We’re back! Disney recap, a zillion trailers, and reviews & recommendayshes of Terminator Zero and more.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

44:15 – AI-powered traffic cams

Coming Soon

45:14 – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (in theatres Friday)

47:50 – Moana 2 (in theatres November 27)

48:49 – A Minecraft Movie (in theatres April 4, 2025) (Zoner Bryce)

49:45 – Saturday Night (in theatres October 11) (Zoner Mary)

52:18 – Agatha All Along: trailer / ”revealed” (Marvel series, Disney+, September 18) (Zoner Mary)

54:05 – The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power (Prime Video series, S2, August 29)

related: The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (animated film, in theatres December 13)

59:42 – Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (in theatres December 20)

1:02:04 – D23: Avengers Campus (Infinity Defense / Stark Flight Lab) and Mando and Grogu coming to Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run (Zoner Mary)

1:03:01 – Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (documentary film, in theaters September 21 and September 25) (Zoner Ewan)

and The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal (Prime Video documentary series, coming soon)

and Wise Guy David Chase and The Sopranos (two-part HDO documentary, September 7 on Max)

Coming Soon: Show Notes Edition

– Snow White (in theatres March 21, 2025) (Zoner Mary)

– Win or Lose (Pixar’s first series, Disney+, December 6)

– Secret Level (Prime Video anthology series, created/EP by Tim Miller, December 10, media release)

– Ranma ½ (Netflix anime series, October 5)

– The Silent Hour (in theatres October 11)

– Kaos (Netflix series, August 29)

– Wildwood (Laika film, 2025)

– Omni Loop (in theatres and VOD September 20)

– Amber Alert (in theatres and VOD September 27)

– Nightbitch (in theatres December 6)

Geek News Proper

1:05:37 – Celebrating 85 Years of Marvel

1:06:58 – Rotten Tomatoes is introducing a new ranking that recognizes audiences too – and Deadpool and Wolverine is one of the first recipients

1:12:13 – Ted Lasso eyes season 4 greenlight with main cast members returning

– Remembering Robin Williams

particularly: Sally Field reveals Robin Williams changed Mrs. Doubtfire filming order so she could leave set after her father died

– The Acolyte won’t return for season 2

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:14:36 – Terminator Zero (Bud)

1:18:28 – Alien: Romulus (Pol & Art)

1:29:39 – Cuckoo

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On this, this most auspicious of pods, we get together for a rare IRL recording, look back at three centuries of content (that’s not entirely accurate), and…do our usual stuff, too.

We’re taking a summer break! Keep an eye on https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGeekOutPod for updates. See ya soon!

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

10:52 – Logitech’s forever mouse

Coming Soon

22:46 – Squid Game (S2 teaser, December 26, final season next year)

26:51 – Terminator Zero (Netflix animated series, Judgement Day)

28:18 – Creature Commandos (animated Max DC series, December, Frankenstein? Universal? Warner? DC?)

29:56 – Greedy People (in theatres August 23)

30:29 – Next (2024/2025) on Max (Sep 19: The Penguin, Nov: Dune: Prophecy, soon: Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos, 2025: The White Lotus S3, And Just Like That, It: Welcome to Derry, The Last of Us)

33:57 – Next (August) on Disney+ (Aug 1: Raising Arizona, Marley & Me, Knocked Up, The Full Monty, Robots / Aug 2: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes/ Aug 5: Futurama S12/ Aug 12: Solar Opposites S5/ Aug 27: Only Murders in the Building S4)

40:34 – Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis announce new concept album based on 1979 film The Warriors (musical adaptation confirmation)

45:39 – Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (first look photos, Disney+ series, December 3)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

46:53 – 30 for 30 | I’m Just Here for the Riot (Art)

52:59 – Devs (Bud)

56:18 – House of the Dragon (Pol & Art)

One thing that Bud totally missed ’cause he was too busy hitting cuepoints on two devices in between every story. Some geek.

– The Killer (John Woo remake, Peacock film, August 23)

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Thank you, Jordan Peele, for coming up with original ideas. 

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

14:48 – eBike (Ghost)busters

Coming Soon

17:55 – Wicked (in theatres November 27, PART ONE OF TWO)

19:19 – Dune: P̶r̶e̶q̶u̶e̶l̶ Prophecy (Max series, fall)

25:44 – Star Wars: The Phantom Menace “Remastered” (in THEATRES now)

29:04 – 3 Body Problem renewed for additional episodes to conclude the Netflix series (Zoner Mary)

30:03 – Heroes reboot in the works from original creator Tim Kring

33:54 – Natasha Lyonne joins The Fantastic Four (undisclosed role, 2025)

36:00 – Pruitt Taylor Vince and Neva Howell to play Jonathan & Martha Kent

37:31 – Jordan Peele’s next movie is a psychological horror set in the world of football

Reviews and Recommendayshes

43:11 – The Fall Guy (Zoner Mary)

50:43 – IF (Zoner Kirsten)

52:47 – Sugar (Art)

55:52 – Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Pol)

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Pol, Bud & Kirsten chat about the copious amount of AI in our lives, exploding kittens, and where The Lord of The Rings goes from here.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

17:10 – game company decisions

Coming Soon

19:16 – Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis | A Fable (in theatres 2024)

21:22 – House of the Dragon (S2 official trailer, HBO/Max series, June 16)

22:57 – The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power (S2 teaser, Prime Video series, August 29, BTS) (Zoner Ewan)

related: The Lord of The Rings returns with two films, Peter Jackson will not direct

related: more on the above, but also, original trilogy returning to theatres this summer

related: The Hunt for Gollum fan film temporarily shut down, then restored, after official The Hunt For Gollum film announced

33:26 – The Bear (S3, FX series, Hulu/Disney+, June 27)

34:52 – A Quiet Place: Day One (trailer 2, in theatres June 28)

37:02 – Exploding Kittens (Netflix series, July) (Sneak Peek/Peak)

40:29 – Tires (Netflix series, May 23)

45:56 – Fallout 76: Skyline Valley (developer preview, June) (electric ghoul type, storm goliaths/armoured brains, Dangerous Pastimes public event)

49:46 – Squirrel with a Gun (PC/Xbox/PS5, fall)

51:56 – Disney Upfront Highlights

– Agatha All Along (The Darkhold Diaries / House of Harkness / Coven of Chaos / The Lying Witch with Great Wardrobe), September 18 (Zoner Mary)

– Daredevil: Born Again, March 2025

– Ironheart, sometime in 2025

54:46 – The Last of Us (S2 location photos, Babis)

58:38 – Saturday Night live to celebrate 50th anniversary with three-hour special

Geek News Proper

1:00:56 – Nicolas Cage is back as Spider-Man in live-action Amazon series, Noir

1:02:33 – Amazon to bring three new ads formats to Prime Video

1:04:33 – Baby Reindeer’s real-life Martha claims she will sue Netflix over ”obscene work of fiction”

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

1:09:31 – Deadline UNDERSTAAAAAANDS that John Malkovich has joined The Fantastic Four

Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm)

1:10:09 – Zoner Bryce explains LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy

1:11:07 – Zoner Ewan updates us on The Line

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:12:31 – Mary Poppins (Kirsten & Pol)

1:17:01 – The Fall Guy (Pol & Kirsten)

1:31:23 – The Transformers 40th Anniversary Cinemaaaaaah Event (Bud)

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Bonus quote: ”Only the derivatives!” — Kirsten James

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

08:17 – Eye for AI (take the quiz!)

Coming Soon

19:17 – Megalopolis

related: Vanity Fair first look

26:16 – Cobra Kai (Netflix series, S6 in three parts, Part I: July 18, Part II: November 28, The finalé event: 2025

27:53 – Wednesday (Netflix series, S2 cast announcement, in production, Jenna Ortega, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Steve Buscemi, Billie Piper, Luis Guzmɑ́n, Thandiwe Newton, Haley Joel Osment, Fred Armisen, Christopher Lloydְ)

29:48 – The Boys (Prime Video series, S4, June 13) (Zoner Mary)

34:49 – The Acolyte (Star Wars series, Disney+, June the 4th) (Zoner Mary) / LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy (Star Wars animated special, Disney+, September 13)

related: Colbert’s lost footage of Luke Skywalker at the Mos Eisley cantina (Zoner Mary)

39:25 – Eric (Netflix film, May 30, Benedict Cumberbatch)

40:23 – Super Nintendo World at Universal Epic Universe

– Donkey Kong Country: Mine-Cart Madness (coaster!)

– Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge (dark ride)

– Yoshi’s Adventure (omnimover, previously only in Japan)

42:34 – Paul Walter Hauser joins casts of Fantastic Four and Naked Gun

43:42 – Nathan Fielder, Emma Stone re-team for movie about infamous “anal bead” chess scandal

45:48 – Michelle Yeoh to Star in Amazon’s Blade Runner 2049 sequel series Blade Runner 2099

47:08 – Live-action ‘Masters of the Universe’ movie gets theatrical release date (June 5, 2026, dir: Travis ”Chilly Tee” Knight of Bumblebee, son of Nike’s Phil Knight, Laika lead animator/CEO)

Coming soon: SPEED ROUND!

49:10 – X-Men ’97’s X-Mansion on Airbnb

49:22 – Knuckles (Paramount+ 6-ep miniseries, out now)

43:51 – The Watchers (dir: Ishana Shyamalan, prod: M. Night Shyamalan, in theatres June 14)

51:03 – Robot Dreams (in theatres May 31)

51:27 – 28 Years Later casts Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson & Ralph Fiennes (dir: Danny Boyle)

51:55 – Next On Disney+ (Zoner Mary)

– Jim Henson: Idea Man (May 31)

– The Beach Boys (May 24)

– Darjeeling Limited, Daredevil 2003, That Thing You Do!, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (May 1)

– Doctor Who (S1 premiere May 10, 17, 24, 31)

– Tales of the Empire (S1, May the 4th)

– The Bad Batch (S3, May the 1th)

– Welcome to Wrexham (S3, Fridays in May)

– Black Twitter: A People’s History (S1, May 9)

– Monsters at Work (S2, May 5)

– X-Men ’97 Assembled (May 22)

– Queen Rock Montreal (May 15)

– The Beatles’ Let it Be (May 8)

NOT Coming Soon

52:10 – Nintendo to announce Switch successor before the end of this fiscal year

58:27 – Kraven the Hunter moves to December as Sony pushes Karate Kid to May 2025

Geek News Proper

59:16 – Bernard Hill: Lord of The Rings and Titanic actor dies aged 79

1:03:13 – James Gunn’s Superman suit: photo / article

1:11:04 – Sony backlash re: PSN account linking for Helldivers 2 and all other PlayStation exclusives on PC (Zoner Spenny)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:12:29 – The Roast of Tom Brady (Art)

1:23:49 – Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story (Pol)

1:30:14 – Anyone But You (Art)

1:32:47 – Fallout (Pol & Bud)

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WELCOME BACK, KIRSTEN! The almost-complete crew compliment geek out about cyberattacks, MORE Lion King, Muppet colons, and let you know when Bud is laughing.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

27:06 – London Drugs

Coming Soon

41:10 – Mufasa: The Lion King (teaser trailer, in theatres December 20)

45:33 – Jim Henson Idea Man (Disney+ documentary, May 31)

Geek News Proper

56:18 – The Falcon and The Winter Soldier deleted scene

48:58 – Chris Hemsworth takes blame for Thor: Love and Thunder failure

1:01:39 – The Fall Guy sets a new Guinness World Record In car stunt featurette (aforementioned featurette)

related Beavis and Butt-Head

1:07:26 – Jerry Seinfeld says TV comedy is being killed by the ”extreme left and P.C. crap and people worrying so much about offending other people”

related: Unfrosted’s bit about trademark infringement (Netflix, May 3)

1:10:28 – Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney taunted at Wrexham game as Stockport fly plane over stadium

RUMOURS and HEARSEY, but hopefully REAL

1:12:16 – The Last of Us S2 filming in Nanaimo (source: @TheLastofUsNews)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:14:15 – 3 Body Problem (Bryan)

1:18:06 – X-Men ’97 (and we phone Jubilee’s cell!)

