# 'Michael 2' in the Works, MBJ's Battlefield Ignites Bidding War, James Bond Update

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Podcast: [The Hot Mic with Jeff Sneider and John Rocha](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hot-mic-with-jeff-sneider-and-john-rocha-5616160)
Published: 2026-05-01T01:38:39+00:00
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On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider talk 'Michael 2' is in the wokrs but will Antoine Fuqua return to direct it, Jame Gunn's updates on DC with the Authority and Paradise Lost series and that Lanterns trailer fiasco, Michael B Jordan's Battlefield project sparks a bidding war, a Paradise Lost movie is coming from Roger Avary, Disclosure day aliens photos, Django and Zorro team up movie, Jackass, Verity, and One Night Only trailers, Gina Carano’s PR puff piece in THR, Rush Hour 4 pushed to Fall shoot over pay dispute, James Bond script is “nowhere near ready”, Devil Wears Prada 2 review, 49.5 % of funding for Paramount merger are foreign investors with 38.5% from Middle East, Top Gun 3 updates and more! #marvel #DC #jamesgunn #michaelbjordan #WB #Netflix #Disney #topgun #tomcruise #TheHotMic #JeffSneider #JohnRocha ____________________________________________________________________________________ Chapters: 0:00 Intro and Rundown 2:27 'Michael 2' In the Works, But Will Antoine Fuqua Return to Direct It? 13:45 Michael B Jordan and Christopher McQuarrie Battlefield Project Sparks Bidding War 23:03 'Resident Evil' Trailer Discussion 26:00 Original Blair WitcH Actors Return to EP New Blair Witch Reboot 28:40 Roger Avary Making a 'Paradise Lost' Movie Using Ai 32:10 James Gunn DC Updates on The Authority, Paradise Lost and LANTERNS Trailer 38:43 Brian Helgeland Tapped to Write Django/Zorro Film Based on Tarantino Comic Book 42:16 One Night Only and Verity Trailers Talk 49:30 Disclosure Day Aliens Footage Could Connect to Close Encounters 52:20 James Bond Update Says Script is "Nowhere Near Ready" 55:15 The Devil Wears Prada 2 Mini Review 57:15 Other Film/TV Reviews 1:03:27 THR's Puff Piece on Gina Carano 1:05:33 Streamlabs and Superchat Questions Fol…

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