Water Cooler: 49 Boxes, McDonald’s Monopoly Game, The Meg, Mission: Impossible, Die Hard, The Prestige, Mamma Mia

Jul 30, 2018

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On the July 30th 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss the official announcement of the Star Wars: Episode IX cast.

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Opening Banter:

At The Water Cooler:

What we’ve been Doing:
- Brad and Peter went to the “Some Assembly Required” art show at Iam8bit gallery
- Brad enjoyed hanging out in Los Angeles after Comic-Con at /Film HQ
- Peter experienced the 49 Boxes in a mausoleum.
- Jacob went to a two-year old’s birthday party and watched Jaws in a pool
- Hoai-Tran dyed her hair purple and went to a Kesha concert (unrelated to each other).
What we’ve been Reading:
- Jacob read a bonkers story about how McDonald’s Monopoly game was rigged and an article about hidden treasure in the Rocky Mountains
What we’ve been Watching:
- Peter watched The Meg and interviewed director Jon Turteltaub
- Jacob experienced House and subjected himself to part of Day of the Dead: Bloodline. And yes, he also saw Mission: Impossible – Fallout.
- Hoai-Tran saw Mission: Impossible – Fallout and Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again.
- Ben saw Die Hard at Nakatomi Plaza
- Brad saw Mamma Mia, Love, Simon and Gleaming the Cube
- Chris watched The Prestige on Hulu.
- Peter is considering getting rid of all his physical media, but should he digitize beforehand?
What we’ve been Eating:
- Brad and Peter went to Cinnaholic and Boo’s Cheesesteaks
- Jacob fell off the wagon and ate Cooler Ranch Doritos like a war criminal.
- Brad found Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Oreos.
What we’ve been Playing:
- Brad has been playing the recently updated Jurassic World Alive.