The Geek-out Podcast The Zone @ 91-3

With apologies for the lateness, lack of production, Bud’s loud mic, and Kirsten’s quiet mic, here’s a pod with a buncha trailers (including a Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and new Venom), a couple of not-bad tributes, and three wee R&Rs!

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

04:17 – Monkey C Interactive Artcade

Coming Soon

6:15 – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (full trailer, in theatres September 6)

9:50 – The Bear and MORE The Bear (Hulu/D+ series, S3, June 27)

14:15 – Alien: Romulus (in theatres August 16)

18:01 – Moana 2 (in theatres November 27) (Zoner Mary)

22:47 – Wolfs (in theatres September 20) (Zoner Mary)

26:20 – The Acolyte (”Awake” spot, lightsabre WHIP?, Disney+ series, two-ep premiere TONIGHT)

27:55 – What If…? – An Immersive Story (Apple Vision Pro app, out now)

31:52 – Deadpool & Wolverine (tickets on sale now trailer, July 26)

related: QR code??!?

related: POPCORN BUCKET??!? (Zoner Mary)

35:14 – Venom: The Last Dance (in theatres October 25) (Zoner Ewan & Zoner Mary)

38:42 – Netflix × Minecraft (Netflix series, coming soon, details)

43:25 – Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (Netflix sequel film, July 3)

44:30 – Trigger Warning (Netflix film, June 21)

46:47 – 30 for 30 | I’m Just Here for the Riot (ESPN, premieres TONIGHT)

51:54 – The Lord of the Rings extended editions coming to Cineplex theatres in Canada

– The Fellowship of the Ring (June 7th, 12th, 13th, and 22nd)

– The Two Towers (June 9th, 15th, and 23rd)

– The Return of the King (June 11th, 16th, and 24th)

59:36 – Godzilla Minus One (now on Netflix!)

1:04:02 – Amazon Prime announces Yakuza TV series

1:06:21 – The next Knives Out, called Wake Up Dead Man, premieres in 2025

related: Jeremy Renner joins Daniel Craig (Zoner Mary)

1:08:39 – Tom Bombadil Finally Steps Forth in The Rings of Power

1:16:13 – Last of Us season 2 casts Jeffrey Wright as Isaac, reprising his video game role

1:16:47 – Chris Hemsworth IN TALKS to lead G.I. Joe/Transformers crossover movie for Paramount and Hasbro

related: Liam Hemsworth’s Witcher Sure Looks a Lot Like Henry Cavill’s Witcher

Geek News Proper

1:17:49 – Morgan Spurlock, Super Size Me director, dies at 53

1:22:22 – Disney Legend Richard M. Sherman dies at 95

1:23:44 – US government sues Ticketmaster/LiveNation and asks court to break up company’s monopoly on live events

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:27:32 – Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal (Art)

1:35:01 – Argylle (Kirsten)

1:41:27 – Furiosa (Pol)


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Thank you, Jordan Peele, for coming up with original ideas. 

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

14:48 – eBike (Ghost)busters

Coming Soon

17:55 – Wicked (in theatres November 27, PART ONE OF TWO)

19:19 – Dune: P̶r̶e̶q̶u̶e̶l̶ Prophecy (Max series, fall)

25:44 – Star Wars: The Phantom Menace “Remastered” (in THEATRES now)

29:04 – 3 Body Problem renewed for additional episodes to conclude the Netflix series (Zoner Mary)

30:03 – Heroes reboot in the works from original creator Tim Kring

33:54 – Natasha Lyonne joins The Fantastic Four (undisclosed role, 2025)

36:00 – Pruitt Taylor Vince and Neva Howell to play Jonathan & Martha Kent

37:31 – Jordan Peele’s next movie is a psychological horror set in the world of football

Reviews and Recommendayshes

43:11 – The Fall Guy (Zoner Mary)

50:43 – IF (Zoner Kirsten)

52:47 – Sugar (Art)

55:52 – Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Pol)


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Pol, Bud & Kirsten chat about the copious amount of AI in our lives, exploding kittens, and where The Lord of The Rings goes from here.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

17:10 – game company decisions

Coming Soon

19:16 – Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis | A Fable (in theatres 2024)

