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Why Netflix Needs Friends, Interview With Captain Marvel Star Brie Larson, Prince, Halo, Star Wars and Shang-Chi

/Film Weekly

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Film Reviews, Entertainment News, Tv Reviews, Film Interviews, News, Tv & Film

4.4942 Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2018

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

On the December 4, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall and senior writer Ben Pearson to talk the latest film and tv news, including Christmas Chronicles, Netflix, Prince, Halo, Star Wars and Shang-Chi. An in Our Feature Presentation, we share our on set interview with Captain Marvel star Brie Larson. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). In The News: Jacob: ‘Christmas Chronicles’ Watched By 20 Million People, Which Netflix (Incorrectly) Compares to a $200 Million Opening Jacob: ‘Friends’ Will Still Be There For You on Netflix, Isn’t Leaving Anytime Soon Ben: Prince Musical In The Works: Artist’s Songs To Be Turned Into A Movie, But It Won’t Be A Biopic Jacob: Showtime’s ‘Halo’ Series Loses Director Rupert Wyatt, Faces a Troubled Future Ben: ‘The Mandalorian’ Rumors May Reveal a Basic Plot and a Surprising MacGuffin Jacob: Disney+ ‘Rogue One’ Series Hires ‘The Americans’ Executive Producer Stephen Schiff as Showrunner Ben: Marvel Studios Making ‘Shang-Chi’ Movie, Which Will Feature Their First Asian Protagonist Plug: HT’s ‘Captain Marvel’ Trailer Breakdown: Captain Marvel Goes Full Binary and More Details You Missed In Our Feature Presentation: Brie Larson Talks About Her Intense ‘Captain Marvel’ Training, Meeting Kelly Sue DeConnick and More [Set Visit Interview] Other articles mentioned: Marvel Comics Untold Book   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 iTunes, Google Play, 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 Tuesday, December 4th, 2018.

0:06.0

On today's episode we're going to talk about the latest film and TV news and I'll play clips from

0:11.0

my interview from the set of Captain Marvel with star Brie Larson.

0:15.2

This is slash home editor-in-chief Peter Sorata and joining me on to his podcast is

0:19.1

slash home managing editor, Jake a Paul.

0:21.1

Hello, hello. And senior writer, Ben Pearson.

0:24.0

Hey, what's going on?

0:26.0

Okay, guys, we've got a bunch of stuff to get to, so we should just get to it.

0:32.2

Let's start off with Netflix. Yesterday they announced that

0:35.8

the Christmas Chronicles, the film starring Kurt Russell, was watched by 20 million

0:41.9

people which they claim is the equivalent of a 200 million

0:46.7

dollar opening week box office. Jacob is that correct?

0:52.0

Netflix has pied themselves in the back a little incorrectly here.

0:57.0

Yes, it is impressive that 20 million people watch Christmas Chronicles.

1:00.0

There's no doubt about that.

1:02.0

That is an enormous amount of people.

1:04.0

That's an incredible number.

1:06.0

And Netflix, who is usually very shy about their numbers,

1:08.0

actually is, good for them.

1:10.0

Good for them.

1:11.0

Good for them. Pat themselves in the back.

1:12.0

At least the press release, you know, saying that. That is all well and good. Good for them. them. Pat themselves in the back.

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