The End of Oak Street (Interview: David Robert Mitchell/J.J. Abrams), The Wrong Girls (Interview: Dylan Meyer), and The Rivals of Amziah King (Interview: Andrew Patterson)

On the August 19, 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 discussion about The End of Oak Street, play an interview with writer/director David Robert Mitchell and producer J.J. Abrams, chat about The Wrong Girls and play an interview with writer/director Dylan Meyer, and I’ll talk briefly about The Rivals of Amziah King and play an interview with writer/director Andrew Patterson.

(~00:18) News

• https://www.slashfilm.com/2237232/disney-d23-expo-2026-entertainment-showcase-live-updates-announcements/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2237603/marvel-x-men-cast-d23-announcement/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2237593/pixar-d23-the-incredibles-3-coco-2-details/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2237591/kingdom-hearts-anime-tv-series-disney-plus-d23-announcement/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2237231/why-loki-black-mirror-directors-turned-down-hbo-harry-potter-series/
• https://deadline.com/2026/08/miami-vice-85-alden-ehrenreich-michael-b-jordan-austin-butler-1237031997/
• https://deadline.com/2026/08/extraction-3-cast-adds-pierce-brosnan-don-lee-more-1237042978/
• https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jack-reynor-joins-lily-james-in-horror-thriller-seasons-1236676246/
• https://deadline.com/2026/08/the-lowdown-season-2-release-date-fx-ethan-hawke-1237031975/

(~06:39) The End Of Oak Street Review: David Robert Mitchell Makes A Thrilling And Heartfelt Dinosaur Adventure

(~28:51) David Robert Mitchell and J.J. Abrams interview

(~38:18) The Wrong Girls Review: Kristen Stewart And Alia Shawkat Star In An Enjoyably Silly Comedy

(~44:53) Dylan Meyer interview

(~53:37) The Rivals of Amziah King

(~57:40) Andrew Patterson interview

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