This week we wonder how Nolan made a $250 million movie that looks like The Odyssey, while Moana 2 cost the same amount and looks like… Moana 2.
‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’ Officially Surges to No. 1 as Instant Digital Hit in Just 24 Hours Whoopi Goldberg Slams Transphobic Critics of Elliot Page’s Casting in ‘The Odyssey’: ‘Then Don’t Go See It… Why Do You Care Who’s Cast in It?’ ‘The Odyssey’ Proves It: Audiences Want Movies Made the Hard Way Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Is Officially Too Popular ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Breaks New Record 6 Months Before It Hits Theaters First Photos: “Blade Runner 2099” TV Series Blade Runner 2099 Teaser Disney Officially Confirms the End of ‘The Mandalorian’
So Taylor Swift got married, Adam Sandler officiated (yes, really, no one knows why either), and you could buy ‘wedding memorabilia’ off a New York street artist - including a used ovulation test - for $25. We live in a society.
Then there’s the Xbox stuff, which is a lot. Like, a LOT. Thousands of jobs gone, Double Fine just… set free, id Software’s programmers shown the door (great for the legendary game engine people, obviously), and Obsidian pulled off Avowed 2 to go make Fallout instead. The good news: this is what everyone wanted since New Vegas. The bad news: it’s happening because Microsoft bought literally everything and then panicked.
We’re back and we’ve been watching things like Avatar movies, Stranger Things, Marvel trailers, The Odyssey trailer and more.
If he can’t make more Avatar James Cameron will just hold a press conference - https://www.darkhorizons.com/cameron-on-his-backup-avatar-plan/ Disclosure Day - https://www.darkhorizons.com/teaser-trailer-spielbergs-disclosure-day/ The Odyssey Teaser - https://www.darkhorizons.com/teaser-trailer-christopher-nolans-the-odyssey/ People are already debating the “historical accuracy” of The Odyssey - https://www.darkhorizons.com/the-odyssey-trailer-draws-views-debate/ Avengers: Doomsday Teaser - https://www.darkhorizons.com/avengers-doomsday-steve-rogers-teaser/
Matt has also seen Superman now so we chat about it a bit (spoiler free!). We also discuss Sonic the Hedgehog, The Odyssey, Tron: Ares and more!
Tickets for The Odyssey will go on sale a year in advance - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jul/18/first-tickets-to-christopher-nolans-the-odyssey-sell-out-a-year-before-its-2026-release Tron: Ares - https://www.darkhorizons.com/second-trailer-tron-ares/
Avowed, Unavowed, these game developers need to make up their minds! This week we talk Avowed, Elder Scrolls VI, the console wars, Dune: Awakening, James Bond being handed over to Amazon and more!
Wanna be in Elder Scrolls VI? - https://www.vg247.com/elder-scrolls-6-npc-opportunity-charity-auction The console wars are over - https://kotaku.com/xbox-ceo-phil-spencer-console-wars-over-ps5-switch-era-1851765304 Dune: Awakening launches in May, but only on PC - https://www.darkhorizons.com/dune-awakening-game-sets-may-pc-launch/ Amazon now has creative control over James Bond - https://variety.com/2025/film/global/james-bond-amazon-mgm-gain-creative-control-1236313930/ Matt Damon in Nolan’s Odyssey looks like I assume he should - https://www.darkhorizons.com/first-photo-matt-damon-in-nolans-the-odyssey/ That expensive, useless AI pin will be a paperweight - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/truly-a-middle-finger-humane-bricking-700-ai-pins-with-limited-refunds/
Luke has been called out and he’s not sure what to do about it. This week we discuss Severance, Jack Ryan, Netflix Apple TV support, Marion Cotillard, Christopher Nolan’s upcoming Odyssey, and more!
Netflix “accidentally” adds Apple TV support, then rolls it back - https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/14/netflix-no-apple-tv-integration/ Marion Cotillard admits her death scene was shit - https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8890075/i-screwed-up-dark-knight-rises-scene-cotillard-says/ Nolan to use “massive puppet” - https://www.darkhorizons.com/nolan-using-massive-puppet-in-odyssey/ Itsa Mia joins The Odyssey - https://www.darkhorizons.com/hawkins-goth-board-nolans-the-odyssey/ There’s another awesome-looking The Odyssy adaptation coming out before that - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19861162/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cdt_t_1
