Story Screen Reports is our team REACTING to the top 5 film, television and entertainment news stories of the month. Join us as we dissect and comb through everything from upcoming releases to studio drama.

On our very first episode, Mike Burdge guests to discuss some truly odd happenings over at Warner Bros and HBO MAX, as well as a few other stories. You can find those stories, and their sourced articles, linked below.

1. THE BATGIRL HAS BEEN SHELVED
Story by Umberto Gonzalez at The Wrap
https://www.thewrap.com/batgirl-movie-dead-warner-bros-discovery-has-no-plans-to-release-nearly-finished-90-million-film/  

2. ABUSE OF VFX ARTISTS IS RUINING THE MOVIES
Story by Linda Codega at GIZMODO
https://gizmodo.com/disney-marvel-movies-vfx-industry-nightmare-1849385834 

3. THE BATMAN 2 NOT YET GREEN LIT, NEXT MOVIE REPORTEDLY YEARS AWAY
Story by Ryan Leston at IGN
https://www.ign.com/articles/the-batman-2-not-yet-greenlit-next-movie-reportedly-years-away 

4. EZRA MILLER APOLOGIZES 
Story by Brent Lang, J. Kim Murphy at Variety 
https://variety.com/2022/film/news/ezra-miller-apologizes-the-flash-mental-health-issues-1235341888/  

5. DOUG LIMAN, JAKE GYLLENHAAL TO REIMAGINE MGM’S “ROADHOUSE” FOR PRIME VIDEO 
Story By Jeremy Kay at ScreenDaily
https://www.screendaily.com/news/doug-liman-jake-gyllenhaal-to-reimagine-mgms-road-house-for-prime-video/5173116.article  

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Ep 316: Story Screen Reports - What's the Deal with HBO MAX?

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Story Screen Reports is our team REACTING to the top 5 film, television and entertainment news stories of the month. Join us as we dissect and comb through everything from upcoming releases to studio drama.

On this episode, Mike Burdge joins Robby to chat about more updates on the Writers and Actors Strikes, a Halloween cinematic universe on the horizon, Ridley Scott NOT being a grump for once, and A24 isn't gonna be just for honk-shoo nerdz anymore! You can find those stories, and the sourced articles, linked below. Eat the rich, and Happy Halloween, spooky fam!

1. Hollywood Writers Strike is Over as Union Wins Major Concessions From Studios
Written by Austen Goslin and Oli Welsh at Polygon 
https://www.polygon.com/23883791/writers-strike-wga-end-amptp-agreement-sag

2. Actors Strike Sees No End in Sight After Studio Negotiations Go Awry  
Written by Andrew Dalton for USA Today 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2023/10/12/actors-strike-no-end-after-amptp-negotiations-talks-cut-short/71151858007/

3. Halloween - Miramax Slashes Into The TV Rights to the Franchise  
Written by John Squires at Bloody Disgusting 
https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3783642/halloween-miramax-lands-the-tv-rights-to-the-franchise-tv-series-and-new-movies-planned/#:~:text=As%20a%20reminder%2C%20Miramax%20co,to%20television%2C%E2%80%9D%20Helwig%20said.

4. Ridley Scott Watched the New ‘Alien’ Movie and Said “It was Fucking Great,” Says Director Fede Alvarez: I was ‘Terrified’ Waiting For His Reaction 
Written by Zach Sharf at Variety 
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/ridley-scott-watched-alien-romulus-great-1235759474/

5. Report: A24 to Expand, Produce More Commercial Films  
Written by Raphael Helfand at The Fader
https://www.thefader.com/2023/10/11/report-a24-to-expand-produce-more-commercial-films#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20%E2%80%9Ctop%20agent,dramas%E2%80%9D%20that%20have%20been%20the

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Ep 368: Story Screen Reports - Strike News and Miramax Wins Big

The long awaited return of Brooke has finally ended! He joins us this episode to go over DC's new blockbuster hit, Justice League! We talk dude-bro Aquaman, CGI mustaches, the trailers vs. the movie and more!

Episode 13 - Justice League Recap

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