Water Cooler: Walter Mitty, Annihilation, Won’t You Be My Neighbor, Mission: Impossible, Rampage, Searching, Blindspotting & More

Ben Pearson, Brad Oman and Jacob Hall join Peter Sciretta for the August 10, 2017 episode of /Film Daily. On today’s show, a dumpster truck full of Star Wars: The Last Jedi information has been dumped upon the world and we try to scavenge through the pile, as well as talk about Hellboy reboot casting. And in the mail bag, we’ll talk about our hopes for the future of the Star Wars stand alone movies. In The Water Cooler: Peter is practicing for his Magic Castle audition Jacob built an RPG case for my gaming group. Ben is watching Wet Hot American Summer: 10 Years Later Brad finally got ahold of Mondo’s Home Alone Cheese Pizza Vinyl   In The News: The ‘Hellboy’ Reboot Summons Milla Jovovich as the Villain ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Photos & Details: Finn Becomes a Pilot, Rey is Not Welcome & More ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’: How the Introduction of Rose Changes Finn Luke Skywalker Thought Kylo Ren Was the Chosen One, But Will Rey’s Story Reveal Otherwise? ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’: Why Luke is in Hiding and How He Got There ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’: More Ahch-To Creatures Have Been Revealed First Look: The Praetorian Guard Are The Protectors of The Mo-Cap Snoke   In The Mailbag: Fitgeek from Gerrit, CA asks “What are your thoughts or ideas for the next few stand alone SW movies?  What would you like to see explored?” Peter’s picks: original stories with original characters and not spin-offs/origin stories, Martin Scorsese-style gangster movie Jacob’s picks: Army of Shadows in Star Wars, Earliest Jedi Tales Ben’s picks: Stormtrooper film (secret crossover) Brad’s picks: The Kessel Run, Cantina Band Mockumentary To submit questions to the mailbag, send them to peter@slashfilm.com. Please mention your name and general geographical location in case we mention the question on the air.   You can find all that and more at slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). This podcast 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. We’re still very much experimenting with this podcast, please feel free to send your feedback to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

9 Elo 201737min

Ben Pearson and Brad Oman join Peter Sciretta for the August 9, 2017 episode of /Film Daily. On today’s show we’ll stop by the water cooler to discuss Ozark, Millarworld, and snack hacks. In the news we talk about Avatar casting, DuckTales/Darkwing Duck crossover, a new ship in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, another 24 reboot, David Letterman’s return to television, a King Of The Hill revival, Modern Family’s end, A Christmas Story’ live TV musical and Stephen Colbert’s Animated Donald Trump series. And in the Mail Bag, we’ll talk about movies that should be tv shows. In The Water Cooler: Peter has been watching Netflix’s Ozark, speculates about a Netflix Millarworld app Ben gives a snack hack Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Put popcorn in huge bowl (or divide into two bowls). In medium saucepan, melt butter. Stir in brown sugar, syrup, and salt. Stir constantly while bringing to a boil. Then boil without stirring for 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in baking soda and vanilla. Pour caramel evenly over popcorn, stirring to coat. Cover 2 large shallow baking sheets with parchment paper. Place popcorn on pans and bake for ~1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Remove and let cool for ~10 minutes. Mix in candy bars, and drizzle popcorn with melted chocolate. (Add a tsp. of shortening to chips and then microwave 15 seconds at a time until melted.) Let popcorn sit until chocolate hardens ~30 minutes. Store at room temperature in airtight container. Ingredients: 5 qts (3 bags) plain popped popcorn 1 cup margarine 2 cups light brown sugar 2 cups light corn syrup 1 tsp. Salt ½ tsp. Baking soda 1 tsp vanilla 20-25 fun size Twix bars 1 cup chocolate chips, melted to drizzle   In The News: WTF: Dead ‘Avatar’ Villains Returning For All Four Sequels Despite Being, You Know, Dead ‘DuckTales’ Will Finally Crossover with ‘Darkwing Duck’ Breaking news: Disney announces streaming service ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Will Likely Introduce A Mega Star Destroyer The Next ’24’ Will Have a New Cast and Won’t Involve CTU David Letterman Is Coming to Netflix for a New Series Fox is Exploring More ‘King Of The Hill’ With Mike Judge ‘Modern Family’ Likely to End After 10th Season Maya Rudolph Starring in ‘A Christmas Story’ Live TV Musical By La La Land Writers Stephen Colbert’s Animated Donald Trump Series Will Hold 5 Minutes For Topical Scenes   In The Mailbag: Jacob C asks “What movie would you like to see turned into a television show?” Peter’s pick: Die Hard, Sliding Doors, The Burbs Ben’s picks: The Rocketeer, Inception, Sin City Brad’s picks: What We Do in the Shadows, Harry Potter, Men In Black To submit questions to the mailbag, send them to peter@slashfilm.com. Please mention your name and general geographical location in case we mention the question on the air. You can find all that and more at slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). This podcast 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. We’re still very much experimenting with this podcast, please feel free to send your feedback to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

