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This week on The Nerdpocalypse we break down the biggest nerd news of the week! Danny McBride's G.I. Joe reboot finally gets real story details; Duke leads a squad of Joes into Springfield, a quaint American town from Larry Hama's comics that's secretly entirely run by Cobra. McBride confirms it will NOT be a comedy, but a grounded suspense/action film inspired by the 1980s cartoon and comics, dit...

This week on The Nerdpocalyspe we discuss the big news from the film and television industry. After over a decade in development, 24 Jump Street is finally happening — Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, and Ice Cube are all in talks to return at Sony Pictures. Rodney Rothman, who co-wrote 22 Jump Street and directed Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, is directing from a script he co-wrote with Hill and M...

The Nerdpocalypse breaks down War Machine 2 officially confirmed at Netflix, Alan Ritchson and director Patrick Hughes returning after the original cracked Netflix's all-time top 10 most popular films list. Amazon kills the Stargate series from franchise veteran Martin Gero after a 20-week writers room and UK pre-production were already completed. Amazon execs reportedly feared it wouldn't appeal...

The week on The Nerdpocalypse we break down thoughts on "The Bride!" and discusses whether this latest action thriller delivers. Fast & Furious is expanding to television with a new series in development at Peacock—we analyze whether the franchise can work on TV and what Vin Diesel's involvement means for the show. Chris Cantwell has been confirmed as writer and executive producer for HBO's La...

Nerdpocalypse dives into what we've been watching! We break down Gary, The Bear's surprise standalone episode that dropped ahead of Season 5. This hour-long flashback follows Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) and Mikey (Jon Bernthal) on a road trip to Gary, Indiana which was co-written by the actors themselves. We discuss whether this emotional prequel adds depth to the series or just treads water befor...

The Nerdpocalypse breaks down another Planet of the Apes reboot! Matt Shakman (Fantastic Four: First Steps, WandaVision) is directing with Josh Friedman writing—but this WON'T continue Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Instead, it's a fresh original story, abandoning the planned Kingdom trilogy despite its $397 million box office and positive reviews. We discuss why 20th Century Studios keeps reb...

The Nerdpocalypse breaks down major franchise news from CinemaCon 2026 and beyond! Paramount confirms Star Trek is returning to theaters, The Blair Witch Project is getting a reboot from Lionsgate and Blumhouse, with original creators Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick executive producing. Marvel is re-releasing Avengers Endgame on September 25, 2026, with brand-new footage shot specifically for th...

After 20 years of development hell, Metal Gear Solid is finally becoming a movie with Final Destination: Bloodlines directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein attached, and Hideo Kojima doesn't appear to be part of the production. Netflix greenlights Extraction 3 with Chris Hemsworth and Idris Elba returning for summer 2026 production in Sydney and Europe, continuing Tyler Rake's story from the Ext...

This week on The Nerdpocalypse, the guys return to talk Scream 7, Send Help, Project Hail Mary, Daredevil Born Again season 2, Firefly might be returning, Punisher: One Last Kill poster and release date, Wonder Man season 2 is officially happening, details about Jimmy Olsen spin-off DC series, first look at Star Fox in Super Mario Galaxy, Himesh Patel cast as co-lead in new X-files series, Disney...

The 2026 Oscars happened. We break down the winners, snubs, and surprises. Plus: A24 is remaking Bloodsport with Michaela Coel writing and directing (yes, really). Max Landis got his G.I. Joe script rejected by Paramount. David Zaslav is walking away with $887 million from the WBD sale to Paramount while everyone else loses their jobs. Also: Trailers for Jack Ryan: Ghost War, Dune 3, and Spider-Ma...

Arnold Schwarzenegger just announced he's working on Commando 2, a new Predator film, and King Conan. The action legend is coming back to his most iconic franchises. Are we excited? Cautiously optimistic? Deeply skeptical? All of the above. Plus: The Bear will end after Season 5. What if the Oscars had a "Best Casting" category (and who would've won)? Trailers for The Boys final season, Beef Seaso...

Hollywood is consolidating at lightning speed and franchises are expanding everywhere — but not everyone's happy about it. This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast: Game of Thrones is getting a theatrical movie (yes, really), the God of War TV series creator just called his the upcoming show "dumb" and "terrible," based on seeing a first image released and Paramount just won a $110 billion bidding w...

