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Today I want to talk about my top 10 movies, most anticipated movies of 2026. It looks like it's going to be a fine year at the box office. In the movie review, I'll be talking about Primate, which is a horror movie about a killer monkey who attacks a bunch of people on a tropical vacation. And in the trailer park, I'll be talking about Madden and everybody's problem with Nicolas Cage as John Madden because it doesn't look like it's up to the standards of a whole lot of people. So thank you for being here. Thank you, thank you for being subscribed. Shout out to the Monday Morning Movie Crew, all of you who listen on release day. And now let's talk movies from the Nashville Podcast Network. This is Movie Mike's Movie Podcast. We have a big list to get to. So many great movies coming out in 2026, so let's get right into it. The year is going to kick me right in the nuts because on June 26, Jackass 5 is coming out. If you know me, I am a huge fan of Jackass. I watched it on mtv, got really into Viva La Bam. I've seen every single movie multiple times. When Jackass 3D came out, I went to a midnight release. I was still working on the Bobby Bone show as an intern during that time and Steve O. Actually came in studio for an interview to promote that movie. You could tell that I was just so ecstatic of like wow, I'm just starting out in radio and Steve O from Jackass is here. I've been watching you on TV from Jackass and then I got really into Viva labam and then also with Steve O. I watch Wild Boys. What I think these movies do not get credit enough for is how unorthodox the format is because essentially it is just a bunch of random skits or what now would be YouTube videos or even TikToks patched together. There is no continuous storyline in a Jackass movie. It is scene after scene. Some are longer than others. Sometimes they are quick 5 second bits in between these little bumpers in between different segments. There is nothing you can go into the theater to watch that is like a Jackass movie. But it is an experience. It has a huge fan base, this community that goes into the theater just wanting to have a good time and laugh in a way that makes you uncomfortable, that shows you very disgusting things, that pushes the limits. I think they do not get enough credit for how much money they've been able to make at the box office for something that on paper, probably shouldn't be successful. And I think it's all because of Johnny Knoxville, who is one of my idols and he is the ringleader of this entire group. He is a modern day Bugs Bunny. And how he orchestrates all these stunts that essentially are like liveaction Looney Tunes. And to me, I would say the franchise really ended with Jackass 3D, because that was the last time they were all fully a part of all the stunts because now they are getting older. And even when they made that movie, they thought that was going to be the last one because their bodies couldn't take it anymore. But with the last movie, Jackass Forever, they brought in a new crew, some fresh blood, who were able to do some of the things that they did early on that their bodies just cannot take. But still, Johnny Knoxville will always have that one big stunt, whether it's getting attacked by a bull or taking off on a rocket that almost blows off his entire leg. And Johnny Knoxville is now 54 years old. So I can't wait until we get to like Jackass8 when they are in the retirement room and we go full circle. He's doing bad grandpa, except he doesn't have to put on the prosthetic makeup and face anymore. So that is why I have this movie at number 10. I'm a huge Johnny Knoxville and Jackass fan. Jackass 5, unless they might change the title, but right now, that's all the details we know about it. It's coming out on June 26th, right around my birthday, which I always have an appreciation for. Any movie coming out on my birthday weekend, because I will be in the theater for this movie. Jackass 5, at number 10, at number 9. You know, I love me a good animated movie, Super Mario, probably a top five video game for me of all time. And the Super Mario Galaxy movie is coming out on April 3rd of this year and Mario is going into space. I loved the Super Mario Galaxy game. It reminds me of a very pivotal time in my life, which I had a Wii. I remember they came out in 2006. And probably at least to me during that time, when I was 15 years old, it felt like it was an impossible task to get a Wii. And I remember I had a cousin who worked at Walmart and he would tell my mom whenever they would get new shipments of Weeds. And this is how it was back in the day. And I know we've had similar things like this now with the PS5, at least whenever there was a chip shortage or whenever a console first launches. But I think we're a lot better now as far as supply and demand when it comes to video game consoles. But back in the day, when the Wii first came out in 2006, at least for me, it was so hard to get one. So our cousin who worked at Walmart would let us know anytime a shipment came in. He couldn't hold one for us, but he could tell us as soon as they were in stock. And this was long before ordering things on the Internet or pre ordering things was an option. So I remember it was probably a year. So maybe in 2006, maybe even not till 2008 did I get my first Wii. But one of those games I got was Super Mario Galaxy. And that was after graduated high school because I remember being in college and coming home and sitting in my dark room turning up the AC and just getting lost in this game. Because obviously I grew up playing Super Mario. But Super Mario Galaxy is such a different because it mixes elements of those early Mario games. It mixes a little bit of Mario on N64 and gives you this entirely different way to play with this character. And I cannot wait to see how that translates into the big screen because now you have these big cosmic colors. You have Princess Peach returning Mario and Luigi, and now Princess Daisy, who is a cosmic princess. You have Bowser, who is now kind of reformed, trying to be a good guy, but his son Bowser Jr. Is coming to bail him out and he is the new threat. I also love how improved the animation looks in this one just from the trailer alone. It is from the studio illumination that also does the Minions movies. So top tier animation. I think when it comes to illumination movies, they don't get enough credit for how innovative they are in their techniques for filmmaking and making each one better. Where if you look at some of the Disney movies in the last five years, it kind of all just starts to look the exact same. Where it's not really refreshing to your eyes. It doesn't feel new, it just feels like the same thing over and over again with slightly different character designs. Illumination, on the other hand, gives you these vastly different worlds with every movie and every title that they come out with. And the Super Mario Galaxy movie specifically looks like a great improvement. So I am hyped for it. As you can tell, 34 year old man, so excited for a family friendly movie. But that is how much I love this video game and want to see it done justice. So at number nine, I have the Super Mario Galaxy movie coming out on April 3rd. At number eight, I have the Social Reckoning, which is the follow up to the Social Network, which was the Facebook movie that took everybody by surprise because when this movie first came out, everybody was like, why are they making a stupid Facebook movie? What is next? The LinkedIn movie. But it is coming out on October 9th. It is about a different controversy involving a Wall Street Journal reporter and a young Facebook engineer who was a whistleblower on Facebook about some of the data leaks and shady things that happened. And I believe the 2010s there were some trials in like the 2000s, but that is what this movie is focusing on. Jesse Eisenberg is not returning as Mark Zuckerberg. Instead it is Jeremy Strong, who you may know from Succession. Mikey Madison is also in this movie, who, if you watched Nora, she was the lead in that. And