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- Episode 115 - Gal Gadot/James Gunn He Said/She Said Over Wonder Woman 3, Talk To Me Sequel, & More
Gaius and Jackson get into the evolving story over whether or not Gal Gadot discussed doing Wonder Woman 3 with James Gunn and Peter Safran. Gadot says a meeting took place but other sources say such discussions never happen. The paid also get into news about the Talk To Me sequel, Blue Beetle's early reactions being mostly stellar and they end things with box office predictions for Strays and Blue Beetle.
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2 hr - Episode 114 - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - 20th Anniversary - Listeners Pick!
Back To The Blockbuster is celebrating its first anniversary pick that was chosen by our listeners and it was their decision for us to look back at Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl on its 20th anniversary! Directed by Gore Verbinski, the film stars Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley, and it’s based on the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disney theme parks. The film follows pirate Captain Jack Sparrow and blacksmith Will Turner as they rescue kidnapped Elizabeth Swann from the crew of the Black Pearl, captained by Hector Barbossa. Barbossa’s crew attempts to retrieve the final pieces of a hoard of Aztec gold to break the curse laid on them when they stole it. The pair looks back on how the industry thought the film was destined to flop since swashbuckling pirate films weren’t huge at the box office and it didn’t feature big stars. The duo also looks into how the film changed the trajectory of Johnny Depp’s career, turning him from cult movie actor to mainstream movie star, the film’s eventual huge box office success, and its legacy as it stands today.
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1 hr 48 min - Episode 113 - Scream VII Gets A New Director, Gal Gadot Wonder Woman 3 News, and More!
Gaius and Jackson dive into the news that Radio Silence won’t be returning to direct Scream VII but Christopher Landon is next in line to scare up Ghostface terror. The pair also dive into Gal Gadot suggesting Wonder Woman 3 is still in development with James Gunn and Peter Safran, Stephen Amell’s strike comments, and the passing of legendary director William Friedkin.
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2 hr - Episode 112 - Fruitvale Station - 10th Anniversary
Gaius and Jackson are looking back at the gripping true life drama, Fruitvale Station, ten years after its theatrical release. Written and directed by Ryan Coogler, in his feature directorial debut, Fruitval Station is based on the events leading to the death of Oscar Grant, a young man killed in 2009 by a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police officer at the Fruitvale district station in Oakland. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Kevin Durand, Chad Michael Murray, Melonie Diaz, Ahna O’Reilly, and Octavia Spencer, the film is one of the best first features by a director and the pair look back at cultural importance of the film while also seeing how the movie still packs a huge impact 10 years later.
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1 hr 25 min - Episode 111 - Barbenheimer Continues To Dominate, Talk To Me Reactions, Ranking Christopher Nolan & More!
Gaius and Jackson are back with another packed show discussing their reactions to the latest A24 horror movie release, Talk To Me. The duo also discusses the delays for Kraven The Hunter, the Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequel, and Beyond the Spider-Verse due to strike and that’s followed by the pair ranking Christopher Nolan’s film now that they both have seen Oppenheimer. In new trailer releases, Gaius adn Jackson dive into the trailer for The Exorcist: Believer, Saw X, and Loki season 2. The pair then wraps things up discussing the continued success of Barbie and Oppenheimer before closing things off with their box office predictions for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem and Meg 2: The Trench.
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1 hr 40 min - BTTB Presents: Deep Dives With Owen and Gaius - “Overlord”
This week it’s Owen’s pick and it’s another week of horror with Overlord, directed by Julius Avery and written by Billy Ray and Mark L. Smith. Starring Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, Mathilde Ollivier, John Magaro, Gianny Taufer, Pilou Asbaek, Bokeem Woodbine, and Iain De Caestecker, the film follows several American soldiers who are dropped behind enemy lines the day before D-Day and discover terrifying Nazi Experiments. The duo get into the film’s seamless blend of various genres, including, action, the war film and horror, the film’s visceral action scenes, characters and performances, as well as the film’s effective practical effects.
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1 hr 43 min - Episode 110 - Barbie and Oppenheimer Revive The Box Office, SAG and WGA Strike Updates, and More!
Gaius and Jackson are back reporting the news and discussing the massive box office performance for both Barbie and Oppenheimer and how the “Barbenheimer phenomenon helped both films bring in cash. The duo also updates on the SAG and WGA strike, including the delay of Challengers due to the strike and the potential delay of Dune: Part Two, The Color Purple and Aquaman 2. The pair also gives their take on the trailers for The Marvels and Wonka and they wrap things up with box office predictions for the A24 horror film Talk To Me!
1 hr 32 min - Episode 109 - The Dark Knight - 15th Anniversary
Gaius and Jackson are celebrating the 15th anniversary of The Dark Knight, arguably the best comic book film of all time! Directed by Christopher Nolan from a screenplay co-written with his brother Jonathan Nolan, the film is the second installment in The Dark Knight Trilogy and it follows the vigilante Batman, police lieutenant James Gordon, and district attorney Harvey Dent, who form an alliance to dismantle organized crime in Gotham City. Their efforts are derailed by the Joker, an anarchistic mastermind who seeks to test how far Batman will go to save the city from chaos. Starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Morgan Freeman, the movie has been assessed as one of the greatest superhero films ever made and became the new blueprint for many moder superhero films because it rejected the typical comic-book movie style in favor of a crime film that features comic-book characters. To help touch on some of these assessments, the duo is joined by Leo, Mike and Kevin of the Films and Fermentation Podcast, Adam from the Flipper Flix Podcast and actor Ty Ippolito.
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Flipper Flix Podcast
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1 hr 53 min - Episode 108 - Out of Sight - 25th AnniversaryWe’re celebrating the 25th anniversary of one of director Steven Soderbergh’s most underrated films, Out of Sight, starring George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Dennis Farina, Steve Zahn, Catherine Keener, and Albert Brooks. Written by Scott Frank, the film is adapted from Elmore Leonard’s 1996 novel of the same name and follows a career bank robber that breaks of out jail only to share a moment of mutual attraction with a U.S. Marshal he has kidnapped. Joining the team for this episode is JC of @mercwiththemovies on Instagram, who cites this as his favorite Soderbergh film. The trio get into the film’s performances, particularly the combustible chemistry between Clooney and Lopez, the film’s direction and visual style, how the movie helped propel Clooeny, Lopez and Soderbergh to new heights and look into why the film underperformed at the box office at the time of its release.1 hr 44 min
- Episode 107 - Deadpool 3 Releases First Images, Jennifer Garner Returns As Elektra, Napoleon Trailer and More!
Gaius and Jackson talk the first images from Deadpool 3 being released which features the return of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in his original comic book costume. The pair also dive into Jennifer Garner reprising her role as Elektra in Deadpool 3 nearly 20 years since playing the role in 2003’s Daredevil and the latest with the SAG strike. The duo also takes a look at the trailer for Ridley Scott’s Napoleon and the horror sequel The Nun II. Things get wrapped up with the box office results for Insidious: The Red Door and box office predictions for Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part 1.
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About Back To The Blockbuster
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Welcome to Back To The Blockbuster, a Playlyst original podcast hosted by Gaius Bolling and Jackson Pye. Gaius brings his industry knowledge to the conversation as he currently works Press for film…
& TV while Jackson brings the casual moviegoer opinion. The duo also covers milestone movie anniversaries and predicts the box office every week. In addition to the main show, Gaius also hosts a bi-weekly spinoff called Back To The Blockbuster Presents: Deep Dives that sees Gaius and rotating guests diving into a different film of their choosing across all genres!