On the September 7, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Hoai-Tran Bui and Ben Pearson. We chat a little more about the Colin Trevorrow’s departure from Star Wars Episode 9, and the latest news: problematic casting in the live-action Aladdin movie, an authorized Dracula prequel, Justice League reshoots, and surprising bidders for the James Bond film rights. In the Water Cooler, we talk about It, Boston and My Immortal. And in The Mail Bag we take on the question: Is Kathleen Kennedy to blame for all these Star Wars problems?
 
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First up, Peter offers some Star Wars Episode 9 updates and HT and Ben weigh in on the big news from yesterday.
 
In The Water Cooler:
Peter saw It
Ben visited Boston
HT is currently fixated on the author of My Immortal, the famously terrible Harry Potter fanfiction, revealing herself
 
In the News:
Live-Action ‘Aladdin’ Casts Billy Magnussen as the Token White Guy
An Authorized ‘Dracula’ Prequel is Coming From The Director of ‘It’
‘Justice League’ Still Undergoing Reshoots, Doubling Down on ‘Wonder Woman’
Apple and Amazon Emerge as New Bidders for James Bond Film Rights
 
In The Mailbag: Jake from Mass asks “Is Kathleen Kennedy to blame for all the Star Wars problems?”
 
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