The Entertainment Den Podcast

News Topics

• RIP Patrick Stewart, Walter Koenig, and Eric Bauza
• EA Games Shuts down BioWare (https://mashable.com/entertainment/electronic-arts-bioware-shut-down-mass-effect-dragon-age)
• Dune Part 3 releases final trailer (https://youtu.be/uJqaGLmZpGo?si=Dhw40k8MnoQGxckB)

TALKS & TANGENTS: Please go see LAIKA's new movie, Wildwood

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News Topics:

• New Naruto anime in development (https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/naruto-new-anime-series-shadow-rising-manga-1236907767/)
• Artemis Fowl animated series in the works (https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/artemis-fowl-animated-tv-show-disney-1236908229/)
• Wizards of the Coast won't recognize workers unionizing efforts (https://www.wargamer.com/dnd/mtg-union-not-recognized-by-wotc?fbclid=IwdGRleAU_Y4lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBWZkaWQWUQbV3VGsc8vcYhyfQMsxXVeXho9jt3NydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR6KPafxZF79RetKTPYy0iSDfUDgGITnJ2N7nOW5C5uelC7U4jqsYxYDaFkjlg_aem_amUV9Df_wAj7g37SPpm0MQ)
• Cyberpunk movie in development, won't adapt game story (https://www.ign.com/articles/cyberpunk-2077-movie-not-retelling)

Talks & Tangents:

1 - Crunchyroll complaint: no longer putting anime dub seasons tv passes on digital stores

2 - Lanters season 1 conclusion: Hal Jordan and the treatment of legacy characters

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News Topics:

• Paramount-WBDiscovery Merger going through, companies being folding into the brand of Skydance
• George Lucas opens his museum in Los Angeles (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/george-lucas-stars-to-gather-for-opening-of-long-awaited-la-museum/ar-AA2cztpf)
• Game of Thrones movie, subtitled "Aegon's Conquest, gets a scheduled release date (https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/game-of-thrones-aegons-conquest-release-date-2029-1236878313/)
• Kpop Demon Hunters 2 to receive wide theatrical release (https://deadline.com/2026/09/kpop-demon-hunters-2-theatrical-release-netflix-1237144056/)

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News Topics:

• Rob Bonta vs. Ellison's/Paramount over threat to move studio out of California (https://deadline.com/2026/09/california-ag-rob-bonta-david-ellison-paramount-doj-1237106830/?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=6aac8d21566c320001c78344&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwdGRleAUaH6hwZG9mBWZkaWQWUOpDflZUKjFKWawRKD1Qpk2kfDNC6WV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzE3Mzg0NzY0MjY3MDM3MAABHvae5HcFG3oXBONMfv64wg-ZHPP2LeS2vim5_xYNwdZE8Z_v5aV8xdgseVvG_aem_DW3fHrjkpD92v3mhaDBpEg)
• Blizzard Entertainment gets unionized (https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/1-900-blizzard-workers-win-143730530.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAA-5kCovXdx6FsrNrX31mRDg1FD5T3MZb_KJvFfDd78OexS3KzsEyndk-lYah7yk4OOZs5mTDFAHyJsX9sEfHSPHrydRAty4U3TzasH_ZkQMgas1OBc80CsOEKfIQToyTVdRvpdFldUDHNY1A8D4hu3GEMhVqgKOn_Wwg_Q5EfEt)

TOPICS & TANGENTS: Playstation and Sony's continued spiraling has me worried and saddened for Gaming Industry as a whole

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News Topics:

• Intro: WorldCon 2026 trip
• New Live-Action D&D series, Ravenloft, in development at Netflix (https://deadline.com/2026/09/dungeons-dragons-series-ravenloft-netflix-forgotten-realms-1237063967/)
• Avengers: Domsday Special Look (https://youtu.be/X1aFkAkFASk?si=xkunT9sl9164hzGc)
• Disney+ developing adaptation of The Kane Chronicles (https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/tv-shows/kane-chronicles-series-in-development-disney-plus/)
• Major updates and entries coming to Kingdom Hearts announced at D23
• Celebrities We've Lost

Topics & Tangents:

• Death of the Character: My thoughts on the death at the end of Lanterns Ep.1 and character deaths in general

