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On the March 9, 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 writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest news, including Bloodshot, Call Me By Your Name, Marvel, Black Panther, Infinity War, His Dark Materials, Video Rental Stores, Dune, and Spider-Man. At the Water Cooler, we talk about Westworld and the art of Magic.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   Small Talk: People either don’t want the opening intro or are ambivalent, so we are getting rid of the intro news headline table of contents.   At The Water Cooler: Jacob went to Westworld at SXSW. Peter is wondering about magic as an artform.   In the News: Vin Diesel To Star In ‘Bloodshot’ Movie Adapted From Valiant Comics ‘Call Me By Your Name’ Sequel Details Revealed, Actors Apparently Confirmed to Return Kevin Feige Confirms ‘Black Panther 2’ is Happening, Discusses Spin-Off Possibilities What is the Future of Your Favorite Marvel Characters After ‘Infinity War’? New Alamo Drafthouse Video Store Will Offer Free VHS Rentals At Least Two ‘Dune’ Films Are Being Planned by Denis Villeneuve Kickstarter Product Lets You Swing Through the Air Like Spider-Man and Will Possibly Kill You   Other posts referenced in this episode: The Future of the

On the March 8, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui & Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest news, including Jon Favreau’s Star Wars TV Series, Terminator casting, Netflix’s superhero cinematic universe, the Joker movie, a Sopranos prequel, Defenders, Fox Searchlight, and Ready Player One box office tracking.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   In the News: Jon Favreau Will Write and Produce a Live-Action ‘Star Wars’ Series for Disney’s Streaming Service The New ‘Terminator’ Sequel Casts ‘Blade Runner 2049’ and ‘The Martian’ Star Mackenzie Davis ‘Deadpool’ Creator Rob Liefeld Lands Superhero Cinematic Universe Deal With Netflix Marvel’s ‘The Defenders’ Season 2 Probably Isn’t Happening Joker Origin Movie Will Use The Villain’s Comedian Origins From ‘The Killing Joke’ ‘The Sopranos’ Prequel Movie in the Works from Series Creator David Chase ‘Ready Player One’ Box Office Tracking Falling Short of Expectations Fox Searchlight Won’t Get Rebranded Under Disney/Fox Acquisition You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com. /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 and all the

On the March 7, 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 John Boyega’s Star Wars future, a Home Improvement reboot, Michael Bay’s next films and Christopher Nolan on Black Panther.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   Small Talk: We did a Fast and The Furious poll on twitter.   At The Water Cooler: Brad bought a Blitzway Ghostbusters Figure Peter saw A Wrinkle In Time   In the News: Ava DuVernay Says She Isn’t Doing ‘Star Wars’ – That’s Probably a Good Thing John Boyega Reveals Who He Wants Finn to End Up With in ‘Star Wars’ ‘Home Improvement’ Reboot ”Has Been Floated,” Says Tim Allen Christopher Nolan Thinks ‘Black Panther’ Could Be Nominated for Best Picture Michael Bay Takes Over the Director’s Chair for ‘Robopocalypse’, Will Direct ‘6 Underground’ First You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com. /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,

On the March 6, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest news, including a Keanu Reeves superhero film, more details on the scripting process for the Star Wars sequels, Black Panther breaks more box office records, a reaction to Netflix’s Lost in Space trailer, MoviePass is stalking all of us, Aladdin hires songwriters, and the Avengers: Infinity War release date chases away more competition.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   In the News: Keanu Reeves In Talks to Star In Rick Famuyiwa Superhero Movie For Netflix ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’: Rian Johnson Reportedly Scrapped J.J. Abrams’ Episode 8 Story ‘Black Panther’ is Now in the Top 10 Highest Grossing Movies of All Time Reaction: ‘Lost In Space’ Trailer: Danger, Will Robinson MoviePass CEO Proudly Claims They Are Tracking Your Location ‘Aladdin’ Will Feature Two Songs From ‘La La Land’ and ‘The Greatest Showman’ Songwriting Duo New ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Date Scares Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Rampage’ Back to April 13 You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com. /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,

On the March 5, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film Weekend Editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about the latest news, including MoviePass improvements, the final Fast and the Furious movie, the Roseanne trailer, Logan’s Run remake gets a new director, and we’ll discuss the 90th Annual Academy Awards, including the biggest winners and losers, biggest surprises and snubs and more.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   In the News: MoviePass Takes Steps to Improve Customer Experience as Subscriber Base Doubles Original ‘Fast and Furious’ Director Rob Cohen Wants to Helm Last Film in the Series Reaction: ‘Roseanne’ Reboot Trailer: The Connors Are Back for More Laughs ‘Logan’s Run’ Remake Lands Simon Kinberg to Direct, ‘Hunger Games’ Scribe to Write Academy Award discussion The Biggest 2018 Oscars Snubs and Surprises Frances McDormand May Have Changed The Game With Two Words at the Oscars   Other posts referenced in this episode: Watch the Best Acceptance Speeches From the 2018 Oscars 2018 Oscars Winners List: ‘The Shape of Water’ Wins Best Picture of the Year VOTD: Stunning 2018 Oscars Montages Honor Cinematic Dreams, Representation & The Military The Morning Watch: Oscars 2018 Edition – Jimmy Kimmel’s Monologue, A Theater Surprise

