The Geek-out Podcast

Pol & Bud talk about dumb sunglasses, morality vs stardom, The X-Files, Zelda news, and SPORTS!

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

13:10 – DuckDuckGo enters the smart glasses arena

Coming Soon

20:48 – The Thomas Crown Affair (Amazon MGM film, in theatres March 5, 2027)

21:56 – Primetime (A24 film, Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen, in theatres September 24)

25:24 – The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (John Tuturo, Giancarlo Esposito, Tatiana Maslany, Steve Buscemi, Jamie Lee Curtis, in theatres October 16)

28:36 – The X-Files: I Want to Believe – Vrach Frankenshteyn (Disney+, August 16)

related RUMOUR and HEARSEY Chris Carter says he’s PRETTY SUUURE Mulder and Scully are in the Ryan Coogler reboot

32:06 – Uli Latukefu is Ganondorf in Sony & Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda movie

related: Sam Neill filmed The Legend of Zelda role prior to death; Dichen Lachman & Yvonne Strahovski also star

34:47 – Violent Night 2 (in theatres December 4)

NOT Coming Soon

37:10 – Wonder Man canceled after 1 season at Disney+

Geek News Proper

38:16 – Veteran Canadian broadcaster Lloyd Robertson dies at 92

39:49 – Bob Iger and Josh Kushner have bought the L.A. Lakers

43:36 – Dave Bautista in talks to play Kratos in God Of War, replacing Ryan Hurst

Reviews and Recommendayshes

44:49 – Widow’s Bay (eps 1–6; Bud)

49:29 – House of the Dragon (S3; Pol)

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Kirsten & Pol do a podcast and talk about the movie that's got women horny for splinters and the death of Pussy. PLUS stay tuned for a very special guest (BRYAN!) gives us his full Encyclopedia Bry-tannica break down of Spider-Man: Band New Day.

Coming Soon

05:19 – Wicker

05:39 – Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

Geek News Proper

10:18 – Vincent Pastore dies

Reviews and Recommendayshes

12:07 – Spider-Man: Brand New Day 

Extro!

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Kirsten, Pol, & Bud speed round San Diego Comic Con, a buncha new trailers, talk movie economics, and review and recommendaysh musical hell.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

01:09 – six-fingered hand model

Coming Soon

05:07 – Lanterns (DC series, HBO Max, August 16)

05:39 – Coyote vs. ACME (in theatres August 28)

05:54 – The End of Oak Street (final trailer, in theatres August 14)

07:46 – Clayface (DC villain movie, in theatres October 23)

09:03 – Avatar: Seven Havens (animated series no one will see, Paramount+, October 9)

09:24 – Ebenezer (Johnny Depp, in theatres November 13)

11:59 – Jumanji: Open World (in theatres December 25)

15:33 – Snoop Dogg’s life is being made into a movie, due in theatres next summer

17:30 – Disney+ to stream Julie Andrews documentary (2027)

18:50 – YouTube Premium is adding Peacock

SDCC News Proper

20:55 – Neuromancer (William Gibson novel adaptation, Apple TV series, January 22, 2027)

22:26 – Blade Runner 2099 (Hunter Schafer, Michelle Yeoh, Prime Video series, November 25)

23:11 – Transformers: The Movie (40th anniversary rerelease, in theatres September 17, AND EXPERIENCE A NEW CHAPTER)

27:03 – Rings Rings Rings: The Rings of Rings (S3 teaser, Prime Video series, November 11, Simon Pegg is the Balrog) (Zoner Ewan)

28:49 – Carrie (Prime Video series, October 7)

31:08 – Resident Evil (Zach Cregger take, in theatres September 18)

33:53 – Zach Cregger’s Aunt Gladys prequel movie is being written

34:57 – Yaga (8-episode miniseries, filmed in Victoria, Crave, sometime in October)

36:04 – The Matchbox Movie (Apple TV film, October 9)

39:36 – Ryan Gosling is Ghost Rider

43:22 – David Jonsson is Black Panther (III, T’Challa II, T’Challa and Nakia’s son)

47:55 – Ryan Reynolds as Canadian Tuxedo Deadpool at SDCC

Geek News Proper

50:21 – Sean Astin was paid so little for The Lord of The Rings that he had to sell his house

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

53:38 – Disney has met REPORRRRRRTEDLYYY with Macaulay Culkin about new Home Alone movie (source: Consequence)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

55:01 – Hadestown (Bud)

57:34 – Scary Movie 2026 (Kirsten)

59:24 – Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (Kirsten)

1:01:38 – The Odyssey (again), and Emily Wilson (Pol)

Extro!

1:10:43 – Goodbye

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Together in the same room, Pol & Bud geek out about property dilution, how the Japanese do it, why no Canadians are allowed at the Emmys, and Christopher Nolan supremacy.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

05:09 – Google Debug

Coming Soon

11:14 – The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum (officially in production, in theaters December 17, 2027)

13:56 – Dune: Part Three (in theatres December 18)

16:58 – Godzilla Minus Zero (in theatres November 6)

20:04 – Digger (in theatres October 2)

23:10 – The Whisper Man (Netflix horror film, August 28)

26:47 – I Play Rocky (in theatres November 6)

30:49 – Mayday (Apple TV film, September 4)

33:22 – Poster for Spaceballs: The New One (in theatres April 23, 2027)

34:19 – A Free Willy spin-off film is in the works from the Russo Brothers

Emmy News Proper

37:27 – Widow’s Bay has the most Emmy noms of any new show this year

related: Connor Storrie’s SNL Emmy nod delights Heated Rivalry fans

related: No Canadians at the Emmys, please

related: full list of Emmy nominees

related: Content creators vs. Emmys: Dropout shut out again, Subway Takes lands first nomination

Odyssey News Proper

41:34 – The Odyssey sails into rave reviews and online backlash

related: Christopher Nolan says Odyssey Backlash over casting and more is ‘irrelevant’ and he’s learned not to worry: ‘Remember, I spent 10 years dealing with Batman’

related: Christopher Nolan fans will stop at nothing to see The Odyssey in Imax 70mm

Geek News Proper

47:47 – Sam Neill dies age 78 (Zoner Ewan)

49:57 – Live-action Moana review: Disney transforms a cinematic masterpiece to kids’ stuff

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

53:01 – Adam Driver is RUUUMOOOUUURRREDDD to be joining the MCU as Magneto (”…and Marvel fans are into it”) (source: Yahoo!)

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Pol and Kirsten get in to booger talk? Bud leaves. Click the timestamps to skip it yourself. Then, regular wonderful geek stuff. But yuck. Booger talk give Bud the jibblies. 😬

Booger Preamble

04:45 – skip here (to Kleenex™ talk?) to avoid the jibblies

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

05:33 – gaming industry gaffes

Coming Soon

17:09 – Akira (4K theatrical rerelease, September 4)

20:36 – Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (Paramount+ animated film, not coming to theatres, July 25)

22:14 – Takashi Yamazaki (director, Godzilla Minus One/Zero) is working on a mystery movie with Ridley Scott

23:47 – Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse still planed for simultaneous IMAX aspect ratio release, still not delayed (Zoner Ewan)

27:46 – Backrooms is returning to cinemas with an extended cut

32:34 – Zach Cregger is making Siren Head horror film based on viral meme (YT compilation / Hello, 2013’s Boys of Silence?)

38:00 – Fake AI ‘person’ Tilly Norwood gets starring role for movie (Zoner Ewan)

Geek News Proper

43:39 – ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic pulled out of an AI commercial despite being offered a ‘nice pile of money’

46:07 – The first reactions to The Odyssey are here

51:06 – Hasbro and Scooby Doo team up for one of the goofiest Transformers yet

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During this weird holiday-in-the-middle-of-the-week week pod, Pol & Bud geek out about the Tom Cruise Retrospectacus™, Werwulf, We’re Wolves!, The Office, rehashes vs original IP, a heck of a week for Sony, and R&R some stuff, too!

Coming Soon

06:00 – Digger (Tom Cruise retrospective trailer??!?, film, October 2)

10:22 – Werwulf (Robert Eggers, Aaron, Taylor, Johnson, Willem Dafoe, Lily-Rose Depp, Ralph Ineson, Christmas day)

13:19 What We Do In the Shadows sequel — We’re Wolves — is still coming

14:12 – Star Fox (Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive, came out June 25)

17:39 – Mackenzie Crook and Martin Freeman Remember…The Office (BBC special, Two/iPlayer, July 8, media release)

21:50 – Millie Bobby Brown to reunite with David Harbour for mysterious new project

22:42 – The Blair Witch Project remake is coming September 25, 2027 (OG 1999)

26:59 – Shrek spin-off film ”Donkey” is coming in 2028

NOT Coming Soon

32:05 – Sony/PlayStation removing   551 Studio Canal films from owners’ libraries

and – Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles

AND – PlayStation stores on PS3 and Vita closing

aaaaaand, one more we didn’t cover – Are we about to see the $1,000 PS6??!?

