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Jul 2023
1h 3m

Movies Are Stuck in an Endless IP Loop. ...

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Chris and Andy talk about a potentially incoming Screen Actors Guild strike and how that would affect the currently ongoing writers strike (1:00), the poor performance of 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' at the box office this past weekend (14:15), Mattel's plans to make movies based on toys beyond the Barbie movie (25:52), and the final episode of 'The Idol' and whether or not the show succeeded just because it wasn't based off of existing IP (40:58).


Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

Producer: Kaya McMullen

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