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Water Cooler: Hamilton, Palm Springs, Starship Troopers, Entourage, The Exorcist, Princess Bride, Japan Sinks: 2020, Walk Hard, Devolution, Downtown Disney, Lockout, Drive-In Movies Jul 10, 2020

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On the July 10, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler.

At The Water Cooler:

What we’ve been Doing:
- Peter went to the reopening of Downtown Disney.
- Ben moved to Florida
- Brad went to Kansas City with his girlfriend
- Hoai-Tran went to a pop-up drive-in theater, discovered that she does in fact have HBO Max.
What we’ve been Reading:
- Jacob read Devolution by Max Brooks.
- Brad is reading The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History
What we’ve been Watching:
- Peter, Jacob, HT and Chris watched Hamilton.
- Peter watched Palm Springs on Hulu and Quiz on AMC.
- Jacob watched Session 9, Lockout, I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, The Burning, Sleepaway Camp, Starship Troopers, Tomb Raider, Unsolved Mysteries, and Supermarket Sweep.
- Chris watched The Princess Bride and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
- Ben watched The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The Exorcist, and the first two episodes of The Baby-Sitters Club
- Brad watched some of Floor is Lava, rewatched Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, has been putting on Entourage in the background while he works.
- Hoai-Tran watched Japan Sinks: 2020, rewatched Columbus.
What we’ve been Eating:
- Brad went to Joe’s Kansas City Barbecue, tried Parmesan and Roasted Garlic Pringles, Mango Koala’s March Cookies
What we’ve been Playing:
- Hoai-Tran listened to the first few episodes of The Sandman Audible series.

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The Wolfman, Peter Pan, Movie Theaters, Film Festivals, Halloween Kills, Ready Player Two, and Hamilton Jul 08, 2020

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On the July 8, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including The Wolfman, Peter Pan, Movie Theaters, Film Festivals, Halloween Kills, Ready Player Two, and Hamilton.

In The News:

Chris: Leigh Whannell to direct Wolfman
- Peter: What take do you want?
HT: Disney’s Live-Action ‘Peter Pan’ Remake Casts Jude Law as Hot Captain Hook
- Peter: Who is your favorite cinematic Hook?
Chris: AMC, Regal, and Cinemark Are Suing New Jersey to Open Theaters Sooner
- Peter: But should they allow churches to reopen?
Chris: Christopher Nolan Hesitant to Delay ‘Tenet’ Further Because He Wants to Show Faith in Movie Theaters
- Peter: Hearing this, do we really think this date will stick?
HT: Austin’s Fantastic Fest Film Festival Has Officially Been Canceled for 2020
- Peter: When do you think film festivals will return?
- Mention:
Chris: Halloween Kills Moves to 2021
- Peter: What did you think of the teaser trailer?
- Mention: other horror release date changes
HT: ‘Ready Player Two’ Sequel Novel Will Ply Readers With More ’80s References This November
- Peter: What do you think this could be about?
- Peter: Who will/should direct the movie?
Chris (og Ben): The Disney+ Version of ‘Hamilton’ is Not Eligible for Oscars
- Peter: What awards can it still be eligible for then?
- Mention: ‘Hamilton’ on Disney+ Resulted in Over Half a Million App Downloads Over the Weekend

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Groundhog Day, Fallout, Black Widow, Beavis and Butt-head, Frosty the Snowman, Brie Larson, and Lost Jul 06, 2020

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On the July 6, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, and senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Groundhog Day, Fallout, Black Widow, Beavis and Butt-head, Frosty the Snowman, Brie Larson, and Lost.

Opening Banter: What we did on July 4th.

