The Geek-out Podcast

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Together in the same room, Pol & Bud geek out about property dilution, how the Japanese do it, why no Canadians are allowed at the Emmys, and Christopher Nolan supremacy. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 05:09 – Google Debug Coming Soon 11:14 – The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum (officially in production, in theaters December 17, 2027) 13:56 – Dune: Part Three (in theatres December 18) 16:58 – Godzilla Minus Zero (in theatres November 6) 20:04 – Digger (in theatres October 2) 23:10 – The Whisper Man (Netflix horror film, August 28) 26:47 – I Play Rocky (in theatres November 6) 30:49 – Mayday (Apple TV film, September 4) 33:22 – Poster for Spaceballs: The New One (in theatres April 23, 2027) 34:19 – A Free Willy spin-off film is in the works from the Russo Brothers Emmy News Proper 37:27 – Widow’s Bay has the most Emmy noms of any new show this year related: Connor Storrie’s SNL Emmy nod delights Heated Rivalry fans related: No Canadians at the Emmys, please related: full list of Emmy nominees related: Content creators vs. Emmys: Dropout shut out again, Subway Takes lands first nomination Odyssey News Proper 41:34 – The Odyssey sails into rave reviews and online backlash related: Christopher Nolan says Odyssey Backlash over casting and more is ‘irrelevant’ and he’s learned not to worry: ‘Remember, I spent 10 years dealing with Batman’ related: Christopher Nolan fans will stop at nothing to see The Odyssey in Imax 70mm Geek News Proper 47:47 – Sam Neill dies age 78 (Zoner Ewan) 49:57 – Live-action Moana review: Disney transforms a cinematic masterpiece to kids’ stuff RUMOURS and HEARSEY 53:01 – Adam Driver is RUUUMOOOUUURRREDDD to be joining the MCU as Magneto (”…and Marvel fans are into it”) (source: Yahoo!) 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 [email protected] Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol and Kirsten get in to booger talk? Bud leaves. Click the timestamps to skip it yourself. Then, regular wonderful geek stuff. But yuck. Booger talk give Bud the jibblies. 😬 Booger Preamble 04:45 – skip here (to Kleenex™ talk?) to avoid the jibblies Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 05:33 – gaming industry gaffes Coming Soon 17:09 – Akira (4K theatrical rerelease, September 4) 20:36 – Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (Paramount+ animated film, not coming to theatres, July 25) 22:14 – Takashi Yamazaki (director, Godzilla Minus One/Zero) is working on a mystery movie with Ridley Scott 23:47 – Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse still planed for simultaneous IMAX aspect ratio release, still not delayed (Zoner Ewan) 27:46 – Backrooms is returning to cinemas with an extended cut 32:34 – Zach Cregger is making Siren Head horror film based on viral meme (YT compilation / Hello, 2013’s Boys of Silence?) 38:00 – Fake AI ‘person’ Tilly Norwood gets starring role for movie (Zoner Ewan) Geek News Proper 43:39 – ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic pulled out of an AI commercial despite being offered a ‘nice pile of money’ 46:07 – The first reactions to The Odyssey are here 51:06 – Hasbro and Scooby Doo team up for one of the goofiest Transformers yet 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 [email protected] Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

During this weird holiday-in-the-middle-of-the-week week pod, Pol & Bud geek out about the Tom Cruise Retrospectacus™, Werwulf, We’re Wolves!, The Office, rehashes vs original IP, a heck of a week for Sony, and R&R some stuff, too! Coming Soon 06:00 – Digger (Tom Cruise retrospective trailer??!?, film, October 2) 10:22 – Werwulf (Robert Eggers, Aaron, Taylor, Johnson, Willem Dafoe, Lily-Rose Depp, Ralph Ineson, Christmas day) 13:19 What We Do In the Shadows sequel — We’re Wolves — is still coming 14:12 – Star Fox (Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive, came out June 25) 17:39 – Mackenzie Crook and Martin Freeman Remember…The Office (BBC special, Two/iPlayer, July 8, media release) 21:50 – Millie Bobby Brown to reunite with David Harbour for mysterious new project 22:42 – The Blair Witch Project remake is coming September 25, 2027 (OG 1999) 26:59 – Shrek spin-off film ”Donkey” is coming in 2028 NOT Coming Soon 32:05 – Sony/PlayStation removing   551 Studio Canal films from owners’ libraries and – Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles AND – PlayStation stores on PS3 and Vita closing aaaaaand, one more we didn’t cover – Are we about to see the $1,000 PS6??!? Geek News Proper 41:31 – GTA 6 will cost $80 USD regular or $100 ”ultimate” 42:37 – Victor Willis, Village People frontman, dies age 74 (Zoner Ewan) 46:58 – Streaming ads are about to get quieter Reviews and Recommendayshes 49:32 – Supergirl (Pol) 54:59 – New York Ninja (1984, 2021, Bud) 1:00:45 – jackass: best and last (Pol) 1:05:58 – first two episodes of House of the Dragon (+ new theme!) 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 [email protected] Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Bud and, for a moment, Kirsten, geek out about retro tech saving us from the black mirror, cartoon cats, stereotypical female robots, sequels, reboots, and cancellations. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 09:55 – Commodore Callback 8020 Coming Soon 15:51 – Forgotten Island (in theatres September 25) 17:14 – Ricky Gervais’ Alley Cats (Netflix 6-part animated miniseries, August 7) 18:56 – Klara and The Sun (Taika Waititi, Jenna Ortega, in theatres October 23) 21:44 – The Debut (A24, debuting sometime this year, I dunno when) 25:50 – The Room Returns (shote in 12 hours, charity premiere in Los Angeles, June 26, article) 29:47 – Chris Pratt to star in America 250 comedy shorts series NOT Coming Soon 33:52 – The Boroughs: Canceled by Netflix after one season 36:29 – The Grinch 2 38:23 – PONIES: Canceled by Peacock after one season Geek News Proper 39:51 – Brian Johnson, practical sci-fi spaceship builder, dies at age 87 41:38 – The Grinch 2 again 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 [email protected] Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Kirsten, Bud, and special ghost Art chat AI, cats, all of Larry David’s dead friends, veer way off course from the cuesheet, say eff no to dog movies, and SOMEONE goes off on his friend Steve . . . Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 08:34 – Google’s AI liability Coming Soon 14:50 – Gatto (Disney/Pixar animated movie, in theatres, March 5, 2027) 18:37 – Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America (7-ep historical sketch comedy miniseries, HBO Max, June 26) 23:32 – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (S4 trailer, Paramount+ series, July 23) 25:50 – Hexed (Disney magical witch powers film, November 25) 37:30 – Shrek 5 (in theatres June 30, 2027) related: Menace Mobile | Dr Evil Returns! 45:07 – Heart of the Beast (Brad Pitt, good boi, J.K. Simmons, in theatres September 25) 51:27 – Onslaught (in theatres September 4) 54:10 – You thought being at The End of Oak Street was bad. Try being . . . The Last House (Netflix film, August 7) 57:28 – Widow’s Bay (S2 renewal announce) Geek News Proper 59:44 – Fox to acquire Roku in $22 billion deal 1:02:07 – Estate of Nichelle Nichols to receive fraction of $13m lawsuit 1:03:31 – Tom Holland addresses Zendaya marriage rumours for the first time Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:12:20 – Disclosure Day (Art) 1:26:41 – Backrooms (Bud & Quintin) 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 [email protected] Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Pol and Bud — who’ve agreed to hire an Etsy witch to get a third host on this podcast sometime — geek out about privacy, Facebook, murderous children, wholesome animation, and big men with swords. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 11:13 – Bill C-22 (no privacy for you!) Coming Soon 16:08 – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Switch 2 remake, 2026, part of the June 9 Nintendo Direct) 22:10 – Moana (Disney remake, final trailer, in theatres July 10) 25:08 – The Bear (HBO series, S5, June 25) 26:33 – The Social Reckoning (in theatres October 9) 30:26 – Lucky (Apple TV series, July 15) 32:08 – The Dog Stars (Ridley Scott film, in theatres August 28) 35:17 – Star Wars: Galactic Racer (PC [Steam/Epic], Xbox X|S, PS5, October 6) 37:50 – Ice Cream Man (in theatres August 7) 41:27 – Scooby-Doo:Origins live-action Netflix series reveals first look at tha Scoobs & Shaggy 46:15 – The Littlest Hobo reboot coming from Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg FOUND AFTER RECORDING: Tom Green & Steven Page – Maybe Tomorrow (The Littlest Hobo Theme) 48:08 – Ghostbusters: Night Shift (Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation series, 2027) Geek News Proper 50:08 – Buffy the Vampire Slayer stars pay tribute to Anthony Head 53:20 – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has made $1.36 billion worldwide 54:53 – LEGO Insiders Club x Aardman present: Boop (Half-Asleep Chris BTS) Reviews and Recommendayshes 58:26 – Obsession (Pol) 1:03:59 – Masters of the Universe (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 [email protected]

