Robert Pattinson is Incredible in Primetime, Plus Forgotten Island (Interview: Januel Mercado and Joel Crawford) and The Incomer (Interviews: Domhnall Gleeson and Louis Paxton)

On the September 30, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by multiple people to talk about the latest film and TV news, have a conversation about the new Robert Pattinson movie Primetime, chat about DreamWorks’ new animated film Forgotten Island and play an interview with that movie’s directors, and then talk about an indie called The Incomer and play two more interviews, one with its director and another with its star, Domhnall Gleeson.

(~00:25) Listener email from Mark from the UK

(~01:50) News

• https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/star-wars-jon-watts-direct-next-movie-lucasfilm-1236712709/
• https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jennifer-lawrence-to-star-in-zach-creggers-the-flood-1236715712/
• https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/game-of-thrones-aegons-conquest-release-date-2029-1236878313/
• https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-series-david-oyelowo-viola-prettejohn-1236874343/
• https://deadline.com/2026/09/saw-new-movie-mike-p-nelson-directing-1237112899/
• https://deadline.com/2026/09/mary-poppins-tv-series-in-the-works-darker-novels-1237112432/
• https://variety.com/2026/film/news/margaret-qualley-sabrina-carpenter-tom-holland-fred-astaire-biopic-1236850613/
• https://deadline.com/2026/09/dan-trachtenberg-sleeping-beauty-disney-1237115289/
• https://deadline.com/2026/09/lindsay-lohan-henry-golding-cast-netflix-film-return-to-you-1237115284/
• https://deadline.com/2026/09/shawn-levy-disney-20th-tc-overall-deal-leaving-netflix-1237115308/
• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-29/david-fincher-to-end-deal-with-netflix-adding-to-string-of-departures

(~07:46) Primetime Review: Robert Pattinson Is Electric In This Dark, Unsettling Media Satire Thriller

(~35:20) One Of The Most Acclaimed Animated Movies Of 2026 Flopped At The Box Office

(~53:33) Januel Mercado and Joel Crawford interview

(~01:06:05) The Incomer Director And Star Talk About Their Great Lord Of The Rings Moment And Avoiding Being Sued [Exclusive]

(~01:13:37) Domhnall Gleeson interview

(~01:22:09) Louis Paxton interview

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