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Pol, Bud, & Bryan talk terrifying robots, Deadpool & Wolverine and what it could mean to the greater MCU, and breaking your own rules, QUENTIN.

Preamble

01:15 – Pol’s on a podcast! I’ll Keep You Wild, episode 101

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

05:50 – Boston Dynamics’ electric Atlas

Coming Soon

19:23 – Deadpool & Wolverine (in theatres July 26)

40:55 – Trap (in theatres August 1)

46:59 – Transformers One drops eye-popping 3D footage at CinemaCon with Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry introducing origin story

related: trailer!

51:28 – Pamela Anderson to star opposite Liam Neeson in ‘Naked Gun’ Remake

52:03 – As if Wes Anderson ran amok at Aardman: Harold Halibut, the visually stunning puppet adventure game (Zoner Ewan)

52:55 – Wednesday season 2 casts Steve Buscemi (Zoner Mary)

53:28 – The Office’ sets first castmembers for potential follow-up series

1:02:07 – The Movie Critic WON’T be Quentin Tarantino’s final film

Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm)

1:14:33 – Zoner Ewan: BrickCan (Vancouver, April 20 & 21)

Reviews and Recommendayshes by Pol

1:15:36 – The Trades

1:18:38 – Baby Reindeer

1:22:15 – Conan O’Brien Must Go

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Everybody but Kirsten (hope you’re having all the Parisian fun!) geek out about robots, the moon, turtles, superhero movies, superhero commercials, Ford Broncos, and war. What is it good for?

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

05:57 – the browser wars continue

Coming Soon

12:57 – Transformers 40th Anniversary Event (SilverCity May 15 at 7p, May 18 at 12:30p, May 19 at 3:00p, trailer) (Zoner Bryce)

20:53 – Fly Me To the Moon (in theatres July 12)

23:59 – The Beach Boys (Disney+ documentary, May 24) (Zoner Mary)

27:13 – Kinds of Kindness teaser / trailer (in theatres June 21)

28:33 – Keanu Reeves joins Sonic 3 as Shadow

30:49 – First look at next Captain America: Brave New World (Zoner Ewan)

37:39 – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds renewed for season 4; Lower Decks to conclude with season 5 (Zoner Mary)

40:23 – Chris Farley biopic in the works with Josh Gad and Paul Walter Hauser

42:38 – Live-Action, R-Rated ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Movie in the Works From Producer Walter Hamada (Zoner Mary)

46:45 – Jim Henson: Idea Man (dir: Ron Howard, Disney+ documentary, May 31) (Zoner Mary)

47:24 – Kendrick Lamar making comedy film with Matt Stone and Trey Parker

48:28 – Aang: The Last Airbender, the first animated movie in Avatar trilogy, will follow Aang as an adult

NOT Coming Soon

49:12 – Jon Snow spin-off canned by HBO, says Kit Harington

Geek News Proper

50:58 – O.J. Simpson dies at 76

59:51 – Coca-Cola x Marvel: The Heroes

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

1:02:32 – one fan’s hopes for live action Hercules casting (source: Disney fan Markell Bailey on IG) (only announced in 2022, nothing else confirmed)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:04:51 – Civil War (Bryan & Pol)

related: Civil War sets A24 record with $25 million debut

1:29:36 – Fallout E01/02 (Bud)

1:30:58 – Curb Your Enthusiasm S12 (Pol & Art)

1:37:19 – X-Men ’97 (Bryan)

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Bud, Bryan, and Art (who hosted ep 1 of this podcast) talk schoolboard lawsuits, the endless trash that is Star Wars (or so Pol would say were he here), the fresh Joker: Folie à Deux trailer, and the miracle of a movie which is Monkey Man.

Previously, on The Geek-out Podcast . . .

07:45 – Amazon ditches ”Just Walk Out” checkouts at its grocery stores

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

09:33 – schoolboard social suits

Coming Soon

14:45 – Tales of the Empire (six-episode Star Wars animated series, Disney+, May the 4th be with you)

18:25 – Joker: Folie à Deux: teaser of the first full trailer (in theatres October 4)

19:56 – 1999’s The Mummy returns to theaters on April 26

20:45 – The Phantom Menace?

23:21 – wrestling?

28:59 – Joker: Folie à Deux FOR REAL NOW

35:05 – New Matrix movie in the works with Drew Goddard writing, directing (Zoner Ewan)

Geek News Proper

41:01 – Fantastic Four casts Julia Garner as Silver Surfer

related: Free comics! Tweet o̶n̶ T̶h̶r̶e̶a̶d̶s̶, 404, Marvel Unlimited

related: Zoner Ewan question re: free Moon Knight comics

49:18 – Disney to crack down on password-sharing after CEO Bob Iger wins board fight

50:27 – Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender changes showrunners again

51:46 – ”Ten hours of being waterboarded”: Hannah Waddingham says Game of Thrones left her with chronic claustrophobia (Zoner Ewan)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

55:35 – Monkey Man (Bryan)

1:10:50 – A Death in Cryptoland (Bud, via Zoner Tim)

1:12:18 – The Three-Body Problem (Bud)

related: Murder. Death.

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Sans vacationing Kirsten, the gents talk Linux infections, R&R jogging monsters, and pay (proper?) tribute to three lost souls this week.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

12:57 – xz Utils’ near-disaster

Coming Soon

19:06 – The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story (dropped March 27, Kevin Love Fund fundraiser)

22:48 – Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story (Netflix movie, May 3)

25:24 – The Sandman, season 2 (Netflix series, August 5, titles revealed) (Zoner Mary)

27:51 – Joker: Folie à Deux first poster shows a dancing Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga

29:00 – Dev Patel says ‘Monkey Man’ shoot faced ”absolute catastrophe” ( . . . uh, IN THEATRES FRIDAY! 😅)

30:06 – Constantine 2 story being hashed out, script has to be written

Geek News Proper

32:27 – Louis Gossett Jr. dies at 87

33:15 – Chance Perdomo, Gen V star, dies at 27

33:59 – Joe Flaherty, original SCTV castmember, dies at 82

Reviews and Recommendayshes

41:05 – The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (Bryan)

51:07 – Tokyo Vice (Art)

1:00:05 – Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (Bryan) (baby-whooshing clip)

1:07:08 – Just Walk Out tech at Modo Centre in Portland (Art) (controversy)

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After an epic preamble, Pol, Bud, and Art geek out about Princess Peach, cover two weeks’ worth of stuff coming soon, and R&R 3 Body Problem, X-Men ’97, and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

16:05 – Princess Peach: Showtime!

related: Bud’s kidlet finds the Weekly Geek-out archives

Coming Soon

20:39 – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (in theatres September 6) (Zoner Mary)

related: Michael Keaton says he wanted Beetlejuice Beetlejuice to ”feel handmade”

26:04 – The Penguin (eight episode Max series, late 2024)

26:29 – Bad Boys: Ride or Die (very NSFW trailer, in theatres June 7)

28:20 – Doctor Who: Season 1??!? (BBC iPlayer May 11, Disney+ May 10, series 14) (Zoner Mary)

28:53 – Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra (WWII-era action-adventure game, 2025)

29:26 – X-Men ’97: Previously On / creators interview (Disney+ series, out today)

29:53 – The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story (short, 👈🏽 click that to watch March 27) (Zoner Ewan)

30:31 – Back to Black (in theatres May 17)

32:03 – Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver (Netflix movie, April 19)

33:18 – Atlas (Netflix film, May 24, JLo/Simu Liu/Mark Strong, sweet title treatment)

34:17 – The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (Wes Anderson Netflix film, out now)

35:46 – Scoop (Netflix inspired-by-real-events film, April 5, w/ Gillian Anderson, Keely Hawes, and Billie Piper)

39:08 – Franklin (8 ep Apple TV+ miniseries, April 12)

39:37 – Sweet Dreams (select theatres April 12, VOD April 16)

41:35 – Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (Apple TV+ series, S2, March 29)

42:13 – The Crow (Bill Skarsgård, FKA twigs, in theatres June 7) (Zoner Mary)

44:49 – Our Living World (Netflix documentary series, hosted by Cate Blanchett, April 17)

45:18 – The Beach Boys (Disney+ documentary film, May 24) (Zoner Mary)

46:19 – Island Fancon guests (April 13 & 14, City Centre Park in Langford)

49:37 – All 8 live-action Spider-Man films return to movie theaters this summer for Spider-Mondays

50:51 – Teen Titans live-action movie a . . . Go . . . at DC Studios

51:19 – next season of Star Trek: Discovery will be the last (Zoner Mary)

51:30 – Hans Zimmer maps out North American tour (ends in Vancouver, October 6)

54:07 – Among Us animated series at CBS Studios sets voice cast (Randall Park, Ashley Johnson, Yvette Nicole Brown, and Elijah Wood)

54:28 – Black Mirror season 7 to hit Netflix in 2025, including USS Callister sequel

55:18 – Winnie the Pooh horror film will get a crossover sequel featuring Bambi, Tinker Bell, and Pinocchio

Geek News Proper

55:57 – Michael Imperioli agreed with protestors who interrupted Enemy of the People — but his character did not

57:27 – The Visual Effects of Godzilla Minus One

Reviews and Recommendayshes

57:45 – Class of 88 (Bud)

59:19 – Ricky Stanicky (Pol)

1:04:45 – 3 Body Problem (Bud)

1:09:46 – Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (Pol & Bryan)

1:16:04 – X-Men ’97

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Due to bonkers schedules, emotional exhaustion, and geek availability, we make the best use we can of a 40 minute lunch break to record a pod with one trailer (BUT IT’S A GOODER), two R&Rs, and three listener mailbags.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out (but not really)

13:08 – BMW i5 Flow Nostokana

Coming Soon

13:48 – The Acolyte (Star Wars series, Disney+, June the 4th be with you) (Zoner Mary)

Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm)

24:03 – Zoner Tim: wants Moon Knight S2

24:27 – Zoner Scott: Zack Snyder’s killing Batman

24:46 – Zoner Ewan: AT-J R&H, for Kirsten re: watching your parents have sex, and of COURSE he found our original Neilson/Neeson chat

Reviews and Recommendayshes

31:07 – Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) (Bud)

32:08 – Damsel (Bud)

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We talk Olympic medals & mascots, coming soon for SDCC & the rest of us, trailers for Penguins, robots, and many starships, and we (FINALLY) review Deadpool & Wolverine.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

15:15 – Paris 2024 Olympic medals

Coming Soon: Marvel/Comic-Con

21:55 – RDJ: ”New mask. Same task.” (fuller recap (Zoner Spenny, Zoner Mary), then every other announce (Zoner Mary)

Coming Soon

40:56 – The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (S2 SDCC trailer)

45:01 – KAOS (Netflix series, August 29, also Judgement Day)

45:41 – The Penguin (HBO miniseries, September 19)

49:28 – Transformers One (in theatres September 20)

50:27 – Star Trek: Lower Decks (teaser, Paramount+ series, S5, final season, October 24)

50:55 – Star Trek: Section 31 (Paramount+ series, 2025) (Zoner Mary)

51:30 – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (5 minute S3 first look) (Zoner Mary)

54:24 – Like a Dragon: Yakuza (Prime Video series, October 24)

55:59 – Speak No Evil (in theatres September 13) (trailer 1)

57:04 – A Complete Unknown (Bob Dylan biopic, dir: James Mangold, in theatres sometime in December)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

59:22 – Deadpool and Wolverine (classic meme, pervasive sponsorships, BTS/Ray Chan tribute, *SPOILER*)

1:29:02 – The Boys (Bud/Art/more?)