Absent a busy Bud, Pol & Kirsten geek out about the death of games, the death of Euphoria, and the not-quite death of moviegoing. Perhaps Baby Yoda is helping. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 05:36 – Protect Our Games Coming Soon 11:14 – The End of Oak Street (split diopter-happy J.J. Abrams movie, in theatres August 14) 15:00 – Coyote vs. ACME (in theatres August 28) NOT Coming Soon 17:33 – More Euphoria: HBO confirms it’s ending with S3 Uh . . . More Coming Soon? 24:21 – Tony (A24 Anthony Bourdain ”comedy-biopic,” in theatres sometime in August) 27:37 – State of Play: God of War: Laufey (Faye) (PS5-exclusive, coming soon) 33:02 – State of Play: Wolverine (BLOODY extended gameplay trailer, PS5-exclusive, September 15) 35:15 – Man of Tomorrow photo reveals first look at Nicolas Hoult with Lex Luthor’s warsuit Geek News Proper 41:04 – Gen Z goes to the movies! Younger audiences are driving the box office, study shows Reviews and Recommendayshes 49:41 – The Mandalorian and Grogu 1:00:37 – The Boys 1:06:27 – Widow’s Bay 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 [email protected] Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Bud (back from a week away) and Pol (back from three and a half weeks away) return to the geek pod to chat vacations, predators, and Stephen Colbert’s amazing return to television. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 15:50 – CRTC Broadcasting Act Modernization Coming Soon 24:04 – Lanterns (HBO Max series, August 16) 26:55 – Disclosure Day (final trailer, in theatres June 12) 28:39 – X-Men ’97 (Marvel animated series, S2, Disney+, July 1) 29:16 – Vought Rising (Prime Video prequel series set in the 1950s, releasing sometime in 2027) 31:51 – Backrooms (A24 film, in theatres TOMORROW) 32:38 – Primetime (Robert Pattison is Chris Hansen, A24 film, coming soon) 35:56: The Batman Part II cast continues to be revealed by Matt Reeves 39:09 – Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix series, S2, June 25) 40:03 – Hope (South Korean horror film, but also starring Alicia Vikander of Ex Machina, and her husband Michael Fassbender) 43:21 – Teeny Mutant Ninja Turtles (Nick Jr. YouTube channel, July 24, 30 four-minute episodes) 44:14 – Studio Ghibli Fest 2026 (Ponyo, Totoro, Tales from Earthsea, Only Yesterday, Castle in the Sky, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, don’t know about local showings yet) 45:01 – Westworld movie reboot in development, David Koepp screenwriting 49:03 – The Legend of Zelda movie now releasing April 30, 2027 (was May 7, 2027) 49:25 – Everything to know about Disney’s Huge New Millennium Falcon ride update Reviews and Recommendayshes 53:27 – The Paper (Pol) 56:11 – The Chair Company (Pol) 58:58 – Only In Monroe (with guest host Stephen Colbert (Bud) (article) 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 [email protected] Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

The OG Geek-out Podcast episode 1 crew — Bud, Bryan, and Art — throw the cuesheet out the window (but everything we were going to point form is in the show notes) and discuss what they will and won’t see in movies and shows this year. NOTE: The first two sections of the list below are NOT covered on the pod, but still dropped, so please enjoy them! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 06:34 – Star Fox for the price-hiked Switch 2 Coming Soon – Wildwood (in theatres October 23) (Zoner Darren) – Stuart Fails to Save the Universe (Big Bang Theory spinoff series, HBO Max, July 23) (Zoner Darren) – Cape Fear (Apple TV series, June 5) – Elle (fish-out-of-water Prime Video series, ”from the world of Legally Blonde,” July 1) – Propeller One-Way Night Coach (Apple TV movie, based on his 1997 children’s novel, May 29) – Conan O’Brien will return to host the Oscars for third consecutive year – ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic ‘’Dare to Be Stupid’’ Broadway musical is in the works (led by Moulin Rouge director Alex Timbers) – Aaron Paul enters the Wasteland for season 3 of Fallout – The Rings of Power returns to Prime Video in November – Project Hail Mary arrives to paid VOD as film tops $655 million at box office Geek News Proper – Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group CEO Tom Rothman tells theaters to enforce longer windows, scrap ads – Actress Q’orianka Kilcher sues James Cameron for ‘theft’ of facial features for Avatar character – Why the hell has it taken so long for Disneyland’s Autopia to go electric? – Christopher Nolan addresses some major Odyssey controversies (original article) – Ready for their close-ups: celebrity passport photos (Zoner Ewan) Will we watch it? MOVIES: 10:26 – Mandalorian & Grogu (May 22) 15:45 – Disclosure Day (June 12) 17:57 – Supergirl (June 26) 22:02 – The Odyssey (July 17) 