May 19, 2026 • 29 mins
Summer movie season 2026 is here and it's like Hollywood looked at the release calendar and chose violence.
This week on Pop Culture Weekly, Rotten Tomatoes editor and Scene on the Screen host Jacqueline Coley joins me to break down the absolutely stacked, mildly chaotic, and potentially billion-dollar-filled summer movie lineup. We’re talking Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, Spielberg’s new alien movie Disclosure Day, Toy Story 5, horror movies born from internet lore, the return of theatrical re-releases, and why movie theaters might actually be having a major comeback moment.
We also get into:
• Which movies could completely dominate the summer
• The surprise titles nobody should underestimate
• Why fandoms are basically running Hollywood now
• The future of blockbuster movies
• Why some sequels crash and burn while others explode
• And why I will absolutely continue defending terrible movies if they entertain me enough
Plus, Jacqueline explains why “the summer box office season is nicheifying,” which honestly sounds fake but is somehow completely accurate.
If you love movies, movie theaters, pop culture chaos, or just hearing two film nerds spiral about the future of Hollywood for an hour, this episode is for you.
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This week on Pop Culture Weekly, Rotten Tomatoes editor and Scene on the Screen host Jacqueline Coley joins me to break down the absolutely stacked, mildly chaotic, and potentially billion-dollar-filled summer movie lineup. We’re talking Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, Spielberg’s new alien movie Disclosure Day, Toy Story 5, horror movies born from internet lore, the return of theatrical re-releases, and why movie theaters might actually be having a major comeback moment.
We also get into:
• Which movies could completely dominate the summer
• The surprise titles nobody should underestimate
• Why fandoms are basically running Hollywood now
• The future of blockbuster movies
• Why some sequels crash and burn while others explode
• And why I will absolutely continue defending terrible movies if they entertain me enough
Plus, Jacqueline explains why “the summer box office season is nicheifying,” which honestly sounds fake but is somehow completely accurate.
If you love movies, movie theaters, pop culture chaos, or just hearing two film nerds spiral about the future of Hollywood for an hour, this episode is for you.
If you dig the show, subscribe, rate, and share - and tell your friend who's always stealing your streaming passwords.
📍 Watch now on YouTube or listen on your favorite podcast platform
🎧 Subscribe for more celeb interviews, streaming picks and pop culture deep dives!
🗣️ Want to be featured on the show? 📱 Leave a voicemail here!
📧 Become a degenerate and join the newsletter to get exclusive content, interviews & more once a week! Subscribe here!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
In this episode of pop Culture Weekly, Rotten Tomatoes editor
Jacqueline Coley returns and we talk all about Summer movie
Season twenty twenty six.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Let's go.
Speaker 3 (00:12):
Welcome to pop Culture Weekly with Kyle McMahon from iHeartRadio
your pop culture news, views, reviews and celebrity interviews on
all the movies, TV, music, and pop culture u CRABE Weekly.
Here's Kyle McMahon.
Speaker 1 (00:29):
NTT no no, no, No, Hello, and welcome to pop Culture
Weekly with Kyle McMahon. I of course am Kyle McMahon,
and this is the show where if Summer movie Season
has taught us anything, it's that no matter how many
new ideas somebody has, we're still going to get a
(00:51):
reboot of something from nineteen eighty seven.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
I'm Kyle McMahon, and I am genuinely.
Speaker 1 (00:56):
Excited for this episode because I love talking movies with
people who actually love movies.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
That's why you and I get along so well. Now.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
People pretending to love movies for engagement, or whose entire
personality is hating things online and certainly not people who
act like joy is illegal actual movie lovers, and that's
absolutely what Jacqueline Coley is this Summer movie season is
like absolutely unhinged.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
We've got legacy sequels, at least.
Speaker 1 (01:28):
Three films that are being called the next Top Gun Maverick,
and enough popcorn bucket discourse to qualify as a national emergency.
So naturally I had to bring in reinforcements and bring Jacqueline.
She of course has been on the show before. She's
with Rotten Tomatoes and the Scene on the Screen podcast,
which is awesome. So if you've missed any of the
(01:49):
episodes she's been on on Pop Culture Weekly, she's like
one of the smartest and most entertaining voices covering film
and television, and her podcasts on the Screen dives into movies, culture, representation, filmmaking,
and the bigger conversations around entertainment in a way that's
really thoughtful and fun. I just love her so and
(02:12):
I love this time of year because you know, we're
looking ahead at the summer movie season, the hits, the risks,
the why does this actually.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
Look amazing movies?
Speaker 1 (02:22):
And this year feels really interesting because the industry is
like still in this weird transitional phase where audiences are
becoming way more selective about what they leave the house for,
but we're also getting some really major, highly anticipated films
this summer. Before we jump in, make sure you're subscribed
(02:43):
to pop Culture Weekly wherever you get your podcasts, and
please sign up for the newsletter over at popcultureweekly dot com.
Every week I send out you know what's going on,
I have the latest episode of the show, videos, deep dives,
all that stuff, and you know you can find me
pretty much anywhere at real Kyle McMahon. So all right,
(03:05):
let's jump into summer movies with Jacqueline Coley. One of
the reasons I wanted Jacqueline on specifically for this episode
is because she has such a balanced perspective on film. Like,
you know, I can be a little bit dramatic, Jacqueline
is like you know where I'm like, you're insane, movie
loving pop culture loving friend. Jacqueline is like your smart, nuanced,
(03:30):
movie loving pop culture loving friend. She understands the industry side,
the audience side, the critical side, but she also approaches
movies like she's a fan because she is so. In
this conversation, Jacqueline and I are going to get into
the movies we think are poised to explode the summer,
as well as the ones we're skeptical about some of
(03:52):
the trends shaping this summer and what are what do
people actually want in summer twenty twenty six. So here
is my conversation with the amazing Jacqueline Coley. Once again,
I am joined by I love her, the amazing Jacqueline Coley,
editor at Rotten Tomatoes and host of the Scene on
(04:16):
the Screen podcast.
Speaker 4 (04:17):
Welcome back.
Speaker 5 (04:18):
Thank you for having me, Kyle. It's great to be here.
Speaker 4 (04:21):
It's I love having you.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
We have so many of the same thoughts on so
many titles, so I'm excited to talk to you about
summer twenty twenty six.
Speaker 4 (04:32):
What's like your general kind of vibe for the lineup?
Speaker 5 (04:37):
I mean, there's gonna be a lot of Zendeia.
Speaker 6 (04:39):
She's got Robert Pattinson, she's got The Odyssey, she's got
Spider Man, and then later than the year they have doomed.
But I don't know, I just feel like those two
are having a really great twenty twenty six.
Speaker 1 (04:52):
Yeah, yeah, for sure. What do you think, just high level? Quickly,
what do you think is going to be the talk
of the summer?
