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  • #75 Nope 2? | Shia LaBeouf vs Olivia Wilde | Winnie the Pooh slasher, Weird Al reactions
    This week we discuss Danny DeVito throwing some shade (as they say) on Colin Farrell's Penguin performance. Who's interpretation is the better Penguin? We discuss. Peacock has finished filming the Twisted Metal TV series adaptation of the 90's video game. Will it be any good? Also there was an alternative end credit scene at the end of Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, written by Michael Waldron that featured Reed Richards, do we think this could mean John Krasinski could reprise his role in other movies? Are the old Fantastic Four movies cannon? We speculate. Also Jordan Peele may not be done with the Nope world. Would we like to see another Nope sequel? Shia LeBeouf claimed that the final product of Honey Boy was not what he had originally envisioned regarding the portrayal of his father. Also we discuss the drama between him and Olivia Wilde on the set of Don't Worry Darlings starring Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Gemma Chan, Kiki Layne, Nick Kroll, and Chris Pine. Halloween Ends has new photos from the movie, are we excited for the last of the trilogy? Then for See It or Skip It, we discuss Weird: The Al Yankovic Story starring Daniel Radcliffe "Weird Al" Yankovic ; Evan Rachel Wood Madonna ; Rainn Wilson Dr. Demento ; Julianne Nicholson Mary Yankovic ; Thomas Lennon. Plus the very strange but very much talked about horror adaptation of Winnie the Pooh, Blood and Honey has an official trailer. Are we excited? Are you? Let us know your thoughts on Twitter. 
    Do you have questions, topics, or movie recommendations for us?? Tweet us @watchfultweets or with #watchclosely, we love talking movies online and we'll discuss any related topic or questions on the show. Have a great week!
    1 hr 7 min
  • #74 Sandman Season 2 | House of the Dragon & Last of Us reactions | Cineworld bankrupt

    This week we discuss if Sandman is getting a season two and the state of Netflix. Plus, as AMC stocks plummet and Cineworld (who owns Regal Cinemas) heads towards Chapter 11 bankruptcy, what is in store for the theater experience? We discuss. Top Gun: Maverick producer Jerry Bruckheimer says there's too much CGI in movies and Maverick soared because of real authentic stunts. Is this true and should we go back to more practical effects? HBO gave us a teaser for their upcoming slate and tagged at the end we get our first footage of "The Last of Us" series based on the popular video game of the same name starring Pedro Pascal · Joel ; Bella Ramsey · Ellie ; Nick Offerman · Bill ; Merle Dandridge · Marlene ; Anna Torv · Tess, coming in 2023. Then HBO's House of the Dragon debut is their biggest opening ever for an original HBO Max series even crashing their site. The show stars Paddy Considine · King Viserys Targaryen ; Emma D'Arcy · Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen ; Matt Smith · Prince Daemon Targaryen ; Rhys Ifans · Otto Hightower. But how is the show and will the audience stick around? In other news, Dan Harmon gives us a Community movie update based on the show, it's still possible! Plus rumblings that DisneyPlus is developing a King Kong series based in the world of Godzilla vs Kong and will see a return to Skull Island. Then for our See It or Skip It, Amazon's The Rings of Power gets a longer "final" trailer for the upcoming show. What did we think of the trailer and the upcoming show? Then we have some twitter questions around MoviePass returning and movies we love from the actor John Lithgow.


    Do you have questions, topics, or movie recommendations for us?? Tweet us @watchfultweets or with #watchclosely, we love talking movies online and we'll discuss any related topic or questions on the show. Have a great week!

    1 hr 25 min
  • #73 Prey Movie Discussion (2nd Half SPOILER Talk)

    We are back with another SPOILER movie discussions for the Hulu original Prey. Note: The first half of our discussion will be spoiler free if you want to listen to the first half then go watch the movie and join us for the second spoiler filled half. Prey stars Amber Midthunder · Naru ; Dakota Beavers · Taabe ; Dane DiLiegro · Predator ; Stormee Kipp · Wasape ; Michelle Thrush · Aruka. We breakdown our overall impressions, the characters, what worked really well and could there be more predator in the future!?

