Listen "August Preview | ‘The Naked Gun’ Director Akiva Schaffer"
Episode Synopsis
This week on the 300th episode of the Boxoffice podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, Russ Fischer, and Chad Kennerk preview the August slate and discuss the biggest movies coming to theaters. Then in the feature segment, Chad Kennerk chats with filmmaker Akiva Schaffer, the director behind Paramount Pictures’ uproarious comedy The Naked Gun, which arrives on August 1st.Give us your feedback on our podcast by accessing this survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18 What to Listen For00:00 Intro 01:10 Farewell to Russ Fisher02:35 Reactions: Superman and Fantastic Four04:09 August 2 Preview: The Naked Gun and Bad Guys 206:39 Comedy Talk: Slapstick, Popstar, and Trailer Reactions08:14 Box Office Forecast: The Naked Gun vs. Bad Guys 210:53 Body Horror from Neon: Together13:35 August 8 Preview: Freakier Friday, Weapons, Sketch16:59 Hype and Tracking for Weapons18:51 Sketch – Angel Studios’ First Festival Buy19:58 August 15 Preview: Nobody 220:54 August 22 Preview: Honey Don’t! and Nazia 223:02 August 29 Preview: Caught Stealing and The Roses27:44 Interview: Akiva Schaffer on The Naked Gun
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