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Will MoviePass Control Which Movies We See In Theaters? Fox/Disney, Star Wars, Stranger Things, Greta Gerwig

/Film Weekly

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4.4942 Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2018

⏱️ 37 minutes

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On the March 2, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film Senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest news, including the Fox/Disney deal, 26 new releases from Walt Disney Studios, Star Wars Episode 9 speculation, Stranger Things season 3 casting, Greta Gerwig, and the future of MoviePass.   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). At The Water Cooler: Hoai-Tran Went to a Cherry Blossom and Godzilla-Themed Pop-Up Bar Peter Has Been Watching Chris Ramsay’s YouTube Channel   In the News: Comcast May Have Complicated The Disney Fox Deal Disney Announces 26 New Release Dates, Including Marvel Films Through 2022 ‘Star Wars Episode 9’ May Reveal Luke’s Final Lesson to Rey ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Deleted Scenes Details: A First Order Cover-Up, Mourning Han Solo & More John Williams Suggests ‘Episode 9’ Will Be His Last ‘Star Wars’ Movie Greta Gerwig Is Planning Three More Sacramento Movies to Follow ‘Lady Bird’ Maya Thurman-Hawke joins Stranger Things season 3 MoviePass Not Allowing Subscribers In Some Markets To Buy Tickets To Red Sparrow 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). Please feel free to send your feedback, questions or comments to us at peter@slashfilm.com and 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 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 March 2nd 2018 on today's show we're going to be diving into a bunch of news including

0:07.2

the latest on the Fox Disney deal.

0:10.1

26 new releases announced by the Walt Disney Company, Star Wars episode 9 speculation,

0:18.0

Stranger Things Casting for Season 3, Greta Gerwig, and the future of movie paths.

0:25.0

And we'll also be talking about some stuff at the water cooler as well.

0:28.0

This is slash film editor-in-chief, Peter Sorata, and joining me on today's podcast is senior writer Ben Pearson.

0:34.0

Hey, what's going on?

0:34.9

And it's last one writers.

0:36.5

Why trend buoy?

0:37.5

Hey everyone.

0:38.5

And Chris Evangelista.

0:40.2

Hello.

0:41.0

Okay guys, before we get started, let's gather by the virtual water cooler to talk about what we've been up to

0:47.0

H.T. I saw on your Instagram that you went to

0:51.6

Japan? I've almost did. So I was at a Cherry Blossom

0:59.2

themed pop-up bar that also happened to be home to Godzilla and a Japanese alleyway bar.

1:08.7

It was really cool.

1:09.5

It was in honor of the Cherry Blossom Festival that happens in DC every year in the spring.

1:16.0

And it's the same pop-up bar that actually did the Game of Thrones and Stranger Things pop-up bars that went viral last year and the year before and they went all out again this year.

1:24.9

This time they, in addition to having a area that was that replicated the cherry blossom trees,

1:32.1

they decided to go all out in their Japanese appreciation

1:37.4

and have a room dedicated to the 1960s Godzilla movie, or Gojira, and also have one section of the bar that was identical

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