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The Hot Mic

Every week, entertainment journalist, writer, and Above the Line editor Jeff Sneider and critic, writer, and content creator John Rocha break down all the big news and their big scoops from the worlds of Film, TV, and Entertainment. It"s a no holds barred show full of honest, unfiltered, and informed analysis from two industry professionals.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-hot-mic--5632767/support.

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118:00

Kathleen Kennedy Officially Leaves Star Wars, 28...

The Hot Mic ·

2026/01/16

On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider discuss the massive news that Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down as the head of Lucasfilm and what this means for Star Wars going forward! They also discusse the Golden Globes winners and if they shook up the Oscars race, their review for 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Abdy and DeLuca's comments about WB's run including their Joker 2 delusions, Scott Cooper making a Roswell UFO film, no Naked Gun reboot sequel, trailers for Euphoria S3,

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121:53

BLADE Solo Movie is Dead, Midnight Sons Is Not, DC's...

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2026/01/09

On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider discuss the rumor that the BLADE movie is rumored to be dead and he will be introduced in the Midnight Sons. They also talk Sebastian Stan in Batman 2 and what are DC's plans for The Batman 2, Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down now and what a Dave Filoni/lynwen Brenner Lucasfilm looks like. Also, WBD rejects Paramount’s bid AGAIN, The Housemaid is getting a sequel, James Wan insterested in directing Avatar, BLADE is dead as a solo movie and

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134:53

Jordan Peele to Direct MCU Film?! 2026 Most...

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2025/12/31

On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider discuss the rumor that Jordan Peele may be in line to direct an MCU movie. They also have their annual Most Anticipated Movies of 2026 draft and talk the new trailers for Avengers Doomsday, Stranger Things and Madden, Simu Liu's Sleeping Dogs live action adaptation getting a director, Stephen Graham for young DeNiro role in Heat 2, Timothee Chalamet's Marty Supreme success, Ryan Coogler's original plans for Black Panther, James Cameron not

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113:15

BREAKING: X-Men, F4 and Wakanda Warriors To Be In...

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2025/12/24

On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider discuss Marvel releasing their Avengers Doomsday teaser trailer and Sneider offers up an exclusive that the Fox X-Men and the Fantastic Four and Wakandan warriors will be the focus of two of the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday trailers, WB not moving Dune 3 away from Avengers: Doomsday, Larry Ellison backing up Paramount's bid for WB, James Gunn's choice for Brainiac, Avatar: Fire and Ash's box office, the Last Airbender The Legend of Aang goes

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132:19

Netflix Tightens Grip on WB, SUPERGIRL Test...

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2025/12/19

On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider discuss Netflix tightening its grip on WB as Paramount set to be rejected again, the 'Supergirl' test screening reactions were "not great', James Cameron working on a new Terminator movie, Avatar: Fire and Ash review, Tom Cruise and Iñarritu "Digger" teaser, a new Wolverine movie is rumored to be in the works, the Oscars are moving to YouTube, Rob Reiner tribute, and more!#marvel #dc #superman #supergirl #disney #paramount #HBO #WB #netflix

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30:15

Scarlett Johansson Role in The Batman 2 Revealed! |...

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2025/12/13

On this EMERGENCY episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider discuss Sneider's scoop that Scarlett Johansson will be playing Gilda Dent, Harvey Dent's wife in the upcoming Matt Reeves film THE BATMAN PART 2! They discuss what Gilda's role might be in the movie, if this is hinting at The Long Halloween story being told, who might be playing Harvey Dent and what this might mean for Matt Reeves's approach to his Batman universe in this movie and going forward in the future! dc #batman

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122:52

Disney Donates $1B to AI, Paramount Panic Over WB...

