TDR News: Smith and Franco Mount a Comeback - The Ladies Get Expendable - and Wildwood has a Date!

About this episode

This episode covers the latest movie news including comebacks by Will Smith and James Franco, a new female-led Expendables film, and updates on upcoming projects.

This Week for your Daily Ratings Movie News: Will Smith and James Franco look to be back on the job and landing movies. Expendables is branching out with Expendabelles, a female led offshoot. Cameron and Rodriguez plan a secret shoot, Jackson is in for Tintin 2, and Laika Studios set a date for Wildwood. - Check out all our Movie Scores on the site! - Support the Daily Ratings and become a Producer now! - Here are all the new movies out now! - Shop our store for all the Daily Ratings gear!

People in this episode

Host: The Daily Ratings

Topics covered

• movie news
• comebacks
• female-led films
• upcoming releases
• film industry updates

Keywords

• Will Smith
• James Franco
• Expendabelles
• Tintin 2
• Wildwood
• Laika Studios
• movie news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Laika Studios

Books & works: Tintin 2, Wildwood, Expendabelles

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