The Geek-out Podcast

Pol, Kirsten, and Bud catch up on THREE WEEKS of missed pods due to scheduling difficulties, and somehow managed NOT to make it a three hour pod! Three hour pod! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 10:06 – Samsung privacy screen tech / Discord Coming Soon 13:49 – The Mandalorian and Grogu (in theatres May 22, Super Bowl :36) 17:47 – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (Super Bowl :30, in theatres April 1) 18v01 – Spider-Noir (Sony/Marvel series, Prime Video, May 27, colour or black & white) (Zoner Mary) 19:09 – Project Hail Mary: trailer, article explaining the revealed plot elements (in theatres March 20) _____ – Disclosure Day (Super Bowl :60, in theatres June 12) 24:06 – The Devil Wears Prada 2 (in theatres May 1) 24:28 – Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 (conveniently-timed Netflix animated series, April 23) 26:09 – Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (Apple TV series, S2, February 27) 27:48 – [STROBE LIGHT WARNING AGAIN UGH] Scream 7 (February 27) 29:53 – Michael: trailer, 2m first look (in theatres April 24) 30:04 – Rooster (10-ep miniseries, Steve Carell, John C. McGinley, HBO Max, March 8) 31:07 – In The Blink of An Eye (dir: Andrew Stanton, starring Kate McKinnon, Rashida Jones, Daveed Diggs, basically Cloud Atlas?, Disney+, film February 27) 32:25 – War Machine (Netflix film, March 6) 33:18 – Lucky (Apple TV series, Anya Taylor-Joy, Annette Bening, Timothy Olyphant, July 16) 34:30 – Exit 8 (in theatres April 10) related: Bud’s micro-R&R of The Exit 8 and Platform 8 (games) 36:16 – Supergirl (Super Bowl :30, in theatres June 26) 37:09 – What’s Your Favorite? (Pokémon Super Bowl :60, Trevor Noah, Lady Gaga, Blackpink’s Jisoo, Formula One driver Charles Leclerc, Spanish professional footballer Lamine Yamal, Canadian actor/voice actor Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, and Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter and former footballer Young Miko) 40:31 – The Adventures of Cliff Booth (written by Quentin Tarantino, Directed by David Fincher, Netflix film, also in theatres sometime this year) related: Quentin Tarantino’s new Beverly Cinema goes back to its porno roots this month also related: Paul Dano reacts to Quentin Tarantino dissing him: ‘Incredibly grateful the world spoke up for me so i didn’t have to’ 44:06 – White Lotus season 4 casts Helena Bonham Carter, Chris Messina, Marissa Long (HBO series, preproduction, location reveal) 45:05 – Ted Lasso to return for fourth season this summer (Apple TV series) 45:34 – Baldur’s Gate Series in the works at HBO (creator/writer/EP/showrunner: Craig Mazin) related: The Last of Us to film S3 in BC March 2–November 27 Geek News Proper 48:30 – The Grammys 49:05 – Gone too soon: Catherine O’Hara, 71, James Van Der Beek of Dawson’s Creek, 48, Jesse Jackson, 84, and Robert Duvall, 95 59:28 – John Lithgow on playing Dumbledore in Harry Potter series and J.K. Rowling’s trans-exclusionary views Reviews and Kirstemendayshes 1:02:24 – IT: Welcome to Derry (Kirsten & Pol) 1:05:16 – The Muppet Show (Kirsten & Pol) 1:07:22 – Wonder Man (Bud) 1:09:10 – The Secret Agent (Kirsten) 1:11:22 – Fallout S2 (Kirsten & Pol) 1:13:48 – Heated Rivalry (Kirsten) 1:20:28 – Send Help (Pol) 1:22:24 – Wuthering Heights (Pol) Other stuff that didn’t make the pod – Resident Evil Requiem – Evil Has Always Had A Name: short film, article w/ background – Unable to stop AI, SAG-AFTRA mulls a studio tax on digital performers Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol & Bud host a shortyboi pod, missing our other geek pals, Kirsten, Bryan, and Art, and chat about the Oscars, smartwatches, and Hallmark movies. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 06:07 – Pebble update Coming Soon 16:38 – Daredevil: Born Again (Marvel series, S2, Disney+, March 24) (Zoner Mary) 18:59 – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (first look at Yoshi, in theatres April 1) 21:31 – Supergirl (Jason Mamoa as Lobo, in theatres June 26) 24:57 – The Muppet Show (Disney+ special, February 4, that’s like a week and a half out!) 29:16 – The Stars Between Us (Hallmark movie, February 21, starring DJ Boitano as…a DJ) 31:25 – Melania (Amazon MGM movie, in theatres Friday) (Zoner Ewan, ”NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooo! ”) Geek News Proper 35:30 – Academy Awards 2026 nominations (Conan O’Brien to host, ABC & Hulu, Sunday, March 15) 44:50 – Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie announced as Olympic torchbearers for Milano Cortina 2026 RUMOURS and HEARSEY 45:09 – Marvel reeepoooRRRrrrt reveals exactly when MCU’s new Black Panther will arrive (source: The Direct / Daniel Ricthman/DanielRPK’s Patreon??!? It’s literally titled ”creating News, Scoops, Stories.”) Reviews and Recommendayshes 46:58 – Shoresy S6 (Pol?) 49:00 – Wonder Man S01E01–E04 (Bud) 52:22 – Wonder Man SPOILERS 1:00:28 – A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms S01E02 (Pol) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Kirsten, and Bud memberberry Darth Maul, He-Man, The Mummy, Robin Hood— holy crunch. Is Crime 101 the only original IP in this pod??!? Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 16:33 – game dev deletes his own game Coming Soon 18:52 – Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord (Star Wars CG animated series, Disney+, April 6, trailer teaser) 19:02 – Masters of the Universe (in theatres June 5, trailer teaser) 23:35 – Lee Cronin’s The Mummy (in theaters April 17) 23:25 – The Death of Robin Hood (A24, in theatres…I dunno, sometime in 2026?) 25:14 – Crime 101 (Amazon/MGM, Chris Hemsworth/Mark Ruffalo/Barry Keoghan/Halle Berry, in theatres and IMAX February 13) 28:24 – The Bride! (in theatres March 6) 29:09 – The Dreadful (in theatres AND digital February 20) related: first look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft, Tomb Raider 30:42 – God of War live-action series casts Ryan Hurst as Kratos (voiced Thor in GOW: Ragnarök) 31:59 – The live-action Zelda movie is coming to Netflix after its theatrical and VOD periods Geek News Proper 35:05 – Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down as the president of Lucasfilm (Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan take over) related: Maybe a Han Solo movie wasn’t a great idea, admits Kathleen Kennedy 45:03 – Peter Jackson took a 12-year movie hiatus after the death of his trusted cinematographer, Andrew Lesnie (heart attack, 2015, age 59) 47:39 – Matt Damon says Netflix wants movies to restate the plot ‘three or four times in the dialogue’ because viewers are ‘on their phones while they’re watching’ 53:41 – Dunesday is what Robert Downey Jr and Timothée Chalamet call their simultaneous Avengers: Doomsday and Dune: Part 3 day 55:40 – Harry Potter fans unsure about Hans Zimmer score: ”Will never beat John Williams” 58:13 – Meta plans to cut around 10% of employees (1,500 jobs) in Reality Labs division Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:00:43 – The Rip (Kirsten) 1:04:45 – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms S01E01 (Pol) 1:07:33 – 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (Pol) 1:14:32 – Heated Rivalry (Bud and Kait) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

After almost a month away due to holidays and scheduling issues, the geek pod gang’s back for 2026! And we talk Avengers, The Odyssey, The Golden Globes, and more! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 12:10 – CES Coming Soon 21:09 – Avengers: Doomsday Cap · Thor · X · Wak-astic · (in Theaters December 18, 2026) 29:53 – Wonder Man (Marvel 8-episode series, Disney+, January 27 at 6:00 pm Pacific) (Zoner Mary) 31:19 – The Odyssey (in theatres July 17) 35:15 – Euphoria (S3, HBO Max, April 12) 36:05 – Digger (dir: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, in theatres October 2) 37:06 – Dracula (dir: Luc Besson, in theatres February 6) 38:14 – Godzilla Minus Zero coming to North America November 6 38:44 – Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (dir: Gore Verbinski, in theatres February 13) 43:56 – Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair (Hulu four-episode miniseries, 30 mins each, Disney+, April 10) 44:24 – New Jackass movie coming to theaters in June (in theatres June 26) 45:31 – Paul King (Paddington and Wonka) to direct Labubu movie (early development) 47:57 – Lars Eidinger will play Brainiac in Man of Tomorrow 50:58 – Live-action Tangled casts its Rapunzel (Teagan Croft) and Flynn (Milo Manheim) NOT Coming Soon 51:48 – Bowen Yang to exit Saturday Night Live after 7 seasons 53:32 – The Last of Us to recast Danny Ramirez’s Manny for season 3 54:16 – House Of The Dragon ends with season 4 and Black Mirror ends with season 8 55:26 – Ubisoft closes Halifax studio weeks after workers vote to unionize Awards Shows! 56:43 – Golden Globes winners 1:08:48 – The Emmys create a new Legacy Award to honor old favorites 1:09:50 – Disney Loses the Oscars to YouTube . . . AND . . . The Grammys will be on Disney+ starting in 2027! Geek News Proper 1:12:21 – Scott Adams, Dilbert creator, dies at 68 1:14:06 – Rian Johnson confirms Rickroll in Wake Up Dead Man 1:16:39 – Watch the Jim Henson Company bring Magic: The Gathering to life (Lorwyn Eclipsed set, January 23, amazing BTS) 1:18:20 – The Muppet Show returning for one night only (Disney+, February 4, teaser, trailer 1:19:43 – Rhea Seehorn’s career began as the ‘tutorial sorceress’ in a Magic The Gathering PC game from 1997 1:20:38 – Of course Avatar: Fire and Ash has made a billion dollars already 1:24:08 – Pokémon fans outraged by ‘insane’ ~$900 Canadian dollar Lego set 1:25:27 – Disney+ to start throwing vertical videos at our poor, attention-deficient brains RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:26:41 – Something something The Hunt for Gollum nothing confirmed Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:32:11 – Anaconda (Pol) related: Mashable review with terribly-written subhead 1:34:02 – CFNY: The Spirit of Radio (Bud) 1:36:31 – Stranger Things (everyone but Bud) 1:44:15 – Heated Rivalry Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol & Kirsten (where’s Bud? #BudFlood) remember Rob Reiner, and talk Tik Tok, blue kitties, running men, and feet pics. Coming Soon 14:41 – Supergirl (teaser, Milly Alcock, in theatres June 24) 16:44 – Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) (trailer, article) 18:43 – The Moment (less-strobey mockumentary, in theatres January 30) 19:48 – Disclosure Day (created & directed by Steven Spielberg, screenplay by David Koepp, in theatres June 12) (KEP; SILENT O) 21:23 – The Life of Chuck (Stephen King adaptation, Mike Flanagan dir, BONKERS CAST, Hulu film, on Disney+ December 26) 22:58 – The Drama (A24, Zendaya, Robert Pattison, in theatres April 3) 24:39 – PONIES (Peacock series, Emilia Clarke, Haley Lu Richardson, January 15) 26:16 – The Copenhagen Test (Peacock series, Simu Liu, December 27) 27:13 – Hijack (Idris Elba, Apple TV series, S2, January 14, S1) 28:48 – The inaugural U.S. TikTok Awards (December 18, hosted by…Ciara?) 31:20 – Wonder Man: Ben Mankiewicz interviews Trevor Slattery (Zoner Ewan) Geek News Proper 33:09 – Rob (78) and Michele Reiner (70) found dead 43:31 – ”The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI reach landmark agreement to bring beloved characters from across Disney’s brands to Sora” related: Disney fires off cease-and-desist letter to Google claiming its ai services infringe on copyright on a ”massive scale” 46:27 – KPop Demon Hunters Is TIME’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year 46:54 – Millie Bobby Brown says she and David Harbour have a ‘great relationship’ amid bullying rumors 49:51 – Avatar: Fire and Ash: How can a film be so stunning, yet so disappointing? (Mashable) related: Read James Cameron’s ‘critical’ letter to theater technicians showing Avatar: Fire And Ash 55:25 – Daisy Ridley was as surprised as anyone that Adam Driver wanted more Star Wars (The Hunt For Ben Solo) Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 59:45 – Zoner Ewan: New horror movie sending feet pics to those who buy tickets RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:03:10 – Helena Bonham Carter is REPORRRTEDLYYY being lined up for the next season of The White Lotus. (source: NME) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:04:32 – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Kirsten) 1:10:59 – Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Pol) 1:12:02 – The Running Man 1987 (Kirsten) 1:13:40 – The Running Man 2025 (Kirsten) Other stuff that didn’t make the pod – Bud’s Weekly Geek-out: The Game Awards Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Kirsten, and Bud talk Warner Bros wooing, the end of The Boys, and celebrities chirping at each other. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 07:43 – retro listening Coming Soon 16:58 – The Boys (Amazon series, final season 5, Prime Video, April 8) 18:55 – Paradise (Huhu series, S2, February 23, LOUD HULU LOGO AT THE END) 20:51 – A Private Life (in theatres January 16) 23:54 – Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (in theatres April 10, amazing SMG moment in the trailer, 2006 OG) 28:34 – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (”Official Final Trailer,” HBO Max series, January 18) 32:30 – F1 (Apple TV, December 12, was in theatres June 27) 33:41 – Columbia’s New Endor-Inspired Star Wars Collection (drops December 11, BTS) 35:40 – Star Wars returns to theaters for 50th anniversary (February 19, 2027) 39:42 – New 4K restorations of Studio Ghibli movies are coming to IMAX screens in 2026 40:55 – Stranger Things 5 coming to the Odeon at 6:30 pm and 10:00 pm on NYE (adding 11:40a and 3:10p showings NYD) Geek News Proper 42:09 – Netflix Wins Bidding War to Purchase Warner Bros. BUT: Paramount makes $108 billion hostile bid for Warner Bros 1:01:37 – Golden Globes 2026 nominations 1:04:22 – Joel Edgerton says James Cameron shouldn’t ‘be squabbling’ over ‘what has a right to be seen’ after arguing Netflix films don’t belong at the Oscars 1:05:02 – Quentin Tarantino calls Paul Dano a ”weak, uninteresting guy” related: Dano love, we got Dano love 1:09:02 – wholesome chat beetween Jonathan Bailey and David Corenswet re: levitating kisses (article, full Actors on Actors episode) RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:10:58 – Scarlett Johansson in taaaAAAaaalks to join The Batman: Part II (source: Consequence) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:16:00 – Eternity 1:18:47 – Squid Game Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Bud, and post-shot Kirsten talk AI (ew), Letterman (aw), F––kboats (um), and real live puppets (yay)! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 06:45 – datacentre home heating Coming Soon 08:35 – The First Snow of Fraggle Rock (Apple TV special, December 5) 11:49 – Mother Mary (A24 film, Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer, fka twigs, in theatres April 2026) 15:12 – Run Away (Netflix film, January 1) 16:46 – My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman (Netflix series, S6, December 16) 24:06 – Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show (6-episode documentary, Vancouver concerts, with songs from The Tortured Poets Department, Disney+, two-episode premiere December 12) 26:09 – Glen Powell is chartering a Fuckboat NOT Coming Soon 29:39 – Netflix is killing casting from your phone Geek News Proper 33:38 – A Critter Carol (shot on iPhone 17 Pro, BTS, LNY’s, LNY’s BTS) 50:20 – Kpop Demon Hunters is now officially eligible in the Animated Feature category for the 2026 Oscars 54:49 – Stranger Things 5 criticised for Nintendo ”cardinal sin”: showing a TV w/ NES running the arcade version of Ghosts ’n Goblins, NOT the NES port related: Dick Extro! 57:40 – Festive Face-Off (Christmas movie bracket) Late-breaking listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 1:10:44 – Zoner Spenny: Westhills’ heat transfer Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

