Episode 13 – Zero Dark Thirty

This week the nerds discuss Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty” as well as Dan Trachtenberg directing “Y: The Last Man” and Nolan’s follow up to The Dark Knight Rises.

Show Notes:

• Introduction
• What We’ve Been Watching
  • Willie: Young Guns I and II (0:00:58)
  • Nick: Sons of Anarchy, Indie Game: The Movie, The League Season 4 (0:06:05)
  • Alex: Silver Linings Playbook, Lincoln, Dredd, Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope, Django Unchained, Pushing Daisies Season 2 (0:12:43)
• Film News
  • Toby Jones is returning as Arnim Zola in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. (0:14:14)
  • The Totally Rad Show’s Dan Trachtenberg will be directing a film adaptation of Y: The Last Man (0:18:38)
  • Jurassic Park 4 is set for 2014. (0:24:36)
  • Christopher Nolan’s follow-up to The Dark Knight Rises will be sci-fi Interstellar scripted by Jonathan Nolan. (0:28:20)
  • Godzilla script is being rewritten by Frank Darabont after two producers exit. (0:32:44)
• Review: Zero Dark Thirty (0:39:12) SPOILERS START IMMEDIATELY
• Feedback/Food for Thought
  • Can you think of a director with an erratic filmography? (1:23:55)
• Outro (1:37:49)

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