Daily Podcast: Big Theme Park Announcements, Unmade Batman Movie, Venom 2 Director & Should We Even Care Who Rey's Parents Are?

On the August 1, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, and senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Universal Studios: Epic Universe, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, Scarlet Witch, Ben Affleck's Batman, Venom 2 and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

Opening Banter: News is slow this week.In The News:

Brad: Universal Studios Announces New Epic Universe Theme Park Coming to Florida

Brad: Star Wars Galaxy's Edge at Disney World Will Serve Alcohol Outside Oga's Cantina, Unlike Disneyland

Ben: Marvel's Kevin Feige Thinks Scarlet Witch Could Have Taken Down Thanos Single-Handedly

Brad: Ben Affleck's Abandoned Batman Movie Would Have Been a Dark Journey Into Arkham Asylum

Ben: 'Venom 2' Director Search Includes 'Mowgli"s Andy Serkis, 'Planet of the Apes' Helmer Rupert Wyatt, and 'Bumblebee's Travis Knight

(og Chris): Did Tom Hardy Just Confirm Andy Serkis as the 'Venom 2' Director?

Jacob (og HT): 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Leak Suggests a Different Origin for Rey

Other Articles Mentioned:

Is This Spaceship the Key to Unlocking the Biggest Secret of 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'? 

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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