Bicepeus: The Odyssey Review, Avengers Doomsday Trailer & Mandalorian Ends

This week we wonder how Nolan made a $250 million movie that looks like The Odyssey, while Moana 2 cost the same amount and looks like… Moana 2.

Topics discussed

The Odyssey (Nolan) reviewElliot Page casting backlash addressedThe Odyssey vs Moana 2 budget comparisonObsession rewatch & press tourObsession actress's Call of Duty fandomAvengers: Doomsday trailer breaks view recordChanning Tatum cast as GambitNew Spider-Man & Tom Holland/ZendayaMandalorian & Grogu box office vs digital numbersDisney confirms end of The MandalorianStar Wars canceled projects (Taika Waititi, Patty Jenkins)Starfighter lightsaber battle controversyStar Wars sequel trilogy retcons (Palpatine, Mara Jade)Blade Runner 2099 teaser trailerPrime Video's expanding slate & James Bond acquisitionLord of the Rings Extended Editions & Peter Jackson's Hobbit critiqueMan of Steel vs Superman (2025) action-stakes comparisonMad Max: Fury Road practical effects praiseThe Odyssey Cyclops/giants practical vs CGI debate

Links

‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’ Officially Surges to No. 1 as Instant Digital Hit in Just 24 Hours

Whoopi Goldberg Slams Transphobic Critics of Elliot Page’s Casting in ‘The Odyssey’: ‘Then Don’t Go See It… Why Do You Care Who’s Cast in It?’

‘The Odyssey’ Proves It: Audiences Want Movies Made the Hard Way

Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Is Officially Too Popular

‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Breaks New Record 6 Months Before It Hits Theaters

First Photos: “Blade Runner 2099” TV Series

Blade Runner 2099 Teaser

Disney Officially Confirms the End of ‘The Mandalorian’