The LATEST episode of Towelite Talk is here for your listening pleasures. Get your dose of the Geekly news!

*EDITOR'S NOTE - We had some technical difficulties and some of the "Geekin' Out" segment did not record. Unfortunately you won't get to hear our thoughts on Baldur's Gate 3 but be assured that we will MOST likely be talking about it again on the next episode.

INTRO

• GEEKIN' OUT

Marvel

• Spider-Mondays 
• Julia Garner as Silver Surfer 
• Captain America 4
  • Harrison Ford
• Thunderbolts*
• Donald Duck Wolverine
• Marvel 1943: Rise Of Hydra
• Marvel Rivals

DC

• Teen Titans movie
• Superman
  • logo revealed
  • Wendall Pierce as Perry White
  • Terence Rosemore as Otis
  • Lex Luthor is villain
• The Batman 2 delayed one year
  • Penguin trailer
• The Joker 2 trailer
• Batman/Spawn Crossover movie
• DC back on Wed

Star Wars

• Acolyte Trailer and 6/4 Release date
• Tales of the Empire
• Outlaws trailer

Star Trek

• Origins movie confirmed
• SNW renewed S4, Lower Decks to end w S5

Crowd$ourcery

• Mcfarlane Toys Batman/Spawn statue

Pursuit of Plastic

• D&D 50th Lego

COMMERCIAL

Comics/Books

• TMNT
• TMNT 40TH ONE SHOT
• Faceful of Bullets BRZRKR
• What is the Story of Godzilla?
• More Skybound GI Joe

TV/Streaming

• Blade Runner 2099 director 
• True Detective renewed
• Neuromancer
• X-Men ‘97 creator fired
• Monarch renewed & spinoffs
• More Heroes
• Fallout renewed s2?

Movies

• Aaron Taylor Johnson offered Bond
• Borderlands trailer
• The Crow
• TMNT 
  • mutant mayhem sequel 2026
  • Last Ronin LA
• Kevin Smith - The 4:30
• The matrix - Drew Goddard
• The Bride! - first look at Christian Bale’s ‘Monster’ 
• GI joe Transformers xover
• Transformers One
• Glenn Powell Running Man 
• Avatar TLA animated movie castings

Gaming

• GI Joe: Wrath of Cobra trailer
• Endless Ocean Luminous
• TMNT Wrath of the Mutants 
• Turtles Mutants Unleashed Game 
• Vampire Survivors PS
• Sonic Mania Plus on Netflix
• Terminator Survivors

OUTRO

The LATEST episode of Towelite Talk is here for your listening pleasures. Get your dose of the Geekly news!

INTRO

• GEEKIN' OUT
• RIP Carl Weathers

Marvel

• Fantastic Four cast 7/25/25
• • Thunderbolts now 5/2/25
• Deadpool and Wolverine teaser
• X-Men 97 trailer
• Daredevil: Born Again
  • Wilson Bethel returns as Bullseye / new suit
  • Elden Henson and Deborah Ann Woll returning for DDBA
• America Ferrera joins What If S3
• Blood Hunt gets bloodier
• Midnight Sons return
• Wolverine: Blood Hunt Tom Waltz
• Hellverine 
• Crossover Marvel/DC collected

DC

• Milly Alcock cast as DCU Supergirl
• John Murphy to score Superman Legacy
• The Bride will lead the Creature Commandos
• Anya Chalotra cast as Circe
• The Boy Wonder
• End of Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo run. Nightwing: Fallen Grayson starts May (5 part)

Star Wars

• The Mandalorian and Grogu movie / S4 in development / Ahsoka s2
• 25th anniversary TPM
• Acolyte this summer 
• Final Season of Bad Batch 2/21 trailer
• 25th anniversary LEGO

Star Trek

• Casting for Section 31
• New movie set decades before original series
• Patrick Stewart confirms Picard movie?

