MMO Weekly 3/10/20 - The Biggest Mover and Shaker In Hollywood? Corona.

We breakdown the coronavirus impact on the film industry, recap the Berlin Film Festival, update you on some superhero movie news, & then we review everything from Emma to UFC 248 to trailers for Connected & Greyhound. Another week, & you get another loaded MMOW. NEWS OF THE WEEK: Corona Virus is Crippling The Film Industry: SXSW Cancelled - 1:42 Bond, My Spy Moved Already, What Else? - 6:15 What Studios Actions Say About Their Corona Predictions - 11:35 Rumors of Other Blockbusters/Cannes Moving - 12:51 Numbers That The Film Industry Could Realistically Be Facing - 17:32 Berlin Film Festival’s Golden Bear Winner - 20:11 (And The Director Being Jailed For Making It - 21:45) Academy CEO Gets a Contract Extension - 23:36 DO YOU CARE (About…): This Week’s New Releases - 26:26 The Pat-Mobile’s First Look - 30:18 Sam Raimi Directing Doctor Strange 2 - 31:00 Christian Bale Confirmed To Join Thor: Love and Thunder - 32:50 RIP MAX VAN SYDOW - 33:42 BOX OFFICE UPDATE - 35:45 TRAILER THOUGHTS: Connected Trailer 1 - 40:41 Greyhound Trailer 1 - 42:49 The Other Lamb Trailer 1 - 45:54 Seven Stages To Achieve Eternal Bliss Trailer 1 - 46:53 Dream Horse Trailer 1 - 48:01 WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: AlsoMike Reviews… - 48:30 In Theaters: Emma Netflix: All The Bright Places VOD: Briarpatch UFC 248 Mike1: 58:28 Netflix: The Office, Parks and Rec, Yes Again, Get Off My Back Locke and Key McMillions SIXDEGREESOFMMO: Recap and Awards - 1:01:11 Winner + New Challenge - 1:09:10 Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:13:13 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:13:48 The News Of The Week segment certainly lives up to its name this week as we must talk about the subject on everyone’s mind, the coronavirus. Unfortunately, the virus has spread to the point where major film festivals like South By Southwest have been cancelled and major film releases like No Time To Die have been moved. So we cannot help but discuss this pandemic from multiple angles, from annual box office projections to spring film festivals to studio control of the calendar, and of course, to what this all could mean for the upcoming awards season. In DYC, we enjoy some fun topics like the first look at the new Batmobile, a confirmation of a former Batman headed to the MCU, and the new director for the horror sequel to Doctor Strange. Then of course, we need to pay tribute to the life & legendary career of Max Von Sydow. You get a box office update as Pixar’s Onward took the top spot, and then we review some new movie trailers for Lord & Miller’s Connected, Tom Hanks in Greyhound, The Other Lamb, Seven Stages To Achieve Eternal Bliss, and Dream Horse. What We’re Watching includes a big review of Emma, the first four episodes of Briarpatch, Netflix’s All The Bright Places, UFC 248, HBO’s The Outsider, and why Mike1 is a prototypical case for network comedy’s selling for the big bucks on your favorite streaming service. Then to bring this massive episode to a resounding close, we celebrate your most recent SixDegreesOfMMO before giving you a new challenge. Do send us your submissions for the next MMOW, and also please listen to our outro where we have another question for you to answer before our next episode. If you enjoyed this show, please take a few moments to leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, and as always, do leave us your comments, questions, and concerns about anything we discussed in this episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.