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) 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 geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast
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