The social media hellscape

Bud's WGO - Honey Scam

COMING SOON

Superman

The Last of Us

Spider-man

Happy Gilmore

Electric City

Death of a Unicorn

Lilo & Stitch

GoT Video Game

Avici My Last Show

Heart Eyes

Horizon Zero Dawn & Helldivers 2 movies

Good Omens Finale

Movies Coming in 2025

The Odyssey

NEWS PROPER

Jeff Baena Dies

Zendaya & Holland Engaged

Sony CEO says bad movies aren't bad

Marvel RUMORED to recast T'challa

R&R - Squid Game S2

R&R - Wicked

R&R - A Man on the Inside

R&R - Nosferatu

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)

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Happy new year! *party horn* Oh, wait&hellip;we can&rsquo;t say that now, can we? Erm, welcome back? Pol, Bud &amp; Art catch up on the trailers, the news, and the social media hellscape.
Preamble
09:18 &ndash; Pol&rsquo;s Preamble&trade;: The social media hellscape
Bud&rsquo;s Weekly Geek-out
23:52 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thezone.fm/2025/01/08/geekout-the-honey-scam/">the Honey scam</a>
Coming Soon
32:33 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhUht6vAsMY">Superman</a>&nbsp;(teaser trailer, in theatres July 11)
45:03 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylovT43x3yo">The Last of Us</a>&nbsp;(Max series, S2, April)
47:33 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3J2JRQg040">Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man</a>&nbsp;(Disney+ animated series, January 29)
49:33:53 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/6d6WBtDse_Y?si=zEfmQ6fgIYqIaH3k">Happy Gilmore 2</a>&nbsp;(Netflix sequel, 2025, it has&nbsp;<a href="https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/upcoming-movies/travis-kelce-steals-the-show-in-adam-sandlers-new-teaser-for-happy-gilmore-2/news-story/7663cd591dbfb3de462b1ef097b42345?am">Taylor Swift&rsquo;s boyfriend</a>!) (Zoner Mary)
07 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpN98z8Kf5E">The Electric State</a>&nbsp;(official trailer, Russo Bros Netflix film, March 14)
54:57 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cMIarrxLGs">Death of a Unicorn</a>&nbsp;(A24 film, Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Will Poulter, T&eacute;a Leoni, and Richard E. Grant, in theatres 2025)
56:18 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KurP5wvFq70">Lilo &amp; Stitch</a>&nbsp;(in theatres May 23)
58:42 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeyBwI8D9YU">Game of Thrones: Kingsroad</a>&nbsp;(RPG, 2025, beta open now, PC and&hellip;smartphones? all CG, no gameplay)
1:00:11 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU2cATgfLSQ">Avicii &ndash; My Last Show</a>&nbsp;(Netflix special, dropped December 31)
1:00:47 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cRzZcMlJh8">Heart Eyes</a>&nbsp;(in theatres February 7)
1:04:59 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.polygon.com/news/504682/helldivers-2-horizon-zero-dawn-movies">Sony planning live-action Horizon and Helldivers movies</a>&nbsp;(Zoner Spenny)
1:06:37 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://nerdist.com/article/good-omens-final-season-90-minute-episode/">Good Omens&rsquo; final season will be a single 90-minute episode</a>&nbsp;(TW:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/neil-gaiman-two-more-women-allege-sexual-assault-1235073080/">Neil Gaiman SA accusations</a>)
1:07:20 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGeekOutPod/posts/1524970088203790/">Zoner Spenny&rsquo;s sizzle reel</a>&nbsp;(from Cinema Now; some fake)
1:08:42 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://consequence.net/2024/12/christopher-nolan-homer-the-odyssey/">Christopher Nolan&rsquo;s Next Movie Is an Adaptation of Homer&rsquo;s The Odyssey</a>
Geek News Proper
1:15:10 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10942879/aubrey-plaza-jeff-baena-dead/">Aubrey Plaza&rsquo;s husband, indie filmmaker Jeff Baena dead at 47</a>
1:16:42 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10945215/zendaya-tom-holland-engaged-ring-golden-globes/">Zendaya and Tom Holland are engaged</a>
1:26:05 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/outgoing-sony-ceo-tony-vinciquerra-200300514.html?guccounter=1">Outgoing Sony CEO Tony Vinciquerra defends &lsquo;Kraven the Hunter&rsquo; and &lsquo;Madame Web&rsquo;: &lsquo;These are not terrible films&rsquo;</a>
RUMOURS and HEARSEY
1:27:40 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.slashfilm.com/1755724/chadwick-boseman-tchalla-black-panther-3-recasting-marvel-rumor/">Marvel rumored to recast Chadwick Boseman&rsquo;s T&rsquo;Challa ahead of Black Panther 3</a>&nbsp;(source: various rumourmills)
Reviews and Recommendayshes
1:30:14 &ndash; Squid Game S2 (Art)
1:32:31 &ndash; Wicked (Pol)
1:37:15 &ndash; A Man on the Inside (Art)
1:40:32 &ndash; Nosferatu (teaser) (Pol)
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Zoners Pol, Kirsten, Bud, and sometimes Art & Bryan (RIP) geek out about tech, movies, TV, comics, and more! New episodes every Thursday.

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