On the March 2, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film Senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest news, including the Fox/Disney deal, 26 new releases from Walt Disney Studios, Star Wars Episode 9 speculation, Stranger Things season 3 casting, Greta Gerwig, and the future of MoviePass.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). At The Water Cooler: Hoai-Tran Went to a Cherry Blossom and Godzilla-Themed Pop-Up Bar Peter Has Been Watching Chris Ramsay’s YouTube Channel   In the News: Comcast May Have Complicated The Disney Fox Deal Disney Announces 26 New Release Dates, Including Marvel Films Through 2022 ‘Star Wars Episode 9’ May Reveal Luke’s Final Lesson to Rey ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Deleted Scenes Details: A First Order Cover-Up, Mourning Han Solo & More John Williams Suggests ‘Episode 9’ Will Be His Last ‘Star Wars’ Movie Greta Gerwig Is Planning Three More Sacramento Movies to Follow ‘Lady Bird’ Maya Thurman-Hawke joins Stranger Things season 3 MoviePass Not Allowing Subscribers In Some Markets To Buy Tickets To Red Sparrow

On the March 1, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, and writers Ben Pearson and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest news, including a new Avengers: Infinity War release date, Wonder Woman 2 villain, Bright is not for critics, a new Batman board game, Castle Rock casting, Wargames trailer, a new director for the Black Hole adaptation, new details on Quentin Tarantino’s next film, and new Westworld season 2 details.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   Feedback: Jake in Salt Lake: Deuce: A Star Wars Story Greg and David K both had the same idea: Duo: A Star Wars Story, and a sequel could be Trio Gorge D: Sollo: The Star Wars story continues! Rick T: Solo & Chewie:  A Star Wars Story/Bromance Elias: Lando And Bobby J points out “F. Gary Gray also directed the original Friday, which is a comedy people forget he directed.”   In the News: Marvel Moves Up ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Release Date to April 27 Kristen Wiig In Talks For ‘Wonder Woman 2’ Villain Role Cool Stuff: ‘Batman: Gotham City Chronicles’ Board Game Available on Kickstarter Hulu’s ‘Castle Rock’ Cast Adds Another ‘It’ Star Trailer Reaction: ‘WarGames’ Trailer: Shall We Play A Game?

On the February 28, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined /Film senior writer Ben Pearson, and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest news, including the Men in Black reboot, The Rocketeer animated series, Solo timeline, Atlanta season 2 early buzz, the Snowpiercer tv series and Moviepass lawsuit. And in the Spoiler Room, we’ll talk about some interesting Westworld season 2 casting.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   At The Water Cooler: Ben went to a Live Read of Clue at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater   In the News: ‘Men In Black’ Reboot Wants To Recruit Chris Hemsworth ‘The Rocketeer’ Animated Series is Coming to Disney Junior in 2019 Here’s Exactly Where ‘Solo’ Exists in the ‘Star Wars’ Timeline ‘Atlanta’ Season 2 Early Buzz: Donald Glover Has Done It Again ‘Orphan Black’ Co-Creator Is The New ‘Snowpiercer’ Showrunner There Can Be Only One: MoviePass Sues Sinemia For Theater Subscription Domination   In The Spoiler Room: ‘Westworld’ Season 2 Cast: Returning Characters Find Themselves in Hot Water You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deep

On the February 27, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writers Ben Pearson, Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest news, a Last of Us movie, M Night Shyamalan goes to Apple, the shocking amount of original content Netflix is producing this year, a Silver Surfer movie, Mark Millar on the Failure of DC Movies, and A Wrinkle in Time early buzz.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   At The Water Cooler: Ben went to the world premiere of a new USA TV show called Unsolved Brad went to McDonalds to buy Szechuan sauce Peter watched Game Night, and a few episodes of Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Hoai-Tran celebrates her birthday Chris is watching ER, the show about 90s doctors   In the News: ‘The Last of Us’ Screenwriter Doesn’t Want His Movie To Be Made M. Night Shyamalan Will Create TV Thriller Series for Apple Netflix is Set to Release a 700 Original Movies and TV Shows This Year Mark Millar Says DC Movies Aren’t Working Because The Characters Aren’t Cinematic ‘Silver Surfer’ Movie in Development at 20th Century Fox With Writer Brian K Vaughn ‘A Wrinkle in Time’

On the February 26, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writers Ben Pearson, Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest news, that filmmaker Kevin Smith suffered a heart attack. In the Spoiler Room, we’ll be talking all about Annihilation. Spoilers, the ending, the differences from the book, script and what the sequels would have been about.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   In the News: ‘Clerks’ Director Kevin Smith is Recovering from a Massive Heart Attack   In The Spoiler Room: ‘Annihilation’ Spoiler Review: A Strange, Haunting Masterpiece Solving entertainment? Making Sense of That ‘Annihilation’ Ending What is that tunnel? Is that Lena? What is this movie about thematically? depression, and anxiety, and general mental instability. The Original ‘Annihilation’ Script Featured a Very Different Ending Other script to movie changes ‘Annihilation’: The Major Differences Between the Book and the Film ‘Authority’ and ‘Acceptance’: The ‘Annihilation’ Sequels We’ll Never See You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com. /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,

