Daily Podcast: New Muppet TV Series & Paramount Reveals Their Future Movie & TV Plans

On the February 16, 2022 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film news writer Ryan Scott to talk about the latest film and TV news, including a new "Muppet" TV series and all the Paramount news announced yesterday.

Opening Banter:

In The News:

• Ryan: New Muppet Series Will Star The Electric Mayhem, Nostalgia Expert Adam Goldberg Involved

  • The Muppets history with Disney

  • Is this a good pairing?

• Peter (og Sandy): New Star Trek Film With J.J. Abrams Cast In The Works, Could Shoot This Year

  • Place bets on if this will actually happen this year

  • What do we think the plot could be?

• Ryan (og Sandy): Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts Is The Start Of A Planned Trilogy

• Peter (og Ben): Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Villain Spin-Off Movies Coming To Paramount+

  • We knew: computer animated movie from producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg

  • "a series of villain-driven TMNT films" are on the schedule following the release

  • Who could it be?

  • Shredder, Krang, Bebop, Rocksteady, and the Foot Clan, Baxter Stockman

• Peter mentions that other movie stuff was announced:

  • Sonic Fans Rejoice: Paramount Making Sonic The Hedgehog 3 And Knuckles Spin-Off Series

  • A Quiet Place Part III Will Sneak Into Theaters In 2025

• Ryan (og Jeremy): All Paramount Movies Will Stream Exclusively On Paramount+ By 2024, Scream And Jackass Forever Will Be Streaming This March

  • "Scream" and "Jackass Forever" are both coming to Paramount+ in March of 2022, only months after debuting in theaters.

  • the studio is willingly bypassing "lucrative and profitable short-term licensing revenue" in an attempt to play the long game, growing their in-home library of available titles on streaming and (ideally) expanding their subscription base in the years to come.

  • Showtime originals added?

  • Mention:

    • South Park And Beavis And Butt-Head Will Stream Exclusively On Paramount+ In 2025

    • Halo Season 2 Ordered At Paramount+ Before First Season Premieres

    • Paramount Plus Orders More 1883 And Another Yellowstone Prequel, 1932

    • Sexy Beast Prequel Series Has Been Resurrected For Paramount+

  • Does this make Paramount a real player?

Also mentioned:

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