Robby Anderson is joined by guests Diana DiMuro and Mike Burdge to chat about a lil film called Avatar: The Way of Water. Points of discussion include just how much this film rocks, gripes they had with certain choices, the undeniable power of Big Jim Cameron, what made the original Avatar so special and America's new official sweetie-pie and teen-hearthrob: Spider.

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Here We Go

Ep 332: Hot Takes - Avatar: The Way of Water

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 hops on to discuss the latest shake ups with Warner Bros and HBO Max (aka Shitstorm City), as well as a few other stories, including a surprise review of one of the year's best and most surprising new releases. You can find those stories, and the sourced articles, linked below.


1. Henry Cavill No Longer Superman And More DC Shake Ups 
Written by Borys Kit at The Hollywood Reporter
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/wonder-woman-3-not-moving-forward-dc-movies-1235276804/

2. Mike Flanagan Jumps From Netflix To Amazon Prime  
Written by Nellie Andreeva at Deadline
https://deadline.com/2022/12/mike-flanagan-amp-trevor-macy-overall-deal-with-amazon-studios-1235186302/

3. Donald Glover Set To Star In Spider-Man Movie Based On Villain Hypno Hustler
Written by Borys Kit at The Hollywood Reporter
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/donald-glover-to-star-in-spider-man-movie-hypno-hustler-1235283667/

4. Westworld To Be Removed From HBO Max 
Written by Nellie Andreeva at Deadline
https://deadline.com/2022/12/westworld-the-nevers-pulled-hbo-max-canceled-1235197233/

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Ep 333: Story Screen Reports - Superman No More...

Mike Burdge and Diana DiMuro tackle two more earlier horror works of writer/director Mike Flanagan: the seemingly cursed Before I Wake, and the home-invasion-with-a-twist, Hush. Topics include Flanagan's Easter Eggs to other films, his relationship with Jason Blum, Thomas Jane's hair and the badassery that is the very existence of Kate Siegel.

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Ep 335: Freakin' Out with Flanagan - Before I Wake & Hush

Robby And3rson and Mik3 Burdg3 m33t M3GAN and talk all about it.

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3p 336: Hot Tak3s - M3GAN

Mike Burdge, Diana DiMuro, Bernadette Gorman-White and Robby Anderson chat about some of their favorite films of 2022, including The Batman, We're All Going to the World's Fair, The Fabelmans, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Aftersun, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, TÁR, The Banshees of Inisherin and more!

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Ep 337: Story Screen's Best of 2022

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, Diana DiMuro hops on to discuss a narrative change in the upcoming Avatar sequels, and a certain Anaheim bubs talking like he was born in Mississippi in the 1930's, as well as a few other stories. You can find those stories, and the sourced articles, linked below.


1. Jake Sully Will Be Replaced By His Lo’ak As Narrator For Future Avatar Films
Written by Ryan Dinsdale at IGN
https://www.ign.com/articles/avatar-3-jake-sully-out-as-narrator-replaced-by-son-loak

2. Netflix Says It Never Canceled A Successful Show  
Interview by Lucus Shaw at Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-01-21/netflix-ceo-reed-hastings-steps-down-interview-with-greg-peters-ted-sarandos

3. Austin Butler Stuck With Accent Forever
Written by Leah Bitsky at Page 6
https://pagesix.com/2023/01/18/austin-butlers-elvis-accent-is-genuine-voice-coach/

4. Zach Cregger’s Next Movie Weapons Is Happening
Written by Borys Kit at The Hollywood Reporter
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/barbarian-director-zach-creggers-weapons-1235308587/

5. Tomb Raider Series In The Works At Amazon From Fleabag Writer
Written by Kat Bailey at IGN
https://www.ign.com/articles/tomb-raider-tv-series-in-the-works-at-amazon-from-fleabag-writer

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Ep 338: Story Screen Reports - Voices of a New Generation

Diana DiMuro and Mike Burdge take a trip to the Quantumverse to chat about the latest Marvel joint to drop. Big energy in this one guys, we promise.

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Ep 339: Hot Takes - Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania

Mike Burdge, Bernadette Gorman-White, Diana DiMuro and Robby Anderson discuss their hopes and predictions for the winners of the 95th Oscars. From Austin Butler being cursed to forever say "Mama" to the animated short that drove all of them insane, it's an episode to remember that slaps in the good way.

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Ep 340: 95th Academy Awards Predictions

Diana DiMuro and Mike Burdge take a trip to King Land with director Mike Flanagan's two feature film Stephen King adaptations: Gerald's Game and Doctor Sleep. And they both rip hard.

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Ep 341: Freakin' Out with Flanagan - Gerald's Game & Doctor Sleep

Bernadette Gorman-White leads the conversation with guests Robby Anderson, Diana DiMuro and Mike Burdge to chat about the latest HBO sensation to sweep the nation: the television adaptation of The Last of Us. Robby and Mike discuss changes and comparisons to the game, while Bernadette and Diana bring fresh takes on the show and story.

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Computer Age

Ep 342: Cathode Ray Cast - The Last of Us S1

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