Jeremy Allen White is also a part of this cast. It is from director and writer Aaron Sorkin, who also did the first movie. And I think what took us all by surprise with the Social Network was how great of a story it was. It wasn't a story just about the creation of Facebook and very bubbly and fresh. It was just a very intense drama with some of the best acting of the 2000 and tens. One of my favorite scenes of all time in movies is the scene where Andrew Garfield's character goes to confront Jesse Eisenberg, who is Mark Zuckerberg in the movie, at the headquarters of Facebook. And Mark Zuckerberg is sitting there on his laptop and what they call the wired in position wherever he has his headphones on. And he's doing some coding, totally locked in. Whenever somebody is wired in in the movie, you can't mess with them, you can't talk to them because they are so focused and zoned into their work. And then Andrew Garfield comes in super angry because he basically gets kicked out of Facebook and screwed over by Mark Zuckerberg, who Mark Zuckerberg in the movie is one of the best villains. He is such a jerk. He is so unlikable. And seeing Andrew Garfield just give this incredible performance, this just big speech filled with rage. Smashing that laptop and yelling at Jesse Eisenberg was fantastic. So I want some more of that. Is it going to have the same impact as the first one? Probably not. And with the original director Back with some good actors in the mix. I am excited for it. At number eight, I have the social reckoning coming out on October 9th. At number seven, I have Mandalorian and Grogu starring Pedro Pascal and Sigourney Weaver coming out on May 22nd. I wonder if Sigourney Weaver could just go by Sigourney. Much like Cher, much like Reba, much like Rihanna. I don't know any other person, let alone in the entertainment industry named Sigourney. I would just drop the Weaver if I was her. I think if you say Sigourney, you know who you are talking about. Although I wouldn't even know how to spell Sigourney if it wasn't sitting in front of me. S I G O U R N E Y But Sigourney Weaver is in this movie, the Mandalorian. I love the TV show, and when I first saw the trailer to this, I wasn't as excited. But over the break we went to the movies and I saw it come on on the big screen and that is when I got excited. Because when you just watch it on your laptop or your phone, it is really hard to make a distinction between it looking any different than just the TV show. So when watching it on my phone or on my laptop, it didn't really feel like anything special that warranted the big screen. But then when I saw it in theaters, it kind of gave me that same feeling that I did. I mean, it's been a while now since we've had a Star wars movie. I think this will end the five year drought now. And it gave me that feeling because there really is nothing like seeing a Star wars movie in theaters. Whether you love it, whether you hate it, it is an event. It brings out all different types of movie fans, young and old, grandmas and grandpas. Everybody loves a good Star wars story. I really hope that they captured the same energy that they did in that first season of the Mandalorian. The characters were so much stronger and well defined. And of course, Grogu was as cute and cuddly as can be. That is what everybody went crazy for whenever this show first came out. Everybody talking about Baby Yoda, and they do focus a little bit too much on that in the trailer. But I am still hopeful that this will be another fantastic adventure in the Star wars world. And I'm really hoping it just doesn't feel like a long episode of the show. But at number seven, I have Mandalorian and Grogu coming out early summer, May 22nd at number six, starring Ryan Gosling. I have Project Hail Mary coming out on March 12th. And I say this because in this studio right now, over to my right, I am looking at a bookshelf and staring back at me just with these evil eyes is my copy given to me by Kelsey of Project Hail Mary that I said on this podcast I was going to start over the Christmas break. How many pages do you think I read of that book so far? Take a guess. If you answered 0, you would be correct. I haven't even cracked it open. I took it with me. It was in my backpack. Burning a hole in my backpack over our trip to Texas. I did not open that book once. And there was one time after we got back that I was like, there's nothing really to watch. I watched every single movie. I don't feel like playing any switch right now. Let me crack open this book. I still did not crack that book open. But I am determined now that it is, what, almost three months still away? March 20. I still have time, and it is a beefier book. So I really wish I would have started reading it earlier because the first step to anything, to success is just getting started. Whether it's working out, whether it's finishing a book, all you have to do is start. But the book and the movie are about an astronaut who wakes up alone on a spaceship with no memory of how he got there. Earth is facing a catastrophic threat, so he has to piece together what his mission is. And he uses some unexpected allies, which I think the trailer might have spoiled some things from the book. So I won't even mention it now because I don't want to spoil it to myself. But essentially, he is trying to save the world. So I will mark my words, I will start and finish this book by March 20th. But that is why I have Project Hail Mary at number six, to really hold me accountable. Because I know I'm going to feel so excited after I read the book and I feel so proud of myself. And then I get that privilege that only smart people get of reading the book and going to see the movie. And I cannot wait to do that review after and say, man, the book was so much better than the movie. I'm finally going to be that guy. But that's what I have at number six. Getting into the top five now. I have at number five, disclosure day from director Steven Spielberg. It stars Emily Blunt. It is coming out this summer on June 12th. It is a Steven Spielberg UFO slash alien movie. It is about Emily Blunt's character who works as a news anchor in Kansas City. And then you have some other couple people in the mix too, who. But it's all about the humans in the movie grappling with mysterious alien events and the overwhelming weight of this new reality that aliens exist. So there aren't too many other details about the plot other than we find out aliens are real and everybody starts freaking out. I love Steven Spielberg. Obviously, he is such a great director that I feel unfairly does not get talked about enough, at least in the film bro community who dominates Tik Tok and. And YouTube about the greatest directors of all time. Because I think he's put out so many amazing movies over our lifetime just consistently that it almost feels like he is in this goated position that you feel kind of like a poser if you say Steven Spielberg is your favorite director. But if you think about Jaws, if you think about Jurassic park, if you think about ET Is responsible for so many movies that have sparked so many fandoms and. And films that feel so much larger than life than we realize. He is literally a living legend. And when it comes to. I mean, even talk about War of the Worlds, when you talk about his alien movies or obviously going back to Close Encounters of the Third Kind back in 1977, the list goes on and on of movies he has put out that are just banger after banger. But when it comes to a movie I've been craving recently, with all the things we've learned in the last few years about aliens and the idea kind of being soft launched to us where it's not as crazy as it was back in the 90s, even back in the early 2000s where I was fully into all the conspiracy theories about aliens. Now I feel like the idea of aliens existing isn't as crazy to us as we realize more and more how much we are just little pebbles on a floating rock in the grand scheme of all these things, that I have been craving a movie like this. And I hope it is my new favorite alien movie since Signs. Whenever Signs