Superman vs Fantastic Four: First Steps. Which is the geek pod’s summer blockbuster??!?

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

12:19 – men are dumb / some geeky safety

Coming Soon (San Diego Comic-Con)

16:06 – Peacemaker (HBO Max series, August 21, Zoner Mary)

related: Peacemaker season 2 will have a major connection to Superman

17:29 – Starfleet Academy (Paramount+ series, early 2026, article w/ casting, Zoner Mary)

19:22 – Percy Jackson and the Olympians (series, S2, Disney+, December 10, Zoner Mary)

19:32 – RED BAND: Gen V (The Boys spinoff series, Prime Video, September 17)

20:22 – Coyote vs. Acme (in theatres August 28, 2026)

21:24 – Rick and Morty Character President Curtis gets his own animated spinoff show starring Keith David

22:10 – Avatar: Seven Havens (animated series, in production, protagonist Avatar Pavi, w/ cat monkey Geet)

* FULL ROUNDUP FROM GIZMODO *

Coming Soon (everything else)

23:18 – TRON: Ares (in theatres October 10)

related: lead single from NIN: As Alive As You Need Me To Be

28:10 – Avatar: Fire and Ash (in theatres December 19)

33:02 – CLIP/SPOILERS: Weapons (in theatres August 8)

34:46 – Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (in theatres September 12, guest stars include Elton John, Paul McCartney, Garth Brooks, Questlove, and more)

Bud missed – Mortal Kombat 2: in-world B-movie trailer / RED BAND actual trailer (in theatres October 24)

35:54 – Good Fortune (in theatres October 17)

36:21 – The Last Frontier (Apple TV+ series, October 10)

38:00 – Eyes of Wakanda (Marvel 4-part limited series, Disney+, August 1)

38:52 – Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu (Pokémon series from Aardman Studios, 2027)

41:04 – Ted Lasso’s fourth season is real and there’s a picture of it

42:11 – Vanity Fair first look: Jacob Elordi as Frankenstein’s Monster

43:55 – Plur1bus (”from the creator of Breaking Bad”) date announce / Hello, Carol. Call us. No pressure. 202-808-3981 (Vince Gilligan series, Apple TV+, November 7)

Bud missed – Taika Waititi tapped to direct a ‘fun sci-fi blockbuster’ version of Judge Dredd

Bud missed – Billie Eilish says she’s working with James Cameron on some sort of 3D concert thing

Bud missed – Eddie Murphy confirms Donkey is getting his own spin-off film

NOT Coming Soon

Bud missed – John Malkovich’s Red Ghost cut from Fantastic Four

Bud missed – Kevin Feige says Marvel was pivoting away from the Kang Dynasty before Jonathan Majors’ arrest for domestic abuse

related: Mahershala Ali’s Blade still coming, just delayed

Geek News Proper

47:47 – You can now experience Disneyland’s biggest rides at home on Disney+

49:16 – After Avengers: Secret Wars, Iron Man, Captain America, and more will be recast

57:14 – RIP Malcolm-Jamal Warner (54), Hulk Hogan, and Ozzy Osbourne (76)

59:32 – Chimp Crazy star Tonia Haddix arrested, as another ape found hidden in her basement

1:00:06 – Netflix uses generative AI in one of its shows for first time (Argentinial sci-fi series ‘The Eternaut’)

1:00:35 – Nintendo says Mario and Princess Peach are just good friends

1:02:53 – Stellan Skarsgard accepted a lower salary on Sentimental Value to give the crew good lunches

1:03:35 – Darth Vader’s lightsaber from OG Star Wars trilogy to be auctioned off, expected to rake in up to $3 million USD

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:05:09 – Squid Game S3 (Art)

1:10:59 – FAN! TAS! TIC! FOOOUUURRR!

related: Fantastic Four Shakman Cut not possible

related: Pedro Pascal hated his Wonder Woman 1984 look so much, he’s kept beard ever since

1:52:27 – Happy Gilmore 2 (Art & Pol)

1:56:19 – Project Hail Mary (Bud & Kirsten)

1:58:02 – CBS cancels Late Show With Stephen Colbert claiming ‘FiNanCiAL DeCiSiOn’ (Colbert’s announcement)

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