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Bagpipes. Before we lose Kirsten for a coupla weeks, our full house of geeks talk chatbots, LeVar Burton’s career, James Gunn Tweeting on Threads, and whose AC/DC was better.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

11:19 – fun with AI chatbots

Coming Soon

16:03 – Fallout (Prime Video, April 11)

18:28 – 3 Body Problem (final trailer, Netflix series, March 21)

21:21 – Butterfly in the Sky (AMC limited US theatre release March 17 & 20, VOD April 30, article)

24:55 – New Super Mario Bros. world animated movie in development (article)

related: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – May 23 / Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD, June 27 / Game Boy games Dr. Mario, Mario Golf, and Mario Tennis, NSO today

28:56 – Parasyte: The Grey (Netflix series, April 5)

30:33 – Nicholas Braun to play Jim Henson in SNL 1975 origin movie

35:17 – Biopic on late AC/DC Singer Bon Scott in the works

39:29 – James Gunn: Superman & Peacemaker updates

48:46 – S1 Disney+ shows coming to 4K UHD and Blu-ray (source & source)

51:33 – Avatar: The Last Airbender renewed at Netflix for final two seasons

51:43 – The Great Salish Heist (Cinecenta, March 15, 5:00p, 7:30p, Q&A following)

Geek News Proper

52:05 – The Oscars 2024

1:06:44 – Akira Toriyama, creator of the Dragon Ball manga, dead at 68

1:06:58 – X-Men ’97 creator Beau DeMayo fired weeks before premiere (Zoner Mary)

1:07:29 – Anthony Daniels auctioning off his Star Wars stuff (March 13)

1:08:12 – Rust armorer found guilty of involuntary manslaughter

1:09:30 – US lawmakers vote 50-0 to force sale of TikTok despite angry calls from users

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:10:35 – Spaceman (Bryan)

1:12:42 – Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds (Bud)

1:14:15 – Freelance (Art)

1:16:43 – The Greatest Night in Pop (Bryan)

1:21:38 – The Murderbot Diaries (Bud)

1:23:35 – Reign of Fire (Kirsten)

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Tho’ we ALL went to see Dune Part Two, Pol, Bud, & Kirsten discuss the movie, tabling a bunch of other R&Rs, and we try yet again not to screw up some death tributes.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

02:54 – Lockbit liars

Coming Soon

05:09 – Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (FINAL trailer, in theatres March 22)

10:13 – Next On Disney+

related: Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version)

19:54 – STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces (Apple TV+ series — in 2 pieces — March 29)

20:38 – Pokémon Legends: Z-A (simultaneous worldwide release sometime in 2025) (Apple TV+ series — in 2 pieces — March 29)

21:01 – The Wild Robot (in theatres September 20)

24:23 – I Saw The TV Glow (A24, Justice Smith, 16 artists, in theatres May 3)

29:31 – The Great Salish Heist (Chemainus Theatre Festival Saturday)

33:27 – The Garfield Movie (in theatres May 24)

39:04 – Bad Boys 4 (not life) filming wrapped

39:45 – House of the Dragon season 2 to premiere in June

41:28 – Wendell Pierce Cast as Perry White in James Gunn’s Superman

related: James Gunn’s retort to AI-generated Superman set photo

48:40 – The Naked Gun rebooting with Liam Nieson (in theatres July 18 2025)

51:06 – David Dastmalchian (Gurathin) joins Alexander Skarsgård in Murderbot (Apple TV+ series, in production)

54:46 – Rebel Moon sequel and SIX-HOUR director’s cut likely dropping day and date (summer 2024)

58:02 – Action-packed Baywatch reboot coming to Fox

Geek News Proper

49:07 – Richard Lewis has died at 76

1:02:37 – Mark Dodson has died at 64

1:03:05 – More UMG music is getting removed from TikTok

1:03:45 – Dakota Johnson not looking to reenter superhero space any time soon

1:05:09 Sydney Sweeny Madame Web jab

1:06:50 – Sony is laying off 900 PlayStation employees and EA is laying off over 650 employees

1:08:28 – Star Tours adding Ahsoka, Mandalorian, and Andor content (Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Disneyland Paris)

related: avian flu and fricking MEASLES found at WDW

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:11:16 – Dune Part Two

1:32:36 – Dune Part Two ***SPOILERS***

related: Fatboy Slim – Weapon of Choice (it’ll make sense when you listen)

Extro!

1:38:15 – Dune spoilers OVER and goodbye now please

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Missing Kirsten, the boys geek out about age verification, awards show speeches, and Pol takes a huge steaming dump on the boring lazy train wreck waste of time known as Madame Web.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

05:42 – porn age verification in Canada

Coming Soon

13:55 – The Gentlemen (Netflix 8-episode series, March 7)

16:00 – The Boys S4 date announce (Prime Video series, June 13, episode titles)

Geek News Proper

16:47 – ‘Drunk’ Pedro Pascal Swoops Succession Stars in Surprise SAG Award Win for The Last of Us

18:53 – Independent Spirit Awards, where Nick Offerman speaks the truth

Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm)

21:06 – Zoner Ewan: dot butt / Jurassic League rUmOuR/hEaRsEy / Game of Thrones’ final two seasons were originally going to be three movies?

Reviews and Recommendayshes

29:17 – Nimona (Bud)

34:15 – The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (ep 1, Bryan)

43:13 – Concrete Utopia / Badland Hunters (Bud)

49:29 – Avatar: The Last Airbender (Bud)

1:02:47 – True Detective: Night Country

1:12:28 – Madame Web (Pol) (boom mic cameo, which is apparently the cap brim of her fellow paramedic)

1:30:52 – The Marvels (Art)

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Pol, Bud, Kirsten (and Aurelia) geek out about phones, rice, mutants, mountains, Culkins, aphantasia, and bad Sony business.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

10:12 – no more phone-in-rice?

Coming Soon

14:12 – Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase (Q1/Q2 2024, including Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection, and one of the four Xbox games, Pentiment)

15:15 – X-Men ’97 (Marvel Animation series, March 20 on Disney+) (Zoner Mary)

23:31 – The Sympathizer (Max miniseries, April 14)

24:45 – Civil War (A24 film, in theatres April 12)

28:56 – The Fantastic 4 poster (in theatres July 25, 2025) (Zoner Mary)

32:55 – Inaugural Langford convention to feature Game of Thrones’ The Mountain, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

36:40 – Sam Mendes to direct four separate Beatles movies

38:18 – More Pokémon Concierge episodes are coming to Netflix

38:58 – Venom 3 adds The Changeling & Letterkenny star Clark Backo

41:18 – All five Culkin Brothers to star in animated series The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy (article, Prime Video animated series, Friday)

43:46 – Updates on the Xbox Business

46:17 – Avatar: The Last Airbender (final trailer thank the gods, Netflix series, Thursday)

NOT Coming Soon

46:35 – Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible ”forever”

47:54 – Madame Web Box Office Hits Record Low For Sony Spider-Man movies (yes, even worse than Morbius) with SPECIAL GUEST, Darren-who-watches-everything!

53:28 – HBO delays posting Last Week Tonight With John Oliver clips to YouTube in hopes of signing up more Max subscribers

57:11 – Disney Movie Club subscription service to shutter this summer

Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm)

58:59 – Zoner Ewan: Ewencyclopedia Brytannica + aphantasia + Reign of Fire

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:05:31 – True Detective: Night Country (mini R&R from Pol, full Art & Pol review next week)

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The FULL CREW OF GEEKS talks Deadpool & Wolverine + the rest of the Super Bowl trailers. We also argue about The Phantom Menace, The Oscars, and those damn dirty apes.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

15:36 – Xbox sets the record straight . . . Thursday

Coming soon: Superb Owl

19:36 – Deadpool & Wolverine (in theatres July 26)

36:58 – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (in theatres May 10)

43:00 – A Quiet Place: Day One – SB spot / trailer (in theatres June 28)

46:16 – Wicked (in theatres November 27, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum) (Zoner Mary)

49:49 – The Fall Guy (in theaters May 3)

50:05 – Twisters (in theaters July 19)

52:51 – Monkey Man (in theaters April 5)

53:04 – IF (in theatres May 17)

54:09 – Inside Out 2 (in theaters June 14)

54:14 – Despicable Me 4 (in theatres July 3)

Coming Soon

54:45 – Oscars 2024 (Jimmy Kimmel, Kate McKinnon, America Ferrera, Ryan Gosling)

1:02:03 – Avatar: The Last Airbender (BTS, Netflix live-action series, February 22, Bud’s still giving it a chance)

1:02:31 – Damsel (Netflix film, March 8)

0:03:01 – Iwájú (Disney+ limited series, all eps drop February 28)

1:03:28 – Masters of the Air (9-episode Apple TV+ series, out now)

1:044:08 – Moana 2 gets surprise 2024 release date

1:07:40 – Oppenheimer hits Prime Video February 16

1:08:14: Prime Video drops Dolby Vision and Atmos unless you pay extra

1:12:23 – Star Wars Episode I – The Phantom Menace (returning to theatres May 4 weekend, so probably 2 or 3)

1:20:39 – The Bear season 3 will premiere in June

1:22:32 – The Last of Us: Greenplace Market (Kamloops)

Geek News Proper

1:25:05 – Bell to cut 4.8K jobs, sell 45 radio stations in major shake-up

1:35:21 – Disney invests $1.5B in Fortnite maker Epic Games

1:36:12 – Tim Robinson announces I Think You Should Leave tour

1:38:18 – ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery Forming Joint Venture to Launch Streaming Sports Service in the U.S.

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

1:42:34 – Ayo Edebiri REPOoOoOoOoOoORTEDLY being eyed to lead new Pirates of the Caribbean movie (source: ComicBookMovie.com)

Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm)

1:45:57 – Zoner Ewan: dragon movies for LNY

1:50:56 – Zoner Bryce: Hazbin Hotel

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:52:55 – American Fiction (Bryan)

1:59:10 – Masters of the Air (Art)

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Pol, Kirsten, & Bud chat deepfakes, Death Stranding, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and the Grammy Awards. We definitely didn't discuss password sharing. Definitely not.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

05:08 – deepfake executives

Coming Soon

09:08 – Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (PS5, 2025, Norman Reedus, Léa Seydoux, Elle Fanning, Troy Baker)

related: Kojima Productions announces a new action/espionage game (beginning after DS2 releases, working with Sony, working title Physint, no further details)

12:31 – Road House (Prime Video film, Doug Liman, March 21)

14:17 – Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Switch game, February 16, demo available now) (Zoner Ewan)

14:56 – Cobra Kai (Netflix series, S6 production trailer)

15:58 – Mainstream (in theatres and VOD May 7, Andrew Garfield, Maya Hawke, Nat Wolff, Johnny Knoxville, Jason Schwartzman)

19:19 – Cat Person (Hulu movie, February 9) (stars Geraldine Viswanathan, who takes over from Ayo Edebiri in Thunderbolts, and Emilia Jones, who auditioned to be Rhaenyra Targaryen in HotD)

22:50 – Sonic The Hedgehog 3 (December, dropped Groundhog Day)

24:18 – IF (in theatres, May 17)

related: Stopping Bad Actors with Tommy Wiseau (1Password, Maximum Effort)

28:26 – True Detective: Night Country episode 5 to debut early this week due to the Super Bowl (February 9, 6:00 pm PT)

30:49 – Universal Epic Universe at Universal Orlando Resort (Florida, 2025, Celestial Park, HTTYDragon: Isle of Berk, Dark Universe, The Wizarding World of HP: Ministry of Magic, Super Nintendo World)

32:55 – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (September 6)

35:00 – Quentin Tarantino will reunite with Brad Pitt for The Movie Critic

36:18 – Donald Glover confirms the Community movie script is ”done”

37:58 – Catherine O’Hara joins The Last of Us S2 in secret role

39:23 – Jack Black joins Jason Momoa in Minecraft movie (Zoner Spenny)

Geek News Proper

40:35 – Carl Weathers dies at 76

46:09 – The 66th annual Grammy Awards

related: Boygenius hiatus: ”We’re going away for the foreseeable future”

58:02 – Hulu/Disney+ password crackdown kills account sharing on March 14

Reviews and Recommendayshes

59:20 – Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Bud)

1:04:27 – Curb Your Enthusiasm (the final season)

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Pol, Bud, Kirsten, and Aurelia talk about Ghostbusters, monkeys, Catholicism, Minions, Emmys, Oscars, toy naming, public domain, and ****ing a popcorn bucket. Typical geek stuff. =)

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

10:51 – The Week in Geek, edition #15

Coming Soon

16:18 – Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (in theatres March 22) (Zoner Ewan)

21:25 – Monkey Man (Dev Patel dir/star/prod, Jordan Peele prod, in theatres April 5)

23:36 – Immaculate (in theatres March 22)

29:02 – Tuesday (A24 film, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, 2024)

31:31 – Despicable Me 4 (in theatres July 3, there are FOUR of them now?)