8 Elo 201744min

Ben Pearson and Brad Oman join Peter Sciretta for the August 8, 2017 episode of /Film Daily. On today’s show we’ll stop by the water cooler to discuss selling DVDs, a Lion King singalong and a board game cafe, in the news we’ll talk about Netflix’s big comic book company acquisition, this weekend's box office, Thriller 3D, Fantastic Four, and a bevy of MCU tidbits from Guardians director James Gunn. And in the mailbag, we’ll talk about the home movie experience.   In The Water Cooler: Peter sells his old DVDs and realizes that they are now worthless. Ben saw The Lion King singalong at the Greek Theater on Saturday night. Brad played games at that Merlin's Beard games cafe.   In The News: ‘The Dark Tower’ Underperforms as ‘Despicable Me’ Becomes the biggest animated franchise of all time Netflix Buys ‘Kingsman’ Comic Book Publisher Millarworld Michael Jackson’s Groundbreaking ‘Thriller’ Music Video Will Premiere in 3D in Venice Marvel Really Did Cancel ‘Fantastic Four’ Comics Over the Film Rights, Comics Writer Jonathan Hickman Says James Gunn on Cosmic MCU Movies, David Bowie's 'Guardians 2' Cameo, 'Mary Poppins' & More   In The Mailbag: Mich from Maryland asks “I want to up my home theater game -- got any tips for creating a better experience at home? (screen, sound, seating, lighting, remote controls, snacks, etc.)” To submit questions to the mailbag, send them to peter@slashfilm.com. Please mention your name and general geographical location in case we mention the question on the air.     You can find all that and more at slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). This podcast 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. We’re still very much experimenting with this podcast, please feel free to send your feedback to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

7 Elo 201741min

Ben Pearson and Brad Oman join Peter Sciretta for the August 7, 2017 episode of /Film Daily. On today’s show we’ll be talking about a bunch of news including a Karate Kid tv series sequel, the tone of DC’s Shazam, the future of The Dark Tower, Aladdin casting, and Tina Fey in Great News. In the mail bag, we’ll be speculating on the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.   In The News:  DC’s ‘Shazam’ Movie Tone Will Be Fun and Lighthearted, Says Director ‘The Karate Kid’ TV Series Sequel Starring Ralph Macchio Is Coming to YouTube Red Stephen King Talks ‘The Dark Tower’ Sequel, TV Prequel Gets a Showrunner, Everyone is Delusional Guy Ritchie’s ‘Aladdin’ Finds Its Jafar and Casts an ‘SNL’ Vet in a New Role Tina Fey Joining Great News for Season 2 ‘Guardians Vol. 3’ Likely Coming Summer 2020; Here’s a Look at the Possible Marvel Phase 4 Movie Calendar In The Mailbag: Derek Hall asks “Ok, so I know we're really far away from Marvel's Phase 4 announcement. But I'm still wondering what we might see in it. We know about sequels to Guardians, Spider-Man, etc. I was hoping you had some predictions of what new heroes we'll see in Phase 4. Maybe Marvel does Fantastic 4 the right way if they can strike up a deal with Fox like they did with Sony?  Thanks guys. I love the daily pod. Keep it up.” To submit questions to the mailbag, send them to peter@slashfilm.com. Please mention your name and general geographical location in case we mention the question on the air.   You can find all that and more at slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). This podcast 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. We’re still very much experimenting with this podcast, please feel free to send your feedback to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes 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 Elo 201732min

