Blinded By The Light Director Gurinder Chadha Talks Bruce Springsteen And Music In Film The first trailer for Greta Gerwig's adaptation of Little Women (starring Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Emma Watson, Timothée Chalamet) dropped this week, and the guys are really excited for her followup to Lady Bird. Jake talks about his recent interview with Avengers: Endgame director Joe Russo during an event for the films release on Blu-ray, and the guys dive into the many movies of the week. Joining the ...
Aug 15, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 80
David Leitch Talks Directing Hobbs & Shaw's Practical Stunts & His Time As A Stunt Performer This week, Sean O'Connell , Kevin McCarthy and Jake Hamilton are joined by yet another amazing guest. This time through, David Leitch -- director of Deadpool 2, John Wick and Atomic Blonde -- shares some behind-the-scenes stories from the set of his latest film, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (starring Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby), who wrote the "I'm Bl...
Aug 07, 2019•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 79
Guest: Kevin Smith Talks Getting Ben Affleck and Matt Damon For Jay and Silent Bob Reboot & More Sean O'Connell , Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy are back with an extremely special guest, Kevin Smith. A cinema legend, and movie hero to us all, Kevin stopped by to discuss some behind-the-scenes stories from Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (starring Matt Damon, Chris Hemsworth, Jason Mewews), the amazing story of how our own Kevin lead Smith and Ben Affleck to finally reaconnect after an 8 year fal...
Aug 01, 2019•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 78
Guest: Quentin Tarantino Talks Once Upon a Time In Hollywood, Pulp Fiction Prequel & More Quentin Tarantino joins Sean O'Connell , Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy for what is hands down our biggest interview yet. We all met up with the director while he was promoting his new movie, Once Upon a Time In Hollywood, and were able to discuss not only his latest film, but dive into some of the other great films of his career. He talks a bit about a Pulp Fiction prequel that was never made, Double...
Jul 24, 2019•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 77
Kevin Feige Talks Spider-Man & The Future of Marvel Studios The King's Man, the upcoming prequel in the Kingsman franchise from Matthew Vaughn, dropped a trailer this week, Sean O'Connell , Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy give their reactions, and set expectation for what looks to be a bit of a departure from the usually gadget-heavy franchise. News of Damien Chazelle's next project, Babylon, surfaced. No, it's apparently not a musical, but Emma Stone and Brad Pitt are circling to star, acc...
Jul 17, 2019•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 76
Director Ari Aster Talks Midsommar & Hereditary Jake Hamilton, Kevin McCarthy, and Sean O'Connell are together in LA to discuss the new trailer for Rian Johnson's Knives Out, and give their spoiler-free reactions to Quentin Tarantino's latest, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Joining us this week is director Ari Aster who discusses his approach to filmmaking, and merits of the horror genre. They dive into some spoilers on his latest, Midsommar, look back Hereditary, and more. Also joining the ...
Jul 12, 2019•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 75
Director Jon Watts on Spider-Man's End-Credits Scenes & More Spoilers - BONUS EPISODE Sean, Jake and Kevin are again joined by Jon Watts, director of Spider-Man: Far From Home (starring Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson and Jake Gyllenhaal), this time with the freedom to dive right into all the spoilers. They talk about the CRAZY reveals in the end credits scenes, how they went about casting and shooting with J.K. Simmons, and more! Thanks for sticking around for this awesome bonus episode. We'...
Jul 07, 2019•39 min
Spider-Man: Far From Home Director Jon Watts Talks Casting Jake Gyllenhaal & More Sean, Kevin and Jake are back from another adventure abroad, and have caught up on a few films the missed while they were gone. Tune in for their reviews of Yesterday (Starring Himesh Patel, Lily James and Ed Sheeran), spoiler takes on Toy Story 4, and more. Most importantly though, this week we share the spoiler-free section of their interview with Spider-Man: Far From Home director Jon Watts. He shares a hila...
Jun 25, 2019•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 74
Our Favorite Movies of 2019 (So Far) & Spider-Man: Far From Home Reactions Sean O'Connell, Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy are together again, of course where else, but London. They've been interviewing the Spider-Man: Far From Home cast, and have a TON of stories to share from their time with Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Holland, and Kevin Feige. We're nearing the halfway point of the year, and so it's time to look back to decide what is topping our list for our favorite movies of 2019 so far. T...
Jun 20, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 73
"Chernobyl" Creator Craig Mazin on Bringing the Story of a Real-Life Disaster to HBO Sean, Jake, and (eventually) Kevin are back together, and ready to get into all the latest movies (and some TV) that's made up their week. Dark Phoenix bombed at the box office and Jason Reitman revealed some pretty big details about the direction of his upcoming Ghostbusters movie. We welcome Tye Sheridan back on the show for the rest of our Dark Phoenix discussion not included last week. He dives into some mas...
