It is not every week that GeekScholars Movie News gets to both discuss big blockbuster franchises like Star Wars and X-Men, as well as cover smaller independent films on the horizon, which makes this week’s episode rather special. To start, the hosts have a conversation about the news that Gareth Edwards, the director of Godzilla, is set to direct a Star Wars spin-off film. The crew discuss what Edwards will bring to the project, as well possible story lines the film might focus on. Hit the jump for more!
From there, the GeekScholars take a look a bevy of trailers in their Preview Reviews segment, including:
- Kingsman: The Secret Service – A graphic novel adaptation about a teenager who joins a spy agency, starring Colin Firth
- Life Itself – A documentary about film critic Roger Ebert
- Get on Up – A biography of soul singer James Brown
- Calvary – A dark comedy starring Brendan Gleeson as a good priest marked for murder
- The Hundred-Foot Journey – A comedy about an Indian family who open up a restaurant across the street from a French chef
Finally, the hosts have a long round table conversation as they review X-Men: Days of Future Past, complete with a spoiler session after the credits, where they go into more detail about the plot and future X-Men films.