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  1. 4d ago

    Beam Me Up, Alfred | Chapter 292

    Beam us up, Alfred! 🖖🦇 Yung Phil, Jahmez 5000, and SHDU are back to break down another week of Marvel, DC, horror, Star Wars, and general nerd chaos. Unfortunately, before we can discuss movies, we once again have to establish whether SHDU has actually SEEN any movies. World War Z? Nope. Live-action Aladdin? Nope. At this rate, his Letterboxd account is just going to be a blank page with Project Hail Mary sitting in the middle. This week we debate the future of Daredevil: Born Again, speculate about Marvel's new X-Men casting, investigate a Funko Pop leak potentially spoiling Avengers: Doomsday, and ask the question nobody expected: Chris Pine as Batman?! Then the zombies rise as World War Z 2 crawls back to life, Zack Snyder potentially returns to 300, Disney reportedly dusts off Aladdin 2, and Yung Phil explains why the new Resident Evil movie feels like watching someone actually play a Resident Evil game. Finally, we venture into a galaxy far, far away to discuss the rumored Simon Kinberg Star Wars trilogy and accidentally create our next show: SHDU Hasn't Seen. ⏱️ Timestamps & Topics 00:00 – Welcome to Chapter 292 02:53 – Tonight: Marvel, Batman, zombies, abs & more abs 03:55 – Daredevil: Born Again reportedly ending with Season 3 08:32 – Marvel's X-Men reboot casting rumors 11:17 – McKenna Grace's rumored new MCU role 14:55 – Avengers: Doomsday Funko leak & Binary 18:28 – "Beam Me Up, Alfred!" Chris Pine as Batman? 21:35 – World War Z 2 lives! 24:34 – Zack Snyder returning to the world of 300 29:03 – Disney reportedly reviving Aladdin 2 34:13 – Resident Evil reaction & box-office discussion 37:08 – Why Resident Evil feels like playing the game 43:57 – Simon Kinberg's rumored Star Wars trilogy 48:14 – SHDU HAS seen Project Hail Mary! 48:39 – Introducing our future series: "SHDU Hasn't Seen" 49:00 – Distance NERDing schedule & what's next 🤓 Key Takeaways • Daredevil ending may not necessarily mean the MCU is finished with Matt Murdock. • Marvel's X-Men casting rumors have the crew considering Jubilee, Psylocke, Warpath, Sunspot, Kitty Pryde, Dazzler and more. • A Funko leak may have revealed another Avengers: Doomsday character. • Chris Pine could potentially voice Batman in DC's stop-motion Dynamic Duo. • World War Z 2 is moving again after more than a decade of sequel limbo. • Resident Evil succeeds by borrowing the tension, puzzles, locked doors and player reactions of the games instead of simply retelling one. • Another Star Wars trilogy may be moving forward, but the crew wants to see cameras rolling before celebrating. 😂 Best Bits "Nailed it. 292nd time." "My 401K is wrapped up in Funko." "This proves that the zombie genre isn't dead yet." "You could even say it's undead." "The name of the show is SHDU Hasn't Seen." And somehow Conan the Barbarian briefly became Conan O'Brien. We're leaving that one for the historians. 🚀 Keep NERDing Together! Enjoyed Chapter 292? Subscribe, leave us a 5-star review, and share the episode with another nerd! Join the conversation using #DistanceNERDing and tell us: What movie does SHDU absolutely HAVE to watch? 🔗 Links & Resources 🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube 🌐 Visit: DistanceNERDing.com ⚡ Dubby Energy – Use code NERDING10 for 10% off 💥 Proud partner of the Geek Freaks Network – GFpods.com 👕 Merch: www.streamlabs.com/distancenerding/merch 📲 Follow Distance NERDing Follow @DistanceNERDing on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Threads, X/Twitter, BlueSky and wherever nerds gather online. ❓ Listener Questions What are YOU nerding out on? Send us your questions, theories, casting ideas, hot takes, or something SHDU apparently needs to watch, and we may tackle it on a future episode. Keep NERDing Together!

    Beam Me Up, Alfred | Chapter 292

  2. Sep 16

    Scooby-Doo: How to Catch a Predator | Chapter 291

    Zoinks! This week Yung Phil, Jenn the Fray Girl, and SHDU are back to break down another ridiculous week in nerd news... assuming Jenn doesn't swipe left on the story first. 😂 Marvel kicks things off with Vision Quest, the MCU's upcoming X-Men, Angel casting talk, Al Pacino rumors, and the possibility of The Maker appearing in Avengers: Secret Wars. Over at DC, we're talking The People vs. Gorilla Grodd, Matt Reeves expanding his Gotham universe, and theories surrounding the Court of Owls. Then the Mystery Machine crashes directly through the studio. Netflix's live-action Scooby-Doo Origins inspires perhaps our greatest terrible idea yet: Scooby-Doo: How to Catch a Predator, where Scooby solves the crimes, Shaggy translates because he's definitely seeing things, and nobody believes the detective because... he's a dog. Plus: Netflix goes to Hell with an animated Diablo series, Yung Phil nerds WAY too hard over StarCraft, Jenn continues swiping through stories like Nerd Tinder, and The Odyssey becomes an excuse to argue about Greek mythology, Homer, IMAX, and spoilers for a story that's roughly 3,000 years old. Just another completely normal Tuesday at Distance NERDing. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS & TOPICS 00:00 – Welcome to Chapter 291 + Jenn returns 05:00 – Vision Quest and the future of Vision 09:50 – Marvel's X-Men, Angel & Apocalypse talk 16:25 – Al Pacino joining the MCU?! 21:15 – The Maker in Avengers: Secret Wars 24:10 – The People vs. Gorilla Grodd gets wonderfully weird 30:35 – Matt Reeves expands his Batman universe 36:05 – Court of Owls theories for The Batman Part II 40:40 – Scooby-Doo Origins + a REAL Great Dane 43:45 – SCOOBY-DOO: HOW TO CATCH A PREDATOR 💀 45:20 – Netflix's animated Diablo series 47:30 – BlizzCon, Diablo, Warcraft & Yung Phil's StarCraft meltdown 53:05 – The Odyssey conquers the box office 55:00 – SHDU's Greek mythology origin story 58:40 – Spoilers for a 3,000-year-old book 59:25 – Distance NERDing schedule + what's next 1:02:00 – Subscribe, review & KEEP NERDING TOGETHER! 🧠 KEY TAKEAWAYS Vision Quest may operate more as its own Vision story than simply the finale of the WandaVision/Agatha saga. The crew dives deep into how the MCU could approach Angel, Mister Sinister, Apocalypse and the next generation of X-Men. Gorilla Grodd in a true-crime/mockumentary-style DC series is exactly the kind of comic-book weirdness we want. A grounded Gotham TV universe could explore Arkham, Hugo Strange, Scarecrow, Harley Quinn and other corners of Batman mythology. Netflix's live-action Scooby-Doo needs to remember one crucial ingredient: Scooby has to feel like SCOOBY. Diablo has plenty of lore for animation, while Yung Phil is apparently willing to wait until the next geological era for more StarCraft. The Odyssey discussion proves you apparently CAN spoil a 3,000-year-old story... but you've had time. 😂 QUOTES & BEST BITS Jenn the Fray Girl: "I think what they should do is make it Scooby-Doo: How to Catch a Predator." Yung Phil: "Zoinks! The dog just talked to me, man." Jenn the Fray Girl: "Scooby is actually the one solving all of the crimes, but nobody believes it because he's a dog." SHDU: "It has been out for 3,000 years. You have had time." Jenn the Fray Girl: "I've read them a couple of times in the 3,000 years that they've been out." Yung Phil: "Because she is immortal." 📣 KEEP NERDING TOGETHER! Enjoyed the episode? Subscribe, leave us a 5-star review, and send Chapter 291 to the Scooby-Doo, Marvel, DC, gaming or Greek mythology nerd in your life. Share your favorite moment using #DistanceNERDing and tell us: Which story gets YOUR swipe right... and which one are you launching directly into the sun? 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES 🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube 🌐 Visit: DistanceNERDing.com ⚡ Dubby Energy: Use code NERDING10 for 10% off 💥 Proud Partner: Geek Freaks Network – GFpods.com 👕 Merch: www.streamlabs.com/distancenerding/merch 📱 FOLLOW US Follow @DistanceNERDing on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, X/Twitter, Facebook and BlueSky. Join the NERDington Post Facebook Group and hang with us on Discord for even more nerdy nonsense. ❓ LISTENER QUESTIONS What are YOU nerding out on? Send us your questions, theories, hot takes and future episode topics. Would you watch Scooby-Doo: How to Catch a Predator? Who should Al Pacino play in the MCU? And which nerd-news story are you swiping right on? Come join the conversation. ⚡ KEEP NERDING TOGETHER!

    Scooby-Doo: How to Catch a Predator | Chapter 291

  3. Sep 9

    Go Go Matt Damon Rangers! | Chapter 290

    It's morphin' time... apparently, MATT DAMON?! ⚡ Yung Phil, Jahmez and SHDU dive headfirst into another week of pop culture chaos as Marvel rumors multiply faster than Gremlins after midnight, the DCU may have found its new Wonder Woman, Vin Diesel potentially eyes the director's chair, and Matt Damon shows up looking suspiciously ready to yell, "IT'S MORPHIN' TIME!" We break down the future of NOVA in the MCU, the surprising end of SPIDER-NOIR, Sydney Sweeney casting rumors, possible AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY cameos and Noah Jupe potentially playing an older Franklin Richards. Over in the DCU, could Adria Arjona secretly be WONDER WOMAN? Then Matt Damon's mysterious new Daniels movie gives us major Power Rangers energy, Dave Bautista gets absolutely SHREDDED for KRATOS, Florence Pugh could enter the JAMES BOND universe as Moneypenny, and THE KANE CHRONICLES could expand Disney's Percy Jackson mythology. We also celebrate BRUCE CAMPBELL, somehow develop a business plan involving Graveyard, roadside pizza balls and a lawsuit, and debate whether THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU belonged in theaters or on Disney+. Because apparently the road to meeting Bruce Campbell begins with intellectual-property-infringing pizza. 🍕😂 ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS & TOPICS 00:00 – Welcome to Chapter 290 04:16 – Should Marvel's NOVA be a movie or Disney+ series? 08:09 – SPIDER-NOIR canceled after one season 13:04 – Sydney Sweeney MCU casting rumors 15:44 – AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY rumors go completely feral 19:30 – Noah Jupe as Franklin Richards? 23:42 – WATCHING THE WATCHTOWER 24:15 – Adria Arjona secretly playing WONDER WOMAN? 28:22 – HEADLINES 28:59 – Could Vin Diesel direct FAST FOREVER? 31:10 – GO GO MATT DAMON RANGERS! ⚡ 34:26 – Dave Bautista getting shredded for KRATOS 37:06 – Florence Pugh as Moneypenny in the James Bond universe 40:28 – THE KANE CHRONICLES coming to Disney+ 44:26 – Bruce Campbell update and celebrating his career 45:19 – Pizza Balls, Graveyard & the world's strangest Bruce Campbell plan 🍕 47:32 – Did THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU belong in theaters? 51:46 – Why audiences may be waiting for streaming 55:55 – Final thoughts & outro 🧠 KEY TAKEAWAYS • The crew votes for NOVA getting room to breathe as a series rather than squeezing Richard Rider's cosmic MCU story into one movie. • AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY rumor fatigue is real... until somebody drops another juicy Deadpool, Wolverine or Tobey Maguire rumor. • Adria Arjona's comments aren't exactly helping convince anyone that she ISN'T the DCU's Wonder Woman. • Matt Damon plus The Daniels plus superhero suits equals one giant "WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!" that we absolutely want to see. • Dave Bautista already looks Kratos-ready, and somehow he's STILL training. • Florence Pugh could be an intriguing way to expand the James Bond universe beyond 007. • Rick Riordan's Kane Chronicles opens the door to an even bigger shared mythology universe on Disney+. • The Mandalorian & Grogu debate exposes a larger Hollywood problem: audiences increasingly wait for streaming unless a movie feels like a MUST-SEE theatrical event. 💬 QUOTES & BEST BITS ⚡ "Go, go, Damon Rangers!" 😂 "He looks... kind of like a low-rent One Punch Man." 💪 "He looks more ripped than a sheet of paper, bro." 🍕 "Why don't they have pizza balls in Avengers Campus? I want a pizza ball." 😂 The plan to meet Bruce Campbell: Move Graveyard to Oregon, open a roadside Pizza Ball stand, wait for Bruce to sue him... and BOOM, introduction secured. 🎬 On endless Doomsday leaks: "Give us the damn movie." 🚀 JOIN THE NERDINGTON POST Enjoyed the episode? SUBSCRIBE, leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review and share Chapter 290 with another nerd! Join the conversation on social media and tell us what YOU'RE nerding out about using #DistanceNERDing. And remember: KEEP NERDING TOGETHER! 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES 🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube 🌐 Visit: DistanceNERDing.com ⚡ Dubby Energy – Use code NERDING10 for 10% off 💥 Proud partner of the Geek Freaks Network – GFpods.com 👕 Merch Store: www.streamlabs.com/distancenerding/merch 📱 FOLLOW DISTANCE NERDING Follow @DistanceNERDing on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Threads, X/Twitter and BlueSky. Join the NERDington Post Facebook community and keep the conversation going between episodes! ❓ LISTENER QUESTIONS What should we talk about next? Send us your questions, casting debates, theories, convention stories and gloriously unnecessary nerd arguments! Who should play Wonder Woman? Is Matt Damon officially an honorary Power Ranger? Should Mando have stayed on Disney+? And most importantly... would YOU eat a Pizza Ball? Send us your questions and you might hear them discussed on a future chapter!

