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On the December 6, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film Managing editor Jacob Hall, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and /Film writers Chris Evangelista and Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest news, including the Gotti biopic controversy, a Slaughterhouse-Five tv series, a WarGames tv series reboot, Disney’s The Little Mermaid live-action film gets a director, and the first reactions to Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Phantom Thread. And in Our Feature Presentation, we’ll be taking a look at the pros and cons of Disney’s potential acquisition of Fox.   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: Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ Remake Eyes Rob Marshall to Direct Lionsgate Drops ‘Gotti’ Biopic Starring John Travolta 10 Days Before Release ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’ TV Series in the Works With ‘Happy!’ Showrunner ‘WarGames’ Reboot Teaser: The ’80s Hacker Movie Gets Upgraded as an Edgy Interactive Series ‘Phantom Thread’ Early Buzz: Daniel Day-Lewis Dazzles in Another Paul Thomas Anderson Masterpiece   In Our Feature Presentation: If Disney Buys Fox: The Pros and Cons of the Potential Acquisition Positive: X-Men and Fantastic Four Could Join the MCU (Hoai-Tran Bui) Negative: The R-rated and Audacious Superhero Movie Dies? (Chris Evangelista) Positive:

On the December 5, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and /Film writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest news, including Bryan Singer’s firing, Quentin Tarantino’s Star Trek movie, Rian Johnson’s new Star Wars trilogy,, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom plot details and Marvel announces a Podcast Universe. And in Our Feature Presentation, we’ll take a look at Sight and Sound’s Best films of 2017 list and ask the question: when do television productions qualify for best of the year movie lists?   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: Bryan Singer Fired from Queen Biopic Due to On-Set Drama. Bryan Singer Responds to His ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Firing as His Production Company Leaves the Fox Lot Quentin Tarantino Star Trek Movie In The Works, And We’re Not Making This Up The New ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy From Rian Johnson Won’t Be The Old Republic Cinemark’s MoviePass Competitor Membership Program is Laughable ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Reveals New Image and Plot Details Marvel is Launching a Wolverine Podcast in 2018, Teases An MPU (Marvel Podcast Universe)   In Our Feature Presentation: Chris - Sight and Sound’s Best Films of 2017 List Inexplicably Includes ‘Twin Peaks

On the December 4, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and /Film writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest news, including the Shazam movie, Ant-Man and The Wasp, Daisy Ridley’s Star Wars future, Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 sequel, and that Frozen short film. And in the Watercooler we’ll be talking about The Last Jedi junket, Jim and Andy, Shot in the Dark, Uncharted 4 and The Disaster Artist.   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: Peter attended the Star Wars: The Last Jedi junket, watched Jim and Andy and Shot in the Dark on Netflix Ben played Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End on PS4 HT saw The Disaster Artist   In the News: Shazam Could Be DC’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Says Optimistic Zachary Levi ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ Could Be Marvel Studios’ First Romantic Comedy Daisy Ridley Doesn’t Want to Leave ‘Star Wars’ After ‘Episode 9’ ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’ Sequel In Jeopardy Due To The Weinstein Company Issues That Stupid ‘Frozen’ Short Is Being Removed from ‘Coco

On the December 1, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and /Film writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest news, including a Harley Quinn movie, Disney suing Redbox, the most rented Redbox movies, Amazon’s television pilots, Wonder Woman 2’s love story, Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s Empire Strikes Back comparisons, and Masters of the Universe gets a director. And in the Mail Bag, we take a look at our favorite Paul Thomas Anderson 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: Margot Robbie is Working on Another ‘Harley Quinn’ Movie – No, Not That One Disney Suing Redbox Over Sale of Digital Download Codes The Most Rented Redbox Movies Reveal That America is Basic AF Amazon May Stop Making Their Pilots Public ‘Wonder Woman 2’ Will Have a “Great Love Story,” But At What Cost? ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ vs. ‘The Empire Strikes Back’: Rian Johnson Explains Similarities and Differences ‘Masters of the Universe’ Reboot Finds a New Director in ‘Man of Steel’ Writer David S. Goyer   In The Mailbag: What is your favorite Paul Thomas Anderson movie? Peter’s favorite: Magnolia, Boogie Nights (want to also mention my love for the Fiona Apple music video from the Pleasantville soundtrack for

On the November 30, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and /Film writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest news, including a Star Wars news extravaganza with bits ranging from The Force Awakens to The Last Jedi to standalone films. Also in the news: director Robert Rodriguez and the Lord of the Rings television series.   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: ‘Star Wars’: Who Actually Decided the Identities of Rey’s Parents? ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Ending Changed At The Last Minute ‘The Force Awakens’ Title Referred To Both Kylo Ren and Rey ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Almost Made Luke Skywalker Blind ‘Star Wars’: Denis Villeneuve Interested in Directing a Standalone Film Director Robert Rodriguez Is Going Low-Budget Again With His Next Film HBO Passed on the ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV Series – Here’s Why   In Our Feature Presentation: Hot Take: ‘Olaf’s Frozen Adventure’ Should Not Have Debuted Before ‘Coco’ You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bring

On the November 29, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film writers Ben Pearson and Chris Evangelista and special guest Sabina Graves from Superhero News to discuss the latest news, including the possible end of Star Wars’ the Skywalker saga, HBO showing airplane edits of movies, Disney is back in talks to buy Fox, the real accusations against John Lasseter are beginning to come to light. And in Our Feature Presentation, Hoai-Tran Bui joins us for a reaction and geeky analysis of the Avengers: Infinity War trailer.   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: ‘Star Wars: Episode 9’ is Likely to End the Skywalker Saga HBO is Showing Neutered Airplane Edits of Movies and Filmmakers Aren’t Happy Chris - Dracula Wept: Guillermo del Toro Regrets Turning Down the Universal Monsters ‘Dark Universe’ John Lasseter Allegations Revealed Disney Back in Talks to Buy Fox, X-Men Producer Wants to Join the MCU ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Trailer: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes May Have Finally Met Their Match   In Our Feature Presentation: ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Trailer Breakdown: The Avengers Are Disassembled As the Earth Comes Under Attack

On the November 28, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest news, including the first reactions to Steven Spielberg’s new film The Post, a live-action Scooby Doo spin-off movie, a House of Cards update, and in The Mail Bag we’ll be talking about our favorite Steven Spielberg movies.   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 Post’ Early Buzz: A Timely, Important Film, And One of Steven Spielberg’s Best WTF: Live-Action Daphne and Velma Movie Coming to Home Video ‘House of Cards’ Production To Resume Next Month Without Kevin Spacey   In The Mailbag: What is your favorite Steven Spielberg movies? What least liked Spielberg film do you think is underappreciated? HT’s picks: 1. E.T., 2. Catch Me If You Can, 3. Jurassic Park; underappreciated: AI Peter’s picks: 1. E.T., 2. Jurassic Park, 3. Raiders of the Lost Ark; underappreciated: Hook, AI or War of the Worlds Chris’ picks: 1.E.T  2. Jaws  3. Lincoln; underappreciated: Munich, War of the Worlds   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 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 November 27, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest news, including Lady Bird’s record-breaking reviews, the future of Avatar sequels is in doubt, the first Jumanji reviews, a Zack Snyder cut of Justice League probably doesn’t exist, why Quentin Tarantino doesn’t like Netflix, Avengers 4 and 20 years of Marvel movies planned, and Rian Johnson’s new Star Wars trilogy.   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: Peter saw Molly’s Game, Lady Bird, The Florida Project and the season finale of Nathan for You HT went to the “Murder is Her Hobby” dollhouse true crime diorama exhibit at the Renwick Gallery, also saw Coco with family Chris watched the new seasons of The Crown and Black Mirror   In the News: ‘Lady Bird’ Just Became the Best-Reviewed Movie on Rotten Tomatoes James Cameron Admits ‘Avatar 4’ and ‘5’ Aren’t Guaranteed, Kate Winslet’s Character Revealed ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle ‘ Early Buzz: Surprisingly, A Totally Fun and Funny Romp ‘Justice League’ Zack Snyder Cut Doesn’t Exist, Batman’s Opening Scene Was Different, and More Why Quentin Tarantin