What makes a film eligible for an Oscar? We dig in to that, the 100 best movies of all time, and no-your-child-didn’t-download-porn-on-your-account comeuppance for Kirsten. Preamble 01:21 – Kirsten vs Playstation 11:03 – The Bombadiloff Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 18:03 – Vine is long dead. Long live diVine? Coming Soon 23:04 – The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (in theatres ONE YEAR from trailer drop: November 20, 2026) 24:28 – Scrubs (reboot series, ABC, February 25) (Zoner Ewan) 26:04 – How to Make a Killing (A24, in theatres February 20) 27:23 – We Bury The Dead (Daisy Ridley zombie film, in theatres January 2) 30:58 – STROBE WARNING · The Moment (mockumentary, in theatres January 30) 33:18 – Hoppers (Disney/Pixar animated film, in theatres March 6) 36:06 – Scarlett Johansson to star in Mike Flanagan’s ”radical new take” on The Exorcist 44:13 – Mashable’s 60 second Stranger Things recap (Netflix series, final season, Vol 1 5p November 26, Vol 2 5p Christmas Day, finalé 5p New Year’s Eve ALSO in theatres, Netflix recap, click the thumbs up for a ) 49:10 – Shoresey (Crave series, S5, December 25) Geek News Proper 51:33 – Empire’s fan-voted 100 best movies of all time 1:00:59 – In Australia, under-sixteens will be banned from major social media plaforms from December 10th 1:02:17 – James Cameron thinks Netflix’s theatrical strategy is ”rotten to the core” 1:05:23 – House of the Dragon renewed for season 4 at HBO (based on Fire & Blood, final season? non-story non-answer) related: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms renewed for season 2 ahead of its premiere on HBO (based on Dunk and Egg, S1: Janaury 18, S2: 2027) 1:06:51 – Olaf has been added to the list of Disney (audio) animatronics we’d fear in a robot uprising (article) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:11:40 – Good Fortune (Kirsten) 1:14:55 – Wicked: For Good (Kirsten) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol ‘n Bud geek out about AI, Nintendo live-action movies, Disney live-action movies, SpongeBob not-live-action movies, well-deserved recognition for Chadwich Boseman and Tom Cruise, and a cake R&R. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 03:25 – Data! in! spaaaaaace! Coming Soon 15:37 – Nintendo issues first official The Legend of Zelda movie photos showing Link and Zelda in costume 21:12 – Moana (live action Disney movie, in theatres July 10) (Zoner Mary) 23:34 – Project Hail Mary (in theatres March 20) 25:34 – The Devil Wears Prada 2 (in theatres May 1, 2026) 26:33 – Wake Up Dead Man (in select theatres November 26, Netflix December 12) 28:34 – Fallout (S2, Prime Video, December 17, BLESS WEEKLY THIS TIME) 30:33 – The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (in theatres December 19) 35:42 – Marty Supreme (in theatres Christmas day) 37:09 – Is This Thing On? (in theatres December 19, perfect! ) 38:36 – Taylor Swift | The End of an Era (6-episode documentary, Vancouver concerts, Disney+, two-episode premiere December 12) 43:54 – Labyrinth returning to theaters in 4K for 40th anniversary (January 8–11) 45:42 – Steam Hardware (Controller, Machine, Frame, 2026) 52:40 – Sabrina Carpenter to Produce and Star in New Alice in Wonderland Movie Musical 55:18 – New Star Trek movie in works at Paramount from Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley 1:00:35 – Animated series Death Stranding Isolations coming to Disney+ from Hideo Kojima (TANGENT: a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bJQfUHDZsM” target=”_blank”>new practical Apple TV logo) Geek News Proper 1:03:31 – Chadwick Boseman to get posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 1:04:06 – Tom Cruise has finally been awarded an Honourary Oscar (video) 1:04:26 – Disney+ plans to add user-generated, short-form AI content with its characters 1:05:37 – $320 CAD iPhone sock condom Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 1:07:33 – Zoner Ewan: the Batman ’89 soundtrack by Prince Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:11:57 – Frankenstein (again) (Bud) related: they should totally make a Mary Shelly biopic 1:17:39 – Nicole’s birthday cake for Pol 1:19:27 – It: Welcome to Derry (Pol, first four eps) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Kirsten & Bud are joined by on-vacation Pol, and they geek out about Mario, Michael, and Mr. Bean. Bud reviews PLUR1BUS (currently 100% Tomatometer), and Kirsten reviews . . . EVERYTHING ELSE. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 12:50 – robot vacuum security Coming Soon 15:50 – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (in theatres April 3, 2026, Nintendo Direct w/ new cast announcements) 17:47 – Toy Story 5 (Disney/Pixar CG-animated movie, June 19, 2026) 21:23 – Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (in theatres December 5) 24:00 – Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 (Netflix ANIMATED series, taking place between seasons 2 and 3, 2026) 26:25 – A Pol Simpsons tangent? Quelle surprise! 30:48 – Michael (Michael’s nephew Jaafar Jackson, in theatres April 24, 2026) 35:46 – Keeper (A Dark Trip from Osgood Perkins) (Neon film, in theatres Friday) 36:41 – Arco (in theatres November 14) 38:49 – Man vs Baby (Netflix Christmas movie, December 11, Mr. Bean at the 2012 Olympic Games) 42:04 – First look: Taron Egerton movie ”Everybody Wants to F— Me” (Zoner Ewan) 45:08 – How millennials’ Y2K nostalgia is fueling this new round of TV revivals — including Scrubs, Buffy and Malcolm in the Middle 47:56 – We’re really getting a Gremlins 3 51:43 – Miss Piggy Movie in the Works from Jennifer Lawrence & Emma Stone 52:46 – New Roger Rabbit & Jessica Rabbit movies in development from original creator after reacquiring rights (Zoner Ewan) Geek News Proper – KPop Demon Hunters nabs 5 Grammy nominations 58:02 – So many directors want to be on The Studio that Seth Rogen’s issuing rejections 59:10 – Shigeru Miyamoto discusses stepping back from Mario Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:00:25 – PLUR1BUS 101 + 102 (Bud, first five minutes, DON’T WIKIPEDIA IT) 1:04:03 – Kirsten’s Many Reviews™ The Catfish Killer Adolescence True Haunting Behind Her Eyes Department Q Broadchurch The Woman in Cabin 10 Wayward Bring Her Back Good Boy 1:28:15 – Frankenstein (Kirsten & Pol) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 08:05 –LinkedIn AI slopping Coming Soon 13:49 – Stranger Things 5  16:35 – Wildwood 20:08 – Scream 7 21:48 –Godzilla Minus One sequel to be titled Godzilla Minus Zero 25:03 – LEGO Iron Man Mark 3 collectors' edition 32:03 –The Mummy is returning with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz 35:08 –the next Murderbot novel — Platform Decay NOT Coming Soon 35:58 – Doctor Who leaving Disney+  Geek News Proper 38:11 – Hopkins shoots his mouth offc 44:40 – Good Guy Homelander Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Bud, and special ghost Art talk UV, NYCC, HBO, and TMNT. Also, Bud R&R’s the movie Pol thought NOBODY would see. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 10:17 – airborne allergies vs UV light Coming Soon 17:04 – Wonder Man (8-episode series, January 27) related: everything else Disney TV/animation from NYCC 25:57 – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Ser Duncan the Tall, 100 years before GoT, HBO Max, January 18) 28:47 – Downey Wrote That (Peacock documentary, out now) 31:32 – Who Killed the Montreal Expos? (Netflix documentary, out now) 34: – PLUR1BUS teaser · trailer (Sony/Apple TV…PluuuUUUuuus??!? series, November 7) 36:27 – The Chair Company (HBO Max series, October 12) 38:19 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 (short, showing with The SpongeBob Movie, in theatres October 19) 40:02 – The Running Man (in theatres November 14) 44:52 – Send Help (in theatres January 30) 45:54 – Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (both films, with a new animated sequence, in theatres December 5) 49:10 – ”Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall” (comic adaptation to a two-part film, 2026 for Part 1) (Zoner Ewan) 52:19 – Stranger Things series finale officially coming to theaters, despite previous statements Geek News Proper 53:48 – Diane Keaton, famed for roles in Father of the Bride, First Wives Club, and more, dies at 79, and Ace Frehley, KISS lead guitarist, dies at 74 55:05 – Jim Caviezel won’t return as Jesus for Resurrection of the Christ (2027) 56:07 – Ridley Scott: ”We’re drowning in mediocrity. I’ve started watching my own movies, and actually they’re pretty good!” Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:02:13 – Peacemaker S2 (Art) 1:05:57 – Chernobyl (Bud) 1:09:21 – TRON: Ares (Bud) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Kirsten, Pol, Bud, and special ghost Art get way off topic. A coupla times. But that’s why you love ’em, right? . . . right? Bud’s gone for a coupla pods after this. Enjoy the chaos! =) Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 15:15 – cat sleep sides Coming Soon 20:24 – Wicked: For Good (in theatres November 21) 24:37 – Avatar: Fire and Ash (in theatres December 19, with The Way of Water showing in 3D, October 3–9) 27:14 – Stiller & Meara: Nothing is Lost (Ben Stiller prod/dir documentary, in theatres October 17, Apple TV+ October 24) 30:33 – Vicious (VOD October 10) 32:40 – The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992 remake, Disney+, October 22) 33:16 – Russo Brothers IG post (”Look hard…”) 35:35 – Rick Moranis officially ends retirement for Spaceballs 2, sequel announces full cast as filming starts (2027) 38:44 – The Social Network sequel coming in 2026, no called The Social Reckoning (in theatres October 9, 2026) 41:50 – Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami, as HUNTR/X, will be performing on Fallon on Tuesday, October 7th Geek News Proper 50:50 – Jane Goodall dies at 91 53:10 – Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser announces retirement. Devon Pritchard to replace him 54:18 – [FOUR] iPhone 17 Pros will be used [IN PART] to broadcast a crucial Major League Baseball game 55:21 – ”Topps Chrome Disney has 1/1 MLB Superfractors,” whatever that means 57:28 – The Jim Henson Company is auctioning off classic puppets and more for the first time ever 58:37 – Counterfeit people: AI ”actress” ”Tilly Norwood” condemned by SAG-AFTRA: Tilly ‘is not an actor… it has no life experience to draw from, no emotion’ (prompt writer claims agent offers) (Zoner Ewan) 1:00:33 – Fortnite ditches Peacemaker emote after the show’s big reveal 1:03:32 – Facebook and Instagram to get £2.99 UK subscription fee to stop ads 1:04:39 – Warner Bros. might try to run Weapons as a comedy/musical at the Golden Globes 1:06:38 – Watch The Office stars win Who Wants To Be a Millionaire 1:09:32 – NY-only so far: Ben Stiller, in this cute ad for Stiller’s Soda (Lemon Lime, Root Beer, and Shirley Temple) 1:12:37 – The Blinking Guy is riding in Bike MS (the OG video!) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:15:05 – Unknown Number: The Highschool Catfish (Art) 1:19:29 – The Ballad of Sloth Shot (Pol) 1:25:23 – One Battle After Another (Art) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Kirsten, Pol, & Bud geek out about Kpop (pronounced “kuh-POP”) Demon Hunters, Jimmy Kimmel and dumb decisions, and Grogu’s…death? #Clickbait Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 02:59 – girl power: Kpop Demon Hunters / Barbie Inspiring Women Venus Williams Doll related: A new KPop Demon Hunters film is on the way (short, ”DEBUT: A Kpop Demon Hunters Story,” filed to the MPA) NOT Coming Soon 08:51 – Apple pulls The Savant from its release schedule (Apple TV+ miniseries, September 26) Coming Soon 10:59 – (delayed, but)The Mandalorian and Grogu (in theatres May 22 — wut — 2026) (Zoner Mary) 15:37 – IT: Welcome to Derry (Stephen King series, HBO Max, October 26) 17:51 – OD – Knock teaser (Hideo Kojima/Jordan Peele Xbox horror game, in development, Sophia Lillis, Udo Kier, Hunter Schafer, 2023 teaser) related: Kojima Productions and Niantic Spatial: A New Dawn related: Death Stranding: Mosquito (animation project) 20:39 – The Bride! (dir: Maggie Gyllenhaal, stars: Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Penélope Cruz, Jake Gyllenhaal, in theatres March 6, 2026) 22:42 – Shawn Levy posts first look at Ryan Gosling (and Flynn Gray) from Star Wars: Starfighter set (quite literally) in the Mediterranean Sea 24:55 – Daredevil: Born Again is officially coming back for season 3 26:22 – Zach Cregger says his Resident Evil movie will be an ”entirely original story” but video game fans should still be happy 28:41 – James Van Der Beek forced to drop out of Dawson’s Creek reunion due to illness, Lin-Manuel Miranda to replace him in script reading 31:29 – Pamela Anderson joins forces with sons to produce Barb Wire TV reboot 33:21 – Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery / The story behind the iconic ’90s music festival (Sarah McLachlan tour documentary, out now on YouTube) Geek News Proper 38:51 – Sarah McLachlan cancels Lilith Fair doc performance ‘in support of free speech’ after Jimmy Kimmel suspension context: ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel’s show ‘indefinitely’ after threat from Trump’s FCC chair related: South Park delay new episode after Charlie Kirk backlash as creators say they “didn’t get it done in time” also: Damon Lindelof pledges not to work with Disney until Jimmy Kimmel suspension is lifted but then: ABC returning Jimmy Kimmel Tuesday (not run on Nextar/Sinclair stations, cutting viewership by ~1/4) and finally: the monologue 51:59 – Tom Holland rushed to hospital after botched stunt while filming Spider-Man movie 53:16 – Avengers: Doomsday SPOILER duffel bag 55:09 – Disney+ prices are increasing in October (yes, again) (USD) related: bundles (CAD) 59:43 – Ryan Reynolds receives Freedom of the City award from Vancouver city council RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:00:19 – There’s a chaaaAAAaaance Mindhunter could come back as three movies (source: various rumourmills) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:02:43 – I Know What You Did Last Summer (Kirsten) 1:06:14 – Weapons (Kirsten) related: Weapons prequel about Aunt Gladys confirmed by director Zach Cregger Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

In which, we talk about siphoning gasoline, Nintendo farms it again with the release date of the Super Mario: Galaxy movie, and a break down of this year's Emmy's. 

Pol, Kirsten, and Bud talk movies made for theatre vs streaming, fly off on a tangent or two, and somehow find a way to talk about being old again. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 05:30 – The TRICORDER Programme Coming Soon 08:22 – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (in theatres November 26, on Netflix December 12) 12:38 – John Candy: I Like Me (Prime Video documentary, October 10) 14:17 – Disneyland Handcrafted (documentary, Disney+ AND YOUTUBE, ”winter”) 15:48 – Shell (Elizabeth Moss, Kate Hudson, in theatres and VOD October 3) 16:50 – Oh, Biscuits! Bluey movie to hit cinemas August 6, 2027 18:03 – Weapons is out on digital NOW (yesterday, September 9) Geek News Proper 21:04 – Warner Bros. sues Midjourney for ”purposefully infringing copyrighted work” related: almost geek-out: Anthropic class-action suit and rejection for more details 24:08 – Channing Tatum says his Gambit will ‘’keep the drama’’ in Avengers: Doomsday 25:27 – James Gunn claims Peacemaker will tie-in directly to Superman: Man of Tomorrow (and a WILD POL TANGENT) 34:19 – Canadian director behind Severance episodes learned of Emmy nominations while at a hardware store related: Merritt Wever wins Emmy for Guest Actress in a Drama for Severance re-related: she was in a recent episode of The Severance Podcast RUMOURS and HEARSEY 36:21 – The White Lotus S4 reporrrRRRrrrtedly headed to France (source: Deadline/The Dish, and uh . . . this lady) Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 38:15 – Zoner Ewan: I got a robot massage and lived to tell the tale Reviews and Recommendayshes 41:31 – M3GAN 2.0 (Kirsten) Other stuff 45:23 – Apple: ”We Still Make Phones™” Reviews and Recommendayshes again 51:23 – Unknown Number: The Highschool Catfish (Pol) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Kirsten, and Bud talk AI, zombies, SNL shakeups, and how difficult it is to clap for more than like a few seconds. Plus, Protein Chat with special ghost Art Aronson! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 05:00 – YouTube AI Shorts Coming Soon 11:36 – 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (in theatres January 16, 2026) 15:46 – Marvel Zombies (rated TV-MA, Marvel four-part animated miniseries, Disney+, September 24) 17:04 – Bugonia (Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, in theatres October 24) 21:17 – The Paper (clip, The Office spinoff series, Peacock, September 4) 23:22 – The Roses (Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Andy Samberg, Ncuti Gatwa, Kate McKinnon, and more, in theatres now) (Zoner Ewan) 26:59 – The Carpenter’s son (sometime in 2025, article) 28:27 – James Gunn announces next Superman movie: Man of Tomorrow (in theatres July 8, 2027) 33:13 – Sophie Turner is Lara Croft in Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Prime Video’s Tomb Raider series (production begins January 19, 2026) 34:36 – AnimalCrossing Crocs NOT Coming Soon 39:28 – Heidi Gardner leaves SNL after eight seasons as cast exodus continues Protein Chat 46:36 – with Art Aronson Geek News Proper 53:41 – Graham Greene, from Dances With Wolves, dies at 73 55:19 – 15-minute standing ovation for Dwayne Johnson’s The Smashing Machine in Venice 58:53 – Heritage Minutes: Viola Desmond (Zoner Ewan) RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:02:02 – Robert Downey, Jr. ruuuUUUuuumoured to clash with Ryan Reynolds on set of Avengers: Doomsday (source: Gizmodo) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:04:41 – The Jury: Murder Trial review – reality TV so gobsmacking it beat The Traitors to a Bafta (Zoner Ewan) 1:06:26 – The Toxic Avenger (Bud) 1:11:53 – Mickey 17 (Kirsten) 1:16:24 – Peacemaker S2-in-progress (Kirsten) 1:17:36 – Jurassic World: Rebirth (Kirsten) 1:20:13 – The Apprentice (Art) 1:26:12 – Platonic (Art) 1:27:26 – Stick (Art) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

In (almost) less than the time it took for one free Zoom meeting, Kirsten and Bud geek out about right to repair, if we need an Xbox handheld, diverse dancing, and exactly how you say “KPop.” Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 02:28 – Apple joins Google w/ self-repair services in Canada Coming Soon 05:52 – Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror (in theateres October 3) 07:19 – Is This Thing On? (NYFF October 10, in theatres December 19) 08:01 – The Savant (Apple TV+ miniseries, September 26) 08:51 – Steve (in theatres September 19, and on Netflix exactly two weeks later, October 3) 10:05 – Play Dirty (Mark Wahlberg, LaKeith Stanfield, Alita Battle Angel Rosa Salazar, Prime Video :face_with_rolling_eyes: film, October 1) 10:35 – Spider-Verse team takes on new Archie movie as the comic begins to vanish 14:43 – ROG Xbox Ally (and Ally X) handhelds launch October 16 (price speculation) 17:27 – Here’s when you can skip work for the iPhone 17 launch event (Tuesday, September 9 at 10:00a Pacific) Geek News Proper 19:14 – Taylor + Travis, TLFEID 23:56 – Tramell Tillman joins Spider-Man: Brand New Day 25:21 – Guillermo del Toro unpacks ‘Frankenstein’: the 30-year journey to make it, getting a Netflix theatrical release and why he axed the plan for two movies (Zoner Mary) 26:03 – Apps like Waze are being used to covertly warn immigrants about ICE activity: ”Icy roads” 27:54 – KPop Demon Hunters is officially the most popular Netflix film ever (WITH STILL NO NUMBERS UGH, arbitrary top 10, 1,300 sold-out theatre screenings) 31:03 – Gap – Better in Denim (a possible answer to Sydney Sweeney’s ”good jeans” ad) 33:27 – Will Smith’s AI crowd ad RUMOURS and HEARSEY 35:57 – Nicolas Cage in taaaAAAaaalks to star in True Detective season 5 (source: Consequence) Reviews and Recommendayshes 36:39 – Jurassic World: Rebirth (Kirsten) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Kirsten, Pol, & Bud geek out about Tiny Vinyl, the great Terence Stamp, Weapons (again), and the enigma that is Quentin Tarantino. p.s. – the dog lives Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 02:41 – Tiny Vinyl Coming Soon 13:17 – Fallout (S2, Prime Video, December 17) 15:22 – RED BAND Peacemaker (DC series, HBO Max, August 22) 17:11 – Wednesday (Netflix series, S2, part 2, September 3) 23:03 – Marty Supreme (A24 film, Christmas day) 25:41 – The Importance of Being Ernest (Jim Varney documentary, inspired by the Justin Lloyd [nephew] biography, now in post-production) 28:23 – All of Us Are Dead (Korean zombie series, S2, Netflix, now in production) 29:08 – Good Boy (IFC film, in theatres October 5) 33:23 – Keeper (Neon film, dir: Osgood Perkins, in theatres November 14) 35:42 – Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical (Apple TV+ animated special, new music from Ben Folds, out now) 37:46 – Severance season 3 is coming, but Ben Stiller won’t be directing NOT Coming Soon 39:35 – Quentin Tarantino scrapped The Movie Critic because “who wants to see a movie about a fucking movie critic?” 45:32 – King Of The Hill revival showrunner says it’s impossible to recreate original’s animation style because tools don’t exist anymore Geek News Proper 48:35 – Terence Stamp, General Zod in Superman II, dies at 87 53:46 – YouTube bids to broadcast the Oscars 56:44 – Netflix and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein movie is getting a theatrical release after all (October 17, Netflix November 7) 58:35 – Alan Cumming says it was really healing playing Nightcrawler in Avengers: Doomsday after awful experience shooting X2: ‘I love the film’ 1:01:37 – New Annabelle popcorn bucket makes you eat ”out her ass” 1:05:03 – Sophie Turner found kissing Game of Thrones co-star Kit Harrington ‘vile’ (Seth Meyers interview) (Zoner Ewan) RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:08:11 – Ryan Reynolds will REPORTEDLY return as Deadpool in Avengers: Doomsday (source: The Marvel Hub Facebook page) (Zoner Mary) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:09:07 – The Book of Mormon (Bud) 1:12:20 – The VelociPastor (Bud) 1:14:52 – Weapons (Bud’s half) 1:22:16 – Jaws @ 50 (Pol) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Guess who's not here for this podcast? That's right, Bud is away! Pol and Kirsten cobble together 45 minutes in their very busy lives to watch trailers, sexualize Heimlich, and talk about Taylor Swift.

After last week’s TWO HOUR POD!, Pol, Kirsten, and Bud breeze through a calm cuesheet of practical effects, Jeremy Renner’s triumphant return, and the long, long life of Jesus. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 06:51 – Atari 2600 My Play Watch Coming Soon 08:18 – Frankenstein (Netflix film, November something, sorry the trailer is late) 10:24 – Spider-Man: Brand New Day suit reveal (22 whole seconds, 7 seconds of suit, in theatres July 31, 2026) related: set footage of practical swinging & wire work 14:03 – Eternity (A24 film, November something) 16:44 – Rental Family (Brendan Fraser, in theatres November 21) 17:57 – Star Wars: Starfighter adds Matt Smith in villain role 19:29 – Sequel for The Passion of the Christ — The Resurrection of the Christ — split into two movies for 2027 release 23:19 – Jeremy Renner plans to return to Marvel: ‘My body’s getting ready’ Geek News Proper 24:41 – Variety ranks every Marvel movie and show (54 of ’em!), from best to worst 31:17 – Fantastic Four drops 66% in second weekend, Naked Gun debuts to $17 million USD (F4: $370M USD globally) related: Liam Neeson is a comedy genius in this brilliantly stupid reboot 35:17 – Ozzy Osbourne’s cause of death revealed: acute myocardial infarction + heart attack Stuff Bud forgot from last week 35:49 – Mortal Kombat 2: in-world B-movie trailer / RED BAND actual trailer (in theatres October 24) 37:24 – Taika Waititi tapped to direct a ‘fun sci-fi blockbuster’ version of Judge Dredd 40:51 – Billie Eilish says she’s working with James Cameron on some sort of 3D concert thing 41:49 – Eddie Murphy confirms Donkey is getting his own spin-off film Reviews and Recommendayshes 42:54 – The Accountant + The Accountant² (Bud & Art) 45:44 – The Naked Gun (Pol) 49:35 – LOL: Last One Laughing (Britain/Canada) (Kirsten) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Superman vs Fantastic Four: First Steps. Which is the geek pod’s summer blockbuster??!? Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 12:19 – men are dumb / some geeky safety Coming Soon (San Diego Comic-Con) 16:06 – Peacemaker (HBO Max series, August 21, Zoner Mary) related: Peacemaker season 2 will have a major connection to Superman 17:29 – Starfleet Academy (Paramount+ series, early 2026, article w/ casting, Zoner Mary) 19:22 – Percy Jackson and the Olympians (series, S2, Disney+, December 10, Zoner Mary) 19:32 – RED BAND: Gen V (The Boys spinoff series, Prime Video, September 17) 20:22 – Coyote vs. Acme (in theatres August 28, 2026) 21:24 – Rick and Morty Character President Curtis gets his own animated spinoff show starring Keith David 22:10 – Avatar: Seven Havens (animated series, in production, protagonist Avatar Pavi, w/ cat monkey Geet) * FULL ROUNDUP FROM GIZMODO * Coming Soon (everything else) 23:18 – TRON: Ares (in theatres October 10) related: lead single from NIN: As Alive As You Need Me To Be 28:10 – Avatar: Fire and Ash (in theatres December 19) 33:02 – CLIP/SPOILERS: Weapons (in theatres August 8) 34:46 – Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (in theatres September 12, guest stars include Elton John, Paul McCartney, Garth Brooks, Questlove, and more) Bud missed – Mortal Kombat 2: in-world B-movie trailer / RED BAND actual trailer (in theatres October 24) 35:54 – Good Fortune (in theatres October 17) 36:21 – The Last Frontier (Apple TV+ series, October 10) 38:00 – Eyes of Wakanda (Marvel 4-part limited series, Disney+, August 1) 38:52 – Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu (Pokémon series from Aardman Studios, 2027) 41:04 – Ted Lasso’s fourth season is real and there’s a picture of it 42:11 – Vanity Fair first look: Jacob Elordi as Frankenstein’s Monster 43:55 – Plur1bus (”from the creator of Breaking Bad”) date announce / Hello, Carol. Call us. No pressure. 202-808-3981 (Vince Gilligan series, Apple TV+, November 7) Bud missed – Taika Waititi tapped to direct a ‘fun sci-fi blockbuster’ version of Judge Dredd Bud missed – Billie Eilish says she’s working with James Cameron on some sort of 3D concert thing Bud missed – Eddie Murphy confirms Donkey is getting his own spin-off film NOT Coming Soon Bud missed – John Malkovich’s Red Ghost cut from Fantastic Four Bud missed – Kevin Feige says Marvel was pivoting away from the Kang Dynasty before Jonathan Majors’ arrest for domestic abuse related: Mahershala Ali’s Blade still coming, just delayed Geek News Proper 47:47 – You can now experience Disneyland’s biggest rides at home on Disney+ 49:16 – After Avengers: Secret Wars, Iron Man, Captain America, and more will be recast 57:14 – RIP Malcolm-Jamal Warner (54), Hulk Hogan, and Ozzy Osbourne (76) 59:32 – Chimp Crazy star Tonia Haddix arrested, as another ape found hidden in her basement 1:00:06 – Netflix uses generative AI in one of its shows for first time (Argentinial sci-fi series ‘The Eternaut’) 1:00:35 – Nintendo says Mario and Princess Peach are just good friends 1:02:53 – Stellan Skarsgard accepted a lower salary on Sentimental Value to give the crew good lunches 1:03:35 – Darth Vader’s lightsaber from OG Star Wars trilogy to be auctioned off, expected to rake in up to $3 million USD Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:05:09 – Squid Game S3 (Art) 1:10:59 – FAN! TAS! TIC! FOOOUUURRR! related: Fantastic Four Shakman Cut not possible related: Pedro Pascal hated his Wonder Woman 1984 look so much, he’s kept beard ever since 1:52:27 – Happy Gilmore 2 (Art & Pol) 1:56:19 – Project Hail Mary (Bud & Kirsten) 1:58:02 – CBS cancels Late Show With Stephen Colbert claiming ‘FiNanCiAL DeCiSiOn’ (Colbert’s announcement) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Kirsten, Bud, and special ghost Art once again ask HOW MANY STRANGE THINGS CAN HAPPEN? Also: Funko Pops, audio animatronics, and Larry David and Barack Obama, together at last! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 06:35 – Commodore 64 Ultimate Coming Soon 11:17 – Stranger Things 5 (Netflix series, final season, Vol 1 Nov 26, Vol 2 Dec 25, finalé Dec 31) (Zoner Ewan) 16:05 – Nintendo announces first cast members for The Legend Of Zelda Movie (both English: Bo Bragason — 20/21, Roxy in Renegade Nell, Luna mocap in a 2015 Japanese FFXV movie — as Zelda, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth — 16, voice of 2022 Pinocchio — as Link) (UPDATE on their set photo-ness) 19:45 – Just Beyond (”from the mind of R.L. Stine”, spoopy series, Disney+, October 13) 21:14 – Exit 8 (Japanese horror film, based on a game, August 29 in Japan, international release sometime in September, Bud’ll probably play the game before either) 23:32 – Firefly Funko Pops (announce video w/ cast) 32:52 – Walt Disney returns as a surreal animatronic for Disneyland’s 70th anniversary (video whoa) 37:37 – HP first looks: Harry and Hagrid 43:52 – The Office spin-off The Paper sets release date (first four eps drop September 5 on Peacock in the US and Sky in the UK, then two episodes weekly until September 25) 46:47 – Larry David & Barack Obama team for HBO sketch comedy NOT Coming Soon… 51:11 – …your seats for The Odyssey (tickets on sale July 17, 2025, in theatres July 17, 2026) 56:57 – …Nintendo Switch game vouchers Geek News Proper 57:57 – George Lucas is coming to Comic-Con for the first time ever 1:02:20 – Andor gets 14 Emmy nominations in a genre-heavy year 1:12:49 – Rian Johnson aimed to make the Empire Strikes Back of the Star Wars sequels Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 1:14:42 – Zoner Ewan: There’s a Schumacher Cut of Batman Forever??!? Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:18:24 – Murderbot (Murderbud, Kirstensah) related: renewed for S2! related: Alexander Skarsgård ruined multiple Murderbot finale scenes by crying 1:21:37 – Superman redux w/ Art PLUS late-breaking Supergirl poster reveal Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Kirsten, and a very froggy Bud talk sunscreen & bugspray around tech (tl;dr: DON’T), the relevance of Simple Plan, AI tools, and SUP…ERMAN! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 02:25 – summer screen safety Coming Soon 07:28 – King of the Hill (animated series, S14, Hulu/Disney+, August 4) 10:14 – Coming to Disney+ in 2025 (Hulu – Alien: Earth, All’s Fair, Only Murders in the Building, King of the Hill, The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, Chad Powers / Disney+ – Percy Jackson, Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires, Wonder Man) 11:27 – 11′ Superman statue installed at The Shard skyscraper in London related: Despite losing Batman and Superman, Nicholas Hoult knew Lex Luthor was for him 14:50 – Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey trailer is showing in cinemas now – he prefers his trailers to be a cinematic experience related: The trailer for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has leaked online 19:00 – Simple Plan: The Kids in the Crowd (Prime Video documentary, July 8) 21:53 – The Hot Wheels movie is definitely happening NOT Coming Soon 24:58 – Neil Druckmann leaves The Last of Us ahead of Season 3 Geek News Proper 25:55 – Michael Madsen, Reservoir Dogs actor, dies at 67 30:02 – Julian McMahon, Nip/Tuck, Fantastic Four, FBI: Most Wanted, dies at 56 31:03 – Keith David’s heartwarming reaction to learning he will get a Hollywood Walk of Fame star 32:35 – Xbox exec suffers bout of terminal LinkedIn brain, suggests folks laid off by Microsoft use AI to ”reduce the emotional and cognitive load that comes with job loss” 35:35 – Twenty Thousand Hertz: The Music of Jeopardy podcast, and these videos: inside the sound of Jeopardy, Behind the boom mic at SNL, and At Disneyland, sound is the magic Reviews and Recommendayshes 37:39 – Jurassic World Rebirth 47:54 – Superman Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Kirsten, and Bud talk patriotism, more remakes, which blockbuster will win the summer, and somehow…SOMEHOW…we get back in to Star Wars? Quelle surprise! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 08:14 – Maple Scan Coming Soon 13:17 – Jaws at IMAX Victoria . . . probably? soon? we hope? there’s a listing page but no times? 14:19 – The Running Man (in theatres November 7) 18:59 – The Fantastic Four: First Steps BTS (in theatres July 25) 23:03 – Project Hail Mary (Lord & Miller, in theatres March 20, 2026) 29:28 – Roofman (in theatres October 10, Bud just heard this story on the Criminal podcast: part I / part II 32:16 – For its 35th anniversary, the original 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie is coming back to theaters with new footage (trailer, in select American theatres Sunday, August 17 & Wednesday, August 20) 42:04 – The Shadow’s Edge (in theatres, but not likely here, August 16) related: Jackie Chan’ll make a man out of you 43:22 – The Bear renewed for season 5 by FX 48:13 – The Social Network Part II in the works, inspired by WSJ’s The Facebook Files NOT Coming Soon 52:04 – that Akira live-action movie Geek News Proper 52:35 – Denis Villeneuve will direct the next James Bond film 56:52 – Prices for the OG Nintendo Switch, its games, and accessories will ”change” in Canada (announcing August 1) 58:06 – Why original kids movies bomb at the box office 1:03:28 – Star Wars and Coca-Cola collaboration will ‘Refresh Your Galaxy’ / full commercial / 1999 Star Wars Pepsi commercial RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:07:09 – Vin Diesel teases return of Paul Walker’s character in Fast & Furious 11 (source: the NME) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:08:51 – 28 Years Later (Pol) 1:15:27 – KPop Demon Hunters (Bud) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Kirsten, and Bud get real excited for the Fantastic Four (The Thing can grow a rock beard?), The Punisher realistic-ing the Spider-Man universe, and our love of cheesy ’90s teen horror movies. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 05:25 – 16 billion creds leak Coming Soon 10:46 – The Fantastic Four: First Steps (in theatres July 25) 19:10 – Weapons (in theatres August 8) 22:09 – I Know What You Did Last Summer (in theatres July 18) 24:25 – Akira (37th anniversary 4K rerelease, in theatres July 16) 28:03 – Xbox + AMD: Powering the Next Generation of Xbox 28:59 – The Toxic Avenger (in theatres August 29) 33:55 – Stick (Apple TV+ series, June 4) 35:06 – Jon Bernthal joins Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Brand New Day (in theatres July 31, 2026) 39:38 – Death Stranding animated feature in the works (great BoingBoing title) 40:28 – Thunderbolts* comes to digital July 1 and Blu-ray July 29 41:08 – The first two Netflix Houses will finally open in late 2025 Geek News Proper 45:29 – Blumhouse buys rights to ‘Saw’ franchise 49v15 – Tony Gilroy says James Bond hasn’t had ”a good villain that works in a long time” 55:06 – David Zaslav is getting a pay cut 56:44 – 28 Years Later’s alpha zombie was legally required to wear a prosthetic penis related: ‘You’d never make Slumdog today’: Danny Boyle on risks, regrets and returning to the undead RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:01:27 – David Fincher says ”there is a chaaaAAAaaance” Mindhunter could return as three Netflix movies (source: Variety) 1:01:53 – With Strange New Worlds ending, its showrunner hiiiIIIiiints at a reboot of the original series (source: Nerdist) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:04:51 – Final Destination Bloodlines (Kirsten, bloody featurette) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Catching up on two weeks of news, the geeks . . . spend way too much time talking about the Smurfs movie, which wasn’t even on the list! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 03:16 – refreezing Arctic sea ice / handheld console advice Coming Soon 07:22 – The Naked Gun (in theatres August 1) (Zoner Mary) 07:59 – Superman (in theatres July 11) related: James Gunn is working on a new Wonder Woman movie ‘right now’ 14:32 – Wicked: For Good (in theatres November 21) 16:08 – King of the Hill (season 14 revival trailer, Huly/Disney+, August 4) 17:17 – Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (National Geographic documentary, Disney+, July 10 at 6:00 pm) 21:02 – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (S3 OF FIVE, Paramount+, two-ep premiere July 17) 22:03 – Ironheart (Marvel 6-episode series, Disney+, 6p Pacific June 24) 24:38 – 007 First Light (Playstation, Xbox, Steam, Epic, Switch 2, 2026) 26:28 – The Sandman (Netflix two-part movie, Vol. 1 – July 3, Vol. 2 – July 24) 27:45 – Freakier Friday (in theatres August 8) 31:02 – Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (in theatres October 24) 34:07 – The Phoenician Scheme (Wes Anderson film, came out May 30) 36:41 – The Lost Bus (Apple TV+ film, coming soon, Dir: Paul Greengrass, Producers include: Jamie Lee Curtis, Jason Blum (Blumhouse coproduction w/ Apple Studios), Starring: Matthew McConaughey & America Ferrera) 37:19 – Dave Bautista is making a game and cartoon about a Cat Assassin semi-related: Nyaight of the Living Cat (animated series, based off a 2020 manga, Crunchyroll, July 6) NOT Coming Soon 40:56 – Scarlett Johansson asked for her executive producer credit to be removed from Thunderbolts* 41:54 – Nintendo delays The Legend of Zelda movie (by like six weeks: May 7, 2027) Geek News Proper 42:36 – Nintendo says the Switch 2 is its fastest-selling console of all time 44:15 – SAG-AFTRA Video Game Strike Suspended June 11 (Zoner Ewan) 44:29 – Daily Show staffer on triumph at Pedro Pascal look-alike contest: ‘It’s Been Insane’ (PEDRO#5, interview with Jon Stewart!) 45:16 – Naughty Dog owner Sony files opposition to ‘naughty cat’ trademark application, says ‘dog’ and ‘cat’ are ‘highly similar’ related: The Last of Us Season 3 will focus on Abby related: Nanaimo’s Pride colours, plus The Last of Us 50:01 – How Edible (Arrangements) responded when called ‘hot garbage’ on Sirens 50:35 – Brian Wilson died last week while we were yelling about Star Wars RUMOURS and HEARSEY 51:33 – Nosferatu’ Director Robert Eggers sets A Christmas Carol remake at Warner Bros., Willem Dafoe eeeEEEyyyEEEd for Scrooge (source: Variety) Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 52:17 – Zoner Shane: giving The Phantom Menace its due related: Star Wars ”looks terrible” in screening of long lost original 1977 version Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:11:39 – Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster (Pol) 1:13:52 – Materialists (Pol) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Today, in a very special episode of The Geek-out Podcast: a full complement of geeks YELLING ABOUT STAR WARS. =) The Trilogy 07:46 – IV: Star Wars (May 1977, George Lucas), V: The Empire Strikes Back (May 1980, Irvin Kershner), VI: Return of the Jedi (May 1983, Richard Marquand) The Prequels 32:08 – I: The Phantom Meanace (May 1999, George Lucas), II: Attack of the Clones (May 2002, George Lucas), III: Revenge of the Sith (May 2008, George Lucas) The Sequels 52:10 – VII: The Force Awakens (December 2015, J.J. Abrams), VIII: The Last Jedi (December 2017, Rian Johnson), IX: The Rise of Skywalker (December 2019, J.J. Abrams) And? Or? 1:20:06 – Andor (September 2022, April 2025, Tony Gilroy) There has only ever been one… 1:52:26 – Spaceballs (Amazon MGM Studios, in theatres 2027) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Kirsten, Bud, and his nonexistent construction sounds talk about knives, steps, monsters, things, deaths, and ghosts. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 02:27 – vert.sh Coming Soon 05:30 – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix film, December 12) 08:12 – The Fantastic Four: First Steps (tickets on sale now, in theatres July 25) related: Zoner Ewan: Fantastic Four: First Steps actor spoiler of some sort. BEWARE! 10:47 – Frankenstein (Netflix film, November…sometime) 14:53 – Stranger Things 5 (Netflix series, final season, Volume 1, November 26, 5pm PT; Volume 2, Christmas, 5pm PT; The Finale, New Year’s Eve, 5pm PT) 17:54 – Squid Game (Netflix series S3, June 27) 20:31 – King of the Hill (revival, Hulu/Disney+, August 4, article) 26:46 – Gen V (The Boys spinoff series, S2, Prime Video, September 17) 28:03 – M3GAN 2.0 (in theatres June 27) related: M3GAN 2.0 hits the nail on the head with its unsettling popcorn bucket 35:41 – Caught Stealing (in theatres August 29) 37:15 – Sally (National Geographic documentary, Disney+, June 16) 40:43 – Black Phone 2 (Blumhouse sequel, October 17) 42:53 – The White Lotus creator Mike White sets Survivor return for season 50 45:28 – Ariana Grande to star opposite Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro in Meet the Parents 4 NOT Coming Soon 46:56 – Mark Hamill says ‘I had my time’ in the Star Wars franchise Geek News Proper 51:55 – David Cross cracks jokes to spread climate crisis awareness (Zoner Ewan, article) 57:07 – The Last Of Us now has four seasons, and Naughty Dog is making a secret game 59:26 – Sydney Sweeney is selling her used bath water RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:05:11 – Alex Garland eeeYYYeeeing reunion with Warfare actor Kit Connor for A24 Elden Ring adaptation (source: Deadline) Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 1:06:01 – Zoner Ewan: stained glass robot? Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:08:46 – The Last of Us S2 Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Kirsten, Bud, and ghost Art geek out about soundwaves, delays, and zom-bays. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 08:18 – soundwave fire extinguisher Coming Soon 11:26 – Good Fortune (Keanu Reeves, Aziz Ansari, Seth Rogen, Sandra Oh, Keke Palmer, in theatres October 17) 16:06 – Smoke (Apple TV+ series, June 27) 18:32 – Elden Ring film adaptation by Alex Garland confirmed by A24 (Zoner Spenny) NOT Coming Soon 19:27 – Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars delayed to December 2026 and December 2027 (Zoner Mary) 21:20 – Game of Thrones fans furious as George R. R. Martin confirms two more jobs that aren’t Winds Of Winter 24:53 – Rian Johnson would be the happiest person if he could go back to Star Wars Geek News Proper 28:44 – HBO’s Harry Potter Series Casts Harry, Ron & Hermione (Dominic McLaughlin as Harry, Alastair Stout as Ron, and Arabella Stanton as Hermione) 32:25 – US Memorial Day box office: Mission: Impossible scores series-best $77 million / Lilo & Stitch debuts to massive $183 million 37:28 – AAA24 (paid membership, companion app, US-centric, $10 USD/mo or $100 USD/yr, trailer) 40:05 – Victoria takes centre stage for Canada’s Movie Industry Conference 44:26 – Nintendo fans worry Switch 2 packaging will cause confusion RUMOURS and HEARSEY 47:03 – Jason Momoa (and WWE wrestler Roman Reigns) iN taaaAAAaaaLkS to star in Street Fighter movie (source: Discussing Film dot net) Reviews and Recommendayshes 48:25 – Friendship (Pol) 51:36 – The Last of Us S02E07 – Convergence 1:00:15 – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning 1:20:45 – Andor Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

