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A Friendly Film Take - 'Peacemaker' and our top picks for the rest of 2025
Season 1, Ep. 2
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In this, just the second episode of Film News Blitz's new podcast, 'A Friendly Film Take', Dan Lawrence and Rhys Stacey resume their conversation from episode one. This time around, Dan and Rhys recap season one of 'Peacemaker' and how the new season will fit into James Gunn's revamped DCU. From there, the duo debate the best WWE wrestlers turned actors before going on to pick the films they're looking forward to seeing in cinemas during the final months of 2025.
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