came out back in the 2000s, that movie blew my mind. It scared the crap out of me out of the first Alien reveal. And I'm hoping disclosure day builds that same kind of tension. Who. I think Steven Spielberg is the king of that. And he created this method where you don't show the monster really until the very end. You give the audience little glimpses of it here and there. And obviously he first did this with Jaws, where it was greatly due to trying to save money because he didn't have time or money to show Jaws the entire time. So instead you build all the suspense around that character. Sometimes not seeing the monster is scarier than actually seeing it when you think about it. You don't realize it while you're watching it, but building the music, the seeing somebody get killed, seeing just the blood from it. But you don't actually see Jaws in his full glory until the third act. And I think that is something that I have learned from watching Steven Spielberg movies and how other directors who have been inspired by his work as well create a good monster movie. So hopefully that is what we get in Disclosure Day, where we get that same kind of moment we had in science. Even though he didn't do Signs. That is just one of my favorite examples of an alien reveal where you don't see them for a while, but when you do, it is so impactful and it's going to scare the crap out of you. So I love Steven Spielberg. Emily Blunt just happens to be a lot of things right now. I think she is a good actor. I wouldn't put her as one of my favorite actors, but she has a great agent because she gets into a lot of big movies right now. So I am excited for this. At number five, I have disclosure day coming out on June 12th. At number four, from director Christopher Nolan, I have the Odyssey. It is coming out this summer on July 17th. Matt Damon plays Odysseus and Tom Holland plays his son, but essentially Christopher Nolan's epic adaptation of Homer's ancient Greek tale. The movie follows Odysseus's long and perilous journey home after the Trojan War, and he takes on mythical foes such as Cyclops and Sirens. And he strives to return to his wife Penelope and his son in a sweeping emotional adventure. It looks like it's going to be quite the cinematic achievement because the Odyssey is the first major movie ever shot entirely on IMAX 70 millimeter film cameras, which means this movie is going to look massive. Oppenheimer, which I also saw in 70mm IMAX at one of the only maybe 10 theaters that showed it that way in the United States, just happens to be here in Nashville. That movie was still not shot entirely on that film, which when you start talking about film sizes, it basically means how much information can be put on the big screen. So 70 millimeter IMAX is like the most amount of information you could put into a single frame. So when that gets blasted onto a major screen, it still looks super rich and vibrant and colorful. So it's the best looking movie you can get because it's so expensive to do. The film reels alone to these movies are massive, and it takes up essentially an entire room. It is so heavy and difficult to transport. So that is why you very rarely see this happen unless it's somebody like Christopher Nolan who has that type of pool. And to spend that amount of money to film a movie like this on film. That is why I have the Odyssey at number four coming out on July 17th. Getting into the top three now at number three, I have Toy Story 5 coming out on June 19th. An odd thing I did over the Christmas break. I rewatched all four Toy Story movies because we went home and my sister has Disney Channel, which I have not sat down to watch Disney Channel in a really long time. And maybe it's just because it was Christmas break, but Disney Channel just replays a lot of Disney movies, and they're just like, this is a general audience movie. And then they start another one. But Toy Story 4 started, and I had not watched this movie since it came out in theaters. So I sat down and I watched all of Toy Story 4. And then for some reason after that one, I don't know why, I ended up watching them all in reverse order. But after I watched four, I was like, I got to go back and watch three. So I watched it at home on Disney, and. And when I watched three, I was like, well, I might as well watch two. And then I went back and watched one. So it was an interesting way to watch them. I don't think I would really recommend it because you see the animation get worse coming backwards. But it did make me feel different about four in the sense that, man, Woody is annoying. It is really hard to root for Woody in four, where he kind of becomes obsessed with this idea of still being hung up on Andy. He cannot move past Andy. Even though he is now living with Bonnie, it still is just so traumatic to him and keeping everybody together, keeping the status quo. It's like, Woody, just move on, dude. You're a toy. You have to accept that. You have to try to find some happiness somewhere instead of trying to control everything. I think I just got a little bit frustrated with this character and watching them in reverse order, seeing how his character developed in the opposite way. Where in the first one, I love Woody because he's kind of a jerk. He is so imperfect in Toy Story 1 because he is jealous of Buzz. And I love a jealous Woody. He is insulting. He straight up assaults Buzz. He manipulates all the other toys. I love seeing A flawed Woody. And whenever he becomes a little bit too boy scout and trying to be the leader and trying to be the dad slash mom of the group, he. He gets a little bit more annoying from really from three to four and two, he is so worried about being abandoned, he gets shelved after his arm rips. And then with three again, he is worried about not being around all the other toys they mistakenly get put out on the curb as trash. I also have a different perspective on Andy and I know I have to kind of suspend disbelief because I try to put myself in that situation of I did not keep any of the same toys from my childhood all the way up to 18. And if I was 18, thinking about taking my toys to college, I started to feel different ways about Andy too. But all this to say rewatching all of the Toy Story movies has me that excited for Toy Story 5. And even though I said I think Toy Story should have just been a trilogy, it is to me, one through three, that is the franchise. Everything else is just bonus. I don't consider it canon. I consider it all a big cash grab. I just have to know what happens to these characters and how they are going to make Toy Story 5 work. Which if you haven't seen Toy Story 4, they are going to have to explain a lot. Because in five, what it's all about is their owner, Bonnie, who is who Andy gave his toys to at the end of Toy Story 3, gets a new toy. Except it's not a toy, it's a lily pad. So it's supposed to be at least. I hope it really dives into how kids don't really play with toys anymore, which is crazy. I feel like kids don't play with toys as much as they used to. They much rather have a tablet, which was crazy because Kelsey and I, every single year we adopt a couple of angels and we buy them gifts and we always look at their wants. And selfishly, I always go through and try to find kids who have similar interests that I did when I was a kid. So if they like Pokemon, if they like Spider man or Dragon Ball Z, I'm going to pick that kid selfishly because I know I can go find things that I would have loved as a kid that I think they would love. But when you started to look at all the top wants to all these kids, tablet, tablet, tablet. I'm like, man, where's the Pokemon cars? Where are the Power Rangers? Where are the scooters and the skateboards? Well, I guess kids now want electric scooters but that was crazy to me to see that all these kids, even younger kids, just want want tablet. So I think this movie is perfectly timed with addressing a real life issue. And as long as they continue to make Toy Story movies, I will still watch them. But for me, the movies that defined my generation and the movies I will recognize as