KNEEL BEFORE POD: A Superman Final Cut Podcast

Welcome to an extra-special, extra-long, extra-late edition of the Filmthusiast Podcast!

Dave is joined by John Gleason Teske and Ryan Lower to discuss a bunch of super movies that made our imaginations soar: The Major Motion Pictures of SUPERMAN.

SUPERMAN, SUPERMAN II, SUPERMAN III, SUPERMAN IV: THE QUEST FOR PEACE, SUPERMAN RETURNS, THE MAN OF STEEL, and BATMAN V. SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE.

We talk it out, break them down, and rank them. We just can’t wait for you to see which one is able to leap tall buildings in a single bound…

Filmthusiast is the Home of POST!

You may have noticed that we have gone a little light on posting for the last year…

Casting Corner: THE LION KING

Disney has announced Jon Favreau will direct a re-imagining of THE LION KING.

Sounds like a pretty big undertaking. Regarding the casting of the movie, there have been some little hints along the way. Favreau often calls upon his “usual suspects” to perform in his movies, so it’s time to dig deep and guess who Favreau will cast in his rendition of THE LION KING…

Casting Corner: THE BATMAN

Welcome to the Casting Corner! Here we help out the casting directors of the world by picking and choosing the best performers for movies that have yet to be cast.

This week we have the cast for the new Affleck directed THE BATMAN.

You know it’s coming. We know it’s coming. It will have Ben Affleck as the Caped Crusader, J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, and very likely appearances from Jared Leto & Margot Robbie as The Joker & Harley Quinn.

Let’s see who else they could cast…

STAR TREK BEYOND Gets a Sequel

With only a few scant days until  Star Trek Beyond enters cinemas, Paramount Pictures have shown a huge sign of confidence by giving the go-ahead to a fourth film in the franchise’s “Kelvin Timeline.”

And they are getting the return of a Thunder God to go with it…

2016: The Halfway Mark

It is now July and that means that we are halfway through 2016.

Which also means that we are halfway through the “summer movie season”, which typically spans from May to August. While the delightful Finding Dory has just come out and we are hopeful for the one-two-three punch of Ghostbusters, Star Trek Beyond, and Jason Bourne… It hasn’t been the greatest summer for movies.

That doesn’t mean that this year has had some bright spots. There have been six movies in particular that have taken our breath away. There are also six more that I think could take that breath away again.

Let’s take a look!

HAKUNA PODCASTA: A Disney Final Cut Podcast

Welcome to an extra-special, extra-long edition of the Filmthusiast Podcast!

Dave is joined by Ali Keirn and Nick Shine to discuss a grouping of movies that genuinely defined our childhoods: The Movies of the Disney Animated Renaissance.

The Little Mermaid, The Rescuers Down Under, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Mulan, and Tarzan.

We talk it out, break them down, and rank them. We just can’t wait for you to see who is king…

Filmthusiast’s Wish is Granted: Bookeem Woodbine Joins SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING

Back in February, Filmthusiast ran a casting wishlist for the new Spider-Man movie. There were some cool names on that list.

The third person on that list, after the already cast Tom Holland and Marisa Tomei, was Bookeem Woodbine. He was coming off of an incredible turn on the second season of Fargo. I suggested that he would be an incredible Kraven the Hunter. 

Dave Is Wrong About THE WALKING DEAD: A Short Podcast

Dave is wrong.

He just doesn’t know it yet.

In the 22nd podcast from Filmthusiast, Dave is joined by Laura Jewell & Mike Newquist to discuss The Walking Dead, it’s video game counterpart, and how Dave is wrong in his outright dismissal of the show.

And it’s not even 17 minutes long. So get listening!