/Filmcast Ep. 527 - The Lion King

By SlashfilmcastJuly 23, 2019 8:00 pm EST

David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss exciting news out of San Diego Comic-Con, covering everything from Tom Cruise in Top Gun 2, Natalie Portman as Thor, and Patrick Stewart returning as Captain Picard.

For the feature review, the cast collectively ask the existential question "what's the reason of being for this new Lion King movie?"

Read about why even furries think the Cats trailer looks unattractive here. and read about the future of Hollywood under the shadow of Disney here.

Listen and subscribe to David's newest podcast Culturally Relevant, including his interview with director Lulu Wang on her film The Farewell. Check out Jeff Cannata's D&D show Dungeon Run. Listen to David's other podcast Write Along with writer C. Robert Cargill Devindra's new podcast Know More Tech, answering your question on the latest gadgets. Subscribe to David's Youtube channel at Davechensky.

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Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)

What We've been Watching (~10:55)

David – Crawl, Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy

Film News (~18:45)

Feature contains spoilers (~1:13:00)

Credits:

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