21:22 – House of the Dragon (S2 official trailer, HBO/Max series, June 16)

22:57 – The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power (S2 teaser, Prime Video series, August 29, BTS) (Zoner Ewan)

related: The Lord of The Rings returns with two films, Peter Jackson will not direct

related: more on the above, but also, original trilogy returning to theatres this summer

related: The Hunt for Gollum fan film temporarily shut down, then restored, after official The Hunt For Gollum film announced

33:26 – The Bear (S3, FX series, Hulu/Disney+, June 27)

34:52 – A Quiet Place: Day One (trailer 2, in theatres June 28)

37:02 – Exploding Kittens (Netflix series, July) (Sneak Peek/Peak)

40:29 – Tires (Netflix series, May 23)

45:56 – Fallout 76: Skyline Valley (developer preview, June) (electric ghoul type, storm goliaths/armoured brains, Dangerous Pastimes public event)

49:46 – Squirrel with a Gun (PC/Xbox/PS5, fall)

51:56 – Disney Upfront Highlights

– Agatha All Along (The Darkhold Diaries / House of Harkness / Coven of Chaos / The Lying Witch with Great Wardrobe), September 18 (Zoner Mary)

– Daredevil: Born Again, March 2025

– Ironheart, sometime in 2025

54:46 – The Last of Us (S2 location photos, Babis)

58:38 – Saturday Night live to celebrate 50th anniversary with three-hour special

Geek News Proper

1:00:56 – Nicolas Cage is back as Spider-Man in live-action Amazon series, Noir

1:02:33 – Amazon to bring three new ads formats to Prime Video

1:04:33 – Baby Reindeer’s real-life Martha claims she will sue Netflix over ”obscene work of fiction”

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

1:09:31 – Deadline UNDERSTAAAAAANDS that John Malkovich has joined The Fantastic Four

Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm)

1:10:09 – Zoner Bryce explains LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy

1:11:07 – Zoner Ewan updates us on The Line

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:12:31 – Mary Poppins (Kirsten & Pol)

1:17:01 – The Fall Guy (Pol & Kirsten)

1:31:23 – The Transformers 40th Anniversary Cinemaaaaaah Event (Bud)


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Bonus quote: ”Only the derivatives!” — Kirsten James

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

08:17 – Eye for AI (take the quiz!)

Coming Soon

19:17 – Megalopolis

related: Vanity Fair first look

26:16 – Cobra Kai (Netflix series, S6 in three parts, Part I: July 18, Part II: November 28, The finalé event: 2025

27:53 – Wednesday (Netflix series, S2 cast announcement, in production, Jenna Ortega, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Steve Buscemi, Billie Piper, Luis Guzmɑ́n, Thandiwe Newton, Haley Joel Osment, Fred Armisen, Christopher Lloydְ)

29:48 – The Boys (Prime Video series, S4, June 13) (Zoner Mary)

34:49 – The Acolyte (Star Wars series, Disney+, June the 4th) (Zoner Mary) / LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy (Star Wars animated special, Disney+, September 13)

related: Colbert’s lost footage of Luke Skywalker at the Mos Eisley cantina (Zoner Mary)

39:25 – Eric (Netflix film, May 30, Benedict Cumberbatch)

40:23 – Super Nintendo World at Universal Epic Universe

– Donkey Kong Country: Mine-Cart Madness (coaster!)

– Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge (dark ride)

– Yoshi’s Adventure (omnimover, previously only in Japan)

42:34 – Paul Walter Hauser joins casts of Fantastic Four and Naked Gun

43:42 – Nathan Fielder, Emma Stone re-team for movie about infamous “anal bead” chess scandal

45:48 – Michelle Yeoh to Star in Amazon’s Blade Runner 2049 sequel series Blade Runner 2099

47:08 – Live-action ‘Masters of the Universe’ movie gets theatrical release date (June 5, 2026, dir: Travis ”Chilly Tee” Knight of Bumblebee, son of Nike’s Phil Knight, Laika lead animator/CEO)

Coming soon: SPEED ROUND!

