New year, same nonsense. We catch up on Marvel trailers, Batman rumors, Stranger Things drama, and the never ending wait for good TV to come back. Add in some movie rants, social media chaos, and a reminder that we are absolutely not experts, and you’ve got Episode 276.
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One Battle After Another
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Tarantino called Paul Dano “weak sauce” and we had feelings about it. We also got into Jordan Peele’s whole tension kingdom, ScarJo possibly turning into a Batman villain, and why every new adaptation either cooks or collapses. Plus a breakdown of the wild Warner Bros. bidding war, and the usual Apple TV praise we can’t seem to stop giving. Another chaotic news cycle, another week of us laughing through it.
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House of Guiness
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This week the mute button wins again as we spiral through Snyderverse rumors, the death of the Last Ronin movie, and why Ben Affleck might secretly be the best Batman. We talk Heat 2 casting chaos, Rush Hour 4 getting resurrected for questionable reasons, Scarlett Johansson jumping into an Exorcist flick, and FX turning Far Cry into a show even though none of us remember the plot. Jonni refuses to watch demon movies at home, the 3D printers stage a revolt, and we realize we’re officially old. Tune in, laugh, judge us.
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This week on Casual Nerds, Jonni and Juac go off the rails in all the right ways. We accidentally solve a Storage Wars crime, give Zachary Levi yet another reason to block us, Michael Jackson impersonator chaos, and a completely unnecessary deep dive into who should never play Black Panther.
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Down Cemetary Road
Pluribus
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This one’s messy—in the best way. We talk AI videos that look like drunk fever dreams, Miami Vice getting dragged out the grave again, and Jared Leto popping into an empty theater like a sad magician.
There’s yelling at ChatGPT, and the usual Gen Z slander (apparently “thank you” is canceled now?).
Basically, it’s dumb news, smart jokes, and just enough chaos to make you question why you still trust technology.
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Mayor of Kingstown S4
The Perfect Neighbor
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Comic-Con was lit. We saw panels for Marvel, Mortal Kombat, and a new show called The Beauty. Highlights:
• Marvel Zombies — 4 episodes. Not canon. But Blade + Moon Knight powers? Dope.
• X-Men '97 — New showrunners. Same as the first showrunners. Trailer was sick.
• Daredevil Season 2 — trailer blew up. Jessica Jones shows. It’s bigger, wilder, leads into Brand New Day. Season 3 also confirmed.
• Wonder Man — meta AF. An actor chasing a superhero life? Could end up with actual powers.
• Vision Quest — most of this one’s inside Vision’s head. He’s wrestling with all his AIs (Jarvis, FRIDAY, Karen, Ultron, Edith), and one of his kids might still be alive.
• Mortal Kombat 2 — they dropped a 5-min clip. We get realm traveling (Baraka’s realm seen), a more humorous tone, and a deeper Johnny Cage journey.
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We argued why The Batman stays Elseworlds, side-eyed a Catwoman spinoff, and poured one out for Colin Farrell’s Emmy. Then we dunked on Peacemaker’s Nazi-verse twist (and the Fortnite emote that got smoked), plus Bond going “unknown,” Tom Holland’s concussion halt, and a totally normal detour into Denver Airport conspiracies.
Quick hits:
• “BBC Jesus Christ” and other phrases we can’t put on merch
• Peacemaker S2E6: hype vs actually good
• Avengers: Doomsday date set; we’re already exhausted
PS: No, we didn’t mix that BeatBox + Cutwater + BuzzBall abomination. We just judged it.
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In this episode we discuss The Emmys; Jonni shares his thoughts on “Weapons”; “The Smash Machine” starring Dwayne Johnson is receiving poor reviews; “Dave” is not coming back for fourth season; “Mr & Mrs Smith” has been halted; Michael Cain coming out of retirement; and much more.
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Task - HBO
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Blazer Ramon himself came by the studio and it felt like old times!
In this episode we discuss the announcement of the Superman sequel “Man of Tomorrow”; Alani Ritchson confirming he has been in talks with DC; Activision passed on a Steven Spielberg directed ‘Call of Duty’ film; Dwayne Johnson claims he was “pigeon holed” into being an action star; Sophie Turner playing Lara Croft in ‘Tomb Raider’ series; and much more.
