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My fellow pro-growth/progress/abundance Up Wingers,Global population growth is slowing, and it's not showing any signs of recovery. To the environmentalists of the 1970s, this may have seemed like a movement in the right direction. The drawbacks to population decline, however, are severe and numerous, and they're not all obvious.Today on Faster, Please! — The Podcast, I talk with economist and demographer Dean Spears about the depopulation trend that is transcending cultural barriers and ushering in a new global reality. We discuss the costs to the economy and human progress, and the inherent value of more people.Spears is an associate professor of economics at Princeton University where he studies demography and development. He is also the founding executive director of r.i.c.e., a nonprofit research organization seeking to uplift children in rural northern India. He is a co-author with Michael Geruso of After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People.In This Episode* Where we're headed (1:32)* Pumping the breaks (5:41)* A pro-parenting culture (12:40)* A place for AI (19:13)* Preaching to the pro-natalist choir (23:40)* Quantity and quality of life (28:48)Below is a lightly edited transcript of our conversation. Where we're headed (1:32). . . two thirds of people now live in a country where the birth rate is below the two children per two adults level that would stabilize the population.Pethokoukis: Who are you and your co-author trying to persuade and what are you trying to persuade them of? Are you trying to persuade them that global depopulation is a real thing, that it's a problem? Are you trying to persuade them to have more kids? Are you trying to persuade them to support a certain set of pro-child or pro-natalist policies?Spears: We are trying to persuade quite a lot of people of two important things: One is that global depopulation is the most likely future — and what global depopulation means is that every decade, every generation, the world's population will shrink. That's the path that we're on. We're on that path because birth rates are low and falling almost everywhere. It's one thing we're trying to persuade people of, that fact, and we're trying to persuade people to engage with a question of whether global depopulation is a future to welcome or whether we should want something else to happen. Should we let depopulation happen by default or could it be better to stabilize the global population at some appropriate level instead?We fundamentally think that this is a question that a much broader section of society, of policy discourse, of academia should be talking about. We shouldn't just be leaving this discussion to the population scientists, demographic experts, not only to the people who already are worried about, or talking about low birth rates, but this is important enough and unprecedented enough that everybody should be engaging in this question. Whatever your ongoing values or commitments, there's a place for you in this conversation.Is it your impression that the general public is aware of this phenomenon? Or are they still stuck in the '70s thinking that population is running amok and we'll have 30 billion people on this planet like was the scenario in the famous film, Soylent Green? I feel like the people I know are sort of aware that this is happening. I don't know what your experience is.I think it's changing fast. I think more and more people are aware that birth rates are falling. I don't think that people are broadly aware — because when you hear it in the news, you might hear that birth rates in the United States have fallen low or birth rates in South Korea have fallen low. I think what not everybody knows is that two thirds of people now live in a country where the birth rate is below the two children per two adults level that would stabilize the population.I think people don't know that the world's birth rate has fallen from an average around five in 1950 to about 2.3 today, and that it's still falling and that people just haven't engaged with the thought that there's no special reason to expect it to stop and hold it to. But the same processes that have been bringing birth rates down will continue to bring them down, and people don't know that there's no real automatic stabilizer to expect it to come back up. Of the 26 countries that have had the lifetime birth rate fall below 1.9, none of them have had it go back up to two.That's a lot of facts that are not as widely known as they should be, but then the implication of it, that if the world's birth rate goes below two and stays there, we're going to have depopulation generation after generation. I think for a lot of people, they're still in the mindset that depopulation is almost conceptually impossible, that either we're going to have population growth or something else like zero population growth like people might've talked about in the '70s. But the idea that a growth rate of zero is just a number and then that it's not going to stop there, it's going to go negative, I think that's something that a lot of people just haven't thought about.Pumping the breaks (5:41)We wrote this book because we hope that there will be an alternative to depopulation society will choose, but there's no reason to expect or believe that it's going happen automatically.You said there's no automatic stabilizers — at first take, that sounds like we're going to zero. Is there a point where the global population does hit a stability point?No, that's just the thing.So we're going to zero?Well, “there's no automatic stabilizer” isn't the same thing as “we're definitely going to zero.” It could be that society comes together and decides to support parenting, invest more in the next generation, invest more in parents and families, and do more to help people choose to be parents. We wrote this book because we hope that there will be an alternative to depopulation society will choose, but there's no reason to expect or believe that it's going happen automatically. In no country where the birth rate has gone to two has it just magically stopped and held there forever.I think a biologist might say that the desire to reproduce, that's an evolved drive, and even if right now we're choosing to have smaller families, that biological urge doesn't vanish. We've had population, fertility rates, rise and fall throughout history — don't you think that there is some sort of natural stabilizer?We've had fluctuations throughout history, but those fluctuations have been around a pretty long and pretty widely-shared downward trend. Americans might be mostly only now hearing about falling birth rates because the US was sort of anomalous amongst richer countries and having a relatively flat period from the 1970s to around 2010 or so, whereas birth rates were falling in other countries, they weren't falling in the US in the same way, but they were falling in the US before then, they're falling in the US since then, and when you plot it over the long history with other countries, it's clear that, for the world as a whole, as long as we've had records, not just for decades, but for centuries, we've seen birth rates be falling. It's not just a new thing, it's a very long-term trend.It's a very widely-shared trend because humans are unlike other animals in the important way that we make decisions. We have culture, we have rationality, we have irrationality, we have all of these. The reason the population grew is because we've learned how to keep ourselves and our children alive. We learned how to implement sanitation, implement antibiotics, implement vaccines, and so more of the children who were born survived even as the birth rate was falling all along. Other animals don't do that. Other animals don't invent sanitation systems and antibiotics and so I think that we can't just reason immediately from other animal populations to what's going to happen to humans.I think one can make a plausible case that, even if you think that this is a problem — and again, it's a global problem, or a global phenomenon, advanced countries, less-advanced countries — that it is a phenomenon of such sweep that if you're going to say we need to stabilize or slow down, that it would take a set of policies of equal sweep to counter it. Do those actually exist?No. Nobody has a turnkey solution. There's nothing shovel-ready here. In fact, it's too early to be talking about policy solutions or “here's my piece of legislation, here's what the government should do” because we're just not there yet, both in terms of the democratic process of people understanding the situation and there even being a consensus that stabilization, at some level, would be better than depopulation, nor are we there yet on having any sort of answer that we can honestly recommend as being tested and known to be something that will reliably stabilize the population.I think the place to start is by having conversations like this one where we get people to engage with the evidence, and engage with the question, and just sort of move beyond a reflexive welcoming of depopulation by default and start thinking about, well, what are the costs of people and what are the benefits of people? Would we be better off in a future that isn't depopulating over the long run?The only concrete step I can think of us taking right now is adapting the social safety net to a new demographic reality. Beyond that, it seems like there might have to be a cultural shift of some kind, like a large-scale religious revival. Or maybe we all become so rich that we have more time on our hands and decide to have more kids. But do you think at some point someone will have a concrete solution to bring global fertility back up to 2.1 or 2.2?Look at it like this: The UN projects that the peak will be about six decades from now in 2084. Of course, I don't have a crystal ball, I don't know that it's going to be 2084, but let's take that six-decades timeline seriously because we're not talking about something that's going to happen next year or even next decade.But six decades ago, people were aware that — or at least leading scientists and even some policymakers were aware that climate change was a challenge. The original computations by Arrhenius of the radiative forcing were long before that. You have the Johnson speech to Congress, you have Nixon and the EPA. People were talking about climate change as a challenge six decades ago, but if somebody had gotten on their equivalent of a podcast and said, “What we need to do is immediately get rid of the internal combustion engine,” they would've been rightly laughed out of the room because that would've been the wrong policy solution at that time. That would've been jumping to the wrong solution. Instead, what we needed to do was what we've done, which is the science, the research, the social change that we're now at a place where emissions per person in the US have been falling for 20 years and we have technologies — wind, and solar, and batteries — that didn't exist before because there have been decades of working on it.So similarly, over the next six decades, let's build the research, build the science, build the social movement, discover things we don't know, more social science, more awareness, and future people will know more than you and I do about what might be constructive responses to this challenge, but only if we start talking about it now. It's not a crisis to panic about and do the first thing that comes to mind. This is a call to be more thoughtful about the future.A pro-parenting culture (12:40)The world's becoming more similar in this important way that the difference across countries and difference across societies is getting smaller as birth rates converge downward.But to be clear, you would like people to have more kids.I would like for us to get on a path where more people who want to be parents have the sort of support, and environment, and communities they need to be able to choose that. I would like people to be thinking about all of this when they make their family decisions. I'd like the rest of us to be thinking about this when we pitch in and do more to help us. I don't think that anybody's necessarily making the wrong decision for themselves if they look around and think that parenting is not for them or having more children is not for them, but I think we might all be making a mistake if we're not doing more to support parents or to recognize the stake we have in the next generation.But all those sorts of individual decisions that seem right for an individual or for a couple, combined, might turn into a societal decision.Absolutely. I'm an economics professor. We call this “externalities,” where there are social benefits of something that are different from the private costs and benefits. If I decide that I want to drive and I contribute to traffic congestion, then that's an externality. At least in principle, we understand what to do about that: You share the cost, you share the benefits, you help the people internalize the social decision.It's tied up in the fact that we have a society where some people we think of as doing care work and some people we think of as doing important work. So we've loaded all of these costs of making the next generation on people during the years of their parenting and especially on women and mothers. It's understandable that, from a strictly economic point of view, somebody looks at that and thinks, “The private costs are greater than the private benefits. I'm not going to do that.” It's not my position to tell somebody that they're wrong about that. What you do in a situation like that is share and lighten that burden. If there's a social reason to solve traffic congestion, then you solve it with public policy over the long run. If the social benefits of there being a flourishing next generation are greater than people are finding in their own decision making, then we need to find the ways to invest in families, invest in parenting, lift and share those burdens so that people feel like they can choose to be parents.I would think there's a cultural component here. I am reminded of a book by Jonathan Last about this very issue in which he talks about Old Town Alexandria here in Virginia, how, if you go to Old Town, you can find lots of stores selling stuff for dogs, but if you want to buy a baby carriage, you can't find anything.Of course, that's an equilibrium outcome, but go on.If we see a young couple pushing a stroller down the street and inside they have a Chihuahua — as society, or you personally, would you see that and “Think that's wrong. That seems like a young couple living in a nice area, probably have plenty of dough, they can afford daycare, and yet they're still not going to have a kid and they're pushing a dog around a stroller?” Should we view that as something's gone wrong with our society?My own research is about India. My book's co-authored with Mike Geruso. He studies the United States more. I'm more of an expert on India.Paul Ehrlich, of course, begins his book, The Population Bomb, in India.Yes, I know. He starts with this feeling of being too crowded with too many people. I say in the book that I almost wonder if I know the exact spot where he has that experience. I think