Hope is a powerful thing, and Frank Darabont hung his on Stephen King. This week, Chris and Lizzie chronicle the unlikely story of an episodic Stephen King novella, shaped by the hands of a set-dresser turned B-movie writer, and transformed into one of Hollywood's most popular films. Learn how Shawshank had to fail before it could succeed, and why most millennials saw it on TNT about nine hundred thousand times as they came of age.

*CORRECTIONS: The IMDb logline reads, "A banker convicted of uxoricide forms a friendship over a quarter century with a hardened convict, while maintaining his innocence and trying to remain hopeful through simple compassion."

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Can ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ revive one of superhero cinema’s most troubled franchises? Find out what Chris and Lizzie think of the film - including a theory about Pedro Pascal’s performance - and why 4 prior iterations failed to do Marvel’s first family justice. 

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*CORRECTIONS: The Fantastic Four premiered before many Marvel staples, including Thor, Hulk, Iron Man and more, and are synonymous with the launch of the Marvel Era in 1961.

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‘All That Jazz’ is a movie about what a brilliant jerk Bob Fosse is… and it was written and directed by Bob Fosse. Chaos ensued as the legendary choreographer attempted to confront his demons onscreen and off. Chris and Lizzie are joined by Demi Adejuyigbe as they discover just how insane Bob Fosse really was, and why Roy Scheider was not the first ‘Jaws’ star chosen to play Joe Gideon!

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How did a freshly minted horror maestro, one of Hollywood's most alternative leading men, and the squeaky clean Mouse House join forces to revive the water-logged pirate genre? Join Chris and Lizzie as they brave the fraught production of 2003's surprise summer smash, The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. From explosive studio meetings to actual sinking ships, learn how Disney bet it all on a live action adaptation of one of their oldest theme park attractions.

*CORRECTIONS: Tombstone was produced under the Hollywood Pictures banner, which ran parallel to Touchstone at Disney from 1989 to 2001.

The Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disneyland opened three months after Walt Disney's death, not before.

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Join Chris as he walks the plank and dives headfirst into the myth-filled world of pirates, from their state-sanctioned origins to their silver screen renditions.

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Lizzie and Chris breakdown some background on James Gunn's recently released Superman movie. Afterward, they let their reviews fly through the air like a bird. Or a plane. Or...

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Mel Gibson shouts his way to a bigger budget, no one cares about historical accuracy, and somehow the most Scottish movie ever was filmed… in Ireland. Join Lizzie and Chris for a wild journey through Mad Mel’s sophomore directorial effort: 1995’s ‘Braveheart’.

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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a dummy fired out of a cannon! This week, join Chris and Lizzie as they fly 'round the world to turn back time to witness Richard Donner's herculean efforts to bring the Man of Steel to the silver screen. From shady producers and flimsy financing to Marlon Brando's bagel-based bravado and a budget that flew higher than Christopher Reeve, this DC debut defied the odds in making it to theaters at all.

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1965’s The Sound of Music would eventually become known as “The Sound of Money” but initially no one wanted to be a part of the film - especially Christopher Plummer. Join Lizzie and Chris as they discover why everyone was embarrassed to be a part of this enduring classic, how a helicopter kept knocking Julie Andrews over, and why the boat scene turned dangerous for one of the children.

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This is a preview of Chris and Lizzie's conversation on "28 Years Later". For their full discussion of fan theories, a few easter eggs and critical reactions to the film, support us at the $5 tier or greater at Patreon.com/whatwentwrongpodcast.

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