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On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider return from CinemaCon to recap the big events, announcements, trailers and footage from the week. They also discuss Dune 3 vs Doomsday and how both studios are keeping the Dec 18th release date, Man of Tomorrow casting, Paramount’s David Ellison vs The Ankler’s Richard Rushfield and his appearance at the Con and skipping the congressional hearings for dubious reasons, and more!
#marvel #xmen #avengers #Netflix #Disney #DC #Superman #JamesGunn #starwars #TheHotMic #JeffSneider #JohnRocha
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro and Rundown
3:25 Avengers Doomsday Trailer Discussion and Marvel Presentation
12:20 Dune 3 Footage CinemaCon Discussion
19:18 The Odyssey Cinemacon Footage Discussion
22:06 Digger CinemaCon Footage Discussion
25:54 Michael B. Jordan and Adria Arjona Talk Thomas Crown Affair
27:15 The Social Reckoning CinemaCon Trailer Discussion
30:12 I Play Rocky CinemaCon Presentation and Trailer Discussion
33:37 Spaceballs: The New One Presentation and Trailer Discussion
35:54 Spider-Verse, Brand New Day, Jumanji Footage Discussion
38:00 Disclosure Day CinemaCon Footage and Spielberg Q&A Discussion
41:44 Adria Arjona Cast in Man of Tomorrow After Gunn Denials
48:50 David Ellison vs Richard Rushfeld Controversy over WB Merger
1:03:44 David Harbour Cast as Col Troutman in Rambo Prequel Movie
1:05:37 Selena Gomez Signs onto Brady Corbet's New Film
1:07:35 Streamlabs and Superchat Questions
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On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider talk Jeff's breaking story of NEW X-Men casting rumors for the MCU movie, James Gunn shooting down more Man of Tomorrow casting rumors, our CinemaCon preview, the Jeff Shell debacle at Paramount, Disney wanting shorter and cheaper Avatar sequels, Soderbergh and his AI announcement for a new movie, X-Men new writers announced, Emerald Fennell directing Basic Instinct denials, Jenna Ortega not in Gremlins 3, Glen Powell Comeback King announcement, Jonathan Majors falling out the window on Daily Wire film shoot, JJ Abrams Bad Robot changes, the Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russinni controversy, David WB Shareholders might vote against Zaslav's golden parachute and more!
#marvel #xmen #avengers #Netflix #Disney #DC #Superman #JamesGunn #TheHotMic #JeffSneider #JohnRocha
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro and Rundown
3:25 Final Destination Bloodlines to Direct 'Metal Gear Solid' Movie
9:40 Cameron Diaz Starring in 'Troop Beverly Hills' Sequel
11:35 James Gunn Battles Trades Over 'Man of Tomorrow' Casting Rumors
21:56 The Punisher One Last Kill Trailer, Glen Powell Comeback King News
24:00 Chloe Fineman Goes Viral for Pantsing Boy and Internet Loses Its Mind
27:31 X-Men New Casting Rumors, New Writers Announced
39:45 Emerald Fennell Denies She's Directing 'Basic Instinct' Sequel
42:56 Disney to Make "Shorter and Cheaper" Future Avatar Films
47:55 Jeff Shell Steps Down From Paramount Pictures Amid Controversy
50:14 WB Shareholders Advised to Vote Against Zaslav's "Golden Parachute"
52:35 Steven Soderbergh Talks Using AI for His Upcoming Movies
55:48 Jonathan Majors Falls Thru Window on Daily Wire Production
59:04 Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini Controversy Highlights Journalistic Ethics
1:04:01 Streamlabs and Superchat Questions
1:33:15 2026 CinemaCon Preview and Prediction
1:36:58 Streamlabs and Superchat Questions Part 2
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On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider talk the reports that Sadie Sink's Jean Grey is set to lead the MCU's Mutant Saga, a judge guts almost all of Blake Lively's sexual harassment suit against Justin Baldoni, the Super Mario Galaxy Movie sparking debates between fans and critics, Weapons prequel gets a writer, Blair Witch reboot gets a director, Scream 8 gets a writer, Kathryn Bigelow in talks for new film, Supergirl, MOTU, Backrooms, Cape Fear and Mother Mary trailers, The Drama review, Laura Dern in Jeffrey Epstein film, the former Amazon Executive piece about the fear of offending Hollywood is driving down profits, OpenI still in talks with Disney, Super Mario box office and more!