Geek News Proper

41:31 – GTA 6 will cost $80 USD regular or $100 ”ultimate”

42:37 – Victor Willis, Village People frontman, dies age 74 (Zoner Ewan)

46:58 – Streaming ads are about to get quieter

Reviews and Recommendayshes

49:32 – Supergirl (Pol)

54:59 – New York Ninja (1984, 2021, Bud)

1:00:45 – jackass: best and last (Pol)

1:05:58 – first two episodes of House of the Dragon (+ new theme!)

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Pol, Bud and, for a moment, Kirsten, geek out about retro tech saving us from the black mirror, cartoon cats, stereotypical female robots, sequels, reboots, and cancellations.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

09:55 – Commodore Callback 8020

Coming Soon

15:51 – Forgotten Island (in theatres September 25)

17:14 – Ricky Gervais’ Alley Cats (Netflix 6-part animated miniseries, August 7)

18:56 – Klara and The Sun (Taika Waititi, Jenna Ortega, in theatres October 23)

21:44 – The Debut (A24, debuting sometime this year, I dunno when)

25:50 – The Room Returns (shote in 12 hours, charity premiere in Los Angeles, June 26, article)

29:47 – Chris Pratt to star in America 250 comedy shorts series

NOT Coming Soon

33:52 – The Boroughs: Canceled by Netflix after one season

36:29 – The Grinch 2

38:23 – PONIES: Canceled by Peacock after one season

Geek News Proper

39:51 – Brian Johnson, practical sci-fi spaceship builder, dies at age 87

41:38 – The Grinch 2 again

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Pol, Kirsten, Bud, and special ghost Art chat AI, cats, all of Larry David’s dead friends, veer way off course from the cuesheet, say eff no to dog movies, and SOMEONE goes off on his friend Steve . . .

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

08:34 – Google’s AI liability

Coming Soon

14:50 – Gatto (Disney/Pixar animated movie, in theatres, March 5, 2027)

18:37 – Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America (7-ep historical sketch comedy miniseries, HBO Max, June 26)

23:32 – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (S4 trailer, Paramount+ series, July 23)

25:50 – Hexed (Disney magical witch powers film, November 25)

37:30 – Shrek 5 (in theatres June 30, 2027)

related: Menace Mobile | Dr Evil Returns!

45:07 – Heart of the Beast (Brad Pitt, good boi, J.K. Simmons, in theatres September 25)

51:27 – Onslaught (in theatres September 4)

54:10 – You thought being at The End of Oak Street was bad. Try being . . . The Last House (Netflix film, August 7)

57:28 – Widow’s Bay (S2 renewal announce)

Geek News Proper

59:44 – Fox to acquire Roku in $22 billion deal

1:02:07 – Estate of Nichelle Nichols to receive fraction of $13m lawsuit

1:03:31 – Tom Holland addresses Zendaya marriage rumours for the first time

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:12:20 – Disclosure Day (Art)

1:26:41 – Backrooms (Bud & Quintin)

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Pol and Bud — who’ve agreed to hire an Etsy witch to get a third host on this podcast sometime — geek out about privacy, Facebook, murderous children, wholesome animation, and big men with swords.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

11:13 – Bill C-22 (no privacy for you!)

Coming Soon

16:08 – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Switch 2 remake, 2026, part of the June 9 Nintendo Direct)

22:10 – Moana (Disney remake, final trailer, in theatres July 10)

25:08 – The Bear (HBO series, S5, June 25)

26:33 – The Social Reckoning (in theatres October 9)

30:26 – Lucky (Apple TV series, July 15)

32:08 – The Dog Stars (Ridley Scott film, in theatres August 28)

35:17 – Star Wars: Galactic Racer (PC [Steam/Epic], Xbox X|S, PS5, October 6)

37:50 – Ice Cream Man (in theatres August 7)

41:27 – Scooby-Doo:Origins live-action Netflix series reveals first look at tha Scoobs & Shaggy

46:15 – The Littlest Hobo reboot coming from Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg

FOUND AFTER RECORDING: Tom Green & Steven Page – Maybe Tomorrow (The Littlest Hobo Theme)

48:08 – Ghostbusters: Night Shift (Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation series, 2027)

Geek News Proper

50:08 – Buffy the Vampire Slayer stars pay tribute to Anthony Head

53:20 – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has made $1.36 billion worldwide

54:53 – LEGO Insiders Club x Aardman present: Boop (Half-Asleep Chris BTS)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

58:26 – Obsession (Pol)

1:03:59 – Masters of the Universe (Pol)

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