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Hop and the Hunt for a Holiday Classic: Why Easter Movies Never Stick (Ep. 47)

The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Tv & Film, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Jim Hill and Eric Hersey take a closer look at Hop, Illumination’s forgotten holiday hopeful, and why Easter has never quite found its Elf or Home Alone. From Universal’s big swings to nostalgic flops, they explore what makes holiday movies stick - and why the Easter Bunny keeps missing the mark. •      Why Hop had all the ingredients for success… but still faded into obscurity •      A look back at forgotten Easter specials like The Tale of the Bunny Picnic and Here Comes Peter Cottontail •      The challenge of making Easter “cinematic” compared to Christmas •      Wicked’s Peacock streaming success and speculation on future park tie-ins •      Epic Universe’s Parisian land and its links to Fantastic Beasts •      Horror Unleashed teases its Las Vegas Scarecrow maze •      Gabby’s Dollhouse heads to the big screen - and maybe to DreamWorks Land •      First look at the Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 trailer and HHN speculation Support Our Sponsor: Be Our Guest Vacations Planning your next Universal vacation? Be Our Guest Vacations is a Platinum-level Earmarked travel agency with concierge-level service to make every trip magical. Their team of expert agents plans vacations across the globe, from Disney and Universal to cruises and adventures, ensuring you have the best possible experience without the stress. Book Now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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She met a new friend and puff. She's gone. An ordinary play date. The missing child is Lucia

0:27.2

Blix, nine years old. Is about to become every parent's nightmare. The people who took

0:32.6

Lucia plunded it meticulously. She's hiding something. I know it. The Stolen Girl, a new original series.

0:39.7

Streaming April 16th, exclusively on Disney Plus.

0:42.8

18 plus subscription required.

0:44.3

T's and Cs apply.

0:45.1

Welcome back to the Epic Universal Podcast.

0:48.3

I'm entertainer writer Jim Hill,

0:49.8

and this is the podcast where we cover the latest universal news,

0:55.7

Rumors, and history.

1:05.3

And as always, I'm joined by Eric Hersey, who, you must have borrowed the Delorean to be here tonight. Because if I am figuring this correctly, this show goes live on April 18th, and you are, in the real world, still down in central

1:17.1

Florida.

1:17.5

Is that correct?

1:18.3

Well, Jim, I'm one day removed from being in actually stepping foot in Epic Universe.

1:23.2

So you are correct.

1:24.6

I have done it all.

1:27.0

But yes, I ran into Doc over in Universal Studios.

1:30.0

We actually took,

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