Ben Pearson joins Peter Sciretta for the August 4, 2017 episode of /Film Daily.   In The News: ‘The Dark Tower’ Review Round-Up: Can the Movie Really Be This Bad? ‘Miami Vice’ Reboot Coming From ‘Fast & Furious’ Collaborators Vin Diesel and Chris Morgan Chiwetel Ejiofor in Talks to Voice Scar in Jon Favreau’s ‘The Lion King’ Clint Howard Cast in ‘Han Solo’ 'Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire' Hyper-Reality Experience Coming to Disney Resorts This Year, But What Is It? Some other great features from the site mentioned in the episode include: A Visit to the IMAX VR Experience Centre: Is This the Future of Immersive Entertainment?   Jacob Hall joins us for The Mailbag: Nicholas E from Chicago Heights, IL asks “What is a video game or book (comic books count) that you wish would be adapted into a film?” Peter’s picks: Chuck Palahniuk's Survivor, Y: The Last Man, Kill or Be Killed, Letter 44, Gotham Academy Ben’s picks: Stranglehold, The Devil in the White City, Earthworm Jim, Fables Jacob’s picks:  Video Game – Bloodborne, Comic – Transmetropolitan, Book – Pictures at a Revolution  To submit questions to the mailbag, send them to peter@slashfilm.com. Please mention your name and general geographical location in case we mention the question on the air. In Our Feature Presentation, Jacob Hall talks about a Game of Thrones fan theory. You can find all that and more at slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). This podcast 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. We’re still very much experimenting with this podcast, please feel free to send your feedback to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes 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 Elo 201743min

Ben Pearson joins Peter Sciretta for the August 3, 2017 episode of /Film Daily.   In The Water Cooler, Ben talks about editing his New Zealand travelogue and Peter talks about building a podcast studio.   In The Mailbag: Nicholas E from Chicago Heights, IL asks “What's your favorite foreign film, and why?” Peter’s answers: Cinema Paradiso, The Raid, Pan’s Labyrinth, Ben’s answers: Let The Right One In, Holy Motors, Oldboy, Run Lola Run, Hard Boiled, The Killer, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg To submit questions to the mailbag, send them to peter@slashfilm.com. Please mention your name and general geographical location in case we mention the question on the air.    In The News:  Don’t Panic: ‘Star Wars: Episode 9’ Gets a New Writer ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Sends Off Carrie Fisher ‘In An Amazing Way,’ John Boyega Says Why Lord and Miller Got Fired That Late Into Production ‘Stranger Things’ Was Pitched as an Anthology Series Mar-Vell Rumored to Appear In Captain Marvel Akiva Goldsman is No Longer Involved With ‘Transformers’   You can find all that and more at slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). This podcast 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. We’re still very much experimenting with this podcast, please feel free to send your feedback to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes and spread the word! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

2 Elo 201729min

Ben Pearson, Brad Oman and Jacob Hall join Peter Sciretta for the August 2, 2017 episode of /Film Daily. In The Mailbag: Kyle from North Carolina: “It seems like one of the things that people enjoy most about Spiderman Homecoming is the handling of the origin story, do you think that more superhero/franchise movies will opt to skip the origin story? Do you think this would be a good idea?”  In The News: ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ Sequel is Coming…as a Comic Book James Bond 25: Rumors Swirl About the Title, Villains and More Nicholas Meyer’s Secret ‘Star Trek’ Series May Be a ‘Wrath of Khan’ Reboot MTV is Rebooting ‘Total Request Live’, But How and Why? ‘The Dark Tower’ Behind-the-Scenes Troubles Explained In Our Feature Presentation, Ben and Jacob discuss ‘Game of Thrones’ is Moving Much Faster Now, But is That a Good Thing? You can find all that and more at slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). This podcast 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. We’re still very much experimenting with this podcast, please feel free to send your feedback to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes 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 Elo 201725min

Ben Pearson, Hoai-Tran Bui and Jacob Hall join Peter Sciretta for the August 1, 2017 episode of /Film Daily. In The Mailbag: Stingray asks “What movie/TV would y'all like to see turn into a theme park land or ride?” Peter’s picks: Goonies, Moana, Labyrinth (a whole land, a musical theater show with the Goblin King, a journey through the maze dark ride), Gremlins, a Pixar Ride HT’s picks: Atlantis: The Lost Empire Ben’s picks: The Lord of the Rings Jacob’s picks: In The News: ‘The Emoji Movie’ is Officially the Worst-Reviewed Movie of 2017 Bryan Fuller Originally Planned For ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ to Be an Anthology Series ‘Suicide Squad 2’ Loses Its Top Choice Director to ‘Jungle Cruise’ Spoilers Are Coming: Beware Leaked ‘Game of Thrones’ Episodes and Scripts From HBO Hack ‘The Dark Tower’ TV Series Will Be “Totally Canon” and Adhere Closer to Stephen King’s Books John Cena joins Bumblebee Movie You can find all that and more at slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). This podcast 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. We’re still very much experimenting with this podcast, please feel free to send your feedback to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes 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 Heinä 201732min