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) Newshttps://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 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, <a href="https://u922627.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=TvhtDiauxJVhRdbUMx2NHL6ODzLmx4MtfKCdFx-2FSGFQNyT19gu7suETHskKPLeObN63kZLIJaqHCutUuD2JSOw-3D-3D_Mf-2FCkfRivOmMK7O7F0Y-2FexQfRdP6nJdv0CvMHIllgbkxYonk7OFRtOKgc2RI2FTZjosX7Gy5-2F0LZYTCm1KUveJQurOXZQv5Dj2WhJrhmTrs0v3SJiEiBpyb-2F1L8jvr-2B-2BkxkiGeoPD1UieLppbdRBRhz-2BVOyI6R94uU85wuTnw695jKUkbDYkfDzQF2AmxCxzLBCpnE6CnunSfOnUc5T4w6Rt0VfqnTdL