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The Sith List – Episode 534

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Your Week in Geek | October 18–26, 2026

🎬 Box Office

• 🧟 Clayface claws its way to #1! DC’s body-horror film opens with an estimated $24M domestic and $43M worldwide. Can smaller-budget comic-book movies become a bigger part of DC’s future?

• 🎥 You Can See Everything keeps getting bigger! Another $19.5M weekend brings the documentary’s domestic total to $45.1M. Nathan Fielder and Elizabeth Holmes are turning into an unlikely box-office powerhouse.

• 🌲 Wildwood arrives at #3 with approximately $11.6M, while Street Fighter falls to #4 with $8.6M — a steep 72% drop. Did the fighting-game fans all show up opening weekend?

  🍿 Things We Watched

• 🩸 Crystal Lake — continuing our watch

• How is Linda Cardellini’s Pamela Voorhees working for the crew? Is expanding the mythology making this world scarier, or do we prefer the simplicity of the original movies?

• Crew check-in: What else did everyone watch this week?

  ⭐ Star Wars Chit Chat

• 🏛️ Iraj, Les, and Randy visit the Lucas Museum! The guys share their experience, favorite exhibits, and standout moments. What impressed them most—and did it live up to expectations?

• 🏈 Darth Vader tackles Monday Night Football! ESPN’s October 26 programming is set to feature an animated Vader appearance, previewing a bigger Star Wars football crossover planned for 2027. Football and the dark side—who on this crew is the target audience?

• 🎃 Even the galaxy is getting into Halloween. StarWars.com shared a Mandalorian and Grogu-inspired Amani pumpkin project on October 26. Discussion time: what is the creepiest creature or moment in Star Wars?

• 🌊 Daisy Ridley trades space for the deep sea! She’s attached to star in and executive produce a new Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea series at Paramount+, with Akiva Goldsman writing and Matt Shakman directing. A classic sci-fi revival worth diving into?

• 🦸 James Gunn says everything doesn’t need to build toward a crossover. Discussing the DCU, Gunn points to Star Wars as an example of different stories sharing one universe. Do we want a giant master plan—or great individual movies first?

• 🔪 Crystal Lake Season 2? Ideas, yes. Renewal, not yet. In October 19 coverage, creator Brad Caleb Kane discussed a possible continuation with more of the town’s strange residents and a Twin Peaks-influenced approach. Keep this conversation spoiler-light for anyone still watching!

• 😱 Horror keeps carrying its weight. Reuters reports the genre accounts for 18.2% of the North American box office in 2026. With Halloween approaching, what makes a horror movie work for us: atmosphere, practical effects, psychological dread—or a perfectly timed jump scare?

Clayface takes the crown, Crystal Lake keeps the scares coming, Iraj, Les, and Randy visit the Lucas Museum, and Darth Vader heads to football! Add Daisy Ridley’s next adventure and some Halloween debate, and Episode 534 brings another packed Week in Geek! 🚀

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🎬 Box Office

• 🥊 Street Fighter punches its way to #1! The video game adaptation opens with $31M domestic and $51.1M worldwide.

• 🎥 You Can See Everything shocks Hollywood! Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes documentary earns an impressive $15M from just 855 theaters, becoming a surprise box-office hit.

  🍿 Things We Watched

• 🤖 Marvel's VisionQuest – Episodes 1 & 2

• Paul Bettany returns as Vision, with James Spader back as Ultron in a new story exploring identity, family, and humanity.

• Does the series capture the magic of WandaVision, or is Marvel asking too much of its audience?

• 🩸 Crystal Lake – Episode 1

• The Friday the 13th prequel finally arrives on Peacock, with Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees.

• Does the premiere deliver the horror and atmosphere fans have been waiting for?

  ⭐ Star Wars Chit Chat

• 🎬 Jon Favreau reveals new Mandalorian secrets! A new director's commentary for The Mandalorian and Grogu includes 15 behind-the-scenes revelations about the film.

• 🌅 Young Luke Skywalker returns to Tatooine! Greg Pak's Star Wars: The Legend of Beggar's Canyon explores Luke's adventures with Biggs Darklighter before A New Hope.

• 🪖 Boba Fett gets the black, white, and red treatment! Marvel releases its oversized Boba Fett: Black, White & Red Treasury Edition, collecting four bounty-hunting adventures.

• 📚 The High Republic gets a new collection! A slipcase edition brings together stories from Starlight Stories, Tales of Enlightenment, and Survivors of the Stormwall.

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• 🦇 The Batman: Part II gets a surprising director assist! Steven Soderbergh steps in to finish principal photography while Matt Reeves takes a temporary break. James Gunn confirms Reeves remains the film's director.

• 🎃 The Mummy returns! Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz reunite for The Mummy: The Book of the Dead, officially arriving October 15, 2027.