The Geek-out Podcast-0334 Pol and Kirsten and Bud talk Jurassic Park/World/Rebirth/What, AI voices, Dilbert, Norm!, and . . . or. And, by that, I mean Andor. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 06:26 – Duolingo AI Coming Soon 08:30 – Task (H!B!O! Max miniseries, September) 12:13 – IT: Welcome to Derry (H!B!O! Max series, 9 eps, ”summer”) 15:46 – Nobody 2 (in theatres August 15) 18:07 – Jurassic Park/World/Rebirth (in theatres July 2) 24:37 – Zootopia 2 (in theatres November 26) (Zoner Mary) 26:54 – Americana (in theatres August 22) 28:33 – The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender (in theatres October 9, 2026) Geek News Proper 30:46 – SAG-AFTRA files unfair labor practice charge over AI Darth Vader Fortnite voice (family approved?) 38:23 – Sesame Street heads to Netflix after Trump pulled funding, but will stay on PBS 40:34 – Dilbert creator Scott Adams says he’s dying of ‘the same cancer that Joe Biden has’ 44:04 – George Wendt (”Norm!” from Cheers) has died at 76 RUMOURS and HEARSEY 48:12 – Daniel Day-Lewis is being eeeEEEyyyeeeDDD to play Magneto in X-Men reboot (source: Comic…Book…Movie…dot com?) Reviews and Recommendayshes 48:50 – Thunderbolts* (POL??!?) 56:04 – And? Or? 1:14:01 – The Last of Us S02E06 – The Price related: Pearl Jam’s TLoU EP related YES NERDS, OF COURSE HE KNEW THE TIMELINE related: The Last of Us’ now has four seasons, and Naughty Dog is making a ‘secret game’ 1:26:43 – Murderbot S01E01/E02 – FreeCommerce/Eye Contact 1:30:01 – The Studio Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

With special ghost Art joining us, Pol & Bud chat about being unplugged, Superman, asterisks, and the Goggins-sance. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 13:05 – inflight Wifi hack Coming Soon 18:47 – Superman (in theatres July 11) related: James Gunn’s dog Ozu, reacting to Krypto (who was 3D modeled after Ozo) 33:26 – Ironheart (Marvel series, Disney+, 3 ep premiere June 24 at 6:00 pm PDT) 39:29 – Peacemaker (DC series, S2, Max, August 21) 43:00 – Nicolas Cage makes photo debut as aging web slinger in Spider-Noir (but not video; the teaser is being pulled left, right, and centre) 45:01 – Fallout (Prime Video series, S2, December, Zoner Quintin) 51:02 – Honey Don’t (in theatres August 22) 56:19 – Krysten Ritter returning as Jessica Jones for Daredevil: Born Again S2 58:01 – Golden Globes will introduce Best Podcast category in 2026 1:00:58 – Plans announced for Disney theme park and resort on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi 1:03:01 – Wicked returns to theaters as 3-hour prelude to Wicked 2 trailer 1:04:05 – Murderbot debuts to rare 100% Rotten Tomatoes score Geek News Proper 1:4:52 – Warner Bros. Discovery announces Max to become HBO Max this summer 1:06:35 – Star Wars showed off the future of AI special effects, and it sucks Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:12:21 – Thunderbolts* (Art) 1:27:28 – The Last of Us S02E05 – Feel Her Love 1:34:03 – Andor related: Say it in Ghor Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol & Kirsten helm Bud’s Podcast while he’s away this week, geeking about about Bono, The X-Files, Karate Kid, and stuff that didn’t come out in the ’80s and ’90s. Coming Soon 07:50 – Bono doc Geek News Proper 10:18 – GTA 6 delayed 13:05 – Gillian Anderson back on The X-Files reboot? 16:50 – AI radio host 20:39 – Karate Kid: Legends runtime 33:14 – Highest 2 Lowest 37:06 – Squid Game 3 38:50 – Wood & Goggins 40:14 – The Studio S2 Reviews and Recommendayshes 42:35 – The Last of Us + Bella Ramsey thoughts 49:37 – Thunderbolts* Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

FULL COMPLEMENT OF GEEKS! Pol, Kirsten, Bud, Art, AND BRYAN (at various times) chat about spoops, laughs, vampires, and lawsuits, and review & recommendaysh Sinners, Andor, The Last of Us, and Adolescence. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 05:19 – AutoZipper Coming Soon 08:58 – Weapons (in theatres August 8) 12:14 – One Battle After Another (in theatres September 26) 14:59 – Murderbot (an inside look, Apple TV+ series, May 16) 15:58 – The Smashing Machine (A24 biopic, in theatres October 3) 18:38 – Conan O’Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (Netflix special, May 4) 21:35 – LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS (title reveal Netflix anthology series, volume 4, May 15) titles: 400 Boys, For He Can Creep, Golgotha, How Zeke Got Religion, Smart Appliances, Stupid Owners, Close Encounters of the Mini Kind :heart_eyes_cat:, Spider Rose, The Other Large Thing, The Screaming of the Tyrannosaur, Can’t Stop starring: Mr. Beast, John Oliver, Amy Sedaris, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chris Parnell, Kevin Hart, Rhys Darby, Brett Goldstein, Niecy Nash-Betts, John Boyega 23:49 – Heads of State (Prime Video movie, July 2) 26:01 – Sirens (Netflix film, May 22, Meaghann Fahy, Milly Alcock, Julianne Moore, Kevin Bacon) 27:45 – Fountain of Youth (Apple TV+ film, May 23) 30:03 – Predator: Badlands (in theatres November 7) 33:05 – The Sexiest Man in Winnepeg (Prime Video documentary, May 9) 34:18 – Stardew Valley’s iconic video game soundtrack is getting a real-life orchestral concert in Victoria 36:13 – Bill Hader to Co-Write, Potentially Star in Jonestown Series in Development at HBO 42:36 – Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 spin-off coming to Netflix 51:10 – What the hell, sure: Toys ‘R’ Us Is Getting a Movie NOT Coming Soon 56:27 – 2033 Blade‘s former costume designer affirms it could have been a period piece Geek News Proper 58:24 – Patrick Starship Enterprise (Paramount+ ad) 58:54 – Disney & Marvel don’t want to play Nicepool with Justin Baldoni over Deadpool in Blake Lively legal battle 1:00:34 – A petition is up to get the Until Dawn creators credited in the movie Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:01:15 – Sinners 1:09:43 – Andor 1:14:09 – The Last of Us S02E03 – The Path related: How The Battle of Jackson was filmed 1:28:00 – Adolescence Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

With a surprise Art, Pol, Kirsten, and Bud chat Fan! Tas! Tic! Foooooouuuuuur!, why it’s 28 weeks or years later (😅), and The Last of Us, which felt more like a season finalé than an episode 2. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 02:13 – AI geoguessing Coming Soon 05:45 – The Fantastic Four: First Steps 10:12 – Thunderbolts* (in theatres May 2, tickets on sale now) . . . and, a wild Art appears (so the pod derails a bit w/ politics and religion)! 23:19 – 28 Years Later (June 20, not 28) 24:36 – Superman behind-the-scenes look (in theatres July 11) 27:03 – Pee-wee as Himself (Max documentary, May 23) 27:57 – Sinners (Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan, out now) 28:22 – HIM (Jordan Peele, September 19) 32:38 – Weapons (in theatres August 8, fake website) 33:22 – I Know What You Did Last Summer (in theatres July 18) 36:21 – Wednesday (Netflix series, S2 teaser, part I August 6) 37:00 – Marvel’s iconic swimsuit special is making a summer comeback 40:47 – Paul Rudd Nintendo console commercials, old and new (article) related: Switch 2 console/bundle/accessory pricing in Canada (same, same, slightly more expensive) Coming Soon: Star Wars edition 44:11 – Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (”Official Teaser??!?” Nah, it’s a title reveal, in theatres May 2026) (Zoner Mary) related: with . . . Sigourney Weaver? (Zoner Mary) 45:27 – Star Wars: Starfighter (Celebration reveal, Shawn Levy, Ryan Gosling, May 28, 2027) 47:14 – ”Maul: Shadow Lord” animated series coming to Disney+ Not coming soon, but still Star Wars-adjacent 49:08 – Diego Luna was almost arrested for taking ‘Star Wars’ blaster to Heathrow airport Reviews and Recommendayshes 50:02 – Andor S02E01 (Kirsten & Art) 55:57 – Sinners (Pol) 1:01:24 – Daredevil: Born Again S1 related: fans react to ‘brutal’ violence of season one finale 1:07:35 – The Studio (Kirsten, Pol, and Art again) 1:15:13 – The Last of Us S02E02 – Through the Valley *ALL SPOILERS ALL THE TIME* Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol (for a bit, anyway), Kirsten, and Bud talk nature safety, the do-we-need-this-ness of a new HP series, a new SNL, and more! But not much more. =) Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 04:18 – headphone bear Coming Soon 07:04 – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is being made into a TV series (Prime) 08:16 – Harry Potter HBO series officially confirms first six cast members 11:43 – Saturday Night Live is getting a UK remake in 2026 Geek News Proper 16:41 – Oscars Adding Best Stunt Design Category (starting with films released in 2027) 20:36 White Lotus fans thiiiIIIiiink Aimee Lou Wood and Walton Goggins have fallen out (source: the NME) related: Aimee Lou Wood says SNL apologized for ‘mean and unfunny’ White Lotus satire 26:59 – Tom Cruise fans think he should receive honorary Oscar for his stuntwork 28:22 – Thunderbolts* stunts (Zoner Mary) (and one more) 29:18 – Naked man climbs atop Tiana’s Palace at Disneyland 30:32 – White Lotus piña colada Coffee Mate??!? 33:18 – James Cameron is exploring how AI can help the film industry ”cut costs in half” without ”laying off half the staff” 34:23 – On | Zone Dreamers (fascinating workout wear ad starring Zendaya) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

SURPRISE GUEST! A little shortyboi pod where we chat the new Naked Gun, Thunderboltsterisk, and the finalé of The White Lotus. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 01:48 – election texts (and Switch 2 updates) Coming Soon 08:27 – The Naked Gun (in theatres August 1) (Zoner Tim) 13:12 – TRON: Ares (in theatres October 10) 15:17 – Murderbot (Apple TV+ series, first two eps May 16, season finale July 11, VF first look) 17:45 – Gizmodo just saw the first footage from Masters of the Universe (in theatres June 5, 2026) 19:58 – Superman (and Krypto, in theatres July 11) 21:30 – Thunderbolts* (in theatres May 1) 26:36 – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Star Trek series, S3, Paramount+, summer) (Zoner Mary) 26:59 – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (in theatres May 23) 29:17 – M3GAN 2.0 (in theatres June 27) 29:42 – The Accountant 2 (in theatres April 25, with TAX DAY SCREENINGS APRIL 15) 30:19 – Not an April Fool’s joke: Rick and Morty really did announce its season premiere date (Adult Swim series, May 25, 7p Pacific) 31:00 – Also not an April Fool’s joke: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood follow-up in the works with Brad Pitt starring, David Fincher directing a Quentin Tarantino script 31:36 – LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS (Netflix series, S4, May 15) 32:52 – Predator: Killer of Killers (Hulu animated series, Disney+, June 6) 34:36 – The Rehearsal (HBO series, S2, April 20, whoa) 35:35 – The King Of Kings (in theatres April 11) 41:18 – New ‘Matrix’ movie in the works with Drew Goddard writing, directing aaand: South Park renewed through season 27 aaand: The Simpsons renewed through season 40 NOT Coming Soon 41:52 – Disney pushes pause on live-action Tangled movie Geek News Proper 42:10 – Val Kilmer dead at 65 44:24 – Disney opens Industrial Light and Magic’s largest studio at The Stack tower in Vancouver 44:37 – 32 years later, a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers writer addresses racially insensitive casting RUMOURS and HEARSEY 47:06 – New James Bond will be very young as Amazon REPORTEDLY plans retro reboot (source: We’re Not Getting Any Younger podcast) Reviews and Recommendayshes 50:54 – Zoner Tim: A Minecraft Movie related: review: it’s good, actually related: crushing numbers and records related: CHAOS TEENS 56:45 – The White Lotus S3 related: Cristóbal Tapia de Veer quits as composer related: S3 theme with woooooooooooloolooloolooloolooloolooloo related: S4 location HiNtS related: The White Lotus finale had a sex scene with Piper and Zion that got cut related: Proxima doesn’t speak in Endgame because Marvel reportedly didn’t want to pay Carrie Coon more Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

A peek behind the radio magic curtain, Doomsday and the golden age of the MCU, and Bud’s Backlog . . . UNVEILED! 🌟 Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 03:18 – Switch 2 related: Switch 1 Nintendo Direct (from March 27, compact list, list w/ trailers) Coming Soon 10:24 – Avengers: Doomsday (now in production) 22:15 – Coyote vs. (v.) Acme IS coming to theatres! 26:00 – The Beatles biopics cast officially announced, all four films set for April 2028 release 29:05 – Spider-Man: Brand New Day (in theatres July 31, 2026) (Zoner Mary) (article) related: Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse 2027 release date (June 4, 2027) 31:27 – Karate Kid: Legends (in theatres May 30) Coming Soon 35:42 – Bud’s Backlog 2025 📽️ Across The Spider-Verse 🌟 🎮 Alan Wake ⭐ 📽️ Alien: Romulus 📺 American Horror Story 📺 THE AMEЯICANS 📽️ Amsterdam 📺 Animaniacs 📺 Battlestar Galactica 2005 📺 The Bear S2– 📺 Breaking Bad 🎮 The Bustling World 📺 Castle 📺 Cobra Kai S6 ⭐ 📺 Dexter 📺 Doctor Who 2024– 📺 Gravity Falls ⭐ 🎮 Hi-Fi Rush ⭐ 📺 Homecoming 🎮 Horizon Forbidden West 🌟 📺 Killing Eve 📽️ Logan’s Run 📺 Lost 📽️ The Martian 📺 Our Flag Means Death 📺 Pam & Tommy 🎮 The Plucky Squire ⭐ 📽️ Predator (all of ’em?) 📽️ Prey 🎮 The Stanley Parable ⭐ 📺 Star Trek: Lower Decks 📺 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 📽️ Strange Worlds 🎮 Tempopo 🌟 📺 TRON: Uprising 📺 True Detective 🎮 Tunic ⭐ 🎮 Wax Heads 📺 Wellington Paranormal 📺 What If…? S2– 📺 What We Do in the Shadows 📺 The White Lotus 🌟 📺 Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man okay, back to Coming Soon 39:03 – Legend of Zelda live-action movie lands March 2027 release 42:51 – Dogma (previously Weinstein’d) returning to theaters for anniversary screenings 43:47 – Steven Yeun joins Paramount’s untitled animated Aang ‘Avatar’ film (can’t find source in Variety article) 44:38 – Rust (in theatres May 2) related: Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna (Hulu documentary, Disney+, out now) NOT Coming Soon 49:35 – Ben Affleck says ‘I’ve Lost Interest’ in superhero movies 56:42 – After Midnight ending after two seasons on CBS 1:02:00 – YouTube demonetizes fake movie trailer channels after investigation related: GPT 4o’s image generator and bad Ghibli ripoffs 1:05:49 – Finn Jones (Iron Fist) continues to advocate for his MCU return RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:07:26 – Pierce Brosnan iNtErEsTeD in HBO’s Harry Potter remake (source: the NME) 1:10:24 – Zoner Spenny imitates Bud w/ fake Ahsoka S2 Photoshop (source: FB group called ”Darth Vader Appreciation”) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:11:43 – The Studio S01E01 (Art) 1:21:59 – The White Lotus S03E07 – Killer Instincts related: Duke says ‘White Lotus’ went ‘too far’ in featuring t-shirt worn by Jason Isaacs’s unhinged character: ‘uses our brand without permission’ related: Chloe is the ShOoTeR??!? 1:37:51 – Severance S02 (the buzz continues) related: Britt Lower plays trumpet, drinks poisoned smoothie related: ODESZA, Theodore Shapiro – Entering Lumon (ODESZA Severance Remix) (full EP drops Friday, April 4, the individual tracks from Music To Refine To) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Kirsten, and Bud talk about— well, sure. The usual stuff, but right as we were signing off, GREAT BREAKING NEWS: Avengers: Doomsday cast reveal! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 10:38 – The Accessible Games Initiative Coming Soon 12:40 – The Studio (cast announcement, Apple TV+ series, March 26) 15:16 – And/Or (Star Wars series, S2, Disney+, April 22) (Zoner Mary) 18:13 – A Working Man (in theatres THIS Friday, March 28) 18:55 – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (PS5 game, date reveal, April 17) Geek News Proper 20:10 – the success of Flow has increased the adoption rate of black cats Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 23:03 – Zoner Ewan: Nick Frost NEEEAAARRRS deal to play Hagrid (source: ComingSoon.net) Reviews and Recommendayshes 26:41 – The 4:30 Movie (Kirsten) 30:47 – The White Lotus S03E06 – Denials 46:22 – Severance S02E10 – Cold Harbor related: S3 confirmed (the day of S02E10) related: S02E01 BTS Late-breaking news! 1:01:18 – Avengers: Doomsday . . . now in production! Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Bud, and Art chat about . . . basically how sequels go downhill. 🤪 More good creative original material, please! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 12:52 – AI Aloy Coming Soon 17:03 – Black Mirror (Netflix series, S7, April 10, article) 19:13 – Happy Gilmore 2 (Netflix sequel, July 25) 20:50 – Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (in theatres September 12, article) 22:52 – Psycho Therapy (in theatres April 11) 24:15 – The Luckiest Man in America (in theatres April 4) 27:31 – Materialists (A24, Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal, in theatres June 13) 28:55 – Ted Lasso is returning to Apple TV+ for a fourth season 30:52 – Toxic Avenger (Fantastic Fest September 21, 2023, in theatres August 29) 32:14 – Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (PlayStation 5, June 26) 33:47 – The Golden Ticket – a Netflix competition series (casting open now) 36:39 – One Battle After Another (in theatres September 26, actual trailer next week) Geek News Proper 38:39 – Batman vs. Bateman commercial 42:24 – Lay’s: Unlimited Choices (BTS) 45:20 – Someday (Spike Jonze short film commercial for AirPods 4) 48:07 – Jon Bernthal isn’t just starring in a Punisher special, he’s writing it RUMOURS and HEARSEY 49:27 – SoUrCeS tell Deadline that Sadie Sink (Stranger Things) will join Tom Holland in Spider-Man 4 51:58 – Coyote vs. Acme CLOSE TO being rescued after Warner Bros. axes finished film (source: Variety) Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 54:28 – Zoner Ewan: Captain Canuck takes up the that president guy and The Wedding Banquet (in theatres April 18) Reviews and Recommendayshes 58:03 – The White Lotus S03E05 – Full-Moon Party related: Jason Isaacs was ”very excited” about The White Lotus nude scene related: Jason Isaacs shuts down White Lotus penis question and says ‘it’s odd there’s a double standard’ with male nude scenes related: aaaaaand then, he walked it back related: Island DJ ‘stoked’ as track featured on The White Lotus related: S4 confirmed (before S3 started; missed this) 1:12:43 – Severance S02E09 – The After Hours related: S02E10 – Cold Harbour runtime: 1h16m, MA 15+ rating for “strong violence and blood and gore,” Obama? related: Severance fans will not be waiting three years for season three, promises Ben Stiller (still not officially confirmed tho’) related: Companies named Lumon embrace unexpected fame Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Bringing the band back together, Pol returns from his lower body injury, and the quorum geeking resumes. Now. LEAVE POL ALONE with your movie! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 18:10 – Flow and Blender Coming Soon 26:05 – The Last of Us (HBO series, S2, April 13) 27:59 – Lilo & Stitch (in theatres May 23) 30:27 – Kevin Smith Says DOGMA 2 Will Bring Back Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s Doomed Angels Geek News Proper 35:10 – Gene Hackman and wife Betsy’s causes of death revealed (heart disease and Alzheimer’s after death from Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome a week earlier) 39:48 – Disney confirms animation studio layoffs in Vancouver 41:51 – The Electric State promo: Chris Pratt tests Millie Bobby Brown’s knowledge on ’90s tech – ANSWERING MACHINE OGMs 45:03 – James Cameron confirms Avatar 3 will be long as hell proof: his wife cried through the whole thing 😉 49:19 – Robert Pattinson ”fucking hopes” ‘The Batman 2’ starts filming soon: ”I’m 38, I’m old” RUMOURS and HEARSEY 51:12 – Vin Diesel claaaiiimmmsss Marvel wants to make a Groot movie (source: Gizmodo) 52:16 – SoUrCeS sAAAy the writers behind Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves are trading that Hasbro franchise for a Monopoly movie??!? (source: Deadline) 55:19 – Bond producer calling Amazon ”fucking idiots” was RePoRtEdLy final straw for Jeff Bezos: ”I don’t care what it costs, get rid of her” (source: NME) Reviews and Recommendayshes 59:44 – Captain America: Brave New World (belated Pol yelling) 1:02:46 – Paradise S1 (Bud and Pol) 1:07:44 – Anora (Pol) 1:10:13 – I’m Not a Robot (watch the full 22-minute short film here!) (Bud) 1:11:40 – The White Lotus S03E04 – Hide or Seek related: Walton Goggins actually got a snake bite while filming that White Lotus scene 1:25:24 – Severance S02E08 – Sweet Vitriol related: Song Exploder episode w/ theme composer Theodore Shapiro related: Apple’s No-iPhones-For-Villains rule on Severance related: sad & heartwarming Canadian story related: Tramell Tillman defends his Swedish pronunciation to Stephen Colbert 1:33:25 – Daredevil: Born Again S01E01-03 related: review, Daredevil: Born Again makes me want to watch the Netflix series— Pol Plastino??? Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Those pesky Asians return to geek out about banned reporting, Minecraft movie cameos, Gene Hackman’s career, what a tritagonist is. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 01:25 – The Uncensored Library Coming Soon 03:48 – A Minecraft Movie (TRAILER CAMEO, in theatres April 4) 06:01 – Terminator 2D: No Fate (Steam/Epic/PS/Xbox/Switch, September 5) 07:41 – Shrek 5 cast announcement: Zendaya is no longer Meechee, but she is Shrek (Princess Felicia, Smallfoot tritagonist?) 10:00 – The Rehearsal (HBO series, S2, Max, April 20) 11:26 – Oscar Nuñez is going to be in the spin-off to The Office 14:00 – The Boys’ final season is a stealth Supernatural reunion 16:33 – Revenge Of The Sith is returning to theaters in April (Canada unconfirmed at record time) Geek News Proper 18:15 – Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa found dead in Santa Fe home (95/65/no cause) 23:15 – George Lowe, voice of Adult Swim’s Space Ghost, dies at 67 24:46 – The Oscars (here’s the video of Margaret Qualley we mentioned) 34:52 – …and The Razzies Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 36:54 – Zoner Ewan: Chris Evans & Pedro Pascal’s rom-com? Reviews and Recommendayshes 39:08 – The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (Art) 43:17 – The White Lotus S03E03 – The Meaning of Dreams related: The White Lotus’ season 3 cast meeting Moo Deng is the crossover you didn’t know you needed (Sarah Catherine Hook/Piper and Sam Nivola/Lochlan) 46:39 – Severance S02E07 – Chikhai Bardo (three left) related: Macrodata Refinement in your browser! (article) related: Music To Refine To (featuring ODESZA) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Just the two of us again! While Pol’s out with a lower body injury, Bud & Kirsten talk Andor, Murderbot, 007, Severance, the Red Hulk, and the White Lotus. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 02:17 – ”fragrance mouse” Coming Soon 05:21 – Andor (Star Wars series, S2, Disney+, April 22) (Zoner Mary) schedule: April 22: 1–3, April 29: 4–6, May 6: 7–9. May 13: 10–12 07:25 – Freaky Tales (Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn, v ’80s, in theatres April 4) 08:38 – Daredevil: Born Again (one of many, Marvel series, Disney+, March 4) related: Jon Bernthal’s Punisher will headline Werewolf by Night-style Marvel special (no dates) 10:37 – The Accountant 2 (Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, in theatres April 25, the OG) 12:55 – The Actor (André Holland, Gemma Chan, Neon, in theatres March 14) 13:49 – The Last of Us season 2 premieres on HBO and Max on April 13 (seven episodes) related: GIRLBAND! fan Bella Ramsey in the video for Not Like The Rest 17:07 – John Lithgow confirms casting as Dumbledore in HBO’s Harry Potter 20:57 – Keanu Reeves’ Constantine sequel dream closer than ever to becoming reality 22:08 – Apple just shared a first glimpse of its Murderbot TV series (ten episodes, two-episode premiere, May 16) NOT Coming Soon 27:40 – Spider-Man 4’ release date pushed to late July 2026 (a whole week, to avoid The Odyssey) Geek News Proper 28:26 – Michelle Trachtenberg dies at 39 30:51 – Amazon MGM Studios shelled out an extra $1 billion-plus to take control of James Bond 32:37 – Paul Rudd reveals his two favourite Marvel movies (spoiler: Thor: Ragnarok and Captain America: The Winter Soldier) (OG D23 article) RUMOURS and HEARSEY 34:59 – Dune 3 RePoRtEdLy starts filming this summer (source: the NME) 35:52 – Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy MaAaAaY be retiring later this year (source: Gizmodo) Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 36:44 – Zoner Ewan: Rob Liefeld (Deadpool cocreator) wants Kevin Feige gone from Marvel 37:16 – Narnia/Netflix/nuclear Reviews and Recommendayshes 39:11 – The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power: Rings Rings Rings: Banana Phone 46:44 – Captain America: Brave New World 57:37 – SPOILERS for Captain America: Brave New World 1:00:27 – The White Lotus S03E01-E02 related: The White Lotus fans are furious about the new theme song (fixed?) related: sweary Ke Huy Quan! (”I said yes right away. I didn’t even hesitate.”) related: Patrick Schwarzenegger calls nepotism criticism ”frustrating.” ”I wish I didn’t have my last name” 1:09:32 – Severance S02E06 – Atilla related: Music To Refine To (featuring ODESZA) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Just Bud and Art this week (missing Bryan for our full Asian triumvirate) with a short cuesheet covering AI, Odysseus, falling asleep on rides, and some pretty okay reviews & recommendayshes. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 03:42 – responsibly-trained AI Coming Soon 7:42 – G20 (Viola Davis, Antony Starr, Angela Sarafyan, Prime movie, April 10) 10:39 – Matt Damon’s role in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey revealed with first-look photo (spoiler: Odysseus) (repost) Geek News Proper 13:01 – It’s a Small World . . . extended RE-RE-REMIIIX! RUMOURS and HEARSEY 15:37 – A new feature film about paranormal radio pioneer Art Bell MAY BE on the horizon (source: Boing Boing) 17:56 – Robert Pattinson finally gives an update on when The Batman Part II starts filming (”I THINK at the end of the YEAR?”) (source: Gizmodo) 20:29 – HBO boss Francesca Orci has said The Last Of Us will PROBABLY run for four seasons (source: NME) Reviews and Recommendayshes 21:56 – Love Hurts (Bud) 26:48 – The Gorge (Art) 30:49 – tabled: The White Lotus S03E01 32:03 – tabled: Captain America: Brave New World ($89M opening weekend tho’) 33:36 – Severance S02E05: Trojan’s Horse (Bud and Art) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Kirsten, and Bud chat about seeing Thunderbolts, ScarJo in Jurassic World, and another wild episode of Severance. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 05:25 – swearing at AI Coming Soon 12:54 – Fantastic Four followup 15:30 – Thunderbolts* (Zoner Bryan) (in theatres May 2) 19:56 – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (in theatres May 23) 21:26 – Lilo & Stitch (ALSO in theatres May 23?) 23:55 – Jurassic World Rebirth (in theatres July 2) (Zoner Bryce) 27:34 – The Studio / Duhpocalypse (Apple TV+ series, March 26) 29:20 – How To Train Your Dragon (in theatres June 13) 29:50 – Locked (dir: Sam Raimi, stars: Bill Skarsgård, Anthony Hopkins, in theatres March 21) 33:38 – Friendship (A24, Paul Rudd, Tim Robinson, in theatres sometime in May) 35:09 – Captain America: Brave New World | IMAX (FRIDAY) related: Zoner Bryan: The Fantastic 4 “not a prrrroblem.” Geek News Proper 37:53 – Daisy Ridley just wants you to know the Rey movie is fine, we’re all fine here now, thank you 41:00 – Disney’s Star Wars Lightsaber Experience is getting its first refresh 43:15 – Kendrick Lamar’s comedy with South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker sets July 2025 release date Reviews and Recommendayshes 46:08 – Paradise S01E01–05 (Bud) 47:54 – Pop Culture Jeopardy! (Pol) 48:10 – Nosferatu (Kirsten) 54:13 – Severance S02E04 – Woe’s Hollow related: Zoner Jason and The Severance Podcast with Ben Stiller & Adam Scott related: Zoner Spenny and the elevator tones Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Not quite a THREE! HOUR! POD!, but Pol, Bud, and Art talk two weeks’ of content, including Fantastic Four, The White Lotus, Cobra Kai, some stuff we asked for, and some stuff we DIDN’T. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 08:17 – rePebble Coming Soon 17:29 – The Fantastic Four: First Steps (in theaters July 25) 33:29 – Cobra Kai (S6, Pt III, Netflix series, February 13) 34:07 – The White Lotus (S3 trailer, HBO series, Max, February 16) 39:31 – M3GAN 2.0 (in theatres June 27) 40:06 – Mickey 17 (Robert Pattinson, in theatres March 7) 43:25 – Hell of a Summer (TIFF 2023, in theatres April 18, 2025) 44:19 – Renegade Nell (Disney+ series, March 29) 46:29 – Drop (in theatres April 11, BZZZT) 48:28 – Knives Out 3 first look shows Daniel Craig’s new long-haired Benoit Blanc 51:06 – Squid Game sets release date for third and final season (Netflix series, June 27) 52:06 – Buffy The Vampire Slayer reboot starring Sarah Michelle Gellar NEARS Hulu pilot order with Chloé Zhao directing 55:50 – Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney will debut on Netflix in March 58:38 – Robert Eggers set for Labyrinth sequel at TriStar 1:01:36 – Zach Cregger to tackle Resident Evil reboot Geek News Proper 1:02:26 – 2025 Oscar Nominations 1:07:15 – Netflix price hike details for Canada Standard with Ads — $7.99/month (up from $5.99/month) Standard (no ads, HD-supported) — $18.99/month (up from $16.49/month) Premium (no ads, 4K-supported) — $23.99/month (up from $20.99/month) Effective next billing cycle. 1:09:23 – James Gunn shoots back at Superman fans unhappy with latest teaser 1:12:47 – Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man lands a nearly perfect Rotten Tomatoes score despite controversy related: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man‘s star was worried the show would be too woke (first two eps out now on Disney+) 1:14:29 – Harrison Ford’s MCU debut can wait. I prefer his whisky ads (Zoner Ewan) 1:17:22 – Quentin Tarantino gives update on his final movie and next project 1:19:56 – Zoner Rob’s Doctor Who cat story 1:20:57 – Darth Vader killed Watto, and Star Wars fans don’t know how to feel about it RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:22:15 – SOURCES SAY that Ryan Gosling is in talks to star in Shawn Levy’s Star Wars movie (source: The Hollywood Reporter) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:25:19 – This is the Tom Green Documentary (Pol) 1:28:42 – Companion (Pol) 1:32:08 – Severance S02E03 (S02E01 opening scene BTS REMOVED, S2 opening, oops all 1 & 2, Bell Works in Holmdel NJ, Tim C, no mobiles) (Bud and Art) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

