Taika Waititi May Be Working on a Star Wars Movie, Disney is Rebranding 20th Century Fox, Peacock Details, and More

On the January 17, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news, including Disney killing the 20th Century Fox name, a possible Taika Waititi Star Wars movie, Better Call Saul coming to an end, details about the new Peacock streaming service. Opening Banter: In The News: Chris - Disney Wants Taika Waititi to Develop a New ‘Star Wars’ Movie HT - The Worst Scenes in ‘Dolittle’ Were Added During Expensive Reshoots Chris - Disney is Killing the Fox Name, Will Use 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures Instead Chris - ‘Better Call Saul’ Renewed for Sixth and Final Season [TCA 2020] Ben - Peacock Streaming Service: Pricing Tiers, Release Dates, What Will Be on the NBCUniversal Service, and More Other Articles Mentioned: ‘Dolittle’ Review: A Messy, Ill-Conceived Voyage You’re Better Off Not Taking 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 Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). 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