The Beard and The Bald: Recent Episodes
The Beard and The Bald
Hosts Paul Shirey and Chris Bumbray talk everything movies and pop culture, from news, reviews, celebrity interviews and more!
The Beard and The Bald talk about the Ezra Miller situation, David Ayer apologizing for Suicide Squad, Cathy Yan talking Birds of Prey box office underperformance, Live Action/CG Robin Hood remake coming to Disney+, Alternate Black Widow death in Avengers: Endgame, Gypsy Rose documentary and series The Act, Christoph Waltz supporing an Alita sequel, revisiting Dances With Wolves and much, much more!
The Beard and The Bald talk all the big movie release date shifts, including Disney and Sony slates, Chris Terrio on Rise of Skywalker rewrites, Quibi review, Armageddon vs. Deep Impact, Bloodsport, odds of Comic-Con happening, listener questions and more!
The Beard and The Bald talk Netflix's Tiger King doc, David Harbour on the Hellboy reboot failure, Jason Blum on box office changes, WW84 date change, Michael Biehn in Mandalorian season 2, Ryan Reynolds in Dragon Lair adaptation, George Miller meeting with Anya Taylor-Joy for Furiosa spinoff, Patty Jenkins on leaving Thor: The Dark World, The Batman and The Matrix 4 release date change possibilities, movie theaters possibly opening up for free after coronavirus, listener questions and more!
The Beard and The Bald are joined by guest host Travis Hopson to talk Theatrical Releases going straight to VOD, Tone Deaf Celebrity Covid-19 social media, Exclusive Jake Kasdan Interview, Daredevil in Spider-Man 3 potential, Cats: The Butthole Cut, Rosario Dawson joining The Mandalorian as Ashoka Tano, movie recommendations & more!
The Beard (Paul Shirey) and The Bald (Chris Bumbray), both of JoBlo.com, give an update on all productions affected by the Coronavirus panic, including delayed releases, production shutdowns and what it could mean for the future. They also discuss the Razzie nomination of Judi Dench for Cats, take a brief look at the career of the late Max Von Sydow, discuss the turmoil of Jason Statham exiting the new Kevin Hart buddy-action pic The Man From Toronto, Scarlett Johansson's comments about a Black Widow solo film not being possible 5-10 years ago and a new Scream in the works from the filmmaking duo behind Ready or Not. Finally, they give some "Pandemic Picks" for movies about Viruses to watch from home, as well as some binge recommendations! Lastly, the boys tackle listener questions.
The Beard and The Bald talk the delay of No Time To Die due to Coronavirus fears, Matt Reeves revealing The Batman's new batmobile, The Kids in the Hall revival, The Last of Us limited series coming to HBO, The Outsider finale, The New Mutants getting a PG-13 and no reshoots, the new Black Widow trailer, listener questions & more!
The Beard and The Bald talk James Mangold possibly directing Indiana Jones V, Ben Affleck on why he left The Batman and the future of The Accountant, The Invisible Man review, SnyderCut teases, The Suicide Squad filming wrapped, No Time To Die longest Bond film ever, Candyman trailer, The Last Duel set pics, What We Watched This Week, including: Amazon Prime's Hunters, Shot Caller, What Lies Beneath, Come and See, plus Listener Questions!
The Beard and The Bald talk Sonic The Hedgehog box office, Matt Reeves' reveal of Robert Pattinson as The Batman, Harrison Ford on Indiana Jones V, Oscar results, Disney+ brings back Emilio Estevez for The Mighty Ducks series, Rick Moranis returns for a new Shrunk film, Billie Eilish's new Bond song for No Time To Die, and more!
The Beard and The Bald talk their take on Birds of Prey and why it's failing at the box office, Sam Raimi being rumored to take on Doctor Strange 2, Fast & Furious 9 and where it goes from there, the upcoming Friends Reunion on HBO Max, Remembering Kirk Douglas, our movie recommendations of the week and more!
The Beard and The Bald return for the Season 3 opener from Sundance, talking best and worst films of the fest with guest Travis Hopson, an exclusive interview with Jason Lee about Jay and Silent Bob, Mallrats 2 & My Name Is Earl, future of Star Wars, 1917, Lethal Weapon 5, Bad For Life, The Gentlemen and much, much more!