COMMERCIAL

POP

• Nacelleverse
• McFarlane/Universal

Comics/Books

• Godzilla 70th one shot
• New TMNT creatives 
• Jorge Corona joins Transformers on art
• CFBL Skybound

Toku/Anime/Manga

• Berserk on Bluray
• Kamen Rider Geats Blu / stream

TV/Streaming

• Criminal ordered by Amazon
• Last of Us S2 - Kaitlyn Dever as Abbey, Young Mazino as Jesse, Isabela Merced as Dina.
• Elfquest animated 
• Laurence Fishburne joins The Witcher s4

Movies

• Gerard Butler reprised HTTYD role in LA movie & Nick Frost cast as viking
• 28 Years Later
• The Blob
• Stahelski and Lionsgate deal - Highlander
• Until Dawn - David F Samberg
• Tron Ares begins filming 
• Lovely, Dark, and Deep 
• Attack of the 50 ft Woman
• Predator - Badlands 
• Ben Wang Karate Kid
• Travis Knight MOTU?
• Tiny Onion Studios

Gaming

• The Transylvania Adventure of Simo Quest trailer 
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle trailer
• Hundred Star Games
• State of Play x2
  • FF7R demo/trailer

OUTRO

Happy New Year! It's our best of 2023 AND the first episode of 2024! The LATEST episode of Towelite Talk is here for your listening pleasures. Get your dose of the Geekly news!

INTRO

• GEEKIN' OUT
• Don't Forget a Collectible hits the road!
  • Ohana Comic Con - 2/4 in Fairfield, CA & 3/2 in Elks Grove, CA
• 2023 Favorites
• RIP - Kenpachiro Satsuma, Tom Wilkinson

Marvel

• Jonathan Majors dropped
• Steven Yeun drops Thunderbolts
• Echo 1/9
• Spiderman Noir showrunner Stephen Lightfoot 
• Blade VG
• Insomniac hack
• Dan Slott deal

DC

• Matt Reeves Arkham series in DCU
• Tom King is an “integral” part of the DCU
• Suicide Squad Isekai anime trailer
• Not all games will be DCU connected

Star Wars

• Andor 2025
• Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss
• Outlaws late 2024?
• ROTS CW Fan film

Star Trek

• Discovery returns in April

Crowd$ourcery

• David Finch
• Catman
• Gaming Watch

COMMERCIAL

Comics/Books

• Millarworld moving to Dark Horse
• Humanoids
• White Boat
• A is for Alien

Anime/Manga

• Gundam Requiem trailer
• Chainsaw man movie
• One Piece remake
• Delicious in Dungeon

*Best Buy removing physical media*

TV/Streaming

• House of the Dragon S2
• Twisted Metal S2
• Blue eyed samurai s2
• Uncle Fester spinoff
• Coogler X-Files

Movies

• Dune 2 trailer
• Godzilla X Kong trailer
• IF - Ryan Reynolds
• Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
• G Unit Productions 
• The Rock teams with Nacelle
• Saw 11 2024
• Scream VII director out
• Death Stranding & OD
• Gosling out of Wolfman
• Lost boys musical - Patrick Wilson

Gaming

• Kojima doc
• GTA6 2025 - Leonida - Vice City
• Shadow Scar
• Shadow of Grimrock Switch
• Vampire Survivors Adventures
  • Among Us collab ‘Emergency Meeting’
• Visions of Mana
• SEGA classics revamp
• Prince of Persia - drops 1/18, Demo w/ on 1/11
• E3 canceled 
• 13 year old beats TETRIS

OUTRO

The LATEST episode of Towelite Talk is here for your listening pleasures. Get your dose of the Geekly news!

INTRO

• GEEKIN' OUT
• RIP - Roger Kastel

Marvel

• Madame Web
• Cretton leaving the Kang Dynasty. Waldron to write
• What If S2 12/22
• Look at Agatha
• F4 - Pedro Pascal as Mr Fantastic & ATJ as SS or FR?
• Yeun is The Sentry?

DC

• Ana Nogueira writer of Supergirl: WOT
• Superman: Legacy castings
  • María Gabriela de Faría is Angela Spica aka The Engineer
  • Nicholas Hoult as LL
  • Skyler Gisondo as JO
  • Sara Sampaio is Eve Teschmacher 
  • Who will Rooker play?
• HQ S5
• Suicide Squad game preorder
  • Alpha test this weekend
• Crisis on Infinite Earths trailer is a trilogy.
• Korean Huntress film??
• Snyder TDKR
• True Origin of Poison Ivy

Star Wars

• Filoni Chief Creative Officer 
• Holiday Special doc
• High republic Phase 3

Star Trek

• Kahn prequel podcast update

Crowd$ourcery

• Polycade Sente KS
• Save Now
• Lords of Nysera KS

COMMERCIAL

Apparel 

• Puma and Gremlins collab
• TMNT Adidas & Nike

Comics/Books

• Ghostbusters
• Toxic Commando

TV/Streaming

• Percy Jackson
• Timothy Olyphant joins Alien
  • More castings  
• Fallout look
• The Boys: Mexico!