In The News:

Ben: ‘Groundhog Day’ TV Series in Development, According to Stephen Tobolowsky
- Peter: Any thoughts on how to do the story for tv?
Jacob: ‘Fallout’ TV Series Coming to Amazon From ‘Westworld’ Creators
- Peter: Are we in a silver age of video game movie development?
Ben (og Chris): ‘Black Widow’ Will “Hand The Baton” to Florence Pugh
- Peter: Where was Pugh’s character during the infinity war?
Jacob (og Brad): Brie Larson Auditioned for ‘Terminator’, ‘The Hunger Games’ and At Least One of the ‘Star Wars’ Movies
- Peter: Could Brie have saved terminator? Which Star Wars character do you think she auditioned for?
Jacob (og Brad): Mike Judge’s ‘Beavis and Butt-Head’ is Getting Two New Seasons at Comedy Central
- Peter: Can Beavis and Butthead work in today’s more PC world?
Ben: ‘Lost’ Was Only Supposed to Last Three Seasons, and Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse Almost Left as Showrunners
- Peter: Would Lost have been a better series if it was only 3 seasons?

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Water Cooler: Eurovision, Unsolved Mysteries, Hamilton, Gladiator, Do The Right Thing, Extraction, Black Cauldron, Restaurant: Impossible, Into The Unknown, Schitt’s Creek, Central Park, Jul 03, 2020

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On the July 3, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler.

Opening Banter: HT isn’t here today.

At The Water Cooler:

What we’ve been Doing:
- Chris released a new bonus episode of 21st Century Spielberg.
What we’ve been Reading:
- Jacob has been playing catch-up with comics and has some recommendations: Curse Words and Undiscovered Country.
What we’ve been Watching:
- Chris, Brad, and Ben watched Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
- Peter watched Into The Unknown on Disney+, a few episodes of Central Park on AppleTV, The Princess and the Frog, and the first couple episodes of the new Unsolved Mysteries on Netflix.
- Brad watched Extraction, Somebody Feed Phil, rewatched Grumpy Old Men
- Jacob watched Restaurant: Impossible, Taste the Nation, Yummy, The Darkness, Trick, and started Schitt’s Creek.
- Chris watched Gladiator.
- Ben watched Do The Right Thing, The Phantom of the Opera, Hamilton, and The Black Cauldron.
What we’ve been Eating:
- Brad tried Starburst Fruit By the Foot, Mrs. Freshley’s New Reese’s, Hershey’s and Oreo Cupcakes, Frosted Flakes and Froot Loops Mash-Up Cereal, and Pepsi with a Splash of Pineapple Juice.
What we’ve been Playing:
- Jacob has been learning the Alien RPG and he’s eager to try out Thousand Year Old Vampire.
- Brad played Donut County

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The Mandalorian Books, The Simpsons, Jason Momoa's Frosty the Snowman, D.A.R.Y.L. Sequel, and More Jul 01, 2020

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On the July 1, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and TV news, including The Simpsons’ new voice actor policy, Sundance’s plans for 2021, The Mandalorian books, Jason Momoa’s Frosty the Snowman, a new TMNT film, and that D.A.R.Y.L. sequel we’ve all been waiting thirty-five years to see.

Opening Banter:

In The News:

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Twister & Pirates of the Caribbean Reboots, Scott Pilgrim Animated Series, Colin Trevorrow’s Atlantis, Jurassic World Jun 26, 2020

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On the June 26, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including COVID movie delays, Pandemic film productions, a Scott Pilgrim animated series, Colin Trevorrow’s Atlantis, Jurassic World casting and a Twister reboot.

In The News:

Ben: Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ Has Been Delayed Again, This Time to Mid-August

Mention: ‘Mulan’ Release Date May Be Postponed by Disney Again

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All the other stuff you need to know:

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Water Cooler: Floor is Lava, Warning: Do Not Play, Undertaker: The Last Ride, The King of Staten Island, A Whisker Away, Adventures of Tintin, Brahms: The Boy II, Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2 Jun 24, 2020

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On the June 24, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler.

Opening Banter:

At The Water Cooler:

What we’ve been Doing:
- Peter got a haircut! He went back to Universal Citywalk Hollywood, and saw friends for the first time in three months.
- Brad got an Apple Watch from his girlfriend, and is trying to figure out how to maximize its potential
What we’ve been Watching:
- Peter and Chris watched Floor is Lava.
- Jacob and Chris watched Warning: Do Not Play and You Should Have Left.
- Peter saw The Lovebirds on Netflix, and loved Undertaker: The Last Ride on WWE Network.
- Jacob watched Brahms: The Boy II, Becky, The Assent, and season one of What We Do in the Shadows.
- Chris watched I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, A League of Their Own, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and The Adventures of Tintin.
- Ben watched The Painter and the Thief.
- Brad watched Crawl and Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2
- Hoai-Tran watched The King of Staten Island, Eurovision Song Contest, Volver, A Whisker Away, and Dororo.
What we’ve been Eating:
- Peter has been eating Ritz Crisp Thins.
- Brad tried Baconator Pringles, Henry Weinhard’s Root Beer, and Mama Cozzi’s Breakfast Pizza
- Jacob tried Teremana tequila.
What we’ve been Playing:
- Jacob has been playing Invisible Inc. and played through all of The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan.

Other Articles Mentioned:

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Michael Keaton's Batman Return, Joel Schumacher, Hamilton’s MPAA Rating, V/H/S 94 and Star Wars: Light of the Jedi Jun 22, 2020

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On the June 22, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including the death of Joel Schumacher, Michael Keaton returns as Batman, Hamilton’s MPAA rating, V/H/S 94 and Star Wars: Light of the Jedi.

In The News:

Ben: Joel Schumacher, Director of ‘Batman Forever’, ‘The Lost Boys’, and More, Dead at 80
Chris: Michael Keaton Will Return as Batman in Multiple DC Movies, Starting With ‘The Flash’ Solo Movie
Ben: ‘Hamilton’ is Rated PG-13 on Disney+, and Lin-Manuel Miranda Explains the F-Bomb Count
Chris: ‘V/H/S 94’ Will Revive the ‘V/H/S’ Horror Franchise
Brad: ‘Star Wars: Light of the Jedi’ Excerpt Teases the Galaxy-Wide Disaster in ‘The High Republic’

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Movie Theater Mask Policies, Academy Awards and Upcoming Films From Edgar Wright & Disney Animation Jun 19, 2020

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On the June 19, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, and senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss the latest film and tv news, including the Academy Awards being pushed back, AMC’s Mask policy, Attack the Block 2, upcoming films from Edgar Wright & Disney Animation.

In The News:

Brad (og Chris): Academy Awards Delayed Until April 2021, Movies Released Up Until February 2021 Now Eligible for Nominations
Ben (og HT): AMC Theatres Reverses Re-Opening Policy, Will Now Require Guests to Wear Masks [Updated]
- Peter recaps: AMC in trouble, Nolan is pushing for Tenet to be released this summer...
- AMC’s initial statement
- The backlash
- Alamo Drafthouse’s statement
- AMC reverses policy
  - Will this change your mind about going?
Brad: An ‘Attack the Block’ Sequel Was Recently Discussed By Director Joe Cornish and John Boyega
Ben: Edgar Wright to Direct ‘The Chain’ Movie Based on the Bestselling Book, with Jane Goldman Writing the Script
Brad: Details on Disney’s New Animated Movie ‘Encanto’ from ‘Zootopia’ Directors Come to Light

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Water Cooler: Wounds, Da 5 Bloods, Perry Mason, Long Gone Summer, Extracurricular, Wiseguy, and More Jun 17, 2020

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On the June 17, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler.

Opening Banter: Peter’s out today.

At The Water Cooler:

What we’ve been Doing:
- Chris released a new episode of 21st Century Spielberg.
What we’ve been Reading:
- Jacob started reading The Victory Machine.
- Chris read Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi.
What we’ve been Watching:
- Ben watched Reunited Apart: Fellowship of the Ring
- Jacob watched Come to Daddy, Wounds, Inside Man, BlacKkKlansman, and Long Gone Summer.
- Brad watched Reunited Apart: Ghostbusters, The Lovebirds and The Art of Self-Defense.
- Chris watched Perry Mason.
- Hoai-Tran watched Da 5 Bloods and Extracurricular.
What we’ve been Eating:
What we’ve been Playing:
- Brad played Halo 2 for the first time in roughly a decade or so, and he sucks at it now.
- Jacob has been playing a ton of Unmatched: Cobble and Fog.

Other Articles Mentioned:

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