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This week Guy Ritchie is announced to direct the live-action Hercules movie. He also directed the Aladdin live action remake. Is he a good choice? Sony's next supervillain movie for Kraven The Hunter might have plans to change the character Aaron Taylor Johnson said in an interview with Variety "an animal lover and protector of the natural world." Why would they be changing the character? Do you like this news? Netflix in talks for a second round of layoffs after their stocks gave dropped 70% since May. Are they in trouble? What does this mean for their streaming content? Ezra Miller is in the news again after their friend Tokata posted a video on instagram defending their choices. Meanwhile Warner Bros says they will no longer work with Ezra as the Flash after this movie. What do we think they should do? Game of Thrones franchise is developing a sequel with Kit Harrington to reprise role as John Snow along with several other spinoffs in the works including the House of the Dragon prequel. Would you like to see a new story going forward? For See It, Skip It or Stream It, Idris Elba's new movie 'Beast' has a trailer with him and his family surviving a man-hunting lion starring Idris Elba · Sharlto Copley · Iyana Halley · Leah Jeffries · Mel Jarnson · Kate Grisley · Billy Gallagher · Robby MacIsaac. Apple TV+ new movie Black Bird inspired by actual events has a trailer starring Taron Egerton, Paul Walter Hauser, and the late Ray Liotta. Then Netflix's Man From Toronto has a full trailer starring Kevin Hart as Teddy ; Woody Harrelson as Randy "The Man From Toronto" ; Kaley Cuoco as Maggie ; Jasmine Mathews as Ruth and Lela Loren. Then finally we discuss Apple TV+ Loot starring Maya Rudolph · Alan Yang · Matt Hubbard · Natasha Lyonne · Danielle Renfrew Behrens · Dave Becky.

Joker: Folie à Deux is going to be a musical and Lady Gaga is said to be in talks to play Harley Quinn. Is this a terrible idea or just so crazy it might work? Ezra Miller is evading the police who are trying to serve him with court papers for all his recent crimes and accusations all the while adding more trouble for DC who wants to release the Flash movie in which Ezra Miller is the leading role. What should DC do at this point? We discuss. Marvel is gearing up for a Wonder Man series set to begin filming in 2023. Who is Wonder Man? Stephen King's IT remake from 2017 is getting a prequel series called 'Welcome to Derry' but do we need a prequel? Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio shows off its wild and imaginative style in a first look in Vanity Fair. For See It or Skip It, we review the trailers for Code Name Banshee starring Antonio Banderas · Caleb ; Jaime King · Banshee ; Tommy Flanagan · Anthony Greene ; Kim DeLonghi · Carla ; Catherine Davis · Hailey. Ana de Armas stars as Marilyn Monroe in Andrew Dominik's "Blonde" with Adrien Brody · Garret Dillahunt · Bobby Cannavale · Julianne Nicholson · Sara Paxton · Scoot McNairy · Toby Huss. Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical is an upcoming musical fantasy film directed by Matthew Warchus starring Emma Thompson · Miss Trunchbull ; Lashana Lynch · Miss Honey ; Andrea Riseborough · Mrs. Wormwood ; Stephen Graham · Mr. Wormwood ; Alisha Weir · Matilda. Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight series will star the voices of James Hong · Mr. Ping ; Jack Black · Po ; Della Saba · Veruca Dumont ; Chris Geere · Klaus Dumont ; Rita Ora · Wandering Blade. Plus we answer some of your twitter questions. Have a great week! Enjoy!

After 36 years, Tom Cruise and Top Gun Maverick win big at the box office, we discuss the pending lawsuit and our thoughts on the movie. Plus Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav has big plans for DC to become its own studio just like Marvel with a Kevin Feige -esque leader to oversee all of DC's movies, shows, video games and more. Is this a good move? And can they find the right person for the job? Then Netflix hosts Geekd Week with new announcements and teaser footage for The School for Good & Evil, The Sandman, The Sea Beast and more. Plus for See It or Skip It, we discuss Hulu's Predator prequel Prey starring Amber Midthunder · Naruas Naru ; Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat · Itseeas Itsee ; Dane DiLiegro · Predatoras Predator ; Dakota Beavers · Taabeas Taabe. Disney+ live action Pinocchio directed by Robert Zemeckis starring Benjamin Evan Ainsworth · Tom Hanks · Cynthia Erivo · Luke Evans · Kyanne Lamaya · Giuseppe Battison · Lewin Lloyd. Also the third trailer for Minions: The Ride of Gru starring Steve Carell · Gru ; Pierre Coffin · Kevin ; Taraji P. Henson · Belle Bottom ; Jean-Claude Van Damme · Jean Clawed ; Michelle Yeoh · Master Chow and more. 