Movies

• MOTU LA to amazon
• Coyote vs acme is back
• Cameron movies in 4K
• Urkel Saves Santa
• MBJ will direct Creed 4
• Beverly Hills Cop 4
• Dune 2 - March 1st 2024
• More Jason Bourne
• Karate Kid with Macchio and Chan
• New Alien movie between alien and aliens
• Furiosa

Gaming

• Worlds Untold
• LOU 2 remaster 1/19
• Dragons Dogma 2 showcase 3/22 release
• Pacific Drive
• GTA 6 trailer 12/5

OUTRO

Today is a monumental day for Towelite Talk and Don't Forget a Towel! The 250th episode of Towelite Talk is here for your listening pleasures! Casey and Chris have had a great time together creating content over the years and we couldn't thank you all enough for your support! Enjoy the episode and Don't Forget a Towel!

INTRO

• GEEKIN' OUT
• RIP - Richard Roundtree, Richard Moll, Matthew Perry

Marvel

• MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios
• MCU "new direction"
• Blade will be R
• DD:BA adds new creatives
• Echo
• Blood Hunt 
• Night Thrasher returns!

DC

• John Logan to write Batman B&B?
• Creature Commandos concept art
• Max scraps JJ Abrams Constantine project 
• Penguin delayed
• Superman and Lois S4 ends DCs CW run
• Deadboy Detectives officially at Netflix
• How to Lose a Guy Gardner in 10 Days Vday special 
• SS Dream Team
• Compact Comics

Star Wars

• Kevin Feige confirms he is no longer doing a movie
• Dark Horse OGN's
• Dark Forces remaster Feb
• Return of the Star Wars RPG

Star Trek

• Prodigy lands on Netflix in Dec
• Picard Legacy Collection
• Lower Deck CYOA book
• New novels

Crowd$ourcery

• TMNT RPG KS
• AstroWitch 2
• Mariachi legends
• Combat Creatures

COMMERCIAL

Comics/Books

• Helen of Wyndhorn

Disney to buy full control of Hulu 

Netflix Geeked Week

Anime/Manga

• Netflix 
  • Terminator 
  • DMC bhts
  • Yu Yu Hakusho LA
• John Wick anime

TV/Streaming

• Netflix $ increase
• GEN V renewed
• Amazon Ben Percy American Criminal 
• Fallout 4/12
• Doug sequel series in the works for D+
• Doctor Who 60th
• House of the Dragon S2 - Early Summer 2024
• Shōgun
• House of Ashur

Movies

• GDT Frankenstein mains
• Cavill Highlander moving fwd
  • will feature Queen
• Black Phone 2
• Kingdom of TPOTA
• Rebel Moon theater release
  • Shares universe w/ AotD
• John Carpenter to score Death of a Unicorn
• Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
• Legend of Zelda LA
• Now you see me 3

Gaming

• Rhys-Davies back as gimli in mines of Moria 
• Dracula Dark Reign GBC
• Barbarian
• Sonic Dream Team
• Switch 2?
• MARVEL MTG
• 1st look Final fantasy TCG

OUTRO

Old-timey friends and fathers, Dave (Those Geeks You Know) and Casey get on the microphone to chat about what it's like to raise geeky children. What are they into, what do they hate, will they take up the geekly mantle when it's time? Find out all that and and more on this very special bonus episode!

It's a me, TOWELITE! The newest side-scrolling video game adventure had just hit stores so Casey and Chris headed immediately to their closest game shop to snag their copies. Along the way they decided to record this amazing podcast you are about to listen to! The LATEST episode of Towelite Talk is here for your listening pleasures. Get your dose of the Geekly news!

INTRO

• GEEKIN' OUT
• RIP Kieth Giffen, Phyllis Coates, Anthony Hickok, Suzanne Summers
• NYCC
• Formation of Ghost Machine 
• Netflix House

Marvel

• F4 to start filming spring 2024
• DD reboot team fired
• Miss Minutes(maid) Todd Nauck art featured on OJ
• Ultimate Black Panther
• Peach Momoko Ultimate X-Men

DC

• WB possible sale
• No SV actors to return to DCU as their characters
  • Mamoa Lobo for sure?
• Waller in Superman Legacy?
• First look at the concept Hawkgirl?
• Mondo NYCC excl Superman 78 vinyl reissue
• Merry little Batman - 12/8
• Elseworlds returns!
• Action Comics creatives 
• New Constantine

Star Wars

• NYCC Star Wars publishing
• High Republic on YJA
• GDT Jabba
• Heritage pack Switch

Star Trek

• Prodigy goes to Netflix
• IDW Sons of Star Trek 
• NYCC updates

Crowd$ourcery

• Street Humans KS
• TMNT TTRPG KS
• Astrowitch

COMMERCIAL

Apparel 

• Korn ADIDAS 10/27

Comics/Books

• Dynamite Comics WB
• Gargoyles
• Ennis Bond
• Nacelle and Oni Press
• Aliens Black White and Blood
• Killadelphia

Anime/Manga

• Dragon Ball Daima 
• Kaiju #8 
• Crunchyroll 24/7 channel
• Captain Laserhawk manga

TV/Streaming

• MOTUR 1/25
• WD Those who live
• Monarch Legacy of Monsters 
• Witcher ends S5
• Live action gargoyles 
• Silent Hill: Ascension interactive series

Movies

• A24 acquires Halloween and seeking more IP
• Kings Man: The Blue Blood

Gaming

• Mario vs Spider-Man 2
• PS5 slim holiday season
• Microsoft buying Activision/Blizzard 
• New Mario voice

OUTRO

There's a legend of a heroic towel creature born from toxic chemicals who fights for the rights of all. Hear all about its daring and gross adventures as The Towelite Avenger cleans up the filth which dwells on the mean streets of Towelite City! The LATEST episode of Towelite Talk is here for your listening pleasures. Get your dose of the Geekly news!

INTRO

GEEKIN' OUT

RIP - David McCallum, Sir Michael Gambon

Marvel

• DP3 "pays respect to Marvel Fox U" per Levy
• Future Avengers anime
• Marvel ready to meet writers to pitch X-Men
• Ultimate Spider-man returns

DC

• Gunn confirms Peacemaker, Vigilante, Blue Beetle and Waller actors to return in DCU
• Doom Patrol final episodes trailer
• DCeased maze

Star Wars

• Revelations comic
• 3rd Jedi game coming 
• Eclipse VG "Anyone can die"

Star Trek

• Patrick Stewart continues push for final movie

Crowd$ourcery

• Cyberzoic KS
• Ghost Face Game
• Tuff Stuff 2
• Zorro fully funded

COMMERCIAL

Comics/Books

• Alex Segura - Dick Tracy - Mad Cave
• TMNT Last Ronin 2 (TFAW excl)

Anime/Manga

• Blue Eye Samurai 
• Reborn as a Vending Machine S2
• One Piece manga collection
• Luffy balloon at Macy's Parade

TV/Streaming

• The Fall of the House of Usher
• DMC
• Motu Revolution
• Castlevania Nocturne renewed
• Tomb Raider
• Captain Laserhawk
• Bond

Movies

• Nolan Bond
• Saw producers confirm more Saw films
• Blum says Spawn on track for 2025
• Night Swim 
• Toxic Avenger teaser
• RoboDoc
• Argylle trailer 
• Silent Night
• Leave the World Behind trailer
• Beekeeper

Gaming

• Zack Fair FF7RB
• The Division 3
• Timespinner 2
• Dredge DLC 11/16
• Laika: Aged through blood
• JP MTG
• LOTR MTG
• Final Fantasy tabletop 

CLOSING

Hey Towelites! Thank you for being loyal listeners of Towelite Talk throughout the years and our many episodes. As we approach episode 250, We have decided to make the Pursuit of Plastic its own podcast. Starting this week and moving forward you can catch the episode on the DFAT Entertainment network! Join us for all the toy news you need for your collective life and always remember, DON'T FORGET A TOWEL! The LATEST episode of Towelite Talk is here for your listening pleasures. Get your dose of the Geekly news!

