JAN 603: Peacemaker Season 2 Premiere Review (08/27/25)

The gang reviews the highly anticipated Peacemaker Season 2 premiere! Before diving into James Gunn's wild DC series, they break down box office trends, Kumail Nanjiani's massive MCU contract, new casting news for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and James Gunn's work on the Super-Family screenplay. Later, they chat about why the Coen Brothers need to reunite, the box office debut of K-Pop Demon Hunters, and share thoughts on Alien: Earth Ep. 3, Nobody 2, and M3GAN 2.0. Timestamps: (0:00) This week on the show! (1:13) Welcome to The Jock and Nerd Podcast! (2:35) 2025 will be the first time since 2011 a superhero movie hasn't reached $700M at the worldwide box office (16:43) Kumail Nanjiani reveals the shocking number of MCU projects he signed up for (19:22) Tramell Tillman will reportedly play a villain in Spider-Man: Brand New Day (22:18) James Gunn is now writing the screenplay for Super-Family movie (24:37) Promos (26:03) Join the Patreon Fan Club! (27:01) Peacemaker Season 2 premiere review (56:36) News From The Nation (1:00:06) What are we watching? (1:00:30) K-Pop Demon Hunters opens at #1 at the box office (1:04:18) Alien: Earth Episode 3 thoughts (1:23:27) Nobody 2 thoughts from Rugboy (1:25:48) M3GAN 2.0 review from Rugboy The next Patreon Discord hangout is Thurs., Sept. 18, 2025 @ 8 PM CDT Be a part of the show! Send us a message: speakpipe.com/jockandnerd Voicemail: (312) 248-4376 (312-248-HERO) Email: [email protected] Instagram: @jockandnerd Twitter: @jockandnerdcast Facebook: facebook.com/jockandnerd Facebook Group: jockandnerd.com/community Donate: Support the podcast! Subscribe to Jock and Nerd on YouTube! Merchandise: jockandnerd.com/shop Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pandora | GooglePlay | RSS Rate and review us in Apple Podcasts! jockandnerd.com/review Show notes: jockandnerd.com/603 Help spread the geekery with a Jock and Nerd merchandise! Support the show on Patreon for bonus content! Affiliate links: Merchoid | Amazon US | Amazon CA Follow Rugboy on Twitter @RugboyShow