615: Project Hail Mary & Spider-Man: Brand New Day Trailer

Big week for BIG MOVIES! Lots of red hot news including trailers for Dune: Part 3 and Spider-Man: Brand New Day plus big review for Profect Hail Mary. Thanks for listening!

00:00 The Start
03:34 The Oscars 2026 Reactions
08:46 Incredibles 3, Lilo & Stich 2 Announced
19:12 A Quiet Place Part 3 Confirmed
22:36 Dune Part 3 Trailer
25:34 Spider-Man: Brand New Day Trailer
40:59 Project Hail Mary Movie Review
52:24 Project Hail Mary Spoiler Segment
01:07:32 What We Reading, What We Gonna Read
01:12:58 Letters, It’s Time For Letters

614: How to Make a Killing (with Murder)

Early podcast and big(?) movie! James and Maso review Glen Powell’s new film How to Make a Killing (with Murder) plus some DCU casting news, controversial cancelletions and trailers ahoy! Thanks for the support and also for listening.

James & Maso on The Most Upsetting Guessing Game OUT NOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjYGxq3CJuo

00:00 The Start
06:30 Green Lanterns in Superman Sequel
09:22 Supergirl Screening Reactions
13:00 Oceans 11 Prequel News
17:14 Conan the Barbarian Returns
22:35 Discolsure Day New Trailer
25:46 Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair Trailer
27:50 Buffy Reboot Cancelled at Hulu
29:26 Max Landis G.I. Joe Movie Scrapped
30:15 Alien: Romulus Sequel Rumours
32:07 How to Make a Killing Movie Review
44:24 How to make a Killing Spoiler Segment
57:52 What We Reading, What We Gonna Read
01:06:56 Letters, It’s Time For Letters

613: The Bride!

Hi, this is an early episode edition of The Weekly Planet podcast all about the movie The Bride! Plus a bunch of news, some suprises and some War Machine in What We Reading. Thanks for listening!

00:00 The Start
06:10 Game of Thrones Movie Announced
13:48 New Lord of the Rings Trilogy
18:08 The Boys Final Season Trailer
20:13 Scary Movie 6 Trailer
26:02 DC’s Lanterns Trailer
34:15 The Bride Movie Review (Scream spoilers last 2 mins)
58:10 The Bride Spoiler Segment
01:02:47 Surprise Returning Segment
01:18:31 What We Reading, What We Gonna Read
01:25:50 Letters, It’s Time For Letters

65: The Star Wars

Welcome back to booque clubbe everyone and it’s for THE Star Wars! An eight-issue run from 2013 which adapts George Lucas’ original draft of Star Wars. Featuring totally different looks for characters, different storylines and some great hair.

Video version also available here on Big Sandwich with all the visuals!

612: Scream 7 & Paramount Wins Warner Bros

In a disappointing turn of events Paramount, a company purchased by ghouls, has now squashed the Netflix deal to buy Warner Brothers. We get into all that this could mean for both companies and the industry in general. Plus we review Scre7m, talk the passing of sci-fi legend Rob Grant, two very different GI Joe movies in development, the first look at Amazon’s God of War live action series, a trailer for Mortal Kombat II and a reboot for SPUMM (the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Movies). Thanks for listening!

Watch Nick Mason on the Zach & Mish Podcast right here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jgYQhAkdTk

00:00 The Start
11:59 RIP Rob Grant
18:17 Paramount Beats Netflix for Warner Bros
28:59 Max Landis GI Joe Reboot
33:13 God of Wars Series First Look
36:57 Mortal Kombat 2 Trailer
37:15 Venom Animated Movie Announced
39:44 SPUMM Forever!
45:16 Scream 7 Movie Review
56:34 Scream 7 Spoiler Segment
01:08:15 What We Reading, What We Gonna Read
01:16:04 Letters, It’s Time For Letters

611: Best/Worst Crossovers & Wuthering Heights

Extra early podcast everybody! James & Maso talking the best and worst big franchise crossovers after the Marvel vs Star Wars talk last week. Plus we got multiple trailers, batmens and Wuthering Heights. Thanks for listening!

00:00 The Start
02:38 RIP Robert Duvall
07:16 Spider-Man: Brand New Day Synopsis
10:23 The Batman Trilogy & DCU Plans
13:48 Cruise vs Pitt Fight AI Update
19:06 Game of Thrones: Dunk & Egg Recap
21:08 Toy Story 5 Trailer
23:30 The Mandalorian & Grogu Trailer
27:26 Kylo Ren Ben Solo Movie Latest
30:35 Best & Worst Crossovers Topic
01:04:44 What We Wuthering, What We Gonna Read
01:18:40 Letters, It’s Time For Letters

The Weekly Planet Bonus Q&A February 2026

Secret hobbies, Rodney updates, tram etiquette and stories from James’ trip to Japan in another episode of the newest big sandwich exclusive bonus podcast. If you have any questions for the Q&A or main Weekly Planet podcast? James posts a thread for each episode in the “Planet Broadcasting Great Mates OFFICIAL” Facebook group. You can also email [email protected] to get through to Maso. Thanks for listening!

