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Daily Podcast: Rian Johnson Still Directing 'Star Wars' Even Though We Don't Deserve Him, What Is Netflix Doing With Our Bandersnatch Data? Oscars, Mission Impossible, Kevin Smith

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By Peter Sciretta

On the February 14, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Oscar controversy, Mission Impossible, Kevin Smith, Black Mirror and Rian Johnson's Star Wars trilogy.You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).

Opening Banter: It's Valentine's Day!In The Mail Bag:

  • David in S. California writes in to respond to our comments about the Frozen 2 teaser trailer being more dramatic and mature, noting that "the first Cars 3 teaser was similar (Lightning McQueen in a slow motion car wreck) — but ultimately the movie's tone was similar to the other Cars movies.  Just an observation my wife had. I enjoy listening to your show. Sincerely"

    • In The News:

  • Brad: Rian Johnson is Still Working on His Own 'Star Wars' Trilogy, Contrary to Rumors Otherwise
  • Chris: The Academy Clarifies Controversial Oscars Plans for Announcing Categories
  • Peter responds to the /Film Court on the latest /Filmcast
  • Chris: Tom Cruise Really Was Supposed to Step Aside After 'Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol'
  • Brad: Kevin Smith Needs Redbox to Replace 'Clerks' Locale RST Video in 'Jay and Silent Bob Reboot'
  • Chris: Netflix is Saving Your 'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch' Data...Kind of Like a 'Black Mirror' Episode

    • All the other stuff you need to know:

  • You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.
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