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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 179 - The Drama Continues

Julian Meush September 2, 2022

Another episode, another dump of bad news out of WBD. This time, following their investors call, we learn that they've been pulling content from HBO Max liberally, while 'Shazam 2', and 'Aquaman 2' get pushed again. Have no fear, they have a 10 year plan they say. Fortunately, HBO seems to have been spared the knife so far, featuring 'House of the Dragon' pulling in record numbers for it's premiere. In fact, prosperity seems to be abound across the nerd world when it comes to adapted material, with 'Sandman' on Netflix hitting the mark, and 'She-Hulk' at Disney+ capturing even Jeremy's attention. The guys sit down to discuss all of that and more, including 'Avatar's' return to theatres, 'Green Lantern: Beware My Power', and a final word on 'Prey'.

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Warner Bros. Discovery, Warner Brothers, HBO Max, HBO, CW, Batman: Caped Crusader, DC, DCEU, Aquaman 2, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Fantastic Four, King Kong, Godzilla, Avatar, Glass Onion, Knives Out 2, Knives Out, Sony, Days Gone, The Boys, Disney+, Marvel, Only Murders in the Building, Sandman, She-Hulk, Green Lantern, Bullet Train, Prey, House of the Dragon, Game of Thrones, Netflix, DC Animated, WB Animation, Rian Johnson, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, A24
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Episode 178 - Batgirl Shelved & Marvel Comic-Con

Julian Meush August 4, 2022

The turmoil at Warner Brothers Discovery continues, this time in the form of bloodletting. News broke early this week that the HBO Max original ‘Batgirl’, which was finished shooting and in late stages of post production. was going to be cancelled by the studio. Shortly after, an official statement was released and the outcry online was loud. This comes amongst rumours of further shakeups coming to the studio, specifically around their HBO Max streaming service, as they apparently look to pivot away from scripted programming nearly across the board, in favor of cheaper unscripted options. Naturally, Julian and Jeremy break down all the details surrounding this unprecedented decision and what it means for the future of DC on the big and small screens. Meanwhile, on the fun side of the news, over at San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel held no punches as they discussed the next 2 phases of the MCU, and announced A LOT of new movies and shows, while finding time to drop a spectacular trailer for ‘Black Panther 2’, amongst a whole pile of other announcements. Oh and a new trailer for ‘Andor’ dropped. The show looks stunning, but you’ll have to wait an extra 3 weeks as they have pushed the premiere to September. That pretty much takes up all the time this episode, but trust us, it’s more than enough.

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Warner Brothers, Warner Bros. Discovery, Batgirl, HBO Max, HBO, Aquaman 2, Ben Affleck, Batman, Aquaman, The Joker 2, DC Fandome, DC, DCEU, DC Animated, WB Animation, Tomb Raider, Superman, Michael Keaton, Andor, Star Wars, San Diego Comic-Con, Dwayne Johnson, Black Adam, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Marvel, MCU, Kevin Feige, Fantastic Four, Avengers, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, Secret Wars, Black Panther 2, Namor, Captain America, Captain America: New World Order, She-Hulk, Loki, Echo, Agatha: Coven of Chaos, Guardians of the Galaxy, Daredevil, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Thunderbolts, Nope, Cocktail, Sea Beast, Grey Man
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Episode 175 - No Holds Barred!

Julian Meush May 3, 2022

With Julian moving out of the current ToB Studio, it was only fitting that he sat down with Jeremy for a full no-holds-barred free-for-all episode to really go out with a bang! The guys discuss the recent demise of Netflix, and how it reflects on their less than recent lack of quality programming, dive into more Warner Brothers drama, talk about the genius of some of the great Hollywood directors, find a way to talk Star Wars (of course), and some of the news out of CinemaCon. All that plus SO MUCH MORE, on this very special episode of the Tower of Babble Podcast. We'll be back with a new episode very soon out of the new space, so make sure to tune in to the live show to see how it all looks!

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Netflix, CinemaCon, Thor: Love and Thunder, Thor, Venom, Ghostbusters Afterlife, Sony, Avatar, Shazam, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, The Batman, Warner Bros. Discovery, TBS, Star Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi, John Williams, Avatar: The Way of Water
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Episode 169 - DC Fandome 2021

Julian Meush October 19, 2021

Last year’s DC Fandome set the gold standard for web events in the entertainment space. At that time we were hopeful that we’d be able to “get back to normal” by this time in 2021. Unfortunately, that’s turned out not to be the case, and with San Diego Comic-Con being a digital shell of it’s in-person self, coupled with every other entertainment companies own digital events all seemingly landing with a thud, it felt like there was little to look forward to this year for fan events. DC Fandome seemed to be the one exception. With not a peep from DC since last year’s Fandome on their major projects we here at ToB were amping up for some big reveals. Unfortunately, that is not really what we got. In a bit of a change of formats from their multi-channel approach last year, DC paired things down to one 4-hour stream. This meant everything from a new Justice League mobile game, to the ‘Super Pets’ movie and everything in between had equal representation next to the big tent pole film and game franchises we’ve all been waiting for, like namely ‘The Batman’, ‘The Flash’, ‘Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’ and ‘Black Adam’. This made for a more muddied affair, especially as there were not many new surprises and A LOT of time spent speaking to their CW franchises (we don’t need a tour of the Kent family farm). Overall though, the things that hit, really hit (hello ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’), and the rest can largely be forgotten until they come up again at next year’s event. Join Julian and Jeremy as they discuss all the major stories from this year’s DC Fandome in this week’s Tower of Babble Podcast!

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags DC, Peacemaker, Flash, Stargirl, Superman, Batman, Batman: Caped Crusader, The Batman, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Gotham Knights, DCEU, CW, DCW, Aquaman 2, Titans, DC Fandome
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Episode 165 - Tectonic Shifts in Streaming

Julian Meush May 26, 2021

It's been hot minute since the ToB Crew gathered to discuss the latest in film and TV news, but it’s been worth the wait because there are some gigantuan stories that need to be covered, and some of them will have lasting effects for years to come. Firstly, AT&T is done with WarnerMedia, who will be merging with Discovery to become an even bigger player in the streaming wars. Speaking of streaming, Amazon is making their own moves in that space as they look to acquire MGM. On the more creative side of things, news of a new Batman animated series made waves with the announcement that animation legend Bruce Timm would be executive producing. Plus Marvel dropped a sizzle reel and a trailer for Shang Chi. So there's plenty to cover! Join Julian, Jeremy and Dan as they discuss all these stories, plus much more, on this week's Tower of Babble Podcast!

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Warner Brothers, Discovery, Amazon Prime, MGM, WB Animation, Superman, DC, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Gundam, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Indiana Jones, Snake Eyes, The Green Knight, Trailers, Marvel, Shang Chi, Black Widow, Wakanda Forever, The Marvels, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Guardians of the Galaxy, Fantastic Four, Captain America, Thor: Love and Thunder, Secret Invasion, Venom 2, Agree or Disagree, Lord of the Rings, Batman, Batman: Caped Crusader, Bruce Timm, Matt Reeves, JJ Abrams, Golden Globes, Invincible, Ted Lasso, Knives Out 2, DCEU, Poison Ivy, Loki, Dr Strange, WandaVision, Taika Waititi, Sonic, Disney, Oscars, The Bad Batch, Love Death and Robots, Mass Effect, Resident Evil
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Episode 155 - Dune , Godfather 3, and Resident Evil

Julian Meush September 10, 2020

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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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Dune, Denis Villeneuve, Tenet, DC, Ben Affleck, Batman, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Flashpoint, Static Shock, Aquaman 2, Star Wars, Rey, The Mandalorian, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ridley Scott, Alien, The Batman, Matt Reeves, Robert Pattinson, The Godfather, Rocky, Netflix, Black Panther, Resident Evil, Amazon Prime, The Boys, Lord of the Rings, Silk, Altered Carbon, Powerpuff Girls, Superman, Ted Lasso, DC Animated, DCEU, Raised by Wolves
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