The MovieByte Podcast #126: Lizard Racist

TJ and Joe are joined by Mikey Fissel to talk about the big, fun, and half disappointing, half exciting space opera, ‘Jupiter Ascending’. Opinions are varied, and some love the film more than others. Also, Jon Stewart is leaving the daily show? What?!? And Spidey is coming back to the Marvel fold? Also, pigs seem to be taking flight! And since Marvel is in the news, why not talk about their upcoming Netflix show, ‘Daredevil’? Not to be left out, Lionsgate want to make more franchise films with ‘The Hunger Games’ franchise. Too bad their out of books.

• Jon Stewart Leaving ‘The Daily Show’Jon Stewart said Tuesday that he would step down from Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” after 17 years, leaving a new hole in the ranks of latenight television and setting up another challenge for the Viacom-owned cable network, which recently bid farewell to popular timeslot host Stephen Colbert.
• Sony and Marvel Reach ‘Spider-Man’ DealMarvel’s Kevin Feige to Produce Next Installment of the Spider-Man Franchise with Amy Pascal
• Is THIS the First Marvel Movie Spider-Man Will Star in?Marvel’s announcement last night remained cagey about just when Spidey would enter the MCU, but it might just have revealed a whole lot more than it was intending to.
• Four MCU Films Shift Release Dates In Wake of ‘Spider-Man’ DealTo fit it in, Marvel’s Phase 3 plans – as announced in October 2014 – have now shifted back to accommodate the change with the exception of the third and fourth Avengers installments which will hold their summer opening dates in 2018-19.
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• Netflix’s First ‘Daredevil’ Trailer“I’m just trying to make my city a better place.” Sounds an awful lot like Arrow if you ask me.
• Lionsgate Wants to Make ‘Hunger Games’ Sequels and PrequelsFeltheimer says the studio is “actively looking at some development and thinking about prequel and sequel possibilities” because, obviously.
• ‘Jupiter Ascending’ Flops to ‘SpongeBob’ Success“The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water” opened to much larger than expected $56 million dollar haul this weekend, far beyond the expected $30 million folks predicted.
• Clark Douglas Reviews Jupiter AscendingThe term “space opera” gets thrown around every time a big-budget fantasy set in space rolls into theatres, but Jupiter Ascending actually earns the title
• Jupiter Ascending — IMDbIn a bright and colorful future, a young destitute caretaker gets targeted by the ruthless son of a powerful family who lives on a planet in need of a new heir, so she travels with a genetically engineered warrior to the planet in order to stop his tyrant reign.
• Jupiter Ascending — Rotten TomatoesCritics Consensus: Pleasing to the eye but narratively befuddled, Jupiter Ascending delivers another visually thrilling misfire from the Wachowskis.
• Jupiter Ascending — Box Office MojoDomestic Total as of Feb. 9, 2015: $19,666,434 Distributor: Warner Bros.Release Date: February 6, 2015 Genre: Sci-FiRuntime: 2 hrs. 7 min. MPAA Rating: PG-13Production Budget: $176 million