Can A Streaming Service Survive Without Original Content? Should Movie Theaters Offer Variable Pricing For Blockbusters and Smaller Films?

On the July 25, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson, and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and tv news, including The Mandalorian, Rocky, NBCUniversal, Hellboy, Once Upon a Time In Hollywood, Watchmen and movie theaters. In The News: Brad: Jon Favreau Reveals the Advice George Lucas Gave Him While Shooting ‘The Mandalorian’ Chris: Sylvester Stallone Refuses to Let the Past Die, Wants Another ‘Rocky’ Sequel and Maybe Even a Prequel Ben: NBCUniversal’s Streaming Service to Debut in April, Taking a Different Approach Than Its Competitors Brad: Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Hellboy 3’ Could Have Been Turned into a Comic, But Mike Mignola Refused Chris: ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Could’ve Starred Tom Cruise if Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt Weren’t AvailableAlso mention: James Marsden Almost Played Burt Reynolds in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Ben (og Fred): HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ Has a New Celebrity President But No Internet [TCA 2019] Brad: Movie Theaters Considering Variable and Dynamic Pricing Models After Success of Discount Tuesdays   Other Articles Mentioned:   All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.  You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).  Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air.  Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!  Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy