#32 - Are Comic Creators Fairly Compensated?

Luis and Troy meet to talk about a lot of things they watched during the past week including Free Guy, Don’t Breathe 2, What If, Beckett, and The Bad Batch Finale.  They also talk about a rumored double standard where Dwayne Johnson got a new deal because of the Disney Plus launch whereas Scarlett Johannson did not.  Plus are comic book writers getting fairly compensated?  All this and more!

00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping

01:50 - Impressions

01:50 - What If
06:00 - Don’t Breathe 2
09:27 - Free Guy
15:16 - UFO w/ JJ Abrams
22:35 - Beckett
27:32 - Val
31:35 - The Bad Batch Finale

37:06 - Top News

37:06 Dwayne Johnson/ScarJo Double Standard Rumor
45:09 Shang-Chi Star Responds to Disney CEO via Variety
52:24 Avatar Cast Announced via Nerdist

57:27 - Extra News

#1 - Warner Media Requires Employees to Get Vaccinated via Variety
#2 - Shang-Chi Will Be Theatrical Exclusive via Screen Rant
#3 - Venom 2 Got Delayed to October 15th via Indie Wire
#4 - Disney Wants Free Guy 2 via SlashFilm
#5 - The Marvels Has Begun Filming via Screen Rant
#6 - Chloe Bennet Departed Powerpuff Girls Show via Variety
#7 - Idris Elba is Cast as Knuckles in Sonic The Hedgehog 2 via Screen Rant
#8 - Hotel Transylvania 4 Skipping Theaters For Amazon Deal via Variety
#9 - Scarlett Johannson Joins Wes Anderson’s Next Movie via Variety
#10 - Johnny Depp Says Hollywood Is Boycotting Him via Variety
#11 - LA Theaters Requiring Vaccinations via Deadline
#12 - Emma Stone Confirmed to Return for Cruella 2 via Variety
#13 - Disney Plus Reaches 116 Million Subscribers via Variety
#14 - Box Office Report - Free Guy opens to #1 at 28M and Suicide Squad Falls 70% via Box Office Mojo

1:11:03 - Check This Out! - The Survivalist Prisoners of the Ghostland A Journal for Jordan Worth

1:18:55 - Are Comic Creators Getting Screwed Over? (Topic of the Show) Article For Reference

1:31:24 - Netflix and Chill (Netflix/iTunes/Amazon top 10 chart & recommendations)

1:41:47 - New Releases (Reminiscence / The Protege)

1:54:00 - Outro (theme song)

Every Tuesday, Luis Menchaca (@chacalaca88) and Troy Bracy (@bracytroy58) will catch you up on everything that’s new and exciting in the world of movies. If you want to write anything to be read in the show, email [email protected] or hit us up on Twitter @readyplaymovies.

Check out Joel “Waz” Perez on Soundcloud as he is the creator of the theme song.