Quiet On Set Podcast II – EN

A new podcast episode every week with news about upcoming movies, new trailers and everything else that's happening in the world of film and movie stars.

#187 - Movies We Missed in 2024 So Far

Ewan and Lachlan dive into the latest casting news for Knives Out 3, also known as Wake Up Dead Man, and debate who is the bigger Guy Ritchie fan. They discuss the teaser for Moana 2 and the trailer for Wolfs, starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney. Ewan shares his thoughts on Atlas and IF, and wraps up his views on the seasons for X-Men '97 and Abbott Elementary Season 2. Finally, they catch up on four films not yet discussed on the podcast: Boy Kills World, Sasquatch Sunset, Anyone But You, and Evil Does Not Exist.

#186 - FURIOSA & 2024 Cannes Film Festival RECAP

Ewan is back from Cannes after a 65-movie marathon and Lachlan rewatched the entire Mad Max Saga while he was gone. They dive deep into the wasteland of George Miller's «Furiosa», the fifth movie in the Mad Max Saga. Ewan has thoughts on the disappointing «Megalopolis», the Palme d'Or winner «Anora», «The Substance», «Oh, Canada», «The Shrouds», and more.

#185 - KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES is EPIC.

Ewan and Lachlan share their thoughts on «Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes», talk about reboots, spin-off and sequels to Blade Runner, The Office, Lord of the Rings, Superman and Robin Hood. Ewan binged through all 10 Planet of the Apes films, a range of disappointing 2024 releases like «Arcadian», «Unfrosted», «Humane», «Garfield», «Prom Dates» & «Founders Day». He liked «Turtles All the Way Down» though. Lachlan watched «Late Night With the Devil» and struggles his way through a temporary set up this week.

#184 - CHALLENGERS is a Hot Mess.

Ewan and Lachlan catch up with the trailers for Deadpool & Wolverine and Mufasa: The Lion King. Lachlan watched Mulholland Drive, Call Me By Your Name, and the disappointing Boy Kills World. Ewan caught up with Abigail, The Idea of You, Arthur the King, and more, diving deeper into his Cannes preparation with Open Range, and Fish Tank among others. Finally, they review the steaming-hot and much anticipated new film from Luca Guadagnino; Challengers.

#183 - THE FALL GUY is Fun as F**k!

Ewan and Lachlan share their thoughts on David Leitch's «The Fall Guy» starring generational movie star Ryan Gosling and fake Dune director Emily Blunt. They both watched a bunch of Alex Garland films for an upcoming director bracket, and Lachlan even made himself sit through «Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver». It was painful... Ewan watched the original «Mad Max» trilogy, «The Nice Guys», and «The Man from U.N.C.L.E.» Lachlan shows off his pricey 4K steelbook purchases and argues why «28 Years Later» should still be filmed in the bad video quality of the first one.

#182 - CIVIL WAR is A24's Biggest Movie Ever.

Ewan and Lachlan review the first season of «Fallout» and Alex Garland's «Civil War» produced by A24. Ewan watched «Ripley», «The Sympathizer» and «Rebel Moon Part 2». Lachlan is back from his holiday in Bali and has thoughts on Tarantino quitting his 10th film «The Movie Critic».

#181 - LOVE LIES BLEEDING & Cannes 2024 Line Up Overview

Ewan and Lachlan discuss the latest bone-crushing A24 film «Love Lies Bleeding» starring Kristen Stewart and Katy O'Brian. Trailers for «Joker: Folie à deux» and «MaXXXine» dropped and they have some thoughts to share. Ewan gives an overview of the 2024 Cannes lineup and tells you why he didn't like the Amy Winehouse biopic «Back to Black». Lachlan watched «Devs», «La Chimera», «The Green Knight», and Ewan caught «Musica», the AppleTV+ show «Sugar» with Colin Farrell, and finished «Seinfeld».

#180 - GODZILLA x MONKEY MAN

Ewan and Lachlan pair up «Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire» & «Monkey Man» as a double feature spoiler review and rank all the American Godzilla and King Kong movies. They also caught «Love Lies Bleeding» and finished «3 Body Problem». Lachlan watched the Planet of the Apes movies and Ewan rewatched «La La Land» and has thoughts on «Girl State» and the «Wages of Fear» remake. Lastly, they share their thoughts on Matrix 5, Julia Garner as the Silver Surfer, and Alex Garland's supposed retirement from directing.

