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Brad Oman joins us for today's episode.  In The Water Cooler, we talk about Tour De Pharmacy and getting an annual pass to Universal Studios Hollywood. In The News: ‘Wonder Woman 2’ May Be Set in the 1980s, Bring Back Chris Pine Jon Favreau’s ‘The Lion King’ Remake Casts John Oliver in the Perfect Role Disney’s Live-Action ‘Aladdin’ Movie Struggles to Find Stars of Middle Eastern or Indian Descent ‘It’ Star Bill Skarsgård Joins Hulu’s Stephen King Multiverse Series ‘Castle Rock’ In The Mailbag: Kolin Singh asks “With War of the Planet of the Apes coming out next week and 2017 being a somewhat big year for sequels (John Wick 2, F8, Despicable Me 3, Pirates, etc...) I was curious to know what is your favorite sequel and/or what sequel is better than the original.” In the Spoiler Room, Ben Pearson talks what a War For The Planet of the Apes Sequel Could Be About. 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

12 Jul 201726min

Brad Oman joins us for The News: The Comic Con Movie Line-up Dunkirk Early Buzz: What Do The Critics Think About Christopher Nolan’s War Movie? Why ‘Dunkirk’ is Under Two Hours Christopher Nolan Reveals What It Would Take for Him to Direct James Bond Marvel Television Casts Squirrel Girl and the Rest of the ‘New Warriors’ Alan Silvestri Replacing John Williams on Steven Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One’   In Our Feature Presentation, Scott Beggs talks about the worst and best bad guys in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In the Spoiler Room, Ben Pearson talks about Zendaya’s future in the MCU.   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 interesting 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. Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

11 Jul 201740min

Ben Pearson joins us for the first official episode of /Film Daily. In The Water Cooler, we talk about Snowfall and Orange is the New Black.  In The News: ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Director Jon Watts Not Confirmed for the Sequel How Thor Ragnarok Will Change the MCU ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7: First Three Episode Titles and Synopses Revealed In The Mailbag: Mich Sineath asks “Television is on fire - not just with great shows, like GLOW, Preacher, and Game of Thrones, but also with companies like Netflix and Amazon joining the fray - it's almost too much. What's your take on the television industry today, and where do you think it's heading? And also, for fun, what's on your DVR? In the Spoiler Room, we talk to Ethan Anderton about the meaning behind the Spider-Man: Homecoming’s end credits scenes. 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 interesting 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. Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

10 Jul 201737min

Ben Pearson joins us today. In The Water Cooler, we talk about a secret history of Hollywood podcast and a time traveling board game. In The News: ‘The Batman’ Director Matt Reeves Already Has Ideas for a Trilogy but is concentrating on the first more emotional Batman movie Why The Most Iconic Shot in The ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Trailer Isn’t in the Movie Kevin Feige Explains Why Jennifer Connelly’s Role in ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ is a Fun Easter Egg In The Mailbag: Brian Banks asks “What really counts as a spoiler? Can a movie news site possibly cater to non-trailer watchers?” In the Spoiler Room, we talk to Jack Giroux about the Hidden Movie References in Baby Driver. 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 interesting 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. Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

7 Jul 201737min

Peter Sciretta briefly talks about watching the Netflix series GLOW. Brad Oman joins us to discuss: Sylvester Stallone May Be Teasing the Return of Ivan Drago for 'Creed 2' Rumor: Could Samuel L. Jackson Co-Star as Nick Fury in ‘Captain Marvel’? ‘Game of Thrones’ Final Season Might Feature Movie-Length Episodes 'Fantastic Beasts' Sequel Plot Details and New Cast Members Surface as Shooting Begins Sony Wants Edgar Wright to Make ‘Baby Driver 2’ and He Just Might Do It In The Mailbag: Robert Malone asks “Could discuss some of your favorite moments from past San Diego Comic Cons.  You guys cover SDCC in an awesome way and I would love to hear about some of the cool things you have seen.” We reference these /Film articles: Peter’s Best Moments in Comic Con’s Hall H History. How ‘The OA’ Is the Next Evolution in Television Storytelling   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 interesting 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. Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

6 Jul 201734min

In today's movie news:  Mysterious ‘Close Encounters’ Teaser Trailer Released By Sony: Is It A Sequel, Remake, Or Theatrical Re-Release?  In the Mailbag, Tyler Perkins from Orlando, Florida asks "How do you keep track of older movies you feel you must watch? Also, how do you learn about older movies you should see?" In Our Feature Presentation, Scott Beggs joins us to talk about his Spider-Man: Homecoming Movie Mixtape, a collection of movies inspired by the new Spider-man film. 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 interesting 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. Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

5 Jul 201721min

Welcome to /Film Daily for July 4th 2017. On today’s show: Peter talks briefly about seeing Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver. In Our Feature Presentation, the /Film staff shares their most American movies of all time. Included in the round-up is Ethan Anderton, Hoai-Tran Bui, David Chen, Jack Giroux, Jacob Hall, Ben Pearson and Peter Sciretta.  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). /Film Daily is published every weekday and includes the analysis of the most interesting 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. Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

4 Jul 201710min

Welcome to /Film Daily for July 3rd, 2017. I’m Peter Sciretta. Every weekday we bring you the most interesting news from the world of movies and television and wrap it up with a deeper dive into one of the great features from slashfilm.com.  On today’s show, Ethan Anderton joins us to discuss:  Fox Schedules Six Mystery Marvel Movies Through 2021 Marvel Won’t Let Tom Holland Read the Avengers: Infinity War Script Because He Can’t Keep a Secret Spider-Man Homecoming Sequel Begins Minutes After Avengers 4 Ending Valerian’s Opening Scene Will Play Before ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ in Select Theaters Disney is Removing an Iconic Scene From Its Pirates of the Caribbean Rides  In Our Feature Presentation, Ben Pearson talks about his favorite movies of 2017 (so far).  You can find all that and more at slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and all the popular podcast apps. We’re still very much experimenting with this podcast, please feel free to send your feedback to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

3 Jul 201730min