The Beard and The Bald talk their Top 10 of 2019, Best films of the decade, The Mandalorian Finale, Reviews for Togo and Ip Man 4, Ryan Reynolds doing Deadpool 3 at Marvel Studios and more in the Season 2 Finale!
The Beard and The Bald take a deep dive into spoilery territory to discuss what went right and what went (mostly) wrong with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and the nightmare that is the Cats movie adaptation! Also, a short discussion on Eddie Murphy's return to SNL and listener questions!
The Beard and The Bald talk the Richard Jewell and Bombshell controversies, review discussions for Jumanji: The Next Level and Marriage Story, Danny Aiello RIP, Watchmen finale, Tarantino on a possible Kill Bill vol. 3, new trailers for Free Guy, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Top Gun: Maverick & Wonder Woman 1984, 6 Underground, Kumail Nanjiani shredded for Eternals and much more!
The Beard and The Bald talk Martin Scorsese's new gangster epic The Irishman, Rian Johnson's Knives Out, Josh Trank dishing on Fantastic Four failure, The Mandalorian and Baby Yoda, Michael B. Jordan Superman rumor, Black Widow trailer, Henry Thomas returns to E.T. in new promo, Daniel Craig says No Time To Die is his last movie as Bond, 1917 review, The Bald talks about his experience meeting Quentin Tarantino, Burt Young, Mike Moh and more at a Once Upon A Time in Hollywood party, as well as Eddie Murphy, Nia Long and Wesley Snipes at a BFCA event, listener questions and more!
The Beard and The Bald talk Charlie's Angels failure (and blame), Michael Jackson movie in the works, Snyder Cut gains traction form original stars, The Mandalorian gets better & better, Harley Quinn animated series review, the future of Star Wars leadership with Favreau, Filoni and Feige, reviews for Dark Water and 21 Bridges, Little Monsters director taking on Robocop sequel, Joker sequel news snafu, Wes Craven estate chasing pitches for Nightmare on Elm Street, Noah Hawley to write/direct new Star Trek, Henry Cavill says he's still Superman, Listener questions & more!
The Beard and The Bald talk Ford V Ferrari, Charlie's Angels bombing, Sin City TV series in the works, Beverly Hills Cop 4 going to Netflix, Nicolas Cage playing Nicolas Cage in new movie, Russo Bros. producing Marvel vs. DC documentary, Dwayne Johnson announces Black Adam date, HBO Max looking at a Friends Reunion special, Clive Owen to play Bill Clinton in American Crime Story: Impeachment and more!
The Beard and The Bald talk The Mandalorian and the launch of Disney Plus (including new looks at upcoming shows), Doctor Sleep box office failure, Joker becoming most profitable Comic Book Movie of all-time, Chris Evans entertaining a return to Captain America, James Dean resurrected for new film, Scream getting a reboot, reviews of The King and JoJo Rabbit, new sonic trailer, Maclunkey and more!
The Beard and The Bald talk Terminator: Dark Fate, The Irishman, Game of Thrones Pilot Cancelation (and full order for House of the Dragon), Benioff & Weiss off of Star Wars, Bee Gees biopic, Netflix trying variable speed playback, Apple TV shows bombing and listener questions!
The Beard and The Bald talk Doctor Sleep reaction and staying at the creepy Stanley Hotel where author Stephen King created The Shining, HBO's Watchmen, the lack of hype for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the brilliance of Eddie Murphy's Dolemite is my Name, Joker becoming the highest-grossing R rated movie of all time and China not releasing Once Upon A Time in Hollywood and Quentin Tarantino's reaction plus listener questions!
The Beard and The Bald talk Hangover tips, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, Worst Sequels Ever, Jennifer Aniston on less Marvel Movies, Jared Leto upset about Joker, Primal on Cartoon Network, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II joining Matrix 4, Female focused John Wick spinoff, Masters of the Universe going to Netflix, listener questions and more!
The Beard and The Bald talk the opening and controversy surrounding Joker, Martin Scorsese dissing Marvel movies, Zack Snyder acknowledging SnyderCut fans, an exclusive interview with the filmakers of Freaks, Zack Lipovsky and Adam Stein, commentary on Kevin Smith moving forward with Clerks III, Jeffrey Wright and Jonah Hill possibly joining Matt Reeves The Batman, Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern and Sam Neill returning for Jurassic World 3 and reboots of Face/Off and New Jack City as well as listener questions!
