The Pros and Cons Of Disney Buying Fox, Gotti, Slaughterhouse-Five, WarGames, Little Mermaid, Phantom Thread

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🗓️ 6 December 2017

⏱️ 46 minutes

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On the December 6, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film Managing editor Jacob Hall, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and /Film writers Chris Evangelista and Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest news, including the Gotti biopic controversy, a Slaughterhouse-Five tv series, a WarGames tv series reboot, Disney’s The Little Mermaid live-action film gets a director, and the first reactions to Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Phantom Thread. And in Our Feature Presentation, we’ll be taking a look at the pros and cons of Disney’s potential acquisition of Fox. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). In the News: Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ Remake Eyes Rob Marshall to Direct Lionsgate Drops ‘Gotti’ Biopic Starring John Travolta 10 Days Before Release ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’ TV Series in the Works With ‘Happy!’ Showrunner ‘WarGames’ Reboot Teaser: The ’80s Hacker Movie Gets Upgraded as an Edgy Interactive Series ‘Phantom Thread’ Early Buzz: Daniel Day-Lewis Dazzles in Another Paul Thomas Anderson Masterpiece In Our Feature Presentation: If Disney Buys Fox: The Pros and Cons of the Potential Acquisition Positive: X-Men and Fantastic Four Could Join the MCU (Hoai-Tran Bui) Negative: The R-rated and Audacious Superhero Movie Dies? (Chris Evangelista) Positive: Marvel Can Stop Trying to Make the Inhumans a Thing (Jacob Hall) Negative: We Could Lose Edgier, More Mature TV Shows (Ben Pearson) Negative: Disney Would Be Giving $60 Billion to Fox to Invest in Fox News (Ben Pearson) Unclear: Disney Would Gain Majority Ownership of Hulu (Peter Sciretta) Positive: Fox Movies and Shows on Disney’s Upcoming Streaming Service Makes It a Better Value for Consumers (Ben Pearson) Negative: Disney Already Has Too Many Movies to Promote (Ben Pearson) Negative: Mid-Budget Movies Could Become Even More Endangered (Chris Evangelista) Positive: Disney Could Keep 20th Century Fox as Their Adult Branded Entertainment Arm (Peter Sciretta) Positive: Disney Would Finally Own Full Rights to A New Hope (Peter Sciretta) Negative: What Will Happen to Blue Sky Studios? (Peter Sciretta) Positive for Disney: Disney Gets Ownership of Avatar (Peter Sciretta) Negative for Disney: Disney Gets Ownership of Properties Already in Competing Theme Parks (Peter Sciretta) Negative: A piece of Hollywood History Gets Swallowed and Possibly Spit Out in A Corporate Merger (Jacob Hall) Positive: Disney’s Recent Trend Toward Diversity Gets More Powerful (Hoai-Tran Bui) Negative: Disney is One Step Closer to a Movie Monopoly (Hoai-Tran Bui) You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com. /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 iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). We’re still very much experimenting with this podcast, please feel free to send your feedback to us at [email protected]. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Our Sponsors: * Check out Express VPN: expressvpn.com/SLASHFILM Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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