Speaker 6 (05:02):
Ooh, that's gonna be interesting, Because what's gonna be interesting
is we've already had a pretty big moment with Devil
Ware's Prada, which is already like sort of like the
unofficial kickoff of summer movie season. But I think what's
gonna be more interesting is we have a bunch of
very big animated movies that are probably going to dominate
even higher than what we expect with some of these
bigger titles like Disclosure Day or The Odyssey or Supergirl
(05:26):
or any of these other sort of like big titles
this summer. So like, I just think like Minions and
Toy Story two may be the actual word of the
summer more so than The Odyssey. But there's all gonna
be incredible movies that a lot of folks are talking about.
Speaker 1 (05:42):
Yeah, I love that, And I'm I'm thinking like between
Spider Man, The Odyssey, and Toy Story five are my
kind of three things, and I'm not sure which one
is going to beat out which one or if I'll
be shocked and it'll be something else like Minions two
(06:04):
or whatever. So yeah, I'm really curious to see, like, what,
you know, how the summer is going to go. And
I feel like we have a lot of good stuff
coming this summer, Like it's an exciting lineup.
Speaker 5 (06:16):
It is. It definitely is.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
What are you thinking in regards to like how twenty
twenty six plays out versus the last few years, you know,
post COVID.
Speaker 6 (06:27):
I mean I thought last year we were going to
get to a point where we actually got closer and
maybe got into double digits. Because I've believe that this
is correct. We still haven't gone to double digits since
the pandemic, like we you know, we've got into about eight,
you know, and I think last year it was expected
to go to nine, but it didn't. So this year
(06:47):
with an agrant this is not just summer, this is
a whole year. You have a new Marvel in game
movie where they brought back like everybody. You have already
a good year with like things like Super Mario and
del Warre's Prada. And then on top of that, you have,
like you said, like The Odyssey, The Spider Man, the
animated movies. And then there may be something that just
(07:09):
randomly hits and we have another Sinners or weapons type
moment like this new movie that's coming out Obsession. Yeah,
but like somewhat new, and like I don't know how
big that goes, but there's a chance that that movie
in this sort of like twisted romance type way ends
up being a much bigger thing, oh right now in
the summer movie window. So I'm interested to see actually
(07:33):
on seeing on the screen. We interview the director, Curry
Barker of that film, and he like started in short films,
but he's already on He's already filmed his next movie,
and he's on to do Texas Chainsaw Massacre. And so
this is a guy that hasn't even put his first
major studio movie in theaters and he's already technically working
on his third.
Speaker 5 (07:51):
So who knows.
Speaker 1 (07:52):
Yeah, I've heard a lot of buzz about Obsession, like
more so than I feel like no normal compared to
kind of like you know, quieter sort of movies.
Speaker 4 (08:04):
Like I'm hearing a.
Speaker 1 (08:05):
Lot of buzz about this, people talking about it, excited
about it. So you know, I'm kind of in the
same boat as you where I'm like, this could be
one of those surprise kind of bops.
Speaker 2 (08:15):
You know.
Speaker 5 (08:17):
Oh, and I didn't even mention it. But we also
have Masters of the Universe like people Love Man.
Speaker 6 (08:22):
And we also have I mean I think I mentioned
it at the top, but like Disclosure Day, we have
a new Steven Spielberg Aliens movie, and there's a lot
of people that'll be very interested in that.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
Yeah, what are you personally kind of thinking or I'm sorry,
what are you personally kind of looking forward to for
like the big or small summer films.
Speaker 6 (08:43):
I guess personally, I'm very much looking forward to now
Nolan's the Odyssey.
Speaker 5 (08:49):
It's not just the Odyssey, it's Nolan's the Odyssey. Looking
forward to that.
Speaker 6 (08:54):
Also looking forward to disclosure date, just because I figure
when mister Spielberg decides to say something about something, it's
usually because he feels confidently and that man believes in aliens.
He believes in aliens the way James Cameron believes in
diving to the bottom of Session. Like it's so I'm
(09:14):
as an as an artist, I'm interested to see an
artist talk about his obsession. It's sort of like when
Ghera mol del Toro makes movies about monsters, it's like, well,
this is his bag. Yeah, so like let's see what
they do with their bag. So I'm very excited for
I think both of those. But there's a ton of
things that are that are coming out. There's a new
exciting like indie movie called Is God Is Yes that
(09:38):
stars Vivica Fox and I believe Jane Money is also
in that one and produced by Tessa Thompson, And like,
I'm excited about that.
Speaker 5 (09:45):
So I'm excited to be surprised. How about that.
Speaker 6 (09:48):
I'm on my way actually to the can Film Festival,
and there's a lot of movies that are gonna be
coming out this summer that will premiere there, and I'm
excited for them. I mean, the guy that directed Trade Busson,
he has a new movie, Colony.
Speaker 5 (10:01):
I haven't heard that, Yeah, yeah, no.
Speaker 6 (10:04):
And then Trained to Bisson is having its tenth anniversary
this summer, which is crazy.
Speaker 1 (10:10):
And I love that film, and there was there was
what one or two follow ups to it too. Does
this one have anything to do with that kind of world?
Speaker 2 (10:20):
Do you know?
Speaker 6 (10:21):
I don't think so, but I haven't. I mean I
literally just wrote on it. It doesn't feel like it's
in the same world. But he is working with some
people that he had worked on in that film. I
mean Gongnu, who was also in Squid Game. He sort
of like broke out to American audiences with his performance
in Trained Bassan. He plays the salesman in Squid Game.
Speaker 1 (10:43):
Yeah, yeah, okay, all right, awesome, Yeah, I'm excited to
hear about that. I didn't know he was coming out
with the new one, so now that's going.
Speaker 4 (10:49):
To be on my radar.
Speaker 1 (10:51):
I feel like we're getting like a lot of anticipated
giant films, you know, Masters of the Universe, a new
Marvel Studio film, a new spider Man MCU film, you know,
a Nolan film, Like I really, I don't know, I
have super high hopes for this year, like I haven't
in a few years, like you know. I mean, of course,
(11:14):
I've been wrong twice in my life, so I could
this could be the third time. But but I feel like,
you know, I don't know. I just feel really excited
about this year, like in a big way for the industry,
for film lovers, like for genre lovers, Like I feel
like there's a lot of great stuff that's going to
be coming, and I'm really hoping for like a big
(11:35):
breakout year.
Speaker 4 (11:36):
Again.
Speaker 6 (11:37):
Yeah, and I didn't mention this, but you know, Rotten
Tomato is owned by Findangos, so technically I work for
a ticket company. And another big thing that we get
insights on there is the re release schedule, Like top
Gun is having like another re release moment over the
summer where they're going to be bringing back Maverick Top
(11:58):
Gun as well as the Rich Top Gun. And it
doesn't hurt that they also just announced that they're in
production for Top Gun three, and so I mentioned Trained
to Busan. There will also be screenings of that for
its tenth anniversary, and so there's a lot of these
movies that were the cat A moment, you know what
I mean, way back when, and now they're coming back
(12:20):
into theaters. Amos Perros is also having a re release
and they're also I believe, doing a screening here. It
can for it as well.
Speaker 4 (12:30):
Remind me or tell me about that. I feel like
I'm I fell asleep.
Speaker 5 (12:36):
No a mos Peros.
Speaker 6 (12:37):
So this is in Yurito's film, Yeah, who obviously has
Digger coming out this fall.
Speaker 5 (12:46):
He directed Birdman and the revment.
Speaker 6 (12:48):
Amos Perros is one of his very first films and
it is basically a love letter and also a tragic
tale about dog ownership and a whole bunch of other
different things. But it is having a re released and
I believe also probably usually when they do these re releases,
they also update it for four k yes, the DVD sales,
although that hasn't been announced yet.
Speaker 5 (13:08):
That's usually how this goes.
Speaker 6 (13:10):
And I love that filmmakers can have these moments. I mean, also,
this year is the twenty fifth anniversary of Fast and
Furious and they're also getting ready to gear up for
a lot of re release stuff around that one.
Speaker 4 (13:23):
That's interesting.
Speaker 1 (13:24):
And first of all, thank you for telling me about
Amoris Peros pros.
Speaker 6 (13:29):
Yeah, it's an old one. I think this is like
ninety two thousand and seven.
Speaker 1 (13:33):
No, I mean, I'm like two thousand and one girl too,
is it two thousand and one?
Speaker 5 (13:37):
Two thousand and one.
Speaker 1 (13:38):
Yeah, I'm always looking for great stuff and I don't
know how that, like ever, just slipped under my radar.
But the thing that I let you know to your point,
you know, ticketing Fandango movie theaters, Like I love how
they are starting. You know, they have been in the past,
I guess really since COVID, but they feel like in
(13:59):
the last year it's been happening more and more with bringing.
Speaker 4 (14:02):
Re releases back.
Speaker 1 (14:03):
Like I've gotten to see so many cool movies that
I never got to see on screen, you know, from
when I was a kid or even before I was
born to movies that I did see on the big screen.
And now I'm like I want to go again. Like
I've gotten so to see so many films that on
the big screen that like is so cool.
Speaker 4 (14:25):
You know. I saw one Flow Over the Cuckoo's.
Speaker 1 (14:28):
Nest a couple of months back, and like, like, how
cool is that that we can go and see something?
You know, and I have a nice home theater, but
like it doesn't compare to a sixty foot eighty foot whatever,
you know, giant screen with the communal thing. I love
that studios are doing that. And then I also love
that it normally means we're getting a you know, updated
(14:50):
physical release too. So definitely Labyrinth, you I, I you
know Labyrinth definitely, So that was I think it's this
week that it's being re released in theaters nice and
like I'm like, you know, I could never have seen
that in the theater. Now I can, So I'm like
(15:10):
so stoked, and I'm hoping to go see it this weekend.
Speaker 4 (15:14):
But anyway, we're.
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Let's jump right back into it, all right, Jacqueline for
Summer twenty twenty six. What do you think, like now,
are things gonna come at us fast and furiously with
(15:40):
these big titles or is there any you know lag
that you see? I know often in August, you know
it's typically a slower month.
Speaker 4 (15:48):
Often do you see that this year?
Speaker 6 (15:51):
No? Actually, it's it's interesting too, Like we've talked already
about a lot of the films, but we haven't even
dived deep into ones that we've kind of like brushed off,
like an forget to mention this, Mwana is this?
Speaker 5 (16:02):
Oh yeah, mwana is this summer.
Speaker 6 (16:05):
In addition to that, we have a new Jackass movie,
And in addition to that, we have I think movies
that are not necessarily going to do a billion dollars
but have huge fan bases, like Scary Movie. So it's like,
I don't really see you having a week where you
can kind of fall off when you get into August,
for example, to your point, when things do feel like
(16:27):
they fall off, that's where we get super Troopers three. Again,
huge fan base on that movie. This one is a
little bit of a viral moment. Remember that that viral
ad they had for The ice Cream Man, a horror
movie around the ice Cream Man.
Speaker 5 (16:42):
That film is also going.
Speaker 6 (16:44):
To be hitting theaters in Audi in August, along with
another Pop Patrol movie. You and I don't care about it,
but there is a group of people from Jen Alpha
to early gen Z or sorry to late gen Z
that are going to be.
Speaker 5 (16:56):
Obsessed with that, absolutely obsessed with that. And then we
kind of in the month with another Insidious movie, again
huge fan basis. So it's like.
Speaker 6 (17:05):
Kind of even when you think, oh, yeah, these this
might be the one where things sort of fall off,
it really kind of keeps going all the way through
the year, and even I would say, like, I don't
know what this movie is gonna be, but they're making
another Cliffhanger movie. And I dug the first Cliffhanger a
lot with semesters on lit Goal, and so I think
(17:26):
if they just somewhat capture a little bit of the
can't be fun vibes of that movie, I think it'll
be a whole nother another moment. Yeah, I think it's
sort of like the summer box office season is nichefying
a bit. If I'm really being honest, there seems to
be clearly some four quadrant things. But then there's also
things that are gonna do extremely well despite the fact
(17:48):
that a lot of people aren't going to care that
much about them. I'm talking about something like Paw Patrol
or Super Troopers or scary movie. For some people that
is going to be the biggest movie of the summer,
and for other folks they're not even going to pay attention.
And there's even a movie coming out called The Back Rooms. Yes,
I cannot wait for this exactly. This is very similar
to that movie that came out earlier this year, Iron
(18:10):
Long is Iron Lung the Marketmplier moving, It's like that.
So this started as an Internet thing. Now they're having
their big box office moment.
Speaker 5 (18:18):
And so there that's probably going to do huge.
Speaker 6 (18:20):
Numbers that weekend and have a huge part of that
audience obsessed with it.
Speaker 5 (18:26):
It has nothing to do.
Speaker 6 (18:27):
With what you consider traditional distribution or a traditional type.
Speaker 5 (18:31):
Of movie making. I mean, it's independent. I really like
say that.
Speaker 6 (18:34):
There's tons of movies that have done this prior, but
Five Nights at Freddy's in our post COVID world really
sort of showed what this sort of Internet synergy can
do with box office moments, and then you know, Taylor
Swift and a couple of other people doing direct distribution
showed that there was money to be had in that,
and now we're seeing like an entire new part of
(18:56):
the movie making industry happening because.
Speaker 1 (18:58):
Of that, which, you know, is interesting that you say that,
because that's really how so much of our you know,
entertainment or media consuming or consumption happens now anyway where
it's like, you know, you and I may be on
the same wavelength on some of the titles that we
(19:19):
catch on Netflix or Apple Plus or whatever, but then
I have friends so I'm like, oh, did you see
that new Netflix movie?
Speaker 4 (19:25):
And they're like what, Like, I've never even heard of that,
And I'm.
Speaker 1 (19:27):
Like, it's like it's like it's just debuted on Netflix
on Friday, and they're like what, Like, you know, so
much of what we how we consume today is so
niche that that it's interesting. You know, you bring a
great point up that, like it it's starting to translate
into the theaters too, you know, rather than just being
in our own streaming bubble and our own social bubble,
(19:50):
and now it's it's it's like you know, you make
such a great point about that.
Speaker 4 (19:57):
What are you thinking? What do you think that could
be disappointing for this summer?
Speaker 1 (20:11):
Like and so I mean in terms of box office,
like I'm already hearing, you know, some backlash about Supergirl,
and I'm like, is this going to turn into a
thing where people are going to be uh, you know,
like they did with Captain Marvel? You know, and of
course Captain Marvel ended up being a billion dollar plus movie.
(20:33):
Do you do you foresee any kind of those brigading
disappointments this summer?
Speaker 5 (20:42):
I mean, if I knew that, I would probably have
a different job, great.
Speaker 6 (20:48):
I would have made a lot of money being able
to be predictive of that.
Speaker 5 (20:51):
I can't tell you a title.
Speaker 6 (20:53):
But one thing I have noticed, especially more recently as
we talk about how these audiences are nicheefying and maybe
that there's not as much of what you consider four
quadrant titles outside of like family films and like a
few blockbusters. But one thing I will say is if
there is disappointment, usually it's not gonna be with an
(21:15):
original story, unless it's like maybe a filmmaker who's known
for it, like Christopher Nolan, is ip, so he can
disappoint his audience. Most of these people don't have that
level of attachment with the audience, so they can't really disappoint.
But whatever film maybe ends up disappointing, I guarantee you
it's because whatever audience was hyped for it, the people
(21:38):
making it did not pay enough attention as to what
would keep those people hyped for it.
Speaker 5 (21:43):
Does that make sense?
Speaker 6 (21:44):
Like, I don't know what the name of the movie
will be, but I guarantee you it will be one
that ignores aspects of what makes the film great to
whoever will be disappointed by it.
Speaker 5 (21:56):
And I think those because I know the positive of that.
Speaker 6 (22:00):
We've seen that with Like James gunn Is, a huge
Superman fan, made a Superman movie with those fans in mind,
and then people flocked to it and became obsessed with it.
Earlier this year, they made a Super Mario Brothers movie
that Super Mario Brothers fans are complete and Nintendo fans
are completely obsessed with and they loved it and it
(22:21):
clearly was successful. So I don't know about which one's
going to be on the other side of it, but
I know the ones that do it right that they
have that and so if you're not doing that, I
know it's not going to go well.
Speaker 1 (22:30):
Yeah, and you know, going backwards on what you've said,
Megan two point zero or whatever it was called, did
exactly what you're saying, where you know, Megan Wand was
this giant kind of surprise hit and the fans of it,
including me, loved it. And then they released Megan two
point zero and it was like, this is a different like,
(22:51):
this isn't even like tangentally related to the first one.
Speaker 4 (22:55):
They were The first one was this kind of horror
thriller sci fi thing. This was like a like a
comedy sci fi. It was like really a bizarre turn.
Speaker 1 (23:05):
And and Jason bloom Blum ended up talking about that,
like we we went way off of what our audience
expected for this. And then the ones that did show
up were like, what is this? And they kind of
made that too, you know, too far of return.
Speaker 6 (23:24):
Uh.
Speaker 4 (23:26):
Personally for you.
Speaker 1 (23:27):
As a as a you know, audience member, what are
you most looking forward to this year?
Speaker 6 (23:36):
So, like, like I said, the Christopher Nolan for sure,
definitely looking forward to him, looking forward to Steven Spielberg.
I guess if I was gonna go later into the
year and maybe like get.
Speaker 5 (23:47):
To the fall.
Speaker 6 (23:51):
Think about it, because there's a few movies we haven't
talked about that are just a little bit further out. Oh,
Practical Magic too, very for Practical Magic Too. I was
a huge fan first Practical Magic. For those that don't know.
Alan Silvestria I believe does the score for it, and
it's amazing.
Speaker 4 (24:10):
And it's amazing. Is that fall?
Speaker 6 (24:14):
Yes, that one is September, so that one's outside of
like ours, because we talked about most of the ones
for that one.
Speaker 5 (24:22):
Oh, here, there's a movie coming out at the end
of August, Kyote versus Yes.
Speaker 6 (24:28):
And this one I think is really great because it
was a movie that you know, again, I work for
a ticket company and we really believe that the best
way to see movies is an immersive environment with strangers
in a dark room with a popcorn wherever.
Speaker 5 (24:42):
You want to sit.
Speaker 6 (24:43):
Right, this is a movie that's now going to have
a huge theatrical moment that wasn't and I think that
is like a huge win for the industry, is that
this movie was maybe gonna go away, and now fans
of Looney Tunes and fans of Live Sorry fans of
animation will have this moment and they'll be able to yeah,
(25:04):
like live in that.
Speaker 4 (25:06):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (25:07):
Yeah, it's it really is an amazing story behind that movie,
and I'm like so rooting for its success.
Speaker 4 (25:15):
Any final thoughts on the summer of twenty twenty six, Yeah, I.
Speaker 6 (25:19):
Mean again, it's been such a packed one. We didn't
even mention Star Wars. Oh yeah, reversal from previous things,
like I think it's cool too. Again, just continuing to
teut the box office viewing experience, but this was a
television show that had such a great fan base. It
along with the new Tom Clancy Jack Ryan movie, are
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both going to get box office theatrical moments because they
were really popular as films. I think Prime Video is
the one that has the Jack Ryan but they are
all also releasing it in like select theaters, so like, yeah,
I just think that that's kind of really cool.
Speaker 1 (26:01):
Yeah, I also think you know, for me, I would
say this success of Devilwaar's Product two is hopefully a
reminder to the industry that women led and women of
a certain age led films have just as big an
(26:25):
audience as ever. And I think people, I think that
audience is hungry for more great films like that, and
I think Devilwaar's product too proves that kind of kicking
off the summer, you know, definitely, absolutely, So I hope
that Hollywood keeps that in mind as they continue going forward,
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because I feel like, you know, women and women of
a certain age, and women of.
Speaker 4 (26:51):
Color especially have.
Speaker 1 (26:56):
You know, are often under served in the stories that
are told on the big screen. And I think, just
yet again that that the success of that film shows
that you got to keep serving and and that audience
is there and waiting. So where can we find you
(27:17):
and follow all your things besides besides the Scene on
the Screen podcast?
Speaker 6 (27:22):
Yes, I was gonna say bi weekly episodes of Scene
on the Screen. But you can find me at Rottensmatoes
dot com and you can follow me anywhere at that.