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News Topics:

• Kit Connor potentially joining MCU as Scott Summers/Cyclops in X-Men Reboot (https://variety.com/2026/film/news/kit-connor-cyclops-x-men-reboot-marvel-1236829221/)
• George R.R. Martin gives a blog update for first time in a few months (https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2026/08/03/better-late-than-never/)
• Lanterns drops preview of first five minutes of episode 1 (https://youtu.be/GCyG3x_TyM8?si=lpqiLljFG3vSjW9L)

Talks & Tangents: Concerns about Crunchyroll going forward under Sony's All Digital direction going forward

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News Topics:

• Mahershala Ali officially no longer blade (https://variety.com/2026/film/news/mahershala-ali-blade-movie-marvel-call-out-not-made-1236825126/)
• Brandon Sanderson finishes first draft of Mistborn Script for film adaptation (https://youtu.be/q-hfps3YGkQ?si=XjvuU-zS_arXqEuO)
• Ryan Gosling and Shawn Levy bringing Ghost Rider movie to the MCU (https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2167686-ryan-goslings-ghost-rider-mcu-movie-announced-with-release-date-logo)
• Movie Trailers:
  • The Uprising (https://youtu.be/ZVkrhHebz1Q?si=pmInQb2mHP6PY52R)
  • The Thomas Crown Affair, directed and starring Michael B. Jordan (https://youtu.be/gnm4HgIAVmU?si=o_K-LEpJYPgfl2Hh)

Talks & Tangents: A response and discussion around comingsoon.net's opinion piece on upcoming Resident Evil movie: "Resident Evil Doesn't Have a Zach Cregger Problem, It Has a Fan Problem" (https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/2167279-resident-evil-doesnt-have-a-zach-cregger-problem-it-has-a-fan-problem)

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News Topics:

• Destin Daniel Cretton begins casting search for "Naruto" live action movie adaptation (https://www.ign.com/articles/naruto-live-action-movie-global-casting-search)
• David Lowery to adapt "The Fisherman" novel by John Langan (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-fisherman-movie-michael-bay-1236638915/)
• New Trailers - Werwulf (https://youtu.be/cmjpadVj-Vk?si=WJFkRFSf4obQN8Qv), Dune Part III (https://youtu.be/NdvqHc56lE0?si=Oebu6jZ9hSeqLn5i), Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (https://youtu.be/7b20GRFZBFE?si=FQtr1UQrhUdE7e0N)

Topics & Tangets:

• Sony losing movie and show titles in digital libraries, ceasing physical copies of games by 2028, and the importance of ownership of art and media.

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News Topics:

• Animated Batman Knightfall movie drops first trailer (https://youtu.be/9NApbwwm4aU?si=bhaIxmI6sxab_G2f)
• New anime adaptation of One Piece by Wit Studios and Netflix drops teaser trailer (https://youtu.be/3Gmo0EXHyKg?si=gzvksbPaoeB7Oyaz)
• New Conan the Barbarian animated series coming from Genndy Tartakovsky (https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/2153466-conan-the-barbarian-genndy-tartakovsky-show-arnold-schwarzenegger)

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News Topics:

• Trailer for 20th Century's Whalefall (https://youtu.be/67ho3OxCmmM?si=U0ydGSrzNeZUJ7se)
• Video Game week with Summer Game Fest and more (https://www.youtube.com/live/QdNmVWXuYec?si=aWhGS8ZAF2-33p7t) (https://www.youtube.com/live/cvh0xXmu0bs?si=1HEXQVfIbptn1Vcg)
• Ridley Scott to Direct and Hugh Jackman to star in new film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island (https://deadline.com/2026/06/hugh-jackman-treasure-island-ridley-scott-jack-thorne-1236949282/)
• California and New York sue Paramount to stop acquisition of Warner Bros., UK and European Union investigating deal (https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/california-new-york-prepping-lawsuit-to-block-paramount-warner-bros-deal/ar-AA250qKb) (https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/the-uk-is-investigating-paramounts-takeover-of-warner-bros-discovery/ar-AA25cW6T) (https://deadline.com/2026/06/paramount-warner-bros-eu-middle-east-1236952528/)

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