it's where one of my favorite shops are for buying scales and measuring tape for measuring the health of children in Uttar Pradesh. But I digress about Paul Ehrlich.India now, where Paul Ehrlich was worried about overpopulation, is now a society with an average birth rate below two kids per two adults. Even Uttar Pradesh, the big, disadvantaged, poor state where I do my work in research, the average young woman there says that they want an average of 1.9 children. This is a place where society and culture is pretty different from the United States. In the US, we're very accustomed to this story of work and family conflict, and career conflicts, especially for women, and that's probably very important in a lot of people's lives. But that's not what's going on in India where female labor force participation is pretty low. Or you hear questions about whether this is about the decline of religiosity, but India is a place where religion is still very important to a lot of people's lives. Marriage is almost universal. Marriage happens early. People start their childbearing careers in their early twenties, and you still see people having an average below two kids. They start childbearing young and they end childbearing young.Similarly, in Latin America, where religiosity, at least as reported in surveys, remains pretty high, but Latin America is at an average of 1.8, and it's not because people are delaying fertility until they're too old to get pregnant. You see a lot of people having permanent contraception surgery, tubal obligations.And so this cultural story where people aren't getting married, they're starting too late, they're putting careers first, it doesn't match the worldwide diversity. These diverse societies we're seeing are all converging towards low birth rates. The world's becoming more similar in this important way that the difference across countries and difference across societies is getting smaller as birth rates converge downward. So I don't think we can easily point towards any one cultural for this long-term and widely shared trend.A place for AI (19:13)If AI in the future is a compliment to what humans produce . . . if AI is making us more productive, then it's all the bigger loss to have fewer people.At least from an economic perspective, I think you can make the case: fewer people, less strain on resources, you're worried about workers, AI-powered robots are going to be doing a lot of work, and if you're worried about fewer scientists, the scientists we do have are going to have AI-powered research assistants.Which makes the scientists more important. Many technologies over history have been compliments to what humans do, not substitutes. If AI in the future is a compliment to what humans produce — scientific research or just the learning by doing that people do whenever they're engaging in an enterprise or trying to create something — if AI is making us more productive, then it's all the bigger loss to have fewer people.To me, the best of both worlds would be to have even more scientists plus AI. But isn't the fear of too few people causing a labor shortage sort of offset by AI and robotics? Maybe we'll have plenty of technology and capital to supply the workers we do have. If that's not the worry, maybe the worry is that the human experience is simply worse when there are fewer children around.You used the term “plenty of,” and I think that sort of assumes that there's a “good enough,” and I want to push back on that because I think what matters is to continue to make progress towards higher living standards, towards poverty alleviation, towards longer, better, healthier, safer, richer lives. What matters is whether we're making as much progress as we could towards an abundant, rich, safe, healthy future. I think we shouldn't let ourselves sloppily accept a concept of “good enough.” If we're not making the sort of progress that we could towards better lives, then that's a loss, and that matters for people all around the world.We're better off for living in a world with other people. Other people are win-win: Their lives are good for them and their lives are good for you. Part of that, as you say, is people on the supply side of the economy, people having the ideas and the realizations that then can get shared over and over again. The fact that ideas are this non-depletable resource that don't get used up but might never be discovered if there aren't people to discover them. That's one reason people are important on the supply side of the economy, but other people are also good for you on the demand side of the economy.This is very surprising because people think that other people are eating your slice of the pie, and if there are more other people, there's less for me. But you have to ask yourself, why does the pie exist in the first place? Why is it worth some baker's while to bake a pie that I could get a slice of? And that's because there were enough people wanting slices of pie to make it worth paying the fixed costs of having a bakery and baking a whole pie.In other words, you're made better off when other people want and need the same things that you want and need because that makes it more likely for it to exist. If you have some sort of specialized medical need and need specialized care, you're going to be more likely to find it in a city where there are more other people than in a less-populated rural place, and you're going to be more likely to find it in a course of history where there have been more other people who have had the same medical need that you do so that it's been worthwhile for some sort of cure to exist. The goodness of other people for you isn't just when they're creating things, it's also when they're just needing the same things that you do.And, of course, if you think that getting to live a good life is a good thing, that there's something valuable about being around to have good experiences, that a world of more people having good experiences has more goodness in it than a world of fewer people having good experiences in it. That's one thing that counts, and it's one important consideration for why a stabilized future might be better than a depopulating future. Now, I don't expect everyone to immediately agree with that, but I do think that the likelihood of depopulation should prompt us to ask that question.Preaching to the pro-natalist choir (23:40)If you are already persuaded listening to this, then go strike up a conversation with somebody.Now, listening to what you just said, which I thought was fantastic, you're a great explainer, that is wonderful stuff — but I couldn't help but think, as you explained that, that you end up spending a lot of time with people who, because they read the New York Times, they may understand that the '70s population fears aren't going to happen, that we're not going to have a population of 30 billion that we're going to hit, I don't know, 10 billion in the 2060s and then go down. And they think, “Well, that's great.”You have to spend a lot of time explaining to them about the potential downsides and why people are good, when like half the population in this country already gets it: “You say ‘depopulation,' you had us at the word, ‘depopulation.'” You have all these people who are on the right who already think that — a lot of people I know, they're there.Is your book an effective tool to build on that foundation who already think it's an issue, are open to policy ideas, does your book build on that or offer anything to those people?I think that, even if this is something that people have thought about before, a lot of how people have thought about it is in terms of pension plans, the government's budget, the age structure, the nearer-term balance of workers to retirees.There's plenty of people on the right who maybe they're aware of those things, but also think that it really is kind of a The Children of Men argument. They just think a world with more children is better. A world where the playgrounds are alive is better — and yes, that also may help us with social security, but there's a lot of people for whom you don't have to even make that economic argument. That seems to me that that would be a powerful team of evangelists — and I mean it in a nonreligious way — evangelists for your idea that population is declining and there are going to be some serious side effects.If you are already persuaded listening to this, then go strike up a conversation with somebody. That's what we want to have happen. I think minds are going to be changed in small batches on this one. So if you're somebody who already thinks this way, then I encourage you to go out there and start a conversation. I think not everybody, even people who think about population for a living — for example, one of the things that we engage with in the book is the philosophy of population ethics, or population in social welfare as economists might talk about it.There have been big debates there over should we care about average wellbeing? Should we care about total wellbeing? Part of what we're trying to say in the book is, one, we think that some of those debates have been misplaced or are asking what we don't think are the right questions, but also to draw people to what we can learn from thinking of where questions like this agree. Because this whole question of should we make the future better in total or make the better on average is sort of presuming this Ehrlich-style mindset that if the future is more populous, then it must be worse for each. But once you see that a future that's more populous is also more prosperous, it'd be better in total and better on average, then a lot of these debates might still have academic interest, but both ways of thinking about what would be a better future agree.So there are these pockets of people out there who have thought about this before, and part of what we're trying to do is bring them together in a unified conversation where we're talking about the climate modeling, we're talking about the economics, we're talking about the philosophy, we're talking about the importance of gender equity and reproductive freedom, and showing that you can think and care about all of these things and still think that a stabilized future might be better than depopulation.In the think tank world, the dream is to have an idea and then some presidential candidate adopts the idea and pushes it forward. There's a decent chance that the 2028 Republican nominee is already really worried about this issue, maybe someone like JD Vance. Wouldn't that be helpful for you?I've never spoken with JD Vance, but from my point of view, I would also be excited for India's population to stabilize and not depopulate. I don't see this as an “America First” issue because it isn't an America First issue. It's a worldwide, broadly-shared phenomenon. I think that no one country is going to be able to solve this all on its own because, if nothing else, people move, people immigrate, societies influence one another. I think it's really a broadly-shared issue.Quantity and quality of life (28:48)What I do feel confident about is that some stabilized size would be better than depopulation generation after generation, after generation, after generation, without any sort of leveling out, and I think that's the plan that we're on by default.Can you imagine an earth of 10 to 12 billion people at a sustained level being a great place to live, where everybody is doing far better than they are today, the poorest countries are doing better — can you imagine that scenario? Can you also imagine a scenario where we have a world of three to four billion, which is a way nicer place to live for everybody than it is today? Can both those scenarios happen?I don't see any reason to think that either of those couldn't be an equilibrium, depending on all the various policy choices and all the various . . .This is a very broad question.Exactly. I think it's way beyond the social science, economics, climate science we have right now to say “three billion is the optimal size, 10 billion is the optimal size, eight billion is the optimal size.” What I do feel confident about is that some stabilized size would be better than depopulation generation after generation, after generation, after generation, without any sort of leveling out, and I think that's the plan that we're on by default. That doesn't mean it's what's going to happen, I hope it's not what happens, and that's sort of the point of the conversation here to get more people to consider that.But let's say we were able to stabilize the population at 11 billion. That would be fine.It could be depending on what the people do.But I'm talking about a world of 11 billion, and I'm talking about a world where the average person in India is as wealthy as, let's say this is in the year 2080, 2090, and at minimum, the average person in India is as wealthy as the average American is today. So that's a big huge jump in wealth and, of course, environmentalism.And we make responsible environmental choices, whether that's wind, or solar, or nuclear, or whatever, I'm not going to be prescriptive on that, but I don't see any reason why not. My hope is that future people will know more about that question than I do. Ehrlich would've said that our present world of eight billion would be impossible, that we would've starved long before this, that England would've ceased to exist, I think is a prediction in his book somewhere.And there's more food per person on every continent. Even in the couple decades that I've been going to India, children are taller than they used to be, on average. You can measure it, and maybe I'm fooling myself, but I feel like I can see it. Even as the world's been growing more populous, people have been getting better off, poverty has been going down, the absolute number of people in extreme poverty has been going down, even as the world's been getting more populous. As I say, emissions per person have been going down in a lot of places.I don't see any in principle, reason, if people make the right decisions, that we couldn't have a sustainable, healthy, and good, large sustained population. I've got two kids and they didn't add to the hole in the ozone layer, which I would've heard about in school as a big problem in the '80s. They didn't add to acid rain. Why not? Because the hole in the ozone layer was confronted with the Montreal Protocol. The acid rain was confronted with the Clean Air Act. 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For the first time ever (we think?) since The Rise of Skywalker, Oscar Isaac said, though in a very non-serious manner, he would return to Star Wars! We discuss that plus Simon Kinberg recently talking Star Wars, and our thoughts on the LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past trailer. We also run through a great round of Will of the Force, could rancors appear in Maul Shadow Lord or Ahsoka season 2?! Give us a Rancor Rebellion! And John introduces his son to LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga, the Boonta Eve Classic has been conquered! If you like having a great time talking Star Wars, you've found your home, because if you're listening to this broadcast, you are part of The Resistance! Thank you for listening to our show and supporting our podcast!

