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132: Movies in 2026 we are looking forward to

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The Bride’s trailer changed their minds, and Jesse Buckley, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Christian Bale are all in it.

1. Rage Whale 132 is a 2026 movie-preview episode centered on films the hosts are looking forward to. 2. The hosts are James, Drew, and Peter, and they matter because the episode is their three-host New Year setup. 3. The episode asks which 2026 releases are worth paying attention to, from blockbusters to indie horror. 4. They open with cinema etiquette, including phone use, talking, and noisy wrappers during screenings. 5. The Kill Bill double bill comes up with half-hour trailers, a 15-minute interval, and a back row that would not shut up. 6. The hosts say the noise stopped once the movie began, which changed the mood of the screening. 7. They move into the idea that 2026 could be strong for movies, with “20, 30 big blocks” and a lot of indie horror and indie drama. 8. Avengers Doomsday is named as the biggest film of the year and the one they think could break the billion-dollar market. 9. They also mention Mario Galaxy, Minions 3, and Minecraft 2 as possible box-office forces. 10. Spider-Man: Brand New Day comes up alongside the claim that Tom Holland is heavily booked across multiple projects. 11. One rumor they discuss is whether Holland could appear only as a voice for a CGI version of Spider-Man. 12. The hosts also talk about AI, VFX, and how audiences might react to a masked hero being digitally handled. 13. The Bride gets a long discussion after one host says the trailer looked much better in the cinema than expected. 14. They name Jesse Buckley, Jake Gyllenhaal, Christian Bale, Penelope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, and Annette Bening as part of the cast. 15. The hosts describe The Bride as black-and-white, 1930s-inspired, and closer to Bonnie and Clyde, Bugsy Malone, and Sin City than a standard horror film. 16. Clayface is presented as a darker DC project about an actor using special clay after losing his looks, with Batman kept out of the story for now. 17. The tone shifts between crude banter, movie-geek debate, and practical box-office speculation. 18. The format is loose and conversational, with constant back-and-forth and jokes interrupting the film list. 19. People who track release schedules and cast announcements would likely enjoy this episode. 20. People wanting tight, spoiler-free analysis of one film should probably skip it.

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