Remembering Michael K. Williams, Plus Shang-Chi, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and More

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🗓️ 7 September 2021

⏱️ 20 minutes

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On the September 7, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by senior writer and weekend editor Brad Oman to talk about the latest film and TV news, including the death of Michael K. Williams, Amazon’s “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” show, the “Shang-Chi” opening weekend box office performance, and a new “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” release date. Opening Banter: In The News: Ben: Michael K. Williams, The Wire And Lovecraft Country Actor, Dead At 54 Ben: Amazon’s Mr. and Mrs. Smith Series Loses Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Donald Glover Still Attached Brad: Shang-Chi Exceeds Expectations, Tops Box Office with $146 Million Worldwide Brad: Venom: Let There Be Carnage Release Date Moves Up Two Weeks Also mentioned: Lance Reddick remembers MWK Wendell Pierce remembers MWK MWK talks about being typecast 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 Apple Podcasts, 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 Tuesday, September 7th, 2021.
0:04.1	On today's episode of the show, we're going to be talking about the latest film and TV news.
0:08.1	My name is Ben Pearson, I'm a senior writer at slash film slash film at slash home home
0:13.0	home senior writer and weekend editor Brad Omen.
0:15.1	Hey that's me.
0:16.4	Brad, happy Labor Day or belated.
0:18.7	How was your Labor Day?
0:20.2	Oh, it was great.
0:21.2	What did your local union workers get you for Christmas or Labor Day?
0:25.0	Well, I guess some blessed time to myself, which I really appreciated.
0:32.0	Hopefully everybody out there had a good Labor Day. to myself, which I really appreciated.
0:32.5	Hopefully everybody out there had a good labor day.
0:35.0	Let's dive right into the news, Brad.
0:36.4	Let's start things off on a sad note.
0:38.6	Michael K. Williams passed away yesterday.
0:41.2	The circumstances surrounding his death, I feel like I've seen some
0:44.0	conflicting reports about that, so we don't even really need to get into that.
0:47.0	He was 54 years old.
0:49.0	Michael K. Williams, of course, famous for his roles on The Wire and Lovecraft Country and, I mean, a ton of things, Boardrock Empire.
0:58.6	This is a guy who has been nominated for, what, I think, something something like five Emmy Awards and has just been a
1:05.1	constant presence on television for the past 20 years. I mean obviously it's a tragic thing losing somebody like this who I feel like had at least, you know, two or three decades more of work in him where he would have been able to just churn out amazing performance after amazing performance.
1:23.7	Do you have any particular Michael K. Williams memories or performances that stick out to you, Brad?
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