Summer Movie Predictions with Sam Sanders, Plus Yahya Abdul-Mateen II on Wonder Man’s Vision of Hollywood
Prestige JunkieShow Notes
The host of KCRW’s Sam Sanders Show joins Katey to look ahead to some unexpected highlights of the summer movie calendar. Then Chris Rosen talks to Wonder Man’s star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II about making a very different kind of Marvel show, and one with a lot to say about Hollywood itself.
00:00 Intro 00:52 Why Summer Movies Still Matter 03:15 Devil Wears Prada 2 Surprises 04:41 What Makes a Movie a Hit 05:54 Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma 06:53 Cannes and the Endless Awards Tour 08:39 Enough With the Star Wars 09:16 Toy Story 5 Backlash 11:00 Is God Is Breaks the Mold 12:13 Amazon Bets on Theatrical 13:54 Seth Rogen Enters Clooney Territory 15:44 Keke Palmer Deserves Better 17:22 Josh O'Connor's Big Summer 18:37 The Academy's Instagram Revenge Tour 19:50 One Night Only's Rules? 22:02 Zendaya Needs a Central Role in a Movie 24:35 The Odyssey Will Start the Biggest Fights 26:08 Power Ballad 28:01 Next: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II 29:08 Joining the Marvel Universe 31:10 Playing an Actor on Screen 32:40 The Struggle to Be Seen 35:05 Acting Origins 36:39 Building the Relationship With Ben Kingsley 39:24 Pulling Back the Curtain on Acting 42:08 What's Next for Simon 43:41 Staying Humble 45:14 Building a Production Company
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