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Episode 194 - Oscars Recap and Dune Part Two

Julian Meush March 21, 2024

Julian finds some time to link up with Jeremy between the weekly ‘The Bad Batch’ reviews to discuss the winners from this year’s Oscars, the big wins from ‘Oppenheimer’ and the state of the ceremony itself. The guys also review ‘Dune: Part Two’ and preview ‘X-Men ‘97’. Plus some general Marvel and DC news to keep things flowing. All that and so much more on this week’s Tower of Babble Podcast!

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Oscars, Dune, Oppenheimer, The Bear, Rogue Squadron, The Batman, Joker, Batman, James Gunn, Superman, X-Men, X-Men '97, Marvel, Disney, DC, Eternals, NOVA, Nolan, Fallout, Agree or Disagree
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Episode 183 - Tom Cruise Requested to See 'The Flash'

Julian Meush March 23, 2023

Julian and Jeremy return to the mic to dissect the latest in film and TV news. As it always seems to be the case, the guys start by unpacking the latest drama with DC Studios. With 'Shazam 2' underperforming, there's more scrutiny on a botched crossover with Black Adam, James Gunn continues to get heat, seemingly for no good reason this time, and Ben Affleck is done with Batman... this time for real. Meanwhile leadership at Disney continues to blame 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' for the reason they can't seem to commit to any new Star Wars film projects for longer than 5 minutes. This coming on the heels of Patty Jenkins 'Rogue Squadron' movie being shelved. Plus, stay tuned to the end of the episode to hear a full spoiler review of HBO's 'The Last of Us' season 1. All that and so much more in this week's Tower of Babble Podcast!

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Tags The Last of Us, The Rock, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Ben Affleck, DC Studios, Snydercon, Tom Cruise, The Flash, The Penguin, Quentin Tarantino, Bob Iger, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars, Rogue Squadron, Patty Jenkins, Warner Bros. Discovery, New Line, Tron 3, Tron, Ted Lasso
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Episode 171 - Game of Thrones Blunders, Star Wars Shakeups, Resident Evil

Julian Meush December 7, 2021

After a month long hiatus (sorry about that, but Costa Rica was splendid. Thank you for asking), Julian and Jeremy return to the show to catch up on the biggest film and TV stories that were missed. Not the least of which being the Spider-Man shaped roller-coaster we’ve all been on as the release of ‘No Way Home’ rapidly approaches. With speculation that Tom Holland may be done as the web-slinger swirling, it came as a bit of a shock as Marvel and Sony announced that Tom be sticking around for at least another 3 movies, as their corporate partnership looks to continue for the foreseeable future. Sigh of relief. Meanwhile, on the other side of the Disney machine, the “creative differences” continue to pile up at Lucasfilm and Star Wars. Patty Jenkins fighter pilot film, ‘Rogue Squadron’, has been put on the backburner (as opposed to the afterburner), along with ‘Rangers of the New Republic’ on the TV side. It also doesn’t look like we’ll be getting Rian Johnson’s trilogy any time soon as that is also shelved (damn!). Plus, with the release of a new behind the scenes book at HBO, details on the failed 'Game of Thrones' spin-off series, ‘The Long Night’, have come to light. And finally, as part of an extended “What We’ve Been Watching” segment, Jeremy dives deep into his thoughts on ‘Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City’. All that, and so much more, on this week’s Tower of Babble Podcast.

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Marvel, Tom Holland, Spider-man, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Sony, Scarlett Johansson, Disney, X-Men, X-Men '97, Moon Knight, She-Hulk, Star Wars, Boba Fett, Rangers of the New Republic, Lucasfilm, Rogue Squadron, Patty Jenkins, Rian Johnson, Tom Cruise, Mission Impossible, Predator, Ridley Scott, Agree or Disagree, Game of Thrones, Amazon Prime, EA, Mass Effect, Eternals, Ghostbusters Afterlife, Red Notice, Hawkeye, Resident Evil
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