    Go Go Matt Damon Rangers! | Chapter 290

  4. Sep 2

    Crisis in Infinite Studios | Chapter 289

    Episode Summary The studios are merging, the Avengers need more chairs, Tom Cruise is climbing back into a race car, RoboCop is returning, and somehow SHDU STILL hasn't read Dungeon Crawler Carl. Clearly, civilization is thriving. Yung Phil, Jahmez and SHDU dive into a packed week of nerd news, including Jeremy Renner teasing Hawkeye's return, Avengers: Doomsday reportedly adding even MORE cameos, and rumors surrounding Hulk, Scarlet Witch, Ghost Rider and Deadpool. Then we enter the Crisis in Infinite Studios as the crew debates James Gunn and Peter Safran's DCU future, Paramount's potential Warner Bros. takeover, stalled DC projects, Supergirl's box office performance, and why Lanterns, Clayface and genre-driven storytelling could keep the DCU moving forward. Elsewhere, Coyote vs. Acme finally hits theaters, Tom Cruise and Anne Hathaway head toward Days of Thunder 2, Murderbot loads up Season 2, and Dan Stevens becomes RoboCop. The episode also takes a heartfelt turn as we remember the extraordinary careers and legacies of Peter Cullen and Tim Curry before debating whether Hayden Christensen really needs his own Darth Vader movie. Finally, Paramount wants to release THIRTY movies every year. Thirty. Apparently sleep is no longer part of the theatrical business model. ⏱️ Timestamps & Topics 00:00 – Welcome to Distance NERDing 03:30 – Jeremy Renner teases Hawkeye's return 05:34 – Avengers: Doomsday adds MORE cameos 08:22 – Ghost Rider, X-Men & Deadpool rumors 10:21 – Has the Doomsday plot leaked? 11:54 – Crisis in Infinite Studios: the future of DC 13:12 – Supergirl, James Gunn & DC's growing pains 16:22 – What gets audiences back into theaters? 19:18 – Coyote vs. Acme hits the box office 20:45 – Tom Cruise & Anne Hathaway in Days of Thunder 2 23:24 – Murderbot Season 2 stacks its cast 24:48 – Dan Stevens becomes RoboCop 27:17 – SHDU's required RoboCop homework 29:23 – Remembering Peter Cullen 34:16 – Remembering Tim Curry 39:34 – Hayden Christensen's rumored Star Wars deal 40:03 – Do we REALLY need a Darth Vader movie? 45:21 – Paramount promises 30 theatrical movies a year 47:35 – Are longer theatrical windows coming back? 49:18 – Paramount/Warner Bros. monopoly concerns 50:27 – Can 30 movies a year actually be GOOD? 🧠 Key Takeaways Avengers: Doomsday could be turning into an enormous MCU reunion with rumored cameos from across Marvel. James Gunn and Peter Safran appear to remain central to DC Studios despite corporate uncertainty. DC's genre-first strategy could be one of the DCU's biggest strengths. Coyote vs. Acme finally getting released proves shelving finished movies isn't the only option. Dan Stevens could be a fascinating choice to bring RoboCop back to television. Hayden Christensen returning as Anakin/Vader sounds exciting, but Vader may work better as a looming threat than the center of another movie. Paramount committing to 30 theatrical releases could help theaters, but quality control, ticket prices and corporate consolidation remain huge concerns. Peter Cullen and Tim Curry leave behind extraordinary bodies of work that shaped generations of nerd culture. SHDU has somehow found time for Star Wars, Murderbot discussions and RoboCop homework, but still hasn't read Dungeon Crawler Carl. Goddammit, Donut. 😂 Quotes & Best Bits "We need a Hulk." "I think I'm cursed to have crushes on all of the Jean Greys." "NASCAR has a senior circuit." "My friends call me Murphy. You call me RoboCop... excuse me, I have to go somewhere. There is a crime happening." "He's an unstoppable force." "A broken clock is right twice a day." 🚀 Keep NERDing Together! Enjoying Distance NERDing? Subscribe, leave us a 5-star review, and share Chapter 289 with the nerdiest person in your multiverse. Post your favorite moment using #DistanceNERDing and help another nerd stumble onto the worst-kept secret on the internet. 🔗 Links & Resources 🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube 🌐 Visit: DistanceNERDing.com ⚡ Dubby Energy: Use code NERDING10 for 10% off 💥 Proud partner of the Geek Freaks Network: GFpods.com 👕 Merch Store: www.streamlabs.com/distancenerding/merch 📲 Follow Us Follow @DistanceNERDing on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Threads, X/Twitter and Bluesky, and join the Distance NERDing community on Discord. ❓ Listener Questions Should James Gunn stay in charge of the DCU? Who do you think is secretly appearing in Avengers: Doomsday? Do we need a Darth Vader movie? And most importantly: How many more chapters until SHDU finally reads Dungeon Crawler Carl?! Send us your questions and future episode topics!