    Do you have movie recommendations for Jason or Ernie?? Tweet us @watchfultweets or #watchclosely, we love talking movies online and we'll discuss any related topic or questions on the show. Have a great week!

    1 hr 15 min
  • #72 WB Axed Batgirl | Joker 2 & Fantastic Four news | Caville Declined Superman return?
    Warner Bros Discovery's investor meeting laid out plans for the DC Universe, we break it down. Plus we discuss the future of their streaming services with HBO Max merging with Discovery+. The most shocking news was that Batgirl and Scoob 2, both nearly completed projects have been permanently shelved. What does this mean for other WB and Discovery projects in the future? Plus we discuss DC becoming its own division and what they will do with the Flash amongst the recent news involving Ezra Miller. Plus news that Kevin Feige doesn't want Fantastic Four to revisit their origin story, is this a good idea?
    Do you have questions, topics, or movie recommendations for us?? Tweet us @watchfultweets or with #watchclosely, we love talking movies online and we'll discuss any related topic or questions on the show. Have a great week!
    1 hr 23 min
  • #71 RRR Movie Discussion (2nd Half SPOILER Talk)

    We are back with another SPOILER movie discussions for the international sensation RRR. Note: The first half of our discussion will be spoiler free if you want to listen to the first half then go watch the movie and join us for the second spoiler filled half. RRR (Rise! Roar! Revolt!) stars N.T. Rama Rao Jr. Komaram Bheem ; Ram Charan · Alluri Sitarama Raju ; Ajay Devgn · Venkata Rama Raju ; Alia Bhatt · Sita ; Olivia Morris · Jennifer. We breakdown our overall impressions, the characters, the plot, the awesome style, and all things water and fire!

    Do you have movie recommendations for Jason or Ernie?? Tweet us @watchfultweets or #watchclosely, we love talking movies online and we'll discuss any related topic or questions on the show. Have a great week!

    1 hr 8 min
  • #70 Wakanda Forever, Rings of Power, House of the Dragon and more at San Diego Comic-Con 2022
    San Diego Comic Con is back! So much movie news dropped… We discuss the full trailer for the role-playing game movie adaptation of Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, and Hugh Grant. HBO's House of the Dragon drops an extended trailer with more story and more dragons starring Paddy Considine · Olivia Cooke · Emma D'Arcy · Matt Smith · Steve Toussaint · Eve Best · Rhys Ifans · Sonoya Mizuno. John Wick 4 surprised us with a full trailer starring Keanu Reeves as the brilliant lethal ex-assassin also starring Donnie Yen. Caine ; B · Bill Skarsgård. Marquis ; L · Laurence Fishburne. Bowery King ; H · Hiroyuki Sanada. Shimazu. Plus new about the National Treasure series, Halloween Ends dropped a trailer. Amazon's Rings of Power gets its first official trailer showing a little bit of story, a blonde-headed Sauran, and a balrog. The Lord of the Rings adaptation stars Morfydd Clark · Nazanin Boniadi · Benjamin Walker · Robert Aramayo · Cynthia Addai-Robinson · Peter Mullan · Ema Horvath · Maxim Baldry and more. DC brings the lightening with Shazam! Fury of the Gods starring Zachary Levi · Asher Angel · Jack Dylan Grazer · Rachel Zegler · Adam Brody · Ross Butler · Meagan Good · Lucy Liu and more. Black Adam starring Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam, Pierce Brosnan as Doctor Fate, Noah Centineo as Atom Smasher. Marvel brought a Phase 5 and 6 roadmap along with a new She-Hulk: Attorney at Law trailer starring Tatiana Maslany · Mark Ruffalo · Tim Roth · Jameela Jamil and more. Then finally we got an emotional teaser for the Black Panther sequel Wakanda Forever starring Letitia Wright · Lupita Nyong'o · Danai Gurira · Winston Duke · Florence Kasumba · Dominique Thorne · Michaela Coel · Tenoch Huerta. So much more we touch on. Let us know if we left anything out. Enjoy!
    Questions for Jason or Ernie? Movie recommendations? Tweet us @watchfultweets or #watchclosely, we love talking to you online and we'll discuss any topic or questions on the show. Have a great week!
    1 hr 39 min
  • #69 Marcel the Shell With Shoes On - SPOILER Review

    We have a SPOILER movie discussions for Marcel The Shell with Shoes On starring the voice of Jenny Slate as Marcel and Dean Fleischer-Camp as Dean, and Isabella Rossellini as Nanna Connie. A story of a 1-inch-tall shell who lives out a color existence with his grandmother, Connie, who meets a videographer Dean who wants to tell the story of Marcel and help him reconnect with this family.

