Massive news dropped left, right and centre this week not only in the world of movies but also in TV-land - we round up the biggest headlines and discuss them for your listening pleasure! In this week's 'Top 8' we talk about Tom Hardy's casting in 'Venom' and whether this has changed our expectations for the project, we also break down the new trailer for 'War of the Planet of the Apes' and get into some industry news discussing pirates pirating 'Pirates of the Caribbean'. Oh... and we recorded in a freshly painted room and the fumes got a little to our heads... 

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This week's 'Top 8': 

1. Tom Hardy cast as lead in 'Venom' for Sony's Marvel shared universe film. 

2. New trailer for 'War of the Planet of the Apes'. 

3. Hackers holding 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' for ransom, threatening to release online. 

4. Video game franchise 'The Witcher' slated for Netflix series. 

5. Jordan Peele's next producing project will be 'Lovecraft Country' TV series for HBO. 

6. Trailer for new series 'Star Trek: Discovery' released. 

7. 'The Dark Crystal' prequel series is coming to Netflix. 

8. Dwayne Johnson wanted Armie Hammar for 'Shazam'. 

+ Honorable mentions! 

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Music by Shawn Mayer, Mammoth Music Productions.