33:39 – The Legend of Zelda Orchestra Concert (February 9 on YouTube)

35:13 – Super Nintendo World coming to Universal Orlando Resort in 2025

36:35 – Ayo Edebiri to host Saturday Night Live February 3 (w/ JLo!) (EYE-oh ih-DEB-ir-ee)

related NOT coming soon: Geraldine Viswanathan replaces Ayo Edebiri in Thunderbolts (vis-uh-NAHTH-un)

41:49 – Milly Alcock (House of the Dragon) is Supergirl

45:32 – David Duchovny, Jack Whitehall (Jungle Cruise, Good Omens), and Carice Van Houten (Melisandre) to star in a new Prime thriller, Malice

46:05 – William Shatner as Keldor (Netflix series, out now, trailer reminder / Revelation, Revolution) (Zoner Mary)

48:51 – Star Trek: Section 31 in production (original movie event) (Zoner Mary)

50:22 – TENET (February 23, one week only, 70mm and IMAX, tickets on sale now)

51:41 – The Return of Steamboat Willie (no date because vapourware? Unreal Engine 5)

54:14 – Severance S2 filming

NOT Coming Soon

57:26 – 299 Queen Street West DIDN’T win its war with Universal; pulled from Crave (Zoner Laura)

Geek News Proper

1:03:22 – Dune: Part Two pOpCoRn cUp

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:06:19 – Wonka (Kirsten)

1:07:51 – The Holdovers (Kirsten)

1:12:54 – Past Lives (Kirsten)

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Geek News Proper

52:12 – 96th Academy Award nominations (Sunday, March 10) (graph)

related: Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie snubbed

sidebar: How Greta Gerwig got Ryan Gosling to sing

related: Godzilla Minus One nomination reaction

1:04:09 – American Federation of Musicians (AFM) ”prepared to do whatever it needs to get what we have to have”

1:05:01 – Palworld sells 1M copies in 8 hours, 3M copies in 40 hours, 5M in its first three days, 7M in its five days (OG trailer, copyrights, Pokémod, ”Nintendo has come for me”)

1:08:47 – WWE Monday Night Raw is ditching cable for Netflix

1:12:37 – Pitchfork to be absorbed into GQ

1:14:51 – Crave’s ”premium ad-free” package jumping $2/mo

1:18:57 – Ted is surprisingly great, with better VFX than the MCU

1:19:33 – Larry Smoot, Disney Imagineer (extendable lightsaber, non-hostage omnidirectional treadmill)

1:21:02 – Solo Stove and Snoop Dogg: a once lauded partnership now up in smoke (OG post, more)

1:24:37 – Oblivia Coalmine

Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm)

1:25:27 – Zoner Ewan: DC public domain = Marvel character steal?

1:30:21 – Zoner Scott (FB group): Mjölnir lifting update

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:32:48 – Bud is 1.5 episodes away from finishing Echo, Pol finished The Bear and The Curse, Kirsten has “Plastino’d” Echo (hasn’t started it)

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Why did anyone else bother to show up for the Emmys? 🤪 Pol, Bud, and Art chat CES, the (Adam) Sandman, and resurrecting the dead with AI. Icky.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

12:36 – CES 2024

Coming Soon

19:33 – in trailers: The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (AMC Rick & Michonne series, February 25)

22:14 – Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Prime Video series, February 2)

23:57 – 3 Body Problem (Debbie Offenweiss Netflix series, March 21)

26:01 – Badland Hunters (Korean Netflix sequel to Concrete Utopia, January 26)

28:26 – Masters of the Universe: Revelation (Netflix animated film, January 25) (Zoner Mary)

30:05 – Spaceman (Netflix film, March 1)

34:41 – in gaming: Mario vs. Donkey Kong — Pieces of the Puzzle (Nintendo Switch game, February 16, preorders open now)

36:24 – Nicole de Boer returning as Captain Ezri Dax for Star Trek Online: Both Worlds game

37:59 – in music: Stop Making Sense tribute album (featuring Paramore Burning Down the House, A24, coming soon)

40:23 – in movies: Sony Pictures launches new visualization facility Torchlight in California

41:40 – 28 Years Later in development (Danny Boyle & Alex Garland)

43:23 – in TV: The Last of Us S2: Kaitlyn Dever is Abby, Isabela Merced is Dina

NOT Coming Soon

44:32 – David Gordon Green departing 2025 Exorcist sequel, search underway for new director

Geek News Proper

46:01 – The 2023 Primetime Emmy Awards

58:03 – George Carlin’s daughter slams ai-generated comedy special

1:01:08 – Gina Carano invited to Fan Expo Vancouver, comments riot

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

1:04:05 – Top Gun 3 IN THE WORKS at Paramount (source: puck dot news)

1:04:48 – Simply made up: RUMORED Disney maternity ward at Magic Kingdom has expectant parents buzzing (source: satire IG account Mouse Trap News)

Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm)

1:09:18 – Zoner Ewan: What person in real life would be worthy to hold Mjolnir? (The 87™: February 2, 2023)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:09:18 – True Detective: Night Country (Pol)

1:17:36 – Night Swim

1:20:04 – Echo

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As we send him off to the Stormtrooper lyfe, Bryan’s last podcast for a while sees us talking about data breaches, Smokey and The Bea— erm, The Mandalorian & Grogu, and the disastrous Golden Globes (and also the Emmyyyyyyyyys!

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

05:57 – 23andMe customer blame and lawsuit discouragement

Coming Soon

15:40 – In The Know (Peacock claymation/live action series, January 25)

22:38 – The Mandalorian & Grogu journey to the big screen

28:54 – White Lotus season 3 cast additions (Leslie Bibb, Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, Michelle Monaghan, Dom Hetrakul, and Maethi/Tayme Thapthimthong, joining Natasha Rothwell as Belinda from S1)

32:21 – Ready Player One to be turned into massive metaverse experience

37:23 – Warner Bros & Tom Cruise to develop & produce new Cruiser franchise

42:29 – Patrick Stewart reveals Star Trek: Picard movie is being written

45:43 – Martin Scorsese says HIS NEW JESUS FILM will remove “negative” association with organized religion

49:40 – Apple Vision Pro is coming on February 2 ($3,500 USD)

NOT Coming Soon

51:51 – Steven Yeun says sorry for quitting Thunderbolts, still wants to do a Marvel movie

53:00 – Benny Safdie admits split from co-directing brother, not sure they’ll reunite

54:20 – Jonathan Majors says he hopes to work in Hollywood again

Geek News Proper

58:15 – The 2024 Golden Globes were a near-total disaster

1:15:21 – Jimmy Kimmel issues challenge to Aaron Rodgers in scathing monologue

1:21:00 – Alan ”Reacher” Ritchson stopped a carjacking in Montreal

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:22:34 – Satan Wants You (Bud)

1:25:12 – Saltburn (Pol)

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Pol, Bud, & Kirsten geek out about CrowdStrike, the unstoppable hype train that is Deadpool & Wolverine, Andy Samberg in a serious role, LEGO, and the ego of the director’s cut.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

10:49 – CrowdStrike

Coming Soon

18:08 – Deadpool & Wolverine (final trailer, in theatres FRIDAY) (Thursday night)

related: Spotify partnership

related: Marvel planted fake leaks to protect Deadpool & Wolverine cameos

related: Deadpool is coming to Disneyland

20:46 – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (trailer 2, September 6)

24:38 – Joker: Folie À Deux (in theatres October 4)

27:32 – Alien: Romulus (in theatres August 16)

32:10 – Lee (in theatres September 27)

43:19 – A Different Man (in theatres September 20)

46:44 – Dune: Prophecy (teaser 2, Max series, November)

48:17 – Rebel Moon — The Director’s Cut (Netflix megamovie, August 2)

51:50 – LEGO Barad-dûr ($600 CAD)

57:24 – Lilo & Stitch set video

NOT Coming Soon

58:54 – Halo canceled after two seasons at Paramount+

Geek News Proper

59:30 – Bob Newhart, dies at 94

1:02:38 – Emmy Awards nominations

1:05:08 – The Avengers assemble to dub The Avengers in the Lakota language

1:08:20 – Hackers claim to have leaked 1.1 tb of Disney Slack messages

1:10:16 – UBC lecturer goes viral after ranking every single Disney animated film song (interview, full list in text or YouTube videos)

1:18:38 – Amazon is making it easier for members to find their Prime TV shows and movies

1:19:59 – Chromecast is now the Google TV Streamer

1:23:12 – ”Weird Al” Yankovic – Polkamania!

related: Weird Al BREAKS IT DOWN!

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

1:23:32 – Russo Bros. iN TaLkS to direct next two ‘Avengers’ movies (source: Variety)

1:23:50 – 24 film in early development at 20th Century, produced by Brian Grazer (source: Variety)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:24:18 – Twisters (Pol)

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For our first pod back of 2024, we share some news about Bryan, talk about handy apps, scary public domain mice, Wes Anderson, What If…?, and Rebel Moon. That sure was a movie.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

28:18 – apps to start your year off right

Coming Soon

35:16 – What If…? (season THREE??!? first look trailer, sometime later, Disney+)

37:26 – Infestation: Origins (FKA Infestation 88, public domain Steamboat Willie, details)

42:22 – New official photos from Avatar: The Last Airbender series

43:09 – 299 Queen Street West (Crave, January 26)

45:44 – Prime Video to start showing ads on February 5 in Canada

Geek News Proper

50:17 – Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount in discussions for a max merger (Bad news bears?)

51:51 – Sir Anthony Hopkins plays piano at the Shangri-La Vancouver

Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm)

53:46 – Zoner Ewan . . . SORRY I MISSED 87 E-MAILS

Reviews and Recommendayshes

59:53 – Asteroid City (Bud)

1:05:45 – What If…? (Bryan), and the greater MCU

1:22:49 – Reacher S2 (Art)

1:28:06 – Looper (Bud)

1:31:35 – Rebel Moon

1:40:56 – Letterkenney S12 (Pol)

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In our last pod of 2023, Pol, Bryan, and Bud chat about cheating, mull over Majors, analyze Echo, bandy about Bialik, and discuss the Doctor. Alliteration, eh?

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

07:38 – A ban for Christmas!