Jun 13, 2019•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 72
Tye Sheridan Talks Dark Phoenix, Ready Player One & Working with Sophie Turner This week, we are thrilled to welcome the talented, and extremely kind Tye Sheridan onto the show. Sean , Jake and Kevin sat down with Tye while attending the junket for "Dark Phoenix", and he was an absolute delight. He discussed working with fellow cast members like Sophie Turner, what it's like to hang out with Spielberg all day, and bringing the Fox X-Men franchise to an apparent close. We also get into our us...
Jun 05, 2019•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 71
Talking Rocketman, Kingsman & X-Men with Matthew Vaughn We are without the amazing Kevin McCarthy this week, but never fear as he recorded a special segment of the show with his wife, @DCfilimgirl herself, Lauren Veneziani as they breakdown their picks for #KathrynBigelowBlend. Jake and Sean hold down the fort back home with discussions on Ma, Aladdin, and Netflix's The Perfection. And this week marks another amazing guest as we welcome Rocketman producer, and director of the Kingsman franch...
May 30, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 70
Rocketman Reactions & Game of Thrones Finale Review Sean , Jake and Kevin are once again together, this time in London. They're attending the press junkets for Dark Phoenix and Rocketman, and have plenty of stories to tell (and an exciting guest for a future episode). First, we get into Quentin Tarantino's latest trailer for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Then, we dive into a full review of Game of Thrones FINAL episode, and look back at the series as a whole. As always, we look at the movie...
May 22, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 69
John Wick Director Chad Stahelski Talks Chapter 3 & The Matrix 20 Years Later This week, Sean O'Connell , Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy bring the usual bag of news, movies of the week, and an awesome BlendGame. However, we also have an amazing, exclusive interview with John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum director Chad Stahelski. He gets into all the intricate details necessary when directing actions scenes with dogs, the commitment of his actors, Keanu Reeves and Halley Barry, and we all ta...
May 16, 2019•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 68
Avengers: Endgame's Joe & Anthony Russo Full Spoiler Interview The directors of Captain America: The Winter, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame are on ReelBlend! Joe and Anthony Russo sat down with Sean and Kevin days after Endgame broke every record, and went deep into some awesome behind-the-scenes spoilers. Stick around, because following the interview, Sean O'Connell, Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy dive into their own spoiler-filled reactions to on...
May 06, 2019•48 min
The Russo Brothers Talk Directing Avengers & Our Battle of Winterfell Review Sean , Jake , and Kevin welcome Joe and Anthony Russo on to the show to discuss directing Avengers: Endgame. Check out their spoiler-free answers to some of our burning questions, and come back on Monday (May 6th) for our full, spoiler-filled discussion. This week, however, we also discuss Game of Thrones latest, The Long Night which featured the wildly anticipated Battle of Winterfell. And finally, we declare our f...
May 01, 2019•57 min•Ep. 67
Avengers: Endgame Spoiler-Free Review Sean O'Connell and Kevin McCarthy are without Jake Hamilton this week. No, he hasn't finally quit (I think), he's in Napa soaking up the sun, and probably drinking way too much wine. However, the rest of the guys are here, because it's Avengers: Endgame week, and we have a lot to cover. We also discuss some news regarding Marvel's Phase 3, the Academy's Board of Governors meeting and voting on rule changes to oust Netflix from the Oscars, and more. This week...
Apr 25, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 66
Catching Up After Chicago & Robert Downey Jr. Blend This week is packed with stories from us all hanging out at Star Wars Celebration, the ReelBlend Meet-up in Chicago over the weekend, and our crazy levels of anticipation for Avengers: Endgame. Sean, Jake and Kevin give their favorite movies/performances from Robert Downey Jr. #RDJBlend Next week, we're continuing our rundown of Marvel all-stars with Scarlett Johansson #ScarJoBlend Avengers: Endgame Death Pool Contest!! We're putting togeth...
Apr 19, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 65
Star Wars Celebration & Our Interview w. Pet Sematary's Directors This is a very special episode of the ReelBlend podcast as all 4, yes even Producer Gabe, are sitting down together in Chicago while attending Star Wars Celebration. Kevin and Jake saw some exclusive Avengers: Endgame footage, and interviewed the Russo brothers last week. We get into everything we've seen, and plan to see at Star Wars Celebration. Sean welcomes Pet Sematary directors, Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmeyer, on the s...
Apr 13, 2019•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 64
Shazam!'s David F. Sandberg & Peter Safran Interview Sean O'Connel , Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy return for another awesome episode of ReelBlend. This week brings Ghostbusters casting news, Mark Hamill's next role, and all the exclusive Avengers: Endgame details Sean learned in a recent interview with directors Joe and Anthony Russo. This week we are extremely excited to give you our interview with Shazam! director, David F. Sandberg, and producer, Peter Safran where they discussed how ...
