Farewell to BJ Colangelo! Plus: Onslaught (Interviews: Adam Wingard and Adria Arjona)

On the September 9, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by multiple people to talk about the latest film and TV news, say goodbye to one of our favorite people, chat about Onslaught, and present interviews with the movie’s director, Adam Wingard, and its star, Adria Arjona.

(~00:30) News

• https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/inde-navarrette-the-waffle-house-index-for-apple-1236689823/
• https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/tom-hardy-mobland-return-season-3-1236762378/
• https://deadline.com/2026/09/rebecca-ferguson-greta-lee-cast-romance-honeymoon-funeral-1237066741/
• https://deadline.com/2026/09/dungeons-dragons-series-ravenloft-netflix-forgotten-realms-1237063967/
• https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/wildman-john-wick-meets-bigfoot-1236689237/
• https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/ed-brubaker-amazon-mgm-sued-hostile-work-environment-1236690268/
• https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/amc-settles-walking-dead-profit-participation-lawsuit-1236693769/
• https://deadline.com/2026/09/nicolas-cage-reaction-spider-noir-cancellation-1237069665/
• https://variety.com/2026/film/global/heat-2-stephen-graham-confirmed-michael-manns-sequel-1236852165/
• https://variety.com/2026/film/news/netflix-report-box-office-theatrical-releases-1236854834/
• https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/summer-box-office-breaks-all-time-record-1236854175/
• https://deadline.com/2026/09/lonesome-dove-netflix-series-zoe-kazan-jeb-stuart-1237071579/
• https://deadline.com/2026/09/john-mulaney-get-smart-reboot-1237071666/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2252870/ted-lasso-season-4-fail-female-characters/

(~04:48) Farewell to BJ Colangelo!

(~11:34) Onslaught Review: Adam Wingard's Wild, Bloody Action Movie Goes Full John Carpenter

(~27:41) Adam Wingard interview

Director Adam Wingard Explains Why He Left The Godzilla Franchise To Make Onslaught [Exclusive Interview]

(~45:31) Adria Arjona interview

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