#marvel #avengers #Netflix #Disney #MCU #avengers #supermario #mariobros #TheHotMic #JeffSneider #JohnRocha
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0:00 Intro and Rundown
3:48 Judge Guts Blake Lively's Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Justin Baldoni
9:06 Matt Reeves to Direct 'Bonfire of the Vanities' Adaptation for Apple TV
12:14 Meryl Streep to Star in 'Corrections' Series from Jonathan Franzen
14:43 Ryan Gosling Leaves The Daniels $150M Sci Fi Movie
22:05 Sadie Sink To Be Center of the MCU's Mutant Saga, Signs 5 Movie Deal
35:38 Super Mario Galaxy Movie Divides Fans
37:36 'The Drama" Review
39:41 Weapons Prequel 'Gladys' Hires Zach Shields as Writer
41:58 'Scream 8' Hires Zuckerman Sisters to Write Script
48:58 'Blair Witch Project' Reboot Hires Director
50:39 Jamie Bell to Lead New 'Peaky Blinders' Series
53:20 Laura Dern To Lead Jeffrey Epstein Series Based on Investigative Book
58:46 OpenAI and Disney to Keep Working Together
1:04:20 Former Amazon Exec Says Box Office Failed Playing it Too Safe
1:11:12 Streamlabs and Superchat Questions
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On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider talk Jumanji 3 moving to Xmas and if that will mean that Avengers: Doomsday moves up a week, Disney cancelling their OpenAI deal and what it means for AI, the Harry Potter, Apex and Moana trailers, Kevin Costner and Jake Gyllenhaal for a new Scott Cooper film, Stephen Colbert’s LOTR movie, Project Hail Mary sequel in the works, Willem Dafoe and Adam Sandler in the new film, Zach Cregger’s Flood getting a theatrical rollout, Kirsten Dunst in The Housemaid sequel, Glen Powell and Judd Apatow project shoots next month, Cliffhanger reboot is in limbo over Row K issues, the Alan Ritchson fight, your MBJ story from last week, PTA rewriting DiCaprio and Scorsese film, I Want To Kill You Review & more!
#marvel #avengers #harrypotter #Dune #LOTR #Netflix #Disney #MCU #jumanji #TheHotMic #JeffSneider #JohnRocha
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro and Rundown
1:46 Ryan Gosling to Lead New Film from The Daniels
6:25 Project Hail Mary and Ready or Not 2 Reviews
11:52 Project Hail Mary Sequel Reportedly in the Works
13:33 Himesh Patel, Danielle Deadwyler to Lead X-Files Reboot Series for Ryan Coogler
15:45 Vanessa Kirby, Yahya Abdul Mateen II Teaming for Louis Leterrier Apple Movie
19:08 Jumanji 3 Moves to Xmas, Will Doomsday or Dune 3 Move to Dec 11th Release?
27:31 Sneider Confirms Sadie Sink is Jean Grey in Spider-Man: Brand New Day
38:06 Kirsten Dunst Will Star in The Housemaid Sequel with Sydney Sweeney
41:05 Harry Potter Series and The End of Oak Street Trailers
47:50 Alan Ritchson Fights His Neighbor - What Happened?
50:41 APEX and Moana Trailers
55:08 Michael B Jordan Reportedly Asks for $18M for Miami Vice Reboot
1:01:21 Stephen Colbert Writing LOTR Movie with Phillipa Boyens
1:04:51 Kevin Costner and Jake Gyllenhaal Cast in Remake of 2001's 'Time Out'
1:09:48 Adam Sandler and Willem Dafoe Cast in New Scott Cooper Film
1:11:48 'THEY WILL KILL YOU' Review
1:15:16 Zack Cregger's 'Flood' Getting Theatrical Rollout
1:15:50 Row K Financial Troubles Pause 'Cliffhanger' Reboot
1:18:37 Disney Ends OpenAI Deal and Sora Usage
1:24:38 Streamlabs and Superchat Questions
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On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider talk Tom Cruise rumored to be playing the villain in Miami Vice reboot, Robert De Niro turning down The Batman 2, but Viggo Mortensen is in talks for it, Netflix responding to Matt Damon over repeating plot points drama, AI version of Val Kilmer in a movie, Sarah Michelle Gellar pushes a false Buffy narrative to escape blame, Michaela Coel rebooting JCVD's Bloodsport, Oscars reactions and ratings info, Spider-Man 4 and Dune 3 trailers, Kirsten Dunst cast in Minecraft Movie 2, Drew Goddard provides Matrix 5 updates and more!
