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In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) and Aaron Reese (@_theblkunicorn) just can't wait for her (Beyonce) to be queen in The Lion King remake, discuss the future of the DCEU, and celebrate the women of the MCU as our Strong Female Characters of the Week.
The Week's Topics Include:
BIG OPENING:
- KEVIN: Marvel’s New Warriors out at Freeform, looking for a new home
- AARON: The cast, including Beyonce, revealed for live-action remake of The Lion King
DOWN AND NERDY:
KEVIN: Super Mario Odyssey, Iceman, All New Wolverine, Detective Comics
AARON: Jughead the Hunger, Sailor Moon Manga & Crystal, Overwatch
STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER:Black Widow, Captain Marvel, Gamora, Valkyrie, Mantis, and Nebula pitched an all female Marvel movie
THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Scene from Thor: Ragnarok revealing Valkyrie’s sexuality cut
CLIP OF THE WEEK: New Starz series Counterpart gets Fringe-y
THE WEEK IN GEEK:
MOVIES
- Shazam! to be played by Zachary Levy
- Flashpoint to be made if Justice League does well
- Henry Cavill brings up DCEU’s shortcomings
- Pet Sematary remake is in the works
- New Star Wars: The Last Jedi promo
TV
- Once Upon a Time has revealed that the new Alice is gay
- Gotham has recast Poison Ivy once again
- First look at Odette Annable as Reign on Supergirl
- Haley Joel Osment cast in episode of X-Files season 11
- The Orville renewed for season 2
- Teaser released for new season of Ash vs. Evil Dead
- Jordan Peele to work on Twilight Zone Reboot for CBS All Access
COMICS
- Image Comics to release anthology Where We Live raising money for victims of Las Vegas shooting
SHILF
- KEVIN: Steve Harrington
- AARON: Hela