On the August 31, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Chadwick Boseman, Rocky IV, X-Files, Mulan, Sphere, Box Office, and Netflix Blu-rays.

In The News:

• Brad: Chadwick Boseman, ‘Black Panther’ and ’42’ Star, Has Died at 43
• Chris: New ‘The Haunted Mansion’ Movie in the Works From ‘Ghostbusters’ Reboot Writer Katie Dippold
  • What are the pros and cons here?
• Brad: Sylvester Stallone Is Working on a ‘Rocky IV’ Director’s Cut, May Be Cutting Out Paulie’s Ridiculous Robot
  • Bryan Lynch on twitter brought up the idea of a Rocky IV/Creed 2 cut
• Chris: ‘The X-Files’ Animated Series in the Works at Fox
  • Who is the audience for this?
• Brad: ‘Mulan’ May Be Available to All Disney+ Subscribers Without a Premium Price in December
  • Knowing that a movie will be available for streaming in 3 months, does that affect your decision to pay for PVOD?
• Chris: ‘Breaking Bad’ Movie ‘El Camino’ Headed to Blu-ray, With Plenty of Special Features
  • What would it take for you to buy a physical copy of a Netflix movie?
• Brad: ‘The New Mutants’ Tops the Slowly Growing Box Office with $7 Million Opening
  • Also HT’s Tenet International Box Office
• Chris: ‘Sphere’ TV Series, Based on the Michael Crichton Novel, Destined for HBO
  • What did you think of the book?

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On the August 28, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler.

Opening Banter: Jacob is off today, but we all wish him a happy birthday!

At The Water Cooler:

• What we’ve been Doing:
  • Chris has a new bonus episode of 21st Century Spielberg with guest Alan Cerny.
  • Ben went to Silver Springs.
• What we’ve been Reading:
  • Ben read Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes
• What we’ve been Watching:
  • Peter, Ben, and Chris saw Class Action Park on HBO Max.
  • Chris and Ben watched Tread.
  • Chris watched I’m Thinking of Ending Things and went back to the movies to see Tenet. 
  • Brad watched The King of Staten Island, Bill and Ted Face the Music, the third season of A.P. Bio, started rewatching Step by Step, caught wind of Baewatch.
  • Ben watched Get Duked! and rewatched Moonrise Kingdom.
  • Hoai-Tran watched Peninsula and Bill and Ted Face the Music.
• What we’ve been Eating:
  • Peter tried a Mac and Cheese Pizza Slice at Taste of Knotts.
  • Brad tried Mountain Dew Spark, Sparkling ICE +Caffeine, Nerds Gummy Clusters, Hershey’s Vampire Kisses, Culver’s Pretzel Bites
• What we’ve been Playing:
  • Brad played Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, tried Marvel’s Avengers Beta.

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On the August 26, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about the latest film and tv news, including Justice League, AppleTV+, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Lord of the Rings, Nutty Professor, Powerpuff Girls, and Tenet.

Opening Banter: 

In The News: 

• Ben: WarnerMedia Investigating ‘Justice League’ Production, Making This Movie Somehow More Controversial Than Ever
  • What kind of abuse?
• HT: AppleTV+ is Planning to Add Augmented Reality Companion Content 
  • How would this work?
• Ben: ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Sequel Directors Replaced, and All of Their Footage Has Been Scrapped
  • How often does this happen?
• HT: Blumhouse to Reboot ‘The Thing’ With John Carpenter Involved
  • Do you think there is a clever blumhouse approach to this horror franchise?
• HT: ‘The Nutty Professor’ Remake Coming From the ‘Scream’ Reboot Team
  • WHY?!
• Ben: Live-Action ‘Powerpuff Girls’ Show in the Works at The CW
  • What is the point of even doing this in live action?
• Ben: Gollum Becomes the Hero of His Own Story in ‘Lord of the Rings’ Prequel Game Trailer
  • What is even the story of this game? Gollum eats some fish?
• HT (og Chris): ‘Tenet’ Won’t Play at Drive-Ins in Markets Where Indoor Theaters Are Closed
  • Do you think WB will change their mind?

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On the August 24, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about DC FanDome.

Opening Banter: How was the whole DC FanDome experience compared to Comic-Con at Home?

