After taking a short break from the regular show (lots of Star Wars: The Clone Wars content for you though!), the guys are back to discuss the latest in film and television news. It’s been a few weeks so there are a couple lingering stories to catch up on. Not the least of which being the new photos from the set of Dune and the cancellation of Comic-Con. There was also a fair bit of Disney related news. Some good, some bad. The good news, Disney+ has surpassed 50 million subscribers, the bad news, COVID19 is costing the company $30 million a day. Julian, Daniel, and Jeremy (via the internet) break all of that down, and much more, on this week’s Tower of Babble Podcast!
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Show Notes
Movies
COVID
Comic-Con cancelled
AMC theatres likely to go bankrupt according to Wall Street analyst - Variety
Dune images
Denis Villeneuve to split the adaptation over 2 movies. Says “the world is too complex” to fit into a feature film.
Bob Iger has stepped back into a leadership role after “retiring” from the CEO position only recently.
COVID Is reportedly costing Disney $30 mil a day, so Iger has stepped back in to support the company while it’s struggling.
Disney+ surpases 50 million subscribers.
Disney+ sensored the film Splash with bad CGI. Is this concerning?
Disney’s Robin Hood to get a live action CG remake.
Marvel
James Gunn says that Rocket’s origins will play a large role in Guardians vol 3.
DC
Apocalypse War to be the final film in the “new” DC animated film universe.
TV
On Star Wars Day (May 4th), the series finale of Star Wars: The Clone Wars wil air, along with the series premiere of an 8 part docu-series on The Mandalorian.
What We’ve Been Watching
Mortal Kombat: Scorpions Revenge
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - final 4 episodes
Batman: The Adventure Continues (Reading)
Westworld S3
