On the August 20, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer and box office analyst Ryan Scott to talk about the latest film and TV news.

Listener emails: Belinda from Chicago writes in: I am always surprised by jokes made about people in that above-55 age group. Are there demographics for the ages of moviegoers? I am an avid moviegoer and it seems like the movie industry is making more grown-up movies for me, like Tar and Oppenheimer. What do you think?

In The News:

Joker 2's Opening Sequence Takes A Bold, Looney Tunes-Inspired Gamble
Director Todd Phillips Has A Blunt Response To A Potential Joker 3
Longlegs Is Now The Biggest Indie Horror Box Office Hit In A Decade
Why Michael Keaton Doesn't Care About Batgirl's Cancellation
Pacific Rim Is Getting A Prequel Series From An Oscar-Nominated Sci-Fi Movie Writer
Poltergeist Is Getting The Horror TV Treatment From Star Trek And Supernatural Writers
Peacock's Friday The 13th Prequel Series Has A New Showrunner, And It's... The Voice Of Aladdin?
Somehow, Smell-O-Vision Returned: MovieScent Will Release Smells Synced to Your Home Viewing Experience

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