/Film Weekly

On the August 19, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by multiple people to talk about the latest film and TV news, have a discussion about The End of Oak Street, play an interview with writer/director David Robert Mitchell and producer J.J. Abrams, chat about The Wrong Girls and play an interview with writer/director Dylan Meyer, and I’ll talk briefly about The Rivals of Amziah King and play an interview with writer/director Andrew Patterson.
(~00:18) News
https://www.slashfilm.com/2237232/disney-d23-expo-2026-entertainment-showcase-live-updates-announcements/
https://www.slashfilm.com/2237603/marvel-x-men-cast-d23-announcement/
https://www.slashfilm.com/2237593/pixar-d23-the-incredibles-3-coco-2-details/
https://www.slashfilm.com/2237591/kingdom-hearts-anime-tv-series-disney-plus-d23-announcement/
https://www.slashfilm.com/2237231/why-loki-black-mirror-directors-turned-down-hbo-harry-potter-series/
https://deadline.com/2026/08/miami-vice-85-alden-ehrenreich-michael-b-jordan-austin-butler-1237031997/
https://deadline.com/2026/08/extraction-3-cast-adds-pierce-brosnan-don-lee-more-1237042978/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jack-reynor-joins-lily-james-in-horror-thriller-seasons-1236676246/
https://deadline.com/2026/08/the-lowdown-season-2-release-date-fx-ethan-hawke-1237031975/

(~06:39) The End Of Oak Street Review: David Robert Mitchell Makes A Thrilling And Heartfelt Dinosaur Adventure
(~28:51) David Robert Mitchell and J.J. Abrams interview
(~38:18) The Wrong Girls Review: Kristen Stewart And Alia Shawkat Star In An Enjoyably Silly Comedy
(~44:53) Dylan Meyer interview
(~53:37) The Rivals of Amziah King
(~57:40) Andrew Patterson interview
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On the August 12, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by multiple people to talk about the latest film and TV news, have a discussion about One Night Only, play an interview with director Will Gluck, talk about Super Troopers 3 and present a conversation with two of that movie’s stars, celebrate Wet Hot American Summer’s 25th anniversary by playing a quick chat with director David Wain, and talk a bit about Jackass: Best and Last and play a interview with the one and only Steve-O.
(~00:18) News
https://www.slashfilm.com/2231754/kit-connor-cyclops-marvel-x-men-reboot-casting/
https://www.slashfilm.com/2232100/jurassic-world-rebirth-sequel-gareth-edwards-exits/
https://deadline.com/2026/08/joe-dirt-sequel-fox-animated-series-david-spade-development-1237027450/
https://www.slashfilm.com/2232069/sam-neill-final-role-the-legend-of-zelda-movie/
https://deadline.com/2026/08/leprechaun-new-horror-movie-lionsgate-1237028578/
https://deadline.com/2026/08/jacob-elordi-ari-aster-scapegoat-scarlett-johansson-a24-1237030322/
https://deadline.com/2026/08/nicholas-hoult-harry-potter-season-2-gilderoy-lockhart-1237001668/

(~01:48) One Night Only Review: A Wild, Weird, Totally Unexpected Rom Com Pleasure
(~28:42) Will Gluck interview
(~42:20) Super Troopers 3
(~51:20) Kevin Heffernan and Jay Chandrasekhar interview
(~01:05:19) Wet Hot American Summer turns 25 (Theatrical tickets can be purchased here!)
(~01:11:14) David Wain interview
(~01:18:24) Jackass: Best and Last
(~01:26:08) Steve-O interview
All the other stuff you need to know:
You can find more about some of the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked in the show notes.
You can subscribe to /Film Weekly on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Check out patreon.com/popcultured to hear more from many of the folks you heard on this episode!
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On the August 5, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by multiple people to talk about the latest film and TV news, dig into Spider-Man: Brand New Day, talk about the Violent Night 2 trailer, and present interviews with that movie’s director and producer.
(~00:18) News
https://deadline.com/2026/08/paramount-warner-bros-trial-1237016438/
https://www.slashfilm.com/2227987/samara-weaving-emma-frost-marvel-x-men-reboot-casting/
https://www.slashfilm.com/2229048/marvel-x-men-reboot-cailee-spaeny-drew-starkey-rogue-cyclops-professor-x-casting/
https://www.slashfilm.com/2228002/marvel-blade-star-mahershala-ali-movie-canceled/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/wonder-man-canceled-disney-plus-no-season-2-1236660321/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/action-man-movie-in-the-works-from-hasbro-working-title-1236660406/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/stephen-king-movie-desperation-in-the-works-sam-raimi-1236495430/
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/barbie-2-margot-robbie-ryan-gosling-david-zaslav-1236825405/

