{"podcast":{"title":"Back To The Blockbuster","slug":"back-to-the-blockbuster-4476439","podcast_index_feed_id":4476439,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/70b0dd60/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/back-to-the-blockbuster","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/18806392/18806392-1634835479137-497c175576afd.jpg","author":"Back To The Blockbuster","episode_count":345,"summary":"Welcome to Back To The Blockbuster, a Playlyst original podcast hosted by Gaius Bolling and Jackson Pye. Gaius brings his industry knowledge to the conversation as he currently works Press for film & TV while Jackson brings the casual moviegoer opinion. The duo also covers milestone movie anniversaries and predicts the box office every week. In addition to the main show, Gaius also hosts a bi-weekly spinoff called Back To The Blockbuster Presents: Deep Dives that sees Gaius and rotating guests diving into a different film of their choosing across all genres!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T20:18:31.979575+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-to-the-blockbuster-4476439"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 293 - Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s Record Pre-Sales","slug":"episode-293-spider-man-brand-new-day-s-record-pre-sales","published_at":"2026-06-26T17:29:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-to-the-blockbuster-4476439/episode-293-spider-man-brand-new-day-s-record-pre-sales","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-to-the-blockbuster-4476439","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/back-to-the-blockbuster/episodes/Episode-293---Spider-Man-Brand-New-Days-Record-Pre-Sales-e3lan6a","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/70b0dd60/podcast/play/122034826/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-26%2Fc20dce0f-a378-0a23-0c1f-7d4d143918f8.mp3","summary":"This week on the show, we’re diving into the biggest headlines from Hollywood. First up, Spider-Man: Brand New Day swings into the record books with the best pre-sales in five years—will Brand New Day be the biggest box office hit of the year ahead of Avengers: Doomsday? Then, filmmaker Curry Barker sets his sights on his next original project at Universal Pictures with a high eight figure deal. We also break down Focus Features’ early Oscar campaign plans for Obsession, and the surprising news that Amazon MGM has dropped Luca Guadagnino’s nearly finished Sam Altman film about an AI CEO. Plus, a sequel to How The Grinch Stole Christmas is in development, and Jim Carrey is reportedly in talks to return. Tune in for all the details and our takes!","meta_description":"This week on the show, we’re diving into the biggest headlines from Hollywood. First up, Spider-Man: Brand New Day swings into the record books with the b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4268,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/back-to-the-blockbuster-4476439/episodes/episode-293-spider-man-brand-new-day-s-record-pre-sales/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-to-the-blockbuster-4476439/episode-293-spider-man-brand-new-day-s-record-pre-sales.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}