/Film Daily

On the November 9, 2017, we gathered in the /Film bunker for an emergancy episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and Nerdist writer Amy Radcliffe to discuss the big breaking Star Wars news: Disney has announced a new Star Wars movie trilogy set outside of the Skywalker saga, to be helmed by Rian Johnson. They have also confirmed plans for a live-action Star Wars television series to debut on Disney’s streaming service, which is set to launch in 2019. Hit the jump to hear our geeky discussion.   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: Rian Johnson Will Create a Whole New ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy Live Action ‘Star Wars’ TV Show Confirmed By Disney, Will Be Available on the Company’s New Streaming Service Why Johnson didn’t do episode 1 Our general reactions Does this mean the Skywalker saga ends with episode 9? What does this mean for the stand-alone movies? Will it not be titled Star Wars? Will this be set in a different era? What would you like to see?  Our thoughts on Rian Johnson as the helmer. If the movie trilogy is new characters, does that mean the tv show might be people or places we know? Ideas for the Star Wars tv series. Who should be the showrunner?  Have any geeky thoughts on this news that we might not have addressed on the podcast? Send your opinions, speculation, analysis, and suggestions to peter@slashfilm.com. 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, Over

On the November 9, 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 Metal Gear Solid movie, Future Man early reviews, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is cancelled, Shawn Levy to direct a movie described as Stand By Me on the Moon, All The Money in the World has recast Kevin Spacey weeks before the film is set to be released, Apple orders another TV series, and Disney won’t be doing any more Netflix shows. And in The Mailbag, we discuss how many streaming services is too many.   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: ‘Metal Gear Solid’ Movie Will Be Penned By ‘Jurassic World’ Screenwriter Derek Connolly ‘Future Man’ Early Buzz: Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg’s Time Travel Show is Raunchy and Fun Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’ is Not Happening Shawn Levy to Direct ‘Crater’, a Sci-Fi Coming-of-Age Film Set on the Moon ‘All the Money In the World’ Replacing Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer Apple Gives Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon’s Morning TV Drama a Two Season Order No More New Marvel Netflix Shows; Dis

On the November 8, 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 Peak TV, a Harry Potter Pokemon Go game, the cost of Blade Runner 2049’s failure, the possible end of the Dark Universe, Suicide Squad 2 rumors, a reaction to the new Steven Spielberg trailer, and Steven Soderbergh’s interactive movie project.   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: ‘Suicide Squad 2’ Might Introduce Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam ‘Harry Potter: Wizards Unite’ Augmented Reality Game Coming in 2018 From Pokemon Go Developer ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Box Office Failure Might Cost Producers $80 Million ‘The Post’ Trailer: Steven Spielberg Goes to Bat for a Free Press Is The Dark Universe Dead? Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan Depart Universal’s Monster Films ‘Mosaic’ Trailer: Steven Soderbergh’s Interactive App is Available Now Peak TV is Giving People Anxiety, Because We Can’t Have Nice Things 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 November 7, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman to discuss the latest news, including AMC’s theatrical masking policy, the Justice League runtime, Luke Skywalker’s backstory in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and Mark Millar’s first Netflix project. And in the Mail Bag, we’ll be talking about movies that deserved sequels.   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: World’s Largest Movie Theater Chain Essentially Admits to Not Caring About Theatrical Presentation Warner Bros. Made Sure ‘Justice League’ Runtime Was Under Two Hours What Happened Luke Skywalker Between Episodes 6 and 7 is “Not Important” in ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ ‘The Magic Order’ is Mark Millar’s First Comic Book for Netflix   In The Mailbag: Errol from LA writes in “what movies you think should have had a sequel but never did, and if you have the time, what would be the plot of said sequel? Mine would be Brothers Bloom, where (spoilers coming up) the sequel has Bloom on the run from diamond dog and not being able to cope with trying to plan without Stephen around, who was the main driver of Blooms entire life in the first film. Would love to hear your thoughts on a sequel that never was.” Peter’s Picks: Tron: Legacy, Dredd, The Goonies, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Almost Famous? Swingers? Brad‘s Picks: Lost in Space, District 9, Galaxy Quest, John Carter, Real Steel, Spaceballs 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 November 6, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall and writer Chris Evangelista. In the Feature Presentation, we’ll discuss the bombshell reveal that Disney wants to buy Fox. In the latest news, we talk about Lord of the Ring tv series, Kevin Spacey fired from House of Cards, and Joe Johnston retiring. At the Water Cooler, we’ll talk about the iPhone X, the Showtime series SMILF, Eataly, MondoCon and Super Mario Odyssey.   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 Our Feature Presentation: Disney Wants To Buy Fox’s Movie Studio, TV Production and More Jacob relays what we know Why would Disney want to own Fox? What might this include? How could this complicate Hollywood? Is this good or bad for us?   At the Water Cooler: Peter got the iPhone X, watched SMILF, ate at Eataly, and went to a Magic convention Jacob went to MondoCon and played Super Mario Odyssey   In the News: ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV Series Planned for Amazon

On the November 3, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Jacob Hall and Ben Pearson for the latest news, including the likelihood of a Goonies sequel. In the Spoiler Room, we’ll be talking about some Stranger Things theories and some spoiler discussion for Thor Ragnarok.   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: Why no Game of Thrones in the top 5 tv shows of the past 5 years?   In the News: ‘The Goonies 2’ Will Still “Likely” Happen, But in What Form?   In the Spoiler Room:   10 minute timecode: Thor Ragnarok:   ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Credits Scene: Let’s Talk About What It Means… ‘Thor: Ragnarok’: Kevin Feige Addresses What Happened to The Warriors Three   24 minute timecode: Stranger Things:   ‘Stranger Things 2’ Ending Cut Epilogue Scenes That Would Have Set Up Season 3 ‘Stranger Things’ Theories: D&D Hints About Season 3, How The Show Connects To Stephen King’s ‘It’ 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 2, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Jacob Hall and Chris Evangelista for the latest news, including a Twilight Zone reboot from Jordan Peele, Shazam casting, The Orville get a second season, the future of Star Wars films, and some theme park news including Fast and Furious: Supercharged in Orlando and Pixar Pier in Anaheim. In The Mail Bag, we’ll be talking about our favorite tv series of the last 5 years.   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: ‘Twilight Zone’ Reboot Coming to CBS All Access from ‘Get Out’ Director Jordan Peele ‘Shazam!’ Finds a Villain in Mark Strong – Here’s What You Need to Know About His Character Seth MacFarlane’s ‘The Orville’ Renewed for a Second Season ‘Star Wars’ Films Planned For the Next 10 Years Says Kathleen Kennedy New ‘Fast and Furious: Supercharged’ Details Tease Ride Story, Returning Cast Members Pixar Pier Details Revealed: Incredicoaster, Inside Out Land, RIP Cove Bar, Opening Date   In The Mailbag: Julian from Austin, TX asks “What are your Top 5 TV shows from the Past 5 Years? Including Streaming?  What about of all Time?” Peter: Westworld, Better Call Saul, Fargo, Penn & Teller Fool Us, Stranger Things (season 2 is making me re-evaluate this) Jacob: Better Call Saul, Rick and Morty, The Good Place,

On the November 1, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Ben Pearson and Chris Evangelista for an all-news edition of the podcast. We talk about the accusations against director Brett Ratner and what that might mean for the future of Warner Bros movies, Blade Runner 2049 overseas box office, Runaways early buzz, a Thor: Ragnarok deleted scene, MoviePass adds weird new policy stipulations, the reason some theaters might not be playing Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a 24 reboot, an update on the Tyrese/The Rock Fast & Furious feud, and the first plot details for The Predator.   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: Director Brett Ratner Accused of Sexual Harassment and Misconduct by Six Women ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Bombed in China; A Four-Hour Two Part Version Of The Movie Once Existed ‘Runaways’ Early Buzz: Hulu’s First Marvel Show Sounds Like a Winner ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Scene Confirming Valkyrie’s Bisexuality Was Cut From the Film Why is MoviePass Using Scare Tactics on Their Paying Customers? ’24’ is Coming Back as a Legal Thriller With a Female Lead   Why Some Movie Theaters Are Refusing To Play ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ ‘Fast and the Furious’ Feud:

On the October 31, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Ben Pearson and Chris Evangelista for a spoiler-filled discussion and review of the hit Netflix series Stranger Things 2.   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).   Here is a section breakdown of our Stranger Things discussion: Our thoughts on Stranger Things season 1 Our overall reaction to Stranger Things 2 This season's main storyline Eleven’s Return The returning characters: Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers, David Harbour as Jim Hopper, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler, Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers, Joe Keery as Steve Harrington, Noah Schnapp as Will Byers Justice For Barb New Characters: Max (Sadie Sink), Max’s stepbrother Billy (Dacre Montgomery), Bob (Sean Astin), Dr. Owens (Paul Reiser) Will as The Spy Chapter 7 The Lost Sister The climax of this season Stranger Things 3 speculation, hopes, requests   Some other great features from the site mentioned in the episode include:   The Worst Episode of ‘Stranger Things 2’ Has Me Slightly Worried About ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ How the ‘Stranger Things 2’ Ending Sets Up Season 3, According to the Duffer Brothers ‘Stranger Things 2’ Spoiler Review: The Problem With Sequels… 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 October 30, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Ben Pearson and Jacob Hall to talk about the latest news, including the end of House of Cards and the allegations against Kevin Spacey, a Black Widow comedy film, will Star Wars: The Last Jedi reveal Rey’s parents, a Quantum Leap movie and a Blair Witch tv 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).   At the Water Cooler:   Peter went to Disneyland to experience Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: Breakout Monsters After Dark Jacob watched the World Series   In the News: ‘House of Cards’ to End With Season 6 Amidst Allegations Against Kevin Spacey ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Director Taika Waititi Interested in Making a Black Widow Comedy Does ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Actually Reveal Rey’s Parents? A ‘Quantum Leap’ Movie Has Been Written by Series Creator Donald Bellisario A ‘Blair Witch’ TV Series is Possibly in the Works 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 October 27, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Ben Pearson and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest news, including a Star Wars live-action tv series, What We Do In The Shadows tv series, Guillermo del Toro, Lethal Weapon 5, The Disaster Artist and reboots of Ace Ventura, Young Guns, and Major League. At the Water Cooler, we’ll be talking about seeing Rudy Coby at the Magic Castle, Shaun of the Dead at The Greek and Thor Ragnarok.   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 the Magic Castle during Halloween Week. Ben saw Shaun of the Dead at The Greek. Chris saw Thor Ragnarok.   In the News: Is Dave Filoni Working on a ‘Star Wars’ Live-Action TV Show After Star Wars Rebels Ends? ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ TV Show in Development Guillermo Del Toro is Taking a Year Off From Directing – What Does That Mean For Fantastic Voyage? ‘Lethal Weapon 5’ Might Happen Because Nothing Really Matters Anymore Reboots of ‘Ace Ventura’, ‘Young Guns’, ‘Major League’, and More in The Works James Franco Directed ‘The Disaster Artist’

On the October 26, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Ben Pearson and Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about the latest news, including American Vandal season 2, Justice League box office tracking, more Veronica Mars, Stranger Things after-show, a Bad Boys tv spin-off, and returning members for the family for Fast and Furious 9. And in the Mail Bag, we’ll be trying to answer the question of if dynamic pricing is the future of moviegoing?   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 talks about seeing the anime Your Name.   In the News: ‘American Vandal’ Season 2: Netflix’s Satirical Series Return in 2018 ‘Justice League’ Box Office Tracking Flies High Toward a $120 Million More ‘Veronica Mars’ is “Going to Happen,” Says Kristen Bell ‘Stranger Things’ After-Show Announced… But It’s Not Really An After-Show?! ‘Bad Boys’ TV Spin-off With Gabrielle Union Being Planned ‘Fast and Furious 9’: Director Justin Lin and Jordana Brewster Will Return In The Mailbag: Is Dynamic Movie Pricing the Future of Moviegoing?   To submit questions to the mailbag, send them to