On the February 23, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest news, including Blair Witch and Dark Tower tv shows, a Making a Murderer sequel, the first reactions to Duncan Jones’ Mute. In Our Feature Presentation, we’ll be talking about the best, weirdest and craziest streaming foreign films. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   In the News: ‘Blair Witch’ TV Series in Development at Lionsgate ‘The Dark Tower’ TV Series Lands At Amazon ‘Making a Murderer’ Sequel ‘Convicting a Murderer’ Announced ‘Mute’ Review Round-Up: A ‘Blade Runner’ Wannabe With Nothing to Say ‘Mute’ Review: The Highly Anticipated Netflix Sci-Fi Film is a Disappointment In Our Feature Presentation: The Best, Weirdest, and Craziest Streaming Foreign Movies and Shows: Hungarian Oscar Nominee, Singing Nuns & Sexy Japanese Desserts You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com. /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 and all the popular podcast apps (

On the February 22, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest news, including Joss Whedon’s exit from the Batgirl movie, a new Star Wars tv series, Solo: A Star Wars Story praise, James Bond 25 gets a screenwriter, Andy Serkis’ Jungle Book film gets rated and Hollywood is making a Flamin Hot Cheetos movie?! And in the Feature Presentation, we’ll untangle the timeline for phase 3 of the MCU. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). In the News: Joss Whedon Won’t Direct ‘Batgirl’ Film After All ‘Star Wars: Resistance’ May Be Lucasfilm’s Latest ‘Star Wars’ TV Series ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ is “Allowed To Have A Lot More Fun,” Says Donald Glover Bond Watch: ‘Bond 25’ Screenplay Being Worked On By ‘Trainspotting’ Writer Andy Serkis’ ‘Mowgli’ Movie Rating Promises a Darker Film Than ‘Jungle Book’ A Flamin Hot Cheetos Movie?!   In Our Feature Presentation: Untangling the Marvel Studios Phase 3 Timeline You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com. /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 and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Please feel free to send your feedback, questions or comments to us at peter@slashfilm.com and 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 and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the February 21, 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 news, including James Bond 25, Dungeons and Dragons and live-action Pinocchio directors, Netflix acquires more talent, Disney plans to reboot the Muppets and Honey I Shrunk The Kids, Jurassic World 3 announced, and what Donald Glover did on Black Panther.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   In the News: Danny Boyle is the Front-Runner to Direct ‘James Bond 25’ Disney’s Live-Action ‘Pinocchio’ Recruits ‘Paddington’ Director Paul King ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ Movie Eyes ‘Lego Batman Movie’ Director Chris McKay Netflix Signs Four Picture Deal With the Duplass Brothers Disney Wants to Bring Back ‘The Muppets’ for Their New Streaming Service Disney Eyeing Reboots of ‘Honey, I Shrunk the Kids,’ ‘Father of the Bride’ and ‘The Parent Trap’ ‘Jurassic World 3’ Roaring Into Theaters in June 2021 With Writers Emily Carmichael & Colin Trevorrow How Donald Glover “Punched Up” the Jokes in ‘Black Panther’ You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com. /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

On the February 20, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson, and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest news, including The Push trailer, It: Chapter Two casting, and Black Panther’s insane box office success. And in our feature presentation, we talk about how Black Panther might affect the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   In the News: ‘The Push’ Trailer: A Reality Movie About Convincing Someone to Commit Murder Jessica Chastain Officially In Talks For ‘It’ Sequel ‘Black Panther’ Box Office Numbers Are Even Bigger Than Expected   Feature Presentation: What does Black Panther mean for the future of the MCU? We will likely see more black heroes on screen: Shuri as Ironheart? https://twitter.com/Bosslogic/status/964768497468239872 Blade? War Machine? Falcon? Assuming Cap, Thor, and Tony all die or don’t return after Avengers 4, this leaves T’Challa (and maybe Doctor Strange?) as the new face of the MCU and the new main box office draw. Along with Captain Marvel, this means a very, very different Phase 4 cast. Does this setup Martin Freeman as Everett K. Ross in Captain Marvel? Is Everett K. Ross the new Agent Coulson? The whole world now has Wakanda’s overpowered tech, what does this mean for stakes in the MCU and Infinity War? Wakanda: the TV series? Ben - Why ‘Black Panther’ Doesn’t Contain Any In

On the February 19, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson presents interviews with Black Panther co-writer/director Ryan Coogler and actor Andy Serkis, who plays the villainous Ulysses Klaue. Warning: spoilers ahead!   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   Feature Presentation: ‘Black Panther’ Director Ryan Coogler on Shuri, The Casino Scene, Obama’s Influence, and More [Interview] Andy Serkis on ‘Black Panther’, Potentially Returning to ‘Planet of the Apes,’ and More [Interview] You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com. /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 and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Please feel free to send your feedback, questions or comments to us at peter@slashfilm.com and 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 and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.