Geek News Proper

10:52 – Jonathan Majors found guilty of assault, harassment . . . and is dropped by Marvel (Zoner Mary)

22:33 – Netflix dropped its most extensive viewing data yet (the spreadsheet)

Coming Soon

28:11 – Echo (Marvel series, all five episodes, a day early, 6:00p Pacific TUESDAY, January 9)

32:22 – Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (Netflix film, not a series, summer 2024)

33:41 – Civil War (A24, in theatres April 26) (the map)

36:07 – The Kitchen (Netflix film, January 19)

37:20 – Mouse (early gameplay trailer, rubber hose FPS, PC, 2025)

39:07 – Miller’s Girl (in theatres January 26)

42:53 – Love Lies Bleeding (in theatres March 8)

44:25 – The American Society of Magical Negroes (in theatres March 22)

47:38 – IF (in theatres May 17)

49:5 – Time Bomb Y2K (Max special, December 30)

51:33 – Netflix Is a Joke Fest unveils 2024 lineup featuring David Letterman, John Mulaney, and a Tom Brady roast

55:59 – Death Stranding live-action movie in the works from A24 and Hideo Kojima

NOT Coming Soon

57:22 – Mayim Bialik out (fired) as Jeopardy! host (MB statement, Jeopardy! statement)

1:01:52 – The Last of Us multiplayer game canceled, will focus on single-player games going forward

1:04:21 – Quentin Tarantino didn’t make his Star Trek movie because he didn’t want it to be his last film

1:08:54 – Curb Your Enthusiasm to end following season 12 (statement)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:11:00 – Doctor Who: The Star Beast (Bud)

Extro!

1:17:12 – A holiday treat! Movies you (can/should/do) watch (or allow to permeate your house) every Christmas

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Pol, Bryan, & Bud chat about chatbots, ponder Dune 2, dive into the Game Awards, and R&R Godzilla: Minus One (GO SEE IT).

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

04:52 – AI Turing test

Coming Soon

10:03 – Dune: Part Two (in theatres March 1)

14:58 – Mr. & Mrs. Smith (S1 teaser trailer, Prime Video, February 2)

16:20 – Kung Fu Panda 4 (in theatres March 8)

19:20 – Super Nintendo World’s Donkey Kong Country expansion at Universal Studios Japan

20:28 – Barbie coming to Max December 15, ASL version available

22:21 – Zelda movie director wants it to be more Miyazaki than The Lord of The Rings

sidetrack: GTA VI vs real Florida

Coming soon: The Game Awards

25:56 – OD (Kojima Productions w/ Jordan Peele)

related: Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds (documentary, 2024, D+ in Japan)

31:42 – Blade (in development at Bethesda w/ Marvel Games)

32:09 – LEGO Fortnite, Fortnite: Rocket Racing, Fortnite Festival (all built into Fortnite)

36:46 – God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla (PS4/PS5, out now)

37:44 – Sega remakes (Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, and Crazy Taxi, all being developed as remakes over the next five years)

38:06 – World of Goo 2 (2024, 15 YEARS AFTER the OG)

39:51 – Rise of the Rōnin (PS5, March 22)

39:56 – Jurassic Park: Survival (initially cancelled in the early aughts, resurrecting soon (?) for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox X|S, 7 seconds of pre-alpha in-game footage)

40:19 – Big Walk (2025, from House House + Panic)

Geek News Proper

41:18 – Andre Brauger dies at 61

43:19 – SAG-AFTRA members have ratified the 2023 TV/theatrical contracts (by a vote of 78% to 22% with a turnout of 38%)

43:57 – HBO & Max sign exclusive multiyear ”Pay-One” agreement with A24

46:46 – Tubi to stream DC Universe movies and TV shows (The Batman, Suicide Squad, Black Adam, Wonder Woman, Gotham, Lois & Clark) (NOT SO FAST)

49:14 – Hugh Grant loathed playing an Oompa Loompa in Wonka: ”I couldn’t have hated it more”

Reviews and Recommendayshes

51:04 – Godzilla: Minus One (Bud & Pol)

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Art R&Rs Thailand and, along with Pol and Bud, we talk about the CG-lookin’ epic Furiosa, the faithful-lookin’ Fallout, and the modern throwback-lookin’ GTA VI.

preamble/Art’s travel review

01:01 – Art begins talking

24:53 – Art ends talking

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

26:08 – Game Pass on every screen?

Coming Soon

31:37 – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (in theatres May 24)

37:06 – House of the Dragon (”Max” series, S2, summer 2024) (Zoner Mary)

39:08 – GTA VI (2025, pre-leak/drop article about the hype

46:15 – The Boys (Prime Video series, S4, sometime next year)

related: The Boys creators forget it’s supposed to be a satire of modern superhero media, announce second spinoff

49:54 – Fallout (Prime Video series, April 12)

52:51 – Godzilla x Kong (in theatres, also April 12)

56:47 – ted (Peacock series, January 11, ”Let’s take a look!”)

1:00:29 – Beetlejuice 2 is done filming, looks to be on track for fall release

1:02:42 – Timothy Olyphant joins Noah Hawley’s Alien prequel series on FX

1:07:17 – Turning Red, Luca, and Soul Will release in theaters in 2024 (Soul: January 12 / Turning Red: February 9 / Luca: March 22 / Tickets on sale January 2)

Geek News Proper

1:08:38 – actual headline: Disney CEO Thinks The Marvels Is Underperforming Because There Weren’t Enough Executives

1:13:22 – Zack Snyder’s next cut: no capes allowed (reminder trailer)

1:17:57 – Marvel just made a seismic change to the origin of the X-Men’s Nightcrawler and Mystique

Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm)

1:21:28 – Zoner Ewan: Art’s friend, Kevin 🤪

1:25:08 – Zoner Spenny: Pixar advance Easter eggs

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Pol, Bryan, and Bud geek out about the MuchMusic documentary 299 Queen Street West (I hope we get to see it on streaming!), rejig what constitutes as coming soon, and review some truly great stuff.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

08:52 – 299 Queen Street West

Coming Soon

27:26 – Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is coming to Disney+ December 1

29:34 – Portal: Revolution (fan-made Portal 2 mod, January 5, free-to-play)

32:47 – Ultimate Spider-Man (Jonathan Hickman/Marco Checchetto comic arc)

35:51 – Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio to star in new Karate Kid movie (announcement video, casting ”website”)

44:01 – Spin̈al Tap sequel to begin filming in February with guests Paul McCartney and Elton John

49:49 – Fallout First Look (Prime Video series, Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, April 12)

Geek News Proper

52:30 – Daryl Hall gets restraining order against John Oates in secretive legal battle

53:57 – Mrs. Doubtfire used 2 million feet of film because Robin Williams improvised so much dialogue

56:15 – Mark Hamill voices air raid warnings in Ukraine as Luke Skywalker (sample)

57:56 – Tim Burton says that The Nightmare Before Christmas is too important and personal for a sequel or reboot

1:01:28 – Loki creator Michael Waldron to write Avengers: The Kang Dynasty

1:02:47 – Howard Stern almost played Sam Elliott’s Role in A Star Is Born

1:05:16 – Zaslav: Max confirms that Looney Tunes is *not* leaving the platform, but some Adult Swim shows still are

1:11:57 – Ranker: The most hated TV characters of all time (single graphic of top 12)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:11:57 – Spider-Man 2 on the PS5 (Bryan)

1:17:30 – Pluto (Bud)

1:23:23 – The Curse (Pol)

1:28:46 – Fargo S5 (Pol)

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Pol ‘n Bud host a two-part weekly geek-out about AI drama, marvel 😉 at the Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom trailer, commiserate on rhythm game-based levels, and speculate wildly about FantMarvelStic.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

07:39 – OpenAI

Coming Soon

20:52 – Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (onsale trailer, in theatres December 22) (Zoner Mary: ‘I’m still gonna see this’)

23:22 – A Disturbance in the Force (Star Wars Holiday Special Documentary, in theatres now, VOD December 5, website)

27:04 – Role Play (Prime Video movie, January 12)

28:44 – The Abyss (remastered 4K, in theatres for ONE DAY ONLY: December 6)

32:01 – Leo (Netflix CG film, November 21)

Geek News Proper

33:44 – Peter Cullen, voice of Optimus Prime, to receive life time achievement award

37:49 – Jeremy Renner runs uphill on video celebrating 10 months of recovery since snow plow accident

39:18 – The Last of Us Part II Remastered coming to PS5 on January 19, 2024 (no punctuation) (W.L.F. edition, upgrade price)

40:58 – Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Fluff-Puff Peaks Special – Climb to the Beat)

44:17 – back to The Last of Us

45:13 – Scott Pilgrim Takes Off guest cast

48:50 – Dune 2 now dropping two weeks early (March 1 instead of March 15. Initially November 3 this year) (Zoner Spenny)

49:41 – coupla Culture Crave Tweets: Antony Starr (NSFW) & Ke Huy Quan

51:35 – Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of years of rape and abuse by singer Cassie in lawsuit

update: settled?

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

54:45 – Deadline HEARS from SEVERAL SOURCES that Nicholas Hoult will be Lex Luthor in Superman: Legacy

59:30 – Fantastic Four EYES Pedro Pascal to Play Mr. Fantastic (and full casting rumours)

Review . . . but not Recommendaysh

1:04:05 – Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

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A bushel of trailers, too much information about many topics, and Kirsten James reviews the Gen V timeline by yelling, ”People, stop doing making separate things of things! I just wanna watch the one thing!”

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

11:07 – NASA+

Coming Soon

14:38 – Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (in theatres March 29) (Zoner Ewan, Zoner Mary)

21:18 – What If…? (Disney+ series, S2, DAILY releases from December 22)

24:32 – Madame Web (in theatres February 14, 2024)

33:04 – Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix live-action series, February 22)

36:14 – Masters of the Universe: Revolution (Netflix animated series, January 25)

37:50 – Mean Girls (in theatres January 12)

39:48 – Inside Out 2 (Pixar CG film, in theatres June 14) (Zoner Mary)

43:41 – Reacher (season 2, Prime series, December 15) (Zoner Mary)

44:49 – Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (Apple TV+ series, November 17, continues to look meh)

48:00 – Pokémon Concierge (Netflix stop-motion animated series, December 28)

49:29 – Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (final trailer, Netflix animated series, drops FRIDAY, final trailer)

50:24 – Exploding Kittens (Netflix animated series, coming soon, based off the card game, creator of The Oatmeal)

54:24 – The Garfield Movie (CG film, in theatres May 24, oh fuck it’s Chris Pratt, also Samuel L. Jackson’s in it) (Zoner Mary)

57:40 – Candy Cane Lane (Prime Video Christmas movie, December 1) (Zoner Mary)

Geek News Proper

58:32 – SAG-AFTRA approves deal to end actors’ strike (still needs ratification)

59:50 – Legend of Zelda live-action film in development from Nintendo and Maze Runner director Wes Ball

1:05:57 – Taika Waititi says he won’t be involved in Thor 5 anytime soon

1:06:55 – Marvel Studios’ woes are overstated

1:07:16 – Jeremy Allen White recalls failed meeting for a Marvel-y movie (”They were like, ‘F**k you.’ And I was like, ‘Right on.”’)

1:09:17 – Coyote Vs. Acme shelved

related: Congressman slams Warner Bros., calls for federal investigation

1:12:59 – Anonymous Chatroulette-like website Omegle shuts down after 14 years

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

1:14:37 – Pedro Pascal REPORTEDLY no longer returning to The Mandalorian for season 4 (physically; he’ll still V/O) (source: the Bespin Bulletin)

1:16:27 – Destin Daniel Cretton departs as director on Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (but he’ll stay for his other MCU projects)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:17:50 – Gen V, season 1 (Bud & Bryan)

1:20:51 – Behind the Attraction season 2 (Kirsten)

1:22:38 – Jurassic Park in Concert (Pol)

1:24:57 – Pluto (Bud)

1:28:52 – A Haunting In Venice (Kirsten)

1:32:11 – 91-Second Movie Review: The Marvels (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/) *SPOILERS*

1:54:45 – Loki S02E06 – Glorious Purpose
1:57:24 – Loki *SPOILERS* start

2:15:14 – Loki *SPOILERS* end

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Before Art jets off to Thailand, we chat about flying cars, Echo and Kingpin, damn dirty apes, radioactive kaiju, the troubles of modern Marvel, and the penultimate episode of Loki S2.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

10:06 – Jetson ONE (literally from the future)

Coming Soon

16:44 – Echo (Disney+ series, January 10, all episodes, Disney+ AND Hulu, poster) (Zoner Mary)

22:13 – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (in theatres May 24, 2024)

27:03 – Godzilla Minus One (in theatres December 1)

29:18 – The Fall Guy (Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, real doggo, in theatres March 1)

33:21 – Timeless Heroes (NO PUNCTUATION) Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford (Disney+ documentary, December 1) (Zoner Mary)

37:01 – Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain

40:38 – The Boy and The Heron (in theatres December 8)

41:24 – David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived (Max doc, November 15)

44:24 – Shōgun (FX series, February 2024)

45:10 – Letterkenny (12th and final season, December 25 on Crave, December 26 on Hulu ”if you want to”)

Geek News Proper

50:47 – Disney has bought out Comcast’s last 1/3 of Hulu

51:53 – Crisis at Marvel: Jonathan Majors back-up plans, The Marvels Reshoots, reviving original Avengers and more issues revealed

1:06:48 – End of The CW’s DC Era: Superman & Lois to conclude with season 4

1:11:08 – White Lotus season 3, It prequel series likely moving to 2025, HBO boss says

1:15:06 – House of the Dragon will return next summer

1:15:09 – The Last of Us Season 2 expected to begin filming in Vancouver in early 2024 (if the actors’ strike ends before then)

1:15:17 – The Bear renewed for season 3 by FX

1:18:54 – Sam Levinson teases Euphoria season 3 as a film noir set in a corrupt world

1:19:43 – Huey Lewis’ Heart of Rock & Roll will beat on Broadway in spring

1:20:31 – A thousand streams in your pocket: Spotify’s new royalty model explained by an expert

1:24:17 – Joe Biden grew more ”concerned” about AI after watching Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:26:20 – 91-Second Movie Review: Quiz Lady (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/)

1:31:28 – Now And Then – The Last Beatles Song (Short Film)

1:34:53 – Pluto S01E01/02 (Bud)

1:38:32 – Loki S02E05 (not Bud)

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Pol, Bryan, and Bud geek out about Indigenous heroes, Matthew Perry, Garth Brooks’ brilliant marketing, and how much the aura of Loki S2 permeates into Pol’s house.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

10:28 – Chee’ilth

Coming Soon

17:08 – Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials (Disney+ . . . November 25: The Star Beast / December 2: Wild Blue Yonder / December 9: The Giggle)

18:12 – Fargo (S5, ”Installment 5,” FX/Hulu series, November 21)

21:20 – Finestkind (Paramount+ movie, December 15) (Zoner Ewan) (”As a Canadian, I think I may end up cheering AGAINST the protagonists in this movie”)

23:07 – Pluto (from the Astro Boy universe, Netflix anime series, dropped October 26)

25:51 – Orphan Black: Echoes (AMC series, 2024, filmed in Canada again, no longer Tatiana Maslany, but now Krysten Ritter, also stars my favourite Brit, Keeley Hawes)

28:32 – South Park ”New Exclusive Event” (Paramount+,October 17)

32:00 – Daniel Radcliffe making film about paralyzed Harry Potter stunt double David Holmes (HBO documentary, November 15)

Geek News Proper

33:49 – Matthew Perry dies at 54

40:20 – Disney delays Snow White and Elio a year, removes Jonathan Majors’ Magazine Dreams from calendar

41:05 -Hasan Minhaj responds to accusations from “needlessly misleading” New Yorker story (the video)

44:14 – The White Lotus’ third season got a $4.4 million rebate by shooting in Thailand, Not Japan

47:47 – Garth Brooks releasing new album ‘Time Traveler’ exclusively through Bass Pro Shops (product page)

49:53 – Fantastic Beasts is probably dead, as it should be

51:31 – Killers of the Flower Moon intermission ViOlAtIoNs

52:39 – Once Upon a Story BTS

Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm)

52:58 – Zoner Ewan: The Downloaded by Robert J. Sawyer

54:02 – Zoner Rob: Ocie Elliott on Upload

Reviews and Recommendayshes

57:07 – 91-Second Movie Review: Five Nights at Freddy’s (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/)

1:05:20 – Loki S02E04 – Heart of the TVA (”midseason” trailer)

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Two Asians and an Italian walk into a podcast and talk about dress tech, blowing up scammers, comedic hyperbole, and WHY IS THIS DANG MOVIE SO LONNNGGG-UH?

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

16:15 – Project Primrose

Coming Soon

20:37 – The Beekeeper (in theatres January 12)

24:07 – Leave The World Behind (Netflix film, December 8)

25:22 – LEGO Marvel Avengers: Code Red (Disney+, Friday) (Zoner Mary)

27:05 – Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Ecto Edition (out now, review)

30:56 – Jurassic Park in Concert (November 9, Royal Theatre)

Geek News Proper

31:54 – SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP have resumed negotiations

33:15: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two delayed a year (June 28, 2024 to May 23, 2025)

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

36:43 – Hasan Minhaj REPORTLY out as new host of The Daily Show (source: Consequence)

Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm)

41:42 – Zoner Ewan: SAG-AFTRA Hallowe’en

Reviews and Recommendayshes

43:35 – 91-Second Movie Review: Killers of the Flower Moon (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/) ***INCLUDES SOME SPOILERS***

1:10:58 – The Fall of the House of Usher (Bryan)

1:13:30 – The Simpsons, S35 (Pol)

1:19:09 – Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Bryan)

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Pol & Bud talk Ticketmaster, Captain America, popcorn buckets, abandoning ”official” podcasts, and a hell of a week in celebrity deaths.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

03:46 – frickin’ Ticketmaster

Coming Soon

07:22 – Captain America: Brave New World (in theatres Valentine’s Day 2025)

14:39 – Watchmen Chapter 1 (redband trailer, digital August 13)

20:10 – Deadpool & Wolverine (”Everyone,” in theatres next Thursday)

related: 3D printed ”Polverine” helmet (Zoner Spenny)

22:35 – Terminator Zero (Netflix series, August 29, which is PRETTY CLEVER)

23:45 – posters: Snow White (March 20, 2025) and Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part Two (just 2025) coming soon (Zoner Mary)

24:51 – Transformers S01E01 table read

27:36 – Shrek 5 will be released in theaters on July 1, 2026

31:39 – Neil Druckmann leaves Vancouver (The Last of Us S2 shooting)

35:20 – Alien: Romulus popcorn bucket

Geek News Proper

38:04 – Richard Simmons dies at 76, Shelley Duvall dies at 75, Shannen Doherty dies at 53, and Dr. Ruth dies at 96

46:16 – Alec Baldwin weeps in court as judge announces involuntary manslaughter case is dismissed midtrial

47:50 – Bud’s off of The Official Marvel Podcast (”We’ll hear from Hugh Jackman” . . . for 1m3s)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

54:40 – House of the Dragon (Pol)

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Pol, Bryan, and Bud talk about a LOT of trailers, three-year-old news about a hundred-year-old movie, and the fallout of the SAG-AFTRA strike on talk shows.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

06:18 – consensual doxxing

Coming Soon

08:29 – The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (AMC series, February 2024)

related: Carol will officially return in The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 2

18:10 – Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Netflix series, November 17)

21:38 – Wonka (in theatres December 15)

26:56 – The Iron Claw (A24 movie, December 22)

32:11 – American Fiction (limited theatrical release, December 15, expanded release December 22)

34:06 – Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (Netflix series, in development/coming soon)

35:15 – The Santa Clauses (Disney+ series, S2, two-episode premiere November 8) (Zoner Mary)

37:01 – Slayers: A Buffyverse Story (Audible series, coming soon) (Zoner Mary)

41:33 – Werewolf by Night . . . IN COLO(U)R!!! (Disney+ content padding, October 20)

43:32 – Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles (Prime Video, October 24)

Geek News Proper

46:14 – AMPTP suspends talks with SAG-AFTRA

49:40 – Kevin Afghani is the new voice of Mario and Luigi

52:32 – Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action series’ first looks at Iroh, Azula, and Fire Lord Ozai (OG Gaang reveal)

54:26 – How Disney brought back Robin Williams’ genie for the animated short Once Upon a Studio without using AI (released Sunday on Disney+)

54:26 – Atomic Monster (Gary Dauberman and James Wan) is tackling live-action Gargoyles for Disney+ (1995 Sega Genesis remaster of Gargoyles dropped today on Switch, PS4/5, Xbox X/S, and PC)

58:45 – Robert Rodriguez is releasing a film on November 18, 2115 (OG 2015 article, teasers: Retro/Nature/Future)

1:02:21 – Kid Cudi / new song / Heaven’s Galaxy / Star Trek / Fortnite

1:07:04 – Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David are working on a ”secret” to do with the Seinfeld finalé

1:09:32 – Because it’s 2003, Netflix plans to open brick and mortar locations

Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm)

1:12:15 – Zoner Mary’s visits to Disney shops for us, parts 1 & 2

1:13:28 – Zoner Shep comes to visit!

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:15:56 – 91-Second Movie Review: Fair Play (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/)

1:19:31 – The Continental (Zoner Mary)

1:20:17 – Keys to the Kingdom (Bud + Zoner Maxine)

1:25:13 – Gen V S01E04/05 (Bud)

1:26:20 – Once Upon a Studio (Bud & maybe others?)

1:29:06 – the city of Seattle (Bud)

1:34:35 – The Creator (Pol, this time)

1:40:44 – Loki S02E02 – Breaking Brad

1:46:10 – Loki S02E02 ***SPOILERS***

Bud’s away so Boitano steps up to host, edit and post this week’s podcast…he apologizes for this week’s subpar quality. I’m sure next week, Art will have some apologizing of his own to do!

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out (sort of)

09:06 – Bud Talks about the Made By Google 2023 Event

Coming Soon

17:28 – Argylle Trailer (in theatres on February 2

21:15 – SNL Season 49

24:55 – Night Swim Trailer (in theatres on January 5)

29:25 – Behind The Attraction S2 (on Disney Plus on November 1)

32:15 – Fair Play Trailer (Drops on Netflix)

Geek News Proper

34:34 – Patrick Stewart says Ian McKellen tried talking him out of Star Trek: TNG

38:17 – A24 to adapt Paris Hilton’s memoir into a TV series

41:21 – R.I.P. Shawna Trpcic (costume designer for The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, etc)

Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm)

44:33 – Zoner Ewan: Pre-trailer teasers

Reviews and Recommendayshes

48:07 – 91-Second Movie Review: The Creator (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/)

53:58 – Ahsoka Season 1 Finale

1:10:25 – Loki Season 2 Premiere

1:20:46 – Haunted Mansion (Kirsten & Bryan)

1:26:54 – Only Murders in the Building

1:27:26 – General Reviews on The Exorcist: Believer

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This week, we talk about the .AI domain, football (but make it Toy Story), the PENULTIMATE Ahsoka, and we definitely come prepared to talk about the WGA contract with the AMPTP. Definitely, yes.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

11:22 – Anguilla

Coming Soon

18:17 – Wish (in theatres November 22) (Zoner Mary)

19:56 – Toy Story Funday Football (happened this past Sunday, article, CLIPPET!)