the true Toy Story movies will always be one through three. Everything now is just extra. And number two, I'm gonna go with Supergirl, which will feature the return of Krypto and Millie Alcock as Supergirl. She is 23 years old. She is the complete opposite of Superman as far as her views on the world. She is much more cynical. She is very chaotic and messy. It looks like a lot of the same energy that we got in Superman but instead a fun little bit more Guardians of the Galaxy type version. Even though James Gunn is not directing this movie. So really excited about it. I think this will be a great year for superhero movies because at number one, I have a two way tie I could not decide. And number one, I have both Avengers Doomsday and Spider Man Brand New Day. Doomsday is coming out on December 18th and Spider Man Brand New Day is coming out on July 31st. I am obviously a huge Spider man fan. I have a Spider man tattoo on my right arm that my mom, I think, saw for the first time when I was home for Christmas. And she wasn't that surprised by it. She was like, yeah, when you were a kid, you would just go around shooting webs like Spider Man. I was like, yeah, my fandom started from a very young age. So that made me feel even better about getting a tattoo because the thing they don't tell you is how crazy permanent it feels. Obviously it sounds dumb to say, but you have this realization right after you get a tattoo of like, oh man, this thing is going to be on me forever. I'm glad I picked something I've liked for a very long time. So her telling me that reminded me like, oh yeah, I have loved him since I was a kid. Nothing is going to change. But Spider man has always been my number one favorite superhero. In my top five superheroes, it's Spider Man, Batman, the Incredible Hulk, Wolverine. And number five changes from time to time. In the movies it is Iron man. But I think in the comics and just overall now I think it is Cyclops. And that is why tied at number one is Avengers Doomsday coming out on December 18th. And I haven't talked about the teaser trailers that have come out that I First saw, whenever we went to go see Avatar, we saw the Captain America one that let us know that Steve Rogers is returning. Captain America appears to have a baby now. That's really all that was. Him driving up in a motorcycle, and then you see his shield, you see his suit, and then you see him holding a baby. There was a really funny parody somebody did that made it look like a medication commercial. They did like the voiceover. They put the name of the medication and all the disclaimers, and it kind of fit. I don't really feel like just telling us that somebody is returning is promotion enough. I think that is very 2000 tens and MCU. We need to evolve from that a little bit. But that had been pretty much the case for all these teaser trailers. And I wanted to wait for the first official trailer, which we should get during the super bowl, to fully include it in the trailer park. But since it is here, tied at number one in my most anticipated. I'll mention that one, the Thor one. Pretty straightforward. He has a kid that he's taking care of now, too. After Thor, Love and Thunder, Chris Hemsworth is back. He looks as ripped up as ever. Not as much excitement there because we just saw Thor pretty recently in at least a couple of movies as far as his own solo movie. And then he also had a cameo in Deadpool and Wolverine. But the teaser that did get me really excited, that has been the best so far for Doomsday, was that the X Men are going to be in Doomsday. But not only that, because you see Professor X and you see Magneto, who now looks a lot older. That did make me a little bit emotional. But the big standout of that teaser, we got James Marsden back as Cyclops. But not only that, they got him out of that awful leather suit that all the X Men had in the 2000s. That just looked awful. It just made him look so bland. I get there was probably a fascination with black leather after the Matrix during that time, and they didn't want it to look like the comic book version of the X Men then because people would have seen it as cheesy. So they had to make them look cool and they put them all in leather. And I think worked at the time, but now I just wish they would have looked different. But in this teaser, we have James Marsden in a comic accurate Cyclops suit, the blue and the yellow, and you see him erupt with this optic blast. That had me so excited. And that was the first time from any of this material that I've been This excited that it hopped all the way up to one. So I couldn't pick which one to put it one. So I just put them both here. It's my list, my rules. But I think those movies are going to be my favorite of the year no matter what because I just love both of those franchises. I re watch the Avengers movies at least once a year. I also re watch all the Spider man movies, not just the Tom Holland ones, but all of them at least once a year. So I'm getting two movies to add to my repertoire of movies that I rewatch all the time that become a part of me. It's like having a child. These movies are going to live with me forever. I couldn't pick between the two, but I am excited that they do kind of split the year. Spider man coming out on July 31st and then doomsday not coming out until December 18th. So it's like, okay, I can go these seven months and get my Spider man, live off the high of that and then get really ramped up for December 18th release. So those are my top 10 most anticipated movies of 2026. I will run through all the other big movies coming out this year. My honorable mentions include Michael, which is coming out on April 24, but it's supposed to be over three hours long. There was even a cut of this that was almost four hours. There was talk of splitting this movie up into two movies, which I think would be a terrible idea. So I have a little bit of hesit, but that doesn't mean it takes away from my anticipation of wanting to go see this movie in theaters and see how the final product turns out. Michael coming out on April 24th. The Hunger Games, Sunrise on the Reaping coming out on November 20th. Street Fighter is coming out on October 16th. That movie looks like it could be terrible, but it could just be a lot of fun. The cast has me a little bit worried because there are some people in there. I'm like, okay, why did you even put this person in this movie? So I think that'll just be. I want to know how bad it is going to be, but it has the potential to be kind of a sleeper hit. We have Resident Evil coming out on September 18th from weapons director Zach Kreger. I want to see how he follows up that movie and then I'll go through the rest as far as when they are going to come out earliest at the end of this week already. We get 28 years later, the Bone Temple on January 16th. We have the Moment starring Charlie XCX on January 30th. We have Goat, which is the animated movie coming to us from NBA champion Steph Curry, coming out on February 13th. From the same studio that did K Pop Demon hunters. We have Scream 7 coming out on February 27th. If it doesn't have Melissa Barrera in it, if it doesn't have Jenna Ortega, I am less interested in it. But because it is a part of the Scream franchise, I will check it out. Neb Campbell is in it, but she was also at 5, so I don't know why they are making a big deal about that. We have the Pixar movie Hoppers coming out on March 6th. Nate Barghetti has a movie coming out on March 13th called the Breadwinner. The trailer for that really looks like he's trying to revive 2000s family comedies. I just don't know if that could work. It could be a nice little trip in nostalgia, even though it is a new movie. But I don't know if you're not Adam Sandler. I don't know if you can pull that off. We have the drama coming out on April 3rd. It's that Robert Pattinson and Zendaya romantic comedy the Devil Wears Prada is coming out on May 1st. Mortal Kombat 2 is coming out on May 15th. Masters of the Universe is coming out on June 5th. I would be so much more excited for this if Jared Leto was not playing Skeletor. Anything