Paramount Wins Warner Bros. Now What? Plus: ‘Scream 7,’ ‘Heat 2,’ and ‘Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie’ With Matt Johnson!

On today’s action-packed episode, Sean first reacts to Netflix backing out of the bidding for Warner Brothers—clearing the path for a merger with Paramount (2:01). Next, he is joined by Chris Ryan to react to Christian Bale’s and Leonardo DiCaprio’s casting in Michael Mann’s Heat 2 and give a general temperature check on the movie (6:36). Then, they cover Scream 7 and preface the conversation by discussing the rumored controversy behind the shuffling cast (16:17) before diving fully into spoilers and exploring the myriad reasons why they found the film to be deeply unsuccessful (21:57). Later, Sean is joined by Amanda Dobbins and Adam Nayman to discuss one of their favorite movies of the year so far: Matt Johnson’s Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie. They talk through why the movie is so hysterical, how its sincerity makes the movie feel moving, and why it became an instant cult classic (49:10). Finally, Sean is joined by Johnson to discuss why he felt he needed to make this movie right now, how having no knowledge of the original series actually makes the movie better, and what he’s doing next with Nirvanna the Band the Show Season 3, as well as his Anthony Bourdain biopic Tony, starring Dominic Sessa (1:18:45).

Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins
Guests: Matt Johnson, Adam Nayman, and Chris Ryan
Producer: Jack Sanders
Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh