Episode 187 - Hollywood Turmoil Paired With A New Superman

Tower of Babble

Julian and Jeremy get together to try to make sense of the current tumultuous state of Hollywood. With the actors joining the writers on strike, the pressure mounts for studios, who are currently going through an almost unprecedented streak of box office failures. It's not looking good out there folks! Which is why it was necessary to revive the "Agree or Disagree" segment of the show to really dive into the complexities of the situation. Meanwhile, DC Studios continues to try to steady the ship by announcing casting news for 'Superman: Legacy'. Surprisingly they've gone further than just announcing who will be playing Clark and Lois, and added character announcements for the likes of Guy Gardner, Hawk Girl and more. Unsurprisingly, this leads to some debate on the merits of James Gunn's recent decision making. On top of that, the guys discuss a grab-bag of movie topics to round out the show. All this and so much more on this week's episode of the Tower of Babble Podcast!

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Show Notes

Movies

• DC

  • ‘The Flash’ will cost WBD $200m. Considered the biggest flop in WB history.

  • Ben Affleck’s Batman scene from ‘Aquaman 2’ has been cut from the latest version of the film in an effort to “ensure they don’t promise a movie universe that will not come to fruition” - THR

    • The film has gone through 3 rounds of reshoots and 2 cut Batmen. Test screenings have been mixed. According to THR, the film is now on a positive track after the last round of reshoots, sanctioned by Gunn.

  • Casting news for ‘Superman: Legacy”

    • David Corenswet - Clark

    • Rachel Brosnahan - Lois

    • Anthony Carrigan - Metamorpho

    • Ed Gathegi - Mr Terrific

    • Nathan Fillion - Guy Gardner

    • Isabela Merced - Hawk Girl

• Bob Iger has decided to stay on as CEO at Disney through 2026.

• First look at ‘Deadpool 3’ and the yellow suit for Wolverine.

  • Jennifer Garner will return as Electra.

• Trailers:

  • ‘Napoleon’

  • ‘Kraven the Hunter’

• Zack Snyder’s Star Wars movie pitch was shot down for being R-rated and lacking existing characters.

• Sam Mendes has declined an offer to direct the next James Bond film.

• Idril Elba said he is no longer interested in playing James Bond after racist fans turned him off the idea.

• Chris Nolan is a fan of the ‘Fast and Furious’ series, according to Emily Blunt, who says, “you never hear him shit talk other people’s movies” - THR

• James Cameron says a new ‘Alita’ is in the works.

• Donald Glover will return for the ‘Community’ movie. Filming will begin next summer.

• ‘28 Years Later’ the potential third installment to the ‘28 Days Later’ franchise is back in the news as Alex Garland says he’s finished the script, Danny Boyl is interested in directing, and Cillian Murphy is down to return - Culture Crave

• SAG goes on strike in solidarity with the writers. First time in over 60 years.

• Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network production workers launch unionization effort - THR

• Barbenheimer road trip!

Agree or Disagree

• Is risk aversion due to Wall Street involvement in Hollywood led us to where we are now? A thread: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1679977696498192387.html

What We’ve Been Watching

• Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

• The Bear S2

• Marvel’s Secret Invasion

• Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part 1