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

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