Are We Headed for a 2020 Oscars Disaster? Plus: How Disney Runs the Movie World, and Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Stearns on 'The Art of Self-Defense' I Discussion

The Big Picture

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Tv & Film

4.3 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2019

⏱️ 68 minutes

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We take an early survey of the alleged frontrunners in the 2020 Oscars—a slim list of movies that are already getting negative buzz—before discussing the live-action remake trend that Disney is employing in its latest effort to dominate the financial landscapes of moviemaking (1:00). Then, Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Stearns join the podcast (previously recorded at SXSW) to discuss their partnership in making ‘The Art of Self-Defense’ (54:17). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guests: Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Stearns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:47.2	I'm Sean Fantasy and I'm Amanda Dobbins.
0:49.4	And this is the Big Picture, a conversation show about your friendly neighborhood, Web
0:53.1	Slinger.
0:54.1	I'm joined by my favorite Web Slinger, what's up Amanda Dobbins.
0:57.9	We're talking about a myriad of topics today.
1:00.2	We love the movies.
1:01.2	But you surprised me.
1:02.2	I walked into the studio and you said, I saw Spider-Man's weekend.
1:04.6	Yeah, I did.
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