The Geek-out Podcast

In (almost) less than the time it took for one free Zoom meeting, Kirsten and Bud geek out about right to repair, if we need an Xbox handheld, diverse dancing, and exactly how you say “KPop.”

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

02:28 – Apple joins Google w/ self-repair services in Canada

Coming Soon

05:52 – Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror (in theateres October 3)

07:19 – Is This Thing On? (NYFF October 10, in theatres December 19)

08:01 – The Savant (Apple TV+ miniseries, September 26)

08:51 – Steve (in theatres September 19, and on Netflix exactly two weeks later, October 3)

10:05 – Play Dirty (Mark Wahlberg, LaKeith Stanfield, Alita Battle Angel Rosa Salazar, Prime Video :face_with_rolling_eyes: film, October 1)

10:35 – Spider-Verse team takes on new Archie movie as the comic begins to vanish

14:43 – ROG Xbox Ally (and Ally X) handhelds launch October 16 (price speculation)

17:27 – Here’s when you can skip work for the iPhone 17 launch event (Tuesday, September 9 at 10:00a Pacific)

Geek News Proper

19:14 – Taylor + Travis, TLFEID

23:56 – Tramell Tillman joins Spider-Man: Brand New Day

25:21 – Guillermo del Toro unpacks ‘Frankenstein’: the 30-year journey to make it, getting a Netflix theatrical release and why he axed the plan for two movies (Zoner Mary)

26:03 – Apps like Waze are being used to covertly warn immigrants about ICE activity: ”Icy roads”

27:54 – KPop Demon Hunters is officially the most popular Netflix film ever (WITH STILL NO NUMBERS UGH, arbitrary top 10, 1,300 sold-out theatre screenings)

31:03 – Gap – Better in Denim (a possible answer to Sydney Sweeney’s ”good jeans” ad)

33:27 – Will Smith’s AI crowd ad

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

35:57 – Nicolas Cage in taaaAAAaaalks to star in True Detective season 5 (source: Consequence)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

36:39 – Jurassic World: Rebirth (Kirsten)

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Kirsten, Pol, & Bud geek out about Tiny Vinyl, the great Terence Stamp, Weapons (again), and the enigma that is Quentin Tarantino. p.s. – the dog lives

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

02:41 – Tiny Vinyl

Coming Soon

13:17 – Fallout (S2, Prime Video, December 17)

15:22 – RED BAND Peacemaker (DC series, HBO Max, August 22)

17:11 – Wednesday (Netflix series, S2, part 2, September 3)

23:03 – Marty Supreme (A24 film, Christmas day)

25:41 – The Importance of Being Ernest (Jim Varney documentary, inspired by the Justin Lloyd [nephew] biography, now in post-production)

28:23 – All of Us Are Dead (Korean zombie series, S2, Netflix, now in production)

29:08 – Good Boy (IFC film, in theatres October 5)

33:23 – Keeper (Neon film, dir: Osgood Perkins, in theatres November 14)

35:42 – Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical (Apple TV+ animated special, new music from Ben Folds, out now)

37:46 – Severance season 3 is coming, but Ben Stiller won’t be directing

NOT Coming Soon

39:35 – Quentin Tarantino scrapped The Movie Critic because “who wants to see a movie about a fucking movie critic?”

45:32 – King Of The Hill revival showrunner says it’s impossible to recreate original’s animation style because tools don’t exist anymore

Geek News Proper

48:35 – Terence Stamp, General Zod in Superman II, dies at 87

53:46 – YouTube bids to broadcast the Oscars

56:44 – Netflix and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein movie is getting a theatrical release after all (October 17, Netflix November 7)

58:35 – Alan Cumming says it was really healing playing Nightcrawler in Avengers: Doomsday after awful experience shooting X2: ‘I love the film’

1:01:37 – New Annabelle popcorn bucket makes you eat ”out her ass”

1:05:03 – Sophie Turner found kissing Game of Thrones co-star Kit Harrington ‘vile’ (Seth Meyers interview) (Zoner Ewan)

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

1:08:11 – Ryan Reynolds will REPORTEDLY return as Deadpool in Avengers: Doomsday (source: The Marvel Hub Facebook page) (Zoner Mary)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:09:07 – The Book of Mormon (Bud)

1:12:20 – The VelociPastor (Bud)

1:14:52 – Weapons (Bud’s half)

1:22:16 – Jaws @ 50 (Pol)

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Guess who's not here for this podcast? That's right, Bud is away! Pol and Kirsten cobble together 45 minutes in their very busy lives to watch trailers, sexualize Heimlich, and talk about Taylor Swift.

After last week’s TWO HOUR POD!, Pol, Kirsten, and Bud breeze through a calm cuesheet of practical effects, Jeremy Renner’s triumphant return, and the long, long life of Jesus.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

06:51 – Atari 2600 My Play Watch

Coming Soon

08:18 – Frankenstein (Netflix film, November something, sorry the trailer is late)

10:24 – Spider-Man: Brand New Day suit reveal (22 whole seconds, 7 seconds of suit, in theatres July 31, 2026)

related: set footage of practical swinging & wire work

14:03 – Eternity (A24 film, November something)

16:44 – Rental Family (Brendan Fraser, in theatres November 21)

17:57 – Star Wars: Starfighter adds Matt Smith in villain role

19:29 – Sequel for The Passion of the Christ — The Resurrection of the Christ — split into two movies for 2027 release

23:19 – Jeremy Renner plans to return to Marvel: ‘My body’s getting ready’

Geek News Proper

24:41 – Variety ranks every Marvel movie and show (54 of ’em!), from best to worst

31:17 – Fantastic Four drops 66% in second weekend, Naked Gun debuts to $17 million USD (F4: $370M USD globally)

related: Liam Neeson is a comedy genius in this brilliantly stupid reboot

35:17 – Ozzy Osbourne’s cause of death revealed: acute myocardial infarction + heart attack

Stuff Bud forgot from last week

35:49 – Mortal Kombat 2: in-world B-movie trailer / RED BAND actual trailer (in theatres October 24)

37:24 – Taika Waititi tapped to direct a ‘fun sci-fi blockbuster’ version of Judge Dredd

40:51 – Billie Eilish says she’s working with James Cameron on some sort of 3D concert thing

41:49 – Eddie Murphy confirms Donkey is getting his own spin-off film

Reviews and Recommendayshes

42:54 – The Accountant + The Accountant² (Bud & Art)

45:44 – The Naked Gun (Pol)

49:35 – LOL: Last One Laughing (Britain/Canada) (Kirsten)

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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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Pol, Kirsten, Bud, and special ghost Art once again ask HOW MANY STRANGE THINGS CAN HAPPEN? Also: Funko Pops, audio animatronics, and Larry David and Barack Obama, together at last!

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

06:35 – Commodore 64 Ultimate

Coming Soon

11:17 – Stranger Things 5 (Netflix series, final season, Vol 1 Nov 26, Vol 2 Dec 25, finalé Dec 31) (Zoner Ewan)

16:05 – Nintendo announces first cast members for The Legend Of Zelda Movie (both English: Bo Bragason — 20/21, Roxy in Renegade Nell, Luna mocap in a 2015 Japanese FFXV movie — as Zelda, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth — 16, voice of 2022 Pinocchio — as Link) (UPDATE on their set photo-ness)

19:45 – Just Beyond (”from the mind of R.L. Stine”, spoopy series, Disney+, October 13)

21:14 – Exit 8 (Japanese horror film, based on a game, August 29 in Japan, international release sometime in September, Bud’ll probably play the game before either)

23:32 – Firefly Funko Pops (announce video w/ cast)

32:52 – Walt Disney returns as a surreal animatronic for Disneyland’s 70th anniversary (video whoa)

37:37 – HP first looks: Harry and Hagrid

43:52 – The Office spin-off The Paper sets release date (first four eps drop September 5 on Peacock in the US and Sky in the UK, then two episodes weekly until September 25)

46:47 – Larry David & Barack Obama team for HBO sketch comedy

NOT Coming Soon…

51:11 – …your seats for The Odyssey (tickets on sale July 17, 2025, in theatres July 17, 2026)

56:57 – …Nintendo Switch game vouchers

Geek News Proper

57:57 – George Lucas is coming to Comic-Con for the first time ever

1:02:20 – Andor gets 14 Emmy nominations in a genre-heavy year

1:12:49 – Rian Johnson aimed to make the Empire Strikes Back of the Star Wars sequels

Listener mailbag ([email protected])

1:14:42 – Zoner Ewan: There’s a Schumacher Cut of Batman Forever??!?

