🔥 Jen came prepared to do one thing this week: intentionally anger the internet. Unfortunately for Yung Phil and SHDU, they were sitting within the blast radius.
This week on Distance NERDing, Yung Phil, Jen The Fray Girl, and SHDU dive headfirst into the latest nerd news, rumors, casting chaos, and fandom debates. Before the news even starts, Jen declares war on Masters of the Universe, forcing Phil to defend Gym-Bro Skeletor before the show completely derails.
Then we're talking Sean Gunn retiring from Rocket Raccoon motion-reference work, Lady Gaga possibly joining the MCU, Vision Quest, Elle Fanning potentially becoming Mystique, the wild new Avengers: Endgame Encore ending, Chris Pine potentially voicing Batman, an R-rated Godzilla, Gremlins 3, live-action Naruto, more Reacher, a darker Mary Poppins, Dan Trachtenberg tackling Sleeping Beauty and, finally, the question guaranteed to summon the fandom pitchforks:
Do we actually need MORE Skywalkers?
Jen has thoughts. Phil has counter-thoughts. SHDU would just like an Old Republic trilogy.
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS & TOPICS
00:00 – Welcome to Distance NERDing 03:13 – Jen immediately rage-baits Phil over Masters of the Universe 06:28 – Sean Gunn retires from Rocket Raccoon motion-reference work 10:17 – Lady Gaga reportedly joining the MCU 14:32 – Vision Quest: Human Torch, Ultron & Jocasta theories 18:46 – Elle Fanning rumored for Mystique 24:45 – Avengers: Endgame Encore gets a new ending & Doomsday connections 29:42 – Dynamic Duo: Chris Pine as Batman? 36:35 – ONE SHOTS! 37:00 – Godzilla goes R-rated 38:27 – Gremlins 3 and the existential problem with "after midnight" 40:31 – Live-action Naruto goes back to the beginning 43:56 – Reacher already renewed for Season 6 47:46 – A darker live-action Mary Poppins series? 50:05 – Dan Trachtenberg's darker Snow White-inspired project 53:05 – Somehow… the Skywalkers returned 56:00 – Jen chooses violence and DEFENDS more Skywalker stories 59:46 – SHDU demands an Old Republic trilogy 1:00:07 – Show updates, RPG necromancy & zombie Jen 1:04:31 – Keep NERDing Together!
🤓 KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Jen did not like Masters of the Universe. Phil would like the record to show that she is wrong.
- Marvel's rumor mill is overflowing with Gaga, Mystique, mutants and Vision Quest speculation.
- Endgame Encore potentially creates major connective tissue heading toward Avengers: Doomsday.
- An R-rated Godzilla somehow feels overdue.
- Nobody has completely solved the "don't feed Gremlins after midnight" logistical nightmare.
- The crew is cautiously intrigued by live-action Naruto.
- Reacher's body count may eventually require international intervention.
- The Skywalker debate proves Star Wars discourse remains the internet's renewable energy source.
- SHDU's solution: forget all of this and give us the Old Republic.
😂 QUOTES & BITS
Jen: "It had commitment issues."
Phil: "Gym Bro Skeletor was amazing."
Jen: "His body count is getting to the point where he might have to go to The Hague."
Phil: "Jen was just trying to immediately piss off the internet right there."
SHDU: "I think we should get an Old Republic trilogy, and we're moving on."
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[00:03:05] Here we are. Princes of the universe. All right, there we go. Before we get into this, I think this is the first time I've seen you both since I watched this movie. Oh, wait, no. Shadu, I did see you. But, Phil, I did not like He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Oh, no. It had commitment issues. I thought it was great. I thought it was good.
[00:03:32] It could commit to either being a parody, a comedy, or an action movie. Yeah. If it had figured out what it wanted to be, it would have been better. I don't think it needed to, in all honesty. I think it was an action movie that had comedy beats, and I think it was fine the way it was. I honestly don't think it needed to find another lane for what it was in. The best part about it was Morena Bacar and his sorceress. That's it.
[00:04:02] Oh, you didn't. As much as we all hate Jared Leto. I didn't mean emo Jared Leto. No. He was perfect. He was questioning his sexuality. He was perfect. He was the perfect. And decided that he was going to just be a tyrant. Jimbro Skeletor was amazing. I'm sorry. Jimbro Skeletor was amazing. Fucking HR Skeletor was fucking great. I'm sorry.
[00:04:28] All the different versions of Skeletor when he was messing with them in his head were absolutely hilarious. And the overdramatic style that Jared Leto had lent itself for the perfect Skeletor. I didn't believe any of those people were afraid of him. Felt like everybody was afraid of him. Anyway, this week on deck. Yeah, let's go into the show. Otherwise, we are going to waste an entire hour on this when we can't do this. Sorry, guys. I saw it. I had to talk to Phil about it.
[00:04:56] And I was just like, I have to say it because it sucked. No, it didn't. We will argue about this off mic or somewhere later. But yes, ladies and gentlemen, let's talk about what we got on deck. Do read to the wonderful people out there. I will. On deck this week. Endgame gets a new ending. Steve Trevor was Batman the whole time. Godzilla is out for blood. Somehow the Skywalkers returned and so much more.
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[00:05:51] That is ColossusGirlENT.com and plan your next Comic Con. So let's jump into our first segment here, ladies and gentlemen. It is time to jump into the main part of the show. And of course, we're starting off with our good buddy over at The Daily Planet. It is straight from J. Jonah. This is like, you know, MoviePoopShoot.com, right? Straight from the poop. Straight from J. Jonah.
[00:06:19] I would prefer to cha-cha slide over to the marble straight from J. Jonah. It's just a preference. It caught off the presses. Oh, man. This is a little bit depressing for me, especially because I know the guy. And I'm like, oh, come on, man. This raccoon is laying down his gun. Sean Gunn said he is laying down Rocket Raccoon.
[00:06:46] He's going to stop, and it's not. Yeah, Sean Gunn says he's officially retired from performing an on-set motion reference work for Rocket and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy films. After playing the character across three movies, Gunn says the physical demands have caught up with him. So, guys, everybody, obviously you guys hear everybody in the chat. Should Sean Gunn really be playing every character that's in every movie right now? Yes. Oh, wait.
[00:07:14] I have things to say. First of all, it was way more than three movies. He was in both the Avengers movies, the Infinity Gauntlet endgame. And he was in the special. So, he was in three Guardians movies, two Avengers movies, and a special. So, that's like eight appearances for him as Rocket Raccoon. All that motion capture.
