Episode 207 - Avengers: Doomsday Trailer + News Roundup

!https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51534a7fe4b02d3f1d599ebf/e0a46d0f-4832-4572-baad-67a2d0d79aa8/avengersdoomsday_lob_mas_mob_03.webp?format=1000w We're into the full swing of blockbuster season. With 'Obsession' breaking box office records, 'The Odyssey' now filling IMAX theatres, and 'Spider-Man' right around the corner, movies feel very "back" right now. Plus, with Comic-Con next week Marvel released their first full-length 'Avengers: Doomsday' trailer. Julian and Matt try to decide if the hype is there, which feels crazy when considering it's an Avengers movie after all, but that might speak more to the situation Marvel currently finds themselves in. Meanwhile, DC doesn't want to be left behind, releasing a new trailer for 'Clayface' , which is shaping up to be a sneaky hit in the body-horror space (despite still not Batman). This all leads to Matt's idea that comic book movies should be treated like jury duty. Plus, a news rundown covering the passing of Sam Neil, Netflix updates (they're bad), some box office updates, and more! If you enjoy the show please subscribe and leave a nice review on Apple Podcasts, and check out Patreon.com/TowerBabbleCast to become one of our latest patrons. Episode 207 - Avengers: Doomsday Trailer + News Roundup Julian Meush and Matt Tworek Download # Show Notes ## Movies - Marvel - Trailer: ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ - Patrick Stewart says he will never officially retire from acting. "'Il always and forever be an actor." - Marvel TV boss Brad Winderbaum wants to do 10 seasons of 'X-Men '97' - DC - Trailer: ‘Clayface’ - ‘The Batman Part II’ Delayed Again Until February 2028 - Matt: Comic book movies should be treated like jury duty, every director gets randomly chosen and they can’t get out of it. Only happens once in their career. - Box office: - 'Obsession' is now the highest-grossing original horror movie of this century. Now at $423M worldwide. - Live-Action Moana is bombing - 'The Odyssey' debuts with $264.1M at the global box office - The biggest opening ever for a Christopher Nolan film - Production budget was $250M - Matt wants to read the odyssey, but now I feel this movie coming out will ruin the reading experience. - Danny McBride to Direct G.I. Joe Movie for Paramount - Sam Neil - dead at 78 - The Writers Guild of America has filed a lawsuit to block the Paramount & Warner Bros merger. - Netflix reportedly considers adding always-on channels - Netflix viewers aren’t sticking around for season 2. - Netflix has revealed that roughly 300 of their TV shows have used generative Al at some point in the production process. <!--THE END--> - Pixar lays several hundred people - Neil Blomcamp releases AI test movie on YouTube and receives backlash ## TV - God of War series is recasting Kratos after injury to actor. <!--THE END--> - 10 years ago on July 14, 'Stranger Things' premiered on Netflix. ## What We've Been Watching - Not Another Teen Movie - Over Your Dead Body - Little Brother - The Bear S5