23:29 – Spider-man: Brand New Day (July 31) 29:39 – [Endgame rerelease] 31:11 – The Social Reckoning (October 9) 32:37 – Street Fighter (October 16) 33:58 – The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (November 20) 34:28 – Focker In-Law (November 25) 35:40 – Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew (November 26) 37:17 – Dune: Part 3 (December 18) 42:39 – Avengers: Doomsday (December 18) TV SHOWS SPEEDRUN: 44:25 – Spider-Noir (May 27), The Bear (S5) (June 25), Lanterns (Summer 2026), VisionQuest (October 14) Reviews and Recommendayshes 45:47 – Daredevil: Born Again S2 51:18 – Project Hail Mary in IMAX (Art) 55:24 – The Roast of Kevin Hart (Art & Bryan) 1:02:55 – The Boys S3 1:04:07 – Punisher: One Last Kill (Bryan) 1:04:46 – The Bear: Gary 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 [email protected] Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

With Pol away, Kirsten working during record time, and Bryan busy at work, the A(sian)-Team — Bud and Art — talk STEM, The Odyssey, school-assigned trauma reading, not-fun Evil Dead, and passionately discuss spoilers. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 04:24 – Toyota computer chair (with Esquimalt Atom Smashers followup) Coming Soon 07:13 – The Bear surprise drop: Gary (Hulu/Disney+) 08:43 – The Odyssey (in theatres July 17) 15:15 – The Mandalorian and Grogu (Generations clip show to distract you from the fact that this movie doesn’t come out May the 4th, but May 22) related: The inaugural exhibit in the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will focus on vehicles: ”Star Wars in Motion” (article, opens September 22 in Los Angeles) 21:12 – Resident Evil (Zach Cregger, in theatres September 18) 27:02 – Wildwood: Where the Sky Remembers (LAIKA film, featurette, in theatres October 23) 29:10 – O Horizon (in theatres June 12) 32:25 – Lord of the Flies (four episode miniseries, BBC February 8, Netflix May 4) 34:41 – Evil Dead Burn (in theatres July 9, still not fun or funny) 35:58 – Meet the New Mutant Heroes of X-Men ’97 S2 (Tribeca June 13, Disney+ release date unknown) 38:12 – not a leak, but SPOILERS: The opening script pages of Spider-Man: Brand New Day are now online (Kirsten: ”Who’s feeling WEAK?”) Geek News Proper 46:01 – Joe Russo thinks spoiler culture has gotten a little out of control Reviews and Recommendayshes 52:23 – Marty Supreme (Art) 56:40 – Crime 101 (Art) 59:23 – Daredevil: Born Again S2 (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 [email protected] Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

That title, and photo, would’ve been a great reference . . . if we had the recording it came from. Unfortunately, the file disappeared. First time that’s ever happened to us. So, for the second time ever, another Bud Solo recap geek pod shortyboi. *sigh* Technology . . . Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 05:23 – Flock Around Coming Soon 07:01 – Clayface (DC movie, October 23) 07:43 – Spider-Noir (villains BTS, Prime Video series, May 27) (after premiering on something called ”MGM+” on May 25) 08:14 – Masters of the Universe (in theatres June 3) 08:32 – House of the Dragon Season 3 (HBO series, S3, June 21) 08:49 – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+ series S4 teaser, July 23, article) (Zoner Ewan) 09:35 – jackass: best and last (in theatres June 26) 10:22 – Power Ballad (Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, May 29 select, June 5 everywhere) 11:18 – Ted Lasso (Apple TV series, S4, August 5) 11:27 – Hungry (Hungry Hippos?) (in theatres June 23, eyebleach, if you need it) (Zoner Ewan) 12:11 – Caine (John Wick spinoff) now in production (Zoner Ewan) 12:48 – Surprise! Rings of Power S3 is arriving earlier than expected 13:01 – Sony taps Brian Helgeland to script ‘Django/Zorro’ film from Quentin Tarantino/Matt Wagner comic NOT Coming Soon 13:37 – Gen V cancelled 14:42 – Laura Dern takes over for Helena Bonham Carter in White Lotus S4 Geek News Proper 14:46 – Paramount takeover of Warner Bros. gets green light from shareholders, but they reject David Zaslav’s pay package 15:32 – First impressions of the Mortal Kombat II movie are in 15:46 – Shigeru Miyamoto ”baffled” by negative Super Mario Galaxy Movie reviews 17:04 – Stephen Colbert teams up with Jon Stewart to auction off Late Show memorabilia 17:30 – Binge iPhone app will warn you about horror movie jump scares 18:49 – Cinema in England adapts screenings for people with dementia (Zoner Ewan) Reviews and Recommendayshes 20:51 – The Long Walk (Pol) 21:50 – This is a Gardening Show (all of us) 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 [email protected] Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast