Tom Hanks Defence Force

Ryan Murphy’s ‘Hollywood’ may be Netflix’s hottest new release, but whack on your 3D glasses and hold onto your fruit loops because this is Jack and Alex’s Hollywood! In this Mystery Pitch, Tom Hanks’ fighting Uruk Hai Alex and Jack ask such intellectual questions as “What happens after The Room 2 wins the Academy Award for Best Picture?” and “What happens when Lars Von Trier teams up with Jerry Bruckheimer?” Find out as Alex and Jack turn the mirror on Tinseltown in Mystery Pitch - Film Industry

In 2018, the Spider-Man film we didn’t know we wanted hit the silver screen. The lovechild of Sony Pictures Imageworks, hand-drawn comic art and the mind-boggling Lord-Miller imagination, the film is a masterclass in animation, voice acting, character development and humour. To help analyse the film, Alex and Jack have brought in special guest, politico and fellow film fanatic Henry Mendoza. Also featuring the likes of Tom Hanks Noir, Tom Hanks 2099, and Tom Hamks, they discuss what makes this film so great, what we can learn from it, and what opportunities were created by opening the unpredictable, ceaselessly exciting, multi-dimensional Spiderverse.

Other than Nanny McPhee, the thing that stole the hearts, minds and free time of adolescent teenagers in the late 00s, was Warhammer. From Space Marines to Tyranids, Skaven to Lizardmen, Games Workshop was as immersive as it was educational (at least for us ex-collectors). But apart from 2010s ‘Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie’, Warhammer rarely made its way to the silver screen. That’s where we come in. Armed with Codex’s, White Dwarf and a $150 million budget, Alex, Jack, and special guest Ieuan answer that urgent question: How would Hollywood make a Warhammer film today?

We now have to accept the insane and amazing reality that there are now more Star Wars films than there are planets in the solar system. But regardless of whether you hate sand, find your lack of faith disturbing, or you love democracy, chances are you’ve already dreamt up your perfect Star Wars film, scene, or characters.

Recorded in Dex’s Diner (so excuse the background noise), before The Rise of Skywalker hit our screens, here’s how Alex, Jack, and a bunch of special guests would make their perfect Star Wars film. And unlike literally everyone in the franchise, you shouldn’t have a bad feeling about this.

The first two months of 2020 have left us with some very serious questions. What new opportunities will Parasite’s extraordinary Oscar success bring to non-English films? What does Rosemary’s Baby look like now? Ed Balls? But most importantly, why are Mystery Pitches such prime real estate? Well, the countdown is over, as we’re bringing the you back into Yourope by giving you our first mystery pitch of the year, featuring a very special guest. Enjoy!

In the 1720s, Blenheim Palace was gifted to the Duke of Marlborough for his role in the Battle of Blenheim. In the 1820s, Beethoven gifted us his glorious ninth symphony. In the 1920s, Disney gifted us the marvellous Mickey Mouse. So, in the 2020s, we decided our gift to you would be more episodes, completing the decade with the formation of the Houston Hanks’ (don’t hold us to this). But what else can we expect in the years ahead? How will streaming services, the content of 2019, and the focus of modern productions influence a whole ten years of film and TV? Find out in our roaring 20s predictions episode.

So what will the 2010s be known for? From Occupy Wall Street to Black Lives Matter, it changed the way we talk about power. From Serial to Disney+, did it convince us that too much choice can be problematic? And we’re pretty sure everyone considered deleting their Facebook account at least once. But amongst the turbulence, the unpredictability, and the origins of our children’s history textbooks, we saw some amazing films along the way. From Inception to It, and Bridesmaids to Beautiful Boy, we discuss the films that defined our decade.

2019 was one hell of a year. Climate change awareness grew rapidly, David Attenborough came to Netflix, and bucket hats made a comeback. But it was also an extraordinary year for film. From Joker to Star Wars, and Endgame to Ad Astra, we discuss the films that made 2019 the magnificent year it was. Beam us into 2020, Scotty!

‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all over the house, everyone was watching films, especially Mickey Mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that Tom Hanks soon would be there. Jack and Alex were nestled, all snug in their beds, while visions of Henry Cavill’s Witcher danced in their heads. Merry Christmas from Tom Hanks Defence Force! To celebrate the festive season, here’s our Christmas mystery pitch episode, featuring all the insane seasonal films, you never knew you wanted made.

From genres to newspaper headlines, and beginnings to endings, Mystery Pitch has become a several-headed hydra, where no concept is safe from Alex and Jack taking ridiculous synopses and turning them into the most absurd films ever pitched. Now, it’s time for the lads to turn the concept on its head once again. With no rules or regulations, Tom Hanks Defence Force have free reign to pitch whatever they like. Can they reunite three brothers with Bruce Cook and navigate a world where people turn into R2D2? The pitches are weirder, wilder and more creative than ever, in the latest episode of Tom Hanks Defence Force's Mystery Pitch saga.