[00:07:43] Also, when we first started this, I thought you were just saying he was laying down. And I was like, wait, so we're this light on stories that we have to actually do a story on Sean Gunn just laying down? Just like taking a nap. Yeah. I'm like, dude's laying down. He's taking it. He's tired. He's tired. Well, actually, that's a great segue. Yeah, I know. Well, during an appearance on the Brandon Davis show, a good friend of the show, Brandon Davis,
[00:08:10] Gunn explained that hitting 50 helped him realize his Rocket days were probably over. Since I've turned 50 a couple of years ago, I'm retired from playing Rocket. Not that they've called. But if they did, I don't think that I could do motion reference anymore for Rocket. I think I'm just too old now. So, I guess Sean won't be doing this until he's 90, unlike Wolverine. Yes, of course. Another thing, too, on this. So, he's retired from that.
[00:08:38] It's giving me a Lethal Weapon vibes. Who's the older guy? Murtaugh. I'm too old for this. I'm getting too old for this. I'm too old for the shit. Yeah, that's it. And you know what? I think they should do a swappy thing and have Sean Gunn play Murtaugh in a reboot of Lethal Weapon. And then they can have Murshalla Ali be Ricks. Mahershala Ali. I apologize, Mahershala.
[00:09:08] Yeah, yeah, yeah. So, yeah, I understand him feeling like he's getting too old to play the character. There is a lot of physically demanding work that needs to be done when he's doing a character like that. Just because, I mean, yeah, he's a smaller guy. He's got different kind of movements and different things that he needs to do as far as the reference work goes. So I understand him saying, I don't want to do any mocap work anymore.
[00:09:35] Although on the other side of that, who's the dude that played Gollum? Andy Serkis. Oh, Andy Serkis. Andy Serkis. I think Andy Serkis is older than him and still doing nothing but that. Yeah. I do feel like this is also kind of an excuse to just pivot off to DC too. Because he's playing on-screen characters again and not just. Right. Exactly. Yeah. So. Exactly. Well, let's go ahead and move on to our next story here.
[00:10:06] I do think his brother beat him up to make him say all of that. Really? That's an allegedly. Allegedly. Well. Allegedly. Moving on here. Well, she is certainly a dark horse choice. Eh? Eh? Oh? Okay. Lady Gaga may be trading Gotham City for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
[00:10:32] A new rumor claims that the Oscar winning singer and actress has landed a undisclosed role in the MCU, which immediately raises one very fun question. Who the hell is Lady Gaga playing? Are you guys Gaga for this rumor? I think she can't do any worse than she did in the Joker thingy.
[00:10:54] I mean, I don't know how much I can take on that from you because you already hate Joker to begin with. There's, it's a muddied polling pool right there. But that being said, I kind of agree with you. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So, what I'm saying is, you know, I don't think she could do any worse.
[00:11:20] I, I, the first thing that popped into my head, she's way too old. Unless they already established, established Mojo World, she could be Dazzler. Dazzler. And that's, that's where James is saying, James is going, she's going to be Dazzler. Basically, if you're a singer, Dazzler. That's basically what it is. Exactly. Well, no. Well, no.
[00:11:43] I want the Cannons lead singer to be Dazzler personally because she has actually dressed up as Dazzler in her 70s outfit. And she looked fucking amazing. But anyway, no, I was thinking about that. But then I thought, you know, she could also play. I mean, I think she's going to be a mutant. She'll be in the mutant sphere. Okay. So, I think that's what it is. They're all mutants all the time now. Everything's coming up mutant. Oh, okay. Hold on.
[00:12:13] Based on the age of the actor who is playing Professor Xavier, what if she's Moira McGaggart? Ooh. She could be Moira. She could be Moira. I was thinking she could be that. Or she could be Liliandra. Ooh, Lalandra would be good, too. Lalandra. Yeah. Yeah, Lalandra would be a good choice, too. Because she has that kind of bird-like quality about her. Right. I think that would be amazing.
[00:12:41] And I really think that they should just full steam ahead. This is, you know, Lalandra is coming. To Earth. To Earth. Because of what happened in Spider-Man with Gene. Spoilers. So, yeah. Okay.
[00:13:02] I mean, there is that thing in the Avengers where it said the Shang-Chi's bracelets were calling somebody from space. Yeah. Oh, yeah. And if they're calling the CIR. Yeah. So, they could be calling them. That could be where they're from. We don't know. Right. So, I'm just saying that there are ways to get that in there. And then, you know, you got Chuck meeting Lily.
[00:13:30] And they, you know, he gets a little bird fever. And that's... They have little eggs. Yeah. Pat. Yeah, yeah. He's going right in the cloaca. It's great. According to Scooper, my time to shine hello. Lady Gaga has reportedly joined Marvel Studios in a mystery role. Nothing has been officially announced by Marvel. So, this remains firmly in rumor territory for now.
[00:13:53] Now, characters such as Dazzler and Roxanne Simpson, Johnny Blaze's long-term love interest, have been floated as possibilities. But we can't know for sure. So, you know, guys, sound off in the comments. Who do you think Lady Gaga is playing? Especially when we cut this later. Who do you guys think Lady Gaga is playing? Absolutely. I mean, I did give you guys some really good options. But you guys can come up with something on your own. Yeah. Got it.
[00:14:22] James said, Gaga is very bird-like. I'm telling you. Okay. Let's go. I should be a casting agent. I know. Right. Let's go ahead and continue on here. Ultron, red eyes, and a guy on fire. Oh, my. Okay. Marvel's Vision Quest. I love it. Marvel's Vision Quest just dropped a new teaser. And there are a couple of shots that comic book fans are going to want to examine very closely.
[00:14:50] Along with more footage of Vision and Ultron, the promo gives us the first look at Jim Hammond's Human Torch and introduces a mysterious red-eyed character who could have major connections with Ultron. So, in all reality, are you guys excited for Vision Quest? I know I am. Oh, yeah. I am so excited for this. I'm so excited. I am so. Like, you don't even know. Like, I miss Agatha all along.
[00:15:18] And before Agatha all along came along, I missed WandaVision. So, I was like, I would re-watch WandaVision. I won't re-watch Agatha all along, but that's a personal trauma story in my life. So, and I will do it at some point because I do love the show. But, yeah. Anyway, so I am very, very excited about this.