(~04:38) Shout-out to the new Sing Street 4K release and VHS
(~06:51) Spider-Man: Brand New Day Review: Tom Holland's Best Outing Yet Puts The Marvel Hero Through The Wringer
(~42:18) Violent Night 2 Trailer Brings In Kristen Bell And A Big Sword To Save Santa Claus
(~49:22) Tommy Wirkola interview
(~01:00:16) Kelly McCormick interview
All the other stuff you need to know:
You can find more about some of the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked in the show notes.
You can subscribe to /Film Weekly on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Check out patreon.com/popcultured to hear more from many of the folks you heard on this episode!
Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com. Make sure to leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.
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On the July 29, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by multiple people to talk about the latest film and TV news, talk about how some people are engaging with movies, and present some interviews with the Rick and Morty cast.
(~00:18) News
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-warner-bros-merger-postpone-antitrust-trial-1236820601/
https://www.slashfilm.com/2223367/marvel-ghost-rider-movie-ryan-gosling-shawn-levy-2026-sdcc/
https://www.slashfilm.com/2223373/black-panther-3-david-jonsson-tchalla-marvel-2026-sdcc/
https://deadline.com/2026/07/glen-powell-lou-gehrig-movie-richard-linklater-1236999778/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jonathan-levine-direct-days-of-thunder-2-tom-cruise-1236653926/
https://deadline.com/2026/07/atari-universal-deal-10-game-ip-script-matt-reilly-carl-hampe-entertainment-360-1237001656/
https://deadline.com/2026/07/the-mummy-michael-johnston-in-talks-to-join-cast-1237005057/
https://www.slashfilm.com/2219974/nirvanna-the-band-the-show-streaming-hulu/

(~08:47) The Odyssey score
(~10:31) How people are engaging with movies online
(~51:42) Rick and Morty season 9
(~54:26) Harry Beldon and Spencer Grammer interview
(~01:04:54) Ian Cardoni and Sarah Chalke interview
All the other stuff you need to know:
You can find more about some of the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked in the show notes.
You can subscribe to /Film Weekly on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Check out patreon.com/popcultured to hear more from many of the folks you heard on this episode!
Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com. Make sure to leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.
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On the July 22, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by multiple people to talk about the latest film and TV news, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and present some interviews with the filmmakers, and more.
(~00:30) The Odyssey 
The Odyssey Review: Christopher Nolan's Massive Epic Is Both Exhausting And Exhilarating
(~41:51) Himesh Patel and John Leguizamo interview
(~46:34) Jon Bernthal and Lupita Nyong’o interview
(~49:52) Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway interview
(~56:45) News
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/avengers-doomsday-trailer-views-disney-record-1236817568/
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/judge-paramount-warner-bros-merger-tro-1236815048/
https://deadline.com/2026/07/youtube-mandela-catalog-steven-spielberg-scott-stuber-1236973259/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/siren-head-horror-zach-cregger-brian-duffield-1236634292/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-furious-director-kenji-tanigaki-peter-dinklage-reckoner-1236634874/
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/dwayne-johnson-free-byrd-artists-equity-greg-kwedar-1236803636/
https://variety.com/2026/film/global/harold-kumar-4-greg-shapiro-1236803633/
https://deadline.com/2026/07/the-batman-ii-jj-abrams-the-great-beyond-release-date-changes-1236982669/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/nightmare-on-elm-street-movie-paramount-1236646496/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/danny-mcbride-to-direct-g-i-joe-movie-1236647496/
https://deadline.com/2026/07/god-of-war-recast-kratos-role-ryan-hurst-injured-on-set-1236984409/
https://deadline.com/2026/07/colman-domingo-princess-and-the-frog-movie-tiana-1236997261/
https://deadline.com/2026/07/cinerama-dome-reopening-date-sony-1237000247/

(~01:13:52) The Academy Museum: Jaws: The Exhibition and The Horror Show
All the other stuff you need to know:
You can find more about some of the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked in the show notes.
You can subscribe to /Film Weekly on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Check out patreon.com/popcultured to hear more from many of the folks you heard on this episode!
Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com. Make sure to leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.
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