The Beard and The Bald talk the good, the bad and the ugly of Rambo: Last Blood and take a deep dive retrospective on the films of Sylvester Stallone! It's a first-ever themed episode where the boys discuss all of Stallone's works (oh yes, ALL of them) and talk about their first experience with a Sly movie.
The Beard and The Bald talk Joker's critical reception, TIFF reviews so far, the possibility of more Pennywise after IT: Chapter 2, Bad Boys For Life Trailer, a new Harry Potter movie with the original cast, based on the play, a Face/Off Reboot in the works, Sony closing the door on Spider-Man going back to MCU, Joe Russo saying that Robert Downey Jr. deserves an Oscar for Avengers: Endgame, Margot Robbie looking to play Tank Girl, listener questions and much, much more!
The Beard and The Bald talk Joker and IT: Chapter Two reviews, The Fanatic discussion, Most-anticipated Fall Movies, James Cameron planning a new Terminator trilogy, Andy Muschietti directing The Flash, Eddie Murphy returning to SNL, listener questions and more!
The Beard and The Bald talk IT: Chapter Two screening reaction, Matrix 4 announcement with Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss and Lana Wachowski, Ewan McGregor officially back as Obi-Wan Kenobi for Disney Plus show, D23 announcements for MCU and Star Wars, Spider-Man fiasco with Disney and Sony, teaser for El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, Schwarzenegger talking King Conan again, thoughts on Mindhunter Season 2, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Escape at Dannamora and much, much more!
The Beard and The Bald talk Universal pulling the plug on The Hunt, Disney clearing the Fox slate after Dark Phoenix, etc. failures, Can Deadpool be PG-13? David Leitch weighs in, Avengers: Endgame gruesome cut scene, Russo Bros. want Wolverine movie, Andy Serkis directing Venom sequel, Wesley Snipes joins Coming 2 America and more! Plus, listener questions, because we love you.
The Beard and The Bald, Episode 24 Topics!
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Hobbs & Shaw
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Stallone & Lundgren to team up for The International action series
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Last Blood gets the hard R it deserves
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Affleck's Batman script would've been set in Arkham & been a dark exploration - Better left dead or missed opportunity?
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The Irishman trailer - The last time we see these icons together on the big screen?
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Rosa Salazar would play Alita forever - Will she ever be able to again?
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Fast & Furious writers don't rule out space in future
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Jaimie Alexander wants to be Queen to Valkyrie's Queen in Thor: Love and Thunder
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The last month of summer: Anything worth watching in theaters or is it all over?
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Listener questions
The Beard and The Bald talk Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, The Boys, Comic-Con, Marvel Phase 4, Top Gun: Maverick, the death of Rutger Hauer and more!
The Beard and The Bald are joined by special Guest, Grae Drake AKA Ms. Moviefone to talk Stranger Things 3, blogging, movie news and more, plus an exclusive interview with Jesse Eisenberg for The Art of Self Defense! Topics discussed: The Little Mermaid casting of Halle Bailey, Stallone cooking up more Expendables, Joker not being based on the comics, Netflix to cut back on depictions of smoking in their original content, JA Bayona directing the first two episodes of Amazon's Lord of the Rings, based on the storyline from the Second Age, Listener questions and more!
The Beard and The Bald talk Spider-Man: Far From Home review (with spoilers), Quentin Tarantino talking about quitting movies again, New trailers for Knives Out, Jumanji: The Next Level, Charlie's Angels and Midway, Bill & Ted 3 filming, Andy Muschietti taking on DC's The Flash, favorite Patriotic Movies and TWO new giveaways!
The Beard and The Bald talk about the backlash for the Avengers: Endgame re-release, their experience with Tim Burton's seminal Batman '89, Midsommar, Toy Story 4 and Child's Play review/discussions, James Marsden in The Stand, Lena Headey disappointed in Game of Thrones death, Taika Waititi to make animated adaptation of Flash Gordon, Mark Hamill saying he hopes he's done with Star Wars and listener questions!
