/Film Weekly [Updated] A Super Sized News Edition: Lasseter, Star Wars, Looney Tunes, Batman, It, Stranger Things, Arachnophobia and more
On the June 12, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest news, including John Lasseter leaving Disney, the directing credits on Bohemian Rhapsody, a Hulk Hogan vs Gawker movie, seeing Infinity War 43 times, a live-action Aeon Flux tv series, Lord of the Rings details, a new Star Wars video game, new Looney Toons short films, the future of Batman, It: Chapter 2 casting, Stranger Things prequel and a reboot of Arachnophobia.
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In the News:
- John Lasseter Is Leaving Disney At the End of the Year
- Bryan Singer Will Be the Credited Director on ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
- Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker Movie Coming From ‘Red Sparrow’ Director and ‘Big Short’ Writer
- One Marvel Fan Has Apparently Seen ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ 43 Times, Doesn’t Seem Crazy [Updated]
- MTV is Rebooting ‘Aeon Flux’ As a Live-Action TV Series
- Amazon’s ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Will Be ‘One Big Series’, Peter Jackson’s Involvement Likely
- New ‘Star Wars’ Video Game in 2019 Will Follow the Fall of the Jedi After ‘Revenge of the Sith’
- That’s Not All, Folks! ‘Looney Tunes’ is Coming Back as a Short-Form Content Program
- Is Matt Reeves Rebooting ‘The Batman’ Without Ben Affleck?
- ‘It: Chapter 2′ Lands Isaiah Mustafa for the Last Slot in the Losers’ Club
- ‘Stranger Things’ Books Are Coming This Fall, Including a Prequel About Eleven’s Mother
- James Wan Developing ‘Arachnophobia’ Remake at Amblin
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You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.
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