Buckle up for an action-packed episode of Tarkin's Top Shelf! Mark and Becca jump straight into the galaxy's buzziest Star Wars news: Simon Kinberg's recent interview lauding Tony Gilroy's work on Andor, Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor's appearance at Fan Expo Chicago, Hayden's duet with daughter Briar Rose, the one-year anniversary of The Acolyte's non-renewal, Darth Revan's feature in Rebuild the Galaxy, and the passing of Terence Stamp (Chancellor Valorum). Help us spread the word about the show Click here to subscribe via iTunes Click here to subscribe via RSS Click here to subscribe via Stitcher Click here to subscribe via Google Play Music Feedback and Promotion Follow us on Twitter @TarkinsTopShelf Like us on Facebook: Tarkin's Top Shelf Follow us on Instagram @TarkinsTopShelf Follow us on Threads  Follow us on Bluesky  

It's time for some Star Wars news! Simon Kinberg shares a bit of his inspiration from Andor as he looks toward his new Star Wars trilogy. What will Andor's influence be on future Star Wars projects? Plus, we swing through the rest of the Star Wars news headlines. Go beyond the headlines with Jennifer Landa and Ken Napzok on the 783rd episode of ForceCenter.From the minds of Ken Napzok (comedian, host of The Blathering), Joseph Scrimshaw (comedian, writer, director of Dead Media), and Jennifer Landa (actress, YouTuber, crafter, contributor on StarWars.com) comes the ForceCenter Podcast Feed. Here you will find a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating everything about Star Wars. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. Listen on TuneIn, Amazon Music, Spotify, and more!Follow ForceCenter!Watch on YouTube!Support us on PatreonForceCenter merch!All from ForceCenter: https://linktr.ee/ForceCenter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Monday again and that's bad. But podcasts are good and maybe that's even true for this one. This week we're talking the first two episodes of Noah Hawley's Alien: Earth, a prequel and continuation of the Alien franchise. Plus we talk Ryan Reynold's return as Deadpool in Avengers: Doomsday, Jeff Bezos' pick for the next Bond girl, Simon Kinberg's plan for the next Star Wars Trilogy, a first look at Vought Rising, James Gunn on the next Superman movie, Peacemaker Season 2's new red band trailer, the return of a very special beloved segment that we all love. Thanks for listeningJames on a new episode of Thumb Cramps podcast: https://shorturl.at/RAJzyWe did an Alien: Dead Orbit comic book review in a bonus podcast called booque clubbe! Plus entire back-catalogue of let's play videos, bonus podcasts, movie commentaries, early access and ad-free episodes all available on https://bigsandwich.coPLEASE be aware timecodes may shift up to a few minutes due to inserted ads.00:00 The Start06:15 Deadpool Teaser for Avengers: Doomsday12:45 Jeff Bezos' Pick For Next Bond Girl17:31 Simon Kinberg's Star Wars Dreams22:55 The Boys Spin-Off Vought Rising Details26:18 James Gunn Starts on Next Superman Movie27:11 Peacemaker S2 Trailer & Solo Movie Maybe30:02 Zach Creggar on Next Resident Evil Movie34:47 Alien: Earth Episodes One & Two Review43:55 Alien: Earth Spoiler Segment56:14 Special Returning Segment01:10:54 What We Reading, What We Gonna Read01:17:58 Letters, It's Time For LettersSUBSCRIBE HERE ►► http://goo.gl/pQ39jNJames' Twitter ► http://twitter.com/mrsundaymoviesMaso's Twitter ► http://twitter.com/wikipediabrownPatreon ► https://patreon.com/mrsundaymoviesT-Shirts/Merch ► https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mr-sunday-moviesThe Weekly Planet iTunes ► https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-planet/id718158767?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4The Weekly Planet Direct Download ► https://play.acast.com/s/theweeklyplanetAmazon Affiliate Link ► https://amzn.to/2nc12P4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Reel Insights episode, Sean Tajipour, the Mayor of Nerdtropolis, chats with writer, producer, and showrunner Simon Kinberg about Season 3 of Invasion, Apple TV+'s bold, international, and character-driven sci-fi series.Kinberg opens up about the secrets behind the show's cinematic look, the importance of balancing humanity with spectacle, and why writing remains his greatest passion. He also shares his lifelong love for Star Wars, reflecting on his journey from Star Wars Rebels to collaborating with some of the franchise's biggest creative names.Get ready for a thoughtful conversation about world-class sci-fi storytelling, the art of writing, and the excitement building around both Invasion and a galaxy far, far away. Visit Nerdtropolis.comFacebookInstagramTwitter/X

N'hésite pas à nous laisser une note ou un commentaire sur les plateformes de podcast si tu apprécies l'émission ! Les références de l'épisode :Superman (film de James Gunn)Foundation (série de David S. Goyer et Josh Friedman) dispo sur AppleTV+Outer Wilds (jeu vidéo) dispo sur consoles et PCJusant (jeu vidéo) dispo sur consoles et PCLes 4 Fantastiques : Premiers Pas (film de Matt Shakman)Coherence (film de James Ward Byrkit) dispo sur PrimeThe Man From Earth (film de Richard Schenkman)Alhambra (jeu de plateau)Le Destin de la Communauté - Le Seigneur des Anneaux (jeu de plateau)Invasion (série de Simon Kinberg et David Weil) dispo sur AppleTV+Still : la vie de Michael J. Fox (documentaire de Davis Guggenheim)Dying for Sex (série de Kim Rosenstock et Elizabeth Meriwether) dispo sur Disney+… faites des smoothies.Tu peux nous retrouver sur tous nos autres réseaux : Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/picturalthings/YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@PicturalThingsTikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@pictural.thingsHébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Join us as we prepare for Marvel's First Family's MCU debut in Fantastic Four: First Steps by discussing their previous films. On this episode, Ashley and Dylan discuss the rebooted 2015 film directed by Josh Trank, Fantastic Four. Listen as they discuss the film, talk about the direction the creative team chose to take this iteration and debate why it didn't work. Fantastic Four (2015) Directed by: Josh Trank Screenplay by: Jeremy Slater, Simon Kinberg, Josh Trank Based on Fantastic Four by: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby Starring: Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell, Toby Kebbell, Reg E. Cathey, Tim Blake Nelson Hosts: Ashley Hobley: https://bsky.app/profile/ashleyhobley.bsky.social   Dylan Blight: https://bsky.app/profile/dylan.explosionnetwork.com   All-New Marvel Cast Credits: Original music: Savfk (www.youtube.com/savfkmusic www.facebook.com/savfkmusic) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Additional sounds and edit by Dylan Blight Art by: Dylan Blight (images from Marvel films) All Episodes: https://all-newmarvelcast.podbean.com   Support Us: http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion 

