The summer movie season is here, and if you’re a younger moviegoer in America, that probably means you’re watching new releases like “Fast X” and “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.” However, the release calendar hinges on more than the 18-25 demographic to succeed.
With “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” coming out this month, Disney is hoping that it coast on audiences invested in a nostalgia factor that stretches back more than 40 years. Meanwhile, A24 continues its slow rollout of critical darling “Past Lives” and Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City” is right around the corner. Do these movies have what it takes to get older viewers to turn out?
That’s a core question at the center of this week’s episode of Screen Talk. Hosts Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson also discuss the recent tentative deal for the DGA and how it could impact the writers strike, share some updates from the Tribeca Festival, and swap perspectives on HBO’s “The Idol.”
Screen Talk goes live next week as part of the Tribeca Festival, with Thompson in town to join Kohn for a live discussion and Q&A. To attend, request free tickets here.
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