some of my best sources—plus a few celebrity Puck friends. The future of ‘Star Wars,’ Instagram Reels, ‘Rush Hour 4,’ and Sydney Sweeney foretold in the first of two parts…

Sydney Sweeney
From “good jeans” for American Eagle to selling her bathwater for the men’s soap brand Dr. Squatch to… what’s next? There’s really only one attention-grabbing place left to go for the queen of provocative endorsements. Photo: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images
Matthew Belloni
January 6, 2026

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It’s time for an early-January tradition as venerable as Gerard Butler movies getting dumped in theaters and stars feeling gross at the Golden Globes. As usual, I polled my sources for a preview of the issues both big and small that will dominate Hollywood in 2026. I’ve also included a few newsy bits that actually are happening, and I asked some celebrity Puck writers for their thoughts. Today I’ve got the first batch, with the rest coming on Thursday.