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In this episode we discuss James Gunn’s filming plans for DC; Brandon Sklenar’s Batman casting rumor and if he would be a good fit; “The Long Walk” viewing experience during a preview of the movie; Channing Tatum says Gambit’s accent will be toned down for Doomsday; Ben Stiller will not direct an episode for season 3 of ‘Severance’; and much more.
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This week on Casual Nerds, Hollywood served up more drama than an actual script.
• Avengers: Doomsday – Rumors say RDJ and Ryan Reynolds went full diva slap-fight, and Marvel’s solution was possibly: “Bet, you two don’t play together anymore.”
• Weapons – Marketed as horror, served as thriller, garnished with awkward laughs. Half the crowd called it movie of the year, the other half wanted refunds.
• Stephen King – Turns out childhood trauma makes for a hell of a career move. The Long Walk and The Life of Chuck are next up on the adaptation conveyor belt.
• Batman 2 – Robin might get shoved in to make the DCU fit, but we’re not buying it. Gunn’s vision vs. studio meddling = chaos incoming.
• MCU Gossip – Tramell Tillman joins Spider-Man, Florence Pugh might be back with her widow’s bite, and Jonathan Majors is apparently still on Marvel’s Christmas card list.
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In this episode we discuss the UFC / Paramount+ deal worth $7.7 BILLION!; We banter about the Twisted Metal TV series; The Batman 2 is rumored to exclude Zoe Kravitz plus more DCU talk; Weapons director wrote a Batman inspired script titled “Henchmen”; HULU is officially ending; Juac gives a spoiler free review of “Weapons”.
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Chief of War
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Alright, in this episode we bounce around a bit—AI, social media trends, random life stuff—but the real juice is all about the latest Marvel and DC movie news. The crew dives into the new Fantastic 4 flick, throws some shade (and some love) at Taika Waititi directing Judge Dredd, and unpacks all the casting rumors and plot teases from the MCU and DCU.
Quick hits:
• The Sydney Sweeney x American Eagle ad drama takes center stage. We shut down the Nazi imagery claims—says it’s a reach.
• Taika’s officially doing Judge Dredd and everyone’s kinda like… “Will the goofy vibes work for this one?”
• The Fantastic 4 reboot is getting solid praise—great characters, solid writing—but a few folks wish it dug a little deeper.
• Marvel boss Kevin Feige’s got a whole seven-year MCU roadmap cooked up: reboot with Franklin Richards, fresh takes on Blade and X-Men, and a pivot toward younger fans and heroes like Spidey.
• Over in DC land, James Gunn’s teasing multiverse madness, maybe a new Batman, and upcoming shows like Peacemaker (yep, it’s back) and Creature Commandos.
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Day of the Jackal
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We discussed a Superman and its opening weekend numbers; Emmy nominations released; Taylor Sheridan possibly snubbed by Emmy’s; Harry Potter series begins filming; all this and more!
We end with a spoiler filled conversation about “Superman”
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Dept. Q
Smoke
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We discussed an early review of James Gunn’s Superman; Amazon’s James Bond receives a new director; ‘The Odyssey’ trailer leaks on the internet; Street Fighter casting gets…strange; Spaceballs 2 confirmed with original cast members returning; Will Smith confirmed another huge movie he turned down; all this and more!
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Superman (2025)
Squid Games S3
Stick
Smoke
Ironheart
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We discussed Netflix’s first TUDUM event highlighting upcoming content; Rumored changes to Superman ahead of its release; Chris Hemsworth’s message to Thor fans and its strange timing; True Detective creator teases possible return of Season 1 characters; Kuest tells us his thoughts o. The new Mission Impossible; all this and more!
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We discussed the Avengers movies being delayed; Rumors of Mark Ruffalo returning as Bruce Banner in Spider-Man 4; Ryan Reynolds pitches R-Rated Star Wars film to Disney; HBO lists The Penguin as a limited series, killing hopes of a second season; The Last of Us Season 3 confirmed to be “The Abby Story”; Street Fighter movie castings; Harry Potter series hire their big 3 actors; all this and more!
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We discussed the hate surrounding “The Last of Us” Season 2; studios investing in outdated franchises; DCU timelines; “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” rumored villains; “Thunderbolts*” director in talks to direct X-Men; all this and more!
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