How long have we been waiting for trailer for the Obi-Wan show? It feels like an eternity. Well the wait is finally over and Julian and Jeremy are here to break it all down, along with some other exciting teasers for 'The Boys' season 3, a new alien themed horror comedy from Jordan Peele, 'Nope', and even Marvel's exciting new addition to their Disney+ series lineup, 'Ms Marvel'. But that's not all, there's also a metric tonne of news to cover as well. Including, Netflix's controversial move toward limiting password sharing, or in a similar vein, Disney adding an ad-supported tier to Disney+, all while WB announces another set of delays for their DC films. On a lighter note, announcements of new projects include a surprising sequel to Will Smith's 'I Am Legend', a reboot of Charlie Cox's 'Daredevil' on Disney+, a sequel series to ‘Blade Runner 2049’ with Ridley Scott attached at Amazon, and even a 'Sonic' spin-off series starring Idris Elba's Knuckles in the works. All this and so much more on this week's Tower of Babble Podcast!

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Show Notes

Trailers

Obi-Wan Kenobi
Ms Marvel
Nope
The Boys - Season 3

Movies

Will Smith and Michael B Jordan will be starring in a sequel to ‘I Am Legend’. - Deadline
WB is shifting its release schedule:
- Black Adam - 10/21/22
- Shazam 2 - 12/16/22
- Aquaman 2 - 3/17/23
- The Flash - 6/23/23
WB is developing a ‘Wonder Twins’ movie.
Netflix and Take-Two have officially announced the long-awaited ‘BioShock’ movie.
Netflix is testing a new feature that will limit password sharing outside your household.
Netflix’s ‘Blonde’ with Ana De Armas will be rated NC-17 for “some sexual content”
Shawn Levy will be directing ‘Deadpool 3’.
Variety is doing a spread on Nicholas Cage. A lot of things are coming out from it, one of them being, a confirmation of sorts, that he did indeed do VOD movies to pay off debts, but he claims he “never phoned it in”.
The first teaser for ‘Avatar 2’ will reportedly drop in front of ‘Doctor Strange 2’.
‘The Batman’ continues to rake in the money at the box office.
- It’s now the second film in the pandemic era to pass $300 million in NA. Which is about the same as it’s taken in internationally as well, putting it at $606 million as of the time of this recording - Box Office Mojo
- Sam Raimi said he’d love to make a Batman movie:
Daniel Radcliffe is not interested in returning to Harry Potter for an adaption of ‘The Cursed Child’.

TV

A live action sequel series to ‘Blade Runner 2049’ is in development at Amazon, called ‘Blade Runner 2099’. Ridley Scott will executive-produce and potentially direct the series.
Disney will be launching an ad-supported subscription plan for Disney+ later this year.
Netflix is in talks to develop a series adaptation of ‘The Gentlemen’ with Guy Ritchie set to direct the first 2 episodes.
DC’s ‘Harley Quinn’ animated series is getting a spinoff. 'Kite Man' is getting his own show, which is now in development for HBO Max.
A reboot of ‘Daredevil’ is reportedly in the works for Disney+. - IGN
‘The Flash’ has been renewed for season 9.
We have some ‘Mandalorian’ S3 casting news. Christopher Lloyd, Doc Brown himself, has been cast in an unknown role. - THR
With a new Star Trek series set to drop any day now, that picks up with Captain Pyke and the crew of The Enterprise before the arrival of the infamous Captain Kirk, 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’, news has been pretty steady. Nothing really crazy, until now, despite the timeline, the show has decided to cast its own Kirk. Paul Wesley will now be the 3rd person to play the iconic captain in live action.
‘Stranger Things’ will end after season 5.
‘Peacemaker’ S2 is coming with James Gunn returning to write and direct the whole season.
The ‘Fresh Prince of Bel Air’ reboot ‘Bel Air’ is apparently a flop.
A ‘Knuckles’ spin-off from the ‘Sonic’ movies, starring Idris Elba, is in development alongside a third Sonic movie.
‘Futurama’ is coming back to Hulu with the original cast returning for a new 20-episode season.

Misc.

