It Was A Sh*t Show

Making Peter Pan grow up is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Hook, from the film starting out as a musical, to the rumored feud between Steven Spielberg and Julia Roberts.

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Not only is the de-aging terrible, its also unneeded. They're old. It's been 30 years. Just let them be old. The ad would have worked just as well.

Guy [who’s only ever seen one post-apocalyptic movie… and its Waterworld]: Getting a lot of Fallout vibes from this.

A bunch of whiny, misogynistic trolls are about to find out producers don’t actually write these movies and TV shows.

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Making Mad Max on water is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Waterworld, from the budget spiraling out of control, to the recurring feud between Kevin Costner and Director Kevin Reynolds.

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This coming from the company who's state goal is to destroy the theater business.

I'll pass it along!
Southland Tales... hmm, might be an interesting one to cover.

Feelings Don’t Matter: How the Ellison Era Is Transforming Paramount It’s a brand-new day at the legacy studio, where prestige films are out, testosterone-heavy tentpoles are in and Brett Ratner is back on the call sheet.

This is a horrendous read. Paramount has become a toxic frat house (full of notoriously bad people).

But also a music-infused comedy about racism from Trey Parker, Matt Stone... and Kendrick Lamar?!

Know the feeling.

Fighting trucks is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Maximum Overdrive, from Director Stephen King admitting he was on cocaine throughout production, to the cinematographer losing his eye.

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They spelled Odyssey wrong.

Warners Making ‘Gremlins 3’ With Steven Spielberg, Chris Columbus Returning Warners Bros. is reviving the franchise after decades on the shelf for a 2027 release.

Joe Dante or bust!
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YouTube to Offer Voluntary Buyouts to Employees Amid AI Disruption Staffers that want to leave the video platform will be eligible for severance, as CEO Neal Mohan restructures its product division into three groups.

"[YouTube CEO Neal] Mohan cited AI as the “next frontier” for YouTube."

No thanks.

Cloning Ellen Ripley is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Alien: Resurrection, from the feud between the writer and director, to the long grueling underwater shoot.
Special Guest: Sequoia Simone

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When someone leaves a comment with well-intended advice on how to edit a YouTube video on one of my YouTube videos.

Testing your might is hard. For our 100th episode (!), let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Mortal Kombat, from the multiple actor injuries, to the possibility of a plagiarized theme song.

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Making a mechanical great white is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece, Jaws, from the never ending problems with the film’s shark, to the chaos of filming on the open ocean.
Animation by @wieverofpassion.bsky.social

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What Happened to Lionsgate's Splashy Plan to Make AI Movies With Runway? It's Complicated | Exclusive Lionsgate's agreement with AI startup Runway serves as a cautionary tale of the pitfalls of embracing a technology too early.

People who make these deals have no clue how AI works.

Cameron not dispelling those "Avatar and The Abyss are the same universe" rumors very well:

Not sure how listening to the incompetency of Trank and Fox is helping you stay sane... but hey, you do you! Haha
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Making superpowers gritty is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make 2015’s Fantastic Four, from director Josh Trank’s erratic behavior to reshooting a third of the film months before releasing.

Special Guest: @alanseawright.bsky.social

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Making promotional art is hard. Let’s talk about how some movie posters dealt with controversies, from the royalties for Pulp Fiction, to the whitewashing on Couples Retreat.
Special Guest: Jonathan from Paper and Light @paper-and-light.bsky.social

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Making Blade act is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Blade: Trinity, from Wesley Snipes refusing to show up on set, to him suing New Line Cinema for taxes.

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Making monsters is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Universal’s Dark Universe, from abandoning Dracula Untold as a franchise starter, to 2017’s Mummy burying the shared universe before it could begin.

Watch here: youtu.be/2PXZi0cyjlY

Stealing from drug lords is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Triple Frontier, from its decade long journey to existence to the endless rotation of big name stars.

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Watch the movie first because we spoil a big plot point!