49:10 – X-Men ’97’s X-Mansion on Airbnb

49:22 – Knuckles (Paramount+ 6-ep miniseries, out now)

43:51 – The Watchers (dir: Ishana Shyamalan, prod: M. Night Shyamalan, in theatres June 14)

51:03 – Robot Dreams (in theatres May 31)

51:27 – 28 Years Later casts Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson & Ralph Fiennes (dir: Danny Boyle)

51:55 – Next On Disney+ (Zoner Mary)

– Jim Henson: Idea Man (May 31)

– The Beach Boys (May 24)

– Darjeeling Limited, Daredevil 2003, That Thing You Do!, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (May 1)

– Doctor Who (S1 premiere May 10, 17, 24, 31)

– Tales of the Empire (S1, May the 4th)

– The Bad Batch (S3, May the 1th)

– Welcome to Wrexham (S3, Fridays in May)

– Black Twitter: A People’s History (S1, May 9)

– Monsters at Work (S2, May 5)

– X-Men ’97 Assembled (May 22)

– Queen Rock Montreal (May 15)

– The Beatles’ Let it Be (May 8)

NOT Coming Soon

52:10 – Nintendo to announce Switch successor before the end of this fiscal year

58:27 – Kraven the Hunter moves to December as Sony pushes Karate Kid to May 2025

Geek News Proper

59:16 – Bernard Hill: Lord of The Rings and Titanic actor dies aged 79

1:03:13 – James Gunn’s Superman suit: photo / article

1:11:04 – Sony backlash re: PSN account linking for Helldivers 2 and all other PlayStation exclusives on PC (Zoner Spenny)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:12:29 – The Roast of Tom Brady (Art)

1:23:49 – Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story (Pol)

1:30:14 – Anyone But You (Art)

1:32:47 – Fallout (Pol & Bud)


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WELCOME BACK, KIRSTEN! The almost-complete crew compliment geek out about cyberattacks, MORE Lion King, Muppet colons, and let you know when Bud is laughing.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

27:06 – London Drugs

Coming Soon

41:10 – Mufasa: The Lion King (teaser trailer, in theatres December 20)

45:33 – Jim Henson Idea Man (Disney+ documentary, May 31)

Geek News Proper

56:18 – The Falcon and The Winter Soldier deleted scene

48:58 – Chris Hemsworth takes blame for Thor: Love and Thunder failure

1:01:39 – The Fall Guy sets a new Guinness World Record In car stunt featurette (aforementioned featurette)

related Beavis and Butt-Head

1:07:26 – Jerry Seinfeld says TV comedy is being killed by the ”extreme left and P.C. crap and people worrying so much about offending other people”

related: Unfrosted’s bit about trademark infringement (Netflix, May 3)

1:10:28 – Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney taunted at Wrexham game as Stockport fly plane over stadium

RUMOURS and HEARSEY, but hopefully REAL

1:12:16 – The Last of Us S2 filming in Nanaimo (source: @TheLastofUsNews)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:14:15 – 3 Body Problem (Bryan)

1:18:06 – X-Men ’97 (and we phone Jubilee’s cell!)


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Pol, Bud, & Bryan talk terrifying robots, Deadpool & Wolverine and what it could mean to the greater MCU, and breaking your own rules, QUENTIN.

Preamble

01:15 – Pol’s on a podcast! I’ll Keep You Wild, episode 101

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

05:50 – Boston Dynamics’ electric Atlas

Coming Soon

19:23 – Deadpool & Wolverine (in theatres July 26)

40:55 – Trap (in theatres August 1)

46:59 – Transformers One drops eye-popping 3D footage at CinemaCon with Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry introducing origin story

related: trailer!

51:28 – Pamela Anderson to star opposite Liam Neeson in ‘Naked Gun’ Remake

52:03 – As if Wes Anderson ran amok at Aardman: Harold Halibut, the visually stunning puppet adventure game (Zoner Ewan)

52:55 – Wednesday season 2 casts Steve Buscemi (Zoner Mary)

53:28 – The Office’ sets first castmembers for potential follow-up series

1:02:07 – The Movie Critic WON’T be Quentin Tarantino’s final film

Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm)

1:14:33 – Zoner Ewan: BrickCan (Vancouver, April 20 & 21)

Reviews and Recommendayshes by Pol

1:15:36 – The Trades

1:18:38 – Baby Reindeer

1:22:15 – Conan O’Brien Must Go


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