<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;On the March 18, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson will talk about the latest film and TV news, and then is joined by Chris Evangelista for a discussion about the new horror movie undertone. Plus, we’ll play an interview with undertone’s writer/director, and Ben speaks with the director of V For Vendetta to celebrate its 20th anniversary.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;(~00:25) News&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.slashfilm.com/2123919/oscars-2026-winners-list/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://www.slashfilm.com/2123919/oscars-2026-winners-list/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.slashfilm.com/2121301/kate-winslet-lord-of-the-rings-the-hunt-for-gollum-movie-potential-roles/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://www.slashfilm.com/2121301/kate-winslet-lord-of-the-rings-the-hunt-for-gollum-movie-potential-roles/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://deadline.com/2026/03/tommy-lee-jones-cast-fx-the-lowdown-season-2-1236750551/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://deadline.com/2026/03/tommy-lee-jones-cast-fx-the-lowdown-season-2-1236750551/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://deadline.com/2026/03/emily-blunt-cillian-murphy-a-quiet-place-part-iii-1236756703/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://deadline.com/2026/03/emily-blunt-cillian-murphy-a-quiet-place-part-iii-1236756703/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://deadline.com/2026/03/billie-eilish-movie-acting-debut-sylvia-plath-bell-jar-1236741609/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://deadline.com/2026/03/billie-eilish-movie-acting-debut-sylvia-plath-bell-jar-1236741609/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://deadline.com/2026/03/the-last-of-us-cast-patrick-wilson-jason-ritter-season-3-1236756795/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://deadline.com/2026/03/the-last-of-us-cast-patrick-wilson-jason-ritter-season-3-1236756795/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://deadline.com/2026/03/the-white-lotus-max-greenfield-kumail-nanjiani-chloe-bennet-1236758066/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://deadline.com/2026/03/the-white-lotus-max-greenfield-kumail-nanjiani-chloe-bennet-1236758066/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://deadline.com/2026/03/buffy-reboot-dead-sarah-michelle-gellar-hulu-chloe-zhao-1236753736/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://deadline.com/2026/03/buffy-reboot-dead-sarah-michelle-gellar-hulu-chloe-zhao-1236753736/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://variety.com/2026/film/news/max-landis-gi-joe-movie-script-paramount-passes-1236688071/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://variety.com/2026/film/news/max-landis-gi-joe-movie-script-paramount-passes-1236688071/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.slashfilm.com/2123703/nathan-fillion-firefly-animated-series-concept-art/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://www.slashfilm.com/2123703/nathan-fillion-firefly-animated-series-concept-art/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://variety.com/2026/film/news/michaela-coel-bloodsport-remake-a24-1236691553/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://variety.com/2026/film/news/michaela-coel-bloodsport-remake-a24-1236691553/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;(~08:18) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.slashfilm.com/2120119/undertone-a24-horror-movie-review/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Undertone Review: This Podcast Horror Movie From A24 Is Genuinely Scary&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;(~18:51) undertone spoilers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;(~25:41) Interview with writer/director Ian Tuason&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;(~36:28) V For Vendetta, 20 years later&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;(~37:35) James McTeigue interview&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;All the other stuff you need to know:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;You can find more about some of the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked in the show notes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;You can subscribe to /Film Weekly on &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/film-daily/id1254073246?mt=2" rel="nofollow"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1254073246/film-daily" rel="nofollow"&gt;Overcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://u922627.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=TvhtDiauxJVhRdbUMx2NHL6ODzLmx4MtfKCdFx-2FSGFQNyT19gu7suETHskKPLeObN63kZLIJaqHCutUuD2JSOw-3D-3D_Mf-2FCkfRivOmMK7O7F0Y-2FexQfRdP6nJdv0CvMHIllgbkxYonk7OFRtOKgc2RI2FTZjosX7Gy5-2F0LZYTCm1KUveJQurOXZQv5Dj2WhJrhmTrs0v3SJiEiBpyb-2F1L8jvr-2B-2BkxkiGeoPD1UieLppbdRBRhz-2BVOyI6R94uU85wuTnw695jKUkbDYkfDzQF2AmxCxzLBCpnE6CnunSfOnUc5T4w6Rt0VfqnTdL8n5IRPTbqCQRp1Xk2jliYNZ7ZDeIS9PTLnYnsWPYrfKEGJy8pKEuEg-3D-3D" rel="nofollow"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;, or wherever you get your podcasts.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Check out &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://patreon.com/popcultured" rel="nofollow"&gt;patreon.com/popcultured&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt; 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undertone (with Writer/Director Ian Tuason), V For Vendetta's 20th Anniversary (with James McTeigue), and More

MAR 18, 202651 MIN
/Film Weekly

undertone (with Writer/Director Ian Tuason), V For Vendetta's 20th Anniversary (with James McTeigue), and More

MAR 18, 202651 MIN

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On the March 18, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson will talk about the latest film and TV news, and then is joined by Chris Evangelista for a discussion about the new horror movie undertone. Plus, we’ll play an interview with undertone’s writer/director, and Ben speaks with the director of V For Vendetta to celebrate its 20th anniversary.(~00:25) Newshttps://www.slashfilm.com/2123919/oscars-2026-winners-list/https://www.slashfilm.com/2121301/kate-winslet-lord-of-the-rings-the-hunt-for-gollum-movie-potential-roles/https://deadline.com/2026/03/tommy-lee-jones-cast-fx-the-lowdown-season-2-1236750551/https://deadline.com/2026/03/emily-blunt-cillian-murphy-a-quiet-place-part-iii-1236756703/https://deadline.com/2026/03/billie-eilish-movie-acting-debut-sylvia-plath-bell-jar-1236741609/https://deadline.com/2026/03/the-last-of-us-cast-patrick-wilson-jason-ritter-season-3-1236756795/https://deadline.com/2026/03/the-white-lotus-max-greenfield-kumail-nanjiani-chloe-bennet-1236758066/https://deadline.com/2026/03/buffy-reboot-dead-sarah-michelle-gellar-hulu-chloe-zhao-1236753736/https://variety.com/2026/film/news/max-landis-gi-joe-movie-script-paramount-passes-1236688071/https://www.slashfilm.com/2123703/nathan-fillion-firefly-animated-series-concept-art/https://variety.com/2026/film/news/michaela-coel-bloodsport-remake-a24-1236691553/(~08:18) Undertone Review: This Podcast Horror Movie From A24 Is Genuinely Scary(~18:51) undertone spoilers(~25:41) Interview with writer/director Ian Tuason(~36:28) V For Vendetta, 20 years later(~37:35) James McTeigue interviewAll the other stuff you need to know:You can find more about some of the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked in the show notes.You can subscribe to /Film Weekly on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Check out patreon.com/popcultured to hear more from many of the folks you heard on this episode!Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at [email protected]. Make sure to leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.Don’t forget to take a minute to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify - that helps us out a lot. And tell your friends about the show!Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.comCheck out Liquid IV and use my code FILMWEEKLY for a great deal: https://www.liquid-iv.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy