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This is the Drive In podcast. Take one.
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Howdy, Duty. Welcome to the second episode of
the Express checkup with yours truly.
Doctor out this is a short form podcast where?
TDI gives you an. Adrenaline shot of the.
Latest news in movies. On today's episode.
We'll tell you about the weekend.
Box office figures, along with amajor casting update for
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Avengers Doomsday, and finally, we have some talk.
Surrounding a potential prequel for Zach Krieger's.
Weapons already. So let's get into it.
Let's hit the nitty gritty details.
Let's start with the box office.Per usual coming in at #1 drum
roll please. Weapons again.
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We've had two check UPS, two number one weekends for weapons.
It maintains its. Lead at the box office it
brought. In 25,000,000.
Dollars in its second. Weekend, which is only a 43.
Percent drop from its. Opening weekend, so.
Far it has grossed. Nearly 150 million at the
worldwide. Box office and is eyeing a.
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Finish of between 250 to 300 million.
Dollars this is just a reminder this.
Film had a production of only. $38 million.
It made 25,000,000 in its secondweekend.
This is. Marking a massive W.
For Warner. Brothers and Zach Krieger.
And for original. Movies Zach Krieger on top of
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the world right now. We're going to talk.
More weapons at a potential. Prequel because of their
lucrative. Success thus far. #2 This week
comes the legacy sequel Freak Year.
Friday that hit 14. And a half, $1,000,000 in its
second week at the box office. Two weeks for.
Freak Year Friday. Two weeks.
As the runner up. Coming in at #3 and in its debut
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weekend is nobody to. At $9.25 million just.
Under 10 starring Bob Odenkirk in.
This John Wick. Style sequel, although nobody.
Did not beat out weapons. Or Freak Year Friday.
It did manage to top its predecessor.
From 2021, which opened to only 6.8 million.
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Dollars and finished. With more than four times that
at. 27.5 million. This release?
Nobody. Was at a time.
When it was March 2021 and nobody was going to the
theaters, audiences were just coming.
Back it was the pandemic. Universal decided to go.
Again, take another shot. They upped the budget from 16
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mil to 20. 5 mil. They're bringing a new.
Director It's on track to meet its budget at the box office 25.
To 30 million. Dollars is what we're looking
at. Rounding at the top five, we
have at #4 the Fantastic Four first steps at 8:00. .8 million.
It's its fourth week. At the box office.
And finally, at #5 we have the bad guys, Two at 7 1/2.
Million in week 3, very similar.Top five to last week.
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Only thing is we put Nobody 2 inthere in its debut weekend, so
we have a very low grossing. Weekend at the box office, all
five titles in the top five fallunder $100 million.
That's the second time it's happened this year with an
estimated $93 million. Not great, Bob.
The last time this happened where the five movies had less
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than $100 million. This year was during the second
weekend. The summer that was May 9th
through May 11th. All the movies grossed.
About $84,000,000 and that comesfrom Box Office Mojo.
Some of those movies that came out during that May 9th through
11th slate, that was. Thunderbolt in the second.
Weekend Sinners in its fourth weekend The Accountant 2 and its
third a Minecraft movie and it's6 all right, So it wasn't any
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like really popular new release coming out.
During that time. Moving on from the box office,
let's hit the casting couch. Where we look at your favorite.
Actors and their upcoming roles.They will appear in.
Starting off, I don't know if he's your favorite actor yet,
but. He's a young.
Up and Comer Noah Centineo. He has been cast as a young
Rambo in a Rambo origin film. Yes.
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You heard that right. John Rambo, you're thinking.
Sly Stallone. You're thinking first blood.
They're one in the same, except Centineo stepping into this
role. Centineo was Adam Smasher in
Black Adam. He.
Was in warfare for 8/20. 4 This past year, amongst a young,
star-studded cast, he is someonethat's been venturing more into
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action. Movies.
This seems to be the case with. Him taking on Rambo and also the
director here is going to be Jalmari Hellander.
Who also did Zisu? Which is like a John Wick style
World War Two period piece. Type of movie The.
Source Here is deadline. I don't necessarily hate the
casting, but I think that audiences will have a.
Hard time seeing anybody take onthe role.
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Of Rambo following stallone's iconic portrayal Next up on the
casting couch, Regina hall and Anna Faris are officially.
Returning for the next scary movie, Scary Movie 6.
Comedy legacy sequels. Are in right now.
It's. Not a shock this is happening.
This report comes from. Deadline Anna Faris.
She's done. Jack squat recently as.
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Opposed to like Regina. Hall who?
Doesn't net that. Doesn't need Scary Movie 6 like
like maybe Anna Faris does but Regina Hall is.
Going to be in PT as. Highly anticipated 1 battle
after another. For Warner Brothers.
So 2 actors that come from the same cloth but they're heading
in different. Directions.
Moving on with the casting couch, Isla Johnston who?
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Played a young Beth Harmon. In The Queen's Gambit for
Netflix, a younger version of the Anya Taylor Joy character.
She is in. Talks to * as.
Joan of Arc. In Baz Luhrmann's new film.
For Warner Brothers, the. Film was described as.
Quote The ultimate teenage girl coming of age story set in the
100 Years War. End Quote and the source.
Comes from deadline. A Joan of Arc story.
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Sounds pretty bad ass. But when you have.
Baz Luhrmann making it. It kind of takes away.
All the bad assery, like I said to Ricky during the expanded
check up on Friday. I would be in.
On a Joan of Arc movie, as long as like Ridley Scott was making
it, can we make that happen? Can we just kick Bosslerman to
the curb? And get some Ridley.
Scott in here, I beg of you. Next up on the casting couch.
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Boyd Holbrook, who you may have seen in movies like.
Indiana Jones of the Dial of Destiny.
You may have seen him in Logan. You might have seen him in
Narcos. For Netflix, he has been cast.
In yet another Netflix series, the.
Extraction spin off series that will be alongside Omar Sai
Holbrook is someone I. Always thought could have been a
great leading man. It seems like that.
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Time may have come and gone. I still hold my stock.
In Boyd Holbrook, he's got the looks of a movie star.
He I think he could do the action.
As well as anybody I would like.To see him.
Not be the guy. In a Netflix.
Spin off Series I. Think you're more than that,
Boyd? Speaking of guys that I thought
were going to amount to a littlebit more with their career, and
I still have a glimmer of hope. And I still.
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Hold on with those diamond handsto these.
To these stocks, Max. Minghella, who is known for his.
Role in the social network alongside the Winklevi.
He is in Toxic Star in Clayface.ADCU movie from a.
Script by Mike Flanagan. He'll be joining this movie in a
supporting. Role The source is deadline.
Once again, another thought. I would have bought.
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High on following. The social network, however.
When I saw him as the. Villain in the internship with
Owen Wilson and Vince. Vaughn I saw that stock plummet
a little bit. I still have hope.
Next, let's move on to the greenlighters.
These are movies that have been.Greenlit along with green
lighters today we'll also go through some yellow lighters.
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Those are AKA delays that have unexpectedly happened and have
been announced this week. Starting off green lighters.
Projects that will be happening.Brie Larson, Jack Quaid, Lily
Collins and Henry Golding. Are going to start a new comedy
titled close Personal Friends. This film follows one couple
that meets and. Befriends a celebrity couple
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while on a trip. But personal lines begin to get
crossed. This source is The Hollywood
Reporter. I'll.
Tell you what, these movies are going to become a lot.
More popular we have to get. Used to them, these couples
famous. Couples.
You know people. From different backgrounds
socio. Economically, you know, comedies
that are also dark comedies. This comes because.
Of The White Lotus I mean. Is there any other reason that a
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movie like this is being made atthis?
Time star-studded like TV cast, usually.
Get with White Lotus. Here we have a star-studded like
movie cast. I'm getting White Lotus vibes.
Tell me if you think differently.
Next up, Angelina Jolie is goingto reunite with Mr. and Missus
Smith director Doug Lyman to star in a new.
Spy thriller The Initiative. This film follows.
A rogue master spy. Who gets a new?
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Recruit on her team. Who's worried she's.
Trying to kill him. Source here as Hollywood
Reporter, it feels good to hear that Angelina Jolie is.
Reuniting with the Mr. and Missus Smith, Director.
This is something where we missed Angelina Jolie in her.
Heyday like the mid 2000s? Yes, she had.
Like the Oscar winning. Role in the late 90s, you know,
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then she did Lara Croft and she turned to this action star.
That was when I loved. Angelina Jolie Most.
And that's why I love this headline moving.
On Speaking of Star. Study cast from this green,
lighter section so far. Let's talk about another 1.
Brandon Schlenar. Mckeith, Stanfield.
Jason Clark and Travante Rhodes are going to.
Start in fast FAST. That's written by.
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Taylor Sheridan This film follows a former commando who.
Must lead a Black Ops strike. Team against CIA protected drug
dealers. In his town.
Source here. Is The Hollywood Reporter.
So Star. Studded younger cast.
Taylor Sheridan. Is someone we talked about on
Friday's episode we. Talked about him being.
Swallowed up by the streaming. Vortex, but particularly with.
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Paramount Plus from designing all those different shows.
For that streaming service, all of a sudden he's doing something
outside of Paramount Plus. This is exciting but almost
feels dirty. It feels illegal.
Is he even allowed to do this? Does.
Paramount Plus? No, please.
No one tell them. And if that's the case, Taylor
Sheridan, I just I. Think you should write under a
pseudonym and and when we look at the.
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Cast here Brandon Schlennar is apopular fan casting for Batman
and the DCU right now. He did the drop from Blumhouse.
He's shockingly maybe the hottest name in his cast, the
hottest on the. Street, the people, the.
Person that's getting cast in most projects and that's
amazing. Considering that Lakeith
Stanfield. Has an Oscar nomination to his
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name from Judas and the Black Messiah.
You have people like Jason Clark, who was amazing in
Oppenheimer and. Could have earned an.
Oscar nomination himself back in2024 any of Travante Rhodes.
Who also started one of the greatest movies of the 21st?
Century. In.
Moonlight, a guy that probably people had a lot of stock in
following that 2017 Oscars. But what name?
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Kind of sticks out or is the first one being mentioned the
top bill potentially Brandon's Glenar might have to keep our
eyes out for that guy. Next up on the.