This week on The Nerdpocalypse we talk everything from the Ryan Coogler X-Files reboot to Paramount sweetening their deal for WB to Sony's Spider-Man extended universe reboot, and more. TV & Streaming News: Ryan Coogler (Black Panther, Sinners) is bringing The X-Files back to life with Danielle Deadwyler (The Piano Lesson) as the lead in Hulu's highly anticipated reboot. We break down what thi...

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return for a short show to talk about Jason Momoa starring in an upcoming Helldivers movie by Justin Lin, Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are returning for another movie in their "Mummy" series in 2028, Dan Tractenberg (Predator: Badlands) signs a first look deal with Paramount, trailers for "War Machine," and "The Adventures of Cliff Booth." CHECKE...

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss His&Hers series on Netflix, the newly released Netflix film The Rip, Marvel's new Spotlight series Wonder Man, live-action Gundamn movie in the works, Ted Lasso season 4 release update, Oscar nominations, trailers for Atropia, Super Mario Galaxy, Invincible season 4, Maul: Shadow Lord, Neighbors, Daredevil Reborn season 2, and...

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss Martin Lawrence's return to stand-up, God of War tv series casting, first look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft for the upcoming Tomb Raider series, McG is rebooting Baywatch, White House is mad about Star Trek having women in it, 50 Cent building a huge G-Unit Studio in Louisiana, big shakeups over at Lucasfilm, and much more! CHECK...

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast the guys return to discuss the limited series His & Hers, the Golden Globes, Paramount's inability to accept no for an answer from Warner Bros, trailers for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters season 2, The Mummy, and more. CHECKED OUT His & Hers Predator Badlands The Smashing Machine Fantastic 4 TOPICS - Section 1 Golden Globes TOPICS - Section 2 Paramount S...

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss Roofman, Marty Supreme, Sebastian Stan joins The Batman sequel, opposite Robert Pattison, Tom Cruise worked on the latest Star War film, is Jordan Peele coming to work in the MCU to work on Blade?, discussion on the four Avengers: Doomsday trailers that have hit theaters, trailers for Wonder Man, The Death of Robin Hood, They Will...

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast (last episode of 2025), the guys return to discuss the new Running Man adaptation, F1, Wake Up Dead Man (Knives Out 3), James Cameron discusses his Terminator series reboot, A Different World sequel series coming to Netflix, Youtube will host the Academy Awards starting in 2029 and ending in 2033, Disney inks deal with OpenAI to use its characters in Sora, WB...

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss Bugonia, first look and tease trailer for the upcoming Street Fighter adaptation, Quentin Tarantino goes after Paul Dano for some strange reason, James Gunn makes a really great point on the upcoming Supergirl, Paramount attempts a hostile takeover of WB, our first Supergirl trailer, and much more! CHECKED OUT Ready or Not Bugonia...

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to talk in-depth about the breaking news of Netflix moving forward with its acquisition of Warner Bros Studio, the hosts also talk the film Sovereign, The Long Walk, Last Samurai Standing, Tron Ares, The Beast in Me, first look at posters for Spider-Noir, God of War series gets some updates, Assassin's Creed series gets an update, Justin Lin...

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss a little more about the Predator franchise, Frankenstein (2025), One Battle After Another, The Beast in Me, new Stargate series coming to Amazon, The Simpsons has a new dedicated channel on Disney+, David Fincher's American Squid Game filming in 2026, live-action trailer for Moana, and much more. CHECKED OUT Predator Badlands (quic...

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss Down Cemetery Road, Vince Gilligan's Pluribus, House of Dynamite, Predator Badlands, Mass Effect series coming to Amazon gets some updates, Jimmy Olsen show coming the DCU, HBO is working on adapting Alan Moore's V for Vendetta, Trump administration putting their thumb on the scale of the Warner Bros sale, trailers for Primate, Mer...

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss Slow Horses, The Chair Company, The Lost Bus, The Last Frontier, The Materialists, Peacemaker season 2 finale, Task series finale, Jim Carrey in talks to star in The Jetsons live-action movie, Laurence Fishburne expresses serious interest in playing Charles Xavier in the X-Men reboot in the MCU, upcoming 'Avatar' documentary, Tron:...

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys return to discuss One Battle After Another, Peacemaker S2, Jonathan Majors teasing a possible return as Kang to the MCU, Bradley Cooper eyeing Oceans' series prequel starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Coogler's X-Files reboot gets a significant update, trailers for "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms," "Pluribus," final trailer for "Predator: Badlands," and m...