Star Wars, Edgar Wright, Coronavirus TV Show, Online Film Festivals & Disney’s HUGE Release Dates

On the April 3, 2020 Episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Solo 2, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Edgar Wright, the first Coronavirus-inspired TV Show, Online film festivals and Disney’s HUGE release date push.

 

In The News:

• Brad (og HT): A ‘Solo’ Sequel is Unlikely to Happen at Disney+, Writer Jon Kasdan Says
• Ben: Obi-Wan Kenobi TV Series: ‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword’ Scribe Takes Over as Writer
• Chris: Edgar Wright Will Direct ‘Set My Heart to Five’, About a Robot Who Wants to Write a Screenplay
• Brad: ‘The Office’ Executive Producers Developing New Comedy Series Inspired By Working from Home During Coronavirus 
• Ben: Steven Spielberg Introduces American Film Institute’s New Movie Club, Which Kicks Off With ‘The Wizard of Oz’
• Chris: SXSW Online Film Festival Coming From Amazon Prime Video
• BREAKING NEWS:
  • Disney Pulls ‘Artemis Fowl’ From Theaters for a Disney+ Debut, Sets ‘Mulan’ for Late July, Pushes ‘Indiana Jones 5’ to 2022
  • New Marvel Release Dates Announced for ‘Black Widow,’ ‘The Eternals,’ ‘Shang-Chi,’ ‘Doctor Strange 2,’ and ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’
• Brad: Many Moviegoers Eager to Return to Movie Theaters, But Others Are More Hesitant Due to Coronavirus 

 

Other Articles Mentioned:

• POTD: Imagine a Lando Calrissian ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy with Amazing Retro Posters By Peter Stults
• The Quarentine Stream

 

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