[00:15:40] I really want to see how they're going to set it up and then how they're going to rip our hearts out because they will do both. And I cannot wait for that. So, I really am, I really, really, really excited. And knowing the Human Torch thing, what the hell? Okay, I'm sold. Take my money. Swipe right or whatever to, yes, call me.
[00:16:08] I don't know at this point. The teaser briefly shows the android completely engulfed in flames and his costume appears to pull heavily from his classic Marvel Comics design. Hammond predates Johnny Storm by decades, first appearing in 1939's Marvel Comics number one. This is also before the Fantastic Four. So, this is pretty, pretty massive right here. Yeah, that's cool. Then there's the red-eyed figure.
[00:16:33] Some fans have speculated what we're looking at is Scarlet Witch, but Jocasta seems like the much more likely answer. In the comics, Jocasta is an android created by Ultron to serve as his bride, making her a natural fit for his particular corner of the MCU. Vision Quest premieres on Disney Plus on October 14th. That's like two weeks away. We are very close. Yeah. Yeah, we are close. I cannot wait.
[00:16:58] No, so, you know, I'm wondering if they're going to try and do some sort of, give her some Wanda mannerisms and things. Like make her more like, she, like Jocasta is the Ultron's bride version of Wanda, so to speak. Because like, you know, Wonder Man, I don't think they're going to do the Wonder Man's consciousness gets into vision.
[00:17:24] And that's why, you know, they've already, that ship, spaceship, whatever, has sailed. Yeah. And so, I'm wondering if they aren't going to like reverse engineer it, like where Jocasta is more like Wanda and has some of those mannerisms. So, that's why they're setting it up like that where it could be Scarlet Witch, but it really is Jocasta because Jocasta is like the AI version of. I like having shades of Wanda there. Yeah.
[00:17:53] No, I agree with you on that. I think that that's kind of like the way that they're going about it. But she's saying, or not, when I say she, I mean Elizabeth Olsen, has said specifically, and again, always think about the wording. She has said specifically that Wanda will not show up in this show. That doesn't mean Scarlet Witch won't.
[00:18:16] And that's the thing is Wanda, technically the android that Vision creates is not Wanda. So, she could be playing the android version of herself. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And it's not Wanda because that's not, it's not technically not the same character. So, I think that that's a loophole that they're really good about getting around with things like that. Yeah. Yeah. Anyway, we spent way too much time on this for something that we'll be talking about in the next couple weeks.
[00:18:46] That's right. So, let's go ahead and continue on here. Mystique is sure going through a lot of faces, as she would, because that's what it is. Elle Fanning is reportedly in talks to play Mystique in Marvel Studios' upcoming X-Men reboot film. The role has previously been linked to Lady Gaga, but Fanning is now the latest name rumored to be circling the character as Marvel puts together its new generation of mutants. So, do you guys think Elle Fanning would make a good Mystique? Do you think she'd fit the role for Mystique?
[00:19:16] Yeah. A hundred percent. I don't know. Aces in my book. Make it happen. She's amazing. Who was the one that lost out to Sophie Turner for Phoenix? Was it Elle? Because she didn't have as many Instagram followers. Remember that story? I think that's what it was. Yeah. Was it Elle, though? Or was it somebody else? I can't remember. I mean, it could have been.
[00:19:42] My only thing with Elle Fanning is she, I feel like she's too young to play Mystique. But I guess Mystique can technically be played by anyone. But I mean, like, typically, because I mean, you know, she's a shapeshifter, so she can make herself look young. But I mean, the thing is with Mystique, I typically put her in like the late 30s, early 40s range. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I can see that she is the older one because, like, you know, she is Rogue's dad or something.
[00:20:12] No, she's Nightcrawler's dad. She's Nightcrawler's parents because she impregnated herself with herself to make Nightcrawler. Yeah. But she is Rogue's mom. So, I mean, like, she's, you know, she has birthed a couple of characters. So it's kind of like I feel like it makes more sense to make her a little bit older. But logically, because she is a shapeshifter, she doesn't necessarily need to be older. You cast somebody younger and just say that she can pretty much make herself eternally young.
[00:20:42] If you do that, it gives her longevity as far as the franchise goes. You can have her going longer. Here's something else. Because she can change her face, why not just have Elle be the new one? Occasionally, you have Jen come and do a cameo when she changes. You can have Rebecca come and do a cameo. You could have anyone come and do it. And it would make sense.
[00:21:10] So I'm just saying, you know, you could honestly, like, really play with it. They won't because they don't want to spend that kind of money and be that creative. But it would be freaking awesome. Anyway, let's move along. Just throwing at it right now, the chat is pretty much agreeing that they are pretty much saying that they don't like Elle fan, the casting of Elle fanning as Mystique. Again, I feel like there are ways. Okay, make it be wrong.
[00:21:36] I feel like there are, again, there are story beats and ways where you can still cast somebody younger and still make it work. So I don't feel like it is too much of a problem to cast her as a younger person now that I think about it. I think of Mystique as an older person, but I mean, not older. She's about someone my age, not so much somebody who's old. I guess I'm not like somebody my age. Because, you know. You're eternal. So you have no age. I'm immortal. You're ageless.
[00:22:06] I'm an eternal. Ooh, that would mean I'm an android. Love it. Then I can finally go, yes, I am a robot. Don't give me the information. Okay. The report comes from Beyond Reporter on X, which claims, on Twitter, I'm still not going to call it X, which claims simply Elle Fanning is in talks with Marvel Studios to play Mystique in Marvel's X-Men.
[00:22:31] We still don't know what kind of mutant adventure Jake Schreier and his team are putting together or how Mystique may factor into it. But Marvel Studios currently has the untitled X-Men movie scheduled to hit theaters on May 5th of 2028. So we've got two years before we even need to worry about this at all. And she has two years to get older. She'll be 30. I was going to say, you know, if she's not Mystique. She can play Dazzler. She could be.
[00:23:01] Huh? No. She could be Dazzler. I wasn't going to say that. I wasn't going to say that. I was like, no. No. She could be an Ileana Rasputin. She could be magic. Yeah. Yeah. And again, Ileana Rasputin needs to be a blonde. And I mean, I guess you can dye anybody's hair blonde. But I mean, she's already a natural blonde. I think she could fit the character. And again, I don't think you need to switch out the dude who plays him in Deadpool. I think that is the perfect Colossus. Yeah.
