About this episode
On the July 16, 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, have spoiler-filled conversations about James Gunn’s Superman and Poker Face season 2, and present interviews with the people behind those projects. (~01:08) In The News: https://www.slashfilm.com/1913786/legend-zelda-movie-link-zelda-actors-bo-bragason-benjamin-evan-ainsworth/ https://www.fangoria.com/werwulf-cast-aaron-taylor-johnson/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&utm_campaign=fangoria.bsky.social https://deadline.com/2025/07/road-house-2-guy-ritchie-exits-1236454491/ https://deadline.com/2025/07/the-odyssey-christopher-noland-advance-ticket-sales-1236458808/ https://deadline.com/2025/07/james-gunn-superman-tv-spinoffs-1236454947/ (~06:55) Superman spoiler-free conversation: General thoughts, plus talk about the trio of main cast members (~20:15) David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult interview (~26:45) Superman conversation continues with full spoilers (~56:15) James Gunn interview Superman Review: James Gunn's Charming Crowd Pleaser Is Silly In All The Right Ways (~01:03:35) Poker Face spoiler-filled conversation (~01:26:09) Poker Face season 2 showrunner Tony Tost interview All the other stuff you need to know: If you’d like to find me, you can hear me on a brand new podcast I’m doing called Pop Cultured, and if you’ve been listening to this show for a long time, you’ll hear several familiar voices on that. You can check us out at patreon.com/popcultured You can find more about some of the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked in the show notes. You can subscribe to /Film Weekly on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Spotify , or wherever you get your podcasts. Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com . Make sure to leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air. Don’t forget to take a minute to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify - that helps us out a lot. And tell your friends about the show! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy