This week, we cover stuff that sounds scary, but isn’t, like murder mysteries, clickers from The Last of Us, and the cancellation of Westworld. Then, for some actual possible scares, horror fans Kirsten and Bud review Smile. The movie is scary. The review is not.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

01:58 – ZEM carbon capture car

Coming Soon

04:28 – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

05:41 – Spirited (limited run in theatres November 11, Apple TV+ November 18)

related: Bringin’ Back Christmas lyric video

07:01 – Zootopia+ (6-episode Disney+ series, out now) (Zoner Mary)

09:00 – Slumberland (Jason Momoa movie, Netflix, November 18) (Zoner Mary)

09:22 – Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising (out now, Switch/Steam/PS4/5/Xbox One/X/S)

10:27 – Stranger Things VR

14:52 – A Christmas Story Christmas (HBO Max, November 17)

related: UK Christmas commercials

Geek News Proper: HBO

17:11 – HBO cancels ‘Westworld’ in shock decision

20:01 – The Last of Us TV show listed with January 15 premiere date (HBO Max series)

25:20 – Clone High returns in 2023 (HBO Max) (Phil Lord’s Tweet) (Chris Miller’s Tweet)>

Geek News Proper: Marvel/Disney/Star Wars

30:19 – Agatha: Coven of Chaos casts Aubrey Plaza

31:57 – The Acolyte adds Lee Jung-jae, Carrie-Anne Moss, and more to cast

Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game), Manny Jacinto (Canadian, The Good Place), Dafne Keen (Lyra Belacqua, His Dark Materials), Jodie Turner-Smith (Netflix series Nightflyers), Rebecca Henderson (Canadian, Netflix series Russian Doll), Charlie Barnett (Chicago Fire), Dean-Charles Chapman (Tommen Baratheon)

33:29 – Chris Evans named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine

Geek News Proper: everything else

33:53 – The Sandman’ Renewed For Season 2 At Netflix

34:03 – Netflix Basic launch hiccups (no Apple TV/older PS/older Chromecasts, Roku/Xbox not mentioned)

34:20 – Walmart ad with the Office Space crew

35:00 – Disney’s live-action Hercules will be more experimental and inspired by TikTok, says producer Joe Russo (full cover story)

37:02 – Harry Potter fans asked to stop leaving socks at Dobby’s grave on Wales Beach: “It Could Put Wildlife at Risk”

38:06 – Twitter’s new era of misinformation perfectly summed up by a Tobey Maguire imposter’s Spider-Man 4 tweet

related: Daniel Radcliffe suspended for ”impersonating” Weird Al

41:15 – Weird Al Yankovic medley w/ Jimmy Fallon & The Roots

41:39 – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse adds Daniel Kaluuya as Spider-Punk

RUMOURS and HEARSEY (sources: The Direct)

41:57 – Tom Holland’s Spider-Man RUMORED to appear in Spider-Verse 2

43:33 – Marvel REPORTEDLY wants Better Call Saul’s Bob Odenkirk for key MCU role

45:01 – Owen Wilson’s major role in Deadpool 3 revealed by new RUMOR

Listener mailbag ([email protected])

45:47 – Zoner Ewan: Netflix releasing UK streaming numbers??!? (related: Netflix/Egyptian Theater

Reviews and Recommendayshes

47:28 – 91-Second Movie Review: Enola Holmes 2 (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/)

50:33 – Smile (Kirsten)

58:04 – The White Lotus S02E02 – Italian Dream