June 2026 News Round-Up (323)

The year is half done and Kneel Before Pod covers the news and trailers from June. The conversation covers original ideas, new voices and the death of franchises.FeaturingCraig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Trek Geeks Podcast Network.Izaak Stoakes can be found on Twitter, BlueSky, Instagram and his writing InstagramChris Mackrell can also be found on a Sunday between 12 and 2pm GMT live on Black Diamond FM and periodically on Lave RadioShow NotesTV reviewsCraig’s reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3Movie ReviewsCraig's review of SupergirlCraig's review of Masters of the UniverseCraig's review of Signal OneCraig's review of Suicide SquadCraig’s review of The BatmanCraig’s review of SupermanCraig's review of Thor: RagnarokCraig’s review of Spider-Man: No Way HomeCraig's review of Thor: Love and ThunderCraig's review of Captain America: Brave New WorldCraig's review of DC's League of Super PetsCraig's review of The LEGO Batman MovieCraig’s review of BumblebeeCraig's review of Kong: Skull IslandCraig's review of Godzilla Vs. KongCraig's review of The WalkCraig’s review of The Long WalkCraig’s review of MaterialistsCraig's review of Knock KnockCraig's review of ArrivalCraig's review of FallCraig's review of PanPodcastsSpider-Man ('94) - The Mutation SagaStar Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3Suicide SquadThe BatmanSupermanBatman: ForeverThor: RagnarokSpider-Man: No Way HomeThor: Love and ThunderCaptain America: Brave New WorldBumblebeeDoctor Who 60th anniversaryDoctor Who series 1Doctor Who season 2TrailersOnslaughtWhalefallThe Devil's MouthHeart of the BeastHow To Rob A BankThe Social ReckoningNimrods: A Green Day ComedyStuart Fails to Save the UniverseKlara and the SunThe Love HypothesisGatoShrek 5HexedFall 2: DeadpointBatman: KnightfallSpider-Man: Brand New DayStar Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4NewsAvengers: Doomsday back to phase zero?Sebastian Stan may play Victor Zsasz in The Batman IINew DC animations announcedCurry Barker teases next filmMoriarty series in the worksNetflix to adapt IcebreakerKathryn Newton to star opposite Cooper Hoffman in DurangoHugh Jackman to play Long John Silver in Ridley Scott’s Treasure IslandAriana Greenblatt to star in Egg BabySarah Michelle Gellar to star in ThudSydney Sweeney to star in HollowWriters and director set for Streets of Rage adaptationKeanu Reeves to star in new LEGO movieZack Snyder to write and direct Escape from New York remake24 Jump Street in the worksLive action Scooby Doo is a real dogOnly Murders in the Building season 6 castDoctor Who cancelledMiscThe referenced Eddy Burback routineTaika Waititi commenting on Thor: Love and Thunder special effectsMusicNiall Stenson’s cover of the “Marvel music”, The “Spider-Man: Homecoming theme” and his YouTube channelIf you enjoyed what you heard here, please subscribe to Kneel Before Pod. If you have any feedback then we’d love to hear it. You can find us on Facebook ,Twitter and BlueSky. We can also be found on TikTok. You can also make yourself known in the comments section below or you can join us on Discord