#28: Disney Investor Day announcements, directors’ backlash against Warner Bros.

Dec 15th, 2020 by TheBlockBusters

News, news, and more news! This episode is almost entirely filled with our reaction to Disney Investor Day announcements. We discuss in depth Lucasfilm, Star Wars slate and Marvel Studios shows and films.

To tie in to this epic story we talk about two directors who turned sour after recent Warner Bros. decision to premiere 17 films on HBO Max.

We also take a minute to bet on one of our favourite director’s future.

00:00 New TV, new life, end of Cinema(?)

07:40 Intro

News

08:20 Disney Investor Day 2020 announcement

59:00 Christopher Nolan’s reaction to WB news

1:04:30 Denis Villeneuve’s statement

1:19:05 Outro

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