610: Crime 101 & Marvel vs Star Wars Crossover

Hey! Has someone been doing a Crime 101 in here? New early episode of The Weekly Planet podcast and it’s an absolute steal. Thanks for listening?

00:00 The Start
03:58 The Mummy 4 Release Date
10:27 TMNT: The Last Ronin Update
13:09 Spider-Noir Trailer
19:14 John Wick Video Game
21:06 Brad Pitt vs Tom Cruise AI Slop
26:49 LOTR: The Hunt for Gollum Synopsis
30:10 Marvel & Star Wars Comic Crossover
36:29 Crime 101 Movie Review
51:32 Crime 101 Spoiler Segment
56:09 What We Reading, What We Gonna Read
01:10:21 Letters, It’s Time For Letters

609: Super Bowl Trailers & Most Anticipated Movies 2026

It’s here and happening! All the latest trailers from the Super Bowl plus part two of our most anticipated movies and shows 2026. Thank you very much for listening.

00:00 The Start
05:56 New Disney CEO
08:58 Pirates of the Caribbean Sequel
12:38 Avengers: Secret Wars Movie Split
14:51 Clayface Film Delay (but don’t dismay)
16:07 Wonder Woman Series Cancelled
18:34 Superman Movie Underperformed
21:24 The Mandalorian & Grogu Super Bowl Trailer
25:13 The Adventures of Cliff Booth Trailer
27:22 Other Super Bowl Trailers
29:04 New Supergirl Puppy Bowl Teaser
31:02 Most Anticipated Movies & Shows 2026 (Part Two)
01:18:52 What We Reading, What We Gonna Read
01:28:46 Letters, It’s Time For Letters

Pop Culture in 2015 – James & Maso’s Time Crapsule

The newest year yet on James & Maso’s Time Crapsule! Also if you’re reading this early, The Weekly Planet podcast will be a little later on Monday Feb 9th due to the Super Bowl and any red hot movie news that might come from it. Thanks for listening!

00:00 The Start
02:12 Movies
15:42 TV Shows
36:58 Big Events
45:24 Music
54:12 Books & Comics
55:55 Toys & Games
58:38 Births & Deaths
01:00:12 Ranking the Year

608: Most Anticipated Movies & Shows 2026

Amazing news! The Weekly Planet is back for 2026 and we’re looking at the biggest releases for 2026. The first half at least because Mason has to go to real work. Plus we talk the tragic passing of Catherine O’Hara and all the news we missed over January. Including Deadpool 4 in the works, a Batman: The Brave & the Bold update, a Gundam movie in the works and people being mad at things including the new Tomb Raider, Masters of the Universe, Conformity Gate and the new heads of Lucasfilm. Thanks for listening!

00:00 The Start
04:37 Catherine O’Hara RIP
07:36 Deadpool 4 in the Works
11:10 New Batman: Brave & Bold Update
14:28 Netflix Live Action Gundam Film
16:25 Sophie Turner Tomb Raider First Look
20:15 Masters of the Universe Trailer
25:12 Stranger Things Conformity Gate
27:31 Kathleen Kennedy Retiring
33:35 More He-Man Movie Talk
35:17 Most Anticipated Movies & Shows 2026
01:07:49 What We Reading, What We Gonna Read
01:12:30 Letters, It’s Time For Letters

Johnny Mnemonic – The Weekly Planet Movie Commentary Track

Welcome to a dystopian future which has been brutally ravaged by a tech-induced plague… but that’s enough about real life am I right?! We have fun here over at Big Sandwich and as we prepare for the main podcast returning next week (Feb 2nd), let’s enjoy a sci-fi adventure with James, Maso and Keanu Reeves. Thanks for listening!

64: Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow

We’re looking at Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow in the Big Sandwiche Classique Comique Booque Clubbe! James & Maso talking the entire run of the fan fave series ready for the BIG MOVIE adaptation coming in 2026. Plus some extra looking back at the history of Supergirl. A reminder also that The Weekly Planet podcast is on break until Feb 2nd but the bigsandwich bonuses will keep on coming. Thanks for listening and if you have any suggestions for comics? Please let us know at [email protected].

Best of The Weekly Planet 2025

It’s our yearly best of the year clip show episode! And in honour of all the BIG MOVIE that came out in 2025, we’ve got the biggest and longest episode ever. We’re in hell so we might as well. Hopefully including all your fave characters like Austin Powers, Groglet, Rogue Trooper and The Rookie. Plus some classic segments like H8 Mail, Star Wars News and Mr Sunday Movies doing a big rant about Battleship, Basketball or Benson Boone. Please also join us when the main podcast returns on Feb 2nd plus new bonuses are continuing to release every week this month on bigsandwich.co. Thanks for listening!