The Tom Green-aissance begins, and the David Lynch-aissance ends. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 14:10 – CES, finally Coming Soon 19:56 – Nintendo Switch 2! (details coming in a Nintendo Direct April 2) 25:41 – The Monkey (writer: Stephen King, dir: Osgood Perkins, prod: James Wan, stars: Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Elijah Wood…and Osgood Perkins?, in theatres February 21) 27:52 – Presence (dir: Steven Soderbergh, in theatres January 24, as in Friday) 32:02 – This is the Tom Green Documentary (Prime Video, also January 24, Friday) 34:22 – Tom Green: I Got a Mule! (Prime Video comedy special, January 28, Tuesday next) 34:52 – Tom Green: Country (Prime Video series, January 31, next Friday) Geek News Proper 37:31 – David Lynch dies at 78 Reviews and Recommendayshes 47:36 – Self Reliance (Pol) 51:28 – Severance S02E01 (Bud) related: Christopher Walken gets Severance sent to him on DVD because he doesn’t ‘have the equipment’ to stream it Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Bud, and Art try not to get too political, Robert De Niro goes Parent Trap, Daredevil gets his ass kicked SOME MORE, and Robbie Williams’ monkey biopic doesn’t do well. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 08:52 – frickin’ Meta Coming Soon 17:34 – The Alto Knights (in theatres March 21) 23:59 – Daredevil: Born Again (Marvel series, Disney+, March 4, “It’s not entirely unpleasant seeing you again.”) (Zoner Mary) 28:33 – Companion (in theatres January 31) 33:17 – A Working Man (in theatres March 28) 36:08 – Island Fancon 2025’s celebrity guestlist heating up Geek News Proper 41:04 – Rory McCann replacing the late Ray Stevenson for Ahsoka season 2 44:47 – Robbie Williams’ CGI monkey movie Better man bombs at the box office Reviews and Recommendayshes 49:56 – Cunk on Life (Pol) 51:30 – Silo S2 (Zoner Jason) 51:30 – Hit Man (Art) 1:01:11 – It Devours! (Bud) 1:06:53 – Nosferatu (Pol) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Happy new year! *party horn* Oh, wait…we can’t say that now, can we? Erm, welcome back? Pol, Bud & Art catch up on the trailers, the news, and the social media hellscape. Preamble 09:18 – Pol’s Preamble™: The social media hellscape Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 23:52 – the Honey scam Coming Soon 32:33 – Superman (teaser trailer, in theatres July 11) 45:03 – The Last of Us (Max series, S2, April) 47:33 – Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (Disney+ animated series, January 29) 49:33:53 – Happy Gilmore 2 (Netflix sequel, 2025, it has Taylor Swift’s boyfriend!) (Zoner Mary) 07 – The Electric State (official trailer, Russo Bros Netflix film, March 14) 54:57 – Death of a Unicorn (A24 film, Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Will Poulter, Téa Leoni, and Richard E. Grant, in theatres 2025) 56:18 – Lilo & Stitch (in theatres May 23) 58:42 – Game of Thrones: Kingsroad (RPG, 2025, beta open now, PC and…smartphones? all CG, no gameplay) 1:00:11 – Avicii – My Last Show (Netflix special, dropped December 31) 1:00:47 – Heart Eyes (in theatres February 7) 1:04:59 – Sony planning live-action Horizon and Helldivers movies (Zoner Spenny) 1:06:37 – Good Omens’ final season will be a single 90-minute episode (TW: Neil Gaiman SA accusations) 1:07:20 – Zoner Spenny’s sizzle reel (from Cinema Now; some fake) 1:08:42 – Christopher Nolan’s Next Movie Is an Adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey Geek News Proper 1:15:10 – Aubrey Plaza’s husband, indie filmmaker Jeff Baena dead at 47 1:16:42 – Zendaya and Tom Holland are engaged 1:26:05 – Outgoing Sony CEO Tony Vinciquerra defends ‘Kraven the Hunter’ and ‘Madame Web’: ‘These are not terrible films’ RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:27:40 – Marvel rumored to recast Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa ahead of Black Panther 3 (source: various rumourmills) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:30:14 – Squid Game S2 (Art) 1:32:31 – Wicked (Pol) 1:37:15 – A Man on the Inside (Art) 1:40:32 – Nosferatu (teaser) (Pol) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

In our final pod of 2024, Pol, Bud, Kirsten, and Art chat codewords, Thailand, Captain Superman, and Bluey. We also laugh at Kraven the Hunter and marvel at Christmas movies nowadays. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 08:32 – deepfake codeword Coming Soon 10:57 – The White Lotus (HBO series, S3, February 16) 12:39 – Captain America: Brave New World (“special look,” in theatres February 14) 17:06 – Karate Kid: Legends (in theatres May 30) (Zoner Mary) 19:33 – Novocaine (in theatres March 14) 22:29 – Cunk On Life (BBC movie, December 30, Netflix movie, January 2) 24:18 – The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (in theatres February 28) 28:58 – Malcolm in the Middle is returning to Disney+ (Frankie Muniz post w/ Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek) 33:08 – Bluey animated film announced 39:44 – Wicked 2 named Wicked: For Good (in theatres November 21, 2025) 40:52 – 28 Days Later (on digital December 18; we made it happen!) (this trailer looks like junk tho’) 44:39 – What If…? (Marvel animated series, third and final season, title reveals, once daily December 22–28, Disney+) (Zoner Mary) – What If… The Hulk Fought The Mech Avengers? – What If… Agatha Went to Hollywood? – What If… The Red Guardian Stopped The Winter Soldier? – What If… Howard the Duck Got Hitched? – What If… The Emergence Destroyed the Earth? – What If… 1872? – What If… The Watcher Disappeared? – What If… What if? Geek News Proper 46:45 – Kraven the Hunter sets record with $11 Million opening weekend bomb, worst start of Sony-Produced Marvel films Reviews and Recommendayshes 50:07 – The Sympathizer (Art) 53:13 – The Game Awards (Bud) 58:26 – Red One (Art & KJ) Extro! 1:17:32 – Art’s late thoughts on Captain America: Brave New World and The White Lotus S3 1:23:09 – Spongebob Nosferatu Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast