The Last Jedi’s Divisive Reactions, Box Office Numbers, Morgan Spurlock, Superhero Futures, and More

Summary: <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On the December 15, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer </span><strong>Ben Pearson</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is joined by /Film managing editor </span><strong>Jacob Hall</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and writers </span><strong>Chris Evangelista </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span><strong> Hoai-Tran Bui </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">to discuss the latest news, including </span><strong>Morgan Spurlock</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">’s admission of sexual misconduct, </span><strong><em>Star Wars: The Last Jedi</em></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">’s box office numbers, <em>The Last Jedi</em> has more practical creatures than any other <em>Star Wars</em> film, the future of the X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Deadpool, a book of <strong>Rian Johnson</strong>’s behind the scenes photos will be released, and in our feature presentation, we’ll talk about <em>The Last Jedi</em> and how it doesn’t care what you think about it.</span></p><br> <p> </p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can subscribe to /Film Daily on </span><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/film-daily/id1254073246?mt=2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">iTunes</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/Iehcpduswejzvkmow2swayr6ife?t=Film_Daily"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Google Play</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1254073246/film-daily"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Overcast</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and all the popular podcast apps (here is the </span><a href="http://daily.slashfilm.com/feed/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">RSS</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> URL if you need it). </span></p><br> <p> </p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the </span><strong>Water Cooler</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">:</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jacob has been watching </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Crown</span></em></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">HT saw </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Last Jedi</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> at Smithsonian’s Air and Space museum</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chris </span><a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/the-devils-backbone-book/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">read a book about </span><strong>Guillermo del Toro</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">’s </span><strong><em>The Devil’s Backbone</em></strong></a></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the </span><strong>News</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">: </span></p><br> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">HT - Morgan Spurlock </span><a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/morgan-spurlock-sexual-misconduct/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Admits History of Sexual Misconduct</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Steps Down From Production Company</span> </li> <br> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Chris - X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Deadpool </span><a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/fantastic-four-in-the-mcu/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Are Definitely Coming to the MCU</span></a> </li> <br> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Ben - </span><a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/star-wars-the-last-jedi-box-office-opening/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Star Wars: The Last Jedi Box Office</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Second Biggest Thursday Ever, Could Score $100 Million Opening Day</span> </li> <br> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Chris - Star Wars: The Last Jedi </span><a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/last-jedi-practical-creatures/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Has More Practical Creatures Than Any Star Wars Film</span></a> </li> <br> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">HT - </span></li> </ul>