
The Wrap #18: Minion Factory
02/22/13 • 7 min
TJ takes a look back through the week with a look at Pixar, Monsters University, and what would happen if Pixar rebooted the original ‘Star Trek’, Star Wars news with rumors of a standalone Obi-Wan Kenobi film featuring Ewan McGregor, and information that John Williams would like to return to score Episode VII, plus Hamill is not yet signed for Episode VII. There’s a new featurette for Olympus has fallen and TJ is looking forward to the film. TJ will also be attending the ‘Best of Both Worlds’ Star Trek Theater event and tickets are now on sale. The fans of Back to the Future have a lot of theories as to why Marty’s parents did not recognize him from the 50s. TJ and his wife welcomed a new little girl into their family this week. TJ also reviewed the film ‘Downfall’ and though he probably won’t be seeing it again, it was a good film and worth your time. Then there’s a video on aspect ration that is highly recommended. And in stupid news this week, Michael Bay is bringing Megan Fox back to one of his sets with the upcoming Ninja Turtles film. And finally, the low down on what you might want to see this weekend. The box office offerings are pretty week this time of year, but there may be something.
Show Notes & Links
- ‘Monsters University’ - A Message from the Dean
- What if Pixar Rebooted ‘Star Trek’
- Ewan McGregor/Obi-Wan Standalone Film?
- John Williams would Like to Score ‘Star Wars VII’
- Hamill Not Signed for Episode VII Yet
- ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ Featurette
- Best of Both Worlds Theater Event
- Fan Theories on Back to the Future
- Kaylee Marie, Child of the Covenant
- Meeting the Siblings
- Downfall - Review
- An Aspect Ratio Visual Essay
- Michael Bay to Bring Megan Fox to TMNT
- Episode 32 Reschedule
- What to see: Weekend of Feb 22, 2013
TJ takes a look back through the week with a look at Pixar, Monsters University, and what would happen if Pixar rebooted the original ‘Star Trek’, Star Wars news with rumors of a standalone Obi-Wan Kenobi film featuring Ewan McGregor, and information that John Williams would like to return to score Episode VII, plus Hamill is not yet signed for Episode VII. There’s a new featurette for Olympus has fallen and TJ is looking forward to the film. TJ will also be attending the ‘Best of Both Worlds’ Star Trek Theater event and tickets are now on sale. The fans of Back to the Future have a lot of theories as to why Marty’s parents did not recognize him from the 50s. TJ and his wife welcomed a new little girl into their family this week. TJ also reviewed the film ‘Downfall’ and though he probably won’t be seeing it again, it was a good film and worth your time. Then there’s a video on aspect ration that is highly recommended. And in stupid news this week, Michael Bay is bringing Megan Fox back to one of his sets with the upcoming Ninja Turtles film. And finally, the low down on what you might want to see this weekend. The box office offerings are pretty week this time of year, but there may be something.
Show Notes & Links
- ‘Monsters University’ - A Message from the Dean
- What if Pixar Rebooted ‘Star Trek’
- Ewan McGregor/Obi-Wan Standalone Film?
- John Williams would Like to Score ‘Star Wars VII’
- Hamill Not Signed for Episode VII Yet
- ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ Featurette
- Best of Both Worlds Theater Event
- Fan Theories on Back to the Future
- Kaylee Marie, Child of the Covenant
- Meeting the Siblings
- Downfall - Review
- An Aspect Ratio Visual Essay
- Michael Bay to Bring Megan Fox to TMNT
- Episode 32 Reschedule
- What to see: Weekend of Feb 22, 2013
Previous Episode

The Wrap #17: Blowing Up Jar Jar
It was a week for trailers, featurettes, and clips. This week, we wrap up with the new trailer, featurette and a clip from John Goodman of the upcoming ‘Monsters University’, ‘The Host’ featurette and trailer, a new trailer and clip for ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ and some thoughts on Bryan Singer directing that film, a release date for the ‘Les Miserables’ Blu-ray — you’ll want to add this one to your library, Movieology Episode #3 in which Eric and Michael talk about ‘Silver Linings Playbook’, TJ’s review of ‘Identity Thief’ which he did not like at all and recommends you stay away from, Jar Jar Binks getting what he deserves in LEGO form as well as other fun LEGO stuff, a new 15 year anniversary cover for ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’, TJ’s review of ‘A Good Day to Die Hard’ which was a not a good film, and what you may want to see or avoid this weekend at the box office.
Show Notes & Links
- ‘Monsters University’ Featurette
- ‘Monsters University’ Full Length Trailer
- ‘Monsters University’ Clip
- ‘The Host’ - The Seeker (and other) Featurettes
- New Trailer for ‘The Host’
- ‘Jack The Giant Slayer’ Trailer #3
- ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ Clip
- ‘Les Mis’ Blu-ray Release Date
- Les Misérables (2012) - Review
- Movieology #3: On Health, Home, and Happiness
- Identity Thief - Review
- 21 Cool Things from Legos
- ‘Harry Potter’ 15th Anniversary New Cover
- John McClane Can Hardly Die - Review
- What to see: Weekend of Feb 15, 2013
Next Episode

The Wrap #19: Captain MacFarlane
TJ takes a look at a few things that happened this past week. First there’s Bryan Singer promising to fix some of the flaws with ‘X-men: The Last Stand’. Then there’s the the confirmation of a ‘Jack Reacher’ sequel from Paramount and that seems like good news. And of course there’s the 85th Academy Awards and TJ talks about a few of The Oscars given out, and really the only choice he was annoyed with. There’s also some hints from the director about what might be coming in ‘Wreck-it Ralph 2’. Plus TJ is geeking a bit about a lost documentary on ‘The Empire Strikes Back’. And how can we miss Audrey Hepburn’s digital double staring in a commercial? And to get you all set for the weekend, TJ reviews what’s new and currently in theaters.
Show Notes & Links
- Bryan Singer to “Fix” ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’
- X2: X-Men United - Rotten Tomatoes
- X-Men: The Last Stand - Rotten Tomatoes
- A ‘Jack Reacher’ Sequel
- 85th Academy Awards - /Film Liveblog Archive
- The Moviebyte Podcast #32: Nuclear Fallout
- ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ Cost $185 Million
- Hints about ‘Wreck-it Ralph’ Sequel
- ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ Documentary
- The Moviebyte Podcast #33: Bio-Digital Jazz
- TRON: Legacy - Review
- Is That Audrey Hepburn?
- What to see: Weekend of March 1, 2013
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