Halloween, James Wan, Birds of Prey, Star Wars, Aquaman, and Mail Bag Questions

On the June 14, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and senior writer Ben Pearson to talk about the latest news, including Comcast’s bid for 20th Century Fox, MoviePass, Ant-Man and The Wasp’s box office tracking, Star Wars Detours, Twin Peaks season 4, Doctor Sleep casting and a Raiders of the Lost Ark mystery.   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 Mail Bag: Brayden G from Mineral Wells, Texas writes in: “With the release of the Wonder Woman 1984 photos today it had me thinking of something. I know there’s tons of theories of how Steve Trevor might be there alive and or a ghost. Mine isn’t really a theory but what if they treated him being back like Diana in the first film. Diana was filled with this sense of wonder and amazement to the world and had Trevor there to guide her through and help her adjust to the world. What if they flipped it in 1984 where Trevor is the one that’s shocked and amazed that he’s this far in the future and he needs Diana’s help. She has been alive this whole time as we know so seeing her take lead and adjust him to the times could be a pretty cool flip on the first film and a little throwback.”   In the News: Comcast Officially Puts in $65 Billion Bid for 21st Century Fox, Topping Disney’s Current Bid MoviePass Has Reached 3 Million Subscribers, Still Expects to Hit 5 Million Before 2019 A MoviePass Family Plan is on the Way ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ Box Office Tracking Predicts a $75 Million Opening Weekend Don’t Rule Out ‘Twin Peaks’ Season 4 Just Yet Could the Abandoned ‘Star Wars Detours’ Animated Series Finally Be Getting Released? Ewan McGregor to Star in ‘The Shining’ Sequel ‘Doctor Sleep’ ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’: What is Marion Ravenwood Holding When Indiana Jones Shows Up?   Other articles mentioned: New ‘Aquaman’ Images Offer First Look at Nicole Kidman as Queen Atlanna, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Black Manta   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

14 Juni 201833min

On the June 13, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about the latest news, including a Jordan Peele Gargoyles movie, an S-Town film, DC movie changes, Man Alive, Amazon’s new stand-up comedy series, Wonder Woman 1984, and George Lucas’ original plan for the Star Wars sequel trilogy.   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: Ben has been gone for a while and catches us up on what he’s been up to: visiting family in Florida (parents’ new house), traveling to Key West (jet skis, kayaks, Hemingway house, Captain Tony’s), watching Game Night, The Death of Stalin, and Westworld, and reading Something Wicked This Way Comes   In the News: Brad - ‘S-Town’ Podcast is Becoming a Movie from ‘Spotlight’ Director Tom McCarthy HT - Warner Bros. Considers New Label for Its Darker Comic Book Films as the Direction of the DC Movies Shifts Again Ben (og Chris) - ‘This Is America’ and ‘Atlanta’ Director Hiro Murai Helming Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Man Alive’ Brad - Amazon Announces New Documentary Series on the Competitive World of Stand-Up Comedy HT - ‘Wonder Woman’ Sequel Title Revealed, First Look at Steve Trevor’s Return Ben - Jordan Peele Reportedly Wants to Direct a ‘Gargoyles’ Movie at Disney Brad - George Lucas Teases the Direction of His Abandoned ‘Star Wars’ Sequel Trilogy   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

13 Juni 201841min

On the June 12, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest news, including John Lasseter leaving Disney, the directing credits on Bohemian Rhapsody, a Hulk Hogan vs Gawker movie, seeing Infinity War 43 times, a live-action Aeon Flux tv series, Lord of the Rings details, a new Star Wars video game, new Looney Toons short films, the future of Batman, It: Chapter 2 casting, Stranger Things prequel and a reboot of Arachnophobia.   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: John Lasseter Is Leaving Disney At the End of the Year Bryan Singer Will Be the Credited Director on ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker Movie Coming From ‘Red Sparrow’ Director and ‘Big Short’ Writer One Marvel Fan Has Apparently Seen ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ 43 Times, Doesn’t Seem Crazy [Updated] MTV is Rebooting ‘Aeon Flux’ As a Live-Action TV Series Amazon’s ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Will Be ‘One Big Series’, Peter Jackson’s Involvement Likely New ‘Star Wars’ Video Game in 2019 Will Follow the Fall of the Jedi After ‘Revenge of the Sith’ That’s Not All, Folks! ‘Looney Tunes’ is Coming Back as a Short-Form Content Program Is Matt Reeves Rebooting ‘The Batman’ Without Ben Affleck? ‘It: Chapter 2′ Lands Isaiah Mustafa for the Last Slot in the Losers’ Club ‘Stranger Things’ Books Are Coming This Fall, Including a Prequel About Eleven’s Mother James Wan Developing ‘Arachnophobia’ Remake at Amblin   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

12 Juni 201838min

On the June 11, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Scirettais joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Omanand writersHoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelistatotalk about some breaking DC movie news and talk about what we’ve been up to in another edition of Water Cooler Monday. 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 the News: Geoff Johns Steps Down as DC Entertainment President, Jim Lee to Replace Him as Chief Creative Officer ‘Green Lantern Corps’ Movie Will be Written and Produced by Geoff Johns   At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing: Peter saw Piff The Magic Dragonperform at the Magic Castle Brad has been reorganizing his office, bought NECA’s SDCC TMNTfigures. Jacob adopted a kitten named Fitzgerald J. Catsby. What we’ve been Reading: Hoai-Tran accidentally re-read the entireHis Dark Materialstrilogy, coincidentally also started reading Dark Matter. What we’ve been Watching: Peter saw both Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdomand The Incredibles 2, but he already gave his reactions last week. Interviewed Brad Bird and JA Bayona. He finally caught up on three weeks of Westworld, and LOVED last night’s episode. Brad took his whole family to see Incredibles 2, saw Ocean’s 8, watched The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) Jacob saw Hereditaryagain and is starting to get addicted to ERon Hulu. Hoai-Tran saw Ocean’s 8and got nightmares from Hereditary. Chris watched A Wrinkle In Time, and did not care for it at all. Also Castle Rock, but can’t say anything about it, but wants to brag. What we’ve been Eating: Peter has been having trouble with Postmates. Can we talk about International House of Burgers? Brad tried Milky Way Fudgeand new Lipton Iced Tea Half & HalfFlavors Jacob has learned to never expect much from the Cheesecake Factory What we’ve been Playing: Jacob has been scrambling to complete his Netrunnercollection Brad has been listening to the Hearts Beat Loud soundtrack   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

11 Juni 201850min

On the June 8, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson presents an interview with Oscar-nominated actress Toni Collette, the star of Ari Aster's terrifying new horror film, Hereditary.   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 Our Feature Presentation: Toni Collette Tells Us The Scariest Thing About 'Hereditary' [Interview]   Other stories mentioned: 'Hereditary' Review: An Early Contender for the Best Horror Film of 2018   /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! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

8 Juni 201814min

On the June 7, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman, writer Hoai-Tran Bui and special guest Lindsey Romain to have a discussion about the current state of toxic fandom, trolls, and our role in the film conversation. Kelly Marie Tran has deleted all of the photos on her Instagram account, reportedly because of harassment from Star Wars fans. Toxic fandom, DCEU, now Star Wars Online mobs, organized campaigns The loss of a middle ground: There’s also a danger of grouping smart people who are critical in with the bad Why do fans hate what they love so much? Why has toxic fandom become so prevalent recently? Audience and ownership. The difference between criticizing and harassing creators Peter’s rule for what he writes Being constructive and not hurtful Common courtesy and respect @ replying creators into a negative conversation What should we put out into this world? Other articles mentioned: HT's The Last Jedi Backlash is Another Example of Fandom Gone Wrong Lindsey's ‘Star Wars’ is About Saving What We Love – and We Need to Save Star Wars   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

7 Juni 201829min

On the June 6, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news, including Lord of the Rings, Avengers 4, Joker, early reactions for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Incredibles 2, and Hotel Artemis, as well as trailer reactions for Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, Bumblebee and A Star is Born.   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: Peter Jackson Isn’t Involved with Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Series or Any Comic Book Movies Chris Hemsworth Claims ‘Avengers 4’ Will Be “Even More Shocking” Than ‘Infinity War’ A Jared Leto ‘Joker’ Standalone Movie Is In The Works  ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Early Buzz: You’ll Love It or Hate It Without Much Middle Ground Jim’s story ‘Incredibles 2’ Early Buzz: A Superb Sequel That Lives Up to the Original  ‘Hotel Artemis’ Early Buzz: A Wild, Stylish Debut for Drew Pearce That Falls Short of Greatness Reaction: ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Trailer: Miles Morales Swings Into Action Reaction: ‘Bumblebee’ Trailer: Hailee Steinfeld Makes a New Friend in the First ‘Transformers’ Spin-Off Reaction: ‘A Star is Born’ Trailer: Bradley Cooper Gets Outshined By Lady Gaga 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

6 Juni 201838min

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 Juni 201840min