Speaker 1 (27:32):
Jaqueline awesome, Jacqueline as always, Thank you, It is always
a pleasure, and please come on again and we'll.
Speaker 4 (27:39):
We'll talk all things film and movies.
Speaker 5 (27:43):
Thanks for having me, Kyle, of.
Speaker 2 (27:45):
Course, Jacqueline Coley, isn't she amazing? I love her. I
love when she comes on the show.
Speaker 1 (27:54):
She's always got such smart, thoughtful insight.
Speaker 2 (27:59):
Basically the opposite me you know, I'm just.
Speaker 1 (28:01):
Like, oh my god, I want to say that.
Speaker 2 (28:02):
I love that.
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Speaker 2 (28:34):
I appreciate you more than you know.
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And I want to know what movies you are looking
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Thank you for listening to pop Culture Weekly. Here all
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Speaker 1 (29:19):
Some movies making it way, some movie nights come muck,
come come
In this episode of pop Culture Weekly, Rotten Tomatoes editor
Jacqueline Coley returns and we talk all about Summer movie
Season twenty twenty six.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Let's go.
Speaker 3 (00:12):
Welcome to pop Culture Weekly with Kyle McMahon from iHeartRadio
your pop culture news, views, reviews and celebrity interviews on
all the movies, TV, music, and pop culture u CRABE Weekly.
Here's Kyle McMahon.
Speaker 1 (00:29):
NTT no no, no, No, Hello, and welcome to pop Culture
Weekly with Kyle McMahon. I of course am Kyle McMahon,
and this is the show where if Summer movie Season
has taught us anything, it's that no matter how many
new ideas somebody has, we're still going to get a
(00:51):
reboot of something from nineteen eighty seven.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
I'm Kyle McMahon, and I am genuinely.
Speaker 1 (00:56):
Excited for this episode because I love talking movies with
people who actually love movies.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
That's why you and I get along so well. Now.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
People pretending to love movies for engagement, or whose entire
personality is hating things online and certainly not people who
act like joy is illegal actual movie lovers, and that's
absolutely what Jacqueline Coley is this Summer movie season is
like absolutely unhinged.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
We've got legacy sequels, at least.
Speaker 1 (01:28):
Three films that are being called the next Top Gun Maverick,
and enough popcorn bucket discourse to qualify as a national emergency.
So naturally I had to bring in reinforcements and bring Jacqueline.
She of course has been on the show before. She's
with Rotten Tomatoes and the Scene on the Screen podcast,
which is awesome. So if you've missed any of the
(01:49):
episodes she's been on on Pop Culture Weekly, she's like
one of the smartest and most entertaining voices covering film
and television, and her podcasts on the Screen dives into movies, culture, representation, filmmaking,
and the bigger conversations around entertainment in a way that's
really thoughtful and fun. I just love her so and
(02:12):
I love this time of year because you know, we're
looking ahead at the summer movie season, the hits, the risks,
the why does this actually.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
Look amazing movies?
Speaker 1 (02:22):
And this year feels really interesting because the industry is
like still in this weird transitional phase where audiences are
becoming way more selective about what they leave the house for,
but we're also getting some really major, highly anticipated films
this summer. Before we jump in, make sure you're subscribed
(02:43):
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Every week I send out you know what's going on,
I have the latest episode of the show, videos, deep dives,
all that stuff, and you know you can find me
pretty much anywhere at real Kyle McMahon. So all right,
(03:05):
let's jump into summer movies with Jacqueline Coley. One of
the reasons I wanted Jacqueline on specifically for this episode
is because she has such a balanced perspective on film. Like,
you know, I can be a little bit dramatic, Jacqueline
is like you know where I'm like, you're insane, movie
loving pop culture loving friend. Jacqueline is like your smart, nuanced,
(03:30):
movie loving pop culture loving friend. She understands the industry side,
the audience side, the critical side, but she also approaches
movies like she's a fan because she is so. In
this conversation, Jacqueline and I are going to get into
the movies we think are poised to explode the summer,
as well as the ones we're skeptical about some of
(03:52):
the trends shaping this summer and what are what do
people actually want in summer twenty twenty six. So here
is my conversation with the amazing Jacqueline Coley. Once again,
I am joined by I love her, the amazing Jacqueline Coley,
editor at Rotten Tomatoes and host of the Scene on
(04:16):
the Screen podcast.
Speaker 4 (04:17):
Welcome back.
Speaker 5 (04:18):
Thank you for having me, Kyle. It's great to be here.
Speaker 4 (04:21):
It's I love having you.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
We have so many of the same thoughts on so
many titles, so I'm excited to talk to you about
summer twenty twenty six.
Speaker 4 (04:32):
What's like your general kind of vibe for the lineup?
Speaker 5 (04:37):
I mean, there's gonna be a lot of Zendeia.
Speaker 6 (04:39):
She's got Robert Pattinson, she's got The Odyssey, she's got
Spider Man, and then later than the year they have doomed.
But I don't know, I just feel like those two
are having a really great twenty twenty six.
Speaker 1 (04:52):
Yeah, yeah, for sure. What do you think, just high level? Quickly,
what do you think is going to be the talk
of the summer?
Speaker 6 (05:02):
Ooh, that's gonna be interesting, Because what's gonna be interesting
is we've already had a pretty big moment with Devil
Ware's Prada, which is already like sort of like the
unofficial kickoff of summer movie season. But I think what's
gonna be more interesting is we have a bunch of
very big animated movies that are probably going to dominate
even higher than what we expect with some of these
bigger titles like Disclosure Day or The Odyssey or Supergirl
(05:26):
or any of these other sort of like big titles
this summer. So like, I just think like Minions and
Toy Story two may be the actual word of the
summer more so than The Odyssey. But there's all gonna
be incredible movies that a lot of folks are talking about.
Speaker 1 (05:42):
Yeah, I love that, And I'm I'm thinking like between
Spider Man, The Odyssey, and Toy Story five are my
kind of three things, and I'm not sure which one
is going to beat out which one or if I'll
be shocked and it'll be something else like Minions two
(06:04):
or whatever. So yeah, I'm really curious to see, like, what,
you know, how the summer is going to go. And
I feel like we have a lot of good stuff
coming this summer, Like it's an exciting lineup.
Speaker 5 (06:16):
It is. It definitely is.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
What are you thinking in regards to like how twenty
twenty six plays out versus the last few years, you know,
post COVID.
