The box office this week is brought to you straight from Krypton since ‘Man of Steel’ took the number one spot. Laremy Legel thinks Spielberg and Lucas are wrong about the upcoming film industry implosion. ‘Man of Steel’ will “reboot” the Batman universe and will not tie in to Nolan’s batman world. Joss Whedon says Loki is not in ‘Avengers 2’. Netflix and Dreamworks have reached an agreement to produce original content. J.J. and George Lucas have not spoken about ‘Star Wars VII’. This may be a good thing. TJ reviewed ‘Man of Steel’ this past week and talked about it on The MovieByte Podcast. He as not pleased or amused, and he most certainly did not like the film. HBO Go and ESPN are now available on the Apple TV. Robert Downey Jr. has signed on for two more ‘Avengers’ films. Helena Bonham Carter has been cast as Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother. And of course, TJ gives the run down as to what you might like to see this weekend.

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TJ launches a new feature (in beta!) of The MovieByte Podcast, “TrailerByte”. The name makes it sound like more than it is. Basically, TJ and Joe just list several of the current trailer making the rounds and talk about them. Ashton Kutcher’s ‘JOBS’ has a new release date of August 16. Spielberg and Lucas are predicting the implosion of the film industry. Joss Whedon says that Loki will not be in ‘The Avengers 2’, which may show the cards for what is to come in ‘Thor: The Dark World’. Netflix and Dreamworks have arranged a deal to distribute new, original Dreamworks content. And the main review for this week is for ‘Man of Steel’. Joe liked it and TJ didn’t. Discussion ensues.

This week, the box office was “Purged” as ‘The Purge’ took the top box office spot. What in the world? Will Smith doesn’t want to do blockbuster films anymore after the flop that is ‘After Earth’ which is too bad. And there’s lots of ‘Man of Steel’ stuff going on, and TJ is looking forward to the film which is receiving mixed critical reception, but that might be a good thing. ‘White House Down’ gets an extended trailer and looks like ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ on steroids. John M. Chu will direct ‘G.I. Joe 3’. Sigh. ‘Star Wars VII’ is rumored to be following the storyline of the novels. ‘300: The Rise of an Empire’ gets a trailer’. ‘The Wolverine’ also has a new international trailer out. ‘Elysium’ also joined the trailer fun. Lots of trailers this week. And finally, TJ talks about what you will want to see in theaters this weekend.

TJ and Joe are back! First a side topic about how many podcasts they listen to and a recommendation for ‘The Incomparable’. Then they’re off to talk about ‘Man of Steel’, the trailers, and promos, the general excitement, how they felt about the previous ‘Superman’ films and more. ‘The Blue Umbrella’ is an upcoming Pixar short that takes a photo real approach, which is interesting and worthy of a little bit of time talking about. HISHE made a great video for how ‘Iron Man 3’ should have ended, TJ and Joe loved it!. TJ goes off on a bit of a rant about patent and copyright issues in the United States. Then there’s the upcoming film ‘World War Z’. And of course, the two main topics this week are ‘Now You See Me’ and ‘After Earth’. Listen in on the fun!

In this week’s episode, TJ gets you up to speed on which films are winning at the box office and why it’s a tragedy that Fast and Furious 6 is at the top. He has seen the film now and can speak authoritatively about it. The companies behind ‘Twlight’ sent parodists a cease and desist letter about their parody so they are suing. And please help save podcasting from the patent trolls, this whole paten troll issue is insanity! ‘Man of Steel’ gets a 13 minute featurette as well as a big final trailer. Will Smith isn’t too interested in returning to the ‘Men in Black’ series which is unfortunate, but they probably shouldn’t try to make another without him. ‘World War Z’ is coming up and TJ gives a few thoughts on the trailer. Joss Whedon says ‘Avengers 2’ won’t happen with out Robert Downey Jr. so that’s good news. He also talks about ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. And of course, TJ covers what you might like to see this weekend.

Join TJ as he talks about his disappointment with the world about last week’s two top box office spots. Then a man faces charges for throwing another theater patron’s phone, was his provocation sufficient? Joss Whedon talks about Quicksilver and The Scarlet Witch for the upcoming ‘Avengers 2’. ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ has some easter eggs for those of you so inclined to check them out. Instacast 1.0 for Mac is available and you should get that right away! Evangeline Lilly of ‘Lost’ fame will be playing a “young” hobbit. Carter Burwell is no longer going to be scoring ‘Thor: The Dark World’. Hugh Jackman would love to team up with The Avengers. This week, TJ and Joe talked about ‘Epic’ on ‘The MovieByte Podcast’. ‘Man of Steel’ has been getting a lot of attention with trailers and the like. ‘Iron Man 3’ gets a ‘How it Should Have Ended’ video. ‘Pirates 5’ may have a directorial pair, And TJ also talks about what you might want to see this weekend.