Full episode guide available here: https://shorturl.at/wNPg2

00:00 The Start
02:10 Welcome to The Weekly Planet
23:10 Marvel News & Trailers Ahoy
37:12 We’re In Hell So Might As Well
01:15:35 DC News & Trailers Ahoy
01:44:42 Star Wars News
02:20:58 Best/Worst Movie Reviews
02:56:18 Hate Mail but the H8 has an 8 in it
03:11:00 What We Reading, What We Gonna Read
03:30:40 Letters, It’s Time For Letters
04:40:30 The Outro

The Weekly Planet Bonus Q&A January 2026

Happy new year big sandwich legend! In case you missed it, we’re introducing regular Q&A episodes after the success(?) of one last month in this very same feed. So tune in find out some behind the scenes for Caravan of Garbage, why James changed the rude theme song and will Maso be competing at the Tram World Championships this year? Plus so many more As to your Qs. Also a reminder that Big Sandwich bonuses will keep coming throughout January while the main pod is on break. There’ll also be a “best of” clip show around the middle of the month. The Weekly Planet podcast itself will return Feb 2nd and will never die. Thanks for listening!

607: The Best & Worst of 2025 Awards

Welcome everyone to the final Weekly Planet episode for the year where we celebrate the best, worst and everything in between of the year when it comes to movies, tv shows, comics and more. We also talk about the tragic passing of Peter Greene and James Ransone, box office results for Avatar: Fire & Ash, Paramount’s latest and even more desperate bid to buy Warner Brothers and trailers for Avengers: Doomsday and The Odyssey. Thanks for supporting us all year and we’ll see you on February 2nd!

You can still vote in The Weekly Planet 2025 Awards right here: https://forms.gle/4bpnyaV6sKqMUu6D7

00:00 The Start
02:38 Peter Greene & James Ransone RIP
05:42 Avatar: Fire & Ash Box Office
07:45 New Paramount Bid for Warner Bros
11:53 Avengers: Doomsday Teasers
18:43 The Odyssey Trailer
24:33 The Weekly Planet “Best & Worst” Awards
01:26:28 What We Reading, What We Gonna Read
01:30:26 Letters, It’s Time For Letters

606: Avatar: Fire & Ash

Merry early podcast! Do you ever think about the Na’vi in Avatar being blue and the bad guys are always trying to harvest stuff? Interesting. Anyway, thanks for listening and happy holidays everyone!!

You can vote in The Weekly Planet 2025 Awards right here https://forms.gle/4bpnyaV6sKqMUu6D7

00:00 The Start
06:00 Rob & Michele Reiner RIP
09:08 Netflix & Warner Bros Drama Latest
15:55 Actor Officially Cast as Brainiac in DCU
21:25 Animal Farm’s Weird Movie Trailer
28:42 Disclosure Day Spielberg Movie Trailer
31:53 Spider-Man Brand New Day Trailer Leak (no spoilers)
33:42 Avengers: Doomsday Teaser (spoilers)
47:46 Avatar: Fire & Ash Movie Review
01:09:09 Avatar: Fire & Ash Spoiler Segment
01:22:50 What We Reading, What We Gonna Read
01:31:52 Letters, It’s Time For Letters

605: Supergirl Trailer & Paramount vs Netflix for Warner Bros

Welcome back! To The Early Weekly Planet podcast! This week we talk about Paramount’s derailment of the Netflix/Warner Brothers buyout, Disney investing 1 billion dollars in AI nonsense, Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, 28 Years Later 3, Aragorn recast, Game Awards trailers for Street Fighter, Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, Star Wars Galactic (more…)

604: The Netflix Warner Bros Deal

Hello early podcast! In fantastic news for big business Netflix has officially purchased Warner Brothers Discovery for a staggering $82.7 billion. We talk that and the potential impact this will have on the cinema and streaming industry. Plus we discuss Quentin Tarantino’s bizarre outburst directed at Paul Dano, a first look at Spider-Man: Noir starring Nicholas Cage, MIB returns for another movie, trailers for 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Ready or Not: Here I Come and The Boys Final Season, Star Wars 1977 returns to the big screen. Plus some Stranger Things Season 5 in What We Reading. Thanks for listening!

00:00 The Start
02:58 Spotify Wrapped & YouTube Recaps
04:29 Quentin Tarantino vs Paul Dano
10:52 Spider-Man Noir’s Unique Release
14:09 Men in Black Return Announced
18:02 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Trailer
23:10 Ready or Not 2: Here I Come Trailer
25:00 The Boys Final Season Trailer
29:45 Return of Original Star Wars to Cinemas
33:07 The Netflix Warner Bros Deal & Potential Fallout
59:05 What We Reading, What We Gonna Read (feat. Stranger Things S5)
01:08:48 Letters, It’s Time For Letters

603: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (with Dave Warneke)

Hello great mate and welcome to the early podcast! This is James’ episode description: This is the episode description. I write them when Mason wraps up the show because I don’t really need to pay attention. You can really tell if you listen that I’m barely paying attention. But I was paying attention when Dave (more…)

The Weekly Planet Bonus Q&A 2025

Hello! This is a new bonus episode exclusively for Big Sandwich members with James and Maso doing a big questions and answers time. This show might also become a regular addition so please keep an eye out for opportunities to send in those letters. Thanks so much for listening!

Big Sandwich listeners there’s also the older exclusive Q&As you might’ve heard mentioned plus live show recordings and other one-off specials via this link bigsandwich.co/the-weekly-planet-extra