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Two years after the success of the Warner Brothers Clash of the Titans reboot Sam Worthington returned to the role of Perseus for WRATH of the Titans. This time around Zeus and Hades have to content with the fact they no longer posess the power they once had in addition to Ares the God of War releasing Kronos from the underworld. And that's pretty bad because he's a big walking volcano. Thanks for...

Big movie alert! Maybe biggest movie of the year with the release of Avatar: Fire & Ash.  We review that plus we talk the tragic passing of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, Netflix is probably purchasing Warner Brothers, Brainiac casting for Man of Tomorrow and trailers for Animal Farm, Avengers: Doomsday and more!  Thanks for listening You can vote in The Weekly Planet 2025 Awa...

In 2010 two things were big. 3D films and Sam Worthington, both a result of Avatar from 2009. And whilst that franchise continues on Clash of the Titans (which incorporates both) acts as a time capsule of that era of film making. Also acting as a reboot of the 1981 Ray Harryhausen original movie it pits Perseus, the son of Liam Neeson's Zeus, against the Gods of Olympus including Ralph Finnes Hade...

Welcome back! To The Weekly Planet podcast! This week we talk about Paramount's derailment of the Netflix/Warner Brothers buyout, Disney investing 1 billion dollars in AI nonsense, Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, 28 Years Later 3, Aragorn recast, Game Awards trailers for Street Fighter, Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, Star Wars Galactic Racer, Control Resonant, Resident Evil Requiem pl...

Here we are at the conclusion of our Disney's Biggest Bombs series, rounding things out with Tomorrowland from 2015. Brad Bird who made a name for himself with the likes of The Iron Giant, The Incredibles and Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol again delves into live action with an epic tale of alternate dimensions, retro-futurism, robots, jet packs and George Clooney's. Maybe it was too early or m...

In fantastic news for big business Netflix has officially purchased Warner Brothers Discovery for a staggering $82.7 billion. We talk that and the potential impact this will have on the cinema and streaming industry. Plus we discuss Quentin Tarantino’s bizarre outburst directed at Paul Dano, a first look at Spider-Man: Noir starring Nicholas Cage, MIB returns for another movie, trailers for 28 Yea...

In 2013 Disney were still looking for the next Pirates of the Caribbean so they thought, alright fine. Let's again get Johnny Depp in a dumb hat and have him run about balancing on stuff to a Hans Zimmer score in a movie directed by Gore Verbinski. Oh and I guess Armie Hammer can be there also. The result was The Lone Ranger a movie with a couple of cancelled guys and some spectacular action seque...

This is the episode description. I write them when Mason wraps up the show because I don’t really need to pay attention. You can really tell if you listen that I’m barely paying attention. But I was paying attention when Dave Warneke popped by to talk Wake Up Dead Man! A Knives Out Mystery. Plus we discuss Avatar: Fire & Ash’s opening weekend, the original ending to Fast X, a Far Cry tv s...

We're back with another huge Disney bomb! This time it's 2012's John Carter o̶f̶ ̶M̶a̶r̶s̶ which aimed to cash on the populatiry of Avatar, Star Wars, Pixar director Anrew Stanton, Taylor Kitsch, Edgar Rice Burroughs and big rad jumps. Unfortunately it would end up being a spectacular disaster that lost Disney at least 150 million dollars. Thanks for watching our Caravan Of Garbage review SUBSCRIB...

It’s big movie time again! Maybe biggest movie of the year time with Wicked: For Good. Plus we talk a Black Panther 3 update, another Star Trek reboot, the first look at Legend of Zelda live action, something Ninja Turtles gets cancelled but another thing happens, trailers for Moana But Worse, The Hunger Games Prequel II, news on a Labubu movie and more! Thanks for listening New Q&a...

Modern Disney is in a very precarious situation, their previously successful propeties like Marvel and Star Wars arn't landing and the newer ideas Wish and Elio arn't making any impact. This isn't new for Disney however, they've always had periods like this and massive bombs and to celebrate that over the next few weeks we're going to look at four MASSIVE live action disasters. Starting with 2010'...

WELCOME. To another episode of The Weekly Planet where this week we discuss the latest Steven King adaptation, The Running Man. Plus news of a new DCU tv show, a V For Vendetta HBO series, Miles Teller spills the about his time on Fan4stic, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Toy Story 5, The Devil Continues To Wear Prada, a confirmed runtime for Avatar 3, a sequel for Werewolf By Night, Alien...

We've reached the end of the 20th Century Fox era of Predator movies, right before the Disney purchase in 2019. This particular entry had a lot going for it, the return of director Shane Black to the franchise, an R rating, solid cast, big budget and yet it's regarded as probably the worst movie in the franchise with the inclusion of a giant nine feet tall Predator and movie Autism as a superpower...

Predator is back in cinemas for the first time since 2018 with Predator: Badlands. We review that plus we talk about Star Trek 4 being officially dead, The Mummy 4 with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, new trailers for Five Nights at Freddy’s, Michael and potential Avengers: Doomsday trailer date and more! Also happy 600 episodes everyone we did it. We all did it. New clickbait bonu...

After one sequel in 1990 and two lackluster Alien VS Predator movies Predators took the franchise back to its roots in 2010. We get the return of a rag tag group of lunatics, a jungle setting, a muddy showdown but also some additional elements that elevate this movie beyond what had been done in previous sequels. It's just a shame we never got an actual follow up to what is considered by many to b...

It's still the spookiest time of year! We've got new big movie with Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein plus the first couple eps of Stephen King's IT prequel series, Welcome To Derry. There's also more clues for potential Superman villains appearing in Man of Tomorrow, Disney dropping Doctor Who, a Minions movie leak and a new sci-fi film starring Keanu Reeves revealed. Plus trailers for Scream 7,...

With the massive success of the first film and massive amounts of franchise potential a sequel to the original Predator, Predator 2 released in 1990 was inevitable. Despite lacking some key elements from the first, Arnold Schwarzenegger and a jungle it does mix things up with the inclusion of Danny Glover, an LA in the midst of a heat/crime wave and a new and even more dangerous Predator. It's a f...

HUGE week for corporate nonsense. Just unbelievably bad decision. We're talking one company buys another company with Warner Brothers officially up for sale, the low low price that the James Bond rights sold for and Bob Iger stepping in to stop a Star Wars Kylo Ren solo movie at Disney. Plus we talk Batman and Darkseid updates in the DCU, a Transformers/GI: Joe animated series in the style of Invi...

Over the next four weeks we'll be tackling the first four movies in the Predator franchise, starting with the 1987 original starring Arnold Schwarzenegger...PREDATOR IS THE ABSOLUTE PEAK OF 80S ACTION AND SCI-FI. THE PERFECT STORM OF DIRECTION, WRITING, CAST, CREATURE DESIGN, MUSCLES, MUD, FUN, LASERS, EXPLOSIONS, BEING INVISIBLE AND MORE. Thanks for watching our Caravan Of Garbage review SUBSCRIB...

It’s a big news week at The Weekly Planet hq! We’re getting into the reasons behind the bombing of Tron: Ares, trailers for Wonder Man, Invincible Season 4 and Send Help, Sigourney Weaver returning to the Alien and an update on all things Mattel and movies! Plus we talk the passing of two legends, Diane Keaton and Drew Struzan. Thanks for listening! New bonus book club episode and i...

Big movie alert! It’s about that time again, when Disney dusts off the Tron series in the hope of striking box office gold!  We talk that plus the ending of Peacemaker Season 2 and its links to the DCU, The Smashing Machine losing money, budget cuts for the Fast & Furious franchise, Amazon do a bizarre thing with James Bond, Predator: Badlands gets a PG13 rating plus trailers for Plu...

The trontent (Tron content) train trontinues (Tron continues) on Tron week! This time we're looking at the culmination off all good things Tron in 2010's Tron: Legacy. Jeff Bridges returns to the duel roles of Kevin Flynn and Clu in a far more visually appealing and dynamic legacy sequel to the 1982 original. And it has all the Tron stuff including light cycle battles, throwing a frisbee, running...

It's that time again. When Disney decides it's time to wring more money out of the Tron franchise with the release of Tron: Ares. So to celebrate (🫠) we're releasing two Caravan Of Garbages this week with this, original classic Tron 1982 and then Tron: Legacy. And boy does original Tron have a lot going on. Jeff Bridges. Ground breaking special effects. Computers. Glowing Pyjamas. Thanks for watc...

This week we discuss The Smashing Machine where The Rock takes a straight shot at doing a series role with a big time Hollywood transformation and all! Plus we get into all the news of the week including The Simpsons 2 official release date, how much money Indiana Jones & the Dial of Destiny really lost, a trailer for Frankenstein, the return of Brendan Fraser and Rachael Weisz in a new T...

Like The Mummy 2017, everything we've been covering up to this point has lead us here. The Dark Universe has had its fair share of failures but none quite as spectacular as the 2017 reboot/sequel/franchise launching Tom Cruise vehicle The Mummy. With Universal pumping nearly 200 million dollars into the budget including a brand new logo and the reveal of it's upcoming film slate in a hilarious pro...