The Geek-out Podcast

Thanks for your patience while we were stupidly busy last week. Bud talks about the website behind the busy-ness, he and Pol review Godzilla Minus Zero (bring earplugs, have a fresh Minus One watch, and ENJOY), and we memorialize some incredible talent in a terrible fortnight of deaths. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 07:31 – new website! Coming Soon 14:51 – Rings Rings Rings: The Rings of Power (S3, Lord of The Rings series, Prime Video, November 11) 18:05 – Werwulf (Aaron, Taylor, and Johnson, Lily-Rose Depp, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Ineson, 4:3?, in theatres Christmas Day, obvy) 19:29 – Cunk on Cinema (Netflix series, November 15) 23:32 – Death Stranding: Isolations (Kojima Productions, Hulu/Disney+, 2027) 24:23 – Above the Below (Idris Alba, in theatres December 4) 27:00- Slayground (A24, in theatres January 29) 28:42 – Robert Pattinson says he’s ”so happy” that Steven Soderbergh will complete filming on The Batman 2 30:14 – The Batman Part 2 characters spoiled by Heidi Klum’s Hallowe’en costume 32:59 – New Alien movie in the works with Ridley Scott and writer Aaron Guzikowski NOT Coming Soon 34:13 – Taika Waititi’s Star Wars film is the latest to hit the buffers Geek News Proper 35:57 – Patrick Stewart dies at 96 42:22 – Walter Koenig dies at 90 44:26 – Eric Bauza dead at 46 (hypertensive cardiovascular disease) (Zoner Mary) RUMOURS and HEARSAY 48:30 – The Penguin showrunner Lauren LeFranc in taaaAAAaaalllkkksss to produce Poison Ivy TV series (source: ”sources”) 49:04 – Sandra Hüller seeeEEEeeettt for cameo in Avengers: Doomsday (source: THR; no Marvel confirmation) 50:03 – Connor Storrie maaaAAAaaayyy join the MCU as the villain in Ghost Rider (source: ”Knight Edge Media?”) Reviews and Recommendayshes 54:30 – Godzilla: Minus Zero (Pol & Bud) 1:11:59 – …and, Pol finished Widow’s Bay! Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail [email protected] Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Wandering off on a few tangents, Kirsten, Pol, & Bud geek out about Raimi Bros, the Nic-aissance, cartoon football, and cultural insensitivity. Coming Soon 12:29 – Your Dearest, Darkest Friend with Ted Raimi (interview series, the ”Screambox” streaming service, October 30) 23:36 – Best Pancakes in the County (in theatres AND VOD November 20) (Zoner Darren) 25:21: True Detective S5 casts Nicolas Cage and Antonio Banderas (preproduction, filming 2027) 27:39 – The Beekeeper 2 (Amazon MGM film, in theatres January 15) 29:52 – Super Bowl LXI (61) Star Wars Funday Football w/ C-3PO 32:37 – The Rings of Power (Amazon series, S3, November 11) Geek News Proper 37:04 – The Simpsons resurrects Apu after nearly a decade of silence (he and his wife voiced by Indian actors Sunil Malhotra and Janina Gavankar) 40:28 – Dungeon Crawler Carl: Matt Dinniman interview Reviews and Recommendayshes 43:54 – Street Fighter (Bud) 52:02 – Below (Kirsten) 1:02:37 – You Can See Everything (Pol) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail [email protected] Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Kirsten, and Bud geek out about spoopy movies, fantasy movies, comedy series, and bring it back around to spoopy series. Plus, Bud bluescreen chat you won’t understand. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 13:43 – New watch alert! Coming Soon 21:01 – The Exorcist: Martyrs (dir: Mike Flanagan, starring Scarlett Johansson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, John Leguizamo, and more, March 12) 27:13 – Blade Runner 2099 (Prime Video SERIES, November 25, still orange) 29:07 – Godzilla Minus Zero (Godzilla Day early access November 3, in theatres November 6) related: Godzilla Minus Zero popcorn bucket, actually coming to Canada 34:49 – Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew (Greta Gerwig, Netflix film, in theatres February 12, on Netflix April 2) 39:30 – Model Citizen (Aaron Eckhart, no theatrical run, VOD November 3) 39:56 – I Kill The Bear (Crave series, November 6) 42:07 – The Last Temptation of Becky (in theatres November 5) 43:14 – Being Heumann (based on the true story of Judy Heumann, token theatrical run November 6, Apple TV November 13) 45:35 – Ryan Coogler’s X-Files reboot gets Hulu series order 46:43 – Dungeon Crawler Carl live-action TV series starts filming in 2027 48:54 – A Jack the Ripper time-travel comedy series is coming from the creators of Archer NOT Coming Soon 51:06 – Daredevil: Born Again S3 is its last (Bud’s a month late on this) 52:12 – Nicolas Cage says he’s ‘probably not’ working with Amazon again Geek News Proper 57:02 – RJ Mitte — Walter White Jr in Breaking Bad — dies at 34 59:46 – Rivian Hallowe’en Mode (w/ Bill Murray and Slimer) 1:00:46 – Jim Henson’s Creature Shop (NY) now offering Saturday tours (starting at $150 USD) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:03:12 – Queen Budapest (Bud) 1:10:31 – Avatar: Seven Havens (first coupla eps) (Bud) related: Avatar Kuruk: Wave of Chaos (NEW animated series from the Avatarverse, in production) (announced the day Avatar: Seven Havens dropped) related: Seven Havens’ treatment of Korra ‘shatters’ her voice actor, Janet Varney Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail [email protected] Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Kirsten, Bud and, eventually, Pol geek out about another Friday the 13th, an other mommy who isn’t Other Mommy, the smells of Tomorrowland, and we spoil Lanterns S1 but good. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 03:01 – The Kindness Mob Coming Soon 05:52 – VisionQuest (Marvel series, Disney+, next Wednesday, October 14) related: Hu Dis? 07:50 – Phony (Disney+ series, October 20) 10:00 – Ebenezer (Johnny Depp, Rupert Grint, Ian McKellen, in theatres November 13) 11:15 – Crystal Lake (Friday the 13th series, A24-produced, Peacock, October 15) 13:05 – The Beast (Samuel L. Jackson is the president, in theatres October 9) 15:14 – Sesame Street movie in the works at Netflix 18:31 – The Game of Thrones movie has an official release date (June 1, 2029) 19:05 – Jennifer Lawrence teaming up with Zach Cregger for sci-fi thriller The Flood (August 11, 2028) 19:56 – EB Games Canada to get Nintendo’s first store-within-a-store in North America (Zoner Kaitlyn) NOT Coming Soon 23:40 – John Mulaney’s stand-up show in Victoria postponed from November 12 to March 5, “due to a soon-to-be-announced TV commitment” 24:37 – The Emmy Awards are moving to Prime Video in 2027 (free-to-watch tho’, interesting) 25:02 – Autopia going away February 1 if they don’t go electric Geek News Proper 29:50 – Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery will be named Skydance related: David Zaslav bids farewell to industry he helped destroy related: James Gunn and Peter Safran survived the Skydance bloodbath 34:46 – Captain America No. 1 kept in a cardboard box for 80 years sells for $716,750 USD RUMOURS and HEARSAY 38:52 – It SOOOUUUNDS LIIIIIIKE we’re getting a Ghostbusters Christmas movie (source: Daniel Richtman / Ghostbusters News) Listener mailbag ([email protected]) 40:28 – Zoner Ewan: practical superpowers Reviews and Recommendayshes 55:26 – Lanterns S01 (Kirsten) 59:01 – Primetime (Pol) 1:03:35 – Resident Evil (Kirsten & Bud) 1:18:31 – Lanterns S01 (Pol & Bud) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail [email protected] Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Missing a sickieBud, Kirsten & Pol geek out about cowboys, melty faces, and immobile writers, then have a giggle or a ”woo!” or an, ”aw, you thought of me!” to Zoner Ewan’s e-mails. Coming Soon 07:44 – The Rescue (in theatres January 29) 10:19 – Clayface (in theaters October 23) 12:53 – Paper Tiger (Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Miles Teller, in theatres November 13) 14:34 – Day Drinker (in theatres March 26) 16:47 – Verity (Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, and Josh Hartnett, theaters October 2) 19:38 – something something Gremlins (October 6, 2028 or June 10, 2028. it said 10.6.28, so WHO KNOWS?) 22:38 – The actors behind C-3PO and R2-D2 reportedly hated each other More Star Wars news but it’s RUMOURS and HEARSAY 25:36 – Far From Home/No Way Home director Jon Watts to direct new Star Wars movie (source: Gizmodo) Geek News Proper 29:28 – Freddy loves cinema!, and the Academy Museum horror exhibition (September 26, 2026–July 25, 2027, in Los Angeles) 30:13 – Al’s Brain in 3D (Bud couldn’t get it to work on desktop, but on his phone, it works with anaglyph [red/blue] 3D glasses, with a phone-sized VR headset, or by crossing your eyes!) 31:21 – Elizabeth Holmes / Theranos / You Can See Everything: halfway house / ”graphic nudity?” Listener mailbag ([email protected]) 35:53 – Zoner Ewan: Zach Braff wanted to direct Wonder Man S2 before… Reviews and Recommendayshes 43:53 – Forgotten Island (Bryan) I guess, sure…maybe I’m racially biased though? Definitely a lot of Filipino Leo pointing. But as fair of a review as I can give it: the animation was fantastic and the story had a lot of heart. I don’t know if I’d call it my favourite animated film, but it was definitely worth the watch. 45:05 – Avengers: Endgame (Encore) (Bryan) 100% one you can either read about or look for clips online and not have to buy a ticket. But it was pretty cool seeing Endgame on the big screen again. They changed absolutely nothing with the main movie, which is good (but I kinda wish I knew that going it because I needed to pee halfway through but was scared I’d miss an added scene). The additional footage came right at the end (four, to be exact). I enjoyed them (I think I enjoyed the third one most). But if you wanna know about those, they’re pretty much all over the internet. Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail [email protected] Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

While sickie Kirsten rests up, Pol & Bud geek out about Once Upon Another Time in Hollywood, awkward documentaries, being eaten by a whale, and having your heart broken by a dinosaur. We also R&R some wonderful movies. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 03:56 – swallowable battery Coming Soon 10:44 – The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth (Tarantino, Netflix film, in IMAX only, November 25, later on Netflix, December 23) 13:36 – You Can See Everything (Nathan Fielder documentary on Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos, in theatres October 16) 16:47 – Wife and Dog (dir: Guy Ritchie, stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Rosamund Pike, and Anthony Hopkins, in theatres February 19) (Zoner Ewan) 18:17 – Whalefall (in theatres October 16) 20:51 – IT: Welcome to Derry (S2 teaser, no date yet) 22:06 – Littlefoot (animation test shot, in production) 23:49 – Seth MacFarlane Sings The Muppets (just dropped on the 18th) 25:08 – Mark Hamill is Darkwing Duck in a new Disney+ animated series NOT Coming Soon 27:05 – 007 First Light significantly delayed on Nintendo Switch 2 (March 27, May 27, later this summer, now March 2027 . . . been out on other platforms since May 27) Geek News Proper 28:52 – Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (opening night photo) 31:21 – The BBC has launched a competitive tender for the next chapter of Doctor Who (Zoner Ewan) Reviews and Recommendayshes 33:255 – The Transformers: The Movie (40th Anniversary Apology Tour) + Optimus Prime: Awakening (Bud) 42:57 – Resident Cregger (Pol) 50:05 – 4Kira (Bud) 55:00 – just a li’l Lanterns talk Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail [email protected] Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Kirsten, Pol, and Bud geek out about progressively spoopier films coming soon, spoopy movies in R&R, and the not-so-spoopy Emmy Awards. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 08:29 – free game for blood Coming Soon (cheery to spoopy) 10:33 – The Cat in the Hat (2D/3D-lookin’ hybrid, November 6) 11:31 – Avatar: Seven Havens (Paramount+ series, October 9) 12:14 – Optimus Prime: Awakening (clip, 12-minute CG short attached to The Transformers: The Movie 40th anniversary tour rerelease, this Thursday, September 17) 14:28 – Ghosts: The Possession of Button House (in theatres October 23) 16:25 – Below (spoopy iceberg Netflix film, set in Newfoundland, Josh Hartnett, October 8) 17:39 – Carrie (Prime Video series, October 7) 18:10 – Other Mommy (James Wan, Jessica Chastain, in theatres October 9) 20:59 – Blair Witch somethin’ somethin’ (presumably in theatres September 24, 2027) 22:56 – PlayStation severs partnership with Hideo Kojima, Physint will launch on Xbox (announced 2024, action/espionage game, spiritual successor to Metal Gear games) Geek News Proper 24:50 – Emmy Awards Reviews and Recommendayshes 30:51 – Lanterns, up to episode 5 (Bud and Pol) 35:35 – The Whisper Man, with Adam Scott (Kirsten) 37:29 – Hokum, with Adam Scott (Kirsten) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail [email protected] Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol ‘n Bud geek out about all things Zelda, many things Godzilla, coupla things Resident Evil, and some surprise R&Rs! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 06:59 – our Canadian Wolverine Coming Soon 08:34 – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo Switch 2 [AND SWITCH 1??!?] November 5, Zelda Switch 2 console October 29, full Direct, gameplay) 18:39 – Godzilla Minus Zero (IMAX trailer, November 6) 20:17 – Remain (M. Night Shyamalan and Nicholas Sparks, author of The Notebook, Jake Gyllenhaal and Phoebe Dynevor, Valentine’s Day 2027) 21:13 – East of Eden (Florence Pewpew, spoops, Netflix, October 1) 22:45 – Artificial (Andrew Garfield is Sam Altman, scored by Damon Albarn) 23:56 – Portal to Hell (coming soon, only screening right now) 25:59 – You Can See Everything (in theatres October whoknows) 28:28 – Brailled It (only screening right now) (Zoner Ewan) 31:25 – Queen Budapest (4K remaster of 1987/2012 cold war concert film, shut down Hungary’s film production for a week due to 17 of their filmmakers and all available 35mm cameras being dedicated to this project, in theatres October 7, at IMAX Victoria October 7–11) 33:10 – The Last of Us (game) will continue after the HBO show’s third season (show) NOT Coming Soon 34:35 – Nicolas Cage Reacts to Spider-Noir cancellation Geek News Proper 35:56 – The Russos started filming Avengers: Doomsday without a finished script because they just love improv too dang much 39:29 – Zach Cregger admits he was ‘naive’ to assume Resident Evil fans would approve of him avoiding a direct adaptation of the games 42:19 – Star Trek 60th anniversary popcorn bucket Reviews and Recommendayshes 46:00 – Coyote vs Acme (Pol) 49:01 – It Ends (Kirsten) 52:00 – Dungeon Crawler Carl (book) (Kirsten) 59:50 – Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie (Pol) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail [email protected] Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

On this tight ‘n bright pod, Pol & Bud geek out about video game movies, video game LEGO, awful terrible social media, the Flintstones, and Vin Diesel singing? And no, he didn’t see nipples. 🍄 Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 01:53 – Weird Al’s Brain Coming Soon 11:48 – Street Fighter (in theatres October 16) 13:57 – The Social Reckoning (in theatres October 9) 22:10 – Unabomber (Netflix, September 25) 22:55 – 12 12 12 (Anthony Mackie, Jamie Dornan, Apple TV series, November 13) 25:00 – Fjord (Neon film, in theatres October 9) 26:45 – Ryan Gosling to produce Bamm-Bamm movie 30:37 – LEGO 21371: Wallace & Gromit ($140 CAD, October 1, pre-orders open video) Geek News Proper 34:28 – Peter Cullen dies age 95 38:00 – Vin Diesel puts his tough-guy persona aside to sing a mournful Dolly Parton tribute 39:20 – surprising box office results Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail [email protected] Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

We celebrate some legends, and (hopefully) don’t screw up their death tributes too much. We’ve since learned that Tim Curry died the same day as Dolly Parton, but his team waited until the next day to share the news. 😭 Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 04:58 – Big Walk Coming Soon 09:12 – Avengers Endgame: A̶g̶a̶i̶n̶ Encore (in theatres — IMAX and ”Infinity Vision” — September 25, w/ Doomsday peek) 12:06 – Wildwood (in theatres October 23) 13:08 – The cast of Murderbot S2 is ridiculously stacked 15:20 – Dave Bautista will play Kratos in God Of War TV series 16:54 – DC’s Jimmy Olsen TV show has its official title, cast, and more Geek News Proper 21:27 – Dolly Parton has died, age 80 (Zoner Ewan) 29:44 – Tim Curry, also dead at 80 37:34 – The race to buy premium tickets to Dune: Part Three has led to crashed sites, scalpers, and angry fans 39:45 – Masters of the Universe is a massive hit on streaming 42:11 – Kit Harington replaces Nicholas Hoult as Gilderoy Lockhart in Harry Potter season *2*, reprising voice role (Zoner Ewan) 45:04 – Robert Downey Jr. Auditioned for Doctor Doom in 2005’s Fantastic Four Reviews and Recommendayshes – None, but we talk about stuff we should be watching 😉 Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail [email protected] Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast