May the Fourth be with you! This week, we talk bumpy touchscreens, sports movies, Mario milestones, and dead people. #DontScrewThisUp

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

09:40 – bumpy touchscreens

related: Tactus Phorm

Coming Soon

15:09 – Black Mirror: Season 6 teaser (Netflix series, season 6, June) (Zoner Jason)

20:00 – The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (in theatres November 17)

21:36 – Transformers: Rise of the Beasts trailer (in theatres June 9)

_____ – Wish (Disney animated film, November 22) (Zoner Mary)

27:11 – Next Goal Wins (coming soon, #SPORTS!)

31:24 – Love & Death (Max series, April 27)

31:45 – fake Wes Anderson film: The Galactic Menagerie (A Star Wars Story)

33:20 – The Little Mermaid posters (finsh?) (in theatres May 26)

Geek News Proper

38:46 – Jerry Springer dead at 79 (at his home, pancreatic cancer)

41:04 – Gordon Lightfoot dead at 84 (Toronto hospital, no cause released)

47:34 – Carrie Fisher to be honored with a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in celebration of Star Wars Day

48:50 – Mark Hamill coaches Cameron Monaghan for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

49:17 – The Super Mario Bros. Movie hits $1B USD globally

related: Nine million people have watched the full Super Mario Bros. Movie illegally posted on Twitter

51:06 – Transformers One animated prequel movie casts Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Jon Hamm, Laurence Fishburne, and Brian Tyree Henry (dir: Josh Cooley of Toy Story 4, co-ex prod: Steven Spielberg, July 19, 2024)

52:08 – Paramount’s Gladiator sequel’s cast grows as Connie Nielsen closes deal to return as Lucilla while Stranger Things breakout Joseph Quinn lands Emperor Caracalla role

related RUMOURS AND HEARSEY: Pedro Pascal

53:06 – James Gunn isn’t thrilled with Star-Lord’s role in the Avengers movies

53:36 – Kevin Smith opens up about trauma after spending a month in a mental health facility

55:18 – Rob Zombie Presents: Rob Zombie teams with Waxwork Records to release classic horror movie soundtracks, starting with 1932’s White Zombie

55:37 – The Klingon Pop Warrior

Reviews and Recommendayshes

56:03 – 91-Second Movie Review: Peter Pan & Wendy (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/)

1:01:39 – Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Kirsten) (maybe) (review: ”the best Star Wars game in 20 years”)

1:06:37 – Scream VI (Kirsten & Pol & Art)

1:13:36 – Love & Death (Art)

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