Apr 02, 2019•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 63
Jordan Peele's Us Reactions & Interview w. Danny Elfman Sean O'Connell , Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy are back with possibly our most fiesty episode yet. We've all seen Jordan Peele's Us, and now we're diving into all the SPOILER-FILLED details, and we have a variety of opinions on the film. We're joined by Dumbo's composter Danny Elfman for an exclusive interview. Follow the show on Twitter @ReelBlend , and play along with next week's game, #TrailerBlend , where we'll decide our FAVORIT...
Mar 27, 2019•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 62
Jordan Peele's Us Reactions & Interview w. Ben Davis (Captain Marvel/Dumbo) Sean O'Connell , Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy are back with an especially awesome episode. We've all seen Jordan Peele's Us, and are ready to give you our reactions. We have a couple trailers to discuss from Avengers: Endgame , and Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood , movie news of the week, and a very special guest. Captain Marvel and Dumbo cinematographer, Ben Davis, joins us on the show. Follow ...
Mar 21, 2019•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 61
Sean At SXSW & Our Interview with Rupert Wyatt (Captive State) This past weekend Sean headed down to SXSW, and brought back a catalog of movie recommendations. He and Kevin saw Us, Jake reports his thoughts on Shazam!, and we are joined by director Rupert Wyatt to discuss is latest project, Captive State. We also discuss what might be our most difficult BlendGame yet, #ShotBlend. You can follow the show on Twitter @ReelBlend , and let us know your FAVORITE Steven Spielberg film using #Spielb...
Mar 14, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 60
The Netflix vs Spielberg Debate & An Exciting Announcement Sean O'Connell , Kevin McCarthy and Jake Hamilton are back with some exciting news regarding the show, and hot debate between Steven Spielberg, the Academy and streaming giants like Netflix. We also discuss this week's major releases, and declare our favorite works from Emmanuel Lubezki. #ChivoBlend Blenders! On Saturday April 13th, the ReelBlend guys (Producer Gabe included) will be getting together in Chicago, and want to meet up w...
Mar 06, 2019•59 min•Ep. 59
The Irishman Trailer & Academy Awards Reactions After this years Academy Awards, Sean O'Connell , Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy have PLENTY to get into. Here's their reactions to this years winners and loser, the new host-less show, and even a quick reaction to that enigmatic teaser for The Irishman. We also round out the discussion with this week's BlendGame. #SpikeLeeBlend You can follow the show on Twitter @ReelBlend, and play along next week when we reveal our favorite works from cine...
Feb 26, 2019•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 58
Our Final Academy Awards Predictions The 91st Academy Awards are being held this weekend, and the podcast formerly known as AwardsBlend is here with our final predictions for who will take home a little golden statue. Sean O'Connell , Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy also discuss the recent controversy surrounding Empire star Jussie Smollett, Chris Hemsworth's casting as Hulk Hogan, A Quiet Place Sequel news and decide their favorite role from the wonderful, and endlessly talented Emily Blunt. #...
Feb 23, 2019•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 57
Our Interview with Robert Rodriguez This week, Sean O'Connell , Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy dive into the new trailers for Aladdin (that Genie though...) and Yesterday (dir. Danny Boyle), as well as the unfortunate news that The Academy has chosen 4 categories to be pre-recorded, and edited in during the live Oscars broadcast. But most importantly, and we couldn't be more excited to share this with you, we have writer/director/composer/cinematographer/producer, THE rebel without a crew, Rob...
Feb 13, 2019•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 56
LEGO 2 Reviews, Jake Gyllenhaal & Meeting James Cameron ReelBlend is back with reactions to a few trailers that dropped this week including Pet Semetary and Shaft. We have some news of a possible Star Wars Ep. IX title leak, Avengers: Endgame's current runtime, we review The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, and debate our favorite films/performances from the wonderful Jake Gyllenhaal. #JakeGyllenhaalBlend You can follow the show on Twitter @ReelBlend Play along next week when we discuss our fa...
Feb 08, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 55
SAG Reactions, Lady Gaga Live & Interviewing Richard Dreyfuss If there's one thing you can say about ReelBlend, it's that the guys are never short on crazy, star-powered stories, and this week is no different. Sean O'Connell , Kevin McCarthy , and Jake Hamilton discuss Kevin's crazy experience seeing Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper play Shallow LIVE , and Jake gives us the behind-the-scenes scoop on his 30+ minute interview with the great Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws, Close Encounters of The Third Ki...
Feb 02, 2019•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 54
Academy Award Nominations Reaction The Academy dropped a bombshell on the Sean O'Connell , Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy this week with a set of nominations that left some of us stunned. Join us as we break down what's what in this years Oscar race, discuss the new John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum trailer, and Sean shares a story from the The Kid Who Would Be King press junket (his son tagged along!). We also get into some Glass spoiler talk, and reveal our favorite Samuel L. Jackson roles/m...
Jan 23, 2019•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 53
