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On the July 25, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista we’ll discuss the latest news, including Mission: Impossible - Fallout budget, Ant-Man and the Wasp cut cameo, the formula for box office success, The Coen Brothers convert a tv series into a movie, Men in Black spin-off casting, a Hamilton movie, Enter The Dragon remake, and the Buffy The Vampire Slayer reboot.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). In The News: Ben: ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’s Hiatus Made It The Most Expensive ‘Mission’ Yet Chris: ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ Originally Had a Captain America Cameo Ben: Research Team Claims to Have Discovered the Formula for Box Office Success Chris: The Coen Brothers Have Re-Edited Their Netflix Series ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ Into a Movie Ben: Emma Thompson Joins ‘Men in Black’ Spin-Off, Playing Her Character from Part 3 Chris: ‘Hamilton’ Might Be Headed to the Big Screen Ben: ‘Deadpool 2’ Director David Leitch In Talks to Direct ‘Enter the Dragon’ Remake Ben: ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Reboot is Happening with a Black Lead, Joss Whedon Involved   Other articles mentioned: Talentof Color Do Not Need White TV Show and F… Hand-Me-Downs   All the other stuff you need to know:   You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.   /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, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).   Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air.   Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!   Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the July 24, 2018 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 we’ll discuss what we’ve been up to at the Water Cooler and answer some listener mail in The Mail Bag.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).     In The Mail Bag: Jorge Z from Australia writes in “I am 42 years old and as you all mentioned, time changes us. Not only that, having kids changes us even more. I don’t really know what my opinion would be if I was 42 with no kids. I do know that if I was 28 I would be frustrated about all of this. The point that I am trying to get to is that now having kids, even with the guy apologising, I would be very uncomfortable if I learned that he and my children were in the same room. Then I thought to myself, what about my friend with kids and my friends without kids? What do they think about it? I can tell you the the opinion of my friends without kids varied and most of them said: I don’t know what to think of this; maybe it was an overreaction. “ Carrie P writes in “I finished listening to your episode on the firing of James Gunn. I have been a podcast subscriber for a couple of months and enjoy and respect everyone's opinions.  I will play devil's advocate you sometimes do. I have been in education for 14 years and there is a federal push for teaching digital citizenship. We are doing our best to educate our students that the footprint they leave on social media can have a huge effect on their future. A lot of teenagers are fans of Marvel and James Gunn. This might be a good learning experience for them to see how comments they have made in the past can keep them from potential jobs and future successes.” L from Texas writes in: “I just thought I would share some thoughts on your discussion of cleaning up after yourself in a theater. I worked in a theater for 6 years most of that time I spent as an usher. At the chain I worked at we were cross trained but each shift we were in a specific area so if you were working an usher shift you were an usher and the same goes for Box Office, Concessions and Booth.  The chain I worked at had a system for cleaning theaters, on the busy nights and days, which was called the ten step system in which if you have at least five usher working to clean a theater it would go like this.  1 - Gather all supplies 2- Turn on cleaning lights  3-2 ushers go to the top of the theater and alternate rows picking up any "big trash" your popcorn bags food containers drinks basically anything big enough to pick up and throw in the trash  4 - Clean any wet or stick spills - The big trash users would let one of the other users know that there was a need for a mop and then it would be cleaned 5- once the 2 ushers for step 3 are about 5 rows down 1 or 2 ushers with a large push broom will go down each row and get all the popcorn and other debris from under and in front of the seats  6 - 2 ushers will go down each side and sweep up the piles left by the #4 ushers and also spot check to make sure there is nothing left in the rows 7 - wipe down any seats that need it and return them to the correct position 8 - Vacuum any carpet that needs vacuuming ( we usually just had hand powered vacuums 9 - Empty the trash cans outside the theater  10 - Cleaning lights off and inform the podium the theater is ready to seat I know this was long but all this to say that if everyone would just take what ushers would consider "big trash" out with them we could eliminate an entire step here and theaters would get cleaned faster.  I will say that there is a lot of down time for ushers when it is not busy or theaters are not that busy but having been a manager as well I know that there is always something that an usher can be doing to keep the theater clean and organized and the managers can always find something for them to do while they are on the clock. So don't worry about someone losing their job just because you took you popcorn bag out to the trash!”   