Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> PODCAST | Was a new #StarWars movie secretly released over the holidays? We give you the lowdown on the must-see VADER: SHARDS OF THE PAST and what it means for Disney Star Wars a year after Last Jedi<br> PLUS: Who Won The Winter? Between #Aquaman, #BumbleBee & #IntoTheSpiderVerse we crown the winner of the holiday box office season.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Segment 1: Vader: Shards of the Past: The Best Star Wars Film Of The Past 5 Years?<br> We give you the skinny on VADER: SHARDS OF THE PAST, the fan-film that’s got the galaxy humming. What does it mean for Disney Star Wars and why is no one talking about it?<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Segment 2: The Last Jedi: One Year Later<br> We look back at the most divisive, controversial Star Wars film ever released! Is the brand forever damaged? Or will the force unite the fan base with Episode XIV?<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://secretsofthesire.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/vampire_diaries_into_the_wild1280.jpg"></a><br> <br> <br> <br> Segment 3: Aquaman vs Bumblebee vs Into The Spiderverse<br> Who Won The Winter? Between #Aquaman, #BumbleBee & #IntoTheSpiderVerse we crown the winner of the holiday box office season!<br> <br> <br> <br> Segment #4: Spin The Racks<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Sandra Bullock’s ‘Bird Box’ Viewed By 45 Million Accounts in One Week, Netflix Claims<br> <br> <br> <br> https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/netflix-sandra-bullocks-bird- box-was-viewed-by-45-million-accounts-one-week-<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> 1171925?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign= THR%27s%20Today%20in%20Entertainment_now_2018-12- 29%2007:31:50_ehayden&utm_term=hollywoodreporter_tie<br> + Is it a hit? Natalie Jarvey emails: If you ask Netflix, yes, the Sandra Bullock thriller was a popular choice for its 130 million subscribers over the holidays. The streamer claims that 45 million accounts viewed the film during its first week.<br> + But also … While that certainly seems like a lot of viewers (34 percent of Netflix’s total membership base, in fact), the number can’t be substantiated by a third-party measurement company and doesn’t make it clear whether these accounts actually completed the movie or just sampled it before turning to old episodes of, say, Friends. Why did the notoriously tight-lipped Netflix choose this moment to share a rare bit of viewership data?<br> Some follow-up questions:<br> + Matthew Belloni: “This boast tells us nothing about who actually viewed more than a minute or two of Bird Box. Also, Netflix does not submit to independent ratings verification, so we have to *trust* them. Or not.”<br> + Rebecca Keegan: “I’m interested what a metric like this means for a filmmaker. Does Susanne Bier’s agent use this data as leverage on her next film? How does a traditional studio considering her for a project view it?”<br> <br> The Punisher Villain Billy Russo Won’t Be Called Jigsaw in Season 2<br> <a href="https://www.cbr.com/punisher-billy-russo-jigsaw-name-season-%202/?utm_content=buffer4ddee&utm_medium=Social-%20Distribution&utm_source=CBR-TW&utm_campaign=CBR-TW" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.cbr.com/punisher-billy-russo-jigsaw-name-season- 2/?utm_content=buffer4ddee&utm_medium=Social- Distribution&utm_source=CBR-TW&utm_campaign=CBR-TW</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Don’t expect antagonist Billy Russo to be called character’s Marvel Comics nickname, Jigsaw, in the upcoming second season of The Punisher.<br> During a set visit attended by CBR, actor Ben Barnes revealed how the events of the Season 1 finale have changed his character, and explained why he won’t assume the Jigsaw moniker.<br>