The Beard and The Bald talk Lackluster Summer Movies, Nicolas Winding Refn Exclusive Interview about his new show on Amazon Prime, Too Old To Die Young, Doctor Sleep & 3 From Hell trailers, Tarantino's R-Rated Star Trek, a female Alfred, Love, Sigourney Weaver joins new Ghostbusters film, Death & Robots renewed for a 2nd Season, Listener Questions and more!
The Beard and The Bald talk Wonder Woman 84 armor in new poster, Dark Phoenix Review, Ford V. Ferrari trailer, Exclusive Matthew Vaughn Interview on future of Kingsman, Entitled Bloggers whining about Star Wars Galaxy's Edge, Ron Howard on Solo's box office, Indiana Jones 5 shooting next year, Ad Astra Trailer, Jurassic World 3 to bring back original Jurassic Park cast, Robert Pattinson's quick casting for Matt Reeves' Batman and more!
The Beard and The Bald talk HBO's Chernobyl, The Deadwood Movie Review, The future of the Alien franchise, Terminator: Dark Fate trailer, George R.R. Martin on the Game of Thrones finale, McG on the True Lies series for Disney+, Dan Aykroyd on a Ghostbusters prequel, listener questions and more!
The Beard and The Bald deep dive into the finale of Game of Thrones and how the events could shape a sequel series and what the end of the series means. They also discuss Robert Pattinson being cast as Batman, John Wick: Chapter 3 reaction (and news of a 4th film being announced), Ruby Rose's Batwoman trailer, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss on the next Star Wars film and much, much more!
The Beard and The Bald talk Daenerys dark turn in Game of Thrones season 8, episode 5, Godzilla: King of The Monsters screening reaction, Disney release calendar update, including Star Wars, Avatar, Indiana Jones, Marvel and more, plus Watchmen and IT: Chapter 2 trailers, John Wick: Chapter 3 reviews, Richard Madden may join Marvel's The Eternals, Mel Gibson to play Santa in dark comedy Fatman, listener questions and more!
The Beard and The Bald talk John Singleton's legacy, Ron Howard developing a Willow TV series for Disney+, Avengers: Endgame sinking Titanic at the box office and the toxic response from some online, Sonic the Hedgehog backlash and response from the director, Game of Thrones Season 8 Ep. 4 reaction and discussion, Game of Thrones spinoff shows, John Cena in Fast & Furious 9, Cobra Kai Season 2 review and more!
The Beard and The Bald talk Pokemon: Detective Pikachu review, Godzilla: King of the Monsters Japan visit, Avengers: Endgame spoilers and discussion, Enter the Dragon and Bruce and Brandon Lee, Bond 25 update, Danny Glover, Swamp Thing, Bad Boys 4 Life and more!
The Beard and The Bald talk Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Game of Thrones final season, Trailers for Hobbs and Shaw & Child's Play, Swamp Thing, Mike Myers on Netflix, John Cena in Suicide Squad and more!
The Beard and The Bald talk CinemaCon 2019, Terminator: Dark Fate, The Gentlemen, The Lion King, Aladdin, Star Wars Celebration, Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker, Hellboy Review, Disney+ Streaming Service, Pricing and New Titles, including Falcan and The Winter Soldier, ScarlettVision, Hawkeye, Monsters, Inc., Criterion Channel, Iain Glen as Bruce Wayne on Titans and more!
The Beard and The Bald are joined by Travis Hopson to talk Us movie, an exclusive interview with S. Craig Zahler, Shazam! and Dragged Across Concrete reviews, Bill & Ted 3 release date, new Toxic Avenger, Hellboy set visit, He-Man casting, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood trailer (and Mike Moh's great Bruce Lee impression), Christopher Nolan casting for new feature, Danny Trejo to lend his voice to Dora The Explorer movie and more!
The Beard and The Bald talk James Gunn being rehired for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 + Exclusive Peter Safran comments on what that means for The Suicide Squad, Ezra Miller rewriting The Flash with Grant Morrison, Bodyguard on Netflix, Triple Threat, Avengers: Endgame and “hot” Captain Marvel, Eva Green on a female Bond, Backdraft 2 trailer and why it exists, Shang Chi director hired and casting thoughts, Esai Morales as Deathstroke in DC Universe's Titans & more!
The Beard and The Bald talk Captain Marvel thoughts, Shazam! screening reaction, Michael Jackson documentary Leaving Neverland, Cobra Kai Season 2 trailer, Luke Perry RIP, Suicide Squad sequel characters, Triple Frontier review, Brightburn trailer, Arrow ending after 8 seasons, listener questions and more!
The Beard and The Bald are joined once again by guest Zaki Hasan to discuss The Snyder Cut and the fanbase surrounding it, The Future of the DCEU according to WB Chief Kevin Tsujihara, Steven Spielberg's war on Netflix, a View Sonic Movie, Rami Maleek as a Bond Villain, Rambo: Last Blood release date, WB wanting a sequel to Edge of Tomorrow, Will Smith turning down a return as Deadshot in the Suicide Squad sequel, listener questions and more!
The Beard and The Bald talk Oscars, Jay & Silent Bob Reboot, Black Widow not being Rated R, Jason Reitman on Ghostbusters, The Departed re-edit Kickstarter, March the new January for Movies and More with special guest Zaki Hasan!
The Beard and The Bald, along with special guest Alex Maidy, talk Brie Larson controversy and Captain Marvel Box Office projections, Ben Affleck's comments on leaving Batman, the top tier casting for Denis Villenueve's Dune, Oscars back-and-forth on airing all awards, James Cameron comments on Aquaman, Rian Johnson still on for new Star Wars trilogy, listener questions and much, much more!
The Beard and The Bald talk Liam Neeson controversial comments during Cold Pursuit interview, Ben Affleck out as Batman as Matt Reeves searches for a new actor to wear the cowl, The Russo Bros. saying Avengers: Endgame runtime is still at 3 hours, Disney's Bob Iger says Deadpool staying Rated R at Disney, Alita: Battle Angel review, Aquaman spinoff for The Trench, Chris Pratt says Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will use James Gunn's script, David Fincher's WWZ2 cancelled and more!
The Beard (Paul Shirey) and The Bald (Chris Bumbray) special on-location Sundance episode! The boys reunite to catch a few movies together (VELVET BUZZSAW and FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY), then sit down to discuss the best of the fest, including Jennifer Kent's THE NIGHTINGALE, THE REPORT and BLINDED BY THE LIGHT, then jump into the news, talking the BIRDS OF PREY rating uproar, Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead, Bryan Singer remaining as director of RED SONJA after new allegations and the issue of hiring only men to direct male-led films or hiring only women to direct female-led films. All that and more in this special edition of The Beard and The Bald!
The Beard (Paul Shirey) and The Bald (Chris Bumbray) talk M. Night Shyamalan's Glass, Jason Reitman's secret Ghostbusters sequel, Unsolved Mysteries reboot on Netflix, John Wick: Chapter 3 and Spider-Man: Far From Home trailers, Anne Hathaway cast as the main villain in The Witches remake & back-to-back Mission: Impossible sequels for Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie.
The Beard and The Bald return for Season 2! Talking Alita: Battle Angel reaction and Weta Digital visit in New Zealand, Golden Globe upset wins with Bohemian Rhapsody, Bird Box Phenomenon, Avengers possibly hosting the Oscars, Reviews for Replicas, Bandersnatch and The Upside, Paid-Off Journalists, Top 5 Most-Anticipated of 2019 and much, much more!
The Beard and The Bald talk Best TV and Movies of 2018, Aquaman and Bumblebee discussion, Remembering Penny Marshall, new trailers for Hellboy and Men In Black: International and what they're most excited and nervous about in 2019! It's the Season One Finale of The Beard and The Bald!
The Beard and The Bald talk Marvel "taking care" of action scenes for Black Widow, Bad Worst-Of lists, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse chat and Spider-Man ranking, review discussions for The Mule, Mary Poppins Returns and Mortal Engines, Scott Derrickson returning for Doctor Strange 2, The Punisher season 2 debuting next month on Netflix, Legendary acquiring Troma's Toxic Avenger, Video Rental Memories and more!
The Beard and The Bald talk Golden Globe nominations, Kevin Hart Oscars controversy, Avengers: Endgame & Captain Marvel trailers, Kevin Smith crying on Star Wars set, Aquaman sequel in development, Plastic Man coming for DCEU, Shang Chi in development for Marvel, a Snake-Eyes movie in the works and more!
The Beard and The Bald talk the cancelation of Netflix's Daredevil, BFI banning villains with scars, Aquaman box office predictions, Blue Beetle in development for DC, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse review, Hugh Jackman World Tour, surviving a 7.0 magnitude Earthquake and more!
The Beard and The Bald talk Aquaman reaction and post-screening thoughts, Creed II discussion, Robin Hood review, Lion King trailer, Once Upon a Deadpool trailer and PG-13 inevitability for the character, Jack Reacher TV series, Bill Maher dissing Stan Lee after his death, Jon Cryer playing Lex Luthor on Supergirl series, Birds of Prey title and more!
The Beard and The Bald talk Aquaman screening, Creed II review, George Lucas missing from Star Wars, Passing of Stan Lee & William Goldman, Detective Pikachu vs. Toy Story 4, Avengers 4 runtime, Pedro Pascal and Gina Carano joining The Mandalorian, Deadwood movie begins production, Diego Luna returning for Rogue One prequel series and much, much more!
The Beard and The Bald talk Red Dead Redemption 2success, Ewan McGregor cast as Black Mask in Birds of Prey, Avatar sequel titles and James Cameron discussion, Gladiator 2 moving forward with Ridley Scott, First look at Henry Cavill as Geralt in The Witcher, Bad Boys For Life greenlit, Suspiria review and more!
The Beard and The Bald talk Bohemian Rhapsody, Outlaw King, Kathleen Kennedy confirming that the Boba Fett movie is dead, Robert Englund on returning as Freddy Krueger, Reboots of Friday the 13th, Pirates of the Caribbean, Four Weddings and a Funeral and Clueless, Wonder Woman 84 date shift and DCEU reboot rumors, Chris Pratt working with Taylor Sheridan, Luke Skywalker OD'ing on The Force and more!
The Beard and The Bald talk James Gunn taking on Suicide Squad 2, Netflix canceling Iron Fist, Interview with Ant-Man and The Wasp director Peyton Reed, DC Universe's Titans Review, Scarlett Johansson getting $15 million for Black Widow, Ozark renewed for a third season, new trailers for Pet Sematary and The Christmas Chronicles, discussions on Damion Chazelle's First Man and Drew Goddard's Bad Times at the El Royale, listener questions and more!
The Beard and The Bald talk Fox Release Date shuffle, including a PG-13 Deadpool 2, Venom review and critic and audience divide, Damon Wayans leaving Lethal Weapon, New trailers for Aquaman and The Mule, Chris Evans says goodbye to Captain America, Bad Times At The El Royale Review, Star Wars first live-action show The Mandalorian, listener questions and more! (Also, an explanation as to what in the hell Canadian Thanksgiving is)
The Beard and The Bald talk Cary Fukunaga directing Bond 25, slowdown of Star Wars films, Feige taking over X-Men, New Joker set pics, Eddie Murphy remaking Grumpy Old Men, Child's Play reboot, Kingsman 3 getting greenlit, new Marvel shows on Disney's streaming service and ABC, Michael B. Jordan taking on Tom Clancy's Without Remore and more!
The Beard and The Bald talk TIFF 2018, Henry Cavill potentially leaving Superman, Snyder Cut of Justice League, PG-13 rating for Venom, Joaquin Phoenix's Joker and review Shane Black's The Predator before finishing up with some reader questions!
The Beard and The Bald talk The Predator casting controversy with Shane Black, Olivia Munn and Fox, TIFF reviews of Halloween, Outlaw King and more, Henry Cavill cast in The Witcher series and why TV isn't the place you go to die, Iron Fist season 2 review and more!
The Beard (Paul Shirey) and The Bald (Chris Bumbray) are joined by guest JimmyO to talk Roseanne being Dead in The Conners, Black Panther Oscar category debate, Sick For Toys, Big Trouble in Little China sequel, Ethan Hawke on Superhero films, trailers for The Frontrunner and First Man, listener questions and more!
The Beard (Paul Shirey) and The Bald (Chris Bumbray) talk all things Bond, from Danny Boyle departing, a female-director petition, possible replacements, including Edgar Wright, as well as Top Gun: Maverick casting of Ed Harris and Jon Hamm, Kelly Marie Tran essay, Hans Zimmer scoring Wonder Woman 84 and his best scores, listener questions and more! Okay, and some workout tips from two non-professional journalists.
The Beard (Paul Shirey) and The Bald (Chris Bumbray) are joined by Alex Maidy to discuss Disney holding firm on James Gunn firing, Neill Blomkamp wanting Peter Weller for a Robocop sequel, Watchmen gets series order on HBO, Paul Walker's brothers wanting to bring his character back to the Fast and Furious franchise, Amazon's Jack Ryan TV Review, Mile 22 and Alpha Reviews and more!
The Beard (Paul Shirey) and The Bald (Chris Bumbray) talk The Oscars new "Popular Film" category and what that means for the annual ceremony (and if you should give a shit), The Meg and its Chinese influence, Ruby Rose cast as Batwoman, James Gunn sought by competing studios after Disney firing and potential for rehiring at Disney, Idris Elba as Bond rumor and TIFF 2018!
The Beard (Paul Shirey) and The Bald (Chris Bumbray) talk Terminator 6 photos with Linda Hamilton, Mackenzie Davis and Natalia Reyes, China banning certain U.S. films, including the recently released Christopher Robin, Matt Reeves on state of The Batman, Die Hard: Year One status from director Len Wiseman, more James Gunn controversy talk and a plug for Hudson Hawk!
The Beard (Paul Shirey) and The Bald (Chris Bumbray) talk Comic-Con 2017 trailers and footage, including Aquaman, Shazam!, Wonder Woman 84, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and Venom, James Gunn firing controversy and discuss Mission: Impossible - Fallout and how it stacks up with the rest of the films in the franchise. Oh, and Chris talks RuPaul and gets kicked out of the room by his girlfriend in the middle of the podcast.
The Beard (Paul Shirey) and The Bald (Chris Bumbray) talk about the Aquaman set visit, Joaquin Phoenix Joker movie being greenline, Neill Blomkamp taking on Robocop sequel, Scarlett Johansson dropping out of Rub & Tug due to transgender controversy, Billy Dee Williams returning for Star Wars: Episode IX, Zombieland 2 a go with original cast and Indiana Jones 5 moved to 2021.
The Beard (Paul Shirey) and The Bald (Chris Bumbray) talk Miles Teller joining Top Gun 2 as Goose's son, oversaturation of Dwayne Johnson, Jar Jar actor contemplated suicide and Star Wars toxicity and Ant-Man and The Wasp review...until Chris fucks up his audio.
The Beard (Paul Shirey) and The Bald (Chris Bumbray) talk Lucasfilm rumors about Star Wars spinoffs being put on hold, Chris Hardwick controversy and fallout, Terminator 6 set pics with Linda Hamilton and Mackenzie Davis, Jon Bernthal returning to The Walking Dead, Exclusive Jeff Goldblum interview and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom review!
The Beard (Paul Shirey) and The Bald (Chris Bumbray) talk Ben Affleck on/off again Batman rumors, Solo & Ron Howard's reaction to its disappointing box office, Lea Thompson pitching more Howard The Duck to Marvel, Clickbait headlines and bad journalism, Arachnophobia remake being produced by James Wan and a review of Tag!
The Beard (Paul Shirey) and The Bald (Chris Bumbray) talk Val Kilmer joining Top Gun: Maverick, Jared Leto getting a solo Joker movie, Kelly Marie Tran social media controversy, The Crow remake cancelation, Doug Liman directing a Cannonball Run reboot, Ryan Gosling, Ezra Miller, and Donald Glover contenders to play Willy Wonka and Ocean's 8!
The Beard (Paul Shirey) and The Bald (Chris Bumbray) talk the Roseanne cancellation & controversy, Andrew Lincoln leaving the role of Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead season 9, Jamie Foxx cast in Todd McFarlane's new adaptation of his famed comic, Spawn and Solo: A Star Wars Story box office underperformance and bad hot takes that miss the point entirely.
The Beard (Paul Shirey) and The Bald (Chris Bumbray) talk Spoiler Culture, Casting and mission statement on HBO's Watchmen TV show, Solo: A Star Wars Story review, Deadpool 2 post-reaction thoughts, Andy Serkis interview bits, Mowgli trailer, Jake Gyllenhaal as Mysterio in Spider-Man sequel, Show Dogs re-cut over sexual abuse messaging & more!
The Beard (Paul Shirey) and The Bald (Chris Bumbray) talk Obi-Wan movie rumors, Deadpool 2 review, Lethal Weapon controversy with Clayne Crawford, G.I. Joe Snake-Eyes spinoff movie, Emile Hirsch Speed Racer 2 hopes, Margot Kidder's passing, Cobra Kai and Rick & Morty renewals, Mike Myers wanting a Dr. Evil movie & more!
The Beard (Paul Shirey) and The Bald (Chris Bumbray) talk Deadpool 2 news bites, including the new song from Celine Dion, Trolli tie-ins, and having to cut a Disney joke, Bill & Ted 3 getting greenlit, Tarantino casting Burt Reynolds and more for his latest, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Infinity War part 2 "fixes" and how the screenwriters say it "won't be what we think", and a look back at Tony Scott's Domino & Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven and more!
The Beard (Paul Shirey) and The Bald (Chris Bumbray) deep dive into Avengers: Infinity War (spoilers), You Tube Red's Karate Kid series Cobra Kai, CinemaCon 2018, including trailers for Glass, Halloween, The Predator, Mission: Impossible - Fallout footage and much, much more!
The Beard (Paul Shirey) and The Bald (Chris Bumbray) talk the Birds of Prey film with Harley Quinn securing a director, XxX franchise continuing with Vin Diesel, Steven Spielberg producing and possibly directing DC's Blackhawk, Early Oscar movie contenders, Shazam! set visit, F. Gary Gray directing Hasbro's M.A.S.K., How To Train Your Dragon 3 getting a release date and new title and more!
The Beard (Paul Shirey) and The Bald (Chris Bumbray) talk The Meg trailer with Jason Statham, IT: Chapter 2 casting of James McAvoy and Bill Hader, Russo's on Infinity War being one of the most complicated films ever made, Exclusive Neill Blomkamp interview clip discussing the Aliens sequel that never was, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle becoming Sony's highest grossing film, Charlize Theron saying Atomic Blonde 2 is in the works and a Rampage movie review!
The Beard (Paul Shirey) and The Bald (Chris Bumbray) talk John Krasinski's new thriller A Quiet Place, share highlights from their exclusive interview with Nicolas Cage who talks about the superhero genre and which supervillain he'd like to play, the Roseanne revival and the negative and positive reception, Avengers: Infinity War spoiler warning from the filmmakers, Steven Spielberg on Indiana Jones 5 and a female lead potentially taking over after Harrison Ford is done and John Krasinski's potential for acting/directing a Fantastic Four film.
The Beard (Paul Shirey) and The Bald (Chris Bumbray) talk in-depth about Ready Player One, Donald Glover's canceled Deadpool animated series on F/X, Pedro Pascal joining Wonder Woman 2 in a key role, Steven Spielberg saying he's against Netflix movies being nominated for Oscars & X-Men: Dark Phoenix reshoots and what that could mean.
The Beard (Paul Shirey) and The Bald (Chris Bumbray) are joined by JoBlo.com TV critic Alex Maidy to discuss Jessica Jones season 2, a review and discussion of the new Tomb Raider movie starring Alicia Vikander, Ava DuVernay directing New Gods for WB, Danny Boyle working on Bond 25, a brief review of the Superman-spinoff show Krypton, and how NOT to react to Deadpool 2 test screening reactions!
The Beard (Paul Shirey) and The Bald (Chris Bumbray) talk The Oscars winners and drop in ratings and effect on general moviegoers, Red Sparrow and how sex is portrayed in movies, Exclusive interview bits of Karl Urban on Dredd and Mega-City One, A Wrinkle in Time review, Diversity in Film and more musings on Black Panther.
The Beard (Paul Shirey) and The Bald (Chris Bumbray) talk this week's new releases, including Red Sparrow and Death Wish, as well as Duncan Jones' Mute and Alex Garland's Annihilation. They also discuss the news of Chris Hemsworth circling the Men in Black reboot and Kristin Wiig being eyed as the main villain in Wonder Woman 2. And farts. They also talk farts. But tastefully. If that's possible.
In the inaugural episode, hosts Paul Shirey (The Beard) and Chris Bumbary (The Bald) talk their Black Panther reactions, The Last Jedi & JJ Abrams comments on negative fan reactions, the upcoming Karate Kid Cobra Kai series, Interview bits with Nicolas Cage & Thomas Haden Church, meeting Don Johnson, Rocky montages and more!