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro and Rundown
3:00 Drew Goddard Offers Updates on The Matrix 5
8:10 Netflix Pushes Back on Matt Damon's Comments About Repeating Plot Points
14:44 Oscars Reactions, Ratings Down 9 Percent, Was Conan a Bad Host?
28:15 What Happened with the Timothee Chalamet Oscars Campaign?
32:24 Robert DeNiro Turns Down Batman 2, Is Viggo Really in Talks to Be In It?
35:30 Tom Cruise Eyed for Miami Vice Reboot Villain or Is This Story Not True?
39:21 Kirsten Dunst Cast in Minecraft Movie 2
42:22 Michaela Cole Rebooting BLOODSPORT for A24
49:14 Spider-Man 4, Dune Part 3 Trailers Talk And Other Trailers of the Week
1:01:50 Sneider Reviews 'I Swear' About John Davidson's Tourette's Struggles
1:05:35 Val Kilmer to Appear Thanks to AI in New Movie
1:09:34 Sneider vs Rocha Over Buffy Reboot Controversy
1:26:18 Streamlabs and Superchat Questions
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On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider talk Sneider's scoop that Aaron Pierre's John Stewart will be in Man of Tomorrow and if this is a hint that a soft launch of the Justice League is happening here, Kate Winslet for The Hunt for Gollum, Daniel Craig turns down The Batman 2, Universal extending theatrical windows, Kevin Williamson not returning for Scream 8, Supergirl changes composers...AGAIN, Michael Sarnoski for Alien Romulus sequel rumor, Billie Eilish to star in a Bell Jar theatrical adaptation, Quentin Tarantino vs Patrica Arquette over the N word, new Disclosure Day trailer from today, Avatar 4 is happening according to James Cameron, Schwarzenegger and McQuarrie teaming up for Conan 3, our Oscars predictions and more!
#DC #Batman #lordoftherings #oscars #disney #netflix #avatar #alien #arnoldschwarzenegger #TheHotMic #JeffSneider #JohnRocha
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro and Rundown
2:30 Kate Winslet to Lead The Hunt for Gollum, Is it an LOTR Trilogy Now???
6:48 Disclosure Day Trailer and Other Trailers of the Week
11:47 Universal Studios is Extending Theatrical Windows to 45 Days in 2027
15:26 Kevin Williamson NOT Returning for 'Scream 8'
18:45 Aaron Pierre's John Stewart Reportedly in Man of Tomorrow, Soft Launch of JL?
25:11 Daniel Craig Turns Down The Batman Part 2
32:54 Supergirl Taps Claudia Sarne to Replace Junkie XL as Composer
36:55 Michael Sarnoski Eyed for Alien: Romulus Sequel
40:43 Christopher McQuarrie and Schwarzenegger Working on Conan 3, Will it Happen?
46:17 Tilly Norwood's AI Music Video is Horribly Received
48:09 Billie Eilish Set to Star in The Bell Jar Adaptation for Sarah Polley
52:45 DGA Director Whines About Seeing All The Movies To Vote in the Oscars
1:05:17 Oscars Predictions for Sunday
1:12:52 Streamlabs and Superchat Questions
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On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider talk Daniel Craig reportedly being offered the role of Christopher Dent in The Batman 2, a Game of Thrones movie is reportedly in the works, the trailers for Beef and Lanterns, Lee Isaac Chung leaves Oceans 11 prequel, Sir Ben Kingsley for Sonic 4, is Timothee Chalamet’s Oscar in trouble? The Bride review, Netflix acquires Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking start up, Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan renting at Oscars, Dand more!
#DC #Batman #danielcraig #gameofthrones #sonic #oscars #disney #netflix #TheHotMic #JeffSneider #JohnRocha
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro and Rundown
1:50 Megan Ellison Resuscitates Annapurna Pictures, Will it Be Bought by Paramount?
12:23 Lee Isaac Chung Leaves Margot Robbie's Oceans 11 Prequel Movie
18:00 Thoughts on John Campea's Thoughts on Gunn Leaving DCU
21:12 Daniel Craig Reportedly Offered Chris Dent Role in The Batman 2
25:00 Game of Thrones Movie is Reportedly In the Works from Beau Willimon
28:29 LANTERNS Trailer Drops and Splits the DC Fandom
32:16 Sir Ben Kingsley Tagged for "Live Action Key Role" in Sonic 4
36:48 Netflix Purchases Ben Affleck's AI Startup to Help Filmmakers
42:40 Should Matt Damon Stay as Jason Bourne or Pass on the Torch?
51:18 SCOOP: Netflix Has Two Animated Ghostbusters Projects In the Works
55:24 Is Timothee Chalamet's Oscar in Danger
59:14 The Bride Review
1:02:15 THR Releases Results of Oscars Anonymous Ballot
1:05:14 RDJ, Anne Hathaway, Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan to Be Oscars Presenters
1:08:24 Streamlabs and Superchat Questions
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On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider bring you their review of Scream 7 and also talk Paramount's new plans for WB, Netflix;'s Ted Sarandos makes new comments about losing out on WB, the Scary Movie 6 trailer. and more!
#scream #scream7 #paramount #WB #disney #netflix #TheHotMic #JeffSneider #JohnRocha
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro and Rundown
3:23 Ted Sarandos Speaks on Losing WB, Dealing With Trump, Open to Theatrical
9:20 Paramount's New Plans for WB Announced, Will It Work?
19:07 Scary Movie 6 Trailer Discussion
21:00 Scream 7 Spoiler Review
37:50 Bruce Campbell Reveals Cancer Diagnosis, Anna Camp's Scream 7 Post
41:45 Streamlabs and Superchat Questions
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On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider discuss the shocking exit of Netflix from the WB bidding with Paramount odds on favorite to win, but is the deal already in trouble? They also talk the news that Max Landis is writing a GI JOE movie for Paramount, the BAFTA's controversial incident with Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors selling out to The Daily Wire, Christian Bale confirming he's in Heat 2, Zack Snyder's new comments on JL 2 and Superman, Sony confirms Spider-Man reboot, Zach Cregger got carte blanche for Resident Evil, Apple gets Lance Armstrong biopic with Austin Butler, Magnificent Seven remake with Matt Dillon, John Turturro to Star With Paul Rudd, and Paul Giamatti in Tom McCarthy’s new film, Project Hail Mary first reactions, Scream 7 box office predictions and more!
#DC #BATMAN #jamesbond #avengers #doomsday #MCU #MARVEL #disney #WB #netflix #TheHotMic #JeffSneider #JohnRocha
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro and Rundown
3:11 Paramount Taps Max Landis to Write GI Joe Movie
13:23 Jason Reitman Plans Live Action 'Astro Boy'
16:10 BAFTAs Controversy with Michael B. Jordan, Delroy Lindo and John Davidson
23:40 Paramount Gets WB Afrer Netflix Withdraws Its Bid, What Now?
47:09 Christian Bale Confirms That He's In HEAT 2
51:05 Jonathan Majors To Lead New Film From The Daily Wire and Ben Shapiro
57:08 Scream 7's Surprising Opening Box Office Numbers
58:17 Tom Rothman Rebooting Sony Spider-Man Universe
1:00:25 Zack Cregger Gets Carte Blanche for Resident Evil
1:02:12 Streamlabs and Superchat Questions
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On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider discuss Paramount's new offensive to get WB is working, James Gunn delaying Brave and the Bold until after Batman 3, Jacob Elordi rumored to have met with Denis Villenueve over Bond casting, Tom Cruise courting Chloe Zhao for MI 9, Steven Soderbergh’s first comments on Ben Solo movie, Tom Noonan and Robert Duvall tributes, the Wuthering Heights PR controversy, Adam Wingard leaves Face Off 2, AI talk with McConaughey, Seedance, lawsuits and Roger Avary’s comments and more.
#DC #BATMAN #jamesbond #avengers #doomsday #MCU #MARVEL #disney #WB #netflix #TheHotMic #JeffSneider #JohnRocha
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro and Rundown
2:10 Tom Cruise Rumored to Court Chloe Zhao for Mission: Impossible 9
6:30 Steven Soderbergh Talks Hunt for Ben Solo
11:00 Gina Carano vs Ronda Rousey In a Netflix MMA Bout
14:50 Jacob Elordi for James Bond Rumors Intensify
19:52 Avengers: Secret Wars Is NOT Being Split into Two Films
23:53 James Gunn is NOT Fast Tracking Batman 3 and Batman 2 is Still on Schedule
26:30 Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu Reuniting for New Charlie's Angels Movie
31:24 HOTD S3, Toy Story 5, Lee Cronin's The Mummy and Other Trailers
39:48 Wuthering Heights Review
42:05 Robert Duvall and Tom Noonan Tributes
48:00 Paramount Launches New Offensive to Get WBD - Is It Working?
52:04 Miscellaneous News Items
55:45 WB Pays 2000 Influencers to Promote Positive Wuthering Heights Reactions
1:02:36 Ted Levine Laments Trans Approach in Silence of the Lambs - Is He Right?
1:07:30 Streamlabs and Superchat Questions
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