• 🧟 Clayface is getting some serious early buzz! First reactions praise DC's R-rated body-horror movie ahead of its October 22 theatrical release.

• 🔍 Nicolas Cage and Antonio Banderas together?! Banderas joins Cage for True Detective Season 5, set in Jamaica Bay, New York, with production planned for 2027.

• 📺 South Park goes full internet madness! Season 29 takes on the Backrooms, social media trends, and looksmaxxing culture.

• Street Fighter dominates the box office, VisionQuest brings back Vision and Ultron, Crystal Lake unleashes a new chapter of horror, Jon Favreau reveals Mandalorian secrets, and Boo Bits brings Batman, The Mummy, Clayface, True Detective, and South Park — another absolutely packed Week in Geek! 🚀

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🎬 Box Office

• Other Mommy scares its way to #1 with a $27.5M domestic opening and roughly $45.2M worldwide.

• Verity drops to #2 with $11.5M, bringing its domestic total to roughly $53.9M.

• Resident Evil stays alive at #3 with $8.4M and has now climbed past $320M worldwide.

• The Social Reckoning… ouch. Aaron Sorkin’s follow-up opens to just $5.5M domestic and roughly $9M worldwide.

• 🟢 Lanterns – Season Finale

• The season-long mystery finally comes together as John Stewart and Hal Jordan’s story reaches its conclusion.

• The finale leans heavily into character, legacy, and the consequences of everything that came before.

• Did the finale deliver on the promise of the season?

• And after eight episodes — where does Lanterns rank among the new DCU projects so far?

  ⭐ Star Wars Chit Chat

• 🔥 Ezra Bridger’s missing adventure is finally being told. Star Wars: Ahsoka — Escape From Thrawn is a new five-issue Marvel series showing how Ezra escaped Thrawn after Ahsoka Season 1.

• 🚀 Star Wars: Starfighter is getting the full publishing treatment — including an art book, expanded novelization, visual dictionary, kids books, and a Marvel prequel miniseries.

• 📚 Star Wars turns 50 in 2027, and Lucasfilm revealed a wave of anniversary books, including Claudia Gray’s new Leia novel Princess of the Rebellion.

• 🤯 Star Wars + Marvel keeps getting weirder. The Hope Assembles crossover is now tied to a LEGO Ideas challenge inviting fans to create their own Star Wars/Marvel mash-ups.

• NYCC gave us plenty to chew on — Ahsoka, Starfighter, the 50th anniversary, and Marvel crossovers.

  👻 Boo Bits

• 🤖 VisionQuest gets a big NYCC push. Marvel screened the first episode and debuted another trailer ahead of the series premiere.

• 🕵️ Marvel announces Zodiac — a new Disney+ spy thriller reportedly heading into production next year.

• ❌ X-Men ’97 Season 3 footage teases Mystique leading the Brotherhood — and even a possible Rogue and Gambit wedding.

• 🕷️ Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Season 2 is on the way, with Doctor Octopus and the black symbiote entering the picture.

• 🌃 Blade Runner 2099 drops its first full trailer, bringing Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer into the next chapter of the franchise.

• 🩸 Crystal Lake promises to go hard, digging deeper into Pamela and Jason Voorhees while pushing the horror even further.

• Horror owns the box office, Lanterns wraps its first season, Ezra escapes Thrawn, Starfighter expands its universe, and NYCC unloads VisionQuest, X-Men ’97, Spider-Man, Blade Runner, and Crystal Lake — Episode 532 is another packed Week in Geek! 🚀

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🎬 Box Office

• Verity takes #1 with a strong $32.6M domestic opening.
• Resident Evil hangs onto #2 with another $12.5M, pushing its domestic total to roughly $125M.
• Heart of the Beast stays solid at #3 with about $11M.
• Last week’s surprise champ Avengers: Endgame Encore falls to #7 with $4.4M in weekend two.

🍿 Things We Watched

• Lanterns – Episode 8: “Dirt and Stars” — SEASON FINALE
• The central mystery finally gets its answers as John Stewart’s journey comes full circle.
• The finale goes much more character-driven than cosmic, while still setting up some very interesting possibilities for John and the larger DCU.
• So…did Lanterns stick the landing?

⭐ Star Wars Chit Chat

• 🎮 Star Wars: Galactic Racer launches this week.
• The new racing game sends players back to iconic environments with landspeeders, speeder bikes, and podracers.
• 📚 Star Wars Reads returns for October, with another month-long celebration of Star Wars books and storytelling.
• 🎙️ Star Wars Celebration is looking for podcasters and fan outlets to participate in the Holonet News Stage at Celebration Los Angeles 2027.
• With Galactic Racer, Ahsoka Season 2, Starfighter, and Celebration all on the horizon, 2027 is starting to look pretty packed for Star Wars.

👻 Boo Bits

• 🦇 DC is gearing up for New York Comic Con with new panels, announcements, exclusives, and reveals.
• 🦸 Marvel is heading to NYCC too, including new looks at upcoming Marvel Television and Marvel Animation projects.
• 👻 Crystal Lake gets the NYCC spotlight with a first-look screening of the upcoming Friday the 13th prequel series.

• 😱 The Institute Season 2 drops its first trailer as the Stephen King adaptation prepares to return.

Verity conquers the box office, Lanterns wraps Season 1, Star Wars: Galactic Racer hits the track, Celebration comes calling for podcasters, and Boo Bits gets us ready for NYCC, Crystal Lake, Marvel, DC, and spooky season — Episode 531 is loaded! 🚀

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🎬 Box Office

• Avengers: Endgame… #1 again?! Endgame: Encore returns seven years later and wins the weekend with $26M domestic and $86M worldwide.

• Resident Evil holds strong at #2 with $23.3M, pushing its domestic total past $103M.

Things we Watched!

• Widow’s Bay — are we finally, actually done this time?!
• Lanterns – Episode 7: “The Jordan Boys’ Legacy”
• The penultimate episode digs much deeper into Hal Jordan’s past while John Stewart’s investigation moves toward the season finale.
• One episode left — is Lanterns going to stick the landing?

Star Wars Chit Chat

• 🚨 Jon Watts is heading back to the galaxy. The Spider-Man: No Way Home and Skeleton Crew filmmaker is attached to direct a new Star Wars movie written by Simon Kinberg.
• George Lucas says he originally had three more Star Wars movies to make, but ultimately decided to retire from directing instead. So…what exactly would those movies have been?
• 🎮 Star Wars: Zero Company hits a milestone. Industry estimates put the turn-based tactics game at roughly 1 million copies sold in its first month, generating an estimated $50M.

BOO BITS

• 🦇 The Batman: Part II — Robert Pattinson calls Matt Reeves’ sequel “so ambitious” and says it takes a different approach from the first movie.
• 🍄 The Last of Us Season 3 adds John Goodman, plus The Last of Us Part II game actors Laura Bailey and Ian Alexander in new roles.
• 😈 Daredevil: Born Again is coming to an end. Marvel’s Disney+ series will conclude with Season 3 in 2027.
• 🦆 Let’s get dangerous! Disney+ officially greenlights a new Darkwing Duck series with Mark Hamill as Darkwing and Seth Rogen as Launchpad McQuack. TheWrap
• 🖖 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds wraps Season 4 with “Tomorrow’s Enterprise,” setting the stage for the show’s six-episode final season. Den of Geek

Welcome to another episode of The Sith List, where the guys bring you the entire Week in Geek all in one place! 🎙️ From movies and TV to Star Wars, streaming, superheroes, and whatever else the internet decided to lose its mind over this week, we’ve got you covered. No cape required, no homework assigned, just a bunch of geeks talking about the stuff we love. Grab your popcorn and let’s get into it! 🍿🚀👻

🎙️ The Sith List - Episode 529

Another packed Week in Geek is here! The Sith List crew dives into the latest box office battles, streaming hits, Star Wars news, and plenty of pop-culture chaos.

🎬 BOX OFFICE
Resident Evil storms into the #1 spot with a franchise-best $60 million opening, while Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey continue their impressive theatrical runs.

🍿 WHAT WE WATCHED
The crew breaks down what’s worth watching this week across movies and television, from new releases to the latest streaming buzz.

⭐ STAR WARS CHIT CHAT
The Mandalorian and Grogu thrives on streaming, the Lucas Museum celebrates its grand opening, and Dave Filoni confirms the Mortis Gods will be explored in Ahsoka Season 2.

👻 BOO BITS
Marvel’s Wolverine, The Traitors: New Blood, and plenty more make the Week in Geek headlines.

🔥 Plus: more movie news, TV talk, Star Wars updates, and the usual Sith List insanity.

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🎬 Box Office

• Practical Magic 2… Who knew?! Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman conjure up the #1 movie in America with a $30M domestic opening and roughly $46M worldwide.
• The long-awaited sequel finally knocks Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey out of the top spot.
• Is nostalgia officially the most powerful magic at the box office?

• Widow’s Bay — we’re finally, finally almost done!
• Lanterns – Episode 5
• We continue our journey with Hal Jordan and John Stewart as the season heads into its final stretch.

⭐ Star Wars Chit Chat

• Star Wars: Edge of the Abyss is here — Rebecca Roanhorse’s new Reign of the Empire novel and audiobook arrives September 15, narrated by January LaVoy. Set one year before Season 1 of Andor, Edge of the Abyss brings Mon Mothma, Bail Organa, Saw Gerrera and the growing resistance back into the fight against the Empire.