24:12 – The Curse (Paramount+ series ” . . . with the Showtime plan . . . ?,” November 10)

26:05 – True Detective: Night Country (Max series, January 14)

29:27 – Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Netflix animated series, November 17)

32:07 – Hallowstream 2023 (Disney+ programming, now) (full list) (Zoner Mary)

Geek News Proper

37:21 – Michael Gambon, Dumbledore in Harry Potter franchise, dies at 82

41:56 – The new WGA contract will change how Hollywood works

related: Hollywood studios, actors on strike to resume talks next week

Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm)

53:04 – Zoner Mary: Doctor Who

Reviews and Recommendayshes

57:33 – Kirsten’s baby

1:06:05 – 91-Second Movie Review: Reptile (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/)

1:11:20 – Shoresy (Pol)

1:15:20 – The Creator (Art)

1:22:19 – Gen V (Bud ‘n Bryan)

1:28:58 – Ahsoka – Part Seven: Dreams and Madness

1:32:33 – Ahsoka ***SPOILERS***

1:45:03 – The Bear (Art & Pol)

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The gents discuss recycling LEGO, Doctor Who, strike updates, the Superb Owl, and Old Man Scorsese again.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

07:38 – LEGO drops recycled blocks

Coming Soon

15:15 – Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials (three hour-long BBC specials, sometime in November, Fourteenth Doctor, previously Tenth, preview of Fifteenth) (Zoner Mary) (Zoner Mary)

19:24 – Rick and Morty (Adult Swim series, season 7, October 15)

related: new (mystery) voice actors (yes, plural)

related: charges dropped

21:11 – The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (in theatres November 17)

22:06 – Once Upon a Studio (Disney short film, ABC, The Wonderful World of Disney: Disney’s 100th Anniversary Celebration!, October 15) (Zoner Mary)

24:49 – The Marvels (”Journey to” trailer, in theatres November 10) (Zoner Mary)

25:59 – Loki (Disney+ series, season 2, ”through the years” trailer, October 5) (Zoner Mary)

27:51 – Onimusha (Netflix anime series, based on the Capcom video game, November 2)

32:40 – Old Dads (Netflix film, October 20)

Geek News Proper

36:41 – WGA, AMPTP reach historic contract agreement to end 146-day writers strike (still needs ratification)

40:29 – SAG-AFTRA authorizes a strike against the video game industry (not a strike yet)

42:57 – T̶h̶e̶ ̶F̶a̶l̶l̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶H̶o̶u̶s̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶ Usher to headline Super Bowl 2024 halftime show

51:55 – Amazon adding ads to Prime Video in 2024 unless you pay $2.99 extra

56:31 – Disney+ uPdAtInG its subscriber agreement w/ new tiers, end password sharing out-of-household

1:01:59 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles get their handprints on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (September 7)

1:07:26 – Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone’s bizarre, home improvement series The Curse gets fall release date

1:08:58 – Martin Scorsese: Christopher Nolan and the Safdie brothers can ‘save cinema’ from comic book movies

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

1:17:27 – The Office reboot REPORTEDLY in the works with Greg Daniels (source: Consequence)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:22:24 – 91-Second Movie Review: EXPEND4BLES (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/)

1:25:33 – 91-Second Movie Review: No One Will Save You (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/)

1:29:50 – Ahsoka: Part Six: Far, Far Away

1:30:59 – Ahsoka ***SPOILERS***

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Pol, Bud, and Art chat game dev gouging, weird movies, and quiet revolts.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

07:50 – Unity’s game install fee

Coming Soon

14:02 – Monsters Of California (in theatres December 5)

17:37 – Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (in theatres December 20) (Zoner Mary)

23:07 – Percy Jackson and The Olympians (eight-episode Disney+ series, December 20, two-episode premiere)

24:58 – The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix eight-episode series, October 12)

28:57 – Frasier (Paramount+ series, October 12)

32:18 – Dream Scenario

35:30 – The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (Netflix film, September 27)

38:05 – Nandor Fodor & The Talking Mongoose (in theatres September 1, digital September 19)

39:53 – Our Flag Means Death (Max series, S2, October 5)

40:59 – Stop Making Sense (A24 remaster, IMAX September 22, theatres September 29)

43:34 – The Marvels in IMAX (November 10)

NOT Coming Soon

44:45 – Winning Time canceled at HBO after two seasons

49:18 – Lando on Disney+ is going from a series to a movie

Geek News Proper

52:59 – Marvel visual effects workers unanimously vote to unionize

55:43 – Which streaming service cancels TV series at the highest

58:50 – Tim Burton says he’s in “quiet revolt” over Michael Keaton reprising Batman

1:03:10 – Stephen King says his wife threatened divorce if he didn’t stop playing Mambo No. 5

1:04:13 – September 14 Nintendo Direct

• Super Mario RPG (November 17)
• Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD (Dark Moon, previously only on DS, 4-player co-op, summer 2024)
• Princess Peach: Showtime! (March 22) (Swordfighter Peach, Detective Peach, Kung-Fu Peach, and what looks like Chef Peach?)
• Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (2024, played it and four other games, but not the OG)
• Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (January 18, or January 15 w/ deluxe edition)
• Trace Memory (now called Another Code: Recollection, with the OG + sequel, January 19)
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass FINAL Wave 6
• Mario vs. Donkey Kong (puzzle platformer w/ stolen Mini Mario toys, February 16)
• Trombone Champ (out now, gyro or IR controls, nearly 50 songs, up to 4-player co-op)

• Nintendo Museum (opening March 2024 in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture)
• Zelda & Ganondorf amiibo (November 3)
• Noah & Mio amiibo (Xenoblade Chronicles, January 19)
• Sora amiibo (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, 2024)

• Tomb Raider I–III Remastered (February 14, old/new graphics, all expansions, secret rooms)
• Detective Pikachu Returns (October 6)
• Contra: Operation Galuga (2024)
• WarioWare: Move It! (November 3)
• Splatoon 3 DLC: Side Order (spring 2024)
• new Among Us map (“the Fungle”)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:11:56 – last week’s Ahsoka

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A full geek compliment talks China (Ernie and Apple stock), Japan (Godzilla & Ghibli), Canada (Mr. Dressup), and America (pretty much everything else).

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

08:44 – China’s Ernie AI and iPhone share dropping

Coming Soon

16:08 – Godzilla Minus One (in theatres December 1)

related: Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (another Godzilla because why?)

18:42 – Carl’s Date (dropping on Disney+ Wednesday) (Zoner Mary)

19:07 – Haunted Mansion (dropping on Disney+ October 4) (Zoner Mary)

20:45 – The Boy and The Heron (in theatres December 8, retirement fail)

23:26 – Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe (Prime Video documentary, October 10) (Zoner Kendra)

26:16 – The Bikeriders (in theatres December 1)

26:57 – Stray, that cute cat game from last year, is getting an animated movie (trailer for the game)

Geek News Proper

28:09 – iPhone 15 event in 17 minutes

39:13 – Jimmy Fallon apologizes to Tonight Show staff after Rolling Stone report

50:28 – D23 (next: August 9-11, 2024, Anaheim Convention Center) (Zoner Mary)

57:08 – Nintendo’s Martinet + Miyamoto Mario Ambassador announce

1:00:00 – Chris Evans marries Alba Baptista in intimate, at-home wedding

1:04:24 – Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years to life in prison after rape conviction

related: Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis say they’re aware their letters on behalf of Danny Masterson caused pain

SPEED ROUND!

1:11:51 – The Mandalorian, Loki, and WandaVision are headed to Blu-ray

1:14:15 – Disney is releasing a $1,500 USD 100-movie Blu-ray collection

1:14:39 – Ken Jennings to host Jeopardy! solo as game show returns for strike-altered season

1:16:21 – Beetle2Juice was 99% done before the WGO strike??!?

1:17:54 – DC announces Batman 35th anniversary concert tour

1:18:39 – Mario Kart Tour crosses the finish line

1:19:56 – Liev Schreiber’s Sabretooth is RUMORED to be part of Deadpool 3

Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm)

1:21:09 – Zoner Ewan: a Deadpool answer from Bryan

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:23:53 – Star Trek: Lower Decks S04E01/02 (Pol)

related: Star Trek shows exit streaming in Canada, will continue broadcasting on CTV Sci-Fi

1:27:08 – I Am Groot S2 (Kirsten)

1:29:21 – The Bear S1 (Pol)

1:31:25 – The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (Bryan)

1:36:14 – Jurassic World: Dominion (Pol)

1:38:46 – Ahsoka

1:45:17 – invoking The James Child 2.0

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Kirsten, Bryan, and Bud talk tech bros, new trailers, actors’ strike updates, video game updates, and more!

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

02:04 – California Forever

Coming Soon

06:22 – Loki, season 2 (Marvel series, Disney+, October 6)

11:51 – Gen V (Prime Video spinoff, September 29)

14:51 – Reptile (Netflix, October 6)

Geek News Proper

16:24 – Steve Harwell, Smash Mouth founding singer, dead at 56

23:27 – SAG-AFTRA national board votes unanimously to send Interactive Media (video game) strike authorization vote to members

26:30 – AMC reaches a deal with SAG-AFTRA to resume production

28:46 – Nintendo won’t release any Tears of the Kingdom DLC

34:05 – Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct (October 20)

• no reports on Mario’s voice actor
• Mario/Peach/Daisy/Toads/Toadette (no play difference)
• or Yoshi/Nabbit for no-damage
• Yoshi can eat/spit & flutter jump
• BowserCastle (Wonder Flower)
• set in the Flower Kingdom (7 areas)
• li’l caterpillar hiding behind player’s head (Prince Florian)
• baddies: Hoppycats/Melon Piranha Plants/Condarts/Konks/Mumsies/Maw-Maws/MORE
• power-ups: Elephant/Bubble/Drill/Fire
• store/swap spare power-ups
• Wonder Flower effects = drugs
• badges: Parachute Cap/Wall-Climb Jump/Dolphin Kick/Crouching High Jump/Grappling Vine/Safety Bounce/Sensor/Coin Magnet/Invisibility/Jet Run/MORE
• local co-up 1–4 (can revive friends post-death
• online ghosts (can revive ghosts post-death)
• standee to revive post-death
• heart points for helping (revive, items)
• can also create rooms to race courses against friends online
• Nintendo Switch OLED Mario Red Edition (October 6)

  Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm)

  37:25 – Zoner Lara recommended us in her stories among FUN podcasts

  38:42 – Zoner Mary: 254 pod review

  42:18 – Zoner Ewan: Kirsten baby predictions

  Reviews and Recommendayshes

  43:36 – 91-Second Movie Review: You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/)

  50:56 – Ahsoka

  59:25 – Ahsoka *SPOILERS*

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Kirsten, Pol, and Bud talk microchipping cheese, not Dune 2 this year, the great Bob Barker, and more discussion of trailers we haven’t seen.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

09:38 – microchipping cheese

Coming Soon

14:40 – Good Burger 2 (Paramount+, November ??)

15:46 – The Killer (in theatres and on Netflix, November 10, dir: David Fincher, starring Michael Fasbender & Tilda Swinton)

20:33 – Army Of The Dead 2 & beyond teased by Zack Snyder

NOT Coming Soon

23:32 – Dune 2 (was November 3, now March 15, 2024)

related: Denis Villeneuve has started writing Dune 3

31:03 – The Idol canceled by HBO after one season

Geek News Proper

33:32 – Bob Barker dies at 99

43:49 – Blue Beetle unseats Barbie atop box office, ending 4-week reign

47:42 – Barbie will be rereleased in IMAX w/ new post-credits footage (September 22, FOR ONE WEEK)

50:48 – New Haunted Mansion grounds expansion, retail shop coming to Disneyland Resort in 2024 (Zoner Mary)

56:02 – PlayStation Portal (PS5 remote play handheld, $200 USD, later this year, also earphones/buds)

58:59 – The Atari 2600 Plus will play your old cartridges (November 17, $130 USD)

1:01:25 – Adam Sandler breaks Rotten Tomatoes record with new Netflix movie, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah

Listener mailbag . . . for us! (geekout@TheZone.fm)

1:06:48 – Thanks for bringing back stuff for us, Zoner Mary! 💛

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:09:30 – Ahsoka S01E01/02

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The cuesheet was short, but the discussion was long. The voice of Mario steps back, Scott Pilgrim takes off, Rebel (“That’s no”) Moon looks epic, and Disney gets a clock.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

07:51 – Charles Martinet

related: Nintendo confirms that Charles Martinet is not involved in Super Mario Bros. Wonder (reverse caboose for Bud)

Coming Soon

27:24 – Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+ series, December 20) (Zoner Mary)

29:41 – Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Netflix animated series, November 17) (article)

33:02 – Rebel Moon (two-part Zach Snyder space opera, Netflix, Part 1: A Child of Fire, December 22, Part 2: The Scargiver, April 19, 2024) (article)

36:53 – Oppenheimer at the RBCM IMAX

related: Barbie coming to digital SEPTEMBER 5! 🤯

Geek News Proper

45:26 – PRAISE DISNEY. Ahsoka episodes will debut at 6:00p Pacific / 9:00p Eastern

47:18 – Suicide Squad director David Ayer regrets giving Jared Leto’s Joker a forehead tattoo

Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm)

51:06 – Zoner Bryce: Denmark photos!

55:31 – Zoner Ewan: Captain Marvel VFX trivia / QUIZ: find the CGI cat!

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:02:47 – Insidious: The Red Door (Kirsten)

1:04:54 – No Hard Feelings (Kirsten)

1:12:05 – UPDATE: Kirsten’s video game saga

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A full house of geeks passiontately discusses trailers we haven’t seen, dog costumes, MORE price hikes, and some gaming sadness.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

11:31 – PixMob

Coming Soon

15:03 – The Continental: From the World of John Wick (Peacock series, September 22) (Zoner Mary)

17:55 – The Pod Generation (Emilia Clarke & Chiwetel Ejiofor, in theatres now)

23:23 – Ahsoka (”in 10 days” mini-trailer, Star Wars series, Disney+, August 23) (Canadian connections) (Zoner Mary)

23:58 – Good Boy (limited release in theatres September 8)

weirdly related: article / video

30:44 – Rift of the NecroDancer coming in 2024 (NME)

Geek News Proper

33:38 – Prices of Disney+, Hulu premium plans going up in the US October 12

related: Canada updates: ad-supported tier November

37:05 – Disney+ follows Netflix’s lead and will crack down on password sharing

39:20 – The Little Mermaid coming to Disney+ Canada September 6

43:21 – NASA on-demand streaming coming soon

45:56 – Replacing Justin Roiland on Solar Opposites Didn’t Just Save the Show — It Made It Better

Reviews and Recommendayshes

50:40 – 91-Second Movie Review: Heart of Stone (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/)

1:00:26 – The Bear (Art)

1:05:33 – Winning Time (Art)

1:08:33 – Bud ALSO saw Rise of the Beasts, but he’ll probably just echo Kirsten and Bryan on how blah it was

1:10:19 – Oppenheimer (Art)

1:17:44 – Kirsten’s gaming saga

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In a little shortyboi pod (and, after some technical difficulties), Pol, Bud, & Kirsten chat Gladiator II (No Dumb Colons), the Longlegs mystery, and what we’re NOT watching because it’s summer.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

09:48 – Nike killing Adapt BB app

Coming Soon

11:44 – Agatha All Along (Disney+ series, September 18)

14:25 – Gladiator II (No Stupid Subtitle) (in theatres November 22) (Zoner Mary)

18:20 – Severance (Apple TV+ series, S2 date announcement, January 17)

20:41 – Deadpool & Wolverine & The Bachlorette? (in theatres July 26)

21:16 – Time Bandits (Apple TV+ series, July 24)

24:34 – Longlegs (in theatres July 12, IMDB/possible spoilers)

27:02 – Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Paramount+ series, August 9)

28:40 – AfrAId (in theatres August 30)

29:55 – Anthony Mackie in the new Cap suit

Geek News Proper

31:25 – Jon Landau, Titanic & Avatar producer, dies at 63

32:22 – Neil Gaiman bad?

33:00 – Inside Out 2 good?

Reviews and Recommendayshes

35:27 – The Boys

Extro!

37:00 – What we’re NOT watching because it’s summer

40:12 – Baseball, tho’

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Pol, Bryan, and Bud chat Star Wars, Star Trek, Barbie breaking records, and deep turtle lore.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

07:31 – https://www.TheZone.fm/2023/08/09/geekout-google-grammar-check/

Coming Soon

13:31 – I Am Groot (Marvel series, S2, Disney+, September 6)

15:17 – Only Murders In The Building (S3, Disney+, Tuesday) (Zoner Mary)

17:30 – Ahsoka (Star Wars series, Disney+, two-episode premiere August 23, posters) (Zoner Mary)

Geek News Proper

21:29 – Mark Margolis, actor on Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, dies at 83

23:40 – William Friedkin, Oscar-winning director of The Exorcist, dies at 87

29:54 – Barbie surpasses $1B USD globally after 17 days

34:15 – Marvel Studios’ VFX Staff Is Aiming to Unionize

37:06 – the Saanich Police have your lightsabres

39:32 – Post Malone has acquired the One Ring

42:50 – The Witcher producer blames simplified plot on Americans’ inability to follow complex storylines

47:15 – Fallout TV series leak reveals new images from set

49:08 – Leslie Baker (from The Office) to return over $100,000 in fan donations for Stanley spin-off

53:08 – The perfect cosplay doesn’t exis—

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

54:48 – Scream 7 (Scream Vi-I) REPORTEDLY in development with director Christopher Landon (source: Bloody Disgusting/Consequence)

56:02 – Gal Gadot HAS HEARD that ”we’re (James Gunn and Peter Safran) gonna develop a Wonder Woman 3 together.” (source: Comicbook.com/Consequence)

Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm)

56:43 – Zoner Mary: Disneyland! TRON Lightcycle // Run and Guardians — Mission: BREAKOUT!

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:02:23 – 91-Second Movie Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/)

1:15:59 – Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (Kirsten’s review without Kirsten)

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A terrible week for celebrity deaths, an exciting new Loki trailer, and some interesting Disney/+ updates. Plus, more Barbie chat, console speculation, and an SNL rumour.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

04:26 – Right to RepAirpods

related geek news: You Can Finally Download Apple Maps Offline in iOS 17 (Android 2015)

Coming Soon

11:59 – Loki (Marvel series, S2, Disney+, October 6)

15:56 – Gen V (The Boys spinoff Prime Video series, September 29)

17:15 – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 coming to Disney+ TODAY

Geek News Proper

18:03 – Paul Reubens, Pee-Wee Herman, dies age 70

30:42 – Sinéad O’Connor dies age 56

31:39 – Euphoria’s Angus Cloud dies age 25

32:57 – The 75th Emmy Awards show has been postponed

36:08 – Disney’s Murphy Maleficent robot dragon not returning (but beer)

44:01 – Donald Glover joining the D+ Lando series (co-writing with his brother Stephen)

46:21 – TikTok tries text-based posts

52:02 – Ultra-rare Apple sneakers on sale for $50,000 USD

55:56 – Henry Cavill’s final scene in ‘The Witcher’ leaves fans in tears

1:00:01 – Barbie cut a ”fart opera” from the middle of the movie

1:02:02 – Mattel: movies coming for Hot Wheels, Barney, Thomas and Friends, and Polly Pocket, along with Barbie sequel(s) (Greta Gerwig is not thinking about that right now, bless)

1:05:07 – Lizzo performs Lord of the Rings theme dressed as Legolas during Hobbiton visit

1:06:39 – Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is getting a 4K remaster (but nobody will watch it because it’s a cartoon movie 🤪)

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

1:08:38 – Tina Fey REPORTEDLY in talks to take over Saturday Night Live from Lorne Michaels (source: Consequence)

1:12:45 – Nintendo’s next-gen console COULD launch in 2024 (source: Mashable)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:17:19 – 91-Second Movie Review: They Cloned Tyrone (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/)

1:23:37 – Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

1:24:35 – Crimes of the Future

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Before we Barb the Heimer, we bid farewell to Twitter, recap SDCC, and spend a fascinating amount of time talking about the first movie in an upcoming Exorcist TRILOGY. #DoWeNeedThis

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

04:19 – Twitter X (amazing CNN eulogy)

Coming Soon

14:26 – The Marvels (in theatres November 10)

17:55 – SDCC: The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (AMC series, 2024) + The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (AMC series, September 10)

19:10 – SDCC: Strange New Worlds: Subspace Rhapsody (Paramount+ S02E09, August 3) (Zoner Mary)

21:26 – SDCC: Lower Decks Season 4 trailer (Paramount+ series, September 7) (Zoner Mary)

22:04 – One Piece (Netflix series, August 31) (dub)

23:35 – The Creator (in theatres September 29) (Zoner Mary)

24:34 – Strange Planet (Apple TV+ 10 episode miniseries, August 9)

30:13 – The Exorcist: Believer (in theatres Friday the 13th of October)

Geek News Proper

41:53 – SAG-AFTRA gives go-ahead to Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega film amid strike

43:27 – Dwayne Johnson Contributes ‘historic’ donation to SAG-AFTRA Foundation Relief Fund

45:12 – Meanwhile, at Castle Grayskull, Netflix kills the He-Man movie

46:14 – Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom REPORTEDLY in hot water

49:00 – DC will bring Crisis on Infinite Earths and Watchmen to (animated) life in 2024

53:51 – Doctor Who’s new Sonic Screwdriver Is a blinding throwback (video)

56:18 – Mike White is behind Migration, and The Emoji Movie??!? (but also, School of Rock! 🤘🏽) (IMDB)

1:01:00 – ”I warned you guys in 1984,” James Cameron says of AI’s risks to humanity

1:04:19 – Lady Gaga wanted to be addressed as Lee on Joker 2 set

1:05:02 – Transforming Grimlock. $1,700 USD

Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm)

1:08:12 – Zoner Mary re: Olivia Colman, Skrulls, Strange New Worlds, and Spock

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:11:12 – 91-Second Movie Review : Barbie . . .

1:25:00 – 91-Second Movie Review : Oppenheimer (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/)

related: sex scenes

1:41:48 – Secret Invasion S01E06 – Home

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In a pod that, spoiler, goes quite off the rails when we get to the Emmy nominations, Pol, Kirsten, & Bud (when he’s not cut off by Zoom) discuss the dearth of movies and shows coming soon, along with workers’ rights, rich studios, and the cultural phenomenon which is Barbenheimer.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

06:32 – CIRA Canadian stock photography

Coming Soon

13:37 – Migration (not the Duck Hunt movie, December 22) (Zoner Ewan)

18:21 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem clip: Welcome to Eastman High (in theatres August 2)

20:13 – Sharksploitation (Shudder movie, July 21)

24:47 – Meg 2: The Trench (in theatres August 4)

Geek News Proper

27:46 – Screen Actors Guild strike

related: Striking SAG actors in disbelief over studios’ dystopian AI proposal

related: David Duchovny is out there… with a perfect X-Files-themed picket sign (more quotes) (Zoner Ewan)

related: free groceries for SAG-AFTRA/WGA folks

related: House of the Dragon can continue filming in U.K.

related: SAG-AFTRA demands “not realistic,” says billionaire Bob Iger

41:59 – Disney pulling back on making Marvel, Star Wars content, says billionaire Bob Iger

48:04 – Emmy nominations are out

53:51 – Barbenheimer or Oppie: What’s the best double-feature viewing order?

related: Matt Damon told his wife he would take a break — unless Christopher Nolan called

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:02:23 – Strange New Worlds (first half of S2) (Pol)

1:06:01 – Sex With Sue (Pol)

1:14:25 – Secret Invasion S01E04 – Beloved

related: How long has *SPOILER* *SPOILER* *SPOILER*? (warning: *SPOILER*)

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