    Crisis in Infinite Studios | Chapter 289

  5. Aug 26

    The Odyssey is one helluva Car | Chapter 288

    Episode Summary Grab your Green Lantern ring, summon the Power Sword, and make sure the minivan has a full tank because Yung Phil and Jahmez are back for Chapter 288 of Distance NERDing! This week, Marvel rumors tease new Disney+ projects, Avengers: Doomsday, Rogue joining Secret Wars, and a massive 2028 MCU lineup. Over in the DCU, Guy Gardner's haircut becomes legitimate breaking news, Gorilla Grodd goes to court, and we dive into theories surrounding Lanterns. Then things get delightfully unhinged: Charles Melton could become Kakashi in Naruto, Kit Harington heads from Westeros to Hogwarts, Masters of the Universe finds a massive streaming audience, and Dave Bautista picks up Kratos' Leviathan Axe. We also celebrate the extraordinary legacy of Dolly Parton, ponder Matt Damon leading a movie that sounds suspiciously Power Rangers-adjacent, and discover that Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is apparently one helluva Honda. Yes, somehow this became a minivan podcast.   ⏱️ Timestamps & Topics 00:00 – Welcome to Distance NERDing 04:16 – Marvel's Disney+ future 07:44 – X-Men casting & Kitty Pryde possibilities 11:15 – Doomsday: Cap & Bucky vs. Doctor Doom 14:04 – Rogue rumored for Secret Wars 18:00 – Ghost Rider & Marvel's huge 2028 23:38 – Guy Gardner's new haircut 28:32 – The People vs. Gorilla Grodd 32:05 – Lanterns theories & SPOILERS 39:26 – Charles Melton as Kakashi in Naruto 44:03 – Kit Harington heads to Hogwarts 45:45 – Extraction 3 47:42 – Masters of the Universe dominates streaming 58:18 – Dave Bautista becomes Kratos 1:04:10 – Remembering Dolly Parton 1:10:52 – Matt Damon's Power Rangers-ish superhero movie 1:15:14 – The Odyssey is one helluva van 1:20:15 – Hayao Miyazaki is STILL creating   🧠 Key Takeaways Marvel may be quietly loading Disney+ and preparing a huge mutant future. Rogue appearing before the X-Men movie could help gradually introduce the MCU's new mutant generation. The DCU is getting wonderfully weird with an in-universe Gorilla Grodd true-crime documentary. Masters of the Universe may have found the audience on streaming that it missed theatrically. Dave Bautista's dramatic chops could make him a fascinating Kratos. Hayao Miyazaki continuing to create at 85 is pure artistic passion. Apparently being a dad automatically qualifies you for minivan ownership.   😂 Quotes & Best Bits "All I'm hearing is we have to fire some interns." "Order in the court… I'll take a banana." "How did he live out of the first? I don't know. Anyway, okay. He's Thor." "I mean, it's no Morbius, but that's fine." "Are you suggesting that I own a minivan?" "Because you're a dad. You're gonna have dad cars."   🤓 Keep NERDing Together! Enjoyed the episode? Subscribe, leave us a 5-star review, and share the show with the nerd in your life who has VERY strong opinions about Guy Gardner's haircut. Join the conversation on social media using #DistanceNERDing and tell us what YOU'RE nerding out on!   🔗 Links & Resources 🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube 🌐 Visit: DistanceNERDing.com ⚡ Dubby Energy: Use code NERDING10 for 10% off 💥 Proud partner of the Geek Freaks Network: GFpods.com 👕 Merch: www.streamlabs.com/distancenerding/merch 📲 Follow Distance NERDing Follow @DistanceNERDing on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Threads, X/Twitter and BlueSky for clips, interviews, convention coverage, nerd news and more.   ❓ Listener Questions Got a nerdy question, wild theory, casting choice, or topic you want Yung Phil and Jahmez to tackle? Send it our way! Your question could fuel a future chapter.