[00:23:30] And we keep him there. Or Alan Rickman. Whatever. Alan Richman is actually in talks with Marvel to play another character right now. So, I mean, yeah. We're not going to talk about that today. But there have been rumors attached to him in Marvel for X-Men. So, I feel like him as Juggernaut would be amazing. I feel like, I don't know. Juggernaut is just such a misused character.
[00:23:58] And he's either nonverbal, sort of verbal, or just spews hatred. And I'm like, he's not just that, y'all. I mean, he's kind of a hate machine. He's such a hater for his brother. It's ridiculous. He is. The thing is, is that the way he was used before was absolutely atrocious. But the way they used him in Deadpool was perfect.
[00:24:26] Because he was just kind of a dick. And that's what he is. He is the definition of a dickhead. He is the biggest asshole. Okay. All right. All right. You just said dickhead and asshole in like two sentences. Let's move on. Dick's ass. And everybody else is a pussy. All right. There we go. Let's continue on. All right. Moving on. Yep. That's what we're doing. That's what we're doing here. The end game was only the beginning. Marvel fans headed back to theaters for Avengers Endgame Encore.
[00:24:55] And they are giving more than another chance to watch the Avengers take down Thanos on the big screen. The re-release includes a new ending and three post-credit scenes that directly connect the 2019 blockbuster to Avengers Doomsday. So, question for the chat. I'm not. Because I know the answer with most likely the answer with you guys. Have you guys seen Endgame Encore yet? Nope. No, I want to.
[00:25:23] But I cried for five minutes. The first time we saw it. It was a long time. I could not move. I had like I was asked to move. That's how long I stayed there and cried. I don't know if I'm mentally prepared to go see it again and have to go see it three times. I just I don't know if I can handle it. Breaking her down already.
[00:25:52] The biggest change actually happens before the credits begin. Avengers Endgame originally closed with Steve Rogers finally getting the life he wanted. Dancing with Peggy Carter before the movie faded to black. Encore reportedly changes that moment after Steve and Peggy kiss. Someone knocks on the door. Steve quickly moves out of sight as Peggy answers it and asks the unexpected visitor if she can help him. The man responds. I can help you both. Both of you.
[00:26:19] It's Loki dressed in his TVA uniform. Spoilers for all the people here. Oh, you gotta say it again differently. I can help you. Both of you. No. No? It's I can help you. Both of you. He does this a little more lyrically. Come on. It's Loki dressed in his TVA uniform. There's a lot to get through. We have to get through. Steve steps out of the shadows and finds himself face to face with the man who once led an alien invasion against Earth.
[00:26:48] Before we can learn why Loki has come looking for Captain America, the screen cuts to black. Then Marvel has three more scenes waiting during the credits. The first catches up with Bruce Banner following the events of Spider-Man Brand New Day, which I actually got a chance to see because somebody leaked it online. Banner is old with gray hair and a beard, and he's isolating himself inside a military facility buried miles beneath the Earth. He's taken extreme measures to make sure. Maestro anyone? I know. He's given off very maestro vibes.
[00:27:16] He's taken extreme measures to make sure Hulk can't escape and that nobody can reach him. Despite locking himself away, Bruce still wants his freedom. In a video log, he explains that he's been developing new gamma suppression techniques in hopes of controlling the situation. Then a mysterious green glow appears. Who are you? Banner asks. Dr. Doom answers. Mr. Banner. Mr. Banner. I can't do that voice. I'm here to collect you.
[00:27:43] Hulk lets out a roar before both Banner and Doom disappear. All that's left behind is a glowing green sigil on the floor. The second post-credit scene returns to the Time Varian Authority where Mobius shows up for work. There's also a fun little detail on the wall. Loki appears to have earned himself the employee of the month placard. So yay for Loki. Bully on you. Bully on you.
[00:28:12] I'm glad he's not just sitting there in that tree. I do hope he still has those fantastic sandals though. Hey, right. Things quickly get much more serious. Things quickly get much more serious when Casey and OB discover an incursion occurring between Earth 10005 and Earth 1127. The two realities have started firing missiles at one another with each apparently attempting to destroy the opposing Earth before the universes collide.
[00:28:40] Then more incursions start appearing and soon there are thousands of them. OB sums up the rapidly escalating disaster with a pretty terrifying warning. The multiverse is collapsing. Marvel saves one more reveal for the final stinger and it completely recontextualizes the details of Endgame fans might remember the sound heard at the very end of the original movie's credits which echoed Tony Stark hammering together his first Iron Man armor. Encore finally puts an image to that familiar sound.
[00:29:10] It's Dr. Doom forging his mask which what was originally to tribute the Iron Man has now been repurposed as a direct lead into Avengers Doomsday giving Doom the final moment of the re-release. Avengers Endgame Encore is currently in theaters right now. All right we need to wrap this up I need to go watch. Yeah so that is that is it for all of our Marvel stuff let's move over to the DC side of the universe.
[00:29:38] Jen tell us who is watching the Watchtower. Well I am and let me tell you why. I guess Steve Trevor was Batman all along. That is why. Dun dun dun dun dun dun. Hello there. So dynamic duo is starting to pull together one hell of a cast with Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Barbara Gordon and even a potential Batman now in the mix.
[00:30:06] The film will combine miniatures, models, puppetry, animatronics and computer animation to tell a story centered on two. That's right two of Batman's most famous Robins. Will you check out dynamic duo? I absolutely will. I just wanted to say that first. Go for it. Yeah no I'm I'm I'm ready for this.
[00:30:30] I love the idea of yeah I love the idea of Chris Pine is Batman but the thing is is like is he just gonna do like we talked about this last week. Is it just gonna be Chris Pine playing Chris Pine but I guess he's Batman or is he going to like full-on go Batman with a Batman voice? I kind of hope he does a Batman voice because I think it'd be funny. I think he's gonna do both. Yeah.
[00:30:56] I think Bruce Wayne will be Chris just regular zany Chris Pine and Batman will be uber deep voice sexualized Chris Pine. Okay yeah crazy hair at the coffee house Chris Pine. Okay okay. Okay we done? Can I go? Go ahead and continue. Yeah. Okay.
[00:31:21] All right so according to the Inchneider that's clever. Mason Thames known for the black phone and how to train your dragon has been cast as Dick Grayson. Oh that's interesting. Oh Mason Thames. Okay. All right. Isn't his hair too blonde? Got it. Anyway. Yeah. Well I mean also just doing voices. Damn anything. Oh that's true. That's true.
[00:31:50] Logan Kim who appeared in Ghostbusters Afterlife and The Walking Dead Dead City will voice Jason Todd and Marci Martin G20 is set to play Barbara Gordon. So we previously reported Chris Pine who played Steve Trevor in Wonder Woman and then again like inhabited some guy's body possessed him in a weird way.
[00:32:18] In another one has reportedly been offered the role of Bruce Wayne Batman. Lee Pace Ronan the Accuser. He was an elf in like one of the Lord of the Rings thing that was like the Hobbit thing. He was he's gonna they're reportedly now obviously is in line to voice Red Hood 1 the leader of the Red Hood gang. So there's I feel like Lee Pace has way too much gravitas to play a side character.
[00:32:49] Yeah. Right. Yeah. It's gonna be interesting. He's got the body to play a supervillain. I mean well that's why he played Ronan the Accuser. Body of work. Oh gotcha. He has a body of work to play a supervillain. Yeah I was gonna say he played Ronan the Accuser. Now get your minds out of the gutter. Yeah. Get your minds out of the gutter people. Additionally Steve Buscemi is set to join the cast as Red Hood 2. Oh my god. Oh my god.
[00:33:19] No I'm sorry. The dynamic between Lee Pace and Steve Buscemi is gonna be ridiculous. Buscemi Monsters Inc. Buscemi. Steve Buscemi who was on Boardwalk Empire Steve Buscemi. Yeah but like also Monsters Inc. Anyway Warner Brothers moved dynamic duo from June 30th of 2028 to September 22nd of 2028. You assholes.
[00:33:46] Just to give them more time to do to like get their VFX and stuff in order. Yeah. The animated. Because it's an animated film so it's gonna take a couple years. Remember Joker like way back way back when Joker wasn't he at one time called the Red Hood? So technically at one point he was the Red Hood but that is in the Killing Joke and Killing Joke. Yeah it came out Killing Joke was all in his head.
[00:34:16] So he created a lot of that in his head. Like his background was all stuff that was in his head. So we don't know if he really was the Red Hood at one point. Back when and this was back when the Red Hood before Jason Todd took the character over the Red Hood was kind of like a mantle. Like different supervillains. Or not supervillains but different villains would put on. And they would just put like the red bucket over their head. Like the Dread Pirate Roberts. Right. Yeah. Right right right right.
[00:34:42] You know they put a red bucket over their head and wear a red cape and they were the Red Hood. Jason Todd when he became the Red Hood it actually put meaning behind the character. Right. You know it was DC. It was the writers at the time saying hey let's take this mundane ass character that nobody cares about and give him like something that could have a legacy. And now he's a fucking anti-hero character. So I mean like you know. Yeah. Right. Jason Todd is fucking amazing. Yeah.
[00:35:13] Well yeah. No but the reason I asked that is because you said that like Lee Pace being Red Hood one they might bring some sort of Joker-esque type stuff. He could he could be doing a Joker-y thing. Yeah. That could that could be again. He's he's he's got so much gravitas with the way that he delivers that. So I feel like he's going to be super overly dramatic and Steve Buscemi is going to be the comic relief. Yeah. Because as good of a dramatic actor as Steve Buscemi is he can play aloof really well.
[00:35:43] Oh yeah. I wanted him and oh what's his name. I'm not going to remember it. We should just move on. But he was in Iron Man 2. Has to dance in all of his movies. Oh God. Indy guy. Something rock. That's his name guys. Come on. We'll look it up here in a minute. But let's continue on. That was our only DC story here.
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[00:36:40] It is time for one shots. The quickest news in the galaxy. I'm going to try and get through these ones pretty quick here guys. So. Starting off. Say that. And then I got to change the thing on the screen. All right. Starting off here. Godzilla. Is out for blood. Godzilla minus zero. Has become one. The first Godzilla movie. To receive an R rating. And Takashi Yamazaki. Says the violence. And bloody material.
[00:37:09] Responsible for it. Simply couldn't be removed. Without hurting the film. So. Real quick. Yes or no answer. Not going too hard on this. But. Are you guys willing to see. A rated R. Godzilla movie. It feels like this should have happened before. Yeah. It does feel like it is. A little bit. Overdue. For a rated R. Godzilla movie. Considering the content of it.
[00:37:37] An R rating limits the potential audience. Since moviegoers under 17. Need to be accompanied by a parent. Or an adult. Guardian. In the US. For major theatrical release. Godzilla minus zero. Takes place in 1949. Only a few years. After the events. Of Godzilla minus one. One. Godzilla minus zero. Hits theaters on November 6th. That is exciting. Yeah. So let's continue on. Will it have the Godzilla Barbie? It might. You never know. It might.
[00:38:07] If Warner Brothers is behind this. Then it might. Actually I think. I think Universal is. Putting their weight behind this. But. No. Actually I think it is Warner Brothers. So it might. They might. You never know. Sam Rockwell. Sam Rockwell. See I knew. I knew Rock was in his name. Sam Rockwell. You were right there. Yeah. You were right there. So let's continue on here. This is a movie that you guys can't watch after midnight. Be ready for that. The first teaser footage for Gremlins 3 has arrived.
[00:38:37] The teaser footage is only 11 seconds long. But it gives us our first glimpse at a Mogwai. And appears to introduce a new young character. Who gets their heads. On hands. On one of these adorable creatures. So Shadu. Have you seen Gremlins? I'm just going to go now I think. God damn it Shadu. I'm just going to leave now. Shadu is like no. I haven't seen Gremlins. I have a question. Yes.
[00:39:07] So the. Don't watch. After midnight. Okay. Here's the thing. So. Is it after midnight. The first night you get them. And then. Because then. Anything after that. We're moving on. Is after midnight. Yeah. No. You're. She's getting into some very existential things right here. No. The rule is you're not supposed to feed them after midnight. I assume that's until. The morning time when they wake up. Right. Okay. So basically. Just don't give them a midnight snack. Correct.
[00:39:38] Okay. Cool. Easy enough. All right. All I wanted to know. So that's that's the good news. The bad. The movie has been pushed back for nearly a year. Steven Spielberg is once again serving as executive producer while Chris Columbus who wrote the screenplay for the original Gremlins is stepping into the director's chair. Man. What is Chris Columbus directed since like stuff in the early 90s. I need to look up his I and not like I mean I want to say he hasn't really been directing that much. Yeah.
[00:40:06] Last thing like last mainstream thing I think was the Harry Potter stuff. He went into producing all he produced all of those directed the first film too. So okay. You're right. You're right. I remember. Yeah. So no official story details have been revealed but Gremlins 3 will be released in theaters on October 8th of 2028. 2028 is looking to be pretty fucking cool. It's definitely going to be a stop on the nostalgia train. Absolutely. Absolutely. So let's move on here.
[00:40:36] Naruto is going back to basics. The live action Naruto movie may be sending Team 7 straight into one of them one of the manga and anime's earliest major adventures. The description doesn't reveal exactly what mission Naruto and his team are taking on but it could be the Land of Wave storyline from Masahashi Kishimoto's original manga. So are you guys willing to watch a live action Naruto movie?
[00:41:03] And a step further, are you familiar with the anime? I know you don't watch a lot of things. No. Are you familiar with the anime? No. Hi. Jen, you're familiar with it? Hi. You said hi. So I know that's yes. Did you actually watch it or did you just like see bits and pieces of it? Hi. Okay. She saw bits and pieces of it. There we go. The Naruto live action movie is described like this. Oh, hold on. We have a synopsis. This is a...
[00:41:33] What? Yeah, I know, right? This is a... This is an unformed and un... It's a Naruto-opsis. We're going back to the original manga. No, no. I'm going to go with a disappearing ninja ramen eating machine synopsis. That works. Disappearing ninja ramen eating machine synopsis. Synopsis. You can get me down on my Uzumaki.
[00:42:02] I know Uzumaki. All right. All right. Here we go. The Naruto story unfolds in a breathtaking alternative universe where every child dreams of becoming a ninja. We follow Naruto Uzumaki, an exceptionally gifted but challenging new recruit, as he's assigned to his first mission alongside reluctant teammates Sasuke and Sakura. The mission turns into something far more dangerous and sinister than anticipated, and Naruto is forced
[00:42:28] to confront his inner demons, including the literal demon, the nine-tailed fox, that's revealed to be the root of his own power. The film is being directed by Daniel... Destin Daniel Cretton, who also directed Spider-Man Brand New Day, and, of course, our favorite Shang-Chi movie that needs a sequel that should be coming out soon. Uh, no official release date, but principal photography is scheduled to start in early 2027.
[00:42:55] Uh, I, I'm kind of excited if they're, if they're going to be adapting something in the manga that didn't make it into the anime, then I'm even more excited to watch it. Yeah, I would, I do want to go see it. Um, I'm starting, I'm very much appreciating Japanese culture more now that I love sumo. Uh, and I did watch a thing on the Shinto religion and realized that people are born Shinto and die Buddhist in Japan. Look it up. It's a thing. And, uh... I, I know exactly what you're talking about, yeah.
[00:43:25] Yeah, so I really am, I, I really want to see this having Destin, uh, Daniel Cretton on it. I really, I loved his Shang-Chi. I loved his turn, uh, with Spider-Man Brand New Day. I, so yeah, I think this might actually be, um, a demon marriage made in heaven. There we go.
[00:43:54] Amiratsu would be the crowd. All right. Well, let's, uh, let's continue on to the last story in this section here. Uh, as much as I want to talk about Naruto all day, we don't have the time. Prime Video is reaching for another season. Reacher has officially been renewed for season six before season five is even finished filming. According to Amazon, season four pulled in 66 million viewers worldwide during its first 28 days, uh, of which I was one of those people.
[00:44:24] Across its entire run, Reacher has reached 200 million viewers globally. Uh, I gotta ask you guys, do you want more Reacher in your life? Jen, I don't know if you're caught up with this season, but me and you used to, uh, bond over Reacher, uh, so I don't know where you're at with that right now. Well, I have caught up with it.
[00:44:44] Um, I've caught up with it and you know, the more people Reacher kills and, uh, doesn't go to prison for, um, the, the less able I am to suspend disbelief. I think I got two more seasons in me, but I think we should call it quits after six. Uh, I'm throwing it out there that, and I, I don't know if we're going to mention this here in a second.
[00:45:14] He killed a lot of people. I, he did, he killed a lot of people. Uh, and, and he, you know, it's funny, what's funny is he acknowledged the amount of people that he killed, uh, which is kind of problematic. So, um, yeah. Yeah. Uh, one of the things though is Alan Richon has been trying to get a specific storyline, uh, put into the show. Uh, they turned it down for season five because of, uh, certain political things that are going on right now.
[00:45:42] Uh, but yeah, I'm hoping season six, he can just be like, Hey, you know, uh, you guys have this whole thing going on right now. Like try to get somebody else to play Reacher. Give me the fucking storyline. Let me play this fucking storyline. Yeah. Yeah. And I, you know, it's from the books, it's from the books, you know, like the storyline that he wants to do is from one of the books. It's just, they don't want to adapt it because he kills a certain group of people who are very vocal right now. Okay.
[00:46:12] And you know what? I don't care if he killed his body count is getting to the point where he might have to go to the Hague. That's what I'm saying. Yeah. This, these are, this is, and so I'm having a harder time with him being in good with the law enforcement, which he seems to be every season. I'm behind on Neely. I need to start watching Neely. Everybody's saying that it's actually really fucking good.
[00:46:42] I have, I haven't, we haven't watched that yet. That's next on our Amazon prime list. A lot of the ratings right now are saying it's amazing. So it's like they're saying that it's arguably, arguably better than season one of Reacher, which is a big, big, big, big people. Is she going to kill? I don't know. I'm just like, I mean, Neely's kind of a bad-ass too. So I can see that one that killed people in the season. Yeah.
[00:47:07] And don't get me started on that, but I, I, Oh, okay. All right. Yeah, no, I'm done. All right. Well, with season five already filming in season six, officially locked in at prime prime clearly sees plenty more mileage in Jack Reacher. Reacher season four is out. Now the spinoff series Neely is also out, which we were just talking about both of them on Amazon prime. So with that being said, that is it for our quick bites.
[00:47:35] Let's get into our more meaty stories. Keep in mind, we, we, we are running a little short on time. We should do so let's, let's knock these out here. It's, it's, it's not going to be that meaty. All right. So first up, here we go. Super califragilistic expo Disney plus a locious. I think I got that. Now. Yes. I don't know. Shut up and take my money. A live action. Mary Poppins TV series is in development.
[00:48:04] The project plans to return to P.L. Traver's original books, but will it be a Disney project? Would you want a darker Mary Poppins story told over a series? As long as she is, that they confirm that she is the same race as Pennywise, then I'm fine. All right. So rather than creating. Wait, wait, no, I was going to say what, why, you know, what might be clever for Mary Poppins animated?
[00:48:35] Yeah. Yeah. That could be fun. But I think, I think the charm and the fun of Mary Poppins though is, is the trick photography and the trick special effects that they do with Mary Poppins because of the things she's able to do. I think that's part of the novel. But it was just, but part of it is animated. There is a part where they go into the chalk thing and it's animated and whatever. But I mean, if it is going to stick closer to the books, yeah, it's not as fantastical.
[00:49:04] The books aren't as fantastical from what I understand. So they're not as Mary Poppins ish. Right. And it doesn't have the songs because that was one of the things that she was upset with was the writer. She was upset that they put songs in it. And then when she watched the movie, she was like, actually, this is pretty good. I'm not going to, I'm not going to deny this. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So. Yeah. Anyway.
[00:49:28] Rather than recreating the beloved Disney, the beloved 96 for a Disney musical starring Julie, starting Julie Andrews. I can't talk today. Starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. The project plans to return to P.L. Travers original books. That gives the series eight novels worth of material to explore. Sure. There have also reportedly been very early conversations with Disney about potentially becoming involved. Disney isn't required for the project to move forward from a right standpoint. But given the studio's long history with Mary Poppins, there's hope it could eventually participate.
[00:49:57] But no agreement has been reached as of yet. And we have no set date for when Mary Poppins is going to umbrella back into the neighborhood. Yeah. All right. Great. So we're moving on to another Disney thing. Mirror, mirror on the wall. Is the Predator the fairest of them all? Dan Trachtenberg has revitalized the Predator franchise. And now he's turning his attention to one of Disney's most famous fairy tales. The filmmaker is set to direct an untitled original movie for Disney inspired by Sleeping Beauty.
[00:50:26] This, importantly, will not be a live action remake of the animated classic. So are you ready for a new Sleeping Beauty inspired movie, let's say? Okay. I don't understand. Is it live action or is it not live action? I don't know. That's hard to call because Dan Trachtenberg does both. He's directed live action and directed animated films as well. So it's kind of hard to call what they're doing with that because it's like, you know, normally you'd be like, oh, Dan Trachtenberg.
[00:50:56] He's known for doing, you know, live action films and everything like that. But he also did a bunch of animated films. And it's like, shit, he does both. So, like, you can't do that. We'll see. Well, yeah. I mean, but I like inspired by. I mean, hell, the Disney version is inspired by. So it's not even the real thing. The real thing is much darker because it's like everything else. It's much darker.
[00:51:22] You're supposed to scare the crap out of kids so they don't misbehave. I feel like I feel like what they're going to do, because they've already kind of explored live action stuff with Maleficent. I feel like they're probably going to kind of explore something else within that universe. Dan Trachtenberg is really good with suspense and horror. But then he also has a lot of good, really, really good action beats. So it'd be interesting to see, like, if he does something with, like, the fairy godmothers or something like that.
[00:51:51] Yeah, I think it would be cool if they made it like that. And Maleficent is Briar Rose or Aurora's ex. And she just can't let go, a la Obsession. But Boo's gone and she's, she's, like, hooked up with this prince guy.
[00:52:16] So the project is being developed as a new story that uses the very chill as inspiration while heading in a completely different direction. The movie has no connection to Disney's Maleficent film starring Angelina Jolie. So don't expect this to be a continuation, spinoff, or companion piece to those movies. Trachtenberg is currently in pre-production on another top secret movie for Paramount. Ooh. With details on that project also being kept under wraps. So we don't know when, we don't even have a timeline on this. Yeah.
[00:52:43] Jen was just trying to immediately piss off the internet right there. Also, I'm pretty sure it's, he's working on two separate Predator projects right now. And if it's at Paramount, that makes sense. So, yeah, let's continue on to the next story before, before we go into another tangent. All right. So. It's Star Wars time. Somehow, the Skywalkers have returned.
[00:53:12] Oh, God. Star Wars is heading back to the Skywalker saga. And John Watts, the director of Marvel's Spider-Man trilogy and co-creator of Star Wars Skelton Crew, has been tapped to direct the first movie in a brand new Star Wars trilogy written by Simon Kinberg. The films are expected to take place after Star Wars Rise Skywalker, of course, and continue the Skywalker saga. Move along. Ah. Yeah. Ah. Do you want more Skywalker in your Star Wars? No. We've all said this. No. We don't want more Skywalker.
[00:53:43] We want more stories in Star Wars. Why are we doing that? It's money. No, it is money. The only thing that scares me about this. Now, I trust John Watts. John Watts, his Spider-Man trilogy, like the Spider-Man stuff that he did really, he did was really good. I liked Skeleton Crew. I thought it was really fun. It was a really good way to do things. What I'm afraid of is Simon Kinberg is the dude who ruined X-Men. Oh, no. So, as much as everybody's like, Simon Kinberg, he's amazing. Yeah, no, he made all the shittiest versions of X-Men.
[00:54:11] So, I mean, like, I don't know how I feel about all of that. I don't know if I feel, if I trust Simon Kinberg, but also, he's not going off of something that has definitive source material. He's making up a story that takes place after the events of films that already came out. Yeah.
[00:54:31] So, I can trust him a little more because you're doing something original and creative and you're not sitting there going like, oh, let me ruin the X-Men because there wasn't a fucking, you know, 60 years of lore that was already there when you went and fucked it up. You know, I'm the Jiggenaut, bitch! That fucking stupid Jiggenaut shit. But, on the opposite end of the spectrum, yeah, I mean, not even on the opposite. I don't want more Skywalker shit. I'm, we don't need more Skywalker shit.
[00:55:01] Give me more, you know, in-universe stuff that's happening around everything. Give me more characters post-Skywalker. Give me other fucking Jedi other than the fucking Skywalkers. Just give me different characters altogether that are not attached to the Skywalker name. Well, too bad. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Watts will helm the first installment of Tim Burton's plan trilogy. I love more Skywalkers!
[00:55:27] Jeezy Ridley is reportedly being eyed to return as Rey, though exactly how large a role she'll have remains unclear. There is one catch, though. The first one reportedly has not been officially greenlit by Disney yet. But there's still hope. Yeah. Star Wars is scheduled to return to theaters with Star Wars Starfighter on May 28th of 2027. And there is no date on when Palpatine will return again, again. I mean, Starfighter I'm excited for, right? I was excited for Mandalorian and Grogu.
[00:55:57] No, I want to talk about this. Okay, go for it. Because I do want more Skywalkers. Dismissing my opinion. I want more Skywalkers. That's your son. I want to know what happens to Rey. I want to know. Because she has a yellow lightsaber. We haven't seen a yellow lightsaber yet. We don't know how it's going to fit into this particular can. We haven't seen the yellow lightsaber in live action yet. We've seen it all up in Star Wars. We have seen it in Clone Wars and all that stuff. Yeah. Yeah. But, and in the video games.
[00:56:27] But that's what I'm saying is, I want to see this chapter. I want to see what happens. I want to see if they can redeem it. Because remember, Filoni is in charge now. And his job is to clean up George's messes. I see what you're saying. So I do want this so that maybe he can clean up the mess that they got themselves into. Yeah. Okay.
[00:56:53] No, and I can see, again, I'm just like, and I'm trying not to be, you know, the toxic fan and go like, oh, it's not my Star Wars. Like, if they do that trilogy, I'll give it a chance. I will. I will go to theaters. I will go watch it. But I'm just, I feel like we're all burnt out on Skywalker stuff. I feel like we just need to tell more stories in other corners of the universe. Give me a whole series about fucking the Chiss and how evil the Chiss are. You know, like, give me a whole series. So are you excited about Ahsoka season two?
[00:57:23] Which is attached to the Skywalker saga. But yes, I am excited for Ahsoka. But the thing is, they are exploring other parts of that galaxy. They are telling stories. With other characters. That is associated closely with the Skywalker. Right. But she's not a Skywalker. She's, and she moved herself away from the Skywalkers. I mean, yeah, she still communes with Anakin because she was his master. But she's her own character. Or she was her master. Right.
[00:57:54] Yeah, I guess I said that wrong. But I mean, again, it's... Only in her dreams. Yeah. But I mean, like, the whole thing is Ahsoka in herself, like, as her own character is an interesting enough character where I want to follow her story regardless of whether it has anything to do with Anakin or not. No, I agree with you. But I think that there is a place that this universe is big enough.
[00:58:22] This galaxy is big enough. So that you can tell both of those kinds of stories. Oh, yeah. I don't think you should hit your wagon to one or the other. Let's tell them both. Right. Because the toxic fans aren't gonna like anything. So might as well do what we want. Yeah. And the difference is I'm willing to give it a chance. I am willing to watch it and see what they're gonna do and the capability of... Yeah.
[00:58:52] Do they tell a good story? And that's what I care about more is if they're telling a good story. The thing that gives me a little more hope about it is at this point, Luke is dead. Anakin is dead. Leia is dead. Han is dead. All of the legacy characters are dead at this point. She is taking on the mantle of Skywalker. But the thing is, is that there is potential for her to create a brand new corner of the universe with her character. And that's where I'm willing to give it a chance.
[00:59:21] I also want to see somebody who redeems Rey as a character because she's such a good character. And people just did not give her a chance. And there was not much for her to work with in the last movie. It felt kind of like, you know, a little disjointed. And it's like, yeah, I want to see her kind of like go on. And I want to see what she does as a Jedi Master. Oh, yeah. Me too. Yeah, absolutely. I think we should get an Old Republic trilogy and we're moving on. Okay. No, no.
[00:59:50] Let's continue. Again, final thoughts before we do, before we end because we are about to, this is the last story. So, yeah. Final thoughts on this story? Yeah, yeah, yeah. I think I said a lot about this. Yeah, I gave mine. I want Old Republic trilogy instead. Which that's a whole nother monster. And we'll talk about that on Thursday because Thursday we don't have a guest. So Thursday we can talk all the nerdy shit that we want.
[01:00:18] So with that being said, let's talk schedule because we might as well right now. I'm already talking about it. But Tuesdays, Distance Nerding, 630 to 730. The show you are watching right now. Thursdays, Distance Nerding interviews. Typically we do interviews from 630 to 730 again. We do not have a guest this week. But next week after, so not this week but the next week, we do have a guest. I'm very excited that Chris DeMolin, the CEO of Los Angeles Comic Con and Kamikaze Entertainment, is going to be on the show.
[01:00:48] He's going to make a couple of announcements in regard to LA Comic Con at the end of October. So it's going to be a very, very exciting show. You're not going to want to miss that if you're a fan or if you're a con goer that goes to Los Angeles Comic Con, that goes to LA Comic Con. So Fridays, DN Gaming, typically we do some type of gaming. I believe that we are not doing a session this week because I think a lot of us are unavailable for Friday. No, we are. Oh, we are? Then I will be there because I'm available.
[01:01:17] Yeah, because the only person we don't have is JR. We got everybody else. I won't. I won't be there. Freddie's not going to be there either. You won't be there? Remember, I'm going to be in a different state. Oh, yeah, shit. But. Okay. Yeah, we're not doing a session this week. I was going to say if she. No, I'm passed out. So. But we have to revitalize. Yeah. We can't revitalize you if you're not there. Yeah. It's okay. We'll call a necromancer in the next next game and bring you back. No. Yeah. No. We're going to make you a zombie.
[01:01:47] You clearly don't know. We're going to make you a zombie. You clearly do not know why I am passed out. I don't. And that's the thing is, again, we're going to call a necromancer and we're going to flip it over. It's your fault that I'm passed out. We're going to flip everything around. And instead of Mike following your beck and call, you're going to be a zombie following Mike's beck and call. No. She's like, that'll never happen. No. That'll never happen. Nope.
[01:02:16] Even as a zombie. She's going to sit there. I'm a paladin, bitch. Even as a zombie. Let's go. Wrap up the show. Oh, dude. And they just announced there is a new dark paladin class that is a cross between a necromancer and a paladin. So you can be a necromancer paladin. It is a thing now. Or not necromancer. I'm sorry. You can be a revived paladin and be a dark paladin. That's awesome. Yeah. I want that. Okay. Let's make it happen.
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