The Movie News Network – ‘Mad Max 5’, AMC Buyout, ‘Star Trek’ Spinoff & More!
On this episode of The Movie News Network (the new podcast put together by the MNN team), we discuss the biggest film news of the past few weeks: the Furiosa-focused Mad Max film, a potential AMC buyout, Matrix 4, and much, much more!
Writers for the site David, Fran, and Darby assemble for this episode of the podcast. Take a listen below, or look for the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!
Shownotes:
Intro
Big News Stories (01:11)
- Next ‘Mad Max’ Film Will Be a Furiosa Prequel Without Charlize Theron
- AMC Theatres Stock Skyrockets Amid Rumors of Amazon Merger
- ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Spinoff ‘Strange New Worlds’ Set at CBS
- AMC Networks Acquires Rights to Two Anne Rice Book Series
- ‘The Matrix 4’ Aims to Resume Principal Photography in Early July
The Delay After Tomorrow (23:30)
Hollywood has been forced to delay release dates for several movies due to the pandemic. We dive into the biggest shifts in this news segment:
- New Mutants
- Hamilton
- Last Night in Soho
Quickfire News (30:25)
- Tom Cruise, Space X, & NASA Go to Space
- Disney+ Developing Percy Jackson Series
- Lord & Miller to Direct Ryan Gosling Space Drama
- M. Night Shyamalan Announces Ensemble Cast for Next Film
- National Treasure Film and Disney+ Series
- Luca Guadagnino Directing Scarface
- Cate Blanchett Joins Borderlands
- Robert Downey Jr. Producing Sweet Tooth at Netflix
- Tartakovsky’s Popeye Moving Forward
- Arnold Schwarzenegger Returns to Predator via Video Game
- Audible Sandman Adaptation Gets a Stunning Cast
- Jerry Stiller, Fred Willard, and Lynne Shelton Have Passed Away
What We’ve Been Watching (41:36)
- Darby: Killing Eve, Making the Cut, Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- David: Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian, Primal, Guns Akimbo, Roar
- Fran: Dinosaur, Minority Report, Pain and Gain, Mortal Kombat: Scorpion’s Revenge, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, What We Do in the Shadows
What We’re Hung Up On (50:45)
- Darby: Josh Trank’s comments on the fallout of Fantastic Four
- Fran: Peter Weller returns as Robocop in Mortal Kombat 11
- David: Akiva Goldsman’s Batman v Superman
Wrap Up (55:13)
Follow Fran on Twitter at @RadioactiveJawa and Letterboxd.
Follow Darby at his website www.darbyharn.com or on Twitter at @darbyharn.
Follow David on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd at @davis_wally.
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David is a video editor, stop-motion animator, freelance writer, and movie addict. He currently lives in Michigan with his wife and two dogs and can be found obsessing over director commentary tracks and collecting movie memorabilia. In addition to writing for Movie News Net and Star Wars News Net, he also hosts podcasts like The Movie News Network and The No Guff Podcast.