Joss Whedon Leaves His Own Show, Godzilla vs. Kong, The Mandalorian S2, and More

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🗓️ 30 November 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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On the November 30, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman to talk about the latest film and TV news, including the death of David Prowse, the fate of Godzilla vs. Kong, Joss Whedon’s HBO show, and The Mandalorian season 2. Opening Banter: In the News: Brad: David Prowse, the Towering Actor Who Played Darth Vader in ‘Star Wars’, Has Died at 85 Brad: ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Likely to Get a Streaming Release, Probably at HBO Max Brad: Joss Whedon Leaves HBO’s New Series ‘The Nevers’ Before First Season Begins Brad: ‘The Mandalorian’ May Take Place Before the Final Scene of ‘Star Wars Rebels’ – Here’s What That Means Brad: ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 May Already Be Done With One of the New Characters Articles mentioned in today’s episode: Katee Sackhoff on the Thrill and Challenges of Returning to ‘Star Wars’ as Bo-Katan in ‘The Mandalorian’ 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 Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to slash film daily for Monday, November 30th, 2020 on today's episode of the show
0:05.4	We're going to be talking about the latest film and TV news. My name is Ben Pearson. I'm the senior writer at slash film
0:10.3	com and I'm joined on today's episode by slash film weekend editor Brad Omen.
0:14.4	Hey that's me.
0:15.2	Brad this is it's just you and I today and I think this is the first time in
0:20.3	slash film daily podcast history where one person this person being you in this case has
0:26.8	written every single news story that we're going to talk about today so I hope you're
0:31.2	ready I hope you're strapped in and ready to dish out the news to us.
0:35.0	I am and this is why I have been given the new title of slash film news boss.
0:39.0	Oh great. Well, congratulations on that. Thank you.
0:42.0	Okay, so let that. Thank you.
0:42.9	OK, so let's start things off on a bit of a down note.
0:46.5	We lost a Star Wars icon over the past.
0:50.9	When exactly did he that yesterday, the the day before it sounds like it happened
0:55.0	overnight Saturday into Sunday okay so tell us about that yes unfortunately
1:00.6	David Prouse who you may not know by, but you've definitely seen him in all three of the original Star Wars movies because he's the man responsible for being the physical presence of Darth Vader on the set of Star Wars, the Empire Strikes Back, and Return to the Jedi.
1:14.8	He's the actor who is a former bodybuilder who was actually inside Darth Vader's suit doing all of the physical
1:22.2	acting for the character while James
1:23.8	Jill Jones would later provide the voice for him. And sadly he passed away at 85
1:28.3	years old. It had been reported back in 2018 that he was being treated for prostate cancer but
1:33.4	apparently today his daughter clarified that he died due to complications
1:38.2	from COVID-19. Man that is a bummer so I know I mean you're a huge Star Wars fan I know this this
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