On the April 8, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson talks about the latest film and TV news, and then is joined by multiple people to talk about The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and The Drama.

(~00:25) News

• https://variety.com/2026/film/news/ryan-gosling-exits-daniels-universal-movie-1236706019/
• https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/the-pitt-supriya-ganesh-exits-season-3-ayesha-harris-1236705534/
• https://deadline.com/2026/04/katherine-lanasa-cast-hulu-limited-series-count-my-lies-1236782863/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2142399/the-pitt-fans-proving-bad-watching-tv-shows/
• https://deadline.com/2026/04/weapons-prequel-writers-zach-cregger-zach-shields-gladys-1236771121/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2139315/resident-evil-zach-cregger-2026-movie-test-screening-reactions/
• https://deadline.com/2026/04/wagner-moura-joins-flesh-of-the-gods-a24-1236771141/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2138784/peaky-blinders-netflix-sequel-series-jamie-bell-duke-shelby-barry-keoghan/
• https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/animorphs-tv-series-disney-plus-ryan-coogler-1236678435/
• https://variety.com/2026/film/news/x-men-reboot-director-beef-creator-the-bear-writer-new-script-1236710596/
• https://variety.com/2026/film/awards/oscars-2027-2028-ceremony-dates-march-1236710777/
• https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/writers-guild-members-deal-1236556286/

(~07:36) The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Review: Cute, Flashy, And Mostly Empty

(~25:04) The Drama

The Drama Review: Zendaya And Robert Pattinson Shine In This Uncomfortable Dramedy

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