On this episode of THE HOT MIC, Jeff Sneider and John Rocha discuss the big entertainment news of the week including the new Harry Potter casting rumors including Brett Goldstein as Hagrid, Johnny Depp possibly returning to the Pirates franchise, James Gunn doing pick up shots aka reshoots on SUPERMAN, Warner Bros shaking up their release calendar for 2025, the return of spy shows with Day of the Jackal, Lioness and The Agency, what is the value of precursor awards shows like the NRB, Indie Spirit, Golden Globes and others, Barry Jenkins talks his distaste for the filmmaking he used to make MUFASA, the death of Christmas movies, Paul Walter Hauser getting attacked for rating Richard Jewell a 3.5, & more! 

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro and Catching up About Thanksgiving
5:33 Warner Bros Possibly Reshuffling 2025 Release Calendar
11:46 Paapa Essiedu for Snape and other Harry Potter Casting Rumors
19:28 Will Johnny Depp Return to 'Pirates" Franchise...But Should He?
27:35 KRAVEN and LOTR War for the Rohirrim Release Opening 8 Minutes- Smart or Not?
31:45 Barry Jenkins Talks Directing MUFASA Experience as "Not My Thing"
36:30 Paul Walter Hauser Rating Richard Jewell a 3.5 and Gets Backlash
46:50 Do Film Noms From Orgs Mean Less Than Ever in Predicting Oscars?
1:01:05 BREAKING: New Harry Potter Casting Rumor News
1:04:00 Media vs Social Media May Cause Celebs to Stop Being Honest
1:07:28 Spy Shows Are Back! Black Doves, The Agency, Day of the Jackal, The Agency
1:09:20 The Death of Christmas Movies
1:14:00 United Healthcare CEO is Killed- Reactions and Reasons
1:19:40 New SNOW WHITE Trailer Completely Underwhelms and Y2K Mini Review
1:21:50 Streamlabs and Superchat Questions

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