Hello there, Star Wars fans, and welcome back for Episode 243!In this episode, we're breaking down all the major headlines from Star Wars Celebration 2025 in Japan.The Mandalorian & Grogu movie hits cinemas May 22, 2026New animated series, Maul: Shadow Lord, coming in 2026Starfighter, starring Ryan Gosling, is set for May 2027Star Wars: Visions Season 3 drops October 29, 2025No date yet for Ahsoka Season 2, but Rory McCann takes over as Baylan Skoll and Hayden Christensen returnsFilms from Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, James Mangold, Taika Waititi, and a Simon Kinberg trilogy are still apparently in developmentSmugglers Run at Disney parks gets new Mando and Grogu missionStar Wars: Outlaws DLC A Pirate's Fortune lands May 15, featuring Hondo OhnakaHasbro reveals new figures: Dash Rendar, Cal Kestis, Moff Gideon, Cobb VanthCelebration returns to Anaheim in 2027 for the 50th anniversary of A New HopeAbout Spark of Rebellion:This is Spark of Rebellion, the weekly Star Wars podcast for casual fans and veterans alike.We are your hosts, Garry and Mark and every single Saturday we release a brand new episode bringing you the latest news, reviews & discussion on all things Star Wars. Tell all of your Star Wars loving friends that the show is available to listen to, completely free anywhere you can find podcasts.Get merch and other goodies!Want to support us? Throw some beer money our way with a Tip or if you want to grab yourself a laptop sticker, some sweet merchandise, guest opportunities and even a producer credit on the show, you can do that too with a Spark of Rebellion Membership. Hit the link below now and show your support for the Rebellion!Support Spark of Rebellion, A Star Wars PodcastJoin us on social to chat Star WarsWe chat about Star Wars every week between episodes on the socials so come and get involved either on our Instagram for behind-the-scenes tomfoolery or over on X/Twitter Twitter.Now, go explore and may the Force be with you... always!This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacyPodcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

In this week's Star Wars news, Kathleen Kennedy updates the upcoming slate of Star Wars movies, Daniel Logan says Boba Fett was almost in Revenge of the Sith, and there are details about panels at Star Wars Celebration Japan.   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss: Kathleen Kennedy's recent update on the slate of Star Wars movies that are in development, Stephen Knight's comments on writing the “New Jedi Order” script, Some confusing news about season four of The Mandalorian, Daniel Logan on how Boba Fett was supposed to appear in Revenge of the Sith, and Details on registering for Lightning Lane and panels at Star Wars Celebration Japan.   Thanks for joining us for another episode! Subscribe to Podcast Stardust for all your Star Wars news, reviews, and discussion wherever you get your podcasts. And please leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts.   Find Jay and her cosplay adventures on J.Snips Cosplay on Instagram.   Join us for real time discussion on the RetroZap Discord Server here: RetroZap Discord. Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube. T-shirts, hoodies, stickers, masks, and posters are available on TeePublic. Find all episodes on RetroZap.com.

Questions for the week: What planet in Star Wars would you want to live on? Which of these pleasure places would you visit and what would you do while you're there: Jabba's sail barge or palace, Canto Bight, Dryden's Voss's yacht, Morlana One, Port Borog, Maz Kanata's castle, the pirate planet of Lanupa or somewhere else? If you could have any Star Wars character as your roommate, who would it be and why? Which upcoming Star Wars project are you most excited about? Andor Season 2 The Rey movie The Mandalorian and Grogu movie Or is it any one of the rumored Star Wars projects featuring directors such as Simon Kinberg, Taika Watiti, Dave Filoni, James Mangold, Rian Johnson, Patty Jenkins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Watch. Review. Repeat. This is the podcast where two best friends discuss the latest in film and television and then do it all over again the following episode! Colton and Andrew return to the arena for Ridley Scott's 2024 follow-up historical epic, 'Gladiator II'. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:42 - Andrew and Colton's Fun Facts About 'Gladiator II'! 00:16:06 - 'Candyman' and 'Final Destination' Actor Tony Todd Dead at Age 69 00:18:54 - Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre Cast as Hal Jordan and John Stewart in HBO's 'Lanterns' Series 00:25:03 - DC Studios Developing Film Involving Batman Villains Bane and Deathstroke 00:27:35 - DC Studios and WB Animation Greenlight Puppetry-Animated Film 'Dynamic Duo' 00:31:40 - Sony and Amazon Retooling 'God of War' Television Series 00:35:44 - Simon Kinberg to Write and Produce New 'Star Wars' Film Trilogy 00:43:36 - Christopher Nolan Assembling All-Star Cast for Newest Film 00:51:51 - 'Love Hurts' Official Trailer 00:55:50 - 'How to Train Your Dragon' Official Teaser Trailer 01:03:25 - 'Castlevania: Nocturne' Season 2 Official Trailer 01:05:57 - 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning' Teaser Trailer 01:11:53 - '28 Years Later' Official Trailer 01:16:57 - 'Gladiator II' (Non-Spoilers and Recommendation) 02:08:47 - 'Gladiator II' (Spoilers) 02:29:53 - Catching Up With Andrew (Thanksgiving, College Football, 'Skeleton Crew', 'Dune: Prophecy', 'Secret Level') 02:38:25 - Catching Up With Colton (Thanksgiving, Hockey, PlayStation Portal, 'Wicked', 'Moulin Rouge', 'Miracle', 'Lilo & Stitch', 'Moana', 'American Horror Story: Coven', 'Lost' Season 1) 02:56:23 - Conclusion/Outro Visit our website! Support us on Patreon! Thank you for listening, and please send any feedback to watchreviewrepeat@gmail.com! Intro/Outro Credit: Mechanolith Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Frank and Tim break down the recent announcements from Lucasfilm about Jeremy Allen White playing a Hutt, and Simon Kinberg helming a new trilogy. Cheers! Beers of the Week Southern Tier Tiramisu Imperial Stout Boddington's Pub Ale

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The Christian Nerd Podcast is back and looking for a wayfinder. Scott starts the show by talking abut his busy week and some good news he got right before Thanksgiving. In Let's All Go to the Movies, Clara shares her thoughts on Wicked and Scott reviews Moana 2. Nerd News has stories about Voltron, the Fantastic Four and Star Wars. Approved for All Audiences has trailers for the MCU, impossible missions, and live-action versions of animated classics. And in Jesus Time, Scott talks about being grateful even when it's hard.   Show Notes   Intro - 0:00 "Can I Get a Chee Hoo?" Let's All Go to the Movies Wicked review with Clara - 6:58 Moana 2 review - 10:52 Nerd News - 16:52 New cast members for Voltron Fantastic Four: First Steps synopsis Simon Kinberg writing a producing new Star Wars trilogy Disney pulls Star Wars movie from the release calendar Skeleton Crew is dropping early Approved for All Audiences - 22:04 Captain America: Brave New World Thunderbolts Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning Lilo and Stitch How to Train Your Dragon Elio Alien: Earth Jesus Time - 26:43   Goodbye - 31:01 Be sure to check out The Christian Nerd Like The Christian Nerd on Facebook Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and leave a comment Or use our RSS Feed to subscribe: http://thechristiannerd.libsyn.com/rss Follow The Christian Nerd on Twitter Follow Scott on Twitter Support The Christian Nerd on Patreon Email Scott at Scott@TheChristianNerd.com to get added to The Octagon. Thanks to Nick for The Christian Nerd theme music.

What is the future of Star Wars films? A recent article from The Hollywood Reporter claims that Rey Skywalker will have a pivotal role in the franchise beyond her stand-alone film directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. Reportedly, Simon Kinberg will be developing a new trilogy, and while it's not known if it'll continue the Skywalker Saga, Rey will be a central figure. We discuss our skepticism on any future Star Wars film happening due to so many announcements that amount to nothing, but focus on our excitement for more Rey stories and the amazing potential her character has for the saga. One thing is for sure, billionaires, and corporate interests in the era of streaming have made Star Wars reliant on a well of nostalgia that might be drying up. • • • Triad of the Force is a channel which was featured on the Podcast Stage at Star Wars Celebration 2022 and 2023, featuring Nani and Gus, lifelong Puerto Rican friends who after years of discussing the media they love, came together and created their show. Triad of the Force focuses their discussions on Star Wars, but their love for media spans everything from sci-fi, fantasy, CBMs, and beyond. From films to TV, from books to comic books, Triad of the Force looks at all media critically, from a Latine/x perspective. Joins us! Follow Triad Of The Force at: BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/triadoftheforce.bsky.social⁠ Threads: ⁠https://www.threads.net/@triadoftheforce⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/triadoftheforce/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/TriadoftheForce/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you like us, get some merch and help the channel: TeePublic: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.teepublic.com/user/triad-of-the-force⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • • • Acknowledgement: The Intro and Outro music is the Triad of the Force Theme, composed and performed by Grushkov with full permission for use by Grushkov (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/Grushkov⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). • • • This channel is not affiliated in any way with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.

