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Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review I AM GROOT, five original shorts starring Baby Groot of the "Guardians of the Galaxy" franchise. The shorts are written and directed by Kirsten Lepore and stars Vin Diesel as the voice of Baby Groot with appearances by Bradley Cooper as the voice of Rocket and James Gunn in a special voice cameo. I Am Groot streams exclusively on Disney+ August 10, 2022. Listen to The Movie Podcast review now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca THE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE! There’s no guarding the galaxy from this mischievous toddler! So get ready as Baby Groot takes center stage in his very own collection of shorts, exploring his glory days growing up—and getting into trouble—among the stars. “I Am Groot,” five original shorts featuring several new and unusual characters, stars everyone’s favorite little tree, Baby Groot, voiced by Vin Diesel who voices Groot in the “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise. LISTEN NOW WARNER BROS DISCOVERY CANCELS BATGIRL Interview with Dylan Smith aka Largo Brandyfoot of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Marvel Studios' Phase 5 and 6 Plans and Comic-Con 2022 Recap The Best Movies of 2022 So Far Interview with Joseph Quinn aka Eddie Munson of Stranger Things 4 Interview with Director Deborah Chow and Actor Hayden Christensen aka Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader of Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi Interview with Iman Vellani aka Kamala Khan of Ms. Marvel Interview with Sam Raimi and Michael Waldron Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness FOLLOW US Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTube RATE US 5 STARS ON SPOTIFY AND APPLE PODCASTS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Aug 202220min

Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Halina Reijn's BODIES BODIES BODIES. The film premiered at SXSW in 2022 and stars Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Myha’la Herrold, Chase Sui Wonders, Rachel Sennott, with Lee Pace and Pete Davidson. Bodies Bodies Bodies releases exclusively in theatres in Canada on August 12, 2022 by Sony Pictures and August 5, 2022 in the United States by A24. Listen to The Movie Podcast review now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca THE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE! When a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game goes awry in this fresh and funny look at backstabbing, fake friends, and one party gone very, very wrong. LISTEN NOW WARNER BROS DISCOVERY CANCELS BATGIRL Interview with Dylan Smith aka Largo Brandyfoot of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Marvel Studios' Phase 5 and 6 Plans and Comic-Con 2022 Recap The Best Movies of 2022 So Far Interview with Joseph Quinn aka Eddie Munson of Stranger Things 4 Interview with Director Deborah Chow and Actor Hayden Christensen aka Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader of Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi Interview with Iman Vellani aka Kamala Khan of Ms. Marvel Interview with Sam Raimi and Michael Waldron Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness FOLLOW US Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTube RATE US 5 STARS ON SPOTIFY AND APPLE PODCASTS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Aug 202227min

This week on The Movie Podcast, Lady Gaga joins Joker 2 as Harley Quinn, James Franco makes a controversial return to acting as Fidel Castro, Warner Bros. Discovery has a 10 Year Plan for DC Films, and Top Gun: Maverick sinks Titanic at the domestic box office. Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony also discuss new trailers such as Pearl, Blonde, Devotion, and what they're watching including Disney+ docuseries Light & Magic. Listen now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca THE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE! NEWS Lady Gaga Confirms ‘Joker 2’ Role Opposite Joaquin Phoenix in New Musical Teaser - Zack Sharf / Variety James Franco To Play Fidel Castro In ‘Alina Of Cuba’; Mía Maestro Also Set Opposite Ana Villafañe - Anthony D’Alessandro / Deadline DC Will Have 10-Year Plan Akin to Marvel’s Playbook, Says David Zaslav - Aaron Couch, Pamela McClintock / THR HBO Max Quietly Removed Six Warner Bros. Streaming-Exclusive Movies - Todd Spangler / Variety LISTEN NOW Interview with Dylan Smith aka Largo Brandyfoot of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Marvel Studios' Phase 5 and 6 Plans and Comic-Con 2022 Recap The Best Movies of 2022 So Far Interview with Joseph Quinn aka Eddie Munson of Stranger Things 4 Interview with Director Deborah Chow and Actor Hayden Christensen aka Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader of Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi Interview with Iman Vellani aka Kamala Khan of Ms. Marvel Interview with Sam Raimi and Michael Waldron Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness FOLLOW US Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTube RATE US 5 STARS ON SPOTIFY AND APPLE PODCASTS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Aug 20221h 32min

Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review THE SANDMAN, a Netflix original series based on the DC Comic by Neil Gaiman, Sam Keith, and Mike Dringenberg. The series stars Tom Sturridge, Boyd Holbrook, Patton Oswalt, Vivienne Acheampong, Gwendoline Christie, Charles Dance, Jenna Coleman, David Thewlis, Stephen Fry, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Mason Alexander Park, Donna Preston, Vanesu Samunyai, John Cameron Mitchell, Asim Chaudhry, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Joely Richardson, Niamh Walsh, Sandra James Young, Razane Jammal and Mark Hamill. Season 1 of The Sandman releases exclusively on Netflix August 5, 2022 with 10 episodes. Listen to The Movie Podcast review now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca THE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE! There is another world that waits for all of us when we close our eyes and sleep — a place called the Dreaming, where The Sandman, Master of Dreams, gives shape to all of our deepest fears and fantasies. But when Dream is unexpectedly captured and held prisoner for a century, his absence sets off a series of events that will change both the dreaming and waking worlds forever. To restore order, Dream must journey across different worlds and timelines to mend the mistakes he’s made during his vast existence, revisiting old friends and foes, and meeting new entities — both cosmic and human — along the way. LISTEN NOW Interview with Dylan Smith aka Largo Brandyfoot of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Marvel Studios' Phase 5 and 6 Plans and Comic-Con 2022 Recap The Best Movies of 2022 So Far Interview with Joseph Quinn aka Eddie Munson of Stranger Things 4 Interview with Director Deborah Chow and Actor Hayden Christensen aka Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader of Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi Interview with Iman Vellani aka Kamala Khan of Ms. Marvel Interview with Sam Raimi and Michael Waldron Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness FOLLOW US Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTube RATE US 5 STARS ON SPOTIFY AND APPLE PODCASTS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Aug 202227min

Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review David Leitch's BULLET TRAIN, based on the Japanese novel Maria Beetle by Kōtarō Isaka. The film stars Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, Benito A Martínez Ocasio, and Sandra Bullock. Bullet Train releases exclusively in theatres August 5, 2022 by Sony Pictures. Listen to The Movie Podcast review now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca THE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE! In Bullet Train, Brad Pitt stars as Ladybug, an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe—all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives—on the world's fastest train. The end of the line is just the beginning in this non-stop thrill-ride through modern-day Japan from David Leitch, the director of Deadpool 2. LISTEN NOW Interview with Dylan Smith aka Largo Brandyfoot of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Marvel Studios' Phase 5 and 6 Plans and Comic-Con 2022 Recap NOPE Review The Best Movies of 2022 So Far Interview with Joseph Quinn aka Eddie Munson of Stranger Things 4 Interview with Director Deborah Chow and Actor Hayden Christensen aka Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader of Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi Interview with Iman Vellani aka Kamala Khan of Ms. Marvel Interview with Sam Raimi and Michael Waldron Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness FOLLOW US Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTube RATE US 5 STARS ON SPOTIFY AND APPLE PODCASTS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Aug 202228min

Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Dan Trachtenberg's PREY, a prequel to the first four Predator films. It stars Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Dane DiLiegro, Stormee Kipp, Michelle Thrush, and Julian Black Antelope. Prey premieres exclusively on Disney+ via Star in Canada and Hulu in the U.S. August 5, 2022. Listen to The Movie Podcast review now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca THE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE! Set in the Comanche Nation 300 years ago, PREY is the story of a young woman, Naru, a fierce and highly skilled warrior. She has been raised in the shadow of some of the most legendary hunters who roam the Great Plains, so when danger threatens her camp, she sets out to protect her people. The prey she stalks, and ultimately confronts, turns out to be a highly evolved alien predator with a technically advanced arsenal, resulting in a vicious and terrifying showdown between the two adversaries. FOLLOW US Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTube RATE US 5 STARS ON SPOTIFY AND APPLE PODCASTS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Aug 202228min

On this BREAKING NEWS edition of The Movie Podcast, Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony react and discuss the BATGIRL movie cancellation.  Listen now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca THE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE! NEWS ‘Batgirl’ and ‘Scoob!: Holiday Haunt’ Scrapped at Warner Bros. Amid Cost-Savings Push LISTEN NOW Interview with Dylan Smith aka Largo Brandyfoot of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Marvel Studios' Phase 5 and 6 Plans and Comic-Con 2022 Recap NOPE Review The Best Movies of 2022 So Far Interview with Joseph Quinn aka Eddie Munson of Stranger Things 4 Interview with Director Deborah Chow and Actor Hayden Christensen aka Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader of Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi Interview with Iman Vellani aka Kamala Khan of Ms. Marvel Interview with Sam Raimi and Michael Waldron Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness FOLLOW US Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTube RATE US 5 STARS ON SPOTIFY AND APPLE PODCASTS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Aug 202231min

On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by SPECIAL GUESTS FLULA BORG and EVA NOBLEZADA of Apple TV+ Original Film LUCK. Flula is an actor and comedian who is known for his roles in The Suicide Squad, Pitch Perfect, Silicon Valley, CONAN, The Good Place, and lots more. Eva is an actress and singer who made her Broadway debut as Kim in a revival of Miss Saigon, a performance for which she received a Tony Award nomination. She is currently starring in Hadestown on Broadway and can be seen next in the film Easter Sunday. From Skydance Animation comes the story of Sam Greenfield (Eva Noblezada), the unluckiest person in the world! Suddenly finding herself in the never-before-seen Land of Luck, she must unite with magical creatures there, including a talking Unicorn named Jeff (Flula Borg) to turn her luck around. Luck is available exclusively on Apple TV+ August 5, 2022.  Listen to The Movie Podcast Interview now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca THE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE! LISTEN NOW Interview with Dylan Smith aka Largo Brandyfoot of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Marvel Studios' Phase 5 and 6 Plans and Comic-Con 2022 Recap NOPE Review The Best Movies of 2022 So Far Interview with Joseph Quinn aka Eddie Munson of Stranger Things 4 Interview with Director Deborah Chow and Actor Hayden Christensen aka Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader of Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi Interview with Iman Vellani aka Kamala Khan of Ms. Marvel Interview with Sam Raimi and Michael Waldron Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness FOLLOW US Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTube RATE US 5 STARS ON SPOTIFY AND APPLE PODCASTS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Aug 202225min