Hype Podcast episode 57 tackles the latest Fantastic Beasts casting news, Chris Columbus’ Harry Potter sequel aspirations, and Disney’s new live-action announcements for Aladdin and The Sword in the Stone.

How We Hype:
– We try to talk about Ant-Man but get distracted by cinema bathroom etiquette. As you do…
– Then we do talk about Ant-Man
– Kyle saw Minions and reacted about as you’d expect
– Selina read To Kill A Mockingbird, like the average American fifth-grader she is.

News:
– Fantastic Beasts casting roundup: Queenie and Jacob, and the open call for Modesty
– Chris Colombus wants to direct more Harry Potter films. Uh. Okay then…
– Speaking of Potter: check out this Severus Snape and the Marauders short film trailer!
– Disney is planning live-action Genie and Sword in the Stone movies, which has Donya very emotional
– Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell and James D’Arcy are not your friends. Cry a lot, basically
– We continue to gush about Hayley Atwell and Clark Gregg and their general awesomeness
– Original Ghostbuster Dan Aykroyd to cameo in the new movie!
– Denver! The Good Dinosaur trailer (sing it with me, Kyle)
– We talk about the Emmy nominations, specifically about Tatiana Maslany’s nod and Outlander‘s snub
– Xena: Warrior Princess may or may not be coming back to TV, and we take some time to discuss the cultural impact of the show
– Surprising no one, Ian Somerhalder hints this will be the last The Vampire Diaries season
– Selina explains the BBC crisis, and why J.K. Rowling has been tweeting about it so much
– And of course, we have to mention the Emoji movie! How could we not?

TV Show of the Week:
– Kyle gushes about The Muppets pilot. And… that’s it!

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