Julian and Jeremy get together for a quick news roundup, including: DC's plan to continue with Ezra Miller after 'The Flash', Martin Scorsese's new trailer and his meeting with the Pope, HBO's reluctance to greenlight the Jon Snow 'Game of Thrones' sequel, the end of the Arrowverse on CW, the latest from Quenton Tarantino, and Mark Hamill's stance on recasting Luke Skywalker. Plus Julian brings some impressions from 'Fast X'.

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Show Notes

DC's plan to continue with Ezra Miller after 'The Flash'.
Martin Scorsese's new trailer and his meeting with the Pope.
HBO's reluctance to greenlight the Jon Snow 'Game of Thrones' sequel.
The end of the Arrowverse on CW.
Quenton Tarantino’s last movie and his thoughts on “Netflix movies”.
Mark Hamill's stance on recasting Luke Skywalker for projects set after Episode XI.

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