#179 - THE PROMISED LAND Lets Mads Mikkelsen's Bastard Shine

Ewan and Lachlan share their thoughts on the trailers for "Kinds of Kindness", "Evil Does Not Exist", "Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story", and "Bad Boys: Ride or Die". As part of their Oscar Prediction Contest, they watch Johnny To's "Election" 1 & 2 and talk about the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean reboot. Lachlan watched Jim Jarmusch's "Ghost Dog" and Ewan caught "Quiet On Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV" as well as "Hundreds of Beavers" and "Shirley". Finally, they review "The Promised Land" starring Mads Mikkelson in detail.

#178 - ROAD HOUSE Rules & GHOSTBUSTERS FROZEN EMPIRE Sucks

Ewan and Lachlan talk about the trailers for «Alien Romulus», « Rebel Moon: Part 2 - The Scargiver», «The Acolyte», «House of the Dragon» Season 2, «The Fall Guy», and «Furiosa: A Mad Max Story». Ewan watched «X-Men '97», «Civil War», and the original «Road House» movie. Lachlan caught up on some Ghostbusters movies in preparation for their spoiler review of «Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire». Finally, they share their thoughts on Doug Liman's «Road House».

#177 - DRIVE AWAY DOLLS is just...

Ewan and Lachlan are a week late to the Oscars Party and share their thoughts on the winners, the losers, and the cringe in between. Ewan caught up with the new releases «Sometimes I Think About Dying» and «Imaginary». Lachlan tried to watch «Devs» and «Drive Away Dolls» but ended up hanging out with his two new puppies instead. Ewan finished «Death and Other Details» and «Invincible Season 2 Part 2». Finally, they discuss the highly anticipated anime movie «The First Slam Dunk».

#176 - MONSTER is Incredibly Underrated

Ewan and Lachlan revisit a film they've already reviewed 9 months at last year's Cannes Film Festival. This time they get to share their in-depth spoiler thoughts on the latest film from Hirokazu Kore-eda «Monster». In preparation for a movie bracket on Denis Villeneuve, they have been (re)watching his filmography in addition to catching the latest (serious) Adam Sandler movie on Netflix called «Spaceman». Ewan went on a binge of new releases with «Damsel», «Ricky Stanicky», «Kung Fu Panda 4», «Shogun», «Megamind and the Doom Syndicate» and he even made time to see «Dune Part 2» again, but in IMAX this time.

#175 - DUNE 2 Will Take Your Breath Away.

Ewan and Lachlan dive deep into the world of Dune on Arrakis and share their spoiler thoughts on «Dune: Part 2». Ewan caught «Drive-Away Dolls», «Shogun», and «The Sweet East» and Lachlan started watching «Neon Genesis: Evangelion». They discuss the trailers for «I Saw the TV Glow», «The Brikeriders», and «Horizon: An American Saga».

#174 - Why THE ZONE OF INTEREST Is A Must Watch

Ewan and Lachlan talk about the trailers for «Borderlands» & «Boy Kills World». Lachlan rewatched «Blade Runner 2049» and Ewan watched the «Kung Fu Panda» trilogy and the WWII drama «One Life» starring Anthony Hopkins. Then they share their thoughts on the Netflix Live Action Series «Avatar The Last Airbender», «True Detective Night Country», and finally, break down «The Zone of Interest» in a spoiler review.

#173 - What THE IRON CLAW Does Better Than Other Sports Movies

Ewan and Lachlan discuss the trailers that dropped during the Superbowl, Casting News for «Fantastic Four» and Ewan shares his thoughts on «Madame Web», «Lisa Frankenstein», and «Megamind». Later on, they review Sean Durkin's «The Iron Claw».

#172 - Why AMERICAN FICTION's 5 Oscar Nominations Are Incredibly Ironic.

Ewan and Lachlan discuss the trailers for «A Quiet Place Day One» and «Knuckles», the announcements from the Disney Investor Call, and the new Oscar Category for Casting Directors. Lachlan is replaying Death Stranding and working on a screenplay and Ewan caught up with «I.S.S.» and «Bob Marley: One Love». Finally, they review the quintuple Oscar-nominated «American Fiction».

#171 - Why ALL OF US STRANGERS is Andrew Scott’s Best Role Yet

Ewan is recovering from sickness and Lachlan has a messy room. In other news, Netflix shared some of its biggest titles for 2024, PlayStation aired its State of Play, and the Apple Vision Pro was released. Lachlan watched «Mean Girls», «El Conde», and played Palworld and Alan Wake 2. Ewan watched «Aryglle», «Orion and the Dark», «Masters of the Air», and the fifth season of «Fargo».