    The Odyssey is one helluva Car | Chapter 288

  6. Aug 19

    Breaking Down D23 | Chapter 287

    Episode Summary D23 dropped a MOUSE-SIZED MOUNTAIN of nerd news, and Yung Phil & Jahmez are breaking down the biggest announcements from Marvel, Disney, Pixar, Star Wars and the Disney Parks! Marvel's new X-Men cast is officially assembling, including Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, Kit Connor as Cyclops, Inde Navarrette as Rogue, Maya Boyd as Storm and Adam Driver entering the mutant universe as Nathaniel Milbury, aka Mister Sinister. Plus, we dig into Avengers: Doomsday, VisionQuest, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Namor rumors and the MCU's road toward Secret Wars. Then D23 opens the floodgates: a revamped Tomorrowland, Avengers Campus expansion, Harrison Ford joining the new Indiana Jones attraction, a massive Disney Villains Land, Kingdom Hearts IV, a Disney+ Kingdom Hearts series, Pixar's Ghost Market, Hexed, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Incredibles 3, Zootopia 3 and more. Finally, we jump to a galaxy far, far away for Star Wars: Zero Company, the Fortnite/Galaxy's Edge crossover and an Ahsoka Season 2 trailer loaded with lightsabers, Thrawn, witches, space battles and explosions. Along the way, we ask why Tomorrowland still smells like gasoline, demand a Power Rangers anime, contemplate Toy Story 17 and Frozen 31, and discover the inevitable Disney sequel: Frozen Assets. 😂 ⏱️ Timestamps & Topics 00:23 – Welcome to Chapter 287 03:33 – Marvel News: Straight From J. Jonah 04:00 – Spider-Man: Brand New Day box office 06:57 – Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Season 2 09:54 – VisionQuest, Ultron & the original Human Torch 13:00 – Namor, Black Panther 3 & Doctor Doom theories 15:35 – Peggy Carter's possible Doomsday twist 17:00 – Avengers: Doomsday trailer & Endgame Encore 20:01 – Marvel's new X-Men cast & Adam Driver 26:41 – DC News: Watching the Watchtower 27:08 – Nathan Fillion's Guy Gardner in Mister Miracle 32:08 – Lanterns discussion 33:55 – One Shots & farewell to Hayden Panettiere ~40:00 – More rapid-fire entertainment news ~46:00 – Why we NEED a Power Rangers anime 50:34 – THE D23 MEGA-BREAKDOWN begins 50:49 – Disneyland's Tomorrowland overhaul ~56:00 – Avengers Campus expansion & new Marvel rides 1:01:26 – Harrison Ford & the new Indiana Jones attraction 1:05:52 – Disney Villains Land 1:09:56 – Kingdom Hearts IV & Coco 1:11:32 – Kingdom Hearts Disney+ series 1:14:47 – Pixar enters horror with Ghost Market 1:17:15 – Hexed and Disney's marketing problem 1:20:36 – Jon Favreau's Oswald the Lucky Rabbit 1:22:58 – Incredibles 3 1:26:40 – Zootopia 3 ~1:28:00 – More Disney/Pixar announcements 1:40:10 – Star Wars takes over 1:40:42 – Star Wars: Zero Company 1:42:50 – Galaxy's Edge x Fortnite: Smuggler's Gambit 1:45:36 – Ahsoka Season 2 1:51:04 – Was D23 a win for Disney? 1:52:12 – What's next for Distance NERDing 💡 Key Takeaways Marvel's X-Men era is taking shape, with a young mutant roster and Adam Driver positioned as Mister Sinister. VisionQuest looks significantly bigger thanks to James Spader's Ultron and deep-cut Marvel Easter eggs. Disney saved plenty of ammunition for D23 rather than letting Marvel dominate every announcement. Villains Land could become one of Walt Disney World's biggest draws, especially with its Maleficent coaster and Magic Mirror attraction. Kingdom Hearts is expanding in a huge way with both Kingdom Hearts IV and a Disney+ series. Pixar continues experimenting with original ideas through the supernatural Ghost Market. Ahsoka Season 2 appears ready to dramatically increase the scale of its lightsaber action, space battles and Thrawn storyline. Disney's 2027-2028 pipeline is getting absolutely ridiculous. It is, as Yung Phil puts it, "a good year to be a nerd." 😂 Best Bits & Quotes "Can we put them on a break?" Yung Phil's proposed Facebook solution for perpetually angry fanboys. "There you go. Now we're paying Pedro." Jahmez finally gets the Reed Richards emotion he wanted. "Why do the X-Men have so many Nathans and Nathaniels?" "There better be a dragon on that." Yung Phil establishes the minimum acceptable standard for a Maleficent roller coaster. "Frozen taxes. Frozen assets." The Disney sequel machine has officially entered accounting. "It's for research." Jahmez, giving Yung Phil the legally binding excuse he needed to play Fortnite.  And after pitching a Power Rangers anime, the chat naturally escalates matters to a John Wick x Power Rangers crossover. Because apparently subtlety was never invited to Chapter 287.  📣 Call to Action What was the BEST D23 announcement? New X-Men? Ahsoka? Villains Land? Kingdom Hearts? Let us know! ⭐ Subscribe and follow Distance NERDing ⭐ Leave a 5-star review ⭐ Share the episode with your fellow nerds ⭐ Join the conversation using #DistanceNERDing Keep NERDing Together! 🤓 🔗 Links & Resources 🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube 🌐 Visit: DistanceNERDing.com ⚡ Dubby Energy: Use code NERDING10 for 10% off 💥 Proud partner of the Geek Freaks Network: GFpods.com 👕 Merch Store: Distance NERDing Merch 📱 Follow Distance NERDing Follow @DistanceNERDing on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Threads and X/Twitter, plus join us on BlueSky and Discord for more pop culture news, convention coverage, celebrity interviews and weapons-grade nerdiness. Listener Questions: What should Yung Phil & Jahmez tackle next? Send in your questions, theories, hot takes or future episode topics!