    Questions for Jason or Ernie? Movie recommendations? Tweet us @watchfultweets or #watchclosely, we love talking to you online and we'll discuss any topic or questions on the show. Have a great week!


    36 min
  • #68 Obiwan fan-edit | "Reinventing" Bond | Indiana Jones time-travel rumors | Rings of Power teaser reaction

    Movie news is back! We discuss Kai Patterson's fan re-edit of the ObiWan Kenobi show into a 2.5 hour film. How does it compare the show? Also new comments from Barbara Broccoli saying they are "reinventing" who James Bond is. What does this mean for the character going forward? Will we still see a male hero? Or something different? Next up we discuss the set photos of Indiana Jones 5 and rumors around these photos and what it could mean to the plot. Time travel? De-aging Indy? Also a longer Rings of Power teaser trailer dropped, we discuss our thoughts on the upcoming series. Plus Twitter questions about Black Adam, Thor Love and Thunder, the runaway hit RRR, plus movie snacks. Enjoy!

    1 hr 39 min
  • #67 Thor Love and Thunder - SPOILER Talk

    We are back with another SPOILER movie discussions for Marvel's Thor Love and Thunder, starring Chris Hemsworth · Natalie Portman · Christian Bale · Tessa Thompson · Taika Waititi · Russell Crowe · Jaimie Alexander · Chris Pratt and more. Marvel's 29th and Thor's 4th movie. Special guest Lex from the Quotables cast. We breakdown our overall impressions, the best and the worst, the jokes, what worked and what didn't and what's next for Thor!

    Questions for Jason or Ernie? Movie recommendations? Tweet us @watchfultweets or #watchclosely, we love talking to you online and we'll discuss any topic or questions on the show. Have a great week!

    1 hr 5 min
  • #66 Pirates 6 rumors | Fallout & Horizon series coming | Black Phone, Lightyear & Loot reviews

    In the news, Bob Chapek extends his Disney CEO contract through 2025. Is this the right move for Disney considering his missteps so far? The live action Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 1 wrapping filming for Netflix. Quotes from one of the directors claim everyone who worked on the film loved the anime. Is this a promising sign? News of several more video game adaptations for Fallout and Horizon Zero Dawn surface. Are we excited to see these franchises adapted to the small screen? Then we discuss a wild rumor flying around for Johnny Depp and the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Is Johnny returning to play Jack Sparrow one more time? For See It or Skip It, we review trailers for Ticket to Paradise starring George Clooney · Julia Roberts · Kaitlyn Dever · Billie Lourd · Maxime Bouttier · Ol Parker · Ol Parker · Daniel Pipski, The Reef: Stalked starring Teressa Liane · Nic ; Ann Truong · Jodie ; Kate Lister · Lisa ; Tim Ross · Greg ; Saskia Archer · Annie, See How They Run a classic who-dun-it starring Saoirse Ronan, Sam Rockwell, Adrien Brody, David Oyelowo, Reece Shearsmith, Ruth Wilson, Sian Clifford, Shirley Henderson, Charlie Cooper Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, then the Harley Quinn Season 3 trailer, and Ron Howard's Thirteen Lives starring Joel Edgerton · Colin Farrell · Viggo Mortensen · Tom Bateman · Josh Helman · Jane Larkin · Zahra Newman · Paula Garcia. Finally we give our reviews for the first 3 episodes of Apple TV+ Loot. Disney's Lightyear and the Black Phone.


    Do you have questions for Jason or Ernie? Movie recommendations? Tweet us @watchfultweets or #watchclosely, we love talking to you online and we might even your topic or questions on the show. Have a great week!

    1 hr 54 min

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Watch Closely is a relentlessly fun dive into the world of movies, television, and what's streaming! Join hosts Jason and the ‘Great and Talented’ Ernie through the far-reaching galaxy of…