Best Cities as Characters Movies, Taika Watiti, Quentin Tarantino, JK Rowling, Pikachu, Justice League, Bohemian Rhapsody

Summary: <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On the December 7, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, </span><strong>Peter Sciretta</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is joined by /Film 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 the possibility of a </span><strong>Taika Watiti </strong><strong><em>Star Wars</em></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> movie, more on </span><strong>Quentin Tarantino</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">’s </span><strong><em>Star Trek</em></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><strong>JK Rowling</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">’s defense of </span><strong>Johnny Depp</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><strong><em>Detective Pikachu</em></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> casting, the original </span><strong><em>Justice League</em></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> script, and </span><strong><em>Bohemian Rhapsody</em></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> finds a new director. And in the Mail Bag, we’ll be talking about the best movies which use cities as characters.</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>News</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">: </span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Quentin Tarantino’s F–king </span><a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/quentin-tarantino-star-trek/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">‘Star Trek’ Movie Will Be Rated R</span></a></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kathleen Kennedy Wants A Taika Watiti Directed Star Wars Movie </span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">J.K. Rowling’s Defense of Johnny Depp’s Casting as Grindelwald is Not Enough</span></p><br> <p><a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/ryan-reynolds-will-play-detective-pikachu-in-live-action-pokemon-movie/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ryan Reynolds Will Play ‘Detective Pikachu’</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in Live-Action ‘Pokémon’ Movie</span></p><br> <p><a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/original-justice-league-script/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Original ‘Justice League’ Script</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Involves Time Travel, Batman and Wonder Woman’s Child</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ </span><a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/bohemian-rhapsody-director/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Replaces Bryan Singer With ‘Eddie the Eagle’ Director</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Dexter Fletcher</span></p><br> <p> </p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In </span><strong>The Mailbag</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Geoff S writes in asking “</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">What films use a city the most effectively as a character?”</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Peter’s picks: Lost in Translation, Gone Baby Gone, Home Alone 2: Lost In New York, Swingers, </span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">HT’s picks: Columbus, Before Sunrise, In Bruges, Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chris’ picks: The Third Man, Man</span></p>