#170 - Oscar Nominations, Sundance & Fallen Leaves

IT'S LACHLAN'S BIRTHDAY! This week we discuss the Nominations for the 96th Academy Awards. What were the Snubs and Surprises? One of the films that unfortunately did not make the Final 5 for the Internation Feature Category is Aki Kaurismäki's «Fallen Leaves», which is the film we are going to review in detail. The Sundance Film Festival has wrapped and Ewan caught some films virtually that he'll tell you about and Lachlan started «True Detective: Night Country».

#169 - How PRISCILLA solves the Biopic Problem.

Ewan and Lachlan go over a variety of news about productions starting up again, remakes and castings being announced, and the exciting new trailer for «Spaceman». Ewan has been very busy with watching some of the first releases of 2023 and Lachlan is catching up on the seconds seasons of «The Bear» and «Reacher». Finally, they discuss the A24 x Sofia Coppola coproduction «Priscilla», a portrait of a woman drawn into a relationship with Elvis Presley.

#168 - We Hosted Our Own Movie Awards Show.

Ewan and Lachlan host the first official certified semi-bi-annual Quiet On Set Podcast Movie and Films Awards show with categories and winners and stuff. A feast for any awards aficionado - as we take this matter deadly seriously - crowning the best Debuts and biggest Surprises, and handing out Tech and Acting Awards to our favorite movies of 2023.

Special - 2024s Most Anticipated Movies

Ewan, Lachlan, and Kevin go over the release date calendar for 2024 and tell you what they are looking forward to the most. From «Dune Part II», «Mickey 17», and «Nosferatu» to a fourth «Despicable Me» movie I guess... there are a ton of sequels, prequels, and spin-offs as expected but also a bunch of exciting filmmakers premiering their work this year.

#167 - MAESTRO - A Biopic Yes! or Biopic Mess?

Ewan and Lachlan watched Bradley Cooper's sophomore feature «Maestro» as well as «Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child of Fire», «Saltburn» & «Dream Scenario». Ewan rewatched «Perfect Days» with his family and caught the two seasons of «Reacher», the second season of «What If...?» and underrated gem «Small, Slow But Steady». They also share their favorite soundtracks, scores and albums of the year.

#166 - POOR THINGS is Seductively Enthralling Cinema

Ewan and Lachlan talk about the Oscar Shortlists, their end-of-the-year watchlists, and the worst films of the year. Ewan caught «The Iron Claw» and «Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom», the final movie of the DC Extended Universe. Finally, they share their in-depth thoughts on one of the best movies of the year: Yorgos Lanthimos' «Poor Things».

#165 - The Wonderfully Whimsical World of WONKA

Ewan and Lachlan talk about the trailers for «Dune Part II», Alex Garland's «Civil War», John Krasinski's «IF», and «Kung Fu Panda 4» as well as the most anticipated films of 2024. A24 is in the news with the casting of Dwayne Johnson and a movie adaption of Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding game. Ewan watched the new «Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget», «Migration», and the two «Paddington» movies in preparation for the main review of Paul King's «Wonka» with Timothée Chalamet.

#164 - THE BOY AND THE HERON is Hauntingly Mesmerizing

Ewan and Lachlan discuss Hayao Miyazaki's potentially final movie «The Boy and the Heron» and discuss Studio Ghibli's future without their iconic filmmakers. They watched the trailer for «Godzilla x Kong: A New Empire» and Lachlan caught «Godzilla Minus One» in theaters. He also got to see «Poor Things» at a preview screening and watched three of Ridley Scott's best movies. Ewan watched «Leave the World Behind», «Silent Night», and «Manodrome».

#163 - MAY DECEMBER is Deliciously Awkward

It's that time of the year when the films that premiered in Cannes finally release for all audiences world wide and among them is this week's movie «May December». Ewan shares his love for Todd Haynes filmmaking while Lachlan loved the movie more for its technical achievements rather than narrative ones. Ewan also caught some Christmas themed movies like «The Holdovers» and «It's a Wonderful Knife» and they both sat through the horrible «Family Switch», why? - they still don't know. Lachlan (re)watched a couple more Ridley Scott movies including «Thelma & Louise» and «Gladiator» and is very excited for the live action «Fallout» series that just premiered its first trailer. Finally, «Furiosa», «The Boys» Season 4 and «House of the Dragon» Season 2 all premiered their first trailers this week.

