Episode 85 – Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Can director Matt Reeves top the previous Planet of the Apes film? Find out on this week’s podcast!

Show Notes:

• Introduction
• Summer Movie Wager Weekly Update (0:02:14:)
• Film News:
  • Jon Favreau’s The Jungle Book finds its Mowgli  (0:03:56)
  • Roberto Orci exits The Amazing Spider-Man 3 (0:08:28)
  • Lionsgate tap X-Men: First Class screenwriters to  pen Power Rangers reboot (0:12:01)
• Fan Cast:
  • Jon: Mass Effect, God of War, Infamous: Second Son animated series (0:14:16)
  • Tim: Punch Out!!  (0:18:12)
  • Willie: Resident Evil reboot (0:23:42)
• Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (0:29:28)
  • Spoilers start: (0:45:51)
• Feedback: (1:01:00)
  • Joep asks: have we merely scratched the surface of motion capture technology?
• Outro

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