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Episode 130 - 2019 Oscars Nominations

Julian Meush January 29, 2019

After taking a week off from the main show to drop the first episode of the new Game of Thrones season 2 ToB Rewatch, the guys are back to discuss more than just the goings-on in Westeros. The largest story of which is the announcement of the nominees for the 2019 Oscars. The dead of winter might be cold and unforgiving, but it also means that we’re in the swing of awards season, one of the most exciting times of the year for cinephiles. The ToB Crew unpacks the picks as they look forward to the ceremony in February. Julian, Dan, and Jeremy also examine the Ghostbusters 3 surprise, The Lego Movie 2 trailer, the shakeup with the Uncharted film, and much more on this week’s Tower of Babble Podcast!

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Movies

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    • The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

    • Spider-Man: Far From Home

  • Sony’s Uncharted movie gets a new director in Dan Trachtenberg. Replacing Shawn Levy, who left the project due to “scheduling conflicts”.

  • The 2019 Oscars nominations are out!

  • Netflix is reportedly developing a live-action Resident Evil series, according to Deadline.

  • Michael Gandolfini, son of the late James Gandolfini, will play a young Tony Soprano in “The Many Saints of Newark,” the prequel movie to the television series “The Sopranos”.

  • Warner Bros. has announced that Christopher Nolan's next film will be released by 2020.

  • In a surprise move, Jason Reitman annouced that he is writing and directing Ghostbusters 3.

  • EA cancels another Star Wars game, drawing the ire of Star Wars fans across the net for their apparent ineptitude in handling the license.

What We've Been Watching

  • True Detective S3

  • Young Justice S3

  • Reign of the Supermen

InThe Tower of Babble Podcast TagsThe Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, Spider-man, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Sony, Uncharted, Oscars, Netflix, Resident Evil, The Sopranos, Warner Brothers, Chris Nolan, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters 3, EA, Star Wars, True Detective, Young Justice, WB Animation, DC
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