Daily Podcast: Comic-Con@Home, Gone with the Wind, Evil Dead Now, Wanted 2, Dracula, AMC Theatres, and the Possible Death Blow to Theatrical Mid-Budget Movies
On the June 10, 2020 Episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news, including Comic-Con at Home, Gone with the Wind, Evil Dead Now, Wanted 2, Blumhouse’s Dracula, Hollywood resuming production, AMC Theatres reopening, and the potential death of theatrical mid-budget movies. In The News: HT: Comic-Con at Home Details: An Online Exhibit Hall, Virtual Panels, Gaming, and More Brad: ‘Gone with the Wind’ Removed from HBO Max Library After Plea from ‘12 Years a Slave’ Writer John Ridley Chris: New ‘Evil Dead’ Movie Coming From ‘The Hole in the Ground’ Director Lee Cronin Ben: Could a ‘Wanted’ Sequel Happen in the Screenlife Format? Diretor Timur Bekmambetov Hopes So Chris: Blumhouse ‘Dracula’ Will Remain Faithful to Bram Stoker’s Book, According to Director Karyn Kusama Brad: Hollywood Can Resume Film and TV Production on June 12, But It Won’t Be Easy HT: AMC Theatres Plans to Re-Open in July Following $2.2 Billion Quarterly Loss Amid Coronavirus Closures Chris: The Pandemic Could Kill Mid-Budget Films at the Box Office For Good Other Articles Mentioned: All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.