#162 - Why You Should Watch NAPOLEON Twice

Ewan and Lachlan talk about period pieces and epics as they share their spoiler thoughts on Ridley Scott's «Napoleon» and reveal why the 4hr+ director's cut will make or break the film. Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega are both out from «Scream 7» and Nicholas Hoult is Lex Luthor in «Superman Legacy». Ewan watched Disney's «Wish», and three reptile-themed movies/series with «Leo», «Godzilla: Minus One» and «Monarch: Legacy of Monsters» as well as the bloody slasher «Thanksgiving» and Lachlan finished Alan Wake 2.

#161 - THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES Left Us Famished

Ewan and Lachlan discuss the abysmal trailer for «Madame Web» the casting news about Pedro Pascal potentially joining the MCU as Reed Richards. In preparation for an upcoming Ridley Scott Bracket, they both watch a bunch of his films and rewatch the «Hunger Games» movies for this week's main review of «The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes». Ewan watched the animated «Scott Pilgrim Takes Off», «Squid Game The Challenge», and Taika Waititi's latest misstep «Next Goal Wins».

#160 - The SAG-AFTRA Strike is over & How We'd Save the MCU

Ewan and Lachlan discuss a ton of news, the end of the Actor's Strike, and how the MCU could be fixed.

#159 - FINGERNAILS is a Weird Sci-Fi Love Story

Ewan and Lachlan discuss how they would continue the podcast if one of them died. Ewan tricks Lachlan into watching «Fingernails», a Sci-Fi Romance film where love can be measured from your fingernails. He also started rewatching the «Hunger Games» movies with his girlfriend and shares what makes him queasy in movies. Ewan lets you know if «Invincible» and «Gen V» are worth checking out and talks about the success of «Five Nights At Freddy's».

#158 - We watched The Killer and Five Nights at Freddy's

Ewan and Lachlan did it... They watched «Five Nights At Freddy's». Can they consider themselves fans of the franchise or will they hate it as much as Ewan hated «Slotherhouse»? David Fincher's «The Killer» is also out (only in select theatres and soon on Netflix). They discuss the role of Hitmen in movies and go over the latest delays of «Elio», «Snow White», and more.

#157 - Hit or Flop? - KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

Martin Scorsese's «Killers of the Flower Moon» is finally out and Ewan and Lachlan can finally share their spoiler thoughts on the film that they caught earlier this year in Cannes. They also discuss what Scorsese's Best Film is and if Cinema is Indeed Dying. Lachlan rewatched both «Scream 4» and «Blade Runner 2049» and they both watched «Totally Killer». Ewan watched Bill Burr's directorial debut «Old Dads» and «Reptile» on Netflix and binged through the latest season of «Big Mouth». He's also got some thoughts on the rather disappointing second season of «Loki» and praises «The Boys» spin-off «Gen V«.

#155 - Why Everyone Hates THE EXORCIST BELIEVER

Ewan and Lachlan discuss the current state of Horror and share their thoughts on «The Exorcist Believer». Lachlan rewatched «Talk To Me», started «One Piece» and is struggles with his hay fever for the second time this year. Ewan is back from the Zurich Film Festival and spotlights a couple of films he liked before a more extensive recap later this week. Finally, they both caught Wes Anderson's four short films based on Roald Dahl's stories and finished the «Ahsoka» series.

#154 - Is THE CREATOR the Best Sci-Fi Movie of the decade?

The WGA Strike has come to a close and Ewan presents everything you need to know about the deal. Lachlan watched «No One Will Save You», Ewan spills his thoughts on the first five movies he watched at the Zurich Film Festival and the two discuss the current state of Sci-Fi Movies. Finally, they share their spoiler thoughts on Gareth Edward's «The Creator».

#153 - Reviving the Comedy Movie Genre with Bottoms & Theater Camp

Ewan and Lachlan break down the current state of Comedy in Movies and share their spoiler thoughts on «Bottoms» and «Theater Camp». Ewan is finally caught up with «Ahsoka» and shares Lachlan's love for the series. He also caught the final season of «Sex Education» as well as «Flora and Son», «Love At First Sight» and the surprise Horror hit «No One Will Save You».

#152 - The Best Animated Movie of the Year?

Ewan and Lachlan are back after a three-week break to chat about «Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem», «The Equalizer 3», and the Star Wars show «Ahsoka». Ewan is back from the Venice Film Festival and shares his highlights, Lachlan is making his way through the new Bethesda game Starfield and both of them have some thoughts to share on the current state of Animation.

#151 - We Watched 60 Movies at the Venice Film Festival

Ewan and guest host Kevin talk about the 60 movies they watched at the 80th Biennale, the Venice Film Festival which premiered movies like Yorgos Lanthimos' «Poor Things», Richard Linklater's «Hit Man», Sofia Coppola's «Priscilla» and David Fincher's «The Killer».