December 2024 News Round-Up (284)

Kneel Before Pod

The year comes to an end but the news cycle rolls on. The conversation covers The Odyssey, young Spider-Man, Glen Powell's work ethic and more.

Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Film Stories podcast network. Chris Mackrell can also be found on a Sunday between 12 and 2pm GMT live on Black Diamond FM and periodically on Lave Radio.

Show Notes TV Reviews

• Craig’s reviews of Superman & Lois season 4
• Craig's reviews of Krypton

Movie Reviews

• Craig’s review of Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
• Craig’s review of Thor: Love and Thunder
• Craig’s review of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
• Craig’s review of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Craig’s review of Venom
• Craig’s review of Venom: Let There Be Carnage
• Craig’s review of Morbius
• Craig’s review of Madame Web
• Craig’s review of Moana
• Craig’s review of The Mummy
• Craig's review of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
• Craig’s review of Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens
• Craig’s review of Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi
• Craig’s review of Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker
• Craig’s review of Sonic The Hedgehog
• Craig’s review of Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• Craig’s review of Pokémon: Detective Pikachu
• Craig’s review of The Greatest Showman
• Craig’s review of I, Frankenstein
• Craig’s review of Dracula Untold
• Craig’s review of The Mummy
• Craig’s review of Bumblebee
• Graeme’s review of Ghostbusters (2016)
• Craig’s review of Ghostbusters: Afterlife
• Graeme’s review of Kubo and the Two Strings

Podcasts

• Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
• Thor: Love and Thunder
• Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Venom
• Madame Web
• Pokémon: Detective Pikachu
• Man of Steel
• Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
• Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens
• Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi – first podcast and second podcast
• Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker
• Bumblebee

Trailers

• The Gorge
• Popeye The Slayer Man
• 28 Years Later
• Novocaine
• Karate Kid: Legends
• Black Bag
• Death of a Unicorn
• Cleaner
• The Electric State
• A Minecraft Movie
• Elio
• Snow White
• Lilo & Stitch
• Star Trek: Section 31
• Superman
• Chad Powers
• Zero Day
• Love Me
• Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man

News

• Nova series showrunner
• Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse directors confirmed
• Hayley Atwell to appear in Avengers: Doomsday
• Chris Evans cast in Avengers: Doomsday
• Clayface movie confirmed
• Jason Momoa to play Lobo in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow
• Jeremy Allan White cast as Rotta the Hutt in The Mandalorian & Grogu
• Live-action Tangled movie confirmed
• Aardman and Pokemon team up for collaboration
• Jared Leto cast as Skeletor in Masters of the Universe
• New The Mummy movie announced
• Melissa Benoist and Chris Wood to start in Duo
• Elizabeth Olsen joins Julia Roberts in Panic Carefully
• Ryan Reynolds, Jason Momoa, Vince Vaughn and Aubrey Plaza to star in Animal Friends
• Ryan Reynolds to star in boy band movie
• Prison Break reboot confirmed
• Austin Butler cast as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho remake
• Malcolm in the Middle revival confirmed
• Ghostbusters animated movie in development
• Sonic The Hedgehog 4 confirmed
• Paul Mescal to play Paul McCartney
• Glen Powell cast in Homewreckers
• Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro to star in new Meet the Parents sequel
• Tom Cruise to star in Deeper
• Samuel L. Jackson to star in new J.J. Abrams movie
• Christopher Nolan’s next movie revealed

Misc

• Frame to Frame on the FilmStories Podcast Network
• Make it So on the FilmStories Podcast Network

Music

• Niall Stenson’s cover of the “Marvel Music“, the “Superman theme” and his YouTube channel

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