The Sonic movies continue to have this odd lasting impact on cinema. The first one being a relatively well received video game adaption (a surprise on it's own), following controversy over the original design of the character, but it was also one of the last movies to premiere in theatres before COVID hit full force. Now with it's sequel, it's proven to not only have achieved the biggest video game movie box-office opening weekend, but also may very well be the franchise that sunsets the great Jim Carrey's career. Julian and Jeremy discuss all this (despite not having seen the actual movie yet), as well as dive into a plethora of news, not the least of which being the story that following the closing the of Warner Bros. Discovery merger that their new CEO is looking to, once again, "fix" their DC content, including mentioning the "languishing" of Superman, amongst other seemingly obvious blunders they've made recently. In addition, the guys debate a sexy new "Agree of Disagree" segment, the potential for a Tobey McGuire 'Spider-Man 4', the fallout of Will Smith's Oscars incident, and much more on this week's Tower of Babble Podcast!
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Show Notes
Movies
Warner Bros. Discovery is “Exploring Overhaul of DC Entertainment” - Variety Exclusive
WB reportedly wants to “hit pause” on future Ezra Miller projects amongst reports of arrests and erratic behavior. - The Playlist
WB is allegedly waiting to see how ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secret of Dumbledore’ performs before green-lighting any sequels.
Will Smith has been banned for 10 years from the Oscars ceremony, despite apology, following the slap incident. Netflix and AppleTV+ are also reconsidering future Smith projects
Jeff Goldblum apparently kept a diary of unscripted Ian Malcom lines that he wanted to use in Jurassic Park dominion.
A reboot of ‘Mr and Mrs Smith’ is in the works at Amazon Prime. Maya Erskine and Donald Glover are set to star.
‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ had the biggest opening weekend of any video game movie, making $71M domestically. - Engadget
Oh and the director, Jeff Fowler, recently said he’d love to make a ‘Smash Bros’ movie.
Speaking of Sonic, Jim Carrey on a press tour for the movie announced that he’s taking a break from acting, and his thoughts on more Ace Ventura.
Speaking of retirement from acting. Bruce Willis is doing the same following the announcement that he’s been diagnosed with aphasia.
More off of Sonic, James Marsden also recently talked about the potential of returning to the role of Cyclops when asked about X-Men - ScreenRant
In an interview with Fandango, Sam Raimi was asked about the potential for ‘Spider-Man 4’ with Tobey McGuire and the gang.
Agree of Disagree
The Playlist - https://theplaylist.net/paul-verhoeven-on-sexless-hollywood-blockbusters-20220412/
Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven believes movies are too sexless these days. Particularly pointing the finger at Marvel and Bond films:
“Sex is the essence of existence!” the director said. “Without it, there are no species anymore. So why is that a big secret? There is a new purity.”
“It’s about crashing and blowing up. Sometimes these movies are fun, but the narrative tells you nothing about us now. I don’t see any other thought in Marvel or Bond movies.”
TV
‘Star Trek: Picard’ S3 will reunite the cast of ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’.
HBO Max is in early development of two spin-off shows from RDJ’s ‘Sherlock Holmes’ movies, with RDJ set to produce. - Variety
Charlize Theron is producing a ‘Aqualad’ series on HBO Max.
Masie Williams has opened up about her time on Game of Thrones - THR
Stranger Things S4 trailer
Producers of ‘Better Call Saul’ confirm that Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul will appear in the final season.
‘Star Wars Visions’ is reportedly getting a second season that will drop later this year.
‘The Bad Batch S2’ will air July 26th.
A ‘Ted’ tv series is coming to Peacock, by Seth McFarlin. It’ll be set in 1993 and be a prequel to the movie.
HBO Max is working on an ‘It’ prequel series called ‘It: Welcome to Derry’.
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Everything, Everywhere, All At Once
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