In The News: 

• ‘The Batman’ Trailer: Robert Pattinson is the Dark Knight
  • Peter: What did you guys think?
• Chris: ‘The Batman’ Deals With Corruption, Mystery, and Batman Learning to Become Batman [DC FanDome]
  • Gotham
  • Batman: Year Two
  • Cinematic inspirations
• Chris: ‘The Batman’ Trailer Breakdown: All the Clues and Details You May Have Missed
• Brad: ‘Black Adam’ Gives a First Look at Dwayne Johnson’s Powerful Anti-Hero and the Justice Society of America [DC FanDome]
  • Justice Society of America
• ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ Trailer: The Snyder Cut Rises
  • Peter: What did you guys think?
• Ben: Zack Snyder’s ‘Justice League’ Will Be Four Hours Long [DC FanDome]
  • Did we learn anything new? (And oh boy, that Tweet)
• HT: ‘Shazam’ Sequel Will be Titled ‘Shazam: Fury of the Gods’ [DC FanDome]
• ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Trailer: The Dream of the ‘80s is Alive in the Highly Anticipated ‘Wonder Woman’ Follow Up
  • Peter: What did you guys think?
• Ben: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’: Patty Jenkins and Cast Surprised by Lynda Carter on Panel of Mutual Admiration [DC FanDome]
• ‘The Suicide Squad’ Featurette: James Gunn Reinvigorates the Villains of DC Comics
  • Peter: What did you guys think?
• Brad: ‘The Suicide Squad’ Introduces the Full Roster of Bad Guys James Gunn is Bringing to Theaters [DC FanDome]
• Brad: James Gunn’s ‘The Suicide Squad’: Who Are All These DC Comics Characters? 

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On the August 21, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler.

Opening Banter: 

At The Water Cooler:

• What we’ve been Doing:
  • Peter went Halloween shopping.
  • Chris released a new 21st Century Spielberg episode. 
  • Hoai-Tran completed Chloe Ting’s two-week ab shred challenge, to her shock!
  • We did a seance!
• What we’ve been Reading:
  • Jacob read “Sell Out” by Simon Rich and Dream Team by Jack McCallum.
• What we’ve been Watching:
  • Jacob, Ben and Peter watched Lovecraft Country.
  • Peter watched Magic Camp on Disney+, Live From The Space Stage: A Halyx Story on YouTube, and rewatched Can’t Hardly Wait.
  • Jacob watched The World’s Toughest Race, An American Pickle, and We Summon the Darkness.
  • Brad watched the first season of Hoops, is enjoying Big Brother All-Stars
  • Ben rewatched La La Land and Rear Window, and watched Safety Last!
• What we’ve been Eating:
  • Brad tried Lay’s Carnitas Street Tacos flavored chips and Golden Grahams Toaster Strudels.
• What we’ve been Playing:
  • Jacob finished the first “season” of his Alien RPG campaign...and the players immediately requested a sequel.

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On the August 19, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss her trip to the set of Wonder Woman 1984.

Opening Banter: 

In Our Feature Presentation: HT visits the set of Wonder Woman 1984.

• ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ May Be Set in the Past, But It’s a Superhero Movie About Today [Set Visit Report]
  • Where and when was the set visit?
    • • Crazy Rich and The Meg
      • DC shooting
  • What is your spoiler free takeaway from what you saw and learned?
  • What was Patty and Gal like?
  • Patty claims this isn’t a sequel?
    • Why ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ is Not a Sequel, According to Patty Jenkins [Set Visit]
  • How will this film fit into the now complicated DC film universe?
    • How ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Fits into the DC Film Universe [Set Visit]
  • What was the scene that you saw filmed?
  • This film is more about Wonder Woman in our world… What has she been up to?
  • Does that mean we won’t see anything from her world?
    • ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Goes Back to Themyscira for the Amazonian Olympics [Set Visit] 
  • Steve Trevor returns
    • How ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Flips the Dynamic Between Diana and Steve [Set Visit] 
  • Why is it set in the 1980s?
  • Tell us about Pedro Pascal’s character.
  • Lets talk about the film’s villains
  • This film will introduce Cheetah
    • ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Director Patty Jenkins Originally Wanted to Introduce Cheetah in the First Film [Set Visit]
  • HT’s Theory

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On the August 17, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including DC Fandome, Tenet, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, 47 Ronin, From a Buick, An American Pickle, and MODOK.

Opening Banter: 

In The News:

• Ben: DC FanDome Unveils Interactive Schedule: Here Are the Panels You Need to Know About
  • Peter: What do we think the surprise panel will be?
• Chris: Warner Bros. Wants 63% of the ‘Tenet’ Box Office from Theaters, a Much Higher Percentage Than Usual 
  • Peter: Could this be the beginning of a shift here or is this more of the same?
• Brad: ‘Planes, Trains, and Automobiles’ Remake in the Works with Will Smith and Kevin Hart Taking the Trip 
  • Peter: Tell me why this is a bad idea
• Ben: If You Wanted a Cyberpunk ’47 Ronin’ Sequel Set 300 Years in the Future, We Have Good News
  • Peter: The 47 Ronin story is cool, is there any way this cyberpunk retelling is more interesting than the first film?
• Chris: Stephen King Adaptation ‘From a Buick 8’ Puts ‘Cold in July’ Director Jim Mickle in the Driver’s Seat
  • Peter: What do you think of Mickle for this adaptation?
• Brad: The Making of Seth Rogen’s Dual Roles in ‘An American Pickle’ is More Impressive Than You Thought
  • Peter: Does this film have more vfx shots than Tenet? :P 
• Ben: M.O.D.O.K. Was Almost an ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Villain, But Marvel Had Other Plans for Him
  • Peter: Do you think Marvel has MCU plans for MODOK?

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On the August 14, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler.

Opening Banter: 

At The Water Cooler:

• What we’ve been Doing:
  • Peter has been working a lot on Patreon.
  • Jacob added deadlifts to his exercise routine and now he can’t feel parts of his body.
  • Brad somehow found and purchased a Nintendo Switch
• What we’ve been Reading:
  • Jacob read The Last Duel by Eric Jager.
• What we’ve been Watching:
  • Jacob and Ben watched the first episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks
  • Peter and Brad watched An American Pickle.
  • Jacob watched Restaurant Impossible: Back in Business, Inside Out, and Lake of Death.
  • Brad watched Impractical Jokers: The Movie, High Score, Pretending I’m a Superman, and Happy Happy Joy Joy
  • Ben watched Magnetic, Munich, and Chicago.
  • Hoai-Tran watched Host.
• What we’ve been Eating:
  • Brad tried Korn Kurls from Zimbabwe.
• What we’ve been Playing:
  • Jacob has been poking through the second edition of Harlem Unbound.

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On the August 12, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Avatar: The Last Airbender, NYCC, Tenet, Seth Macfarlane, Three Men and a Baby, Tron 3, Fear Street and Martin Scorsese.

In The News:

• HT: ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko Exit Live-Action Netflix Series Over “Creative Direction”
  • Peter: Would you still be excited to watch a live action series after this?
• Brad: Martin Scorsese Strikes a First Look Deal for Movies and TV Shows at Apple TV+
  • Peter: Does this mean Apple will just be getting some tv shows executive produced by Scorsese and some documentary few people are interested, or will we get more big narrative films directed by him?
• Ben: ‘Three Men and a Baby’ Remake Will Star Zac Efron (But Probably Not as the Baby)
  • Peter: Any love for the original movie? How do you modernize this concept?
• HT: Seth MacFarlane is Switching Gears to Develop Epic Drama ‘The Winds of War’ 
  • Peter: Will MacFarlane be able to make a good serious movie?
• Ben: New York Comic Con 2020 Will Be Entirely Virtual, and Seems to Have Learned a Lesson from Comic-Con at Home’s Failure
  • Will interactivity make NYCC feel more lifelike than SDCC?
• HT: ‘Tron 3’ Title May Have Accidentally Been Revealed by Jared Leto
  • Peter: What might this title tell us about the sequel?
• Brad: ‘Tenet’ Has Fewer VFX Shots Than Most Romantic Comedies, Described as “the Hardest Movie Any Editor Has Ever Had to Cut”
  • Peter: “portraying time running in different directions” what do you think that means?
• Ben: Netflix to Release a Full 'Fear Street' Trilogy Next Summer, Based on the R.L. Stine Novels
  • Peter: Wasn’t 20th Century Fox trying to adapt this into a movie a while back?

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On the August 10, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including the death of physical media, Star Wars, Tron 3, Captain Marvel, MacGruber, John Wick 5, Chinatown, One Perfect Shot and Jurassic World.

Opening Banter: 

In The News:

• • Ben: ‘Rogue One’ Prequel Series Casts ‘6 Underground’ Actress in Lead Role Opposite Diego Luna
    • Peter: Who might she be playing?
  • Chris: ‘Tron’ Sequel Moving Forward With Garth Davis Directing Jared Leto
    • Peter: I haven’t seen Lion, how is it, and what do you think they saw in him and that film for this Tron sequel?
  • HT: ‘Captain Marvel 2’ Will Be Helmed By ‘Candyman’ Director Nia DaCosta
    • Peter: I haven’t seen Little Woods or Candy Man, how were those movies and what do you think they saw (beyond her being a female director)
  • Brad: ‘MacGruber’ Series Finally Ordered at Peacock, Ya Friggin’ Turds
    • Peter: Would you rather have a series or a movie sequel?
  • Ben: ‘John Wick 5’ is Happening, and Will Shoot Back to Back with ‘John Wick 4’
    • Peter: Remember when Chapter 3 was supposed to be the final installment?
  • Chris: Ben Affleck to Direct ‘The Big Goodbye’, About the Making of ‘Chinatown’
    • Peter: Who should play Jack Nicholson? 
  • HT: Disney May Be Abandoning 4K Physical Releases of Catalog Titles, Including 20th Century Studios Films
    • Peter: Is this the beginning of the end of physical media?
  • Ben: ‘One Perfect Shot’ TV Series Coming to HBO Max with Ava DuVernay Narrating
    • Peter: Is this twitter account worth a tv series adaptation?
  • Possible spoiler warning
  • Brad: New ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ Photo Hints at the Resurgence of an Important Franchise Location 
    • Peter: How do you think this location will play into the new sequel?

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