It feels like forever since our last news show, so in that vein we’ve decided to take things back to our roots with a wide assortment of news from across the entertainment landscape. That being said, it’s not all completely out of left-field as this years Oscar nominations were revealed, which required immediate attention. Afterwards, Julian and Jeremy move into a broader discussion on the future of movie theatres (again!), discuss the merits of computer generated acting performances, the latest from ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Amazon series, and dive into some pretty compelling “What We’ve Been Watching” entries, including ‘Euphoria’, and ‘Peacemaker’. All that and so much more on this week’s Tower of Babble Podcast!
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Show Notes
Movies
2022 Oscar Nominations
The 94th annual Academy Awards will be on March 27 at Hollywood’s Dolby Theater. The in-person ceremony will be televised on ABC. For the first time in three years, the Oscars will have a host in 2022, Craig Erwich, president of ABC Entertainment and Hulu Originals, announced in January. Variety later learned that multiple hosts will likely take the stage, however no official names have been revealed yet. - Variety
Steven Soderbergh doesn’t see himself directing any franchise blockbusters or superhero films because “nobody’s fucking! Like, I don’t know how to tell people to behave in a world in which that is not a thing”. - The Daily Beast
Roland Emmerich also had comments on super hero film, which he discussed in an interview with Den of Geek.
‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ is set to wrap up the “World” trilogy, but series producer Frank Marshall says that “we’re not going to rest on our laurels. We’re to sit down, and we’re going to see what the future is” for the Jurassic Park franchise. - IGN
Dakota Johnson has agreed to play Madam Web in a Sony Spider-Man spinoff movie, and would be the first female superhero in Sony’s Marvel Universe.
The Rock says he’s agreed to star in a new video game adaptation to film, but he won’t reveal what it is.
We have learned that ‘The Batman’ runtime will be 2h 55m and will officially be rated PG-13. WB also test-screened a 4-hour cut.
The producers behind James Bond reveal that Idris Elba is “part of the conversation” in the search for the new Bond.
The Rock, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot have agreed to return to Netflix for two ‘Red Notice’ sequels.
Village Roadshow is suing WB for allegedly sabotaging the box office performance of ‘Matrix Resurrections’ to prop up HBO Max subscriber numbers. - IGN
Agree of Disagree
George Clooney says that for his next film with Brad Pitt and director John Watts, they told Apple TV+ that they would take less money if they could guarantee a theatrical release for the film - Deadline
TV
X-Men 97 will pick up immediately after the cliffhanger ending to the series. It will have 10 episodes and premier in mid-2023. - IGN
The original voice actor for Wolverine is also confirmed to be returning.
The ‘Lord of the Rings’ series on Amazon Prime now has a name and more! It’s called ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ and it will premier a teaser trailer during this year’s Super Bowl. They also released a first batch of posters that feature the titular rings in the possession of the different races.
‘The Boys’ returns to Amazon Prime on June 3rd with it’s first 3 episodes.
Star Wars
‘Andor’ is reportedly getting a second season, which is set to begin filming in fall 2022.
‘The Book of Boba Fett’ spoilers: Luke Skywalker’s voice is completely synthetic - Esquire
‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ is set to release in May of 2022. - THR
Mary Elizabeth Winstead has reportedly been cast in the ‘Ahsoka’ series.
What We’ve Been Watching
Europhia
The Morning Show S1
Arcane S1
Peacemaker
