Journey Through Sci-Fi: A Science Fiction Film Podcast · James Payne

Mickey 17, The Electric State & Daredevil Born Again: Future Frontiers

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Flying Lotus is directing Ash, a science fiction horror film on a distant planet.

1. Journey Through Sci-Fi: A Science Fiction Film Podcast uses its Future Frontiers series to cover March science fiction films, TV, and listener mail. 2. James and Matt host the episode, and their running back-and-forth matters because they are deciding what to watch, what to skip, and what listeners should care about. 3. The episode asks what is coming out in March and which titles look worth attention before the hosts do their usual listener Q&A. 4. Matt says he spent a winter holiday in Tenerife and returned to reading Babylon's Ashes, Book Six of The Expanse. 5. James brings up John Wyndham's The Midwich Cuckoos, which he links to Village of the Damned and to the British village setting in the novel. 6. The hosts contrast The Midwich Cuckoos with The Day of the Triffids and talk about Wyndham's short novels as a break from long fantasy and sci-fi books. 7. James says he recently saw Captain America: Brave New World and describes it as 'a generic Marvel film' that he does not think is a problem. 8. They discuss the Red Hulk marketing around Harrison Ford, the president angle, and the film's mix of mystery, political thriller, and CGI spectacle. 9. Hideo Kojima's post on X becomes a talking point because he says he is confused about when Sam officially became Cap and what happened to the Avengers. 10. James and Matt use that tweet to argue that Marvel continuity can still confuse even people known for complex stories like Death Stranding and Metal Gear. 11. Matt says he and his wife finished Succession, and he mentions listening to the Succession Easter's podcast, retitled Peak TV. 12. He also explains that he muted Kendall, Logan, Shiv, Roman, and Succession on social media to avoid spoilers during season four. 13. James shifts to Yellowstone, White Lotus, and the return of other TV he has been following outside sci-fi. 14. Mickey 17 is described as an adaptation of Ashton Edward's novel with Bong Joon-ho directing and Robert Pattinson playing Mickey Barnes. 15. The hosts explain that Mickey 17 follows an expendable on a space colonization mission, where the character is cloned each time he dies. 16. The Electric State is presented as a very expensive Netflix film from the Russo brothers starring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt, with voices from Woody Harrelson and Anthony Mackie. 17. James and Matt also cover In the Lost Lands, Ash, and The End, including Milla Jovovich, Dave Bautista, Flying Lotus, Eliza Gonzalez, Aaron Paul, Michael Shannon, and Moses Ingram. 18. The tone stays conversational and cross-referential, with James and Matt moving between books, cinema, streaming TV, games, and listener questions without a formal interview structure. 19. Listeners who follow sci-fi films, Marvel continuity, and TV recommendations will get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners who want a single-topic deep dive on one title may prefer a tighter episode.

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