The Geek-out Podcast

Pol & Bud talk Ticketmaster, Captain America, popcorn buckets, abandoning ”official” podcasts, and a hell of a week in celebrity deaths.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

03:46 – frickin’ Ticketmaster

Coming Soon

07:22 – Captain America: Brave New World (in theatres Valentine’s Day 2025)

14:39 – Watchmen Chapter 1 (redband trailer, digital August 13)

20:10 – Deadpool & Wolverine (”Everyone,” in theatres next Thursday)

related: 3D printed ”Polverine” helmet (Zoner Spenny)

22:35 – Terminator Zero (Netflix series, August 29, which is PRETTY CLEVER)

23:45 – posters: Snow White (March 20, 2025) and Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part Two (just 2025) coming soon (Zoner Mary)

24:51 – Transformers S01E01 table read

27:36 – Shrek 5 will be released in theaters on July 1, 2026

31:39 – Neil Druckmann leaves Vancouver (The Last of Us S2 shooting)

35:20 – Alien: Romulus popcorn bucket

Geek News Proper

38:04 – Richard Simmons dies at 76, Shelley Duvall dies at 75, Shannen Doherty dies at 53, and Dr. Ruth dies at 96

46:16 – Alec Baldwin weeps in court as judge announces involuntary manslaughter case is dismissed midtrial

47:50 – Bud’s off of The Official Marvel Podcast (”We’ll hear from Hugh Jackman” . . . for 1m3s)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

54:40 – House of the Dragon (Pol)

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In a little shortyboi pod (and, after some technical difficulties), Pol, Bud, & Kirsten chat Gladiator II (No Dumb Colons), the Longlegs mystery, and what we’re NOT watching because it’s summer.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

09:48 – Nike killing Adapt BB app

Coming Soon

11:44 – Agatha All Along (Disney+ series, September 18)

14:25 – Gladiator II (No Stupid Subtitle) (in theatres November 22) (Zoner Mary)

18:20 – Severance (Apple TV+ series, S2 date announcement, January 17)

20:41 – Deadpool & Wolverine & The Bachlorette? (in theatres July 26)

21:16 – Time Bandits (Apple TV+ series, July 24)

24:34 – Longlegs (in theatres July 12, IMDB/possible spoilers)

27:02 – Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Paramount+ series, August 9)

28:40 – AfrAId (in theatres August 30)

29:55 – Anthony Mackie in the new Cap suit

Geek News Proper

31:25 – Jon Landau, Titanic & Avatar producer, dies at 63

32:22 – Neil Gaiman bad?

33:00 – Inside Out 2 good?

Reviews and Recommendayshes

35:27 – The Boys

Extro!

37:00 – What we’re NOT watching because it’s summer

40:12 – Baseball, tho’

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Pol, Kirsten, Bud, and Art get sidetracked a lot, review ten thousand trailers even though we DIDN’T miss a week, and muscle right past silly Zoom room time limits.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

09:06 – EU Digital Identity Wallet

Coming Soon

13:04 – Bando Stone & The New World (coming soon, also serves as one of his two final albums as Childish Gambino)

17:50 – Cobra Kai (season 6 PART 1, Netflix series, July 18) (Zoner Mary & Zoner Darren)

18:57 – Batman: Caped Crusader (Prime Video animated series, S1 trailer, scheduled for August 1, originally a CN/Max series)

20:45 – Here (dir: Robert Zemeckis, in theatres November 15)

23:57 – Hawk-tu-update

27:29 – Trap (trailer 2, in theatres August 2)

31:26 – Flight Risk (in theatres October 18)

34:44 – Clear Cut (in theatres and VOD July 19)

36:44 – My Old Ass (in theatres September 13)

40:10 – Jackpot! (Prime Video movie, August 15)

42:23 – Red One (Prime Video movie, November 15)

52:51 – Kevin Feige announces Fantastic Four’s filming start date and confirms its period setting (source: The Official Marvel Podcast) (Zoner Ewan)

Geek News Proper

55:56 – Martin Mull dies at 80 and Bill Cobbs dies at 90

Reviews and Recommendayshes

58:50 – Rusty’s Retirement (Bud)

1:02:14 – House of the Dragon

1:05:46 – Gen V

1:06:46 – The Acolyte

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Pol, Bud, & Art talk about THAT clip, geeky accessibility, The Penguin, Liman & Damon back together again, and the great Donald Sutherland.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

18:57 – geeky accessibility

Coming Soon

24:10 – Last week: Piece by Piece (Gwen Stefani, Kendrick Lamar, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Busta Rhymes, Jay-Z, and Snoop Dogg, in theatres October 11, article)

25:30 – Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (teaser, Netflix, winter)

26:14 – Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line (in cinemas July 4)

26:43 – The Killer’s Game (in theatres September 13)

27:55 – Dragon Age: The Veilguard – trailer, gameplay (fall, PS4/5, Xbox X/S, PC)

28:13 – Every big announcement and trailer from Summer Game Fest 2024 (money) & Wholesome Games 2024

28:30 – This week: The Penguin

32:07 – Nosferatu (in theatres December 25)

35:29 – Paddington in Peru (in cinemas November 8) (Zoner Ewan)

36:47 – Pol & Art talk baseball while they relaunch the Zoom

37:58 – The Instigators (Doug Liman Apple TV+ film, August 9)

43:39 – Smile 2 (in theatres October 18)

46:03 – The Beast Within (in theatres July 26)

47:11 – Watchmen Chapters 1 & 2 (coming soon)

50:03 – Beyond Good & Evil – 20th Anniversary Edition (Switch, PS4/5, Xbox X/S/One, PC, out TODAY, still waiting on 2, seven years later . . . still happening?)

52:24 – Production on a Freaky Friday sequel has started, with Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan (Zoner Mary)

53:10 – Megalopolis lands distribution from Lionsgate

58:36 – Spaceballs sequel in development at Amazon MGM with Josh Gad starring, Mel Brooks producing

1:01:17 – Scarlett Johansson begged to be in the Jurassic Park franchise: ‘I can get eaten by whatever!’

Geek News Proper

1:04:40 – Donald Sutherland dies at 88

1:07:43 – SET PHOTOS: Superman and his long cape

1:12:37 – Workers sue Disney after moving for cancelled Florida project

1:14:34 – Zhang Yimou to Direct ‘Three-Body Problem’ Movie

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:17:15 – Civil War redux

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All geeks present and accounted for in Pol’s makeshift home podcast studio to remember Dylan Willows, recap the Coke-si Challenge, and end our yelling (please) about Tom Bombadil.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

33:26- VEGA anti-phishing site flooder

NOT Coming Soon

35:53 – After 41 years, Pat Sajak makes his final spin as host of Wheel of Fortune

39:50 – ”I might return to Hollywood one day.” — Evangeline Lilly

Geek News Proper

42:32 – WWDC 2024

54:59 – Spider-Man 2 but in Thomas and Friends style!

56:31 – Is The Acolyte the gayest Star Wars ever? Creator Leslye Headland says she’s “into it”

Reviews and Recommendayshes

59:32 – The Lord of The Rings Extended Editions in theatres and The Bombadiloff

1:13:48 – Coke-Off

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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 ([email protected])

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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