Flick Picks with Phil and Tom

On this week’s episode: Phil and Tom discuss the first trailers for the star-studded animated film, Ferdinand, starring John Cena as Ferdinand the Bull. And the incredibly creepy remake of Stephen King’s It. Tom tries to find out why puppies are considered cuter than babies in The Boss Baby, starring Alec Baldwin. Phil takes a look into the afterlife in Netflix’s The Discovery, with Jason Segel, Rooney Mara, and Robert Redford. And Tom has an unforgettable night, that he’ll never remember in Todd Phillips' 21 & Over, starring Miles Teller, Skylar Astin, and Justin Chon. In news: Beyoncé is the top choice to voice Nala in Disney’s The Lion King remake! Joss Whedon will direct a Batgirl standalone film! And Aaron Sorkin is currently taking meetings with Marvel and DC!

TRAILERS

• Queen of the Desert
• Ferdinand
• It (It 1990 vs. It 2017 Side-by-Side)
• The Book of Henry

MOVIES WE SAW

• The Boss Baby
• The Discovery (Netflix)

WHOOPS, OUR BAD

• 21 & Over

NEWS

• Pharrell Williams-Inspired Musical in the Works at Fox (Exclusive)
• Beyoncé Top Choice to Voice Nala in ‘Lion King’ Remake (EXCLUSIVE)
• Movie About Coney Island’s Real-Life Baby Saver Incubates At Nash Entertainment
• ‘Batgirl’ Movie: Joss Whedon to Direct Standalone Film (EXCLUSIVE)
• ‘Venom’ Will Be An R-Rated Sci-fi Horror Movie
• Hot Off “Get Out,” Jordan Peele Is Being Courted To Direct “Akira” For Warner Bros. (Exclusive)
• Zoey Deutch to Star With Glen Powell in Netflix’s Romantic Comedy ‘Set It Up’ (EXCLUSIVE)
• ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ Animated Film in the Works at STX
• ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Star O’Shea Jackson Jr. Eyes ‘Godzilla’ Sequel (EXCLUSIVE)
• Sylvester Stallone Departs ‘The Expendables’ Franchise
• Aaron Sorkin Meeting with Marvel and DC to Bring Walk-and-Talks to the Superhero Genre
• Michelle Williams, Kevin Spacey, Mark Wahlberg Circling Ridley Scott’s Getty Kidnap Film
• Netflix Sets First Animated Film ‘America’; Channing Tatum Voicing George Washington
• 'Fate of the Furious' to Kick-Start New Trilogy in Franchise, Vin Diesel Says
  
  

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

• Art of the Title
• 101 Movies To See Scratch Off

#NETFLICKPICKS

• Pretty in Pink (Trailer)
• Five Came Back (Trailer)

On this week’s episode: Phil and Tom discuss the first trailers for the star-studded childhood nostalgia hit, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie and the Martin Mcdonagh’s dark comedy Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. It’s rebootin’ time! This week, Tom hit the road with everyone’s favorite motorcycle cops in CHiPs, starring Dax Shepard and Michael Peña. Phil helped Bryan Cranston and Bill Hader defeat Elizabeth Banks in the newest iteration of the 90s classic, Power Rangers. And Phil told crime to “Shut up!” in James Gunn’s wannabe superhero dark comedy, Super, with Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, and Kevin Bacon. In news: Michael Shannon is the frontrunner for Cable in Deadpool 2! An Obama workplace comedy is in development! And Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Channing Tatum will star in an R-rated musical comedy!

TRAILERS

• Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
• Black Butterfly
• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

MOVIES WE SAW

• Chips
• Power Rangers

WHOOPS, OUR BAD

• Super (Netflix | Hulu)