On the November 21, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest news, including a Murder on the Orient Express sequel, Justice League’s projected losses, Paramount’s VR movie theater, the first plot details for Quentin Tarantino’s next movie, more studios in talks to buy Fox and what they might mean for the X-Men universe, and Disney/Pixar head John Lasseter steps down amid sexual harassment allegations.    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: ‘Justice League’ Projected to Lose Warner Bros. $50-100 Million ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ Sequel ‘Death on the Nile’ is Coming Paramount Has Created a Completely Virtual Movie Theater; Is This a Game Changer? First Plot Details of Quentin Tarantino’s New Movie Emerge Universal and Sony Also Interested in Buying Fox, Could Conceivably Combine X-Men and Spider-Man Universes John Lasseter Taking Leave of Absence From Disney/Pixar After Sexual Harassment Allegations 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 November 20, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista for a special episode of the podcast taking a look at the aftermath of Justice League’s opening weekend, its failure at the box office, a fan petition for a Zack Snyder cut, what Joss Whedon’s writing credit means, and Ben Affleck’s future as Batman in the DCEU. At the Water Cooler, we’ll be talking about Las Vegas, David Copperfield, John Carpenter, and traveling. And in the Spoiler Room, we’ll be discussing the changes of the Justice League reshoots and what the end credits scenes mean.   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: Peter went to Las Vegas for a weekend trip and sees David Copperfield. Chris saw John Carpenter live Ben has been traveling   In the News: ‘Justice League’ Underperforms at the Box Office: What Does This Mean for the DCEU? ‘Justice League’: Fans Petition For a “Zack Snyder Cut,” and What Joss Whedon’s Writing Credit Means Batman Will Appear in the 'Flashpoint' Movie, Geoff Johns Confirms   Other posts referenced in this episode: Why Can’t Zack Snyder Release His Director’s Cuts Theatrically?   Feedback: Last week we talked about what Warner Bros needs to do to make the DCEU successful moving forward, and asked for your ideas. Timothy in LA wrote in: “One of the pitfalls of the DC movie universe is that they started too big villain-wise. Man of Steel had Zod who is way too big a threat to start off with. His goal was to terraform the earth and destroy mankind. That’s no differ

On the November 17, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film writers Chris Evangelista and Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest news, including a Stripes tv series, Quentin Tarantino’s next movie lands a movie studio, the running time of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Cinefamily permanently shuts down, a Catch-22 miniseries and a Martian Manhunter movie? And in The Mailbag, we try to answer the question: what does DCEU need to do moving forward to succeed.   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: ‘Stripes’ TV Series In Development, Nothing Will Ever Be New Again The Next Quentin Tarantino Movie Officially Lands at Sony ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Will be the Longest ‘Star Wars’ Movie Cinefamily Will Permanently Shut Down In Wake of Allegations of Sexual Misconduct ‘Catch-22’ Miniseries on the Way; George Clooney to Star and Direct Martian Manhunter Movie Could Happen, Says ‘Justice League’ Producer   In The Mailbag: Mike S writes in “Justice League is obviously a course correction for the DCEU. I think even Peter would admit while it can be fun (which is saying something coming off BvS) it isn’t the great Justice League movie we deserve. What does the DCEU need to do going forward?   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 q

On the November 16, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest news, including Joss Whedon’s Justice League tweets, MoviePass, the trailer for Rampage, a possible Batman replacement, Fantastic Beasts 2, and Multiple Man. And in the Mail Bag, we’ll be talking about movie trailers that show no footage from the movie itself.   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 Likes Tweet Dissing ‘Justice League’ Villain, But The Tweet is Right MoviePass Reveals Annual Subscription For $6.95/Month, But Is It A Deal? Rumor: ‘The Batman’ Director Has a Back-Up Batman in Mind If Ben Affleck Bails ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Sequel Title Revealed as ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,’ First Look and Synopsis Revealed Marvel’s Multiple Man is Getting a Movie, James Franco to Play the Self-Replicating X-Man Rampage’ Trailer: Dwayne Johnson Takes on a Trio of Giant Monsters   In The Mailbag:  Sherwin writes in “With the release of the new Deadpool 2 teaser today, I was just curious what you all thought about this style of trailer. By that, I mean how the content doesn't really show too much of the film but showcases the main character in a fun way outside of the movie. I personally love it and it's not done often, but I wouldn't mind if more movies were promoted in this fashion.” Peter’s Picks: Jurassic Park (mosquito in amber), Psycho (6.5 min hitchcock giving a tour of the set), Godzilla (98 - dinosaur museum foot), Th

On the November 15, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest news, including the Rotten Tomatoes score and box office tracking for Justice League, Quentin Tarantino wants to cast Tom Cruise in his next film, what Christopher Tolkien resigning from the Tolkien Estate means for the future of Lord of the Rings, and Mel Gibson is up for the Joe Carnahan time-loop film Boss Level. In The Mailbag, we'll be questioning our abilities to separate the art from the artist.   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: ‘Justice League’ Rotten Tomatoes Score Leaked Early and It’s Surprising Opening Weekend ‘Justice League’ Box Office Tracking Higher Than ‘Wonder Woman’, Lower Than ‘BvS’ Tom Cruise Wanted For Quentin Tarantino’s Manson Movie Christopher Tolkien Resigns From the Tolkien Estate – Does This Mean More ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movies and Shows? ‘Boss Level’ Will Be Joe Carnahan’s Spin on the ‘Groundhog Day’ Movie Formula    In The Mailbag:  Mark S from Phoenix writes in “after all the allegations against many heavyweights in Hollywood, is it acceptable to separate a person from their art. Can I still laugh at Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris", can I still be in awe at Roman Polanski's "The Pianist", can I still be mesmerized by Brett Ratner's "Red Dragon"? And not solely the filmmakers; "Manchester by the Sea" was one of my favorite films last year, but the more I heard about Casey Affleck and his allegations, the more I felt guilty for praising a man who has committed such atrocities.   We all make mistakes, but for those whose actions are unforgivable, do you think we should still celebrate their cinematic achievements?  Love the podcast, keep it up guys!”   To submit questions to the mailbag, send them to peter@slash

On the November 14, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest news, including Justice League reshoots, rotten tomatoes score and Ben Affleck's future as Batman, plans for a theatrical run for Martin Scorsese’s Netflix film, adaptations of Super Mario Bros, Are You Afraid of The Dark, Get Out’s Golden Globes category, Disney loses their Pinocchio director and Paul Scheer shares some details about the Galaxy Quest tv series and respond to conversations from the podcast.   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).   Please Note: A previous version of this podcast audio had a repeating clip, it is fixed in the new audio.  In the News: ‘Galaxy Quest’ TV Show Continues the Story of the Original Cast, Will Address How Fandom has Changed ‘Justice League’ Reshoots Make Up 15-20% of the Movie Rotten Tomatoes is Delaying the ‘Justice League’ Score to the Day Before Release Ben Affleck Wants a “Cool and Graceful” Way to Quit Batman Netflix Won’t Confirm a Theatrical Run for Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ ‘Get Out’ Could be Nominated as a Comedy at the Golden Globes Because the Golden Globes are Weird ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Animated Movie in the Works From ‘Despicable Me’ Studio An ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?’ Movie is in the Works With

On the November 13, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest news, including the latest Louis C.K allegations and what that means for his future in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino’s next movie, Amazon is making a Lord of the Rings prequel tv series and possibly developing an ad-supported streaming service, another Spider-Man spin-off is in development, and we take a look at the early reviews for Justice League and Netflix’s The Punisher. And at The Water Cooler, we talk about a trip to Thailand, Peter’s birthday weekend and Ben attends The Disaster Artist premiere.   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: HT talks about her trip. It was Peter’s birthday over the weekend. He went to Outback Steakhouse,  DesignerCon and the Magic Castle (of course). He also got to see Coco again. Ben saw the AFI Fest premiere of The Disaster Artist   In the News: Louis C.K. Accused of Sexual Misconduct; ‘I Love You, Daddy’ Release Officially Canceled [Updated], ‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’ Drops Voice Star Louis C.K. After Sexual Misconduct Admission The Next Quentin Tarantino Movie is About “1969,” Not Charles Manson ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV Show Moving Forward at Amazon, Will Be a Prequel Series [UPDATED] Rumor: Amazon Developing a Free, Ad-Supported Streaming Service ‘Spider-Man’ Spin-Off Morbius the Living Vampire Being Developed By Sony & ‘Power Rangers’ Writers ‘Justice League’