Remaking The Office & Princess Bride, If Disney Had Merged With Apple, and More

On the September 19, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, and senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss the latest film and tv news, including an Office reboot, a Disney/Apple merger, Wes Anderson’s next movie, Texas Chainsaw Massacre sequel, Toy Story 4’s alternate ending and remaking The Princess Bride.

In The News:

• Ben: Inconceivably, They’re Threatening to Remake ‘The Princess Bride’
• Brad: ‘Office’ Reboot Being Considered For Peacock, Because Of Course It Is
• Ben: Disney and Apple Likely Would Have Merged If Steve Jobs Were Still Alive
• Brad: Wes Anderson’s ‘The French Dispatch’ Heads to Fox Searchlight, and Of Course It Has an Amazing Cast
• Ben: ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Sequel is in Development, ‘Don’t Breathe’ Director Fede Alvarez Producing 
• Brad: ‘Toy Story 4’ Almost Had an Awful Alternate Ending 

 

Other Articles Mentioned:

• Ben read The Princess Bride in a past Water Cooler episode

 

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