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On this episode of ITCAF we bring you up to speed on James Gunn and Peter Safran's bold plans for the new DCU! We'll sort out the truth from the rumors and share our insights on "Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters", as well as what the new plans mean for existing DC franchises including Matt Reeves' "The Batman", Todd Phillips' "Joker", Cartoon Network's "Teen Titans Go!", and HBO Max's "Harley Quinn". And, as always, we have a fantastic top-five segment for you. This week it's Top 5 TV Shows That Would Have Been Better as Films. We also have the IMDbPro Star-Meter Top Trenders and this week's box office results!

On this week's episode Dustin and Logan break down all the details and offer their analysis of the industry's biggest stories, including this year's Oscar nominations, the continued record-breaking success of "Avatar: The Way of Water" at the box office, Warner Bros.' new "Shazam: Fury of the Gods" trailer, Paramount Plus' latest casting announcements for its upcoming "Frasier" revival, the surprise cancellation of Peacock's "Vampire Diaries" series, the premiere date for Amazon's upcoming series, "Air", Netflix's big score at the Sundance Film Festival, and more! The guys also look forward with this week’s Top 5 list, Top 5 Things They're Excited About in 2023. All that, plus box office results and the IMDb Starmeter toppers!

Our special guest, from the action film, "Repeater", is actor Paul Sidhu, who joins us to chat all about how he got started in the entertainment industry, balancing his medical practice with his acting career, his thoughts as a filmmaker, in knowing the importance of the screenplay, how his experience behind the camera as a producer helps with his performances in front of the camera as an actor, how he became involved with his current film, and more!

It's the first full show of season six! This week Dustin and Logan break down all the juicy details and offer their analysis of the industry's biggest stories, including Disney's appointment of a new Chairman of the Board, the continued success of "Avatar: The Way of Water" at the box office, HBO's cancellation of the "Gossip Girl" reboot, Paramount Pictures' first trailer for "Scream 6", NBC's record-breaking numbers for its "Night Court" revival, Reed Hastings' departure as Netflix CEO, the first look at Season 3 of "Ted Lasso" on Apple TV, and more. Our guest this week, from the action movie "Repeater", is actor Paul Sidhu! The guys also look back at Season 5 with this week’s Top 5 list, Top 5 Favorite ITCAF Moments of 2022. All that, plus box office results and the IMDb Starmeter toppers!

Our special guest, from the horror film, "The Hunting", is actress Joelle Westwood, who joins us to chat all about how she got started in the industry, including making the jump from Ohio to NYC. She also talks about the transition from theater to film & television, the importance of networking and being nice to everybody, and gives solid advice to up-and-comers about the audition process such as "book the room, not the job'. We also chat about mental health and surrounding yourself with like-minded people, self-care, and more!

On this, our kickoff interview for Season 6 of ITCAFpodcast, our special guest, making her 4th appearance on the show, is actress, writer, producer, director, Autumn Reeser, who joins us to talk all about the return of Hallmark Channel's “The Wedding Veil” and the ALL NEW trilogy, her recent move behind the camera as a writer, producer, and director, and the importance of creating content that matters to people. We also dive deep into life, chatting about the importance of self-care and mental health, finding one’s path in life, parenting, the sometimes-difficult task of dealing with what’s happening in the world around us, and so much more!

Our special guest, from the hit series, "Law & Order: SVU", is "Detective Amanda Rollins" herself, actress Kelli Giddish, who joins us to chat all about her time on the hit series, the audition process and what it was like coming into the show right after it lost one its most popular stars. She also talks about the growth of her character over the course of a decade, the importance of giving the character a happy ending to her storyline, the impact the show and her character have had on people across the globe, her appreciation for the fans, balancing working and being a mom, what she has coming up post "SVU", and more!

On this, our final episode of 2022 and Season 5, we're talking all about the long-awaited box office release of James Cameron's "Avatar: The Way of Water", the very latest news from DC Films, the first look at Paramount Pictures' "Scream VI", the early Season 2 renewal for NBC's "Quantum Leap", the first trailer for Sony's highly anticipated film, "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse", Netflix's upcoming live action adaptation of "My Hero Academia",  and more! Our guest this week, from the hit series, "Law & Order: SVU", is "Detective Amanda Rollins" herself, actress Kelli Giddish! Plus, our "Top 5 ___________"!. segment; this week it's Top 5 Films That Would Have Been Better As TV Shows, and of course we have our box office results, and the IMDbPro Starmeter toppers!

Our special guest, from the film, "Amsterdam", is actor Martin Harris, who joins us to chat all about how he got started in the industry, including making the jump from Poland to the U.S, his friendship with the late Kobe Bryant, and how the basketball star inspired him to begin acting. He also talks about what it was like working on set with Robert Dinero, his advice for those wanting to get in to acting, and more! Website: https://crazyantmedia.com  Merchandise: https://crazyantmedia.com/crazy-ant-merchandise  Our film, Deadlines: https://crazyantmedia.com/deadlines  Social Media:  ITCAFpodcast  Twitter: https://twitter.com/itcafpodcast?s=21&t=q0HdFq3CPkXBzVYHYdJW6w Instagram: https://instagram.com/itcafpodcast?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRLQ7hHn/  Crazy Ant Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/crazyantmedia?s=21&t=q0HdFq3CPkXBzVYHYdJW6w Instagram: https://instagram.com/crazyantmedia?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRLQP1c

Our special guest, from the #1 movie in the country, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever", is "Namora" herself, actress Mabel Cadena, who joins us to chat all about how she got started in the industry, including making the jump from Mexico to the U.S, the audition process and extensive training for her role in "Wakanda Forever" including learning multiple languages such as English and Mayan, specific underwater swimming and breathing techniques, and hand-to-hand combat. She also talks about what it was like working on set with director Ryan Coogler, the warm welcome her fellow castmates gave her, the importance of diversity and representation in films & television, how she hopes to inspire young women and men of all cultures and backgrounds to go after their dreams, and more!

On this episode we're talking all about Bob Iger's return to The Walt Disney Company, Marvel Studios' continued box office dominance with "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever", James Gunn's plan for a "connected" DC Universe, "Top Gun: Maverick"'s return to the box office for Paramount, Steve Martin and Martin Short's returns to NBC's "Saturday Night Live", Legendary Entertainment's new deal with Sony Pictures, the latest casting announcements for Lionsgate's upcoming "John Wick" spin-off, "Ballerina", Tyler Perry's new deal with Amazon Studios, Netflix's first look at the documentary, "Harry & Meghan", the Season 2 renewal of Apple TV's hit drama, "Surface"  and more! Our guest this week, from the #1 movie in the country, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever", is "Namora" herself, actress Mabel Cadena! Plus, our "Top 5 ___________"!. segment; this week it's Top 5 TV Shows Based on Films, and of course we have our box office results, and the IMDbPro Starmeter toppers!

Our special guests, from the new film, "It's Christmas Again", are actresses Leela & Trisha Owen, who join us to chat all about the new film, the advantages and challenges of working together, the importance of Christmas movies, their thoughts on the holiday season and why they wanted to do the film, and more! Plus, Leela shares a great "embarrassing moment" story from the set!! 

Our special guest this week is our "Forever Guest", Rebekah Kennedy, making her 14th appearance on the show! She joins us to chat all about what she's been up to since we last spoke, and to tell us all the juicy details of her current film, "Two Witches"! 

Our special guest, from the hit CBS series, "Fire Country", is actor W. Tré Davis, who joins us to chat all about how he got started in the industry, including making the jump from Texas to NYC and then to L.A., how much the industry has changed since he first started acting, the post-Covid world of auditioning, his approach to staying positive in a sometimes-negative environment, what it's like on set of television's highest rated new drama series, and more!

On this episode we're talking all about Disney's box office dominance with Marvel Studios' "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever", Warner Bros.' casting of Bradley Cooper in Steven Spielberg's upcoming film, "Bullitt", Paramount's hiring of former DC Films President Walter Hamada, Peacock's new trailer for the upcoming second season of "Bel-Air", Amazon's plans for a slate of live action series based on Marvel characters controlled by Sony, the record breaking numbers for the season 5 premiere of Netflix's "The Crown", Apple's big score with Seth Rogen's latest series, and more! Our guest this week, from the hit CBS series, "Fire Country", is actor W. Tré Davis! Plus, our "Top 5 ___________"!. segment; this week it's Top 5 Films Based on TV Shows, and of course we have our box office results, and the IMDbPro Starmeter toppers!

Our special guest, actor & musician, Wesley MacInnes aka Wes Mack, joins us to chat all about how he got started in the entertainment & music industries, the similarities and differences between the two, the dangers of chasing “fame”, how he has been able to avoid the dark side of the industries, the importance of a strong support system and maintaining your mental health and happiness, his time on the iconic series, “Smallville”, his current series, “The Imperfects”, and more!

Our special guest, actor Jesse Arthur Carroll, joins to chat all about how he got started in the industry, the similarities and differences between voice acting and on-camera acting, the importance of choosing an acting career for the right reasons, understanding the value of the audition process, and more!

On this episode we're talking all about Disney/20th Century Studios highly anticipated release of James Cameron's "Avatar: The Way of Water", Warner Bros. Discovery's cancellation of its HBO series, "Westworld", Paramount Pictures' latest casting news for "A Quiet Place: Day One", Peacock's plans for the "Friday the 13th" prequel series, "Crystal Lake", the surprise departure of Henry Cavill from Netflix's hit series, "The Witcher", the addition of Ray Romano to Apple's upcoming film, "Project Artemis", and more! Our guest this week is actor Jesse Arthur Carroll! Plus, our "Top 5 ___________"!. segment; this week it's Top 5 Films That Scared Us, and of course we have our box office results, and the IMDbPro Starmeter toppers!

Our special guest, from the upcoming film "Emancipation", actor Jayson Warner Smith returns to the show to chat about what he's been up to since we last chatted, including what he did during the industry shutdown due to COVID, the importance of spending time with family, his acting school and the advice he gives his students, his time on set of the hit film "Where The Crawdads Sing", and of course he tells us all about his passion project, the upcoming short film, "Chipper"!

On this episode we're talking all about the latest announcements from Marvel Studios, James Gunn Peter Safran's hiring by Warner Bros. Discovery to run the newly formed DC Studios, the premiere date for Paramount Plus' highly anticipated series, "1923", the latest castings for Universal Pictures' upcoming "Wicked" films, Sony's plans for who will direct "Venom 3", Amazon's newly ordered "Alex Cross" series, the surprise move of "Girls5Eva" from Peacock to Netflix, Apple's new price hikes, and more! Our guest this week, from the upcoming film "Emancipation", is actor Jayson Warner Smith, making his second appearance on the show! Plus, our "Top 5 ___________"!. segment; this week it's Top 5 Favorite Podcasts, and of course we have our box office results, and the IMDbPro Starmeter toppers!