he is in, I just assume is going to be bad. Scary Movie 6 is coming out on June 12th. I feel like parody movies are kind of having a slow comeback with the Naked Gun last year. I think we could be in a place where we need a good parody movie like scary movie 6. Mega Minions, which is Minions 3 coming out on July 1st. The live action Moana movie is coming out on July 10th. Not excited about that. Coyote vs. Acme, which was the movie that got canceled and then brought back to life, is coming out on August 28th. DC's Clay Face is coming out on September 11th. Practical Magic 2 is coming out on September 18th. Digger starring Tom Cruise, which looks kind of bizarre. I don't really know entirely what it's about. The trailer really said nothing. But it's kind of nice to see Tom Cruise not doing a movie where he is just running in the trailer that's coming out on October 2nd. Meet the parents for Focker in Law is coming out on November 25th. Narnia the magician's nephew from director Greta Gerwig, who also did Barbie is coming out on November 26th. We have a Jumanji sequel on December 11th. Basically, the Rock just needs to make a little bit of money again. Dune Part 3 did not make my top 10 list. Not even an honorable mention. I will go see it, but I'm just not that excited for it. That's coming out on December 18th. That is the list. I'll come back and give my spoiler free review of Primate. This show contains information subject to but not limited to personal takes, rumors, not so accurate stats and plenty anymore. What's up, man? This your boy Nav Green from the Broken Play podcast? Look, it's the end of the season. The playoffs are here. But guess what? It ain't the end of your season. You can always tune in with Broken Play podcast with Nav Green on the Black Effect Podcast Network. Another team who ain't going to the playoff? The Chiefs. What's a wrap? It's time to rebuild. Who your MVP right now. Then Drake May up there. Josh Allen up there still. Oh, my boy Matthew Stafford. Where did Bo? Nick said he ain't too far behind. He did all this talking. What Matthew Stafford is doing statistically bro is crazy. Bro, you know I ain't no Josh Allen fan, but Matthew Stafford got better web. Caleb Williams. Hey, he should be in that conversation. In what conversation? Listen to Broken Play with Nav Green from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or whatever, you get your podcast. Alright, son, time to put out this campfire. Dad, we learned about this in school. Oh, did you now? Okay, what's first? Smokey Bear said too. First drown it with a bucket of water, then stir it with a shovel. Wow, you sound just like him. Then he said, if it's still warm, then do it again. Where can I learn all this? It's all on smokeybear.com with other wildfire prevention tips. Because only you can prevent wildfires brought to you by the USDA Forest Service, your state forester, and the Ag Council. You can accomplish a lot in a decade. You could earn a bachelor's degree and a master's degree back to back. You could compete in two separate consecutive Olympic games. Well, we made my favorite murder. It's been 10 years of true crime, 10 years of conversation, and 100 years of swearing. Here's the thing, everyone. Politeness. Go yourself. As long as someone sneezes. From now on, we have something for everyone. Advice, support, and a safe space for your feelings. This is terrible. Keep going. Triflers need not apply. Stay out of the forest. You're in a cult. Call your dad. Don't worry. It gets worse. Toxic masculinity ruins the party again. I said, dad, what the hell? What are we. What are we going to do? And he goes, I don't. What the hell? I don't know. We're going to Sally fourth. We're going to Sally fourth. You guys stay sexy. Don't get murdered. Elvis, do you want a cookie? A cookie? Listen to my favorite murder on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Goodbye. And the winner of the iHeart Podcast Award is. You can decide who takes home the 2026 iHeart Podcast Awards Podcast of the Year by voting@iheartpodcastawards.com now through February 22nd. See all the nominees and play. Place Your vote@iheartpodcastawards.com Audible is a proud sponsor of the Audible Audio Pioneer Award. Explore the best selection of audiobooks, podcasts and originals all in one easy app. Audible. There's more to imagine when you listen. Sign up for a free trial@audible.com the moments that shape us often begin with a simple question. What do I want my life to look like now? I'm Dr. Joy Hardin Bradford, and on Therapy for Black Girls, we create space for honest conversations about identity, relationships, mental health, and the choices that help us grow. As cybersecurity expert Camille Stewart Gloucester reminds us, we are in a divisive time where our comments are weaponized against us. And so what we find is a lot of black women are standing up and speaking out because they feel the brunt of the pain. Each week, we explore the tools and insights that help you move with purpose, whether you're navigating something new or returning to yourself. If you're ready for thoughtful guidance and grounded support, this is the place for you. Listen to Therapy for black Girls on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Let's get into it now. A spoiler free movie review of Primate. It is about a family who has a pet monkey and named Ben. You have the main character Lucy, who is coming home, has been away for quite some time. Some of her family kind of resents her for it, but she's coming back home, bringing some of her friends, and they're all gonna hang out in this really nice house. This is always a problem I have with horror movies is I didn't fear them a lot as a kid because I lived in a trailer and I always thought, man, this could never happen to me, because if anything crazy went down here, there wouldn't be enough room for. For anybody to run around. So I always found comfort in that, even though I was broke. We didn't have our own bedrooms. I slept on the floor until I think I was maybe 14 years old. I was like. The only thing I can find satisfaction is there will never be a situation where any events that go down in a horror movie can happen in this trailer. Because anytime you watch one of these movies, they always have a sick house. And in Primate, I think, is one of the sickest houses I have seen in a horror movie. I don't know, maybe I'm too into real estate right now, because we've been looking for a place to live. But you have this awesome house all the way throughout that Ben has all these rope ladders that he can go up and down because essentially this movie is Cujo, but instead of a dog, it is a primate. And he has all these things where he can climb around. He has this iPad that he can press buttons and communicate with the family. He has been a beloved member of their family for a very long time. But you have this amazing view. And at the very bottom, there is this pool, which, by the way, Ben cannot swim. I feel like he resents the rest of the family for that because they're always hanging out in this pool. And the house essentially sits at the bottom of these two cliffs. So you're completely isolated. The perfect setting for a horror movie. But something happens to Ben, leading all the family to think there is something wrong with Ben, which is what they said in the trailer. And what my favorite quote of the entire movie is, there is something wrong with Ben. Of course there's something wrong with Ben. He gets rabies and he starts killing people. So now you have Lucy, her sister, and all of her friends trying to escape Ben. Except they are stuck in this house because Ben is not going to let them go. That is the situation. So, again, like Cujo, when the mom and the daughter are stuck in the car, they can't get out of it the exact same way, except they are in this luxurious house. The thing that really stuck out to me about Primate was its commitment to violence. I think that was the most satisfying part, is they did not steer away from making the kills very gruesome. If it wouldn't have been for that, I wouldn't have found this