Summer Blockbusters — 00:40
Julia Furlan: Summer blockbuster season is upon us. Which means that it’s peak time for people to watch the movie equivalent of junk food. I’m talking rom-coms, I’m talking car explosions, I’m talking superheroes, that kind of stuff. So senior film reporter Adam B. Vary and film and TV reporter Alanna Bennett are here to tell us what is getting butts in seats in movie theaters around the country.
Alanna Bennett: Hi.
Adam Vary: Hi.
JF: So Adam, you wrote a wonderful piece that sort of like lays out what is going on at this moment in time in the movie business. And one of the things you focused on is that representation is actually great business. Can you tell us a little bit more about that?
AV: Well, yeah, I mean first and foremost the biggest movie of the year in the United States is almost certainly going to be Black Panther.
TAPE: “The Black Panther lives. And when he fights for the fate of Wakanda I will be right there beside him.
As will…
