Daily Podcast: Stranger Things 3, Sandman, Hellraiser, Avengers: Endgame, and More

On the July 1, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and TV news, including the live-action Little Mermaid, a Sandman TV series, Avengers: Endgame tidbits, a few theme park updates, a Hellraiser TV series, and an early review of Stranger Things 3.

 

In The News:

 

• Chris: Disney’s Live-Action ‘Little Mermaid’ Wants Melissa McCarthy as Sea Witch Ursula
• Brad: Neil Gaiman’s ‘Sandman’ Lands Huge Series Deal Between Netflix and Warner Bros. TV
• HT: ‘Avengers: Endgame’: Captain America’s Ending Created a “Branch Reality” in the MCU, According to the Russo Brothers
• HT: It Will Be Some Time Before The Defenders Make Their Way Into the MCU, Says Kevin Feige
• Ben: Theme Park Updates: Country Bears Aren’t Going Anywhere, Main Street Electrical Parade Returns/Inside Out Attraction Opens at DCA
• Chris: ‘Hellraiser’ TV Series Will Tear Your Soul Apart

 

In Our Feature Presentation:

• Chris: ‘Stranger Things 3’ Review: The Nostalgic Hit is Better Than Ever With an Exciting, Emotional Third Season

 

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. 
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CRASH TEAM RACING NITRO-FUELED Introduces Grand Prixes with New Tracks, Characters, and More

Activision is really going all out for Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. Not only are they remastering the original game, but they keep adding more to it. In a new CTR TV, Chick and Stew unveiled some information about Grand Prixes. These will be seasonal events for the game that give players the chance to unlock new customization options, new characters, new karts, and even new tracks. The first Grand Prix will begin on July 3 and will be free to everyone who purchases the game. Two of the new characters coming in these Grand Prixes include Tawna and Spyro. What’s there not to get excited about?

CTR Nitro-Fueled will be available on Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox One starting June 21.

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Daily Podcast: Mindy Kaling’s Ms. Marvel, Dark Phoenix, Steven Spielberg’s Quibi Show, and More

On the June 10, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including the troubles with Dark Phoenix, Mindy Kaling talking with Marvel Studios about Ms. Marvel, Fox’s abandoned X-Men vs Fantastic Four film, Steven Spielberg writing a new show for the upcoming streaming service Quibi, and more.

Opening banter:

 

In The News:

• Chris – ‘Dark Phoenix’ Production Problems Come to Light as Latest ‘X-Men’ Film Flops at the Box Office
• Ben – Here’s What Fox’s Abandoned X-Men vs Fantastic Four Movie Would Have Been About
• HT – Mindy Kaling Confirms She’s Discussed a ‘Ms. Marvel’ Project with Marvel Studios
• Chris – ‘Blair Witch’ Video Game Will Take Players Back to Burkittsville
• HT – GKIDS Acquires Its First Chinese Animated Film ‘White Snake’ For U.S. Distribution
• Chris – ‘GLOW’ Season 3 Cast Adds Geena Davis, Much to Everyone’s Delight
• Chris – Steven Spielberg Quibi Series Will Be “Creepy” and “Super Scary”, So Hide the Kids

 

Other Articles Mentioned:

• Ted-Ed White Snake video

 

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.

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TV Bits: Frasier Revival, Arnold Schwarzenegger Voicing a Superhero, We Bare Bears, and More

Daily Podcast: New Gods, Snow White, New Mutants, Lion King, Toy Story 4, and More

On the May 30, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest film and TV news.

 

Opening banter: Storm Watch with HT

 

In The News:

• HT – Disney’s ‘Snow White’ Remake Taps Marc Webb as Director
• Ben – ‘Toy Story 4’ Presales Destroy ‘Incredibles 2’, So We May Be Looking at Another Record-Breaker
• HT – Disney and WarnerMedia May Pull Productions Out of Georgia If Abortion Law Passes
• Jacob – ‘New Mutants’ Will Complete Reshoots This Year, Might As Well Be ‘Old Mutants’
• Jacob – ‘New Gods’ Movie Taps Comic Writer Tom King to Co-Write Screenplay With Ava DuVernay
• Ben – ‘The Lion King’ Director Jon Favreau on Giving His Version a Documentary Feel, the Challenges of Expectation, and Much More [Set Visit Interview]

 

Other Articles Mentioned:

• Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Coverage: Review, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, Food, Oga’s Cantina, Merchandise Breakdown

 

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).
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• Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!
• Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

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Water Cooler: Bash Brothers, Fleabag, Booksmart, Red Dawn, Rocketman, Swing Time, and More

On the May 28, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to in the water cooler.

Opening banter:

At The Water Cooler:

• • What we’ve been Doing:
    • We all had lazy Memorial Days
  • What we’ve been Reading:
    • Jacob found a copy of Taschen’s James Bond Archives.
    • Chris read Cari Mora by Thomas Harris.
  • What we’ve been Watching:
    • Chris, HT and Ben watched The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
    • Chris and HT watched Fleabag
    • Ben, Chris, and HT watched Booksmart
    • Jacob watched Red Dawn, Angels & Demons, and finished season 2 of The Handmaid’s Tale.
    • Hoai-Tran watched Aladdin and The Handmaid’s Tale season 3.
    • Ben watched Pen15, Rocketman, Game of Thrones: The Last Watch, The Perfection, and Swing Time
    • Chris watched Godzilla: King of the Monsters.

• • What we’ve been Eating:
  • What we’ve been Playing:

Other Articles Mentioned:

• Fleabag breaks the fourth wall and then breaks your heart
• Godzilla: King of the Monsters Review: A Massive Monster Mash Dragged Down By Those Pesky Humans

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.

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Theme Park Bits: Brunch in DCA, Lion King Food at Animal Kingdom, and More

In this edition of Theme Park Bits:

• Get hungry with tons of Lion King-themed food at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
• Prepare for brunch at the Pixar-themed restaurant in Anaheim.
• We might know the month when Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway opens.
• And more!

When I write up each edition of Theme Park Bits, I’ll be honest: I get struck with just a wee bit of FOMO. Though I’ve visited the Disneyland and Walt Disney World resorts a number of times, I’m not an annual passholder or frequent enough visitor that I don’t get jealous at those of you who get to travel there much more often. Today, though, while I have FOMO, it’s FOMO for Tokyo. Specifically, based on this video of the queue for Soarin’ at Tokyo DisneySea. Soarin’s a great attraction. And the queue in Anaheim fits with an aviation theme. But look at that video and tell me you don’t wish you could experience that right now. Sometimes, I cover the news here. And sometimes, I just wish I was in a theme park. This is one of those times.

Shaking off the FOMO, let’s get into some actual news. Food-related news, at least. And sticking in Disney California Adventure (the Anaheim park with Soarin’), it’s time to get your brunch on. The Lamplight Lounge is now offering brunch to guests. The brunch service began on May 25 for the new restaurant, and reservations are now available. Brunch is a natural fit, since the Lamplight Lounge is tied to a pretty well-liked bar, and what is brunch without a mimosa or five?

Speaking of food, let’s talk about the food at Be Our Guest Restaurant in the Magic Kingdom in Orlando. Specifically, Be Our Guest is getting some new breakfast and lunch items to add to its very popular menu. Though there’s a lot of exciting new options to the restaurant, I’m leaning towards the Chocolate-Hazelnut Crepes with fresh berry compote as my favorite even though it’s inexplicably just part of the kids’ menu. (We can all act like kids once in a while.) There’s plenty of delicious-sounding new salads with shrimp and chicken, as well as a Sweet Corn Bisque and Coque au Vin. Be Our Guest is already massively popular, and these new items will likely keep the momentum going.

And regarding the momentum and keeping it going, let’s keep talking about food! My goal is to make all of us hungry by the end of this column, and Disney is helping me a great deal. With the 25th anniversary of The Lion King coming up, as well as the computer-animated remake, Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be going all out with some special movie-themed food items. Lots of delectable items here, but the most appealing ones all start with a Dole Whip, like the Simba’s Sunset Dole Whip above, with a syrup made of watermelon and coconut. Some tasty pastries and desserts are in the article above, plus tips on special film merchandise you can get. But really, Disney had me at Simba’s Sunset Dole Whip.

OK, while we’re staying in Orlando for our last story, we’ll get off the food kick. Right now, Disney’s Hollywood Studios is in a period of rebuilding and refurbishment – Toy Story Land is open, but their version of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge doesn’t open until August. And there’s a new attraction, Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway, not scheduled to open until spring of next year. But this report suggests it might be even before spring, but in February of 2020. This attraction is also eventually heading to Mickey’s Toontown in Disneyland, but we’ll have a couple years to see what the railway is like in Orlando first. February’s still a long way from now, but it’s a good way to kinda/sorta kick a new year off right.

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