NEWS

• 'Deadpool 2': Michael Shannon Frontrunner to Play Cable (Exclusive)
• Robert Downey Jr. to Star as ‘Doctor Dolittle’ in New Film
• Brie Larson To Play First Female White House Candidate Victoria Woodhull In Amazon Film
• Obama White House Workplace Comedy In Development (Exclusive)
• Disney CEO Teases “Another Decade and a Half” of ‘Star Wars’ Films (Robert Iger & Willow Bay @ USC)
• Colin Farrell In Negotiations For ‘Dumbo’ At Disney
• Joe & Anthony Russo Set Next Pic By ‘Swiss Army Man’ Daniels Duo
• ‘Fences’ Jovan Adepo & Wyatt Russell Paratroop For Paramount’s ‘Overlord’
• Graphic Novel ‘The Pro’ Hooks Movie Deal At Paramount
• ‘Spring Breakers’ Set As Digital Series From Movie’s Producers & Blackpills
• Steve Carell, Amy Schumer, Nicole Kidman In Rebecca Miller’s ‘She Came To Me’
• Amy Schumer Drops Out of ‘Barbie’ Movie (EXCLUSIVE)
• Robert Rodriguez To Direct ‘Escape From New York’
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Talks to Direct, Star in Musical Comedy With Channing Tatum (EXCLUSIVE)

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

• Nerf John Wick
• Walmart’s Vudu Mobile App Will Let You Scan DVDs to Convert Them to Digital Copies — But There’s a Catch

#NETFLICKPICKS

• Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (Trailer)
• Gangs of New York (Trailer)

On this week’s episode: Phil and Tom discuss the first trailers for the new Disney Pixar film inspired by Día de los Muertos, Coco, and the HBO biopic The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, starring Oprah Winfrey and Renée Elise Goldsberry. Phil and Tom must find love with Emma Watson before the final rose petal falls in Disney's live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast. And Phil busts some old peoples' skulls in with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in Edgar Wright’s Hot Fuzz. In News: An all-female Juno live-read will raise money for Planned Parenthood! Kate McKinnon & Mila Kunis will star together in a spy comedy! And the Matrix Cinematic Universe is on the horizon!

TRAILERS

• Coco
• A Family Man
• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
• Megan Leavy

MOVIES WE SAW

• Beauty and the Beast ('Mulan' Director Niki Caro Says No Songs in the Upcoming Remake)

WHOOPS, OUR BAD

• Hot Fuzz (Netflix)

NEWS

• MTV Movie Awards Will Be Renamed So It Can Include Television
• All-female Juno live-read will raise money for Planned Parenthood
• Kate McKinnon & Mila Kunis In Talks For Lionsgate’s ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’
• Blumhouse’s Newest Horror Outing: ‘Truth Or Dare’ Starring Lucy Hale
• Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Skyscraper’ To Rise Up During Summer 2018
• Baywatch Officially Rated R
• Alicia Vikander In Talks To Star In Ben Wheatley’s ‘Freakshift’
• 'The Matrix' Reboot in the Works at Warner Bros. (Exclusive) (It's Not A Reboot)
• Exclusive: Warner Bros. Eyeing Matthew Vaughn to Direct ‘Man of Steel 2’
• The Girl With The Whole New Cast
• Samuel L. Jackson Reportedly Wants to Be In John Wick 3

HEY! THAT’S DOPE! (be our guest)

• Best Dialogue of All Time (Letterboxd List)
• JURASSIC PARK™ T-REX BUST

#NETFLICKPICKS

• American History X (Trailer)
• Julie’s Greenroom (Trailer)

On this week’s episode: Phil and Tom discuss the trailers for the hilariously action-packed Rough Night and the dazzling car chase musical, from Edgar Wright, Baby Driver. Phil and Tom are getting too old for this shit in Wolverine’s final ride, Logan, with Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart. Phil takes a helicopter ride to Kong: Skull Island with Brie Larson, Tom Hiddleston, and Samuel L. Jackson. And Tom reminds you to not sleep on this week’s Whoops Our Bad, the crime drama, Sleepers, starring Brad Pitt, Kevin Bacon, and Robert De Niro. In news: Jordan Peele plans to direct a series of social thrillers! Jared Leto is circling the Tron reboot! And Danny DeVito is in talks to join Tim Burton’s live-action Dumbo!

TRAILERS

• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
• Rough Night
• Atomic Blonde
• Baby Driver

MOVIES WE SAW

• Logan (Deadpool Teaser)
• Kong: Skull Island

WHOOPS, OUR BAD

• Sleepers

NEWS

• Jordan Peele plans to direct a whole series of horror movies about 'social demons'
• Batman: Matt Reeves Has Final Say on the DCEU’s Dark Knight
• Nicholas Hoult Joins Emma Stone And Rachel Weisz In ‘The Favourite’
• IFC Films Buys J. D. Salinger Drama ‘Rebel in the Rye’ Starring Nicholas Hoult (EXCLUSIVE)
• “Spotlight’s” Tom Mccarthy To Rewrite “Christopher Robin” For Disney (Exclusive)
• Jaden Smith & Cara Delevingne Tapped As Leads In ‘Life In A Year’
• Travis Knight To Direct ‘Transformers’ Spinoff ‘Bumblebee’ At Paramount
• Bella Thorne, Maude Apatow, Joel McHale Join Thriller ‘Assassination Nation’
• Jared Leto Circling 'Tron' Reboot at Disney (Exclusive)
• Danny DeVito Negotiating To Join Tim Burton’s ‘Dumbo’ At Disney
• Mark Wahlberg Creating ‘Alien Bounty Hunter’ Comic, Just So It Can Become a Movie

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

• Who Framed Roger Rabbit - The 3 Rules of Living Animation
• Man Photoshops Self Into All Best Pictures

#NETFLICKPICKS

• The Emperor's New Groove (Trailer)
• The Prince of Egypt (Trailer)

On this week’s episode: Phil and Tom discuss the trailers for the fraternity drama Burning Sands and the romantic science fiction film, The Discovery. Phil and Tom stayed on the edge of their seats for the entirety of Jordan Peele’s Get Out. Phil races through New York trying to avoid the Cloverfield monster. In news: Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen will star in a comedy together! The LEGO Movie Sequel will be a big space action musical! And Jay Z will produce Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In The Heights!

TRAILERS

• Burning Sands
• The Discovery
• Mine

MOVIES WE SAW

• Get Out (Chance the Rapper Says He’s Rented Entire Theater for Free Screening of Jordan Peele’s Get Out)

WHOOPS, OUR BAD

• Cloverfield (Hulu; Amazon Prime)

NEWS

• ‘Get Out’ Star Daniel Kaluuya To Topline Steve McQueen’s ‘Widows’
• Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen to Star in Comedy ‘Flarsky’
• ‘The LEGO Movie 2’ is Apparently a “Big Musical” Filled with “Space Action”
• Kyle Chandler to Co-Star as Millie Bobby Brown’s Dad in ‘Godzilla’ Sequel/Vera Farmiga to Star as Millie Bobby Brown’s Mom in ‘Godzilla’ Sequel
• Warner Bros. Plotting Live-Action 'Nightwing' Movie With 'Lego Batman Movie' Director (Exclusive)
• Claire Danes, Jim Parsons to Star in Transgender Family Drama ‘A Kid Like Jake’ (EXCLUSIVE)
• Jay Z Will Be Among Producers of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights Film
• Bill Paxton Dies: ‘Twister’, ‘Big Love’ Actor Was 61

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

• London Hotel With Rooms Designed Around The Wizarding World!
• The Evolution of CGI Faces in Movies
• BONUS: Nick Kroll & John Mulaney's Opening Monologue at the 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards

#NETFLICKPICKS

• 99 Homes (Trailer; Amazon Prime)
• Blazing Saddles (Trailer; Netflix)

On this week’s episode: Phil and Tom prepare for one of the biggest nights in film, the 89th Academy Awards. The dudes make their picks for the top categories including Best Picture, Actor/Actress Leading and Supporting, Best Director, and Best Original and Adapted Screenplay, just to name a few. We’ll be live-tweeting the big event this Sunday, February 26th. Don’t forget to follow us @FPWPATpodcast on Twitter to see what we got right, what we got wrong, and how mad Phil can get at his television.

89TH ACADEMY AWARD FLICK PICKS

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)

Phil’s Pick: Hell or High Water (Written by Taylor Sheridan)

Tom’s Pick: Manchester by the Sea (Written by Kenneth Lonergan)

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)

Phil’s Pick: Moonlight (Screenplay by Barry Jenkins; Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney)

Tom’s Pick: Lion (Screenplay by Luke Davies)

VISUAL EFFECTS

Phil’s Pick: The Jungle Book

Tom’s Pick: The Jungle Book

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)

Phil’s Pick: "How Far I’ll Go" from Moana (Music and Lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda)

Tom’s Pick: "How Far I’ll Go" from Moana (Music and Lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda)

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

Phil’s Pick: Moonlight (Nicholas Britell)

Tom’s Pick: La La Land (Justin Hurwitz)

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Phil’s Pick: La La Land

Tom’s Pick: La La Land

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Phil’s Pick: Moana

Tom’s Pick: Zootopia

DIRECTING

Phil’s Pick: Moonlight (Barry Jenkins)

Tom’s Pick: La La Land (Damien Chazelle)

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Phil’s Pick: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight

Tom’s Pick: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Phil’s Pick: Viola Davis, Fences

Tom’s Pick: Viola Davis, Fences

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Phil’s Pick: Emma Stone, La La Land

Tom’s Pick: Emma Stone, La La Land

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Phil’s Pick: Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge

Tom’s Pick: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea

BEST PICTURE

Phil’s Pick: Moonlight

Tom’s Pick: La La Land

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

• 2017 Oscar Contenders Screenplay Downloads
• Museum of the Moving Image

#NETFLICKPICKS

• 13th
• The Jungle Book

On this week’s episode: Phil and Tom discuss the first teaser for the eerily suspenseful It Comes At Night starring Joel Edgerton. And the first trailer for the star-studded Lego Ninjago Movie. The dudes swing into the Batcave with the Dynamic Duo for the hilariously meta LEGO Batman Movie. But not before they join Keanu for his second kill spree, this time in Italy, in John Wick: Chapter 2. Phil decides he should probably see the original John Wick before the sequel for Whoops, Our Bad. And in news, it's an episode of comebacks. Dwayne Johnson is getting back in the wrestling ring! Mike Myers is back in front of the camera! And Kevin Smith is planning for Jay and Silent Bob to Strike Back...again!

TRAILERS

• It Comes At Night
• THE BEGUILED
• The LEGO NINJAGO Movie

NEWS

• Matthew McConaughey to Star in Harmony Korine’s ‘The Beach Bum’
• Tony Dow to Direct Comedy About Star Wars Fans ‘The Line Kings’ (EXCLUSIVE)
• James Franco’s ‘The Disaster Artist’ to Premiere at SXSW
• Jennifer Connelly Joins James Cameron's 'Alita: Battle Angel' (Exclusive)
• Disney’s ‘Avatar’-Themed Land Opening Date Revealed, Star Wars Land Coming in 2019
• Dwayne Johnson Gets in the Ring for 'Fighting With My Family' Wrestling Film (Exclusive)
• Jack Nicholson, Kristen Wiig to Star in ‘Toni Erdmann’ Remake (EXCLUSIVE)
• Cynthia Erivo To Star As Harriet Tubman In Upcoming ‘Harriet’ Biopic
• Shailene Woodley is Officially Passing on the Divergent TV Movie  
• Michael Bay Announces Departure from the 'Transformers' Franchise
• Berlin: Mike Myers to Star in Film as Comedy Coach Del Close (Exclusive)
• 'Halloween' Remake Nabs David Gordon Green and Danny McBride to Direct and Write
• Kevin Smith Has Written A Sequel To JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

• Avegant Glyph - Video Headset
• Dine-In Cinema Gets Immersive: Indoor Drive-In to Open in Nashville
• Action...Avengers: Infinity War

#NETFLICKPICKS

• Finding Dory
• Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special

On this week’s episode: It’s a week of sequels for the guys. They discuss the newest trailers for the long-awaited new arrival in the Alien series, Alien: Covenant, the extremely badass and explosive new trailer for John Wick: Chapter 2, starring Keanu Reeves, and the dark and mysterious teaser for Bladerunner: 2049, starring Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling. Tom travels back in time through the experiences of his ancestors in Assassin's Creed with Michael Fassbender. He boards a sexy space Titanic with Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence in Passengers. And he gives his vocal chords a shot with rockstar cast of the animated-comedy, Sing. For Whoops, Our Bad, Phil goes out to the coast, gets together, and has a few laughs with Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman in the 1980s Christmas-classic, Die Hard. And the guys end off the year with their BEST and WORST in 2016 cinema!