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:18:24 – Murderbot (Murderbud, Kirstensah)

related: renewed for S2!

related: Alexander Skarsgård ruined multiple Murderbot finale scenes by crying

1:21:37 – Superman redux w/ Art PLUS late-breaking Supergirl poster reveal

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Pol, Kirsten, and a very froggy Bud talk sunscreen & bugspray around tech (tl;dr: DON’T), the relevance of Simple Plan, AI tools, and SUP…ERMAN!

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

02:25 – summer screen safety

Coming Soon

07:28 – King of the Hill (animated series, S14, Hulu/Disney+, August 4)

10:14 – Coming to Disney+ in 2025 (Hulu – Alien: Earth, All’s Fair, Only Murders in the Building, King of the Hill, The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, Chad Powers / Disney+ – Percy Jackson, Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires, Wonder Man)

11:27 – 11′ Superman statue installed at The Shard skyscraper in London

related: Despite losing Batman and Superman, Nicholas Hoult knew Lex Luthor was for him

14:50 – Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey trailer is showing in cinemas now – he prefers his trailers to be a cinematic experience

related: The trailer for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has leaked online

19:00 – Simple Plan: The Kids in the Crowd (Prime Video documentary, July 8)

21:53 – The Hot Wheels movie is definitely happening

NOT Coming Soon

24:58 – Neil Druckmann leaves The Last of Us ahead of Season 3

Geek News Proper

25:55 – Michael Madsen, Reservoir Dogs actor, dies at 67

30:02 – Julian McMahon, Nip/Tuck, Fantastic Four, FBI: Most Wanted, dies at 56

31:03 – Keith David’s heartwarming reaction to learning he will get a Hollywood Walk of Fame star

32:35 – Xbox exec suffers bout of terminal LinkedIn brain, suggests folks laid off by Microsoft use AI to ”reduce the emotional and cognitive load that comes with job loss”

35:35 – Twenty Thousand Hertz: The Music of Jeopardy podcast, and these videos: inside the sound of Jeopardy, Behind the boom mic at SNL, and At Disneyland, sound is the magic

Reviews and Recommendayshes

37:39 – Jurassic World Rebirth

47:54 – Superman

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Pol, Kirsten, and Bud talk patriotism, more remakes, which blockbuster will win the summer, and somehow…SOMEHOW…we get back in to Star Wars? Quelle surprise!

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

08:14 – Maple Scan

Coming Soon

13:17 – Jaws at IMAX Victoria . . . probably? soon? we hope? there’s a listing page but no times?

14:19 – The Running Man (in theatres November 7)

18:59 – The Fantastic Four: First Steps BTS (in theatres July 25)

23:03 – Project Hail Mary (Lord & Miller, in theatres March 20, 2026)

29:28 – Roofman (in theatres October 10, Bud just heard this story on the Criminal podcast: part I / part II

32:16 – For its 35th anniversary, the original 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie is coming back to theaters with new footage (trailer, in select American theatres Sunday, August 17 & Wednesday, August 20)

42:04 – The Shadow’s Edge (in theatres, but not likely here, August 16)

related: Jackie Chan’ll make a man out of you

43:22 – The Bear renewed for season 5 by FX

48:13 – The Social Network Part II in the works, inspired by WSJ’s The Facebook Files

NOT Coming Soon

52:04 – that Akira live-action movie

Geek News Proper

52:35 – Denis Villeneuve will direct the next James Bond film

56:52 – Prices for the OG Nintendo Switch, its games, and accessories will ”change” in Canada (announcing August 1)

58:06 – Why original kids movies bomb at the box office

1:03:28 – Star Wars and Coca-Cola collaboration will ‘Refresh Your Galaxy’ / full commercial / 1999 Star Wars Pepsi commercial

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

1:07:09 – Vin Diesel teases return of Paul Walker’s character in Fast & Furious 11 (source: the NME)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:08:51 – 28 Years Later (Pol)

1:15:27 – KPop Demon Hunters (Bud)

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Pol, Kirsten, and Bud get real excited for the Fantastic Four (The Thing can grow a rock beard?), The Punisher realistic-ing the Spider-Man universe, and our love of cheesy ’90s teen horror movies.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

05:25 – 16 billion creds leak

Coming Soon

10:46 – The Fantastic Four: First Steps (in theatres July 25)

19:10 – Weapons (in theatres August 8)

22:09 – I Know What You Did Last Summer (in theatres July 18)

24:25 – Akira (37th anniversary 4K rerelease, in theatres July 16)

28:03 – Xbox + AMD: Powering the Next Generation of Xbox

28:59 – The Toxic Avenger (in theatres August 29)

33:55 – Stick (Apple TV+ series, June 4)

35:06 – Jon Bernthal joins Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Brand New Day (in theatres July 31, 2026)

39:38 – Death Stranding animated feature in the works (great BoingBoing title)

40:28 – Thunderbolts* comes to digital July 1 and Blu-ray July 29

41:08 – The first two Netflix Houses will finally open in late 2025

Geek News Proper

45:29 – Blumhouse buys rights to ‘Saw’ franchise

49v15 – Tony Gilroy says James Bond hasn’t had ”a good villain that works in a long time”

55:06 – David Zaslav is getting a pay cut

56:44 – 28 Years Later’s alpha zombie was legally required to wear a prosthetic penis

related: ‘You’d never make Slumdog today’: Danny Boyle on risks, regrets and returning to the undead

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

1:01:27 – David Fincher says ”there is a chaaaAAAaaance” Mindhunter could return as three Netflix movies (source: Variety)

1:01:53 – With Strange New Worlds ending, its showrunner hiiiIIIiiints at a reboot of the original series (source: Nerdist)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:04:51 – Final Destination Bloodlines (Kirsten, bloody featurette)

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Catching up on two weeks of news, the geeks . . . spend way too much time talking about the Smurfs movie, which wasn’t even on the list!

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

03:16 – refreezing Arctic sea ice / handheld console advice

Coming Soon

07:22 – The Naked Gun (in theatres August 1) (Zoner Mary)

07:59 – Superman (in theatres July 11)

related: James Gunn is working on a new Wonder Woman movie ‘right now’

14:32 – Wicked: For Good (in theatres November 21)

16:08 – King of the Hill (season 14 revival trailer, Huly/Disney+, August 4)

17:17 – Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (National Geographic documentary, Disney+, July 10 at 6:00 pm)

21:02 – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (S3 OF FIVE, Paramount+, two-ep premiere July 17)

22:03 – Ironheart (Marvel 6-episode series, Disney+, 6p Pacific June 24)

24:38 – 007 First Light (Playstation, Xbox, Steam, Epic, Switch 2, 2026)

26:28 – The Sandman (Netflix two-part movie, Vol. 1 – July 3, Vol. 2 – July 24)

27:45 – Freakier Friday (in theatres August 8)

31:02 – Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (in theatres October 24)

34:07 – The Phoenician Scheme (Wes Anderson film, came out May 30)

36:41 – The Lost Bus (Apple TV+ film, coming soon, Dir: Paul Greengrass, Producers include: Jamie Lee Curtis, Jason Blum (Blumhouse coproduction w/ Apple Studios), Starring: Matthew McConaughey & America Ferrera)

37:19 – Dave Bautista is making a game and cartoon about a Cat Assassin

semi-related: Nyaight of the Living Cat (animated series, based off a 2020 manga, Crunchyroll, July 6)

NOT Coming Soon

40:56 – Scarlett Johansson asked for her executive producer credit to be removed from Thunderbolts*

41:54 – Nintendo delays The Legend of Zelda movie (by like six weeks: May 7, 2027)

Geek News Proper

42:36 – Nintendo says the Switch 2 is its fastest-selling console of all time

44:15 – SAG-AFTRA Video Game Strike Suspended June 11 (Zoner Ewan)

44:29 – Daily Show staffer on triumph at Pedro Pascal look-alike contest: ‘It’s Been Insane’ (PEDRO#5, interview with Jon Stewart!)

45:16 – Naughty Dog owner Sony files opposition to ‘naughty cat’ trademark application, says ‘dog’ and ‘cat’ are ‘highly similar’

related: The Last of Us Season 3 will focus on Abby

related: Nanaimo’s Pride colours, plus The Last of Us

50:01 – How Edible (Arrangements) responded when called ‘hot garbage’ on Sirens

50:35 – Brian Wilson died last week while we were yelling about Star Wars

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

51:33 – Nosferatu’ Director Robert Eggers sets A Christmas Carol remake at Warner Bros., Willem Dafoe eeeEEEyyyEEEd for Scrooge (source: Variety)

Listener mailbag ([email protected])

52:17 – Zoner Shane: giving The Phantom Menace its due

related: Star Wars ”looks terrible” in screening of long lost original 1977 version

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:11:39 – Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster (Pol)

1:13:52 – Materialists (Pol)

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