Green lighters, a new. Animated Addams Family movies in
the works Wednesday creators Alfred Go.
And Miles Millar are developing the movie but.
It will not be connected to the Netflix series.
This source comes from Deadline Next.
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We're going to go from green lighters to orange lighters.
Things that are green lit are happening but have been delayed
starting off at. Your rights The Running Man has
been delayed by one week to November 14th this year.
And then Shrek 5. This is a big one.
Was originally going to be coming out December of. 2020. 6
and has been delayed to June 30th. 2027 it's been pushed by 6
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months Why it's? Looking to avoid being.
Drowned out by the likes of Avengers Doomsday and Doom Part
3 which share a same. Release date in 2026.
What else is happening that month?
Ice Age 6 another. Popular children's franchise.
Next, let's move to the Caves Corner, where?
We talk about the most recent. News in superhero movies.
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Big 1 here. Someone that did have one of the
most successful movies in Marvelpost end game, Ryan Reynolds.
Will return as Deadpool in Avengers Doomsday.
According to the source, which is Heat Vision, which is a part
of The Hollywood Reporter, it says, quote, don't expect him to
actually be joining The Avengersteam though.
End Quote. This news comes.
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After Ryan Reynolds share a potential Avengers doomsday
tease on his Instagram and so also comes at an interesting
time where. It seems like there's rumors
that the. Doomsday set will have.
Different teams, they'll be different sectors.
It's. Going to be potentially.
A team of the. Fantastic Four, it could be a
team. Of the New Avengers, led by
Elena Bulova and Florence Pugh, it could be a team of Anthony
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Mackie's. Avengers that were teased.
In Brave New World and there's been rumors of a team like Doom
for Doctor Doom and what? There's also been rumors of a
Team Loki. Would Deadpool be a part of Team
Loki instead of like this quote says?
Not being a. Part of The Avengers team,
whether that's New Avengers or Sam Wilson's.
Avengers, will this be? A team that consists.
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Of maybe Hugh Jackman's Wolverine.
From Deadpool Wolverine, one of the most lucratively successful
movies for Marvel post end game.Will it feature characters like
Channing Tatum's Gambit, which has already been announced?
As a part of. The Avengers.
Doomsday. Cast I think.
Deadpool could fit in that Team Loki group if it in.
Fact exists, especially. Because so much of Deadpool
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Wolverine happens in the void. Which we first see.
From Loki and other characters that appear in this movie could
be from the Void from Deadpool. Wolverine.
How? Ryan Reynolds.
Will play with these. Characters or how he interacts
will be interesting. To see because of all the 4th
wall. Breaks how he has to be the
center of attention. I'm a little bit skeptical that
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can work, but at the same time Ithink Kevin Feige understands
his character so well despite the lackluster like successful
out of these projects. Deadpool Wolverine was a smash
hit. People want to see the character
again. And I also got to find out why
Thor was crying. Everyone needs to find out from
Deadpool. Wolverine.
I'm thinking we're going to see why in this movie.
Next up keeps corner. Let's.
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Move on to James Gunn. We always have a James Gunn
corner of the Keeps corner. James Gunn says that Superman.
Is releasing on digital early soeveryone can see the film before
Peacemaker season 2. So Peacemaker season 2.
Comes out August 21st. Superman is already not.
Streaming. But available on digital if you
don't want to go to the theatersto see it.
James Gunn defended this by saying, quote I originally
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thought Peacemaker. Was going to be coming out next
month. There's a lot of.
Things that are. Beyond our control, so that
Peacemaker is coming out. Now and at.
The end of the day, I want everyone to be able to see
Superman that wanted to, even those people who couldn't get to
a theater before Peacemaker. End Quote.
So you might be saying, James Gunn, I wish you were.
More of an advocate. For movie theaters.
However, not everyone can make it out to a movie theater, and
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also with Peacemaker coming, it shows the connectivity of the
DCU. It shows the importance.
Of the and the consequences and ramifications of Peacemaker from
this John Cena LED show. I think it's.
A good sign that it's on digital.
Is it? Would we rather have it in
theaters? Yeah.
But does it show how the DCU is continuing to build out?
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That's a great sign. Along with this, James Good has
also. Announced that the Superman.
Franchise within the DCU is going to be called the Superman.
Saga and he's also revealed thatthe treatment for the next film
the series is. Complete and he hopes to begin
filming it soon. For those who don't know, that
doesn't mean a script is done and.
I think that's what we said on Friday's.
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TDI. So this is also a form of I, I.
Guess some self correction. But a treatment is.
Not a script. A treatment is.
Basically an outline that's beendetailed or elaborated upon.
And a script should be coming soon, so this could be the quasi
sequel that James Gunn has been teasing for.
Quite some time now. Source Here was The Hollywood
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Reporter. James Gunn Corner continued.
James Gunn says he's actively looking to bring back Idris
Elba's blood support in the DCU.Do we need blood support in the
DCU? No.
I say stop with. Carrying over DCEU characters.
I say you bring back Idris Elba,but you give him a new character
to kind of draw a line that we are not going to keep on.
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Doing the peacemaker treatment at so many of the suicide.
