The Den of Geek Podcast

Everyone experiences fan conventions differently, but author and movie reviewer Marshall Julius is anything but your typical attendee at New York Comic Con 2019. Armed with his soon-to-be-published quiz book, Vintage Geek, and bags full of collapsible "Pulp Heroes" from Far Out Toys to hand out to appreciative con attendees, Marshall made his NYCC experience all about meeting people, sharing his love of geek culture, and adding to his Darth Vader collection. Marshall spoke to us about his time in New York just after returning to London where he freelances and reviews movies for BBC Radio.

Saturday was a big day at San Diego Comic Con, and Den of Geek editor-in-chief Mike Cecchini joins us to talk about the huge news coming from Marvel in Hall H and from DC in Ballroom 20. The biggest surprises came from casting announcements, specifically the last minute lead role for Simu Liu in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the double whammy of Blade coming to the MCU and the casting of two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali in the title role, and of course the shocking appearance of Natalie Portman as the new Thor. Mike also talks about some exciting developments for DCTV as the Crisis on Infinite Earths has its own casting surprises in store with a series of cameos.

Movies Editor David Crow joins us to talk about a couple of highlights from his first day at San Diego Comic Con this year including a couple of amazing panels. We start off discussing New Line's popular ScareDiego horror event, which this year was devoted entirely to IT: Chapter Two, directed by Andy Muschietti, who was in attendance. David breaks down some favorite anecdotal moments from the panel as well as what we learned from the trailer. We then move on to our magazine cover story, Terminator: Dark Fate, which David says earns its R-rating both with the highlights shared and the f-bombs dropped throughout the panel. A surprise guest made an appearance as well! Stay tuned from more from San Diego Comic Con 2019 in future episodes.

Den of Geek Games Editor John Saavedra is joined by contributor Bernard Boo to break down the highs and lows of E3 2019, including favorite conferences, theater demos, and hands-on gameplay experiences. Among the games discussed are Wolfenstein Youngblood, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Doom Eternal, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Luigi's Mansion 3, Psychonauts 2, Pokemon Sword and Shield, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, and much more.

John Saavedra of Den of Geek and Rob Keyes of Screen Rant are at Star Wars Celebration, and they have lots of thoughts about the new trailer for Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. The guys share theories about what might happen in the movie coming at the end of the year and share their experience at the fan gathering in Chicago. Be sure to visit the site for more Star Wars Celebration coverage.

The final edition of The Den of Geek Podcast includes mostly TV and film news this time. We start by going over the calendar for television premieres in the coming months and move on to the revival in the works for Northern Exposure as well as Travel Channel's Legends of the Lost with Megan Fox.In movie news, we go over some of the advance impressions of the much anticipated Aquaman from DC before switching over to Marvel for a look at a Spider-Women animated movie in development. Then it's over to Netflix for a discussion of a slate of Roald Dahl animated adaptations in development.Finally, we're very excited to share with you our interview with George Takei, whose Broadway musical, Allegiance, inspired by his real-life experience with Japanese-American internment camps during World War II, is headed to a theater near you via Fathom Events.G! News is being phased out in favor of a new podcast coming in 2019! Stay tuned for more exciting behind-the-scenes content from your favorite movies, TV shows, games, comics, and more!

This edition of the podcast addresses the full spectrum of Den of Geek's pop culture coverage, from games to movies, television, books, and even music! We begin the discussion with a deep dive into the importance of The Beatle's Revolution 9 to set the tone. Then it's on to Star Trek where we share our glee at the return of Jean-Luc Picard, and we check in with the Arrowverse for the upcoming Elseworlds crossover event. Add to that a breakdown of the Warcraft 3: Reforged announcement, a quick look at some upcoming Christmas movies, and a review of Widows to wrap up the discussion. Last is our interview with the co-author of The Jekyll Island Chronicles, Steve Nedvidek, to talk about the diesel-punk superheroes in his graphic novel series.

Just in time for Halloween, we've got a number of spooky news items to share with you. For example, did you know John Proctor's Salem house was on the market? And speaking of houses, we discuss an interview with Mike Flanagan, writer/director of Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House. We also tackle another interview with David Gordon Green, director of the Halloween revival movie. In gaming news, we highlight some of the best of the 40 Castlevania titles over the years. We also check out a spoiler-free review of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and look back on another John Carpenter classic, It Follows. Our bonus interview is with Taran Matharu, author of The Summoner's Handbook, the final entry in his acclaimed Summoner series.

It's New York Comic Con season, and quite a few of our stories come from panel announcements and interviews. We have news from a Mortal Engines interview with Peter Jackson and a panel for The Boys on Amazon Prime Video, and we share a list of highlights from the convention in general. With Halloween approaching, we simply had to talk about some lesser known horror classics. We also go through part of the list of Rock Hall of Fame nominees, paying close attention to some of our favorites. And lastly, we marvel over the fact that Supernatural is still going and talk about why that might be. Finally, our bonus item is an interview with Chin Han, who plays billionaire visionary Zhao Long Ji in the Dwayne Johnson action vehicle, Skyscraper, which recently released on DVD and Blu-ray.