Since it debuted in 1957 on Broadway, West Side Story has been one of the most influential and beloved musicals in history and the 1961 film version, in particular, is considered one of the, if not the greatest, movie musicals of all time.

A massive box office bomb, the soundtrack for 1980’s Xanadu fared better than the movie itself, with Olivia Newton-John and ELO’s title song hitting number 1 in a ton of European countries and hitting the top 10 here in the States.

Venom has been cast for Sony’s upcoming solo movie, two major entertainment deaths, a new release date for the next South Park game, a King Kong musical heading to Broadway and much more in this week’s News Shotgun.

Hulu getting their own Marvel series, some possible revelations about Spider-Man: Homecoming casting, Detective Pikachu movie gets screenwriters, Metal Gear and Call of Duty news and much more in this week’s News Shotgun.

This week on the podcast, Zach, Chris and Joe talk about what could potentially be the greatest DC animated movie of all time, the mysteries of Wayward Pines, the insanity of Sharknado 3, Michael Bay’s take on Benghazi, Shadow of the Vampire and much more.

Two of The Rock’s upcoming movies get directors, Gambit will start shooting this fall, Benicio Del Toro might be the villain of the next Star Wars and much more in this week’s News Shotgun.

With Sly Stallone directing and Frank Stallone writing the music, Staying Alive is the insane sequel to Saturday Night Fever where Travolta’s Tony Manero attempts to get a role in the demonic Broadway musical, Satan’s Alley. The title track of the movie and the musical is Far From Over and it will not leave your brain once you listen to it.

One of the last things you would expect Clint Eastwood to direct is an adaptation of a Broadway musical but that’s exactly what we’re getting in June with Jersey Boys.