Speaker 6 (06:27):
I mean I thought last year we were going to
get to a point where we actually got closer and
maybe got into double digits. Because I've believe that this
is correct. We still haven't gone to double digits since
the pandemic, like we you know, we've got into about eight,
you know, and I think last year it was expected
to go to nine, but it didn't. So this year
(06:47):
with an agrant this is not just summer, this is
a whole year. You have a new Marvel in game
movie where they brought back like everybody. You have already
a good year with like things like Super Mario and
del Warre's Prada. And then on top of that, you have,
like you said, like The Odyssey, The Spider Man, the
animated movies. And then there may be something that just
(07:09):
randomly hits and we have another Sinners or weapons type
moment like this new movie that's coming out Obsession. Yeah,
but like somewhat new, and like I don't know how
big that goes, but there's a chance that that movie
in this sort of like twisted romance type way ends
up being a much bigger thing, oh right now in
the summer movie window. So I'm interested to see actually
(07:33):
on seeing on the screen. We interview the director, Curry
Barker of that film, and he like started in short films,
but he's already on He's already filmed his next movie,
and he's on to do Texas Chainsaw Massacre. And so
this is a guy that hasn't even put his first
major studio movie in theaters and he's already technically working
on his third.
Speaker 5 (07:51):
So who knows.
Speaker 1 (07:52):
Yeah, I've heard a lot of buzz about Obsession, like
more so than I feel like no normal compared to
kind of like you know, quieter sort of movies.
Speaker 4 (08:04):
Like I'm hearing a.
Speaker 1 (08:05):
Lot of buzz about this, people talking about it, excited
about it. So you know, I'm kind of in the
same boat as you where I'm like, this could be
one of those surprise kind of bops.
Speaker 2 (08:15):
You know.
Speaker 5 (08:17):
Oh, and I didn't even mention it. But we also
have Masters of the Universe like people Love Man.
Speaker 6 (08:22):
And we also have I mean I think I mentioned
it at the top, but like Disclosure Day, we have
a new Steven Spielberg Aliens movie, and there's a lot
of people that'll be very interested in that.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
Yeah, what are you personally kind of thinking or I'm sorry,
what are you personally kind of looking forward to for
like the big or small summer films.
Speaker 6 (08:43):
I guess personally, I'm very much looking forward to now
Nolan's the Odyssey.
Speaker 5 (08:49):
It's not just the Odyssey, it's Nolan's the Odyssey. Looking
forward to that.
Speaker 6 (08:54):
Also looking forward to disclosure date, just because I figure
when mister Spielberg decides to say something about something, it's
usually because he feels confidently and that man believes in aliens.
He believes in aliens the way James Cameron believes in
diving to the bottom of Session. Like it's so I'm
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as an as an artist, I'm interested to see an
artist talk about his obsession. It's sort of like when
Ghera mol del Toro makes movies about monsters, it's like, well,
this is his bag. Yeah, so like let's see what
they do with their bag. So I'm very excited for
I think both of those. But there's a ton of
things that are that are coming out. There's a new
exciting like indie movie called Is God Is Yes that
(09:38):
stars Vivica Fox and I believe Jane Money is also
in that one and produced by Tessa Thompson, And like,
I'm excited about that.
Speaker 5 (09:45):
So I'm excited to be surprised. How about that.
Speaker 6 (09:48):
I'm on my way actually to the can Film Festival,
and there's a lot of movies that are gonna be
coming out this summer that will premiere there, and I'm
excited for them. I mean, the guy that directed Trade Busson,
he has a new movie, Colony.
Speaker 5 (10:01):
I haven't heard that, Yeah, yeah, no.
Speaker 6 (10:04):
And then Trained to Bisson is having its tenth anniversary
this summer, which is crazy.
Speaker 1 (10:10):
And I love that film, and there was there was
what one or two follow ups to it too. Does
this one have anything to do with that kind of world?
Speaker 2 (10:20):
Do you know?
Speaker 6 (10:21):
I don't think so, but I haven't. I mean I
literally just wrote on it. It doesn't feel like it's
in the same world. But he is working with some
people that he had worked on in that film. I
mean Gongnu, who was also in Squid Game. He sort
of like broke out to American audiences with his performance
in Trained Bassan. He plays the salesman in Squid Game.
Speaker 1 (10:43):
Yeah, yeah, okay, all right, awesome, Yeah, I'm excited to
hear about that. I didn't know he was coming out
with the new one, so now that's going.
Speaker 4 (10:49):
To be on my radar.
Speaker 1 (10:51):
I feel like we're getting like a lot of anticipated
giant films, you know, Masters of the Universe, a new
Marvel Studio film, a new spider Man MCU film, you know,
a Nolan film, Like I really, I don't know, I
have super high hopes for this year, like I haven't
in a few years, like you know. I mean, of course,
(11:14):
I've been wrong twice in my life, so I could
this could be the third time. But but I feel like,
you know, I don't know. I just feel really excited
about this year, like in a big way for the industry,
for film lovers, like for genre lovers, Like I feel
like there's a lot of great stuff that's going to
be coming, and I'm really hoping for like a big
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breakout year.
Speaker 4 (11:36):
Again.
Speaker 6 (11:37):
Yeah, and I didn't mention this, but you know, Rotten
Tomato is owned by Findangos, so technically I work for
a ticket company. And another big thing that we get
insights on there is the re release schedule, Like top
Gun is having like another re release moment over the
summer where they're going to be bringing back Maverick Top
(11:58):
Gun as well as the Rich Top Gun. And it
doesn't hurt that they also just announced that they're in
production for Top Gun three, and so I mentioned Trained
to Busan. There will also be screenings of that for
its tenth anniversary, and so there's a lot of these
movies that were the cat A moment, you know what
I mean, way back when, and now they're coming back
(12:20):
into theaters. Amos Perros is also having a re release
and they're also I believe, doing a screening here. It
can for it as well.
Speaker 4 (12:30):
Remind me or tell me about that. I feel like
I'm I fell asleep.
Speaker 5 (12:36):
No a mos Peros.
Speaker 6 (12:37):
So this is in Yurito's film, Yeah, who obviously has
Digger coming out this fall.
Speaker 5 (12:46):
He directed Birdman and the revment.
Speaker 6 (12:48):
Amos Perros is one of his very first films and
it is basically a love letter and also a tragic
tale about dog ownership and a whole bunch of other
different things. But it is having a re released and
I believe also probably usually when they do these re releases,
they also update it for four k yes, the DVD sales,
although that hasn't been announced yet.
Speaker 5 (13:08):
That's usually how this goes.
Speaker 6 (13:10):
And I love that filmmakers can have these moments. I mean, also,
this year is the twenty fifth anniversary of Fast and
Furious and they're also getting ready to gear up for
a lot of re release stuff around that one.
Speaker 4 (13:23):
That's interesting.
Speaker 1 (13:24):
And first of all, thank you for telling me about
Amoris Peros pros.
Speaker 6 (13:29):
Yeah, it's an old one. I think this is like
ninety two thousand and seven.
Speaker 1 (13:33):
No, I mean, I'm like two thousand and one girl too,
is it two thousand and one?
Speaker 5 (13:37):
Two thousand and one.
Speaker 1 (13:38):
Yeah, I'm always looking for great stuff and I don't
know how that, like ever, just slipped under my radar.
But the thing that I let you know to your point,
you know, ticketing Fandango movie theaters, Like I love how
they are starting. You know, they have been in the past,
I guess really since COVID, but they feel like in
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the last year it's been happening more and more with bringing.
Speaker 4 (14:02):
Re releases back.
Speaker 1 (14:03):
Like I've gotten to see so many cool movies that
I never got to see on screen, you know, from
when I was a kid or even before I was
born to movies that I did see on the big screen.
And now I'm like I want to go again. Like
I've gotten so to see so many films that on
the big screen that like is so cool.
Speaker 4 (14:25):
You know. I saw one Flow Over the Cuckoo's.
Speaker 1 (14:28):
Nest a couple of months back, and like, like, how
cool is that that we can go and see something?
You know, and I have a nice home theater, but
like it doesn't compare to a sixty foot eighty foot whatever,
you know, giant screen with the communal thing. I love
that studios are doing that. And then I also love
that it normally means we're getting a you know, updated
(14:50):
physical release too. So definitely Labyrinth, you I, I you
know Labyrinth definitely, So that was I think it's this
week that it's being re released in theaters nice and
like I'm like, you know, I could never have seen
that in the theater. Now I can, So I'm like
(15:10):
so stoked, and I'm hoping to go see it this weekend.
Speaker 4 (15:14):
But anyway, we're.
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Let's jump right back into it, all right, Jacqueline for
Summer twenty twenty six. What do you think, like now,
are things gonna come at us fast and furiously with
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these big titles or is there any you know lag
that you see? I know often in August, you know
it's typically a slower month.
Speaker 4 (15:48):
Often do you see that this year?
Speaker 6 (15:51):
No? Actually, it's it's interesting too, Like we've talked already
about a lot of the films, but we haven't even
dived deep into ones that we've kind of like brushed off,
like an forget to mention this, Mwana is this?
Speaker 5 (16:02):
Oh yeah, mwana is this summer.
Speaker 6 (16:05):
In addition to that, we have a new Jackass movie,
And in addition to that, we have I think movies
that are not necessarily going to do a billion dollars
but have huge fan bases, like Scary Movie. So it's like,
I don't really see you having a week where you
can kind of fall off when you get into August,
for example, to your point, when things do feel like
(16:27):
they fall off, that's where we get super Troopers three. Again,
huge fan base on that movie. This one is a
little bit of a viral moment. Remember that that viral
ad they had for The ice Cream Man, a horror
movie around the ice Cream Man.
Speaker 5 (16:42):
That film is also going.
Speaker 6 (16:44):
To be hitting theaters in Audi in August, along with
another Pop Patrol movie. You and I don't care about it,
but there is a group of people from Jen Alpha
to early gen Z or sorry to late gen Z
that are going to be.
Speaker 5 (16:56):
Obsessed with that, absolutely obsessed with that. And then we
kind of in the month with another Insidious movie, again
huge fan basis. So it's like.
Speaker 6 (17:05):
Kind of even when you think, oh, yeah, these this
might be the one where things sort of fall off,
it really kind of keeps going all the way through
the year, and even I would say, like, I don't
know what this movie is gonna be, but they're making
another Cliffhanger movie. And I dug the first Cliffhanger a
lot with semesters on lit Goal, and so I think
(17:26):
if they just somewhat capture a little bit of the
can't be fun vibes of that movie, I think it'll
be a whole nother another moment. Yeah, I think it's
sort of like the summer box office season is nichefying
a bit. If I'm really being honest, there seems to
be clearly some four quadrant things. But then there's also
things that are gonna do extremely well despite the fact
(17:48):
that a lot of people aren't going to care that
much about them. I'm talking about something like Paw Patrol
or Super Troopers or scary movie. For some people that
is going to be the biggest movie of the summer,
and for other folks they're not even going to pay attention.
And there's even a movie coming out called The Back Rooms. Yes,
I cannot wait for this exactly. This is very similar
to that movie that came out earlier this year, Iron
(18:10):
Long is Iron Lung the Marketmplier moving, It's like that.
So this started as an Internet thing. Now they're having
their big box office moment.
Speaker 5 (18:18):
And so there that's probably going to do huge.
Speaker 6 (18:20):
Numbers that weekend and have a huge part of that
audience obsessed with it.
Speaker 5 (18:26):
It has nothing to do.
Speaker 6 (18:27):
With what you consider traditional distribution or a traditional type.
Speaker 5 (18:31):
Of movie making. I mean, it's independent. I really like
say that.
Speaker 6 (18:34):
There's tons of movies that have done this prior, but
Five Nights at Freddy's in our post COVID world really
sort of showed what this sort of Internet synergy can
do with box office moments, and then you know, Taylor
Swift and a couple of other people doing direct distribution
showed that there was money to be had in that,
and now we're seeing like an entire new part of
(18:56):
the movie making industry happening because.
Speaker 1 (18:58):
Of that, which, you know, is interesting that you say that,
because that's really how so much of our you know,
entertainment or media consuming or consumption happens now anyway where
it's like, you know, you and I may be on
the same wavelength on some of the titles that we
(19:19):
catch on Netflix or Apple Plus or whatever, but then
I have friends so I'm like, oh, did you see
that new Netflix movie?
Speaker 4 (19:25):
And they're like what, Like, I've never even heard of that,
And I'm.
Speaker 1 (19:27):
Like, it's like it's like it's just debuted on Netflix
on Friday, and they're like what, Like, you know, so
much of what we how we consume today is so
niche that that it's interesting. You know, you bring a
great point up that, like it it's starting to translate
into the theaters too, you know, rather than just being
in our own streaming bubble and our own social bubble,
(19:50):
and now it's it's it's like you know, you make
such a great point about that.
Speaker 4 (19:57):
What are you thinking? What do you think that could
be disappointing for this summer?
Speaker 1 (20:11):
Like and so I mean in terms of box office,
like I'm already hearing, you know, some backlash about Supergirl,
and I'm like, is this going to turn into a
thing where people are going to be uh, you know,
like they did with Captain Marvel? You know, and of
course Captain Marvel ended up being a billion dollar plus movie.
(20:33):
Do you do you foresee any kind of those brigading
disappointments this summer?
Speaker 5 (20:42):
I mean, if I knew that, I would probably have
a different job, great.
Speaker 6 (20:48):
I would have made a lot of money being able
to be predictive of that.
Speaker 5 (20:51):
I can't tell you a title.
Speaker 6 (20:53):
But one thing I have noticed, especially more recently as
we talk about how these audiences are nicheefying and maybe
that there's not as much of what you consider four
quadrant titles outside of like family films and like a
few blockbusters. But one thing I will say is if
there is disappointment, usually it's not gonna be with an
(21:15):
original story, unless it's like maybe a filmmaker who's known
for it, like Christopher Nolan, is ip, so he can
disappoint his audience. Most of these people don't have that
level of attachment with the audience, so they can't really disappoint.
But whatever film maybe ends up disappointing, I guarantee you
it's because whatever audience was hyped for it, the people
(21:38):
making it did not pay enough attention as to what
would keep those people hyped for it.
Speaker 5 (21:43):
Does that make sense?
Speaker 6 (21:44):
Like, I don't know what the name of the movie
will be, but I guarantee you it will be one
that ignores aspects of what makes the film great to
whoever will be disappointed by it.
Speaker 5 (21:56):
And I think those because I know the positive of that.
Speaker 6 (22:00):
We've seen that with Like James gunn Is, a huge
Superman fan, made a Superman movie with those fans in mind,
and then people flocked to it and became obsessed with it.
Earlier this year, they made a Super Mario Brothers movie
that Super Mario Brothers fans are complete and Nintendo fans
are completely obsessed with and they loved it and it
(22:21):
clearly was successful. So I don't know about which one's
going to be on the other side of it, but
I know the ones that do it right that they
have that and so if you're not doing that, I
know it's not going to go well.
Speaker 1 (22:30):
Yeah, and you know, going backwards on what you've said,
Megan two point zero or whatever it was called, did
exactly what you're saying, where you know, Megan Wand was
this giant kind of surprise hit and the fans of it,
including me, loved it. And then they released Megan two
point zero and it was like, this is a different like,
(22:51):
this isn't even like tangentally related to the first one.
Speaker 4 (22:55):
They were The first one was this kind of horror
thriller sci fi thing. This was like a like a
comedy sci fi. It was like really a bizarre turn.
Speaker 1 (23:05):
And and Jason bloom Blum ended up talking about that,
like we we went way off of what our audience
expected for this. And then the ones that did show
up were like, what is this? And they kind of
made that too, you know, too far of return.
Speaker 6 (23:24):
Uh.
Speaker 4 (23:26):
Personally for you.
Speaker 1 (23:27):
As a as a you know, audience member, what are
you most looking forward to this year?
Speaker 6 (23:36):
So, like, like I said, the Christopher Nolan for sure,
definitely looking forward to him, looking forward to Steven Spielberg.
I guess if I was gonna go later into the
year and maybe like get.
Speaker 5 (23:47):
To the fall.
Speaker 6 (23:51):
Think about it, because there's a few movies we haven't
talked about that are just a little bit further out. Oh,
Practical Magic too, very for Practical Magic Too. I was
a huge fan first Practical Magic. For those that don't know.
Alan Silvestria I believe does the score for it, and
it's amazing.
Speaker 4 (24:10):
And it's amazing. Is that fall?
Speaker 6 (24:14):
Yes, that one is September, so that one's outside of
like ours, because we talked about most of the ones
for that one.
Speaker 5 (24:22):
Oh, here, there's a movie coming out at the end
of August, Kyote versus Yes.
Speaker 6 (24:28):
And this one I think is really great because it
was a movie that you know, again, I work for
a ticket company and we really believe that the best
way to see movies is an immersive environment with strangers
in a dark room with a popcorn wherever.
Speaker 5 (24:42):
You want to sit.
Speaker 6 (24:43):
Right, this is a movie that's now going to have
a huge theatrical moment that wasn't and I think that
is like a huge win for the industry, is that
this movie was maybe gonna go away, and now fans
of Looney Tunes and fans of Live Sorry fans of
animation will have this moment and they'll be able to yeah,
(25:04):
like live in that.
Speaker 4 (25:06):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (25:07):
Yeah, it's it really is an amazing story behind that movie,
and I'm like so rooting for its success.
Speaker 4 (25:15):
Any final thoughts on the summer of twenty twenty six, Yeah, I.
Speaker 6 (25:19):
Mean again, it's been such a packed one. We didn't
even mention Star Wars. Oh yeah, reversal from previous things,
like I think it's cool too. Again, just continuing to
teut the box office viewing experience, but this was a
television show that had such a great fan base. It
along with the new Tom Clancy Jack Ryan movie, are
(25:43):
both going to get box office theatrical moments because they
were really popular as films. I think Prime Video is
the one that has the Jack Ryan but they are
all also releasing it in like select theaters, so like, yeah,
I just think that that's kind of really cool.
Speaker 1 (26:01):
Yeah, I also think you know, for me, I would
say this success of Devilwaar's Product two is hopefully a
reminder to the industry that women led and women of
a certain age led films have just as big an
(26:25):
audience as ever. And I think people, I think that
audience is hungry for more great films like that, and
I think Devilwaar's product too proves that kind of kicking
off the summer, you know, definitely, absolutely, So I hope
that Hollywood keeps that in mind as they continue going forward,
(26:45):
because I feel like, you know, women and women of
a certain age, and women of.
Speaker 4 (26:51):
Color especially have.
Speaker 1 (26:56):
You know, are often under served in the stories that
are told on the big screen. And I think, just
yet again that that the success of that film shows
that you got to keep serving and and that audience
is there and waiting. So where can we find you
(27:17):
and follow all your things besides besides the Scene on
the Screen podcast?
Speaker 6 (27:22):
Yes, I was gonna say bi weekly episodes of Scene
on the Screen. But you can find me at Rottensmatoes
dot com and you can follow me anywhere at that.
Speaker 1 (27:32):
Jaqueline awesome, Jacqueline as always, Thank you, It is always
a pleasure, and please come on again and we'll.
Speaker 4 (27:39):
We'll talk all things film and movies.
Speaker 5 (27:43):
Thanks for having me, Kyle, of.
Speaker 2 (27:45):
Course, Jacqueline Coley, isn't she amazing? I love her. I
love when she comes on the show.
Speaker 1 (27:54):
She's always got such smart, thoughtful insight.
Speaker 2 (27:59):
Basically the opposite me you know, I'm just.
Speaker 1 (28:01):
Like, oh my god, I want to say that.
Speaker 2 (28:02):
I love that.
Speaker 1 (28:03):
She's like, here is why this is going to be
successful or whatever. Anyway, before we head out, quick reminder
subscribe to that pop Cultureweekly newsletter at popcultureweekly dot com.
Speaker 2 (28:16):
I've got a free gift for.
Speaker 1 (28:17):
You if you do it, and I'll see you over
on the pop Culture Weekly YouTube channel at pop Culture Weekly,
I've got a ton of really cool, fun content coming
up with some really amazing interviews over there. So as always,
I love you, thank you for hanging out with me.
Speaker 2 (28:34):
I appreciate you more than you know.
Speaker 1 (28:37):
And I want to know what movies you are looking
to or looking forward to seeing this summer, and what
you're not looking forward to seeing, and what are your predictions, like,
what are you predicting is going to bomb or be
huge or whatever this summer? Join in on the conversation
over on our socials. All right, until next time, go
(28:58):
watch something great or terrible. You know, sometimes terrible movies
could be more fun. All Right, I'll see you next time.
I love you well.
Speaker 3 (29:07):
Thank you for listening to pop Culture Weekly. Here all
the latest at popcultureweekly dot com.
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