Cinema Sidetrack

Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd are back on the big screen with A24's Death of a Unicorn, and we're not going easy on them! We're discussing that, along with a truckload of news from CinemaCon 2025 - including the cast of the upcoming Beatles quadrilogy!

NEWS:

-Trailer reactions for One Battle After Another, Bring Her Back, and Fountain of Youth.

-David Fincher and Brad Pitt teaming up for Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood spin-off?

-Cast and release strategy for Sam Mendes' Beatles quadrilogy.

-CinemaCon 2025 recap.

SIDETRACK:

Inspired by Death of a Unicorn turning mystical creatures into killing machines, we're turning 3 childhood classics into fucked up creature features!

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Is Snow White as bad as they say? What did we think of the Avenchairs announcements? We discuss that and much more on this Saturday edition of Cinema Sidetrack!

NEWS:

- Final Destination Trailer

- Amazon is in final talks in choosing the Bond producers

- Looney Toons film that was shelved by Warners in 2023 for a tax write-off - is close to being revived

- Disney and Pixar have announced Coco 2

- Meet the Parents 4 is set at Universal with writer/director John Hamburg

- Avengers: Doomsday LIVE Casting Announcements

SIDETRACK:

We discuss the current state of Disney Live Action Remakes. What have we liked so far? What is to come?

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Steven Soderbergh's second film of the year is already here (and it's hornier than we expected)! We break down the icy new spy flick before writing a spy movie of our own in this week's Sidetrack!

NEWS:

-Trailer reviews for Lilo & Stitch, Freakier Friday, F1, and The Materialists.

-The WORST box office weekend of the year - and what it means for cinema.

-Sadie Sink cast as mystery character in Spider-Man 4.

-Daniel Craig offered role in Greta Gerwig's Narnia?

SIDETRACK:

We have twenty minutes to write a pitch for the next spy blockbuster! Join us as we brainstorm our way through the first step of the filmmaking process, with a mystery cast of Hollywood stars provided by ChatGPT.

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After 2 years, Mickey 17 is here! We dive into that and later, we hold yet another draft for the best "multiples" movies!

NEWS:

- Paddington in Peru writers are teaming for AI animated feature ‘Critterz’, and creatives and execs from across the industry have launched Staircase Studios AI, debuting their first trailer.

- Thunderbolts "ABSOLUTE CINEMA" Trailer thoughts

- ‘Monopoly’ movie from Lionsgate lands writing duo John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein

SIDETRACK:

We each have to pick 5 movies involving "multiples"! One actor playing several roles in a film. The best team of movies wins!

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Hollywood's biggest night has come and gone, but we have some things to get off our chests before we move on to Summer Blockbusters! And after the Oscars, we're covering some news featuring Steven Spielberg and Barney the Dinosaur, and we're finishing by looking ahead to the 2026 Oscars race!

NEWS:

-Francis Ford Coppola responding to his 'Worst Director' Razzies win.

-Steven Spielberg starting production on his UFO movie with Emily Blunt, Wyatt Russell and Colman Domingo.

-Jesse Armstrong (Succession) setting his cast for his upcoming HBO film.

-Ayo Edebiri in talks to write and star in Barney adaptation for Mattel and A24.

SIDETRACK:

We look ahead to the 2026 Oscars Season, covering what we predict as the frontrunners in the crop of 2025 movie releases. Paul Thomas Anderson's $120M Leo DiCaprio movie! Chloe Zhao and Paul Mescal tackling Shakespeare! The Rock teaming up with a Safdie brother! What will come out on top?

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We saw The Monkey and boy -- do we have thoughts! There's also some wild movie news this week that you do not want to miss! Press play and get this party started!

NEWS:

-Amazon MGM has gained creative control of the James Bond Franchise

- Kathleen Kennedy leaving Lucasfilm at the end of 2025?

- The Rock, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Emily Blunt to star in Martin Scorsese’s Hawaiian Mob Epic

- DC’s Clayface movie, written by Mike Flanagan (Haunting of Hill House, Doctor Sleep), has found its director in James Watkins (Speak No Evil, The Woman in Black, Black Mirror)

- Oscars Season Update

SIDETRACK:

A tournament style Stephen King Adaptation bracket challenge with some of the greatest Stephen King films. Which film will win?

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We checked out Paddington in Peru! Does it live up to the last two movies? We're also breaking down some of the news for the week:

- Mia Goth (Pearl, X, Infinity Pool) and Corey Hawkins (In the Heights, The Piano Lesson, Straight Outta Compton) join Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey + FIRST PROMOTIONAL IMAGE RELEASED

- Luca Guadagnino (Challengers, Call Me By Your Name, Queer) has a release date for his next movie, After the Hunt, starring Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield, and Ayo Edibiri

- Bill Murray and Kristen Wiig will star in Epiphany from filmmaker Max Barbakow (Palm Springs) and writer Mitch Glazer (Scrooged, A Very Murray Christmas)

- Goonies 2 is officially in the works

- Awards Season Update

SIDETRACK: We have to work together to create the ultimate tier list for children's movies!

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We take a deep dive into Captain America: Brave New World and the future of the MCU! Join us!

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This week we're giving our thoughts on the new Valentine's Day themed slasher movie, Heart Eyes! We're also breaking down some of the new trailer drops from the Super Bowl, along with some recent movie news like:

-- First trailer for⁠Friendship⁠, starring Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd

- New details have been released for the Green Day movie, New Years Rev

- Anora is BACK as the Best Picture frontrunner

- Wes Anderson’s next feature The Phoenician Scheme has a release date from Focus Features

SIDETRACK: We hold a draft to build a team of our favorite slasher villains!

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This week we're talking Companion and giving our thoughts on the first trailer for Fantastic Four: First Steps, along with some recent movie news like:

- Final Destination: Bloodlines Trailer

- Benny Safdie, Elliot Page, Himesh Patel join Nolan’s The Odyssey

- Jon M. Chu directing animated adaptation of Oh, The Places You’ll Go

- Justin Baldoni’s Pac-Man movie (what??) is kaput amid Blake Lively scandal

- More Oscar campaign drama

SIDETRACK: We write an AI movie in 20 minutes!

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