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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