Weekend Box Office Numbers, And Why Haven't Studios Gone All In On Re-Releases?

On the June 5, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about the latest film and TV news, including . After that, /Film managing editor Jacob Hall joins us for a Feature Presentation about his visit to the set of Universal’s Mortal Engines.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   In The News: A ‘Roseanne’ Spinoff Without Roseanne is Very Likely Justin Bieber is Starring in an Animated Cupid Movie Because He’s the Real-Life God of Love, or Something New ‘Willy Wonka’ Movie Shortlist Includes Donald Glover and More ‘Solo’ Drops 65% in Second Weekend But Still Tops Domestic Box Office Brett Ratner Still Wants to Direct ‘Rush Hour 4’ (Studio: “No”) ‘Legally Blonde 3’ is Totally Happening with Reese Witherspoon Set to Return ‘Cannonball Run’ Remake Reels in Director Doug Liman for the Cross-Country Race Noah Hawley’s ‘Doctor Doom’ Movie Has a Script But Won’t Be Happening Any Time Soon   In Our Feature Presentation:   Don’t Call It Steampunk: The Fascinating World of ‘Mortal Engines’ [Set Visit] What You Need to Know About the Characters of ‘Mortal Engines’ [Set Visit]   Other articles mentioned:   Analysts Blame Poor Marketing for 'Solo' Box Office Failure All the other stuff you need to know:     You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.   /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).   Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air.   Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!   Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

5 Kesä 201840min

On the June 4, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about what they’ve been watching and what they’ve been up to since last week.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been doing:Peter has been busy visiting movie sets in Los Angeles, saw a T-Rex at The Grove, attended Cyclops Print Works’ The Incredibles 2 art show at Gallery Nucleus and went to Toys R Us   Brad went to How Did This Get Made? live in Chicago, and eating Chicken Ramen flavored Pringles   Jacob bought a new couch and went to Pinballz in Austin, Texas   Hoai-Tran went to Hawaii for work, watched Geostorm and Downsizing on the long, long plane ride.   What we’ve been watching:Peter has been watching The Tim Tracker at Disneyland Tokyo, and the Apple WWDC keynote, and has not been watching Westworld and feels strangely fine about that. Jacob watched Still/Born, Altitude, and The Incredibles.   Chris watched The Staircase Hoai-Tran finally saw Solo. Brad has been rewatching The Brady Bunch   What we’ve been playing: Jacob played CMON’s The Godfather: Corleone’s Empire board game. Brad has been listening to John Mayer’s new single “New Light” What we’ve been reading: Jacob has been savoring the final few issues of Harrow County and bought the world’s worst insult book. Chris has been reading Stephen King’s The Outsider   Hoai-Tran read Haruki Murakami’s Men Without Women.     Other articles mentioned: The Staircase Review: Netflix Makes An Old True Crime Doc New Again Incredibles Art Show   All the other stuff you need to know:   You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.   /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).   Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air.   Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!   Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

4 Kesä 20181h 1min

On the June 1, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson presents an interview with Bart Layton, the writer/director of a new heist movie called American Animals that's based on a wild true story.    You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotifyand all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSSURL if you need it).    In our Feature Presentation:   'American Animals' Director Bart Layton Talks His Heist Film, The Fluidity of Memory, and More [Interview]   Other articles mentioned:   'American Animals' Review: A Quasi-True Story of an Audacious Art Heist   All the other stuff you need to know:   You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.   /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotifyand all the popular podcast apps (RSS).   Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air.   Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!   Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

1 Kesä 201822min

On the May 31, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news, including Roseanne, The Batman, Venom 2, The Crow, Top Gun 2, Sonic the Hedgehog, Locke & Key, Creepy Crawlers, Spawn, Orson Welles, and more.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   In The News: ‘Roseanne’ Cancelled Because of Star’s Racist Tweet, Reruns Pulled Everywhere Too The Penguin Could Be the Villain of Matt Reeves’ Batman Movie Woody Harrelson Confirms He’ll Be in ‘Venom’ and ‘Venom 2’ ‘The Crow’ Remake is Dead Again as Jason Momoa and Corin Hardy Exit ‘Top Gun 2’ First Look: Tom Cruise Feels the Need for Speed All Over Again ‘Sesame Street’ Loses Lawsuit Against ‘The Happytime Murders’ The ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Movie Casts James Marsden, Seemingly as the Token Human Netflix Unlocks ‘Locke & Key’ Series After Hulu Passes Finally Out of Ideas, Hollywood Has Decided to Make a ‘Creepy Crawlers’ Movie Jamie Foxx Will Star in ‘Spawn’ Reboot for Director Todd McFarlane Netflix Will Screen Orson Welles’ Final Film, ‘The Other Side of the Wind’, Theatrically   Other articles mentioned:   All the other stuff you need to know:   You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.   /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).   Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air.   Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!   Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