movie as entertaining, because when all of Ben's victims die, it is very satisfying. As somebody who likes to watch gruesome horror movie deaths, they Went for it. And sometimes they made me a little bit uncomfortable because they are very harsh and bloody. If it didn't have that level of violence and that level of gruesomeness, this would have been just a generic horror movie. Because I think the real selling point was the fact that it was this monkey that gets rabies and starts killing people. Because when it came to the story, it was garbage. It was trash. There was no real connection that I felt that they had to been, because it really is. All of a sudden, she is back home, and they don't really do a whole lot of explaining or connection between why they feel like he is so much a part of the family. If they would have had a little bit more of that, which, again, this movie is under 90 minutes. I think it was like an hour and 23 minutes. They didn't really have time to get to that, but they spent about 30 minutes just focusing on the drama between all the friends and the family. That never really led anywhere. They should have focused more on why Ben feels like a part of the family. Therefore, whenever he switches, they have a little bit more of a dilemma of, oh, man, here's this person who has been a part of our family. He feels like a brother to us, but now we have to escape him and he's trying to kill us. I never really felt that connection. So while the movie won me a little bit over with the violence, the story was really harsh and. And the acting. Oh, the acting was brutal. It kind of felt like I was watching a CW show. But even the way they reacted to Ben at times was really infuriating. This is one of those horror movies that if you go watch it in theaters or even if you watch it at home, you are going to be so upset at these characters. And some people like that type of horror movie where you're like, why are you doing that, you idiot? You should be doing the complete opposite. Or also, just, how can you be that dumb? The characters felt so dumb and infuriating that at times I was yelling at the screen, not because I was enjoying it, but because I was like, you guys are so dumb. So I think at times I was rooting for the monkey more than I was for the humans. The cool thing about the making of this movie is there is actually somebody inside of the monkey suit. And depending on how you feel of your ability to overlook some scenes where you can clearly tell that there is a human inside of that monkey costume, it may lead to you enjoying or not enjoying this movie. Because at times, the mask does look a little bit fake. And I am somebody who has been a proponent of practical effects. But at times it was very clear to me that it was a dude wearing a monkey mask. Especially in some of the action sequences where he has to move quickly or run. But there is a human performer inside a band. Shout out to Miguel Torres Umba, who is an actor and a performer and a movement specialist, which I hadn't heard of until researching some things of this movie. But he is inside of that suit and he gets down low, does a really good job at portraying the monkey. So I think out of anybody in this movie, he had the best performance because he really sold me on the movements. It wasn't his fault what the costume looked like. So I think those practical effects go a long way. And you can tell the actors are actually interacting with somebody instead of just interacting with the person in a green suit, that they're going to completely change in post production. They are actually getting into confrontations with Ben. They are struggling with Ben. And I think that at least adds to the performances when it came to some of the fights and some of the kill scenes. So I'm glad that they did that. But there are times where you're going to be watching it and think, man, this looks a little bit low budget. And the other thing this movie made me think about, it was inspired by real events because in 2009, there was this woman who got attacked by your friend's chimpanzee. The woman was named Sharla Nash, and it was a friend's chimp named Travis. And Travis was familiar with Sharla. He knew Sharla. But one of the things that they pointed out in Primate was there is a moment that one of the characters is a stranger to Ben and he gets a little bit aggressive towards her. And the owner of Ben says, hey, he doesn't really do well with strangers. He doesn't recognize you. He might kind of act a little bit weird, but I promise you he is a good chimp. In the real life case of Sharla And Travis in 2009, kind of the same thing happened. They were trying to get Travis back into the house, and Sharla was trying to lure him in with his toy Elmo doll. Because the chimp Travis knew Sharla knew his Elmo doll. They were just trying to get him into the house. He had taken his owner's car keys, which is another parallel between this real life case in the movie Primate. But Charlotte looked a little bit different than what Travis remembered her to look like. I think her hair had changed a little bit and there was just something that he did not recognize about her, so that's why he attacked her. Travis the chimpanzee tore off her hands, tore off her face, leaving her incredibly disfigured. Also left her blonde. She ended up recovering from her injuries and then in 2011 had a full face facial transplant, which was a crazy story. And she did go on to be an advocate on why these animals should not be kept as pets. So this movie wasn't really inspired by that traumatic event, but while watching it, that was immediately what came to mind and I just had to find the parallels between that real life story and this fictional story. But this movie did win me over a little bit in the third act. And overall it was exactly what I thought it was going to be. And I know that sounds a little bit like an insult. The trailer really told me all I needed to know. And it is still the month of January, which is dump month at the box office, where essentially all the studios are putting out movies that they don't think would perform well anywhere else. Because we're coming off the holiday season on tv. You have a lot of things to watch right now with all the playoffs going on. So this is usually where they put a horror movie like this that maybe, just maybe could find its audience have a little bit of success. But overall, putting out a movie in January means you don't really believe in it. So I think because I had about a medium level of expectation going into it and by the end of gave me what I wanted, even though in those first 30 minutes I was like, this is getting bad. I saw some people getting a little bit restless in the theater, but by the end of it I was like, this was kind of awesome but also kind of terrible. So for Primate, I give it 3 out of 5 bananas. This show contains information subject to but not limited to personal takes, rumors not so accurate stats, and plenty more. What's up, man? This your boy, Nav Green from the Broken Play podcast. Look, it's the end of the season. The playoffs are here. But guess what? It ain't the end of your season. You can always tune in with Broken Play podcast with Nav Green on the Black Effect Podcast Network. Not a team who ain't going to the playoff. The Chiefs. What's a rap? It's time to rebuild. Who your MVP right now. Then Drake May up there. Josh Allen up there still. Oh, my boy. Matthew Stafford. Where did Bo Nicks at? He ain't too far behind he did all this talking. What Matthew Stafford is doing, statistically bro, is crazy. Bro, you know, I ain't no Josh Allen fan, but Matthew Stafford got better weapon. Caleb Williams. Hey, he should be in that conversation. In what conversation? He should be in it. Listen to Broken Play with Nav Green from the Black Effect podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Babes, what are you doing? What? I'm just mowing the lawn. No, it's blazing hot and dry out here. Don't you remember? Smokey Bear says avoid using power equipment when it's windy or dry. Where'd you learn this? Oh, it's on smokeybear.com with many other wildfire prevention tips. Right. Thanks, honey bear. Cause remember, only you can prevent wildfires brought to you by the USDA Forest Service, your state forester, and the Ad Council. You can accomplish a lot in a decade. You could earn a bachelor's degree and a master's degree back to back. You could compete in two separate consecutive Olympic Games. Well, we made my favorite murder. It's been 10 years of true crime, 10 years of conversation, and 100 years of wearing. Here's the thing, everyone. Politeness. Go yourself. As when someone sneezes. From now on, we have something for everyone. Advice, support, and a safe space for your feelings. This is terrible. Triflers need not apply. Stay out of the forest. You're in a cult. Call your dad. Don't worry, it gets worse. Toxic masculinity ruins the party again. I said, dad, what the hell? What are we gonna do? And he goes, I don't. What the hell? I don't know. We're gonna sally forth. Sally. We're gonna sally forth. You guys stay sexy. Don't get murdered. Elvis, do you want a cookie? A cookie? Listen to my favorite murder on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Goodbye. And the winner of the iHeart Podcast Award is. You can decide who takes home the 2026 iHeart Podcast Awards Podcast of the Year by voting at iHeart Podcast Awards Awards.com now through February 22nd. See all the nominees and place your vote at iHeartPodcast Awards.com Audible is a proud sponsor of the Audible Audio Pioneer Award. Explore the best selection of audiobooks, podcasts and originals all in one easy app. Audible. There's more to imagine when you listen. Sign up for a free trial@audible.com the moments that shape us often begin with a simple question. What do I want? My life to look like now. Dr. Joy I'm Dr. Joy Hardin Bradford and on Therapy for Black Girls we create space for honest conversations about identity, relationships, mental health and the choices that help us grow. As cybersecurity expert Camille Stewart Gloucester reminds us, we are in a divisive time where our comments are weaponized against us. And so what we find is a lot of Black women are standing up and speaking out because because they feel the brunt of the pain. Each week we explore the tools and insights that help you move with purpose, whether you're navigating something new or returning to yourself. If you're ready for thoughtful guidance and grounded support, this is the place for you. Listen to Therapy for Black Girls on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. It's time to head down to Movie Mike's Trailer Park. If there is one thing the Internet is going to do, it's going to be get upset about the way somebody looks in a biopic. Anytime one of these comes out, people have so many thoughts on this person looks nothing like them. And for the first time I kind of agree with them because I really don't care how much they look like them. To me, it matters more how much they embody their spirit. But when it comes to Nicolas Cage as John Madden in the John Madden movie, he looks nothing like him. He has prosthetics, he did not gain weight from the role. He has a fat suit on. Instead of going that extra step, there was no way he was gonna look like him. You never look at Nick Cage and think, man, you know who he could play someday in a movie? John Madden. And for the first time I'm looking at this trailer, I'm like, it kind of looks like a parody. And I think that is a hard part of making a John Madden movie is because he has been parodied in things for so long. I mean, I think of Frank Caliendo doing John Madden sometimes than I remember the actual John Madden. So I feel like this biopic is going to have a little bit of a different tone to it and I think that's a good thing because I think overall the genre is a bit stale right now. We've had so many biopics that it just gets kind of annoying that I'm surprised and excited because it does feel a little bit refreshing that it's not a serious take on his life and it is inspired by a true story, which is a major difference. Meaning it's probably not going to stick to all of the Facts be completely accurate, but it's going to be a bit of a more fun story and take on his life. You also have Christian Bale playing Al Davis, who was the owner of the Raiders. This movie is coming out this year on Thanksgiving on Amazon Prime. Before I get into more, here is just a little bit of the Madden trailer. There's only one John Madden. They didn't make another one. He is one of a kind. Football wouldn't be football without him. They have no idea where we are, who we are, where we're coming from or who we're throwing to. Very interesting. Boom, boom, boom, boom. So this movie is going to be about his story, specifically on his 1977 Super bowl win and then him shifting from coaching into the broadcast booth as well as how he got into the video game industry. Why I think it is time for a biopic like this. I do think like I mentioned earlier, the genre is so stale when we get biopics now. They are painting these larger than life characters in a way that really glamorizes them. This one already feels different to me. 1 Just because Nicolas Cage looks a little bit comical playing Madden. But then you have Christ Bale, who is a fantastic actor who really in just this short clip really embodies Al Davis. But I think this is what the genre needs to do in order to get people to care. And why are biopics so attractive to studios? It's an easy thing. They already have a built in audience. So whenever a studio is banking and investing money in a movie, they want to make sure right now that there is a fan base for it, there is a demand for it. That's why we see so many sequels and prequels and spinoffs. Biopics still fall in that category because John Madden the person, while it's not a brand like Marvel or Spider man or Superman, that type of IP or Harry Potter, it is different because he is a historical and a public figure who already has a built in fan base. Not just from him as a person but also from the video game, which I think is what I'm probably more interested in when it comes to this biopic. I played that all the time. Madden 2007 to me was the best Madden of all time. Had the greatest soundtrack. I played that game so much that there are songs like Cartels say anything else that I will hear out randomly and it instantly takes me back to playing Madden 07. And John Mulaney in this movie is going to play Trip Hopkins, who was the person responsible for signing John Madden. To be a spokesperson and consultant for the game company. And the first video game, John Madden Football, came out back in 1988. And at that time there were football video games, but they were very dumbed down versions of what Madden wanted in a video game because they were not even 11 man rosters. They were just super simplified, really easy because they wanted to make it appealing to people who didn't know anything about football and didn't want to overcomplicate it. But when they went to John Madden, he said, I don't want to do that. I want to make a game that is so accurate, that focuses on the plays and strategy, to show people the mechanics of what it's like to call plays and design a game that embody that experience. So you, by playing this video game, start to learn about what it takes to be a coach, essentially. So much so that so many people playing Madden at home will turn their attention to watching football on Sunday and think, man, I could coach that all I have to do is do what I do in Madden and I could win this game. It is not that easy, but in some regard you do learn some of the basics. And that was a big part of what John Madden wanted to do. He wanted to bring in those things that seemed a little bit complicated but knew that it would be worth it in the end to make it as realistic as possible. And that is the Madden game we know today. I mean, he even gave EA Sports his playbook and his strategies so they could build it into the game. So I think that is really cool. And they still crank out those games after every single year. I probably haven't purchased myself a Madden game in three years now, maybe even four or five. The last five years kind of blend together. But if I could go back and just play one Madden game for the rest of my life, it would be Madden 2007 had the best soundtrack of all time and the best minicamp mode. In the supporting cast, you also have Katherine Hahn as John Madden's wife, Virginia Madden. And like I mentioned earlier, John Mulaney is going to play Trip Hopkins, who is the guy at EA Sports that brought John Madden in. And I could just imagine John Mulaney in this movie. Hey, John, I got this idea for a video game and I need your help. I hope at some point John Mulaney and Christian Bale cross paths. Mainly because I want John Mulaney to take whatever experience that is. Because I have to imagine that Christian Bale on set is just a very intense presence. And that doesn't mean. I think he's mean or a jerk. I just have to imagine when you go onto a set with Christian Bale, that is something he takes very seriously when he is there. I imagine he is so in the zone there to work. He only wants to work with the most professional of professionals. And John Mulaney, who is a professional, really good comedian, has stepped into acting a little bit. I just have to imagine that is such an interesting dynamic between them two. He seems like he would not want to make any mistake around Christian Bale, and I wonder how Christian Bale's intensity is, especially with a character like Al Davis is around a more comedic person like John Mulaney. You also have Shane Gillis in the cast. So again, I feel like this film is going to have a lot of comedy, which I think is something that people might not know they wanted from this movie. And I don't think Nicholas Cage is going to go too over the top as far as try to make John Madden seem like a big comical character. But there are moments in the trailer where he does feel very John Candy. So maybe he was channeling a little bit of Madden, a little bit of John Candy, but I just feel like Nicolas Cage is an actor who is a wild card. You never know what type of role he is going to take on next. And while he doesn't entirely look like John Madden, I am ready to go on this ride. But Madden is coming out at the end of this year, which is wild to get a trailer so early on in the year where we basically have to wait 11 months for it. But it's coming out Thanksgiving 2026 on Amazon prime and that was this week's edition of Movie Mike's Trailer park and that is gonna do it for another episode here of the podcast. But before I go, I gotta give my listener shout out of the week. This week I'm going over to my Instagram DMS and shouting out to Jenny who asked me a question after I reposted the Avengers teaser that we were talking about earlier with Cyclops and the X Men and she asked do I have to watch the X Men to get Avengers Doomsday? I have watched most of the Avengers movies and the Marvel movies, but do I need to go back and rewatch the original X Men? Jenny, thank you for this question because I think it is one I get often every time a new Marvel movie comes out. I really don't think you need to do that anymore. The only time you really need to watch every single Marvel movie is if it's in a phase. And right now we are in phase six that kicked off last year with a fantastic four first steps. And then this year on the 31st that we talked about earlier, you get Spider Man, Brand New Day. And Avengers Doomsday is going to be the third movie in this phase. I think if you only watch phase by phase, that is really all you need to know. And I think they've done a better job at making a lot of these stories a little bit more self contained and they're going to reference some things here and there, but it's not going to leave you completely lost. And if you go into Avengers Doomsday even without seeing those first two films in this phase, I don't think that you're gonna be completely lost as far as maybe the first 10 minutes of the movie. But I think they've gotten to a point where they know everybody is not watching everything. Whenever all the shows were coming out on Disney plus and those things were connecting, I think they realized that people got annoyed with that and they weren't watching everything. And therefore it was confusing. When you'd go to the theater and you feel penalized because you didn't watch something at home on Disney plus, it felt like a little bit too much. I think in order to answer your question here, Jenny, you don't really need to go back and watch the X Men as far as you need to watch that in order to understand Doomsday. But I think the weight of the characters returning in Doomsday will not have any effect on you. Which to me, James Marsden returning after 20 years is a big deal to me. But you also can't go back and build that anticipation. I think really now it comes down to how hardcore of a fan do you want to be where you don't necessarily need to watch everything to understand it, but you do need to watch everything in order to feel it. Because when you go through all these things in real time and you spend all these years inside of this franchise jumping with all these characters, that is when you feel it more. So I think they do these things to be a real service to the fans. But I think strictly as a viewer of the movie, you don't need to do all the homework anymore in order to understand it. Especially with you have already watched all the Avengers movies, you're set. Because really you could just watch all the Avengers movies together and I feel like that would be a continuous story enough. Will you get every single reference? No. But you're not going to be 30 minutes into the Movie thinking, what is happening? I have no idea. That is just not how these movies work. That's not really how any movie works unless you don't pay attention and you're on your phone the entire time. So if you really want to go back and watch, I would say the first 3x Men movies, I would say watch them just because they are great and I love those characters. But you don't need to to understand. If you want to be super informed going into Doomsday, I would say as long as you watch Fantastic Four, you will understand what is happening. And then Spider man when it comes out in July. Aside from that, I think you'd be good because Thunderbolts was really the ending to not only Phase Five, but a lot of what they were trying that didn't really work out. Going all the way back to Black Widow, Shang Chi Eternals, Spider man, no way home, Dr. Strange in the multiverse of Madness, Thor, Love and Thunder, Black Panther, Wakanda Forever, which to me is kind of adjacent from everything that kind of stands alone. Quantumania, they're not going to bring anything out of that. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, also in Phase 5. Those movies exist to me in their own world, really, even though they connect. But I feel like that is just a solid trilogy on its own. The Marvels, you don't need to watch that. Deadpool and Wolverine. While it is a fun and a big movie inside of the mcu, I don't really feel like it connects much. Deadpool does have some connection to the X Men, obviously, but there wasn't a whole lot of plot development or world building as far as the MCU as a whole in that movie. So unless you just want to watch it for pure enjoyment, I don't think a whole lot is going to carry over. Aside from Wolverine himself, Captain America, Brave New World. Even if that movie connected, you don't need to watch that one. And Thunderbolts, I really enjoyed it. And I think the Thunderbolts obviously are going to return in Doomsday and they are billed as the New Avengers. So while not entirely necessary, if you watch Fantastic Four and just want to go back a movie before that, go with the Thunderbolts. But aside from that, you are good. I think we are starting fresh, especially with DC right now restarting the entire thing and they're gonna feel more at competition that they ever have the fight between DC and Marvel. I think they are moving on and let's reset this timeline. So thank you for this question. 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