On the October 25, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Ben Pearson and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest news, including Captain Marvel gets a Star Wars villain, Geostorm’s box office failure, Venom motion capture, a Shaun of the Dead sequel, an American Gangster prequel tv series and Mark Wahlberg asks God for forgiveness. And in The Mail Bag, we’ll answer a question about why box office numbers don’t tell us attendance figures.   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: Ben Mendelsohn In Talks For ‘Captain Marvel’ Villain ‘Geostorm’ Might Lose $100 Million, ‘Jigsaw’ Eyeing a $20+ Million Tom Hardy Will Be Playing Venom Through Motion-Capture Simon Pegg Pitched Edgar Wright a ‘Shaun of the Dead’ Sequel With Vampires ‘American Gangster’ Prequel Series Being Developed, Will Star Forest Whitaker Mark Wahlberg Asked God to Forgive Him For ‘Boogie Nights’ (But Not ‘Transformers’)   Feedback: Performances We can’t imagine anyone else playing: Geoff S: Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes in Misery Aaron from Iowa City: Ian McKellan as Gandalf. “the Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of the most perfectly cast movies of all-time. I was skeptical of some of the choices, but t

On the October 24, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest news, including a War for the Planet of the Apes deleted scene, a Nevermoor movie, Thor Ragnarok box office tracking, a Dora the Explorer movie coming from Michael Bay, and a Logan spin-off film. And in The Mailbag, we’ll talk about character performances you can’t imagine any other actor playing.   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:   ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ Deleted Scene Reveals What Happened to Jason Clarke’s Malcolm ‘Nevermoor’ Movie Coming From Drew Goddard ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Tracking for $100 Million-Plus Opening Weekend ‘Dora the Explorer’ Movie Coming From Michael Bay and Nick Stoller ‘Logan’ Spin-Off Starring X-23 In the Works From Director James Mangold   In The Mailbag: Mike F from Victoria, BC, Canada writes in that he just rewatched Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler and “it can’t be overstated how effective that movie is on every level.  I was thinking about roles that were not only perfectly cast but ones that you could almost not picture any other actor being able to pull off.  Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool came to mind. So did Jeff Bridges’ portrayal of Otis “Bad” Blake from Crazy Heart.  At the top of my list, tho, has to be Mickey Rourke as Randy “The Ram” Robinson in The Wrestler. Not only was his physical acting and physique perfectly fitting for the character, but, the acting work he does outside of the ring is so convincing, you almost forget it isn’t a real person you’re watching, which makes for an entirely immersive movie viewing experience.  I’m curious if you guys have any film roles that you couldn’t picture anyone else doing.”  

On the October 23, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Ben Pearson and Jacob Hall to talk about the latest news, including the first reviews for Stranger Things 2, the reasons Last Action Hero bombed, Star Trek Discovery gets a second season, the Justice League run-time is much shorter than expected, we give our reactions to the trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread and does Thor Ragnarok feature an LGBT character? And at the Water Cooler, we’ll be talking about Geostorm, Dealt, Too Funny To Fail, the House of Torment and Madden 18.   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 used his MoviePass to see Geostorm and wonders why he thought that was a good idea. He rented Dealt on iTunes, and watched Too Funny To Fail on Hulu. Ben has been playing Madden ‘18 on PS4 Jacob is still moving, but he did find time to visit Austin’s own House of Torment.   In the News:   Stranger Things 2 Early Reviews The Surprising Reason Why ‘Last Action Hero’ Bombed, According to Arnold Schwarzenegger ‘Justice League’ Run Time is Shorter Than Expected ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 2 Ordered by CBS Tessa Thompson Reveals That Thor Ragnarok Character is Bisexual