Episode 96: Oscar Season 2020

New trailers, new movie news, and new Doctor Who! 00:49 – Let’s talk trailers! We start off with MYTHIC QUEST: RAVEN’S BANQUET, a TV show on a video game company head with an oversized ego, who bases a game’s hero on himself. 02:59 – The next one is a spin-off. PENNY DREADFUL: CITY OF ANGELS will be dropping on us soon. Brian recalls that the original was fun but got “lost” towards the end. 05:05 – And then there’s a Vin Diesel movie BLOODSHOT where nano-McGuffins make him an indestructible assassin whose memories are being manipulated by secret government agents. Interesting premise, although it feels like Vin has played this before. 08:37 – We also got another BLACK WIDOW trailer where the Taskmaster makes a more substantial appearance. Brian and Mandy discuss the Easter-eggs in the trailer. 09:53 – NEW MUTANTS will be coming out on February 7th. This one has long been in production and nobody expected it to make it to release, but here we are. 12:31 – MORBIUS also made a splash with Jared Leto back on the screen playing a super-powered vampire. There are references galore to spider-man, but fans are conflicted about which spider-verse the movie plans to be in. 14:45 – The unfortunate earthquake in Puerto Rico has indefinitely halted the production of FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER. So, fans of the characters won’t be seeing them on Disney + any time soon. 15:35 – In other Marvel news, Director Scott Derrickson has left the production of DOCTOR STRANGE: MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS. Brian brings up Derrickson’s past tweets as we try to understand why he might be leaving. 21:29 – Brian’s predictions about ENDGAME receiving the Oscar nod was for naught. Instead, the JOKER bagged 11 nominations, while ENDGAME had to make do with 1. However, we are very excited by THE IRISHMAN and THE MARRIAGE STORY getting Netflix a whopping 24 nominations. 26:21 – Scarlet Johansson was nominated for two movies this year – THE MARRIAGE STORY and JOJO RABBIT. We’re hoping this is the beginning of streaming platforms bringing new stories into Hollywood. 28:04 – Build-A-Bear will soon be making a killing from Baby Yoda toys. They also just signed a contract with BBC to bring you adorable teddy versions of your favorite Doctors. 30:13 – Finally, we discuss (with spoilers) the third episode of DOCTOR WHO – Orphan 55.