Squad characters, I think it's. Good to have Idris Elba part of
this. I don't think Idris, I don't
think the character blood. Sport really demands that we.
See him again, although I thought he was great in the
Suicide Squad. And Speaking of the Suicide
Squad, James Gunn was then. Asked if Margot Roby overturns
Harley Quinn in the DCU and he said, quote, that will be.
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Revealed down the line. End Quote source here also.
EW within the same interview so.I don't.
Want them to bring back blood Sport but.
They can because he's not too tightly associated with the DC.
EU like the suicide. Squad is more like.
That's a James Gunn film that just happened to be in the DC
EU. It didn't feel.
Like a strong. Sequel to Suicide Squad from
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David Ayer in 2016. It felt pretty different in my
eyes, and James Gunn kind of tried to.
Destroy any associations with with Suicide Squad and the DC EU
basically in the beginning of that movie.
But it's really hard when you have Harley Quinn.
That character. Itself is so important, and it
was. Kind of the best.
Part of the DC EU appeared in three different.
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Movies best part of Suicide Squad the character.
That showed up the most in the DC EU.
We're trying to move away from that.
And then you have. Margot Robbie, who is A1 of IF.
Not the most in demand actress on the planet right now.
I don't know if. We're going to be able to get
away with. Having her just announced as.
Returning to the DC world, returning as Harley Quinn.
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Because then people are going tosay, OK, can we?
Fit around Margot Robbie's schedule, but also who's going
to be Joker? And we know for sure that.
James Gunn does not want to haveJared Leto as the Joker, so.
I'm going to put Idris Elba as as bloodsport as a better.
Chance of happening than let's say a Marco Roby returning as
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Harley Quinn. I love her as the character, but
we do have to separate. She's like the one of the
defining characters of the DCU. Don't bring her back because
then you have to deal with a lotmore baggage and you got to deal
with a little bit more confusion.
Moving on. From the capes.
Corner Let's talk about the rumor mill things that are
happening on the Internet that have not been confirmed by major
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media outlets. Been rumoured that.
Johnny Depp has had talks about returning as Jack Sparrow for a
new Pirates of the Caribbean. Movie.
According to this source, which is EW.
It says quote if he likes the way the part is written.
I think he would do it. End Quote.
I'm going to do the odds of thishappening 70%.
Johnny Depp is kind of back following the Amber Heard.
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Case he's won the actual case hewon the court of public opinion.
And. This would be a nice.
Payday and I think. People would support Johnny Depp
and he's. Already done movies without
will. Turner, AKA Orlando Bloom, he's
done without. Elizabeth Swann or Keira
Knightley in those movies so I could see him.
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Totally coming. Back it's like not.
Contingent if those others. Return.
It's like we're going to have this happen whether you like it
or not. The glue guy for Pirates of the
Caribbean has always been. Johnny Depp, and I think they
throw a bag at him, especially because.
They've tried to do all these spin offs and like female led
projects, they've. At 1 moment there was a Karen.
Gillan. Project at another moment there
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was a Margot Roby project in theworks.
I bet they go to over liable. With Johnny Depp coming back as
Jack Sparrow, it's almost like how.
Transformers is coming back to Michael Bay, you know, after all
these years and him producing those.
Like one shot movie, those one off movies, those spin off
movies, the animated. Transformers one, they just
said. Screw it, we're going back to
Michael Bay, I think. Pirates of the Caribbean.
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Are going to hit the screw up button as well.
Another rumor here is that Warner Brothers and Zach Craig
are. Already having talks about
making a weapons prequel movie about on Gladys.
Source. Here's The Hollywood Reporter.
My two sons on on Gladys. Played by Amy Madigan.
Is good in doses, not for a fullruntime.
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She took over the second. Half of that movie if she was
there the entire time in the movie.
It might have been a little bit OD.
Zack Kreger, do not feel pressure to make this movie.
You have a lot going on. Resident Evil franchise, you got
that. Great DC script that you that
you. Plan on pitching to James Gunn
or else I will pitch for you Zack Kreger.
And then you. Have a upcoming sci-fi movie
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that you want to make. Don't spend time with on Gladys.
She was great in weapons. Leave her great in weapons
right? Don't mess with it.
So that does it for the rumor mill.
That does it for the Express check up.
A side note, rest in peace to Terence Stamp, who played
General Zod in. Superman and Superman 2.
He sadly passed away at the age of 87.
He was odd, but he was also nominated for the Academy Award
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back in 1963 for. The Movie Billy Bud.
And he played Sod, but also. He voiced Jor El in Smallville
so little fun fact for the fun fact for the.
Kids at home, I personally. Remember him for movies?
Like yes Man or he played Terrance.
The self help guru. And I remember him as Siegfried.
In the get. Smart remake.
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Or I guess the reboot of the O 8, the O 8 reboot.
Of the television show that starts Steve Carell, he was
great in those type of roles, but he's also.
Hilarious. He had a very underrated.
Comedic timing to him. Thank you guys for listening to
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This is the Drive In podcast. Take one.
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Howdy, Duty. Welcome to the second episode of
the Express checkup with yours truly.
Doctor out this is a short form podcast where?
TDI gives you an. Adrenaline shot of the.
Latest news in movies. On today's episode.
We'll tell you about the weekend.
Box office figures, along with amajor casting update for
(00:46):
Avengers Doomsday, and finally, we have some talk.
Surrounding a potential prequel for Zach Krieger's.
Weapons already. So let's get into it.
Let's hit the nitty gritty details.
Let's start with the box office.Per usual coming in at #1 drum
roll please. Weapons again.
(01:06):
We've had two check UPS, two number one weekends for weapons.
It maintains its. Lead at the box office it
brought. In 25,000,000.
Dollars in its second. Weekend, which is only a 43.
Percent drop from its. Opening weekend, so.
Far it has grossed. Nearly 150 million at the
worldwide. Box office and is eyeing a.
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Finish of between 250 to 300 million.
Dollars this is just a reminder this.
Film had a production of only. $38 million.
It made 25,000,000 in its secondweekend.
This is. Marking a massive W.
For Warner. Brothers and Zach Krieger.
And for original. Movies Zach Krieger on top of
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the world right now. We're going to talk.
More weapons at a potential. Prequel because of their
lucrative. Success thus far. #2 This week
comes the legacy sequel Freak Year.
Friday that hit 14. And a half, $1,000,000 in its
second week at the box office. Two weeks for.
Freak Year Friday. Two weeks.
As the runner up. Coming in at #3 and in its debut
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weekend is nobody to. At $9.25 million just.
Under 10 starring Bob Odenkirk in.
This John Wick. Style sequel, although nobody.
Did not beat out weapons. Or Freak Year Friday.
It did manage to top its predecessor.
From 2021, which opened to only 6.8 million.
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Dollars and finished. With more than four times that
at. 27.5 million. This release?
Nobody. Was at a time.
When it was March 2021 and nobody was going to the
theaters, audiences were just coming.
Back it was the pandemic. Universal decided to go.
Again, take another shot. They upped the budget from 16
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mil to 20. 5 mil. They're bringing a new.
Director It's on track to meet its budget at the box office 25.
To 30 million. Dollars is what we're looking
at. Rounding at the top five, we
have at #4 the Fantastic Four first steps at 8:00. .8 million.
It's its fourth week. At the box office.
And finally, at #5 we have the bad guys, Two at 7 1/2.
Million in week 3, very similar.Top five to last week.
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Only thing is we put Nobody 2 inthere in its debut weekend, so
we have a very low grossing. Weekend at the box office, all
five titles in the top five fallunder $100 million.
That's the second time it's happened this year with an
estimated $93 million. Not great, Bob.
The last time this happened where the five movies had less
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than $100 million. This year was during the second
weekend. The summer that was May 9th
through May 11th. All the movies grossed.
About $84,000,000 and that comesfrom Box Office Mojo.
Some of those movies that came out during that May 9th through
11th slate, that was. Thunderbolt in the second.
Weekend Sinners in its fourth weekend The Accountant 2 and its
third a Minecraft movie and it's6 all right, So it wasn't any
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like really popular new release coming out.
During that time. Moving on from the box office,
let's hit the casting couch. Where we look at your favorite.
Actors and their upcoming roles.They will appear in.
Starting off, I don't know if he's your favorite actor yet,
but. He's a young.
Up and Comer Noah Centineo. He has been cast as a young
Rambo in a Rambo origin film. Yes.
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You heard that right. John Rambo, you're thinking.
Sly Stallone. You're thinking first blood.
They're one in the same, except Centineo stepping into this
role. Centineo was Adam Smasher in
Black Adam. He.
Was in warfare for 8/20. 4 This past year, amongst a young,
star-studded cast, he is someonethat's been venturing more into
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action. Movies.
This seems to be the case with. Him taking on Rambo and also the
director here is going to be Jalmari Hellander.
Who also did Zisu? Which is like a John Wick style
World War Two period piece. Type of movie The.
Source Here is deadline. I don't necessarily hate the
casting, but I think that audiences will have a.
Hard time seeing anybody take onthe role.
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Of Rambo following stallone's iconic portrayal Next up on the
casting couch, Regina hall and Anna Faris are officially.
Returning for the next scary movie, Scary Movie 6.
Comedy legacy sequels. Are in right now.
It's. Not a shock this is happening.
This report comes from. Deadline Anna Faris.
She's done. Jack squat recently as.
(05:24):
Opposed to like Regina. Hall who?
Doesn't net that. Doesn't need Scary Movie 6 like
like maybe Anna Faris does but Regina Hall is.
Going to be in PT as. Highly anticipated 1 battle
after another. For Warner Brothers.
So 2 actors that come from the same cloth but they're heading
in different. Directions.
Moving on with the casting couch, Isla Johnston who?
(05:46):
Played a young Beth Harmon. In The Queen's Gambit for
Netflix, a younger version of the Anya Taylor Joy character.
She is in. Talks to * as.
Joan of Arc. In Baz Luhrmann's new film.
For Warner Brothers, the. Film was described as.
Quote The ultimate teenage girl coming of age story set in the
100 Years War. End Quote and the source.
Comes from deadline. A Joan of Arc story.
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Sounds pretty bad ass. But when you have.
Baz Luhrmann making it. It kind of takes away.
All the bad assery, like I said to Ricky during the expanded
check up on Friday. I would be in.
On a Joan of Arc movie, as long as like Ridley Scott was making
it, can we make that happen? Can we just kick Bosslerman to
the curb? And get some Ridley.
Scott in here, I beg of you. Next up on the casting couch.
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Boyd Holbrook, who you may have seen in movies like.
Indiana Jones of the Dial of Destiny.
You may have seen him in Logan. You might have seen him in
Narcos. For Netflix, he has been cast.
In yet another Netflix series, the.
Extraction spin off series that will be alongside Omar Sai
Holbrook is someone I. Always thought could have been a
great leading man. It seems like that.
(06:51):
Time may have come and gone. I still hold my stock.
In Boyd Holbrook, he's got the looks of a movie star.
He I think he could do the action.
As well as anybody I would like.To see him.
Not be the guy. In a Netflix.
Spin off Series I. Think you're more than that,
Boyd? Speaking of guys that I thought
were going to amount to a littlebit more with their career, and
I still have a glimmer of hope. And I still.
(07:12):
Hold on with those diamond handsto these.
To these stocks, Max. Minghella, who is known for his.
Role in the social network alongside the Winklevi.
He is in Toxic Star in Clayface.ADCU movie from a.
Script by Mike Flanagan. He'll be joining this movie in a
supporting. Role The source is deadline.
Once again, another thought. I would have bought.
(07:33):
High on following. The social network, however.
When I saw him as the. Villain in the internship with
Owen Wilson and Vince. Vaughn I saw that stock plummet
a little bit. I still have hope.
Next, let's move on to the greenlighters.
These are movies that have been.Greenlit along with green
lighters today we'll also go through some yellow lighters.
(07:54):
Those are AKA delays that have unexpectedly happened and have
been announced this week. Starting off green lighters.
Projects that will be happening.Brie Larson, Jack Quaid, Lily
Collins and Henry Golding. Are going to start a new comedy
titled close Personal Friends. This film follows one couple
that meets and. Befriends a celebrity couple
(08:14):
while on a trip. But personal lines begin to get
crossed. This source is The Hollywood
Reporter. I'll.
Tell you what, these movies are going to become a lot.
More popular we have to get. Used to them, these couples
famous. Couples.
You know people. From different backgrounds
socio. Economically, you know, comedies
that are also dark comedies. This comes because.
Of The White Lotus I mean. Is there any other reason that a
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movie like this is being made atthis?
Time star-studded like TV cast, usually.
Get with White Lotus. Here we have a star-studded like
movie cast. I'm getting White Lotus vibes.
Tell me if you think differently.
Next up, Angelina Jolie is goingto reunite with Mr. and Missus
Smith director Doug Lyman to star in a new.
Spy thriller The Initiative. This film follows.
A rogue master spy. Who gets a new?
(08:57):
Recruit on her team. Who's worried she's.
Trying to kill him. Source here as Hollywood
Reporter, it feels good to hear that Angelina Jolie is.
Reuniting with the Mr. and Missus Smith, Director.
This is something where we missed Angelina Jolie in her.
Heyday like the mid 2000s? Yes, she had.
Like the Oscar winning. Role in the late 90s, you know,
(09:18):
then she did Lara Croft and she turned to this action star.
That was when I loved. Angelina Jolie Most.
And that's why I love this headline moving.
On Speaking of Star. Study cast from this green,
lighter section so far. Let's talk about another 1.
Brandon Schlenar. Mckeith, Stanfield.
Jason Clark and Travante Rhodes are going to.
Start in fast FAST. That's written by.
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Taylor Sheridan This film follows a former commando who.
Must lead a Black Ops strike. Team against CIA protected drug
dealers. In his town.
Source here. Is The Hollywood Reporter.
So Star. Studded younger cast.
Taylor Sheridan. Is someone we talked about on
Friday's episode we. Talked about him being.
Swallowed up by the streaming. Vortex, but particularly with.
(10:03):
Paramount Plus from designing all those different shows.
For that streaming service, all of a sudden he's doing something
outside of Paramount Plus. This is exciting but almost
feels dirty. It feels illegal.
Is he even allowed to do this? Does.
Paramount Plus? No, please.
No one tell them. And if that's the case, Taylor
Sheridan, I just I. Think you should write under a
pseudonym and and when we look at the.
(10:24):
Cast here Brandon Schlennar is apopular fan casting for Batman
and the DCU right now. He did the drop from Blumhouse.
He's shockingly maybe the hottest name in his cast, the
hottest on the. Street, the people, the.
Person that's getting cast in most projects and that's
amazing. Considering that Lakeith
Stanfield. Has an Oscar nomination to his
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name from Judas and the Black Messiah.
You have people like Jason Clark, who was amazing in
Oppenheimer and. Could have earned an.
Oscar nomination himself back in2024 any of Travante Rhodes.
Who also started one of the greatest movies of the 21st?
Century. In.
Moonlight, a guy that probably people had a lot of stock in
following that 2017 Oscars. But what name?
(11:06):
Kind of sticks out or is the first one being mentioned the
top bill potentially Brandon's Glenar might have to keep our
eyes out for that guy. Next up on the.
Green lighters, a new. Animated Addams Family movies in
the works Wednesday creators Alfred Go.
And Miles Millar are developing the movie but.
It will not be connected to the Netflix series.
This source comes from Deadline Next.
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We're going to go from green lighters to orange lighters.
Things that are green lit are happening but have been delayed
starting off at. Your rights The Running Man has
been delayed by one week to November 14th this year.
And then Shrek 5. This is a big one.
Was originally going to be coming out December of. 2020. 6
and has been delayed to June 30th. 2027 it's been pushed by 6
(11:47):
months Why it's? Looking to avoid being.
Drowned out by the likes of Avengers Doomsday and Doom Part
3 which share a same. Release date in 2026.
What else is happening that month?
Ice Age 6 another. Popular children's franchise.
Next, let's move to the Caves Corner, where?
We talk about the most recent. News in superhero movies.
(12:09):
Big 1 here. Someone that did have one of the
most successful movies in Marvelpost end game, Ryan Reynolds.
Will return as Deadpool in Avengers Doomsday.
According to the source, which is Heat Vision, which is a part
of The Hollywood Reporter, it says, quote, don't expect him to
actually be joining The Avengersteam though.
End Quote. This news comes.
(12:30):
After Ryan Reynolds share a potential Avengers doomsday
tease on his Instagram and so also comes at an interesting
time where. It seems like there's rumors
that the. Doomsday set will have.
Different teams, they'll be different sectors.
It's. Going to be potentially.
A team of the. Fantastic Four, it could be a
team. Of the New Avengers, led by
Elena Bulova and Florence Pugh, it could be a team of Anthony
(12:54):
Mackie's. Avengers that were teased.
In Brave New World and there's been rumors of a team like Doom
for Doctor Doom and what? There's also been rumors of a
Team Loki. Would Deadpool be a part of Team
Loki instead of like this quote says?
Not being a. Part of The Avengers team,
whether that's New Avengers or Sam Wilson's.
Avengers, will this be? A team that consists.
(13:17):
Of maybe Hugh Jackman's Wolverine.
From Deadpool Wolverine, one of the most lucratively successful
movies for Marvel post end game.Will it feature characters like
Channing Tatum's Gambit, which has already been announced?
As a part of. The Avengers.
Doomsday. Cast I think.
Deadpool could fit in that Team Loki group if it in.
Fact exists, especially. Because so much of Deadpool
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Wolverine happens in the void. Which we first see.
From Loki and other characters that appear in this movie could
be from the Void from Deadpool. Wolverine.
How? Ryan Reynolds.
Will play with these. Characters or how he interacts
will be interesting. To see because of all the 4th
wall. Breaks how he has to be the
center of attention. I'm a little bit skeptical that
(14:01):
can work, but at the same time Ithink Kevin Feige understands
his character so well despite the lackluster like successful
out of these projects. Deadpool Wolverine was a smash
hit. People want to see the character
again. And I also got to find out why
Thor was crying. Everyone needs to find out from
Deadpool. Wolverine.
I'm thinking we're going to see why in this movie.
Next up keeps corner. Let's.
(14:22):
Move on to James Gunn. We always have a James Gunn
corner of the Keeps corner. James Gunn says that Superman.
Is releasing on digital early soeveryone can see the film before
Peacemaker season 2. So Peacemaker season 2.
Comes out August 21st. Superman is already not.
Streaming. But available on digital if you
don't want to go to the theatersto see it.
James Gunn defended this by saying, quote I originally
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thought Peacemaker. Was going to be coming out next
month. There's a lot of.
Things that are. Beyond our control, so that
Peacemaker is coming out. Now and at.
The end of the day, I want everyone to be able to see
Superman that wanted to, even those people who couldn't get to
a theater before Peacemaker. End Quote.
So you might be saying, James Gunn, I wish you were.
More of an advocate. For movie theaters.
However, not everyone can make it out to a movie theater, and
(15:07):
also with Peacemaker coming, it shows the connectivity of the
DCU. It shows the importance.
Of the and the consequences and ramifications of Peacemaker from
this John Cena LED show. I think it's.
A good sign that it's on digital.
Is it? Would we rather have it in
theaters? Yeah.
But does it show how the DCU is continuing to build out?
(15:29):
That's a great sign. Along with this, James Good has
also. Announced that the Superman.
Franchise within the DCU is going to be called the Superman.
Saga and he's also revealed thatthe treatment for the next film
the series is. Complete and he hopes to begin
filming it soon. For those who don't know, that
doesn't mean a script is done and.
I think that's what we said on Friday's.
(15:50):
TDI. So this is also a form of I, I.
Guess some self correction. But a treatment is.
Not a script. A treatment is.
Basically an outline that's beendetailed or elaborated upon.
And a script should be coming soon, so this could be the quasi
sequel that James Gunn has been teasing for.
Quite some time now. Source Here was The Hollywood
(16:11):
Reporter. James Gunn Corner continued.
James Gunn says he's actively looking to bring back Idris
Elba's blood support in the DCU.Do we need blood support in the
DCU? No.
I say stop with. Carrying over DCEU characters.
I say you bring back Idris Elba,but you give him a new character
to kind of draw a line that we are not going to keep on.
(16:32):
Doing the peacemaker treatment at so many of the suicide.
Squad characters, I think it's. Good to have Idris Elba part of
this. I don't think Idris, I don't
think the character blood. Sport really demands that we.
See him again, although I thought he was great in the
Suicide Squad. And Speaking of the Suicide
Squad, James Gunn was then. Asked if Margot Roby overturns
Harley Quinn in the DCU and he said, quote, that will be.
(16:53):
Revealed down the line. End Quote source here also.
EW within the same interview so.I don't.
Want them to bring back blood Sport but.
They can because he's not too tightly associated with the DC.
EU like the suicide. Squad is more like.
That's a James Gunn film that just happened to be in the DC
EU. It didn't feel.
Like a strong. Sequel to Suicide Squad from
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David Ayer in 2016. It felt pretty different in my
eyes, and James Gunn kind of tried to.
Destroy any associations with with Suicide Squad and the DC EU
basically in the beginning of that movie.
But it's really hard when you have Harley Quinn.
That character. Itself is so important, and it
was. Kind of the best.
Part of the DC EU appeared in three different.
(17:36):
Movies best part of Suicide Squad the character.
That showed up the most in the DC EU.
We're trying to move away from that.
And then you have. Margot Robbie, who is A1 of IF.
Not the most in demand actress on the planet right now.
I don't know if. We're going to be able to get
away with. Having her just announced as.
Returning to the DC world, returning as Harley Quinn.
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Because then people are going tosay, OK, can we?
Fit around Margot Robbie's schedule, but also who's going
to be Joker? And we know for sure that.
James Gunn does not want to haveJared Leto as the Joker, so.
I'm going to put Idris Elba as as bloodsport as a better.
Chance of happening than let's say a Marco Roby returning as
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Harley Quinn. I love her as the character, but
we do have to separate. She's like the one of the
defining characters of the DCU. Don't bring her back because
then you have to deal with a lotmore baggage and you got to deal
with a little bit more confusion.
Moving on. From the capes.
Corner Let's talk about the rumor mill things that are
happening on the Internet that have not been confirmed by major
(18:43):
media outlets. Been rumoured that.
Johnny Depp has had talks about returning as Jack Sparrow for a
new Pirates of the Caribbean. Movie.
According to this source, which is EW.
It says quote if he likes the way the part is written.
I think he would do it. End Quote.
I'm going to do the odds of thishappening 70%.
Johnny Depp is kind of back following the Amber Heard.
(19:04):
Case he's won the actual case hewon the court of public opinion.
And. This would be a nice.
Payday and I think. People would support Johnny Depp
and he's. Already done movies without
will. Turner, AKA Orlando Bloom, he's
done without. Elizabeth Swann or Keira
Knightley in those movies so I could see him.
(19:25):
Totally coming. Back it's like not.
Contingent if those others. Return.
It's like we're going to have this happen whether you like it
or not. The glue guy for Pirates of the
Caribbean has always been. Johnny Depp, and I think they
throw a bag at him, especially because.
They've tried to do all these spin offs and like female led
projects, they've. At 1 moment there was a Karen.
Gillan. Project at another moment there
(19:45):
was a Margot Roby project in theworks.
I bet they go to over liable. With Johnny Depp coming back as
Jack Sparrow, it's almost like how.
Transformers is coming back to Michael Bay, you know, after all
these years and him producing those.
Like one shot movie, those one off movies, those spin off
movies, the animated. Transformers one, they just
said. Screw it, we're going back to
Michael Bay, I think. Pirates of the Caribbean.
(20:07):
Are going to hit the screw up button as well.
Another rumor here is that Warner Brothers and Zach Craig
are. Already having talks about
making a weapons prequel movie about on Gladys.
Source. Here's The Hollywood Reporter.
My two sons on on Gladys. Played by Amy Madigan.
Is good in doses, not for a fullruntime.
(20:28):
She took over the second. Half of that movie if she was
there the entire time in the movie.
It might have been a little bit OD.
Zack Kreger, do not feel pressure to make this movie.
You have a lot going on. Resident Evil franchise, you got
that. Great DC script that you that
you. Plan on pitching to James Gunn
or else I will pitch for you Zack Kreger.
And then you. Have a upcoming sci-fi movie
(20:49):
that you want to make. Don't spend time with on Gladys.
She was great in weapons. Leave her great in weapons
right? Don't mess with it.
So that does it for the rumor mill.
That does it for the Express check up.
A side note, rest in peace to Terence Stamp, who played
General Zod in. Superman and Superman 2.
He sadly passed away at the age of 87.
He was odd, but he was also nominated for the Academy Award
(21:11):
back in 1963 for. The Movie Billy Bud.
And he played Sod, but also. He voiced Jor El in Smallville
so little fun fact for the fun fact for the.
Kids at home, I personally. Remember him for movies?
Like yes Man or he played Terrance.
The self help guru. And I remember him as Siegfried.
In the get. Smart remake.
(21:32):
Or I guess the reboot of the O 8, the O 8 reboot.
Of the television show that starts Steve Carell, he was
great in those type of roles, but he's also.
Hilarious. He had a very underrated.
Comedic timing to him. Thank you guys for listening to
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