Daily Podcast: The Problem With Last Jedi's Ending, Black Widow, Gambit, New Mutants, DGA Awards

On the January 11, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and weekend editor Brad Oman to talk about the latest news, including changing copyright laws, 2018 DGA Award nominations, Black Widow and Gambit movies and Fox is shifting a lot of their superhero release dates. And in the Spoiler Room, we'll be talking a bit more about Star Wars: the Last Jedi, including new secrets revealed, the original ending of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Rian Johnson's explanation of a questionable moment in the ending of the film.You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).

At the Water Cooler:

  • Brad watched Mother! and Last Flag Flying
  • Ben read the first trade of Saga
  • Peter presented an award at the first-ever Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards
  • In the News:

  • 2018 Directors Guild Awards Nominations Finally Give Greta Gerwig and 'Lady Bird' Some Love
  • What Does It Mean For Hollywood If Another Copyright Extension Doesn't Pass This Year?
  • Marvel's 'Black Widow' Movie is Finally Moving Forward
  • 'Gambit' Loses Yet Another Director as Gore Verbinski Bails
  • 'New Mutants' Pushed to 2019, 'Deadpool 2' Moved Up, and More
  • In the Spoiler Room:

  • 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Secrets Revealed by Lucasfilm Story Group Along with Spoilery New Stills
  • 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Original Ending Revealed
  • Rian Johnson Explains a Questionable Moment in 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Ending
  • You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Please feel free to send your feedback, questions or comments to us at peter@slashfilm.com and leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.