Dan Larson on MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE and the End of the Blockbuster!

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July 6, 2026 · 1h 11m

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DJ and guest Dan Larson discuss the implications of recent box office struggles for major franchises.

Both THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU and MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE are struggling at the box office. Does this signal the end of the blockbuster era as we know it? DJ is joined by Dan Larson from Secret Galaxy to discuss what it means when even a new STAR WARS isn't appointment viewing, and what impact that could have upcoming big budget projects like SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY and AVENGERS DOOMSDAY, and on pop culture in general moving forward! Check out DJ's New Comic! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/djtalkstrash/dangerboi2?ref=rn86a7 More DJ! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/djtalkstrash⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More Dan! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/secretgalaxy Theme Music by: Steven James Schmidt For exclusive bonus podcasts like What We're Into, Mutant Academy, and more, check out our Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OnlyStupidAnswers

People in this episode

Host: DJ

Guest: Dan Larson

Topics covered

blockbuster era
pop culture
box office
film industry
Star Wars
Masters of the Universe

Keywords

blockbuster
box office
Star Wars
Masters of the Universe
pop culture
interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Secret Galaxy

Books & works: THE MANDALORIAN, GROGU, MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE, STAR WARS, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, AVENGERS DOOMSDAY