In this super-sized return of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by Jon Herzog as they discuss the brief queer moment in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the success of The Mandalorian, new trailers for Gretel & Hansel and The Quiet Place: Part II, and celebrate Indya Moore joining Steven Universe Future as a non-binary character in This Week in Queer.
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BIG OPENING
KEVIN: Marvel’s Kevin Feige teases a trans character is coming soon, or maybe not
JON: Star Wars: ROS’s LGBTQ characters get a backstory, yet their kiss is cut from release in Singapore and Dubai
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DOWN AND NERDY
KEVIN: Midnight Kiss, John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch, Incoming!, X-Men, Doomsday Clock
JON: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Mandalorian, The Morning Show, Schitt’s Creek, Witcher
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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER
New trailer for A Quiet Place: Part II
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THIS WEEK IN QUEER
Steven Universe Future introduces non-binary character voiced by Indya Moore
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CLIP OF THE WEEK
New trailer for Gretel & Hansel
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THE WEEK IN GEEK
MOVIES
• Disney developing Deadpool 3
• Cats is on track to lose $70 million
• New trailer for Tenet
• New trailer for Onward
• New trailer for Dolittle
• Fun Home is being made into a movie
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TV
• Disney+ jumps WandaVision premiere to 2020
• FX developing Stephen King’s Carrie into limited series
• Epix orders series based on Stephen King’s short story Jerusalem’s Lot
• Netflix developing another reboot of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
• Netflix cancels Daybreak after one season
• Netflix renews Raising Dion
• New trailer for Medical Police
• Quibi orders adult reboot of Legend of the Hidden Temple
• Star Trek: Picard already renewed for a second season
• New trailer for Hunters
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COMIC BOOKS
• Marvel elevates Hulkling in Empyre crossover
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SHILF
• KEVIN: Ted & Alexis
• JON: David & Patrick