On today's issue of Comicast, Jong finally caught up on Rings of Power, what did he think of season 2? Plus, the guys discuss Simon Kinberg writing/producing a new Star Wars trilogy, whether the new trilogy should be an all new story or a continuation, where does Rey's solo film fit into this, concerns about Kinberg's movie track record, Andor season 2 getting a release date, Denzel's comments about a role being written for him in Black Panther 3, and finally how many superhero films made Collider's Top 100 films? Rate, review, like, and/or subscribe to Comicast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox, Goodpods, Podcast Addicts, or wherever you get your podcasts!  Timecodes: Introductions/We're in the Bluesky Now - (00:36)Jong's Rings of Power S2 Thoughts - (06:18)Andor Season 2 Has a Release Date - (20:22)Simon Kinberg Set to Helm New Star Wars Trilogy, Good Choice? - (24:11)Denzel Washington in Black Panther 3?! - (45:36)Collider's Top 100 Movies, How Many Superhero Movies Made It? - (52:04)Goodbyes - (57:25)Follow Jong and Michael on social media.  Bluesky: @one-punch.bsky.social & @producermike975.bsky.socialThreads: @onepunch______ & @producermike975Instagram: @onepunch______ & @producermike975Feedback, questions, or topic ideas for the show? Email us at comicastpod@gmail.com

It's time for some Star Wars News! Disney announced a change in their scheduled Star Wars movie releases and that has got us wondering about A Great Many Things. Was the so-called Rey movie in that slot and, if so, what does that mean about the film's status? Could the recent news of the potential Simon Kinberg-led trilogy tie into this release date news and more?! There is a lot to discuss so go beyond the headlines with Jennifer Landa and Ken Napzok on the 707th episode of ForceCenter.From the minds of Ken Napzok (comedian, host of The Napzok Files), Joseph Scrimshaw (comedian, writer, host of the Obsessed podcast), and Jennifer Landa (actress, YouTuber, crafter, contributor on StarWars.com) comes the ForceCenter Podcast Feed. Here you will find a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating everything about Star Wars. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. Listen on TuneIn, Amazon Music, Spotify, and more!Follow ForceCenter!Watch on YouTube!Support us on PatreonForceCenter merch!All from ForceCenter: https://linktr.ee/ForceCenter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We preview Skeleton Crew! Topics include: Star Wars + Goonies/80s vibes = we're in! What planet are they from and what is the New Republic doing with these kids? Jod Na Nawood's questionable motives Will we see some big cameos (eh-hmm, Hondo, eh-hmm) Rumors of a spin-off already in place? Details on our season-long giveaway - you can win prizes! In our Question of the Week, we share your amazing thoughts on making an 80s-style film in Star Wars. In news, we discuss the latest news from D23 in Brazil (and a lack of leaked footage) plus the new trilogy project for Simon Kinberg and what that might mean for Rey's character going forward. We answer all of your Maul Bag questions and more! Episode Time Stamps: 02:01 - Tyson fight theories 09:57 - Question of the Week: What 80s style film do you want Star Wars to make? 23:06 - D23 Brazil (where's the leaked footage?) 27:58 - Simon Kinberg's trilogy and what does it mean for Rey? 38:54 - Skeleton Crew Preview > 42:12 - Creators/Directors > 48:12 - Characters > 54:07 - Trailers and plot theories > 64:40 - Possible cameos we might see > 67:52 - Already plans for a spin-off? 72:11 - Maul Bag Please subscribe, rate and review our show and chat us up on Twitter or in email. Twitter: @facpapod BlueSky: @facpapod.bsky.social Threads: @facpapod Web site: http://FromACertainPointAskew.com Merch store: https://teespring.com/stores/facpapod  Podawan Podcast Network: @podawans Intro/Outro - Galactic by Seb Jaeger (via https://filmstro.com/music)    

In Episode 184 of The Force Geeks: A Star Wars Podcast, Nate, Jake, and Chris dive into the latest breaking Star Wars news, tackling the hottest topics and biggest updates in the galaxy.The Geeks kick things off by dissecting Disney's surprising move to remove a planned Star Wars film from its 2026 slate. What does this mean for the future of the franchise, and is it a sign of trouble at Lucasfilm? They'll unpack the potential reasons behind this decision and what it could signal about Disney's evolving strategy for Star Wars films. Next, the Geeks dig into the latest announcement that Simon Kinberg will helm a new trilogy of Star Wars films. While Kinberg's resume is filled with major hits as a producer, his track record as a writer is much more mixed. Is he the right choice to lead the next big chapter of Star Wars, or is this decision already raising red flags with fans?Plus, they take a deep dive into everything we know so far about Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. With its December 3 premiere just around the corner, the show promises a nostalgic, coming-of-age adventure set in the New Republic era. The Geeks break down the latest teasers, story details, and what fans can expect from Jude Law's mysterious character. And to wrap things up, the team celebrates the news of Andor Season 2's release date, slated for April 2025. They also discuss the return of Rogue One villain Orson Krennic and what his comeback could mean for the show's plot.Tune in for a fun and insightful breakdown of all things Star Wars, as the Geeks cover the latest news, rumors, and updates from a galaxy far, far away!The views expressed in this show are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the United States Air Force, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government.

A new STAR WARS trilogy headed by Simon Kinberg was revealed this week, adding to the abundance of STAR WARS film projects currently in the pipeline and early intel reveals it could feature Daisy Ridley's character Rey becoming yet another project rumored to feature that character. Sources suggest Rey is Lucasfilm's most valuable current STAR WARS character asset and we determine whether or not that statement is true. A new trailer for SKELETON CREW dropped and we review it, shot-by-shot. Plus, new footage for ANDOR season 2 was released and we look closely at it along with additional footage leaked from D23 Brazil. Get full show video, ad-free shows, bonus exclusive podcasts, early bird releases and more with  RFR on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/RebelForceRadio OFFICIAL WEBSITE: https://www.rebelforceradio.com FACEBOOK - Like RFR! https://www.facebook.com/rebelforceradio TWITTER - Follow RFR! https://twitter.com/RFRRebelForce INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/rebelforceradio YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/rebelforceradio THREADS: https://www.threads.net/@rebelforceradio  

Blimey, our guest cup continues to overflow, folks. This week's Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt sit down with Gladiator II star, and all-round legend, Denzel Washington, to talk about reuniting with Ridley Scott, and to clarify Denzel's recent hint that he might be winding down as an actor. Oh, and Chris quotes //that// Equalizer 2 line to Denzel's face, because he's utterly without shame. [20:15 - 39:40 approx] Elsewhere, Amon Warmann has a lovely chat with Emilia Perez star, Zoe Saldaña, about working with Jacques Audiard, James Cameron, and more, [1:03:14 - 1:16:13 approx] and Alex Godfrey catches up with Sean Baker to talk about the excellent Anora, which is still in cinemas now. [1:35:53 - 1:52:19 approx] Either side of those, Chris is joined in the podbooth by Helen O'Hara, James Dyer and, for the first time, Jamie Graham, to discuss Ridley Scott's career, cast their eye over the week's movie news, including Simon Kinberg's Star Wars trilogy, the new Mission: Impossible trailer, and Christopher Nolan's Not Draclier, and review Gladiator II, Joy, and Emilia Perez. It's a banger, folks, and the only disappointment in it for us is that we only get to do it once. Enjoy.

This week's Star Wars news features a report that yet another Star Wars movie is in the works and the release date and images for Andor Season 2.   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss: The news that Simon Kinberg is attached to produce and write a new Star Wars trilogy, The circular cycle of Star Wars news about movie projects that never come to be, The announcement of the release date for season two of Andor, Our first look at images from Andor season two in a Disney+ trailer, Other Star Wars details from D23 Brasil, The announcement of Mick Giacchino as the score composer for Skeleton Crew, and Music by John Williams wins an award. Thanks for joining us for another episode! Subscribe to Podcast Stardust for all your Star Wars news, reviews, and discussion wherever you get your podcasts. And please leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts.   Find Jay and her cosplay adventures on J.Snips Cosplay on Instagram.   Join us for real time discussion on the RetroZap Discord Server here: RetroZap Discord. Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube. T-shirts, hoodies, stickers, masks, and posters are available on TeePublic. Find all episodes on RetroZap.com.

It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! Grok 2 for free?MORE As I Lay Dying news...Kidpool Coming to Marvel Comics from the movie.Fallout TV show castingDenzel Washington announces his involvement with the MCU...And so much more...Plus, don't forget to subscribe for more fresh content. MusicFollow-ups/CorrectionsGrammys - Metallica, Judas Priest, Gojira, Spiritbox, Knocked Loose, all nominated for metal performance. https://blabbermouth.net/news/grammy-awards-2025-metallica-judas-priest-and-gojira-among-best-metal-performance-nominees As I Lay Dying - Tim Lambesis is committing to festival dates in 2025 already. The band has taken a spot on the Friday bill for next year's Welcome to Rockville festival.New Music/VideoDax - Soldier Feat Tom Macdonald https://youtu.be/PYQqe27R2L0 appropriately released on Veteran's Day.All That Remains - Forever Cold https://youtu.be/U8D_WWkYDEw?si=oMSDvdx6g8KPSHAF still no release date for the new album release date. This is almost as good as Divine.Butcher Babies - Sincerity https://youtu.be/2t0clgPkJeg First single since Carla Harvey left. Instrumentally it seems that they are maturing.Malevolence - Trenches https://youtu.be/C4VDAkyfBK8 OLD SCHOOL hardcore style. Lyrically and stylistically.Tours/FestivalsDownload Festival 2025 - Green Day, Sleep Token, and Korn set to headline the 3 days. Sex Pistols, Orbit Culture, Kim Dracula, Filter, Spiritbox, Machine Head - support from In Flames, Lacuna Coil, and Unearth. Starts April 5 in Oakland CA, runs through May 10 in Kelowna BC.Papa Roach and Rise Against - Rise of the Roach Tour. support from Underoath. Mar 20 Houston TX through Oct 5 West Palm Beach FLKing Diamond - 2 of their Canadian Tour dates have been canceled “due to unforeseen circumstances.” Refunds are available forEdmonton Alberta and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on Nov 20th and 21st respectively.https://blabbermouth.net/news/king-diamonds-shows-in-edmonton-and-saskatoon-canceled-due-to-unforeseen-circumstances Unto Others - Make up tour. Nov 15 in Spokane WA through Dec 13 in LA. Band says that there are MORE touring plans through 2025.https://www.stubhub.com/unto-others-tickets/performer/101881175 Cattle Decapitation - Shadow of Intent, Revocation, Vulvodynia. EU tour Jan 23 in Nuremberg Germany though Feb 23 in Tilburg Netherlands.https://www.stubhub.com/cattle-decapitation-tickets/performer/100271093 Reg ‘ol NewsGuns N Roses - Greatest hits compilation album has officially spent 700 weeks on the billboard top 100. Only the 8th band to ever do that.https://loudwire.com/guns-n-roses-eighth-700-week-album-chart-record/ Heilung - The band are scheduling a hiatus after their August 17 2025 show. No location for the final show has been given but they will be touring until then. The Hiatus is not permanent, but there is no scheduled end yet either.https://www.stubhub.com/heilung-tickets/performer/100279596 Gaming/TechFollow-ups/CorrectionsNew Steam Deck - Well yes and no. No there is not going to be new hardware. It IS going to be the same hardware in a white shell. DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE. https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/new-steam-deck-white-oled-announced-valve/ Nintendo Switch 2 - WILL be backward compatible. BUT the question remains, will it be FULL back-compat, or will it be only for digital purchases? https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/nintendo-switch-2-news-confirmed/ Halo 2 - PC Players now have access to the E3 2003 demo on MCC. With help from Halo Studios, modding group Digsite are celebrating 20 years of Halo 2 in style. https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=3360515088 Palworld - The Pokemon lawsuit got an update. The patents are directly related to the mechanics of catching and riding the creatures. Technically the filing was not completed until months AFTER Palworld's release last year, the process was started in 2021 before Arceus' release. BIG strange note, the Pokemon Company and Nintendo are suing for 5M Yen, or about $65.000 US in TOTAL.https://www.pocketpair.jp/news/20241108 Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster - Free Demo up on the big 3 (Steam, Xbox, PS5) Game proper still costs $50.https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/xbox-360-classic-game-free-download/ TrailersKnock Off - https://youtu.be/aDyHc6aEyTg toy fighting game. This looks like it could be pretty damn cool. Demo out now https://knockoffthegame.com Mortal Kombat 1 - Ghostface kombat kast happens after I film.Reg ‘ol NewsNvidia GeForce Now - The tech GIANT is changing things up on their cloud gaming service. Most notably a 100-hour playcap for users, which comes out to about 3.5 hours a day. According to Nvidia this should only effect about 4% of their player-base. HOWEVER, this will only take effect for CURRENT players (whose accounts are active and in good standing before Dec 31 2024) in January of 2026. Assuming the accounts stay in good standing.https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/nvidias-upgrading-geforce-nows-usd10-tier-with-1440p-and-ultrawide-resolutions-but-the-only-extra-ultimate-users-get-is-a-new-100-hour-play-limit/ https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-performance-membership/ SEGA - Following last week's BIG L from the US Copyright Office, denying access to historical games for researchers, SEGA has just announced that they will be delisting over 70 games from digital storefronts. To include; Crazy Taxi, NiGHTS Into Dreams, Jet Set Radiohttps://boundingintocomics.com/video-games/video-game-news/in-a-blow-to-retro-video-game-access-sega-to-delist-dozens-of-classic-titles-from-virtual-storefronts-including-crazy-taxi-nights-into-dreams-and-jet-set-radio/ Death Stranding - Director's Cut secretly released on the Xbox on the 7th. Kojima Productions now officially holds ALL the rights to the game and can do whatever they want with it! $20 for a short time in the game shop.https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/death-stranding-directors-cut-xbox-series-x/ Freevee - The free streamer will be sunset, in favor of moving all the content onto Prime video, on the 15$ subscription tier.https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/amazon-sunsets-freevee-platform-for-ad-supported-streaming-video-000614080.html XA - Grok might be free on X soon, with limitations. 10 Grok2 questions and 20 Grok2-mini questions every 2 hours.https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/10/x-is-testing-a-free-version-of-ai-chatbot-grok/ WB Games Troubles - There have NOT been any proper Batman games, or MK games, or anything like that. They are simply FOCUSING on franchises that make them money. David Zaslav said that they would be focusing on proven franchises in a recent earnings call.Comic Books/BooksReg ‘ol NewsKidpool & Spider-Boy - New book (W) Christopher Yost and (A) Nathan Stockman, Chris Campana, and Jed Dougherty are bringing Ryan Reynolds daughter to the comics. Now there are 2 Kidpools in the Marvel Comics universe. The original Xavier misfit, and Wanda Wilson, who joined the Deadpool Corps in the Void. On sale Dec 25.https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/deadpool-wolverine-kidpool-joins-marvel-universe-spider-boy/ Heavy Metal - Heavy Metal magazine is relaunching with a fresh start under new ownership and management. Issue 1 is set to feature nearly 200 pages of iconic Heavy Metal content, kicking off with a Kickstarter campaign that will offer exclusive rewards like limited edition covers, art prints, and merch. The new team aims to restore Heavy Metal's legendary status after a hiatus that left many fans and creators feeling disappointed. To make amends, they've settled debts with past creators and are addressing missed subscriptions and orders. The website and store are being revamped, and subscribers will soon receive updates about their accounts. Fans are invited to reach out for support, and the team expresses gratitude for their patience and excitement for the upcoming issue.https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/heavymetal/heavy-metal-magazine-1 Boxing - TidalWave Comics is launching a new comic series focused on legendary boxers, kicking off with FAME: Mike Tyson ahead of the Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight. This comic delves into Tyson's colorful life, from being hypnotized to suppress empathy in the ring to his love for pet tigers and his iconic face tattoo. Upcoming releases include Tribute: Muhammad Ali on January 17, celebrating Ali's birthday, and FAME: Manny Pacquiao on December 11. Publisher Darren G. Davis noted the success of TidalWave's sports comics, highlighting recent biographies of icons like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. Fans can access these comics both in stores and digitally on platforms like Kindle, ComiXology, and iTunes.https://www.firstcomicsnews.com/mike-tyson-and-muhammad-ali-life-stories-gets-the-comic-book-treatment/ TV ShowsFollow-ups/CorrectionsFallout - Season 2 just added Macaulay Culkin to its cast. https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/fallout-season-2-home-alone-star-macaulay-culkin/ TrailersMayfair Witches - https://youtu.be/3MNwkfKwNwY season 2 Jan 5 2025 on AMC. Forgot to mention last week.Marvel's What If… - https://youtu.be/umiKiW4En9g season 3 Dec 22MoviesFollow-ups/CorrectionsCaptain America: Brave New World - Giancarlo Esposito has revealed that the movie is going back for another round of reshoots.Black Panther 3 - Denzel Washington has revealed that he is involved with the project… Also he revealed that there IS GOING to be a third Black Panther movie. No official announcement from Marvel yet, but this seems pretty definitive. Claims that Ryan Coogler is writing whatever his role is just for Denzel.https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/black-panther-3-marvel-denzel-washington-role/ TrailersCaptain America: Brave New World - https://youtu.be/1pHDWnXmK7Y Feb 14. RED HULK ACTION!Mission Impossible Final Reckoning - https://youtu.be/NOhDyUmT9z0 May 23 2025. Conclude Ethan Hunt's storyNutcrackers - https://youtu.be/5iBuf0Sq-cw New Ben Stiller comedy on Hulu. Nov 29.Little Mermaid - https://youtu.be/O1dfTzpfXdo Lionsgate Horror movie.Reg ‘ol NewsTony Todd - Candyman has passed at age 69. Cause not given yet.https://deadline.com/2024/11/tony-todd-dead-candyman-1236171521/ Wicked - New Mattel toys print the WRONG web address on the box for Barbie dolls promoting the new musical in theaters this Thanksgiving.Rumor MillConfirmations/RefutationsREFUTATION:Joker - New Batman spinoff series in the works due to the success of Penguin. Said to take place between the second and third Batman movies in Matt Reeves' universe. Gunn has unequivocally denied even DISCUSSIONS concerning such a series.CONFIRMATION: Game of thrones - Movie really in the works. https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/hbo-boss-game-of-thrones-movie-george-rr-martin-dragon-criticisms-1236207916/ New RumorsThunderbolts VS Dark Avengers - That infamous asterisk on the release slate rears its ugly head. Now being rumored to be there because they are considering calling the movie Dark Avengers instead of Thunderbolts.Deadpool & Wolverine - Now there is a rumor about a SECOND movie??Star Wars - Proper episodes 10, 11, 12 supposedly in the works. But no details as to their association with the Skywalker Saga. Simon Kinberg said to be spearheading the trilogy.~ALSO~Daisy Ridley said to be reprising Rey in MULTIPLE new Star Wars movies coming up.Superman - Gunn's new Superman movie rumored to feature Bizzarro to some degree. Reports of seeing his suit on set. Unable to confirm.Sonic the Hedgehog - Shadow now rumored to be getting a live-action feature film.Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker - Remake headed to the Switch? According to a leak from a Russian retailer.Idle Hands - Sony rumored to be making a remake.You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

Chris talks about the news that 'X-Men' director Simon Kinberg has been tapped to write and produce a new ‘Star Wars' trilogy and questions whether or not this project will ever come to fruition, or just join the other ‘Star Wars' projects that Disney announced and subsequently canned (1:00). He is then joined by author Patrick Radden Keefe to talk about adapting his book 'Say Nothing,' which delves into the troubles in Northern Ireland, as a series for FX (16:36) and the challenges that come with translating such a dense historical time period to the screen (29:05). Host: Chris Ryan Guest: Patrick Radden Keefe Producer: Kaya McMullen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The ForceCast is BACK!This week, Ryan and Brad play catch up and discuss where they were for a month.Then, they break down the report that Simon Kinberg has signed on to create a trilogy for Lucasfilm and how his use of Rey could lead to an internal battle.Finally, they end the episode discussing the latest Skeleton Crew Trailer.

Rich Keefe & Ryan Davey discuss the news of a new Star Wars Trilogy being written and produced by Simon Kinberg. What do they want to see? Plus they hit on all the D23 stuff with new trailers for Marvel, a TV update of shows on now and so much more. Twitter, Instagram & YouTube: @DORKpodcast To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The ForceCast is BACK!This week, Ryan and Brad play catch up and discuss where they were for a month.Then, they break down the report that Simon Kinberg has signed on to create a trilogy for Lucasfilm and how his use of Rey could lead to an internal battle.Finally, they end the episode discussing the latest Skeleton Crew Trailer.

Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universes. We've been talking about it for a few weeks now, but Marvel Studios just upped the ante on future projects with their presentation at D23 in Brazil this past weekend. Condense it and discuss, you say? Absolutely! Here...we…go… A brand new trailer was shown and released worldwide for Captain America: Brave New World with a longer look at the character of Isaiah Bradley. Hot off those red Hulk heels, a longer Thunderbolts* trailer was released that really set the tone for the film while still leaving us with questions. Also in trailer news, What If Season 3 got a spotlight this week and the trailer Marvel released declares that this season is the end. The man, the myth, the legend himself, Kevin Feige, also teased attendees (and therefore all of us!) with many other tantalizing nuggets such as: The character of Blade WILL reach the MCU. Queen of our hearts and minds the Scarlet Witch will likely return! Feige said the questions are “when and how” that will happen. Feige “hopes” that Miles Morales will enter the live action MCU sometime after the third animated Spider-Verse movie releases. And finally…FINALLY, the X-Men will, according to Feige, play a major role in the MCU after Secret Wars. It's the age of Dave Filoni as Lucasfilm has brought his Star Wars Rebels co-creator Simon Kinberg on board to develop a new trilogy of films in the galaxy far, far away. The new trilogy will not be a continuation of the nine-film Skywalker Saga, but will feature new characters and new stories - though insiders say this may be up for debate. Regardless, don't count out characters from other corners of the universe showing up. Kinberg's producing credits include Logan, the first two Deadpool movies, acting as a consultant for The Force Awakens, and he's involved in the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King's The Running Man starring Glen Powell. In a wild and unofficial move, Denzel Washington revealed during the Gladiator II press tour that he is being written into a third Black Panther movie that will be directed by Ryan Coogler. Development on a Black Panther 3 film has not been announced by Marvel Studios in any official capacity, but wow what a rumor to start, Denzel! HBO released a sizzle reel for their 2025 shows that will stream on Max, showcasing footage from an astounding number of their shows. Favorites like The White Lotus, The Last of Us, Hacks, and The Gilded Age were highlighted alongside upcoming shows Welcome to Derry, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, and The Chair Company, to name a few. Today, Disney+ also shared a sizzle reel this week featuring, of course, our anticipated Marvel and Star Wars projects, as well as some of their other darlings like The Bear, Goosebumps, The Handmaid's Tale, and more Netflix has released a video confirming that the fifth and final season of Stranger Things will release in 2025 and will be eight episodes long. The video also confirmed the titles of each episode. Macaulay Culkin has joined the Season 2 cast of Prime Video's Fallout in a recurring role, sources tell Deadline. A Mass Effect TV series based on the video game franchise is officially in development at Amazon MGM Studios, Variety has learned. The next book in the Marvel Crime series was announced and will be called Enemy of My Enemy featuring Daredevil and is written by bestselling author Alex Segura. The adult novel will be available July 29, 2025. Warner Brothers has announced that the release date for Bong Joon Ho's Mickey 17 starring Robert Pattinson has shifted release dates from January 31, 2025 to April 18, 2025. Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong'o, and Zendaya have joined the cast of Christopher Nolan's upcoming untitled film. They join Matt Damon and Tom Holland.

Simon Kinberg is reportedly writing and producing a new Star Wars trilogy and we're giving our thoughts and opinions on the news this week. We also discuss the new Andor season two footage, hear YOUR opinions, and answer some ace Patreon questions!For all your Sessions needs, head to starwarssessions.co.uk // Find and support us on PATREON at patreon.com/starwarssessions // Don't forget to rate, review, subscribe, and share! You can find us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and all the socials so talk the Wars with us! We post polls, questions, and thoughts on both socials, and the results/comments are featured on the episodes as well // Send your voice messages to hellothere@starwarssessions.co.uk and we'll get them on the show // Catch the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible, and all good podcast platforms // Thanks again for listening – we so appreciate your continued support.MTFBWY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We discuss Disney news on this episode. We first discuss Tiana's $799 New Year's Eve Adventure and what to expect - food and all. Then, with Trump expected to win, we once again discuss the implications on the Hall of Presidents. Lastly, we discuss the announcement of another Star Wars trilogy, this time by Simon Kinberg. What are your thoughts on any of these subjects? Let us know at show@magicourway.com. Every opinion will forever be welcome on this Disney fan podcast. This is show #550.

Cold Open - The Penguin Finale Non Spoiler Review     Intro  05:20 MCU trailers - Thunderbolts & Captain America Brave New World (and why Thunderbolts will be titled "Dark Avengers")  17:35 Dune Prophecy & Skeleton Crew trailers   26:25 Andor season 2 details & Simon Kinberg on Star Wars episodes 10-12  36:40 Elizabeth Olsen spoils a returning Scarlett Witch & the Russo Brothers talk about Doomsday/Secret Wars  41:25 Supergirl Woman of Tomorrow casting for Ruthye & Game of Thrones MOVIE confirmed  Merch Store: https://why-so-sidious.printify.me/products   Follow us on social media:  Twitter/Instagram/TikTok: @whysosidiouspod  YouTube: www.youtube.com/@whysosidiouspod?app=desktop  Send us your questions/comments!Support the show

It's time for some Star Wars News! The second season of Andor gets a release date and is on the way sooner than expected. What are we looking forward to right now about the second season of the overtly political show? The trades reported that Simon Kinberg will lead a new trilogy of Star Wars films in the future. So what does that mean for the current Star Wars film landscape and the future of the franchise? Go beyond the headlines with Joseph Scrimshaw and Ken Napzok to hear their favorite moments, theme thoughts, and wild theories on the 705th episode of ForceCenter.From the minds of Ken Napzok (comedian, host of The Napzok Files), Joseph Scrimshaw (comedian, writer, host of the Obsessed podcast), and Jennifer Landa (actress, YouTuber, crafter, contributor on StarWars.com) comes the ForceCenter Podcast Feed. Here you will find a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating everything about Star Wars. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. Listen on TuneIn, Amazon Music, Spotify, and more!Follow ForceCenter!Watch on YouTube!Support us on PatreonForceCenter merch!All from ForceCenter: https://linktr.ee/ForceCenter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kevin joins Kova, Stephanie and Spoiler Steve to discuss Anora, Netflix's Woman of the Hour & Daddio! 00:01:45 - Intro | Theatrical Anniversaries, From, D23 Brazil, Simon Kinberg, The Fly Legacy Reboot, Lantern Series Casting 00:44:09 - Daddio 01:22:40 - Woman of the Hour 01:54:18 - Anora All members on our Patreon gain 24hr early access to the show PLUS additional exclusive episodes for tier members. Support us on Patreon HERE and gain access to exclusive series The Blindspot and Back to the Movies. This month we're covering Death Becomes Her on The Blindspot and Starship Troopers on Back to the Movies!!! Send us emails and feedback to info@sceneitcast.com Check out our website sceneitcast.com

