S2 E18: Jurassic World Rebirth Shatters Box Office Record and Cyberpunk Edgerunners S2 Announced!

In this episode of Beyond The Screen, Ryan, Jake, and Emily break down Jurassic World Rebirth storming the box office as 2025's biggest opener! They discuss Neil Druckmann's surprising exit from HBO's The Last of Us alongside Guest Star Matt, and Jason Blum's candid admission about M3GAN 2.0's flop. Plus, Grant Gustin expresses interest in continuing as The Flash in James Gunn’s DCU. All this and much more on Beyond The Screen!

Sources:

• Jurassic World Rebirth box office report:
  https://deadline.com/2025/07/box-office-jurassic-world-rebirth-1236450399/

• Neil Druckmann exits "The Last of Us":
  https://deadline.com/2025/07/the-last-of-us-co-creator-neil-druckmann-exits-season-3-1236448125/

• Weekend box office results (Week 27, 2025):
  https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W27/?ref_=bo_wey_table_4

• Box office breakdown and industry analysis:
  https://newsletter.readthedailies.com/p/not-hiding-from-flops?_bhlid=948c64b81d8c5a56583ffe7ba1f34590e91a2ae3&last_resource_guid=Post%3Aceca0625-eff6-46f9-82a1-c03354b752a8&utm_campaign=not-hiding-from-flops&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=newsletter.readthedailies.com

• Jason Blum on the failure of “M3GAN 2.0”:
  https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3886548/we-thought-m3gan-was-like-superman-jason-blum-shares-honest-thoughts-on-m3gan-2-0-failure/

• Grant Gustin on returning as The Flash in the DCU:
  https://screenrant.com/the-flash-grant-gustin-james-gunn-dc-universe/

• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 hub article:
  https://screenrant.com/cyberpunk-edgerunners-season-2-latest-news-hub/

• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 confirmed:
  https://www.theverge.com/news/698579/cyberpunk-edgerunners-2-anime-netflix-cd-projekt-red

• Nolan’s “The Odyssey” teaser and poster news:
  https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/christopher-nolan-odyssey-first-poster-trailer-cinemas/

• Additional coverage of “The Odyssey” trailer leak:
  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/christopher-nolan-the-odyssey-trailer-1236303733/

• The Running Man:
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD18ddeFuyM

• The Cat in the Hat:
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz8pLlPhSeY

• Cyberpunk Edgerunners Season 2:
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CQO-7OKANs

• She Rides Shotgun:
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9OkHjOnQPg

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