As theatres start to re-open, and production resumes on our most anticipated movies, it could almost feel normal again. That is until you look at the box office numbers for Tenet, or that Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman’ had to halt production after Robert Pattinson came down with COVID. So in this continually crazy world, Julian, Dan, and Jeremy attempt to make sense out of the latest film and television news. Not the least of which being the exciting trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’, as well as a live action ‘Resident Evil’ series in the works at Netflix, Ben Affleck returning to the role of Batman, and the ‘The Godfather: Pt 3’ is being recut. The guys also discuss the first few episodes of Amazon’s ‘The Boys’ and look forward at 2021’s DC animated movies. All that and so much more (including an exciting announcement for Patron supporters) on this week’s Tower of Babble Podcast.
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Show Notes
Movies
Trailers:
Dune
Death on the Nile
Tenet update:
Opened in the USA over the long weekend to 20 million. Internationally it sits at 132 million, though there appears to be some sound mix issues.
DC
Batfleck will return for the Flash movie.
Zachary Levi confirms that ‘Shazam! 2: Fury of the Gods’ will begin filming in 2021, because “the kids are growing fast”.
‘Static Shock’ movie in development.
James Wan says ‘Aquaman 2’ will be “more serious and reflective on the current state of the world”.
Star Wars
Josh Gad interviewed Daisy Ridley, who revealed/confirmed that Rey’s parentage was in flux all the way up through the shooting of Episode IX.
The Mandalorian S2 info from ‘Empire Magazine’.
‘Obi-wan’ confirmed to be a limited series.
Ridley Scott has confirmed that he’s working on a new ‘Alien’ film. The wrinkle is that it may not be connected to ‘Prometheus’ or ‘Covenant’
Filming on Matt Reeves ‘The Batman’ has been delayed due to COVID. Initially it was reported that “a member of the production team” had been diagnosed with the virus, but it came out almost immediately after that it was none-other than Robert Pattinson.
Francis Ford Coppola is recutting ‘The Godfather: Part III’. It will be titled ‘The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone’ and will have a new beginning and ending, as well as some rearranged scenes. Coppola says it’s a “more appropriate conclusion”.
Speaking of recutting things, Sylvester Stallone has confirmed that his “directors cut” of ‘Rocky IV’ will not include Paulie’s robot. He said that he “ doesn’t like the robot anymore”.
Guillermo Del Toro has signed multi-year deal with Netflix to develop shows and movies.
The death of Chadwick Boseman.
TV
A live action “Resident Evil” series is in the works at Netflix, and will take place across 2 different timelines. The series will apparently tell a “brand new story across two timelines," the streaming service says. Netflix's Resident Evil show will star Jade and Billie Wesker, teenagers whose dad may have a dark secret.”
Amazon casts Alan Ritchson (Hawk from Titans) as Jack Reacher for their Prime series.
Speaking of Amazon series, Hugo Weaving, in an interview with Variety, states that he “would never return to ‘The Lord of the Rings’”. Going on to say that “I’m not interested in that at all. Look, I loved being in New Zealand with all those great people, and it was like going back to a family but actually, to be honest, I think everyone had more than enough of it.”
A live action ‘Silk’ series is in development, with Lauren Moon writing and Phil Lord and Chris Miller producing.
Netflix cancels ‘Altered Carbon’.
A live action ‘Powerpuff Girls’ series is in development at CW and would feature “disillusioned twenty somethings who resent having lost their childhood to crime-fighting”.
What We’ve Been Watching
Superman: Man of Tomorrow
Looking forward at the 2021 DC animated feature, including a two-part ‘Batman: The Long Halloween’.
The Boys (S2 E1-2)
Ted Lasso
