Description

On a controversial news-focused episode of the podcast, Luis and Troy talk about Kevin Spacey’s return to acting, The HFPA’s sorry attempt to make amends for the Golden Globes, and Kevin Feige Regretting he white-washed The Ancient One.  The two also talk about Dune possibly being theatrically exclusive and Amazon possibly buying MGM. Plus the two crown the winner of the summer movies season of the 2010s and overall winner, and talk about their thoughts on Army of the Dead and Spiral.  All this and more!

00:00 - Intro

02:54 - Impressions

• Army of the Dead
  
  08:38 - Love, Death, and Robots
  
  13:39 - The Djinn
  
  17:25 - Star Wars: The Bad Batch
  
  21:57 - Spiral

24:45 - Top News

• 24:45 Kevin Spacey Lands First Role in 4 Years via Variety
  
  30:12 Rumor - WB Might Reverse Decision on Dune via Collider
  
  36:40 Amazon Looking to Acquire MGM for $9 Billion via CNBC
  
  43:46 HFPA Releases a New Code of Conduct via Variety
  
  48:21 Kevin Feige Regrets White-Washing The Ancient One via Variety

56:12 - Extra News

• #1 - Henry Cavill to Star in Highlander Reboot via Variety
  
  #2 - AT&T Sold WB Because of Same Day HBO Max Releases via CBR
  
  #3 - Timothee Chalamet to Play Willy Wonka via Variety
  
  #4 - Batgirl Movie Moves Forward with Bad Boys for Life Directors via THR
  
  #5 - Injustice Animated Movie Officially Greenlit via IGN
  
  #6 - Aquaman 2 to Start Production in 6 Weeks via Screen Rant
  
  #7 - Disney Pulled The Lone Ranger From Disney+
  
  #8 - Lindsay Lohan Returns to Acting via Variety
  
  #9 - Universal’s sequel to The Boss Baby will Premiere on Peacock via Variety
  
  #10 - Dwayne Johnson has been cast in “DC League of Super-Pets” via Variety
  
  #11 - China Box Office - F9 Made $137 Million on it Opening Weekend via Variety
  
  #12 - Leslie Odom Jr. Joins Knives Out 2 Cast via Variety

1:05:53 - Check This Out! - The Eternals Dear Evan Hansen Respect Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness Trailers

1:12:20 - Top Summer Movie Season of the 2010s (Topic of the Show)

1:51:34 - Netflix and Chill (Netflix/iTunes/Amazon top 10 chart & recommendations)

1:58:30 - New Release (A Quiet Place Part 2 / Cruella)

2:05:20 - Outro (theme song)

Every Friday, Luis Menchaca (@chacalaca88) and Troy Bracy (@bracytroy58) will catch you up on everything that’s new and exciting in the world of movies. If you want to write anything to be read in the show, email readyplaymovies@gmail.com or hit us up on Twitter @readyplaymovies.

Please subscribe to the feed so you can get every new show directly to your device as soon as it posts, and if you like it, please leave us a nice review. Thank you!

Check out Joel “Waz” Perez on Soundcloud