2021 Summer Movie Draft
In a world where movies rely on marketing more than ever to connect with audiences, one podcast aims to make sense of it all…
What’s in this episode?
After a year without summer movies we’re back drafting our (suicide?) squads of summer movies we think will make the most bank at the U.S. box office.
Find the full list of movies we used to draft our summer movie marketing teams (below).
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Show Notes
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CHECK OUT THE FULL LIST OF SUMMER MOVIES
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A Quiet Place Part II – sequel to the sleeper hit
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Cruella – Emma Stone as a young Cruella De Vil in Disney’s latest live-action prequel to 101 Dalmatians
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The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It – Third film in the popular horror series
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Samaritan – Sylvester Stallone is an aging superhero in this dark take on superheroics
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The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard – Salma Hayek joins Ryan Reynolds & Sam Jackson in this sequel to The Hitman’s Bodyguard
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In the Heights – adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning musical
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Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway – sequel to the family film based on the classic literature character
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F9 – Vin Diesel, John Cens & Charlize Theron in the 9th Fast & Furious film
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Black Widow – Marvel and Scarlett Johansson give us the backstory on the avenger
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Space Jam 2: A New Legacy – a sequel to the 1996 movie, this time w/ LeBron in the MJ role
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The Forever Purge – The fifth and allegedly final installment of the dystopian horror series.
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Cinderella – live action musical version of the classic tale (LAST MINUTE CHANGE – WILL NOT HAVE A THEATRICAL RELEASE)
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Jungle Cruise – Dwayne Johnson & Emily Blunt head down the Amazon in this Disney adventure
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Snake Eyes – G.I. Joe prequel spinoff
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Old – M. Night Shyamalan supernatural chiller about a cursed beach that ages visitors
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Stillwater – Matt Damon drama
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The Green Knight – Medieval fantasy stars Dev Patel as King Arthur’s nephew who embarks on a quest.
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The Suicide Squad – James Gunn’s take on the DC Comics antihero gang.
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Hotel Transylvania 4 – Computer-animated sequel stars the voices of Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg and Selena Gomez.
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Don’t Breathe 2 – the lethal blind man is back in the sequel to the surprise hit
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Free Guy – sci-fi comedy stars Ryan Reynolds as character living in an open-world video game.
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Respect – Jennifer Hudson plays the legendary Aretha Franklin in this biographical drama.
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Paw Patrol: The Movie – animated movie based on the popular kids series
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Candyman – reboot/remake of the 90s horror movie
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The Beatles: Get Back – Peter Jackson’s documentary of the making of the 1970 album Let It Be.
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – A new marvel flick
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Reminiscence – sci-fi thriller stars Hugh Jackman as veteran hired by Rebecca Ferguson to help her relieve a past memory.
MARKETING CATEGORY – MOVIE TRAILERS
Movie trailers are the central focus for movie studios when they’re marketing movies to audiences. When we discuss movies on MOMA, we’ll often have the accompanying trailers here for listeners to watch as a visual reference. Follow along when listening to this podcast episode and form your own opinion.
SHAD’S BOX OFFICE LIST
Will Shad’s list win this year’s box office challenge?
PATRICK’S BOX OFFICE LIST
Or will Patrick’s list win?
WHAT’S YOUR OPINION? VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE SUMMER MOVIES FROM THIS EPISODE
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