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2025/12/12

On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider discuss the Supergirl teaser trailer, Disney’s big AI decision, Variety reviewers leaving Sinners off their Top 10 list, Sneider's Hunger Games scoop, Heat 2 DP is Dion Beebe, Scorsese says shoot is happening with Leo and JLaw in February, 28 Years Later 3 is a go, WB rejecting Paramount’s $108B bid and Ellison cries to the WB shareholders, Daisy Ridley still thinks a Rey film is happening, Judi Dench defends Harvey Weinstein and Kevin

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58:03

NETFLIX Buys WB! What's Next As Hollywood Panics |THE...

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2025/12/05

On this emergency episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider discuss the massive and shocking news that Netflix has won the bidding war for WB over Paramount and Comcast. They dive into how this happened, why it happened so quickly, how Netflix won the bid, how Paramount lost it, Hollywood's panicked reaction, the antitrust issues and if it's even going to get approved!Netflix #WB #Paramount #DC #Superman #JamesGunn #HarryPotter #davidzaslav #tedsarandos #TheHotMic #JeffSneider

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115:57

ScarJo Rumored for The Batman 2 Villain, Paramount...

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2025/12/04

On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider discuss the news that The Batman Part 2 will feature Scarlett Johansson, but Zoe Kravitz is not returning and Eric Messerschmidt is DPing, Paramount issues letter crying "foul" over WB bid process and claims Netflix is unfair potential winner, Quentin Tarantino takes shots at Dano and Owen Wilson and his best films of the 21st century list, Netflix makes almost all cash bid for WB, but NY Post reports that Trump admin is threatening them

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124:43

Paramount Making Rush Hour 4 for Trump, James Cameron...

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2025/11/27

On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider discuss the Rush Hour 4 news with Trump convincing Paramount and WB to make it, updates on the WBD sale, James Cameron’s comments on Netflix and Avatar, Sneider's Baby Boom remake story, Universal wants more Wicked sequels and is planning on them, new trailers of the week, ScarJo for the Exorcist, Othello film with Oyelowo and possibly Daniel Craig in the works, Rian Johnson's SW trilogy is "effectively dead", the Train Dreams discourse,

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120:45

WBD Bidding War Explodes with $71M Paramount Bid,...

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2025/11/21

On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider discuss the massive first round bids that are being proposed by Paramount, Comcast and Netflix for WBD today! Netlfix claims they would give theatrical releases to WB films. They also talk Christian Bale being eyed for Heat 2, David Fincher eyeing February start for Squid Game, Avengers Doomsday updates on Sadie Sink and Doom, Disney set to pay Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel and Josh Gad $60M packages for Frozen 3 ad 4, A24 buries Glen Powell's

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119:23

Sydney Sweeney vs Ruby Rose Over CHRISTY Drama, Is...

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2025/11/14

On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider discuss the Sydney Sweeney, Ruby Rose and CHRISTY controversy, are critics going overboard with their praise of movies, the quality of 2025 movies so far, The Running Man review, Brainiac is confirmed to be the villain in Superman: Man of Tomorrow, AI issues with Michael Caine and McConaughey and Disney now opening the door to it, Nicolas Cage and John Woo reuniting for a Gambino crime film, the big trailers this week, Sabrina Carpenter’s

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115:49

Paramount's David Ellison Remakes Hollywood, Gareth...

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2025/11/07

On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider discuss Variety's massive article on Paramount's David Ellison trying to remake Hollywood into his own image. They discuss his thoughts on Star Trek, more MAGA related projects, and the need to have "tough" content. They also dive into Sneider's scoop that Gareth Edwards is returning to direct Jurassic World Sequel, The Mummy returning as a franchise, the Gremlins 3 updates with Spielberg on board and a release date, the trailers for

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110:42

Taylor Sheridan Exits the Paramount Ranch, Writing...

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2025/10/31

On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider discuss Taylor Sheridan leaving Paramount for NBC Peacock and immediately cowriting a Call of Duty movie, Scream 7 and Stranger Things 5 trailers, two Road House sequels, The Conjuring prequel movie, no Imax for Spidey 4 screenings, Colin Farrell contradicts James Gunn on Sgt Rock script, Layer Cake sequel is in the works, John Williams to compose score for Spielberg UFO movie, Sydney Sweeney might be the female James Bond, movie reviews

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113:21

Paramount Gets Closer to Buying WB, Austin Butler and...

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2025/10/25

On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider discuss all the WB and Paramount updates, Austin Butler signs on for Miami Vice and is Michael B Jordan next, new AI comments from Paul Schrader and Kevin O'Leary, the Crime 101 trailer, Diablo Cody working on Jennifer's Body 2, Johnny Depp and Ti West are shooting a new Christmas Carol movie, James Gunn's new DC updates and more!#marvel #DC #warnerbros #paramount #starwars #HBO #WB #netflix #TheHotMic #JeffSneider

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57:57

Glen Powell for MCU's NOVA, Michael Mann Talks Using...

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2025/10/20

On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider discuss MCU writer Michael Waldron hinting that Glen Powell could play NOVA in the MCU, Michael Mann's "AI" comments over HEAT 2 and his Comanche update, Michael Fassbender cast as Joseph Kennedy for a Netflix Kennedy series, Colman Domingo cast as The Cowardly Lion in Wicked for Good, The Perfect Neighbor review, Box office talk with Black Phone 2 leading the way, Rachel Zegler eyed to play Gloria Estefan, Good Fortune, The Perfect

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56:31

James Gunn Rumors True or BS? WB Rejects Paramount...

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2025/10/14

On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider discuss a new report claiming that James Gunn is living on borrowed time at DC if WB gets sold, WB rejecting the first Paramount bid, M Night Shyamalan's new project, box office news with Tron Ares underperforming, Jim Caviezel not returning for Passion of the Christ 2, new trailers for Predator: Badlands and The Running Man & more!PLUS, John and Jeff answer all your questions. To send in a question or comment for Jeff and John, go to:

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116:20

Heat 2 is Greenlit, Will DiCaprio Star_ Oceans 11...

The Hot Mic ·

2025/10/10

On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider discuss Heat 2 being greenlit by Amazon/MG, but will Leonardo DiCaprio star in it? Plus, they discuss Abdy and DeLuca reupping at WB and greenlighting an Oceans 14 sequel and a Oceans 11 prequel, Danielle Deadwyler to lead Ryan Coogler's X-Files series reboot, Saoirse Ronan cast as Linda McCartney in The Beatles biopics from Sam Mendes, Michael Jackson biopic updates, Glen Powell eyed for an Evil Knievel biopic, The Rock's response to The

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115:59

Is Hollywood Overreacting to AI Tilly Norwood, Jacob...

The Hot Mic ·

2025/10/05

On this episode of THE HOT MIC, Jeff Sneider and John Rocha discuss if Hollywood is overreacting to the AI "actress" Tilly Norwood controversy, Jacob Elordi being eyed as the new James Bond, The Batman Part 2 casting updates, Ron Howard's new film starring Adam Driver and Anne Hathaway, Glen Powell and Michael B. Jordan for Miami Vice reboot, Margot Robbie still involved in 'Pirates" reboot, The Rock's 'Smashing Machine' movie underperforming, AI controversy with Tilly Norwood, Final Destination

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106:07

What Marvel Movie is Sam Raimi Directing Next,...

The Hot Mic ·

2025/09/26

On this episode of THE HOT MIC, Jeff Sneider and John Rocha discuss the BREAKING NEWS that the Social Network sequel has been scheduled, the villain of Spider-Man Brand New Day is a shapeshifter, Marvel eyes Sam Raimi for a new project, Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese are teaming up together again, the trailers for The Bride, Wicked For Good and Mando and Grogu, the thorny situation with the Comedy Show in Riyadh, what is going on with Jordan Peele, reviews and more!#spiderman #WB #Marvel

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