How People Are Engaging With Movies Online, Plus Interviews with Harry Beldon, Ian Cardoni, Spencer Grammer, and Sarah Chalke for Rick and Morty Season 9

On the July 29, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by multiple people to talk about the latest film and TV news, talk about how some people are engaging with movies, and present some interviews with the Rick and Morty cast.

(~00:18) News

• https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-warner-bros-merger-postpone-antitrust-trial-1236820601/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2223367/marvel-ghost-rider-movie-ryan-gosling-shawn-levy-2026-sdcc/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2223373/black-panther-3-david-jonsson-tchalla-marvel-2026-sdcc/
• https://deadline.com/2026/07/glen-powell-lou-gehrig-movie-richard-linklater-1236999778/
• https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jonathan-levine-direct-days-of-thunder-2-tom-cruise-1236653926/
• https://deadline.com/2026/07/atari-universal-deal-10-game-ip-script-matt-reilly-carl-hampe-entertainment-360-1237001656/
• https://deadline.com/2026/07/the-mummy-michael-johnston-in-talks-to-join-cast-1237005057/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2219974/nirvanna-the-band-the-show-streaming-hulu/

(~08:47) The Odyssey score

(~10:31) How people are engaging with movies online

(~51:42) Rick and Morty season 9

(~54:26) Harry Beldon and Spencer Grammer interview

(~01:04:54) Ian Cardoni and Sarah Chalke interview

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