Big Theme Park Announcements, Unmade Batman Movie, Venom 2 Director and Should We Even Care Who Rey's Parents Are?
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On the August 1, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, and senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Universal Studios: Epic Universe, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, Scarlet Witch, Ben Affleck’s Batman, Venom 2 and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Opening Banter: News is slow this week. In The News: Brad: Universal Studios Announces New Epic Universe Theme Park Coming to Florida Brad: Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge at Disney World Will Serve Alcohol Outside Oga’s Cantina, Unlike Disneyland Ben: Marvel’s Kevin Feige Thinks Scarlet Witch Could Have Taken Down Thanos Single-Handedly Brad: Ben Affleck’s Abandoned Batman Movie Would Have Been a Dark Journey Into Arkham Asylum Ben: ‘Venom 2’ Director Search Includes ‘Mowgli”s Andy Serkis, ‘Planet of the Apes’ Helmer Rupert Wyatt, and ‘Bumblebee’s Travis Knight(og Chris): Did Tom Hardy Just Confirm Andy Serkis as the ‘Venom 2’ Director? Jacob (og HT): ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Leak Suggests a Different Origin for Rey Other Articles Mentioned: Is This Spaceship the Key to Unlocking the Biggest Secret of ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’? 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