Weird Casting Choices, Midnight Mass, Marvel Sues Its Creators

Sep 29, 2021, 12:03 PM

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we're discussing some of the weird casting choices to come out of Hollywood. Weird is a relative term, and we debate this odd choices, for better and worse.  Also this week: we dissect the daunting lawsuit from Marvel to its creators as a means of retaining the rights to Avengers characters from copyright termination, discussion on Netflix's TUDUM event, and spoiler-free reviews of Coming Home in the Dark, Witch Hunt, Midnight Mass.

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we're discussing some of the weird casting choices to come out of Hollywood - the good and the bad - like a 30 year old playing teenager Evan Hansen, Tom Cruise playing the 6' 5" Jack Reacher, Gary Oldman playing a dwarf in Tiptoes, or Miles Teller playing pretty much anyone. Weird is a relative term, and we debate these odd choices, for better and worse. 

Also this week: we dissect the daunting lawsuit from Marvel to its creators as a means of retaining the rights to Avengers characters from copyright termination, discussion on Netflix's TUDUM event, movie & tv news, upcoming releases including Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Black as Night, and spoiler-free reviews of Coming Home in the Dark, Witch Hunt, and Flanagan's new Netflix series Midnight Mass, and Troy posits a "What Would've Happened" scenario for the group.

Discussed on this episode
  • (0:00 – 38:26) Opening | Movie & TV Discussion: Marvel Sues Its Creators, Netflix's TUDUM Event
  • (38:27 – 1:14:40) From the Outside In: Weird Casting Choices
  • (1:14:41 - 1:22:52 ) Upcoming Releases | Recommendations | What Would've Happened
  • (1:22:53 - 1:57:11 ) Spoiler-free Reviews - Midnight Mass, Witch Hunt, Coming Home in the Dark | Outtakes
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