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This week on Heat Vision Breakdown we look ahead at the new year by examining everything from Joaquin Phoenix's Joker to Jordan Peele's latest film to what's next for Christopher Nolan.

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00:00Hello friends and welcome to the future.

00:02This week on Heat Vision Breakdown, we look ahead at the new year by examining the 2019

00:07most interesting stories to watch for in Hollywood and beyond.

00:09Yeah, that's way too many stories.

00:10Okay, well what if we do like 20 19 minute videos?

00:13Just do the top 10 stories like a normal person.

00:15Okay fine, jeesh.

00:16Here are the top 9 stories to watch out for this year.

00:20Oh my god.

00:22Let's start off with the obvious and immediately destroy any shot at a chronological list here

00:28by looking at number 9, Joaquin Phoenix's Joker.

00:31So far, only very brief snippets of the Oscar nominated actor's take on the clown prince

00:35of crime have been showcased.

00:37But given the actor's reputation and resume, it's fair to say that interest is very high

00:41for what he will do with the character.

00:42The Jokers are no small clown shoes to step into either.

00:45There have been three Academy Award winning actors to don the white makeup on film already,

00:49and two of them did a great job.

00:50The big question is, however, can a Joker film work without Batman?

00:54Well, seeing as how the last two Batman films turned out, it's probably worth a shot to go

00:58Wayne list for this one.

00:59Number 8.

01:00Who will play Shang-Chi?

01:02Marvel Studios is looking to find an Asian director and Asian lead for a movie about Shang-Chi,

01:06which will be the studio's first Asian superhero.

01:09As Marvel continues to focus on representation, fans are already hailing this as having the

01:13potential to be the next Black Panther.

01:15What's just as interesting to think about is how a film like this could propel a filmmaker

01:19to becoming the next Ryan Coogler.

01:21It's hard to beat the MCU when it comes to exposure for an up-and-coming auteur.

01:24And as for who plays the lead, even Aquaman director James Wan is invested, telling Heat

01:29Vision earlier this month the film needs a strong Asian male lead.

01:32I can't think of one for the life of me, he said.

01:34The last person I can think of is Bruce Lee, and God, that is so sad.

01:38Bruce Lee is my father's generation.

01:39It's great.

01:40It's about time.

01:41Number 7.

01:42Who will play Batgirl?

01:43This has to be the highest profile superhero that's due for casting and expected in 2019.

01:48And there's an obvious choice.

01:49Hailee Steinfeld.

01:51Batgirl screenwriter Christina Hodson already teamed with Steinfeld for Bumblebee, a film

01:55that against all odds for a Transformers movie earned glowing reviews.

01:58Incidentally, it is the only Transformers film with a fresh Rotten Tomatoes score which

02:02should surprise literally nobody.

02:04Keep in mind, there's no director yet set for a Batgirl standalone, which will focus

02:08on the Barbara Gordon version of the character.

02:10But Hodson is also penning Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley

02:14Quinn, Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn spin-off, and the most obnoxious title for a movie since

02:19Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium.

02:21That's due out February 7th, 2020.

02:23Could Barbara Gordon make an appearance in that film?

02:26If so, perhaps Barbara's casting will come out next year.

02:29Number 6.

02:30Can Episode 9 save Star Wars?

02:32No.

02:33Next.

02:34Save Star Wars.

02:35Alright, I'll talk about it.

02:36I'll talk about it.

02:37Jeez.

02:38It's hard to believe that a franchise as big as Star Wars could ever be considered

02:40in bad shape.

02:41But following the underperformance of Solo last summer and the, let's say, mixed reaction

02:46to The Last Jedi, Episode 9 doesn't seem to have as much buzz as one would expect for

02:50the final entry in a new Star Wars trilogy.

02:52J.J. Abrams is once again taking the helm, and while he may be a safe choice, it's hard

02:56to see how he can satisfyingly wrap up a saga that hasn't really felt like it was planned

03:00out at all since its inception.

03:02Rey is already a Jedi Master, Poe has questionable decision-making skills, Finn has already beaten

03:07Phasma, again, and the villains are either incompetent, dead, a whiny flip-flopper, or apparently

03:13completely insignificant.

03:14You know, most Snoke theories might have sucked, but at least they actually did something with

03:18the character, Rian Johnson.

03:21On the plus side, at least we get to bid a fond farewell to fan-favorite characters like

03:24Luke and Leia on the big screen for the last time.

03:27Disney's Bob Iger has hinted that there will be a slowdown when it comes to future Star

03:30Wars movies, and that's wise.

03:32With The Mandalorian and a Rogue One prequel set to debut on the upcoming Disney Plus streaming

03:36service, high-quality live-action shows may just be the new way to get a Star Wars fix.

03:41Maybe J.J. is not our only hope, at least they can't kill Luke and Han again.

03:45Number 5.

03:46What's the next Christopher Nolan movie?

03:48There have been no rumblings of what Nolan will do next following 2017's Dunkirk, but

03:52that just means no one's looking closely enough.

03:56Exhibit A.

03:57News Nolan signed on to the direct Interstellar broke January 9th, 2013, less than six months

04:03after The Dark Knight Rises opened.

04:05Exhibit B.

04:06News of Dunkirk came on December 28th, 2015, a full 14 months after Interstellar opened.

04:11What does it mean?

04:12I don't know.

04:14All I know is we are now more than a year since Dunkirk's opening and we've got nothing!

04:17It's time to give us something, please!

04:20Also bonus points if you re-team with Christian Bale.

04:22He's great.

04:23In real seriousness, what's left for Nolan to tackle?

04:25He won't be doing the next James Bond, no matter how much we hope.

04:28He's done sci-fi and a war epic since leaving the DC Universe.

04:31In an age of micro-budget horror making a huge splash at the box office, is it time for Nolan

04:36to show us what a $100 million horror epic would look like?

04:39Kubrick was 51 when he made The Shining.

04:42Nolan is almost the same age now.

04:44Coincidence?

04:45Number 4.

04:46Will we get release dates for games like Cyberpunk 2077, Death Stranding, and The Last of Us

04:52Part 2?

04:532018 was a big year for games.

04:55We got to be Spider-Man, Greek Gods, and Cowboys, yee-haw!

04:582019, however, may just give it a run for its money, particularly if marquee anticipated titles

05:03like CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077, Hideo Kojima's bat-crazy Death Stranding, and Depressapalooza

05:09The Last of Us Part 2 all drop.

05:11Hell, even if one of those games comes this year and lives up to the hype, 2019 is shaping

05:15up to be another banner year for video games.

05:17Unlike movies, release dates for games can be announced at any time and are often much

05:21bigger reveals.

05:23Vague windows for when a game will launch are common and often get pushed back and back.

05:27That said, for games like Cyberpunk and Death Stranding, we've already seen quite a bit

05:30of gameplay footage over the past year, which could possibly be a hint that they're coming

05:35sooner than we might think.

05:36Hopefully.

05:37I want that retus fetus.

05:40Number 3.

05:41What's the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

05:44After Avengers Endgame, it's time for the MCU to reinvent itself.

05:472019 should give us hints of what's to come, most notably with Disney's acquisition of 21st

05:51Century Fox opening the X-Men and Fantastic Four to potentially be folded into the MCU.

05:56The chances are basically zero we'll see any end credit reveals of these characters in this

06:00year's Endgame, Captain Marvel, or Spider-Man Far From Home, as these films have A wrapped,

06:05and B it's unclear when the Fox-Disney deal will actually finalize and make such a thing

06:09possible.

06:10Yay, arbitration!

06:11So what could we get next year?

06:13Marvel will likely begin hiring writers or even directors to develop films surrounding these

06:17characters.

06:18Perhaps we'll even get some casting news.

06:19Imagine the frenzy when we learn there will be a new Professor X or Magneto.

06:23Because no, don't expect Kevin Feige to bring James McAvoy or Michael Fassbender and their

06:28convoluted timelines over to the MCU.

06:30The big thing to watch for will be Deadpool.

06:32Ryan Reynolds and Josh Brolin are attached to an X-Force team-up movie from director Drew

06:36Goddard.

06:37However, that project has been left up in the air in light of the merger.

06:40But if any actor can survive the move from Fox to Disney, it's Ryan Reynolds.

06:44Not only is he by far the most popular X-person star, the meta-nature of his character could

06:49make sense to exist at Disney, even if his character never interacts with the mainstream

06:53MCU.

06:54His movies could be set in some sort of strange alternate continuity, similar to how they exist

06:58outside the main X-Men world.

07:00Maybe we can even work Pikachu in there somewhere.

07:02In my head I saw that differently.

07:04Number 2.

07:05Can Jordan Peele live up to Get Out with Us?

07:08He earned an Oscar and two additional nominations for his directorial debut, so it's no surprise

07:12that Jordan Peele's follow-up to Get Out will be one of the most closely watched films

07:16of the year.

07:17As the first trailer for the secretive film revealed, it centers on a family plagued by evil doppelganger

07:22versions of themselves, because, sometimes, we are our own worst enemy.

07:27As the trailer makes clear, Peele is on the verge of becoming a definitive filmmaking voice,

07:31like a Nolan or a Tarantino or a Spike Lee, a director with a signature style that, even

07:36when working with a different subject matter, imbues that special something into even a trailer

07:40that makes it instantly recognizable as a Jordan Peele movie.

07:44Number 1.

07:45Winter has finally come.

07:46It's spring.

07:47Actually, I mean, it's already been here, but now it's here even more as HBO launches

07:50its last season of the mega-hit fantasy series.

07:53While the writing for the show has suffered significantly since it moved past the source

07:56material of George R. R. Martin's novels, I refer you to this diagram to illustrate

08:00my point, there is no doubt that fans worldwide are invested to see how the fate of Westeros

08:05ultimately plays out.

08:07Will Jon Snow marry his aunt?

08:09Will Jaime Lannister kill his sister slash lover?

08:11Man.

08:12Shows a lot of incest.

08:13Will Tyrion ride a dragon?

08:15How much older will the actor who plays Bran look?

08:17All these questions pale in comparison to the ultimate mystery behind this 8 season epic.

08:21Is the Night King even really a bad guy?

08:23I mean, honestly, Westeros is full of terrible, terrible people, I'm kind of rooting for the

08:27dude who literally tore down a wall.

08:29Is that Spyro?

08:31It's a dragon.

08:32Oh.

08:33Of course, even with Game of Thrones coming to an end, the world of Westeros will still

08:37continue as HBO has already ordered a prequel pilot from producer Jane Goldman and Martin,

08:42set 1,000 years before the events of the main series, with even more spin-offs planned

08:46for the future.

08:47Maybe one of them will explain why a civilization that figured out how to conquer dragons still

08:51hasn't mastered the art of indoor plumbing.

08:53Well, you've heard what we're excited for, but what are you most looking forward to in

08:582019?

08:59Let us know in the comments right down there, don't forget to subscribe, and come back

09:02here every Friday morning for new episodes of Heat Vision Breakdown.

09:05We spent all our budget on that Spyro thing.

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