Digger is Obnoxious, Verity Stinks, and The History of Concrete is Delightful (Interview: John Wilson)

On the October 7, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by multiple people to talk about the latest film and TV news, have a conversation about the new Tom Cruise film Digger, chat about Verity, the latest Colleen Hoover adaptation, and wrap up with an interview with John Wilson, the director of a new documentary called The History of Concrete.

(~00:25) News

• https://www.slashfilm.com/2275589/warner-bros-discovery-paramount-merger-company-name-announced/
• https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/bradley-cooper-g-i-joe-movie-paramount-danny-mcbride-1236720404/
• https://deadline.com/2026/10/walton-goggins-michael-b-jordan-austin-butler-miami-vice-85-1237144625/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2275841/star-trek-movie-reboot-details-no-legacy-characters/
• https://deadline.com/2026/10/fast-furious-tv-series-greenlit-peacock-1237144885/
• https://deadline.com/2026/10/eddie-murphy-the-chairman-series-peacock-matthew-weiner-1237145005/
• https://deadline.com/2026/10/jennifer-lawrence-gene-stupnitsky-one-month-mark-movie-1237145376/
• https://x.com/Borys_Kit/status/2106104823561203933
• https://deadline.com/2026/10/sicario-3-emily-blunt-benicio-del-toro-josh-brolin-1237146047/
• https://deadline.com/2026/10/the-batman-part-ii-production-pause-matt-reeves-1237146807/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2278842/steven-spielberg-michael-bay-return-next-transformers-movie/
• https://ghostbustersnews.com/2026/10/05/new-live-action-ghostbusters-film-reportedly-in-development-as-nightmare-on-34th-street/

(~02:05) Digger Review: Alejandro G. Iñárritu's Audacious Satire Is Saved By Tom Cruise

(~23:53) Verity Review: Anne Hathaway's Colleen Hoover Movie Is Dead On Arrival

(~43:00) The History of Concrete

(~45:14) John Wilson interview

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