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

Predator: Badlands, Bugonia & Del Toro's Frankenstein: Future Frontiers

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Predator: Badlands follows a young Predator, or Yautja, from the Predator perspective.

1. Journey Through Sci-Fi: A Science Fiction Film Podcast uses this Future Frontiers episode to preview new sci-fi films and TV releases. 2. Matt and James host the discussion, and James matters here because he has seen Peacemaker Season 2, Gen V, Foundation, Bugonia, and Predator: Badlands. 3. The episode asks what to watch next across cinemas, streaming, and the show's own upcoming feed schedule. 4. James starts with Peacemaker Season 2, saying it feels 'more sweary and violent' than Superman and includes Lex Luthor and multiversal material. 5. He says John Cena is on a wrestling farewell tour and notes that years of wrestling have left him walking with a hunch. 6. Matt asks how to begin Peacemaker, and James recommends starting with The Suicide Squad, then Peacemaker Season 1, then Season 2. 7. James also discusses Gen V, calling it a Boys spin-off with 'ridiculous violence' and 'uncouth humor.' 8. Foundation comes up as another current watch, and James says it contains so many time jumps that he feels he should binge it in one go. 9. Matt says he finished Better Call Saul without having the ending spoiled, and he has started watching Demon Slayer after seeing the new film in cinemas. 10. James explains Demon Slayer as an alternate-history, feudal-Japan story where the main character has an unusually strong sense of smell. 11. The anime discussion expands to Chainsaw Man and Jujutsu Kaisen, with James saying modern anime films now function as continuation arcs for ongoing series. 12. Bugonia is described as a Yorgos Lanthimos comedy starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons as conspiracy-obsessed kidnappers. 13. James says their target believes the kidnapped CEO of a mega-company is an alien, and he says the film moves through 'twists and turns.' 14. Predator: Badlands is presented as a franchise shift into a space-opera setting with a young Predator, or Yautja, at the center. 15. James says Dan Trachtenberg has changed expectations for the franchise, and Matt notes he saw the film at a 10 a.m. Saturday screening. 16. The Running Man is previewed as Edgar Wright's remake of the Stephen King novel, with Glenn Powell and a dystopian game-show premise. 17. James says Edgar Wright's style makes him optimistic about the film, and he compares it to the action-comedy energy of Baby Driver and Scott Pilgrim. 18. Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein is discussed as a limited theatrical release with striking set design, Oscar Isaac, and Jacob Elordi taking the role at very short notice. 19. The tone is conversational and fan-to-fan, with Matt and James moving quickly between films, TV, and listener mail. 20. Listeners who like sci-fi releases, franchise updates, and movie recommendations will get the most from this episode.

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