TRAILERS

• Alien: Covenant
• John Wick: Chapter 2
• Blade Runner: 2049

MOVIES WE SAW

• Assassins Creed
• Passengers
• Sing

WHOOPS, OUR BAD

• Die Hard

NEWS

• 'Bad Moms' Christmas-themed Sequel Set for 2017
• The Irishman Wants To Use Rogue One-Type CGI To De-Age Robert De Niro
• EXCLUSIVE: Dick Van Dyke Opens Up About Joining 'Mary Poppins' Sequel: 'I Gotta Be a Part of It'
• ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Helmer Denis Villeneuve Eyed to Direct ‘Dune’ Reboot (EXCLUSIVE)
• Carrie Fisher, Actress, Author and 'Star Wars' Rebel Princess, Dies at 60

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

• Ghostbusters - Trackless Dark Ride : MotionGate
• Lin-Manuel Miranda, Donald Glover, Issa Rae and Damien Chazelle in One Epic Conversation

#NETFLICKPICKS

• Foodfight! (Trailer)
• The Little Ghost (Trailer) 

On this week’s episode: It’s a bite-size Flick Picks this week! In trailers, Phil and Tom discuss the trailers for Christopher Nolan’s World War 2 epic, Dunkirk, the third installment in the Despicable Me series starring Trey Parker, the hilarious mother-daughter comedy, Snatched, starring Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn, and the eighth and probably most insane Fast and Furious yet, The Fate of the Furious. Phil and Tom dance their way to the City of Stars and use the force in a galaxy far far away in La La Land and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Tom takes a drive from Boston with Casey Affleck for Manchester By The Sea. And a very Happy Holidays from Tom and Phil!

TRAILERS

• Dunkirk
• Despicable Me 3
• Snatched
• The Fate of the Furious

MOVIES WE SAW

• Manchester By The Sea
• La La Land
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

On this week’s episode: Phil and Tom discuss the unbelievably webtastic first trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming, starring Tom Holland as the webbed wonder. And the 21 Jump Street-esque trailer for the Baywatch reboot, starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, & Priyanka Chopra. Phil and Tom discover that revenge is a dish best served cold with Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal in the psychological thriller, Nocturnal Animals. And the two fight to the death because THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE in the 80s classic, Highlander. In News: Kate McKinnon stirs up her first title role in The Lunch Witch for Amblin! Warner Bros. is revamping the horror-comedy rock musical, Little Shop of Horrors! And Apple is in talks with major Hollywood studios for early access to movies on iTunes!

TRAILERS

• The Circle
• Spider-Man: Homecoming
• Baywatch
• War for the Planet of the Apes (Andy Serkis For Best Actor)

NEWS

• ‘Tomb Raider’ Reboot Casts Walton Goggins as Villain Opposite Alicia Vikander (EXCLUSIVE)
• Kate McKinnon To Star In Amblin’s ‘The Lunch Witch’
• ‘God Particle’ aka ‘Cloverfield 3’ Moved To Fall 2017
• Warner Bros & Greg Berlanti Grow ‘Little Shop Of Horrors’ Revamp
• Groot May Fight Hulk and Get a Spin-Off With Rocket Raccoon, According to Vin Diesel
• Will Ferrell To Star In eSports Comedy Movie For Legendary
• Damian Lewis in Talks to Play Villain Opposite Sandra Bullock in ‘Ocean’s Eight’ (EXCLUSIVE)
• Netflix Adds Video Previews to Its TV App
• Apple Is in Talks With Hollywood for Early Access to Movies on iTunes
• ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ Actor Tony Revolori to Star in Terrorism Thriller ‘Exchanged’ (EXCLUSIVE)
• Peter, Paul & Mary Tune ‘Puff The Magic Dragon’ In Fox Deal With ‘Troll’s Helmer Mike Mitchell
• AvPGalaxy Exclusive: James Franco To Appear in Alien: Covenant!

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

• 32 Movie Categories You Wouldn’t Find On Netflix
• Hanging Gizmo (From Hell)

#NETFLICKPICKS

• Other People (Trailer)
• The Pink Panther (Trailer)
• Blue Jay (Trailer)

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