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RIP James Caan, Heat 2, and The Future of The Stranger Things Franchise

/Film Weekly

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🗓️ 7 July 2022

⏱️ 19 minutes

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On the July 7, 2022 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Brad Oman to talk about the latest film and TV news, including the death of James Caan, Heat 2, and the future of the Stranger Things franchise. Opening Banter:    In The News: Hollywood Legend And Godfather Star James Caan Has Died At 82 Michael Mann Plans To Turn His Heat 2 Novel Into 'One Large Movie' Duffer Brothers Launch Upside Down Pictures, Plan Stranger Things Spin-Off And Stage Play The Duffer Brothers Want To 'Pass The Baton' To Someone Else For The Stranger Things Spin-Off, But Remain 'Very Involved' Also 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.  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 Thursday July 7th

0:03.4

2022 on today's episode of the show we're going to be talking about the latest film

0:07.0

and TV news my name is Ben Pearson I'm an editor at slash film dot com and I'm

0:10.7

joined on today's episode by slash film editor Brad Omen.

0:13.3

Hey, that's me.

0:14.3

Brad, we have some sad news to start off today's episode.

0:17.9

James Khan has died at the age of 82.

0:21.5

Obviously he was a Hollywood legend. he was in The Godfather, Godfather Part 2, he was in Brian's song, he was in Misery, he was in Elf. I mean his, his, the legacy that this guy leaves behind is is kind of unreal and he was like one of the classic

0:36.8

Hollywood tough guys I think is sort of how he maybe he'll be best remembered but um he showed in in several different projects that he had different sides of him too.

0:44.7

He played vulnerability really well.

0:46.3

He played comedy, surprisingly well.

0:49.3

What are your thoughts about James Con Brad?

0:52.2

What are your favorites of his and maybe little moments that you remember?

0:56.0

Yeah, I mean for sure, like the Godfather is where it's at, you know, that's like one of his signature roles.

1:02.0

Thief was another good one.

1:03.9

And it was fun when he would kind of like play with his,

1:07.6

you know, persona that like he had on the big screen,

1:10.5

you know, like even though the movie is necessarily great he's obviously

1:13.5

having fun in a movie like Mickey Blue Eyes you know and then you know even in a movie like

1:19.0

Elf he kind of plays with that Sunday courtlyown personality because he's a

1:23.0

he's a little bit he's grumpy he's rough around the edges

1:26.0

but he also shows like a softer side in the movie because it's a holiday family comedy

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