Is Disney running Star Wars into the ground, or is there still hope for the galaxy far, far away?We break down what Disney has gotten right, where we think Lucasfilm has gone wrong, and whether Dave Filoni and a new generation of filmmakers can bring Star Wars back to its former glory.#StarWars #DisneyStarWars #Lucasfilm #MarvelVsStarWars #The5EscapesChapters:00:00 Welcome to The 5 Escapes01:53 Our Problem With Disney Star Wars10:01 Star Wars: Starfighter and the Recycled Formula16:29 What Happened to Rey's Movie?22:43 Upcoming Star Wars Projects25:20 Marvel vs. Star Wars: Who Wins?33:25 The Ultimate Character Matchups42:06 The New Star Wars Trilogy47:36 Disney's Biggest Creative Mistakes53:05 Can Jon Watts Save Star Wars?01:00:05 Storytelling vs. Spectacle01:21:41 Does Star Wars Have a Future?01:25:01 A Renewed Hope for Star Wars

What happens when modern fantasy stops respecting the worlds that built it?This week on The 5 Escapes, we're joined by Luke from Carry the Day for our first full dive into fantasy.We get into The Hunt for Gollum, the impossible task of replacing Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn, Peter Jackson returning to Middle Earth, and why we're cautiously optimistic about going back to Tolkien's world.#LordOfTheRings #RingsOfPower #Tolkien #Fantasy #The5Escapes

Chapters:00:00 Welcome Luke from Carry the Day02:59 The Hunt for Gollum20:37 Books vs Movies: Who Owns the Character?28:39 Did Tolkien Create Modern Fantasy?32:21 Game of Thrones & George R.R. Martin47:14 The Rings of Power Debate1:04:35 What Rings of Power Gets Wrong1:09:01 Tolkien Lore Deserves Better1:12:15 Lord of the Rings Games Were PEAK1:18:10 More Rings of Power Chaos1:30:00 Fantasy Favorites & Characters We’d Kill1:48:13 Game of Thrones Favorites1:55:33 What Fantasy World Comes Next?

Avengers: Endgame is back, Marvel is setting the stage for Doomsday, and somehow we ended up starting a Marvel vs. DC war.This week on The 5 Escapes, we break down the new Avengers: Endgame Encore scenes and what they could mean for Avengers: Doomsday, Doctor Doom, Steve Rogers, Hulk, Loki and the future of the MCU.#Avengers #Marvel #DC #MarvelvsDC #The5EscapesChapters:00:00 Welcome to The 5 Escapes01:32 Avengers: Endgame Encore03:46 Loki Finds Steve Rogers12:13 Doctor Doom Comes for Hulk18:05 Did the MCU Fumble Hulk?18:35 Which MCU Characters Did Marvel Get Right?24:07 The Biggest Difference Between Marvel and DC34:38 Doctor Doom Builds His Mask35:02 Is Doctor Doom Actually Tony Stark?37:10 The TVA and the Multiverse38:26 Could Eric Bana's Hulk Return?42:41 DCU Rumors43:06 Matthew Lillard as The Flash?46:26 The Future of DC's Batman49:33 Which Batman Should the DCU Follow?52:09 Who Should Play Batman?54:25 The Doctor Doom Identity Theory55:18 Marvel vs. DC Begins56:17 Flash vs. Quicksilver57:19 Green Arrow vs. Hawkeye58:25 Doom Patrol vs. X Men58:53 Darkseid vs. Thanos1:00:07 Deathstroke vs. Deadpool1:01:21 Green Lantern Corps vs. Nova Corps1:02:09 Does Marvel Actually Copy DC?1:05:20 Is Deadpool Really a Deathstroke Ripoff?1:07:04 Who Did It Better?1:09:42 Growing Up Marvel vs. Growing Up DC1:15:04 The Marvel vs. DC Fan War1:16:23 We NEED a Marvel vs. DC Movie1:17:13 Who Wins Marvel vs. DC?1:20:08 Competition Makes Marvel and DC Better1:23:15 Can Doomsday Save Marvel?1:24:30 Next Week: Lord of the Rings