Apparently Hugh Jackman was supposed to cameo as Wolverine in ‘Spider-Man’ in 2002, even appearing on set in New York, but they couldn’t complete the shoot because they couldn’t get access to the wolverine costume from ‘X-Men’.
Samuel L Jackson has asked Bryce Dallas Howard about Mace Windu returning to Star Wars saying “put me in coach, I’m ready! I’ll learn to lightsaber left-handed”

What We’ve Been Watching

Movies:
- Nightmare Alley
- Turning Red
- The Adam Project
- The Power of the Dog
TV
- Severance
- Our Flag Means Death
- The After Party
- Star Trek: Picard S2

May 15, 2025

SSSW - Andor S2 Finale

After only 4 weeks - the blink of an eye - it's all over. The best Star Wars story since the Original Trilogy has graced our screens and left us in awe. These final three episodes weren't able to reach the emotional highs of last week's arc, but that wasn't the goal. Instead, it provides time to look back at what brought us here, and sets the stage for the climax of the story to take place not in this moment, but within the now recontextualized film that birthed all of this in the first place, 'Rogue One'. And while the show may carry Cassian's name on the title screen, it's been the cast of characters we've met along the way that truly elevated this experience. Not to pick favourites, but in particular, Luthen and Kleya, who get an episode all to themselves this week are the standouts. And what an episode it was, as their story which shepherded much of the series came to an end, as we all expected it would have to. Embracing those feelings of closure, in the final moments of the series, as Cassian flies off into 'Rogue One', we are treated to our last glimpses of our heroes and villains. From Dedra to Vel and even Perrin, we are left to consider their fates as the story marches with inevitability into what begat all of this way back in 1977. Will we ever see Kleya, Vel, Wilmon, or Bix again? One can only hope - and rebellions? Well, they're built on hope.

May 9, 2025

SSSW - Andor S2 E7 - 9

When dealing in the world of prequels, it’s impossible to escape the inevitable - Anakin will fall, Han will win the Falcon, Cassian will die on Scarif. Somehow, in the midst of some of the most thrilling episodes of television ever put to screen, Tony Gilroy and his team found a way to address that impending doom and weaponize it against the audience to induce some of the most gut wrenching and heart breaking moments we’ve yet to see on ‘Andor’ - “There’s some place he needs to be”. At a larger scale, the show continues to outdo itself on a weekly basis, proving that the Star Wars galaxy provides a colour pallet of some of the richest hues from which to paint bold and personal stories. Proving you can go beyond the larger than life stories of heroics and grandeur to human stories of loss and pain and everything in between. That’s without mentioning the deft touch in pulling in themes that resonates with the contemporary while remaining timeless - a feeling that is a staple of Star Wars. Every detail is considered, every character is deep and interesting. There isn’t much more that can be said about such a powerful piece of art, except that not even the audience can escape the inevitable - only one week remains of this masterpiece.

May 2, 2025

SSSW - Andor S2 E4 - 6

I'm sorry to tell you all, but we're already halfway through this final season of 'Andor'. Fortunately, the quality hasn't dipped one bit as we accelerate into the finish. Join Julian and Rachel as they savour every minute of this 3-episode arch that takes us to Ghorman for the first time on screen. Tony Gilroy and the team at Lucasfilm outdid themselves yet again in crafting every detail. The size of the set alone is impressive, but they take it a step further by developing a unique culture and even language different from anything we've seen in Star Wars before. It all fits seamlessly into this next chapter of the story that has a heavy emphasis on spycraft as the pressure ramps up for both the Rebellion and the Empire.

Apr 24, 2025

SSSW - Andor S2 Premiere

It's been a long time since Cassian Andor and his band of Rebel compatriots has graced our TV screens. A long hiatus, no doubt, but when you look into WHY this second season took so long the reason becomes clear - they were dotting every "i" and crossing every "t" (along with dealing with the writers and actors strikes, growing and harvesting ancient grains, hand stitching wedding dresses, the list goes on...) to make sure that this isn't just good Star Wars, but indeed the maybe the BEST Star Wars (I'm partially convinced that it may be the best we may ever get actually). Season 2 roars to life in it's first of four, 3-episode drops (essentially a movie a week for a month), not wasting any time picking up with our characters a year after the events of season 1. The sheer scale, scope, and commitment to its heavy themes is laudable, but when combined with the masterful set design, costuming, writing, and acting, you can't help but to stare, mouth agape, at this singular piece bold storytelling, that will likely go down as Tony Gilroy's largest contribution to popular culture, and deservedly so. Join Julian and Rachel as they unpack it all. It's going to be one hell of a ride!

Episode 173 - Obi-Wan Kenobi Trailer, Netflix Havoc, and DC Delays

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