    Breaking Down D23 | Chapter 287

  7. Aug 12

    To me my casting rumors | Chapter 286

    Episode Summary To us, our casting rumors! 🧬 This week, Yung Phil and Jahmez dive headfirst into Marvel's rapidly mutating X-Men reboot casting rumors, including Daphne Keen potentially returning as X-23, Samara Weaving as Emma Frost, Kit Connor as Cyclops, Professor X possibilities, and Marvel seemingly assembling a younger generation of mutants ahead of D23. But the rumor machine doesn't stop there. We talk Ryan Gosling's Ghost Rider, Rosamund Pike, Sacha Baron Cohen's Mephisto, Hercules potentially stealing Thor's thunder, Marvel's shrinking Disney+ strategy, Zack Snyder possibly entering the MCU, the future of Sony's Spider-Man universe, Booster Gold surviving another day, and the mysterious message hidden in Doctor Doom's SDCC jacket. Then One Shots unloads Michael Jackson sequel news, Jim Carrey's live-action Jetsons, God of War recasting, Squid Game, Spaceship Earth, and the possible return of Gargoyles before we roll a natural 20 into Star Wars. Dave Bautista may be headed to the galaxy far, far away, Hayden Christensen could bring more Clone Wars-era Anakin to Ahsoka Season 2, and Dave Filoni's rumored Heir to the Empire project might become a Disney+ limited series. Somewhere along the way we discover Latveria is apparently a cereal box, debate whether using the Force still counts as a natural 20, and learn that having cable in 2026 apparently comes with an immediate doctor's appointment. Peak journalism. ⏱️ Timestamps & Topics 00:00 – Welcome to Distance NERDing 04:24 – Ghost Rider: Rosamund Pike & Mephisto rumors 08:46 – Hercules replacing Thor as Marvel's leading god? 12:07 – Daredevil & the future of Marvel on Disney+ 16:10 – 🧬 X-Men reboot casting rumor MEGA breakdown 22:54 – Champions & Strange Academy becoming movies? 24:41 – Zack Snyder directing an MCU movie? 30:00 – Spider-Man, Sony & the multiverse 39:02 – Doctor Doom's secret SDCC message 41:45 – Booster Gold lives! Who should play him? 46:06 – Michael Jackson sequel 49:40 – Jim Carrey joins live-action Jetsons 53:43 – God of War recasting 56:18 – Squid Game America reportedly killed 59:27 – Disney's Spaceship Earth series 1:02:01 – Gargoyles could finally return 1:05:21 – Star Wars x Dungeons & Dragons 1:07:38 – Dave Bautista joining Star Wars? 1:10:25 – Anakin, Ahsoka & Obi-Wan together? 1:13:59 – Heir to the Empire becoming a Disney+ series? 🧠 Key Takeaways Marvel appears to be building a younger X-Men roster, with D23 potentially becoming the big reveal. Yung Phil and Jahmez agree that Marvel risks losing something valuable if it abandons long-form Disney+ storytelling. Zack Snyder in the MCU could work, but only with a project suited to his gigantic, highly stylized filmmaking. Sony's brightest Spider-Man success remains Spider-Verse. In other words: LET LORD & MILLER COOK. Dn ep286 (1).txtTXT Booster Gold isn't dead, so the fan-casting machine may continue operating at unsafe temperatures. A Star Wars/D&D crossover raises the important theological question: Does using the Force invalidate a Nat 20? Dn ep286 (2).txtTXT Heir to the Empire may work better as a series where years of interconnected storytelling can actually breathe. 😂 Quotes & Best Bits "Our cereal box was Latveria." "I don't give two Fuchs if I'm wrong." "If you use the Force to get yourself a Nat 20... is that still a Nat 20?" "They're not the problem. You're the problem." "Let Lord and Miller cook." 📣 Keep NERDing Together! Subscribe, leave us a review, and share the episode with your fellow nerds using #DistanceNERDing. Tell us YOUR X-Men casting picks and what Dave Bautista should play in Star Wars! 🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube 🌐 Visit: DistanceNERDing.com ⚡ Dubby Energy: Use code NERDING10 for 10% off 💥 Proud partner of the Geek Freaks Network: GFpods.com 👕 Merch: www.streamlabs.com/distancenerding/merch Follow Distance NERDing Find @DistanceNERDing on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and across social media. Follow, subscribe, join the conversation, and Keep NERDing Together! 💬 Listener Questions Got a casting hot take, fandom question, news story, or topic you want us to tackle? Send it our way and you might hear it discussed in a future chapter!

    To me my casting rumors | Chapter 286

  8. Aug 7

    Nerd Out at Night | Chapter 285

    The nerd news cycle chose violence this week! Yung Phil, Jahmez, and Graveyard dive into Marvel's changing plans, the future of Blade, Ghost Rider and the supernatural MCU, the developing X-Men roster, Spider-Man: Brand New Day's monster box office, DC's Booster Gold shake-up, Lanterns, dueling Nightmare on Elm Street projects, God of War, Avatar, Disney's live-action obsession, and the future of Star Wars. Along the way, we discover that Freddy Krueger may be responsible for Jahmez's snoring, Graveyard pitches a horrifying Mad Hatter movie, Avatar pronunciation becomes a battlefield, and the crew wonders whether Freddy simply needs to "get his groove back." Produced with precision. Powered by chaos. Approved by the Council. ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 – Welcome to Chapter 285 04:08 – Wonder Man & Marvel/Disney+ shake-ups 07:46 – Mahershala Ali exits Blade 10:02 – Ryan Gosling, Ghost Rider & Midnight Sons 15:32 – Professor X, Magneto & the Skarsgård brothers 18:33 – Emma Frost, Cyclops & Marvel's X-Men plans 25:19 – Spider-Man: Brand New Day explodes at the box office 32:25 – DC: Watching the Watchtower 32:47 – What happened to Booster Gold? 39:30 – Lanterns & the mystery of Earth's Green Lanterns 45:10 – Two Nightmare on Elm Street projects?! 51:53 – Alicia Silverstone returns to Clueless 53:51 – Amazon's animated Mad Hatter movie 58:09 – Dave Bautista and God of War 1:02:51 – Avatar expands again 1:07:15 – Disney's live-action Tangled debate 1:12:48 – Macaulay Culkin & another Home Alone? 1:16:53 – Star Wars heads beyond the Skywalker Saga 1:25:00 – Final thoughts & what we're nerding out on 🤓 Key Takeaways • Marvel's shifting TV strategy sparks a bigger debate about whether streaming or theatrical releases are the better home for superhero stories. • The crew sees huge potential in Marvel's supernatural corner with Ghost Rider, Blade, Midnight Sons, Moon Knight and Wolverine. • Building the X-Men slowly could make future stories like Dark Phoenix far more emotionally meaningful. • Spider-Man: Brand New Day shows audiences still have a massive appetite for superhero movies when the story delivers. • Announcing projects too early may be making DC's evolving slate look more chaotic than it actually is. • Horror reboots need more than nostalgia. Freddy Krueger needs to feel dangerous again. • Familiar IP works best when creators expand or reinterpret it instead of simply photocopying the original. • Star Wars has an enormous universe available once it finally leaves the Skywalker neighborhood. 😂 Best Bits "Produced with precision, powered by chaos, approved by the council." "Distance makes the ring grow fonder." "That's why I snore. It's because of Freddy Krueger." "Freddy needs to get his groove back." "I only support one Avatar, and that's by M. Night Shyamalama Ding Dong." "So what you're saying is I can make a Mad Hatter movie?" 🚀 Join the Nerd Herd Enjoyed the episode? Subscribe, follow, leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review, and share Chapter 285 with the nerd in your life who has WAY too many opinions about the MCU. Tell us what YOU think: Who should lead Marvel's X-Men? Are we ready for a new Freddy Krueger? And which franchise desperately needs to escape reboot purgatory? Share your thoughts using #DistanceNERDing and KEEP NERDING TOGETHER! 🔗 Links & Resources 🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube 🌐 Visit: DistanceNERDing.com ⚡ Dubby Energy – Use code NERDING10 for 10% off 💥 Proud partner of the Geek Freaks Network – GFpods.com 👕 Merch: www.streamlabs.com/distancenerding/merch 📲 Follow Distance NERDing YouTube • Instagram • Facebook • TikTok • Threads • X/Twitter • BlueSky Find us @DistanceNERDing 💬 Listener Questions What should we nerd out about next? Send us your questions, theories, hot takes, convention stories, or topics you want tackled in a future chapter. Your question might make it onto the show!

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