NEWS – STAR WARS: STARFIGHTER budget revealed (Forbes): $226.5M – EA shuts down BioWare – CLAYFACE opens in theaters tomorrow (Oct 23) — the DCU first R-rated horror film – Taika Waititi puts his Star Wars movie “”on ice”” – RED RISING being developed for film by Paramount
STAR WARS BRACKET CHALLENGE: Week 1 results — Luke Skywalker defeats Finn! Week 2 ballot – Darth Vader vs. Savage Opress
MIDDLE-EARTH MINUTE – THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM is ~two weeks from wrapping (Jackson at Sitges) — Jackson’s next directing project is TINTIN 2, not Middle-earth, while THE SHADOW OF THE PAST (co-written by Stephen Colbert) is still in script stage. First hard production milestone on the franchise’s theatrical return, Dec 17, 2027. – Jamie Dornan’s first public word on taking over Aragorn — co-star Leo Woodall: “my Aragorn is Jamie Dornan.” The torch-passing quote that’ll frame every Gollum-film interview for a year. – RINGS OF POWER s03 trailer; Four episodes drop on November 11, two more November 18, finale November 25.
OGTW: – BECKER: SMALL PROPHETS, LOTR (back to reading) – DIAZ: THE OTHER DR. GILMER by Benjamin Gilmer, AKIRA 4K
MAIN TOPIC: The team starts this week off by sharing the results of the first week of “The Great Star Wars Character Showdown,” though the results may not be too surprising.
From there, Michael and Joe jump right into their take on episodes 2-4 of Marvel’s VISIONQUEST. Is this the show that nerds like us needed after the spectacular LANTERNS? Listen and find out.
The Kybercast podcast is a podcast that is rooted in Geek culture — covering topics from film to comics and everything in between. Grounded in Star Wars but runs the table with Sci-Fi, Marvel and DC. hosted by Joe Becker and Michael Diaz.
