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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ToB Interlude - Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker - Spoiler Cast
With the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker premiere now far enough in the past and the discourse surrounding the divisive picture now quieted down, it’s finally time for the ToB Crew to dive deep into the final chapter of the Skywalker saga. Full spoilers ahead, as Julian, Daniel, and Jeremy discuss the ins and outs of a movie that has A LOT to break down. Plus the guys try to fully flush out how this movie follows what was left by Rian Johnson’s “The Last Jedi” (A conversation that may never end). Ultimately, there’s enough content in this movie to keep podcasters busy for years, and this will likely not be the last ToB word on this subject.
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Episode 138 - D23 2019
The news train just never stops. Coming off the heels of last week’s Spider-Man bombshell is Disney’s annual D23 Expo that brought with it even more Marvel news, plus a lot more! From a dark version of Rey in the Star Wars Episode IX footage (never mind the incredible The Mandalorian trailer) to the deluge of new shows coming to Disney+ just from Marvel alone, there was a lot to discuss as Julian, Dan, and Jeremy got together to break down the biggest stories out of the Disney convention and the rest of the entertainment world this week.
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ToB Interlude - Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Another year, another Star Wars movie. Last year we took a detour back to the days of The Empire in Rogue One, this year we return to the trilogy started by J.J. Abrams in The Force Awakens. This time it's Rian Johnson at the helm as Rey, Finn, Poe, Leia, Luke and more return for another instalment in the core Star Wars saga! A film that has turned out to be fairly polarizing among fans. Julian, Daniel and Jeremy give their take and break down every scene on what might be the biggest movie of the year.
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ToB Interlude - Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
It was one of, if not the most anticipated film of 2015. Star Wars has been seemingly everywhere for months now and the day we've all been waiting for has finally arrived. All of us here at the ToB Podcast have now seen the movie and we're here to discuss it. As always with our reviews we don't shy away from SPOILERS, so be wary. Of course it seems unlikely that anyone listening to this hasnt seen it already, with the film smashing all kinds of box office records, but the warning must be given regardless. Needless to say we all very much enjoyed the film and any grievances we had with it were very minor. However, the big take away from all of this is that it is just great being able to talk Star Wars again. To theorize, speculate and dissect the new Star Wars lore is as much, if not more, fun than reviewing the film itself. This film has kicked off a new era in Star Wars films, with seemingly no end in sight, and that seems just fine to us.
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