Daily Podcast: Which Wrong Lessons Will Hollywood Take From Joker's Success? Marvel TV, Foundation, Avatar 2, Hocus Pocus 2 & Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker

By Peter ScirettaOct. 24, 2019 11:45 am EST

On the October 24, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Marvel TV, Joker box office, Foundation, Avatar sequels, Hocus Pocus 2, and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

In The News:

HT: Marvel TV Head Jeph Loeb is Leaving the Company

Ben: 'Joker' Box Office Profits Will be Almost as Much as 'Avengers: Infinity War', Because We Live in a Society

HT: Rupert Sanders to Direct 'Foundation' Pilot for Apple TV+

HT: Jared Harris and Lee Pace Join Apple's Adaptation of Isaac Asimov's Sci-Fi Series

Ben: 'Avatar' Sequels Will Use High Frame Rate "Sparingly," According to James Cameron

HT: 'Hocus Pocus 2' is Being Summoned at Disney+

Ben: New 'Star Tours' Update Will Take Us to Death Star Remains, Reveals Name of Planet Where It Crashed

Ben: 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' to Overtake 'Last Jedi' as the Longest 'Star Wars' Movie

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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