Julian, Dan, and Jeremy discuss the latest ‘The Suicide Squad’ trailer, as well attempt to decipher an interview from Variety with a WB executive. Spoilers; according to them, there’s no more Snyderverse and David Ayer’s cut of the original ‘Suicide Squad’ will not be produced, plus everything else happening in the wake of ‘Zack Snyder's Justice League’. The guys then muse about the plethora of Game of Thrones spinoffs in the works. Of course it’s not an episode of the Tower of Babble Podcast unless there’s at least one Marvel story, so they also discuss ‘Black Widow’ and it’s move to Disney+, and look forward at the rest of the Marvel slate. Plus much more!

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Emmy Award winning actress, Jessica Walters, has passed away at the age of 80.
James Gunn’s ‘The Suicide Squad’ trailer.
WarnerMedia’s Ann Sarnoff recently spoke to Variety about ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ and DC’s Future.
- https://variety.com/2021/film/news/zack-snyder-justice-league-suicide-squad-ray-fisher-warnermedia-1234935580/
Pierce Brosnan has been cast as Dr. Fate in The Rock’s upcoming ‘Black Adam’ film.
Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions are developing a film adaptation of ‘Ghost of Tsushima’.
The 4th and 5th installments in the ‘John Wick’ franchise are moving forward. However, franchise writer Derek Kolstad won’t be a part of the projects.
Marvel’s ‘Black Widow’ is now coming to theatres on July 9th, and will drop the same day on Disney+ with “Premier Access”.

TV

George R.R. Martin signs a 5 year deal with HBO to develop new shows for the network as well as for their new streamer, HBO Max.
HBO has announced an additional 3 Game of Thrones projects in the works, on top of the 3 already in development, for a total of 6. They are:
- House of the Dragon
- Dunk and Egg project
- Nymeria project
- The Sea Snake
- Flea Bottom
- GoT animated drama series
Neil Druckmann was recently interviewed by IGN at SXSW and revealed a few interesting things about the upcoming ‘The Last of Us’ series that is coming to HBO.

Misc.

Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Clone Wars’ is coming to Disney+ on April 2.
Zack Snyder’s ‘Army of the Dead’ teaser.
The “what is grief if not love persevering” speech in WandaVision was rewritten at Paul Bettany’s suggestion.
A new ‘Star Trek’ film is in the works with JJ Abrams producing.
Warner Bros may be developing a ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ film.
The ‘Superman & Lois’ show on CW has been renewed for S2.

What We’ve Been Watching

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
The Last Blockbuster
Bad Times at the El Royal (2018)
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
The Lost Pirate Kingdom
Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (2016)
Invincible

Apr 25, 2026

Episode 205 - CinemaCon 2026 + News Roundup

It's been a minute since Matt and Julian sat down to cover the latest in film and TV news. Some might say it's been dearly missed. Well wait no more folks because this week it's all news and nothing but the news so help me god! If the last few weeks (months?) of stories weren't enough, CinemaCon 2026 also just concluded which had it's own news deluge. The guys unpack it all (well most of it anyway)! Of utmost priority is the news of Michael B Jordan and Austin Butler's reboot of 'Miami Vice', which is close to Matt's heart. Plus 'Spaceballs 2' gets a title and release date, trailers for 'Dune 3', 'Clayface' and 'Street Fighter' all surprise (in a good way), and a new 'Lord of the Rings' movie is announced (and you won't guess who's writing it!). Plus, a 'Game of Thrones' movie, more 'Transformers' and is 'Avatar' over? All this and so much more on this week's Tower of Babble Podcast!

Apr 23, 2026

SSSW - Maul: Shadow Lord - Chapter 5 & 6

We’ve reached the halfway point of the season and with it comes a tonal shift back to the roots of Star Wars animation - 'The Clone Wars'. With the arrival of the Empire, the focus shifts away from Maul and his dealings and toward the pair of Jedi as they are now in the crosshairs. The noire tone takes a back seat, next to Maul, as things become more pulpy, mixed with an impending doom that is reminiscent of the final season of 'The Clone Wars'. The set-piece action sequences get an injection of scale and danger, which is exciting, and some of the early seeding of characters like Rylee start to pay off. While maybe a bit different from the previous 4 episodes, the quality and the stakes remain high (well... for every character except Maul I suppose). Join Julian and Rachel as the unpack it all in excruciating detail.

Apr 15, 2026

SSSW - Maul: Shadow Lord - Chapter 3 & 4

Now that the premiere is out of the way, the team at Lucasfilm Animation can focus on driving the story forward with authority. The pacing is much improved this week as time feel more evenly dispersed across the characters. There's a greater concentration on characters who can wield a lightsaber and it's appreciated. No shade to the crime syndicate storyline, but we've kind of seen all that already (it was quite literally a 'Clone Wars' arc). The action remains strong while taking another step forward with lightsaber duels joining the mix. Plus, the fast cutting from last week seems to have been dialed back, which is appreciated as it provides more clarity in action scenes. For example, Devon's engagements with Maul are gripping, and with the additional time provided to Master Daki, the stakes feel ratcheted up. Kevin Kinner's music remains a highlight, the illusions to the Anakin vs Obi-Wan Mustafar theme was a particular highlight. In general, there is still room for more character growth, especially with characters not named Maul, who really can't/won't change - but happy to proven wrong! This show feels like it's in full swing already, which is good because next week things look to be really heating up as we hit the half way mark. Julian and Rachel unpack it all!

Apr 9, 2026

SSSW - Maul: Shadow Lord - Chapter 1 & 2

It's been some time since we've been able to sink our pointy teeth into a meaty Star Wars animated project. Since the finale of 'The Bad Batch' all the way back in May of 2024, all we've had to tie us over were anthology installments of varying quality. Praise the Force, that wait is finally over with the release of 'Maul: Shadow Lord', the latest full length series from Lucasfilm Animation. The series marks another technical leap forward for the animation studio, taking their patented visual style and adding another layer of detail and artistry that jumps off the screen. The story follows the titular, Maul shortly after the fall of the Republic and the rise of the Empire, he's looking for revenge and the series wastes no time dropping us right into the thick of things (3 car/speeder chases in 40 mins is impressive). And while we know much of Maul's criminal dealings (and most of the rest of his life actually), the introduction of a new Padawan into the mix, another apprentice-to-be for Maul, adds a layer of intrigue to an otherwise underworld focused story. Join Julian and Rachel as they unpack Chapter 1: "The Dark Revenge" and Chapter 2: "Sinister Schemes", in intricate detail.

Episode 163 - The Suicide Squad, Game of Thrones, and Black Widow

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