Stage 16

In this episode, Shaun and Stuart talk about the tragic loss of actor Lance Reddick and cover their Top Five films in the filmography of the late, great Tom Sizemore. Shaun even shares some Hollywood insider stories about Sizemore and the man was... wild.

Next up, they tackle the soon-to-shoot GLADIATOR sequel from director Ridley Scott and Shaun's sympathy for a certain young actor who isn't coming back. Then they discuss Denzel Washington's casting announcement which reunites him with Scott after their last film AMERICAN GANGSTER.

They talk about Jared Leto, separating the art from the artist, actors ticks, Denzel's wardrobe choices, JOHN WICK 4 (no spoilers), Pixar films and the upcoming theatrical release of ELEMENTAL, 80s classic LABYRINTH and then about the first films they saw in the theater and growing up watching films that were wildly inappropriate as kids.

Finally they talk about CREED III, the impressive directorial debut from Michael B. Jordan, and the (potential) trouble with actor Jonathan Majors.

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In the first episode of Stage16 second season, Shaun O'Banion says farewell to Season 1 co-host Shaun Roberts and welcomes new co-host Stuart Bannerman (@FromPage2screen).

Together they'll talk about Stuart's origins, his other well-known podcast, the inexplicable Rotten Tomatoes score for Ridley Scott's BLACK RAIN and, finally, they'll take a look back at the BAFTA Awards and dig into all of the BAFTA (and Oscar) nominees and the BAFTA winners.

Look out for Episode 2.02 coming in April!

Episode 16 is here!  After starting with a quick discussion of the recently announced Doug Liman (EDGE OF TOMORROW, THE BOURNE IDENTITY) reboot of the Patrick Swayze classic ROADHOUSE, O'Banion and Roberts are pleased to finally present their Top 5 Bruce Willis films - including some stories from Roberts who worked with "BW" on Barry Levinson's film BANDITS, so make sure you stick around 'til the end!

Is this a fresh episode of Stage 16? Why yes, yes it is! O'Banion and Roberts finally take a deep dive into TOPGUN: MAVERICK, the smash hit that has made more than $1.28 billion dollars at the box-office so far and has stolen TITANICs record and become Paramount Pictures highest-grossing film in history. The guys discuss the film, what they liked and what they didn't. Hint, there is more to the former than the latter. To close things out, Roberts talks a bit about the new Apple TV series Black Bird and star Taron Egerton's bid to take over the role of Wolverine for Marvel and O'Banion mentions the rumors circling that legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg may be joining the Marvel fold as well... as the director of a new Fantastic Four movie!

In this episode O'Banion and Roberts talk about their feverish anticipation for seeing TOP GUN: MAVERICK this week and whether the film will follow other recent Paramount releases to the studios streaming platform after just 45 days. They'll discuss the recently leaked and later officially released trailer for MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING PT. 1 which Roberts has an interesting theory about as well as the magic of practical stunts and effects and the use of invisible visual effects. Next they'll briefly talk about director George Miller's new film 3000 YEARS OF LONGING which recently debuted it's wild looking trailer following its successful debut at Cannes before digging into  the trailers for THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER, PREY (the new entry in the PREDATOR franchise set to premiere on Hulu), THE GREY MAN coming from Netflix and the Russo Brothers and starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Ana Dee Armas, Jeff Bridges going full JOHN WICK in FX's The Old Man, Stranger Things 4 which debuts this week on Netflix along with Obi-Wan Kenobi premiering with 2 episodes on Disney+. Rounding out trailer talk the guy's take a look at AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER before talking about a new director and cast addition to Universal's FAST AND FURIOUS film FAST X which lost director Justin Lin. Lastly, they talk HBO's House of the Dragon and how they just can't seem to get excited about it after the finale of Game of Thrones let them both down before looking ahead to the premier of Cobra Kai season 5 on Netflix later this summer. It's another packed episode but they get it all in in just under an hour! Enjoy!

So much to talk about on this week's Stage 16!

With CinemaCon going on at this very minute in Vegas, Hollywood is bursting at the seams with updates. O'Banion and Roberts start with the first full screening of Paramount's TOP GUN: MAVERICK and its gushing critical reception. They'll talk briefly about Lady Gaga's bid for an Oscar for her new song for the film, following in the path of Berlin's Best Original Song winner Take My Breath Away from the original. They'll talk about the biggest industry news this week, Justin Lin's departure from FAST X (the next film in the FAST & FURIOUS franchise) nearly a week into shooting and what that means for the film, its cast and crew and what they may do moving forward to see the production moving. They'll also address the ("alleged") problem with Vin. A quick conversation about some cast from the franchise leads to a brief sidestep into the money these people make (and the real estate they can afford) before they move on to AVATAR 2, Disney's win in picking up Fox and Lucasfilm and Marvel's trailer for THOR: LOVE & THUNDER. 

They've got a little more info on Kevin Costner's new HORIZON, they'll talk Sony's greenlight for GHOSTBUSTERS 4 (or AFTERLIFE 2), the failure of MORBIUS, the middling success of VENOM and its sequel and then touch on the genius of Marvel's Kevin Fiege and, now that Roberts has seen it, the brilliance of SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME and the potential for a multi-verse of standalone Spidey films. 

Sticking with Marvel, they'll look briefly at the upcoming DR. STRANGE AND THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, the next two SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDERVERSE films web-swinging down the calendar and then briefly switch to Pixar for the LIGHTYEAR trailer. After that it's time to discuss Ben Affleck and Matt Damon reuniting again for a new Amazon film, Idris Elba getting hijacked by Apple TV+, The Offer on Paramount+, The Ozark finale (which drops today on Netflix!) and Bill Hader and Alec Berg's Barry returning on HBO Max after a long absence. They'll round out the hour (+/-) with their anticipation of the AVATAR 2 trailer, Damien Chazelle's upcoming Brad Pitt/Margot Robbie film BABYLON and Robbie's new David O. Russell film with Christian Bale and her BARBIE film with Ryan Gosling. Lastly they talk JURASSIC PARK: DOMINION's final trailer, Universal's penchant for spoiling entire films in their trailers and some upcoming episodes. 

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On this episode of Stage 16, O'Banion and Roberts discuss feeling "the need for speed" and the full trailer for TOP GUN: MAVERICK finally coming out. Delayed for three years, it looks as if 'Pete Mitchell' will finally make it to screens this May. Talking TOP GUN leads to a conversation about the late, great Tony Scott and some of his best films - including Tom Cruise's DAYS OF THUNDER and one of its more humorous moments. Then the guys briefly talk SCREAM (5) before getting to the two biggest entertainment news stories of the moment: Will Smith, The Oscars and 'The Slap Heard 'Round The World.' And Bruce Willis retiring from acting due to a brain condition called 'Aphasia.' They go over the hits (and some misses) from his legendary career and, finally, talk briefly about the 23rd anniversary of THE MATRIX and where they both saw the film that would eventually come to have a very personal connection for both of them.

It's another super-sized episode of Stage 16 - our 10th!

Finally, the guys talk about THE ADAM PROJECT on Netflix, Shawn Levy and Ryan Reynold re-teaming (again) for DEADDPOOL 3, Chris Evans and Ana de Armas doing the action romance thing in GHOSTED, HBO Max's new series Tokyo Vice, a Quantum Leap reboot for NBC and O'Banion takes a look back on his experience shooting JOHN CARTER, the disastrous Disney film which just turned 10!

In another absolutely stacked episode, O'Banion and Roberts talk Paramount's new STAR TREK movie, Scorsese's KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, Hulu's DEEP WATER with Ana De Armas and Ben Affleck and the utter lack of a new trailer for TOP GUN: MAVERICK’s (despite the film supposedly opening in three months). They'll talk about AMC Theaters attempt to further erode their audiences by raising prices on THE BATMAN, Chris Pine’s latest films THE CONTRACTOR and ALL THE OLD KNIVES, Brad Pitt taking a ride on a BULLET TRAIN and they've got some more info on Downey Jr. reuniting with Shane Black and Joel Silver.

They guy touch on PANAMA with Cole Hauser and Mel Gibson’s still struggling career, the Lord/Miller series The After Party on Apple (no spoilers), and the new wave of criminals and swindlers on streamers including The Dropout on Hulu with Academy Award-nominee Amanda Seyfried, We Crashed on Apple with Oscar winners Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto which leads into a discussion of Jared Leto and HOUSE OF GUCCI during which Shaun Roberts professes his love for Adam Driver and talks about Pacino’s reinvigoration before they circle back to Leto and even talk about his performance as The Joker in SUICIDE SQUAD. Lastly, they'll talk about director James Mangold wrapping Indy 5 and his new project about a star of the silent screen before ending on Sacha Baron Cohen joining an Apple+ series and a big new deal for Angelina Jolie. Enjoy!