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I'll be seeing an advance screening tomorrow night, so around 35 hours from now.

@Arnaud2 did you notice any source music, particularly for the TV News station Emily Blunt works at? I've been wondering if JW might have written some Mission-esque news intros, bumpers, etc. (like that Minority Report Pre-Crime commercial source).

Now available on YouTube (if you're in AU, or have a VPN!) Also lists the release date as 12th June.

Sucks to live in the Baker Islands right about now.

What a gorgeous first track! The textures in the orchestra just wash over you in the way only John Williams can elicit these days. With a sound that's fresh and feels very unlike anything else he's written, but also feels right at home with everything he's written. Sheer genius. Won't listen to anything else until I see the film and can enjoy it in context.

Spielberg confirms it in that recent interview but it's been listed as such on IMDB for months.

It ain't just you. Nearly died of cringe when he handed his ticket stub collection to Spielberg at the end. Not to mention taking nearly two minutes to ask a single question.

That is indeed a fantastic poster. Mysterious but also conveys the UFO and eye imagery stronger than the other poster does (which is a bit too Photoshoppy filtered for my liking).

I think part of the issue is they chose to end their hiatus with this. A show associated with streaming, that peaked in popularity 7 years ago, last seen only 3 years ago with a mostly panned third season. Would be one thing if they leapt to cinemas with a sprawling epic that couldn't be told on the small screen. Instead it feels like 4 episodes of the TV show stitched together. Where's the ambition? Ultimately they played it safe when audiences are thirsty for something new. Starfighter would want to take some bigger swings...

Ooof. Box Office: ‘Backrooms’ Stuns With $81 Million Debut, ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Suffers 70% Drop Per Variety.

The lack of iconic or interesting poster artwork for this movie is a bit disappointing. Can't be bothered doing a custom cover when there's not much to work with (that others haven't extensively covered already, anyway).

Looks like Mandalorian and Grogu has the box office legs of Darth Maul.

Feels like we're starting to see Spielberg's prediction from a few years ago play out. Where audiences have grown tired of these extravagantly budgeted franchise films, obsessed with regurgitating old ideas and characters, and seek out smaller, fresher stories from new voices instead.