31 Touko 201841min

On the May 30, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about what we’ve been watching and what we’ve been up to in a delayed edition of Water Cooler Monday. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been doing:Peter visited Orlando Florida for a wedding, and went to EPCOT for the Flower and Garden Festival and is realizing he might be too old or out of shape for a full day of theme parking. HT went to Bethany Beach in Delaware for Memorial Day with her family Chris went to the Ocean’s 8 press day in THE BIG APPLE Jacob has been battling black widow spiders in his garage Brad went out on a pontoon boat with his friends, bought a WALL-E print he’s wanted for years What we’ve been eating:Peter ate his favorite appetizer of all time, Pizza Skins Brad tried Nilla Banana Pudding cereal and Chocolate Peanut Butter Pebbles   Ben crushed Memorial Day weekend with BBQ brisket, green beans, and amazing cornbread   What we’ve been watching:Peter attended David Blaine Live at the Dolby Theatre Jacob revisited Rob Reiner’s Misery, and experienced Demon Wind. Brad watched the first season of AP Bio on NBC, rewatched Game Night HT watched (and obsessed over) the just-released part 2 of Terrace House   Ben watched Paddington 2, Columbus, and Hearts Beat Loud   What we’ve been playing:Jacob has been playing Dark Souls Remastered on the PS4 and Star Wars: Rebellion and Azul on his table Brad has been “playing” Weezer’s cover of “Africa” by Toto over and over again What we’ve been reading:Chris has been reading The Art Of Solo: A Star Wars Story & You All Grow Up And Leave Me Jacob has been reading Dave Itzkoff’s Robin HT read Of Mice and Men for the first time Ben is reading The House on the Strand   Other articles mentioned: How R2-D2 helped me find love The Han Solo Movie That Almost Was: How the New Art Book Reveals a Very Different Film See Exclusive ‘Solo’ Concept Art From ‘The Art of Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Book   All the other stuff you need to know:   You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.   /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).   Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air.   Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!   Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

30 Touko 20181h 14min

On the May 29, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, and Star Wars expert Bryan Young to talk about Solo: A Star Wars Story’s disappointing box office and have a full-on spoiler discussion about the film.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   In the News: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Box Office Disappoints, Pulling in Roughly Half as Much as ‘Rogue One’   In Our Feature Presentation: We will have a deep spoiler discussion about Solo: A Star Wars Story. Han’s arc in the film Did you feel the reshoots? Hans dice? Do they have less or more meaning now? L3-37’s legacy and the weirdness How L3-37 Makes Us Reinterpret a Classic ‘Star Wars’ Moment Enphy’s Nest and the people in the group The big reveal featuring Maul Let’s Talk About That Huge Reveal in ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ The Secrets Behind That Big Reveal in ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Explained by the Filmmakers What does this mean for sequels? Easter eggs Every Easter Egg and Reference in ‘Solo: a Star Wars Story’ Disliked Moments - This Disliked ‘Solo’ Scene is What Convinced Disney to Make the Movie Deleted Scenes: ‘Solo’ Deleted Scenes Include Han’s Life as an Imperial and a Very Different First Meeting with Chewbacca   Other articles mentioned: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Spoiler Review: A Hollow Heist Adventure That’s a Damn Entertaining Ride The ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Score Does Something Surprising with a Signature John Williams Theme ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Has One Truly Horrifying Moment and We Need to Talk About It George Lucas Contributed This Moment in ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’   All the other stuff you need to know:   You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.   /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).   Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air.   Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!   Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

29 Touko 20181h 14min

On the May 25, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news, including Solo: A Star Wars Story, the Lando Calrissian movie, Bond 25, Show Dogs, Dee Rees’s new movie, and more.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   In the News: Harvey Weinstein Arrested by NYPD, Charged With Rape and Sex Abuse ‘Show Dogs’ Getting Recut After Sexual Abuse Uproar ‘Mudbound’ Director Dee Rees Returns to Netflix With ‘The Last Thing He Wanted’ ‘Bond 25’ Confirms Director Danny Boyle and 2019 Release Date, Production to Begin in December Donald Glover Wants the Lando Movie to Be “Frasier in Space” The ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Score Does Something Surprising With A Signature John Williams Theme ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Has One Truly Horrifying Moment and We Need to Talk About It   Other articles mentioned:   All the other stuff you need to know:   You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.   /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).   Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air.   Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!   Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

25 Touko 201830min

Big Star Wars news has been unleashed upon this world, so we have gathered in our bunker for an Emergency Episode of /Film Daily. /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and Germain Lussier from io9 to talk about the big story of the hour: James Mangold is writing and directing a Boba Fett spin-off movie. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). In the News: James Mangold Will Write and Direct a Boba Fett ‘Star Wars’ Movie Other articles mentioned: Rumor: Is Simon Kinberg Producing a Boba Fett Spin-Off Movie? Boba Fett Origin Story Will Power Second ‘Star Wars Anthology’ Film A Boba Fett Movie Could Look Like This [Star Wars 1313 Concept Art]   All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air.  Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

24 Touko 201819min