At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing:Chris traveled to see Seals at a La Jolla Cove in San Diego Jacob visited the San Diego Zoo and did some Comic-Con shopping. Brad canceled MoviePass and signed up for AMC A-List, crashing at SlashFilm HQ. Hoai-Tran saw the premiere of her friend’s play Heartbreak Hitman at D.C.’s Capital Fringe Festival and celebrated two giỗ (death anniversaries) with her family. Peter went to the Magic Castle for Future Stars of Magic week. What we’ve been Reading:Jacob read Lee Child’s Without Fail as part of his plan to always read Jack Reacher books on planes What we’ve been Watching:Ben saw The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Annihilation, and North By Northwest Peter saw Won’t You Be My Neighbor and has been watching Who Is America? On Showtime Jacob revisited the first Mission: Impossible and Mission: Impossible 3 Brad saw Death of Stalin and Mission: Impossible - Fallout Chris saw Mission: Impossible – Fallout and Rampage Hoai-Tran saw Searching and Blindspotting, and watched Mary and the Witch’s Flower on Netflix. What we’ve been Eating:Brad and Peter went to the Taco Bell from 2032 as part of a Demolition Man promotion Peter ate Bagels with no spread at Comic-Con and it divided the /Film staff. Jacob explored the San Diego culinary scene: Breakfast Republic, Carnitas Snack Shack, La Puerta, Blind Burro, and Serranos (and also drank a whole bunch of tequila). Brad had a Cruffin from Kettle Glazed. What we’ve been Playing:Jacob got sucked into Lumines Remastered on the Nintendo Switch Pokemon Go at Comic-Con where he got nearly 40 Unown, and Ghostbusters World   Other articles mentioned: How Coco's Family Reminded Me of Mine Be Well and Taco Bell: ‘Demolition Man’ Inspires a Fine Dining Experience from the Future [Comic-Con 2018]   All the other stuff you need to know:   You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.   /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, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).   Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air.   Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!   Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the July 23, 2018 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 talk about the big breaking news during Comic-Con, that Disney has fired Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   Opening Banter: Comic Con has nearly destroyed Peter.   In The News: James Gunn Fired as Director of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 3’ The news itself The extent of Gunn’s tweets James Gunn’s history The people responsible for getting him fired Our thoughts on the situation The response from the Guardians on twitter People coming to his defence, the petition Is there any chance Disney will rehire Gunn? What might this mean for the future of the MCU?   Other articles mentioned: Screenshots of James Gunn’s tweets James Gunn responds on Twitter Sean Gunn responds on Twitter Dave Bautista responds on twitter Zoe Saldana responds on Twitter Chris Pratt responds on Twitter Pom Klementieff responds on Twitter Michael Ian Black and Patton Oswalt on Twitter Selma Blair Urges Disney's Marvel to Rehire James Gunn: "This Man Is One of the Good Ones" RE-HIRE JAMES GUNN Dan Harmon Deletes Twitter Account After His 2009 Video Featuring Baby Doll Rape Resurfaces Bobcat Goldthwait Asks to Be Removed From Disney Parks Attraction After James Gunn Firing Director James Gunn Apologizes for Anti-Gay and Sexist Comments on Blog Post Disney Should Know the Difference Between James Gunn and Roseanne All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /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, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air.   Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the July 22, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film Managing Editor Jacob Hall, Weekend Editor Brad Oman, and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the Warner Bros. panel from San Diego Comic-Con 2018.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   At Comic-Con 2018: The /Film Comic-Con team give their reactions to footage from Fantastic Beast: The Crimes of Grindelwald, The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Wonder Woman 1984, Shazam, and Aquaman      All the other stuff you need to know:   You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.   /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, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).   Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air.   Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!   Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the July 20, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film Managing Editor Jacob Hall, Weekend Editor Brad Oman, and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about what they've seen so far at San Diego Comic-Con 2018.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   At Comic-Con 2018: Brad talks about Ghostbusters World and is joined by Chris to talk about footage from Glass, Halloween, Venom, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and Bumblebee   Peter and Jon Armstrong talk about the Avengers: Infinity War pop-up Group Hug event and a deleted scene   Jacob talks about panels for Fear the Walking Dead, The Walking Dead, and Star Trek Discovery   Vanessa Armstrong joins Peter to talk about the Amazon panel, including Sam Esmail's Homecoming, Lore season 2, The Expanse, Good Omens, and Jack Ryan     All the other stuff you need to know:   You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.   /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, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).   Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air.   Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!   Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the July 20, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film Managing Editor Jacob Hall, Weekend Editor Brad Oman, and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about what they've seen so far at San Diego Comic-Con 2018.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   At Comic-Con 2018: Peter and Bryan Young talk about the 10th Anniversary panel for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which revealed some surprising new information   Brad Oman recaps panels for The Predator and Rise of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles   Chris Evangelista talks about the Castle Rock experience and panels for Better Call Saul season 4 and Breaking Bad's 10th anniversary   Jacob Hall recounts what he saw at panels for YouTube’s Origin, John Barrowman, Nightflyers, Van Helsing, Z Nation, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine    All the other stuff you need to know:   You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.   /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, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).   Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air.   Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!   Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the July 19, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film Managing Editor Jacob Hall, Weekend Editor Brad Oman, and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about what they saw at the first day of San Diego Comic-Con 2018.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   At Comic-Con 2018: Jacob Hall shares his reactions to what he saw at ScareDiego, New Line's event previewing It: Chapter 2, The Nun, andThe Curse of Llorona.   Brad Oman talks about the Laika Experience and how the stop motion animation studio is pushing the technology with their latest film Missing Link.   Chris Evangelista talks about what it’s like to be at Comic-Con for the first time ever.   All the other stuff you need to know:   You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.   /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, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).   Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air.   Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!   Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the July 18, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film Managing Editor Jacob Hall, Weekend Editor Brad Oman and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the most anticipated panels of San Diego Comic-Con International 2018.   First we talk about our experiences with Comic-Con, how long we’ve been going, how this stacks up with previous cons. Twin Peaks - C Star Trek Discovery - JH Deadpool 2 - BO Nightflyers - JH Amazon Prime - BO The Purge TV Show - JH Clone Wars - P Predator - BO Matt Groening's Disenchantment - C Brooklyn Nine-Nine - JH Venom and Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse - BO Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul - C Bumblebee - P Warner Bros. - P Glass and Halloween - C   Other articles mentioned: The Best of Comic-Con: The Coolest and Most Important Moments in Hall H History All the other stuff you need to know:   You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.   /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, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).   Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air.   Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!   Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the July 17, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson presents a special episode of the podcast looking back on the making of John McTiernan's 1988 classic Die Hard, featuring snippets of interviews with people who made it and filmmakers who were inspired by it.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   In our Feature Presentation: 'Die Hard' 30th Anniversary: The Cast and Crew Reflect on The Making of an Action Classic [Interviews] 11 Modern Filmmakers Explain How 'Die Hard' Influenced Them   All the other stuff you need to know:   You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.   /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, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).   Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air.   Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!   Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the July 16, 2018 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 talk about what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).     At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing:Peter went to Disneyland (again) and rode The Incredicoaster at night. Used his AMC A-List a couple times, observations about the three movies a week, not checking IDs, Premiere lines and AMC Dine-In Theatres. Ben went to a Film Independent Member Screening of Blindspotting and saw a Q&A with the cast Jacob indulged in the Criterion Collection sale at Barnes & Noble and has to deal with a wrecking ball of a cat. Chris went to a set visit in Montreal, and it was the coolest thing ever, except for the flying part, which was terrifying. Brad went to his county fair, attended The Purple Madness Prince tribute concert, tried not to die from strep throat What we’ve been Reading:Chris is reading Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-earth by Ian Nathan. Jacob has been reading the KOBOLD Guide to Gamemastering. What we’ve been Watching:Peter saw Mission: Impossible – Fallout in IMAX, saw Skyscraper. And Sorry To Bother You, and watched the first couple episodes of On My Block. Ben watched Skyscraper, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The Godfather, and Sharp Objects   Hoai-Tran watched Mission: Impossible II for the first time, saw Leave No Trace, can now call herself a My Hero Academia fan.   Chris watched A Walk Among the Tombstones, rewatched In The Mouth of Madness for the hundredth or so time and revisited The Dark Knight for the 10th Anniversary. Jacob watched Mamma Mia!, The Devil’s Doorway, The Babysitter, and a number of terrible horror movies Brad finished Great News Season 2, The Phantom What we’ve been Eating:Brad ate some fair food, including a ribeye burger, also a Milka Chips Ahoy chocolate bar Ben went to a specialty soda store What we’ve been Playing:Jacob has been planning to get into Arkham Horror: The Card Game.   Peter backed Cthulhu: Death May Die on Kickstarter.     Other articles mentioned: We Burned the Forest Down: ‘The Dark Knight’ 10 Years Later   All the other stuff you need to know:   You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.   /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, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).   Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air.   Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!   Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy