Podcast: ‘A Friendly Film Take’ - 'Predator Badlands', ‘Star Trek’ and ‘The Mummy 4’
On the latest episode of A Friendly Film Take, Predator: Badlands is put under the microscope while Dan Lawrence and Rhys Stacey talk about a variety of news topics.
A new Star Trek film, The Mummy 4 and DC rumours take centre stage.
And that’s not all this episode of the Film News Blitz podcast has to offer.
Is ‘Predator: Badlands’ a proper ‘Predator’ film?
The podcast kicks off with Dan’s review of Predator: Badlands, director Dan Trachtenberg’s third film in this enduring franchise.
A 12A action adventure starring the iconic Predator alien as the central protagonist, Badlands is a big departure from the Arnold Schwarzenegger-starring original Predator film from the 1980s.
What worked, what didn’t and why are there beds in the Bournemouth Odeon?
Dan attempts to unravel this with Rhys’ help.
A new ‘Star Trek’ film
Moving on, Dan and Rhys discuss Paramount’s bid to revive the Star Trek franchise on the big screen.
What makes this news all the more exciting is that it will be written and directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, the duo responsible for the endlessly fun Dungeons & Dragons film.
‘The Mummy 4’ and ‘Legend of Zelda’
There’s more good news in the form of a new The Mummy film in the works, this time with the return of original franchise leads Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz.
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, famed for their work on Ready or Not, will be directing the fourth instalment in The Mummy franchise, prompting Rhys to educate Dan in the horror genre.
Wonder Woman and Tom Cruise
Dan and Rhys close things out with the recent rumours that DC Studios is looking to cast a new Wonder Woman in the Superman sequel, Man of Tomorrow, before a brief celebration of Tom Cruise.
Cruise is a recent recipient of an honorary Oscar, and Dan and Rhys look into what this means ahead of a likely push for an outright Oscar in late 2026.