• Lucasfilm Games drops its 2026 sizzle reel, celebrating the past, present and future of Lucasfilm gaming — including Jedi: Survivor, Star Wars Outlaws, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and more.
• The Lucas Museum reviews are in! Early reactions praise its massive celebration of visual storytelling while also debating George Lucas’ unconventional approach to what belongs in an art museum. The museum officially opens September 22 in Los Angeles.

👻 Boo Bits – Your Week in Geek

• The 2026 Emmys! Widow’s Bay dominates with a record-breaking 14 wins, while The Pitt takes Outstanding Drama Series and DTF St. Louis wins Outstanding Limited Series.
• Matthew Rhys makes Emmy history, winning Lead Actor awards for both Widow’s Bay and The Beast in Me.
• Crystal Lake drops its bloody new official trailer — Linda Cardellini stars as Pamela Voorhees in the Friday the 13th prequel series arriving October 15 on Peacock.
• 🗑️ Trailer Trashed — another trailer enters the arena…but will it survive the Sith List crew?

Box-office magic, Widow’s Bay, Lanterns, new Star Wars stories, Lucasfilm gaming, Emmy madness, Crystal Lake, and another trailer gets TRASHED — Episode 528 is loaded! 🚀

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The Sith List is back with Episode 527, and this week is packed with box office records, Star Wars updates, DC drama, and another huge Week in Geek!

The Sith List – Episode 527

• 🎬 Box Office

  • Spider-Man: Brand New Day stays #1 for a sixth straight weekend.

  • The 2026 summer box office sets a new all-time domestic record.

  • The Odyssey continues its huge worldwide run.

• 🍿 What We Watched

  • Lanterns Episode 4 — “The Weenie.”

  • Hal Jordan and John Stewart’s partnership gets tested as the investigation heats up.

• ⭐ Star Wars Chit Chat

  • The Mandalorian and Grogu arrives on Disney+ and digital.

  • The official Mando and Grogu podcast takes fans behind the scenes.

  • LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian lands on Disney+.

  • George Lucas gives fans a new look inside the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.

• 👻 Boo Bits – Your Week in Geek

  • New VisionQuest details with Paul Bettany and James Spader.

  • Spider-Noir canceled after one season.

  • HBO drops another Harry Potter trailer.

  • The Russo Brothers discuss making Avengers: Doomsday without a finished script.

  • Supergirl heads to HBO Max.

• 🎙️ The Sith List

  • Box office records, Lanterns, Star Wars, Marvel, DC, streaming, and another packed Week in Geek!

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The Sith List - Episode 526

This week on The Sith List, the crew dives into another packed Week in Geek filled with box office milestones, Star Wars news, tribute talk, and plenty of pop culture chaos!

🎬 Box Office
Spider-Man: Brand New Day climbs to No. 4 on the all-time worldwide chart, while The Odyssey continues its impressive theatrical run.

⭐ Star Wars Chit Chat
The crew talks Zero Company, the Star Wars Celebration 2027 guest list, and the latest Hayden Christensen and Darth Vader rumors.

👻 Boo Bits
RIP Peter Cullen, Lanterns Episode 3, and more of the biggest stories from another busy Week in Geek.

Join Les, Jay, Boo, and King Tom as they break down the biggest stories in movies, Star Wars, television, and everything happening across geek culture.

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The Sith List - Episode 525
This week on The Sith List, the crew is back with another packed Week in Geek featuring box office dominance, horror reactions, Lanterns, major Star Wars updates, and plenty of Marvel and DC chaos!

🎬 Box Office
Spider-Man: Brand New Day stays at #1 for a fourth straight weekend as it continues its massive worldwide box office run.

🍿 What We Watched
Iraj finally watches the breakout horror hit Obsession, and the crew dives into the latest episode of Lanterns, including Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Sinestro, and the growing Manhunter mystery.

⭐ Star Wars Chit Chat
Maul: Shadow Lord posts impressive Disney+ viewership numbers, The Mandalorian and Grogu heads to Disney+ September 2, and new details reveal that Star Wars: Starfighter takes place in a chaotic post-Rise of Skywalker galaxy with no central governing body. Plus, Ewan McGregor is still talking about a possible return as Obi-Wan Kenobi.

👻 Boo Bits
The Week in Geek brings plenty to talk about, including new Avengers: Doomsday footage, Marvel's new X-Men cast, Ryan Gosling's Ghost Rider, Dave Bautista as Kratos in God of War, Beyond the Spider-Verse, DC's The People v. Gorilla Grodd, and more.

Join the crew as they break down the biggest stories in movies, Star Wars, television, comics, and everything happening across geek culture.

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