On the July 30, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by a bunch of people to talk about the latest film and TV news, talk about The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Happy Gilmore 2, and present an interview with the director of Happy Gilmore 2.
(~:45) In The News:
- https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/wolfenstein-tv-series-amazon-kilter-patrick-somerville-1236469609/
- https://www.slashfilm.com/1921066/south-park-season-27-premiere-donald-trump-war/
- https://www.slashfilm.com/1921694/south-park-season-27-show-biggest-fight-paramount/
- https://deadline.com/2025/07/skydance-paramount-global-merger-fcc-approval-1236467949/
- https://deadline.com/2025/07/coyote-vs-acme-comic-con-1236469435/
- https://variety.com/2025/film/news/predator-comic-con-arnold-schwarzenegger-killer-of-killers-1236470941/
(~10:00) Jacob’s Trailer Park
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8R6DMlDtxk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOZjfK6zIro
https://www.slashfilm.com/1913918/stranger-things-season-5-trailer-song-deep-purple/
https://www.slashfilm.com/1791770/mortal-kombat-2-trailer/
https://www.slashfilm.com/1915003/tron-ares-trailer-selling-points-not-jared-leto/
https://www.slashfilm.com/1914804/fixed-filthiest-movie-2025-animated-netflix-release-trailer/
https://www.slashfilm.com/1914042/pixar-hoppers-trailer/
https://www.slashfilm.com/1918010/predator-badlands-trailer-alien-crossover-confirmed/
(~25:46) The Fantastic Four: First Steps
(~34:13) Spoilers for The Fantastic Four: First Steps
(~56:30) Happy Gilmore 2
(~01:12:02) Spoilers for Happy Gilmore 2
(~01:14:35) Interview with Happy Gilmore 2 director Kyle Newachek
Happy Gilmore 2 Review: The Comedy Sequel Takes A Big Swing But Completely Whiffs It
All the other stuff you need to know:
- You can find more about some of the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked in the show notes.
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