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Star Wars Celebration 2022 gave us new announcements from Kathleen Kennedy. A new Star Wars trilogy is in the works not focused on the Skywalker story. Taika Waititi is set to direct the next Star Wars film set for late 2023, is it too soon? Plus for See It or Skip It (or Stream It) Netflix's Man Vs Bee starring Rowan Atkinson and a bee! The Russo Brother's The Gray Man starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jessica Henwick, Regé-Jean Page, Wagner Moura, Julia Butters, Dhanush, Alfre Woodard. Plus we answer some of your twitter questions about Andor, Obi-Wan first episodes, Blue Beetle suit, and more! Enjoy!

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Do you have 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!

A Twitter questions only episode answering all your burning questions like our thoughts on Christian Bale's Gorr reveal in the new Thor Love and Thunder trailer. What are the most underrated movies? Is Wanda a mutant? Could she be redeemed? Should they have just done She-Hulk as practical FX instead of CGI? Who would you cast as Aragorn if they made Lord of the Rings today? Favorite movie food scene in a movie? Who's having a better 2022, Marvel or DC? Netflix recommendations? We answer all these and more. Enjoy!

Do you have 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!

James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of the Water sequel teaser releases online, will it be worth the wait? The sequel stars Zoe Saldana · Neytiri ; Michelle Yeoh · Dr. Karina Mogue ; Sam Worthington · Jake Sully ; Kate Winslet · Ronal ; Oona Chaplin · Varang and more. In the news, Netflix is announcing big changes coming after their quarterly review showed they had lost more than 200,000 customers in their last quarter with more coming. Can they right the ship despite layoffs and falling stock prices? Disney Plus will launch an ads supported tier at the end of the year. Would you pay less to watch ads? Hulu knows the answer. Kathleen Kennedy stated that Lucasfilm will no longer cast new actors to play younger versions of known characters in future Star Wars projects. But, is she missing the point? Amber Heard gives her testimony in court this week stating her character was given fewer scenes than originally scripted for Aquaman 2. Will this affect the movie? For See It Or Skip It, Disney+ teaser for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law has audiences taking to twitter to discuss the CGI or lack of it. She-Hulk stars Tatiana Maslany · Jennifer Waltersas Jennifer Walters… ; Mark Ruffalo · Bruce Banneras Bruce Banner; Jameela Jamil · Titaniaas Titania ; Tim Roth. Amazon Prime Video trailer for Chris Pratt's new series The Terminal List based on a series of novels by Jack Carr. Its cast includes Constance Wu, Taylor Kitsch, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Riley Keough, Arlo Mertz, Jai Courtney, JD Pardo, Patrick Schwarzenegger. Then finally we answer some of your twitter questions.

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We are back with another SPOILER movie discussions for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness featuring special guest Lex from the Quotables cast. We breakdown our overall impressions, the characters, the plot, the style and all things Sam Raimi!

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Hello Hello Friends!! Happy May the Fourth! This special episode we are live streaming Fortnite together and just catching up on movie news. We discuss expectations and excitement for Obi-Wan Kenobi, Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, Moon Knight, Jurassic World, (maybe we throw in a hint of the Johnny Depp trial) and much more. We invite you to come for the casual banter and stay for the chill vibes.

We discuss all the news and interesting tidbits to come out of Cinema Con 2022. From the Batman sequel confirmed with Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson to our first look at Margot Robbie as Barbie, to The Nun sequel in development, a new James Wan project called M3gan that looks very Child’s Play-Esqeue. Plus the Disney slate of movies coming next year had new titles Avatar: The Way of Water and Strange World. MI7 will be Part 1 of a 2 parter? Bad Bunny is going to play El Muerto in the Spiderman Sonyverse. Disneyland is getting back to somewhat normal with the Electric Parade and World of Color returning. Plus we have trailers for Jurassic World Dominion and Chip and Dale: Rescue Rangers to discuss. Then we'll answer some twitter questions.

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Thor Love and Thunder teaser trailer is finally here! 

Do you have any recommendations for shows or movies? 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!