Remember when we said Star Wars never sleeps? You probably don't because we just made that up, but nevertheless that's never been truer than this week as we sit down to digest the news that Simon Kinberg is writing and producing a new Star Wars trilogy, Daisy Ridley and the imminent announcement, the freshy titled second season of Andor: A Star Wars Story landing on Disney Plus on 22nd April 2025, talk Music By John Williams and welcome Nick Kellington and Jack Parker from FanX LIVE on a fit-to-burst 209th episode of Making Tracks. Remember to tune in to Good Morning Tatooine, LIVE Sunday evenings at 9.00pm UK, 4.00pm Eastern and 1.00pm Pacific on Facebook, YouTube, X, Instagram and Twitch and check out our Fantha Tracks Radio Friday Night Rotation every Friday at 7.00pm UK for new episodes of The Fantha From Down Under, Planet Leia, Desert Planet Discs, Start Your Engines, Collecting Tracks, Canon Fodder and special episodes of Making Tracks, and every Tuesday at 7.00pm UK time for your weekly episode of Making Tracks. Thanks to James Semple for the Fantha Tracks intro, Blues Harvest for our Making Tracks opening music and Mark Daniel and Vanessa Marshall for our voiceovers. You can contact any of our shows and send in your listeners questions by emailing radio@fanthatracks.com or comment on our social media feeds: https://www.youtube.com/@FanthaTracksTV/ https://links.fanthatracks.com/ https://link.chtbl.com/fanthatracksradio www.instagram.com/fanthatracks www.facebook.com/FanthaTracks www.twitter.com/FanthaTracks www.pinterest.co.uk/fanthatracks/ www.fanthatracks.tumblr.com/ www.tiktok.com/@fanthatracks www.twitch.tv/fanthatracks www.threads.net/@FanthaTracks

Welcome to Episode 380 of WSTR! This episode's topics include: - Taking a look at all TWO new creatures in the Obi-Wan Kenobi show - The inquisitor who attacked Ahsoka is finally identified - Simon Kinberg to helm new Star Wars trilogy - ...and much, much, more! For all your galactic news and talk needs, this is the podcast you've been looking for - tune in to WSTR Galactic Public Access! Email: mailbox@wstrmedia.com Voicemail: (630) 557-9787

This week, the cantina crew gather around the table to discuss the newly announced development deal with Simon Kinberg to create a wholly original Star Wars trilogy. 

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss Alien Romulus, Absolute Batman, The Apprentice, new Mass Effect series announced at Amazon, Sister Act 3 was happening for some odd reason, Macaulay Culkin joins Fallout season 2 cast, Jack Ryan tv series is finally getting a movie, will Inside Out and The Wild Robot be able to get Best Picture Oscar nominations, new Star Wars trilogy announced but will be written and produced by Simon Kinberg, and much more!CHECKED OUTIn Conversation with Giancarlo EspositoAlien RomulusComic: Absolute BatmanThe ApprenticeTOPICS - Section 1“Mass Effect” TV Series on AmazonApparently they were making another one of these‘Fallout': Macaulay Culkin Joins Season 2TNP STUDIOS PREMIUM (www.TheNerdpocalypse.com/premium)$5 a month or $50 for the yearAccess to premium slate of podcasts incl. The Airing of Grievances, No Time to Bleed, The Men with the Golden Tongues, Upstage Conversation, and full episodes of the Look Forward political podcastTOPICS - Section 2Amazon's Jack Ryan series has ended but now getting a feature filmStudios Want Oscar Recognition for ‘Inside Out 2' and ‘The Wild Robot' Beyond Animated Feature‘Star Wars' Trilogy Deal: Lucasfilm Taps guy who makes a lot of trash moviesWTF? by JayTeeDee from the “Edit That Out” PodcastMicah: https://tinyurl.com/sagranTerrence: https://tinyurl.com/songpeenJay: https://tinyurl.com/ofacrunTRAILERSF, Mary, Kill

Simon Kinberg confirms he is writing and producing a new Star Wars trilogy! There are conflicting reports on whether this will be Episodes X, XI, XII, but we have been saying that trilogy is inevitable! We also speculate on SKELETON CREW as we review the trailer. Plus, your Star Wars questions, and more! If you like having a good time talking Star Wars, you've found the right Resistance base, so please spread the word about our Star Wars podcast and join us! Subscribe free to the show on your preferred podcast platform and join our Patreon for additional videos, streams, and more at patreon.com/trbpodcasts.

This week's Empire Podcast isn't so much jam-packed as marmaladen with great guests, as Chris Hewitt talks to Paddington In Peru stars Hugh Bonneville and Emily Mortimer (the new Mrs. Brown) about tarantulas, Paddington tantrums, and shooting in the wilds of Basingstoke [20:47 - 35:27 approx]; the great British director Andrea Arnold about her new film, Bird, working with non-actors, and shooting in Gravesend [51:56 - 1:07:39 approx]; and Agatha All Along showrunner Jac Schaeffer, in an extended excerpt from our spoiler special interview, about [SPOILER], [BIGGER SPOILER] and shooting in [SPOILER]. Listen to that one only once you've seen Agatha All Along, naturally. [1:34:29 - 1:50:10 approx] Then, Chris is joined in the podbooth by Helen O'Hara, James Dyer, and Alex Godfrey for a merry old show in which they break down their viewing habits, discuss the week's movie news (and yes, this was recorded before the news broke about Simon Kinberg writing a new Star Wars trilogy; we'll discuss that next week), and review Paddington In Peru, Blitz, Bird, Piece By Piece, and Red One. Orange you glad you picked this episode? Enjoy.

On this episode, Dominic, Ben, Chris, and (eventually) Hannah are joined by Din of the band F-105 to talk about the news that Simon Kinberg is writing a new trilogy of Star Wars films! They discuss Kinberg's resume, including his history with Star Wars Rebels, and speculate about whether this trilogy might be the sequel-sequel trilogy. Then, they finally discuss the new trailer for Skeleton Crew—including their thoughts on the music. Plus, the debut of a new F-105 song (and video), seeking wisdom in the face of hopelessness from Star Wars characters, and Grogu's future. All this and much more! Join the Star Wars Underworld Network DiscordSubscribe on YouTube Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe and Review on Apple Podcasts Facebook: www.facebook.com/swunderworld Twitter: @TheSWU Email: swunderworld@gmail.com

BREAKING NEWS! Could we be getting a new Star Wars trilogy? Rumor has it that Simon Kinberg is developing a fresh trilogy that could be the next big step for the galaxy far, far away! Star Wars Episode 10 might be closer than we think, and this could mean big things for Lucasfilm, Disney Star Wars, and all of us fans. With Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, and possibly Kathleen Kennedy involved, could we finally see the return of Rey training the new Jedi Order or even an appearance by Grogu? We'll dive into all the latest Star Wars leaks, Star Wars news, and discuss if this is truly "the way." And it's not just Star Wars—we're also breaking down the latest Stranger Things news! The final season of the Netflix phenomenon returns in 2025, and the recently released episode titles might just hint at what's to come. Is this the end for Eleven, Will Byers, and the gang? Plus, we'll be covering news about Dune Part 2 in its Oscar race, the delay of Mickey 17, and early reviews for Red One. Join Kristian, Steph, and ROCHA as we break down all this and more on today's episode! #StarWars  #Lucasfilm #NewStarWarsFilm #KathleenKennedyStarWars  #StrangerThings5 #Netflix #StrangerThingsSeason5Update #DufferBrothers #Dune2 #Mickey17 #RedOne #TheRock #Movies OUR SPONSORS:  VILLA: VILLA: Try VIIA! https://bit.ly/viiakristianharloff and use code KRISTIAN! THE PERFECT JEAN: : F*%k your khakis and get The Perfect Jean 15% off with the code BIGTHING15 at http://www.theperfectjean.nyc/BIGTHING15  #theperfectjeanpod AG1: Every week of November, AG1 will be running a special Black Friday offer for a free gift with your first subscription, in addition to the Welcome Kit with Vitamin D3+K2. So make sure to check out http://www.DrinkAG1.com/BIGTHING to see what gift you can get this week!  BETTERHELP: ● Visit http://www.BetterHelp.com/BIGTHING today to get 10% off your first month.

Disney and Lucasfilm have finally confirmed a deal to release a new Star Wars trilogy that continues(?) the saga with Episodes 10-12. Simon Kinberg will apparently develop the trilogy with Kathleen Kennedy, so let's get into everything we know so far about what's next for a galaxy far, far, you get the point. Articles mentioned in this podcast: Deadline – "‘Star Wars' Trilogy Deal: Lucasfilm Taps Simon Kinberg To Write & Produce" The Hollywood Reporter – "‘Star Wars': Simon Kinberg to Write, Produce New Trilogy for Lucasfilm" Links: Email your feedback for the show to cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com Join our Discord and chat with us! We have a Cinemaholics channel here. Check out our Cinemaholics Merch! Check out our Patreon to support Cinemaholics! Connect with Cinemaholics on Facebook and Instagram. Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaholicsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the aftermath of the Infinity Saga, Marvel Studios is at an inflection point, and it has chosen an unlikely pair of heroes to lead the MCU forward: Deadpool and Wolverine. In this special audio feature, Ringer staff writer Daniel Chin explores the cinematic histories of the two iconic characters ahead of their team-up in 'Deadpool & Wolverine.' Interviews with Shawn Levy, Simon Kinberg, and more help tell the story of how the summer blockbuster became Marvel's big bet on the studio's future. Host: Daniel Chin Producers: Bobby Wagner and Vikram Patel Sound Design: Bobby Wagner Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices