Daily Podcast: Groundhog Day, Fallout, Black Widow, Beavis And Butt-Head, Frosty The Snowman, Brie Larson, And Lost

On the July 6, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, and senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Groundhog Day, Fallout, Black Widow, Beavis and Butt-head, Frosty the Snowman, Brie Larson, and Lost.

Opening Banter: What we did on July 4th!In The News:

  • Ben: 'Groundhog Day' TV Series in Development, According to Stephen Tobolowsky
  • Peter: Any thoughts on how to do the story for tv?
  • Jacob: 'Fallout' TV Series Coming to Amazon From 'Westworld' Creators
  • Peter: Are we in a silver age of video game movie development?
  • Ben (og Chris): 'Black Widow' Will "Hand The Baton" to Florence Pugh
  • Peter: Where was Pugh's character during the infinity war?
  • Jacob (og Brad): Brie Larson Auditioned for 'Terminator', 'The Hunger Games' and At Least One of the 'Star Wars' Movies
  • Peter: Could Brie have saved terminator? Which Star Wars character do you think she auditioned for?
  • Jacob (og Brad): Mike Judge's 'Beavis and Butt-Head' is Getting Two New Seasons at Comedy Central
  • Peter: Can Beavis and Butthead work in today's more PC world?
  • Ben: 'Lost' Was Only Supposed to Last Three Seasons, and Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse Almost Left as Showrunners
  • Peter: Would Lost have been a better series if it was only 3 seasons?
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