INTRO

GEEKIN' OUT

RIP - Pete Kozachik

Marvel

• MCU Timeline
• Rumors: DP3 - Liev Schreiber Sabertooth, Karl Urban Wolverine variant, Channing Tatum Gambit?
• Werewolf by Night in color
• Loki 2 - 10/5
• LEGO Avengers Code Red 10/27
• Wolverine: Madripoor Knights
• Wolverine Capullo Variant per retailer 
• Power Pack

DC

• Aquaman trailer 
  • Wan "Bromance"
• My Adventures w Superman s2
• Kite Man trailer

Star Wars

• Lando now a movie?
• Ashoka thoughts (ep5, ep6)
• Star Wars: Visions – Takashi Okazaki #1
• The Living Force novel

Star Trek

• Into the Unknown game 
• NYCC

COMMERCIAL

Crowd$ourcery

• Legendari Metatravelers 
• SGM Zorro KS

Comics/Books

• Hellboy Winter Special: Yule Cat #1
• Fables public domain?
• Duke #1 DEC
• Rick Remender Image contract

Anime/Manga

• One Piece LA s2 greenlit
• Castlevania Nocturne
• Burn the Witch
• Fist of the North Star 40th

TV/Streaming

• Goosebumps October 13th
• WB Suspends deals with creators
• Monarch Legacy of Monsters
• Gen V trailer
• Buffy
• Suburban Screams trailer 10/13

Movies

• Lionsgate picks up Crow reboot
  • Producer said it opens ‘sprawling universe’
• Thanksgiving 
• Twilight of the dead
• Spy Kids: Armegeddeon
• Disney 100
• Totally Killer

Gaming

• Mutant Mayhem
• MK1 Megan Fox as Nitara
  • JCVD trailer
• Hogwarts Legacy 2 in the works
• Gargoyles Remastered 
• Cypher 007 apple arcade
• Witcher Monopoly
• Nintendo Direct
• State of Play

CLOSING

Casey and Chris had dibbled and dabbled with lycanthropy from time to time, but this time it was different. Lurking in the shadows, a monster made of towels... waiting to devour you and swallow your soul. Try and enjoy this podcast if you haven't been turned already! The LATEST episode of Towelite Talk is here for your listening pleasures. Get your dose of the Geekly news!

INTRO

GEEKIN' OUT

RIP Arleen Sorkin, Bob Barker

Marvel

• Taylor Swift as Dazzler in DP3?
  • Also rumored… X23, Doom
• Agatha: Darkhold Diaries
• Marvel Crime
• Werewolf by Night LIVE
• G.O.D.S. originally TV

DC

• WW3 NOT in development
• Sequels Batman 89: Echoes and Superman 78: The Metal Curtain

Star Wars

• Ahsoka impressions
• SW Unlimited
• Peach Momoko Visions comic

Star Trek

• Star Trek Day 
• STO Incursion
• SNW CBS Fall lineup

Crowd$ourcery

• Getting Lost
• Gundam Legendary Comics KS
• Brambletrek

Comics/Books

• Space Usagi: Death and Honor #1

COMMERCIAL

TV/Streaming

• The Continental trailer
• House of Lee
• Scott Pilgrim
• Chucky S3 10/4
• Monarch: Legacy of the Monsters first look and details
• Godzilla Minus One (movie)
• Fallout: Los Angeles poster - Amazon 2024
• Fraiser Oct 12 
• Rick and Morty S7 10/15
• Peacock LEGO Jurassic Park special 
• Pokémon tv show

Movies

• Barbie highest gross in WB history
• Starlight
• Warrior Nun returning as a trilogy of films 
• Maggie Gyllenhal bride of Frankenstein
• Rebel Moon trailer 
• Dune 2 delayed to 3/2024

Gaming

• Last Ronin
• TT acquisition
• Bloomtown 
• Arkham Switch 10/13
• Borderlands 3 on Switch
• Hideo Kojima shows off image of Norman Reedus, Keanu Reeves together
• Rebel Moon confirmed
• PS Portal $199
• Off the grid 
• GI Joe: Wrath of Cobra

Pursuit of Plastic

• Mattel
  • Lady Slither 9/12
  • MOTU Mattel Creations VOTE
• McFarlane Toys 
  • Black Lightning GL, Dark knights of steel batman, Green Lantern vampire, Supergirl, Injustice
  • Atomic Skull v Superman
  • Condiment King BAF and batcycle
  • Collectors Editions W2
  • JSC statues
• Hiya Spocks
• Street Sharks?
• Ramen Toys MOTU
• HEAT BOYS TMNT mechs BBTS
• Super 7 Mars Attacks
• NECA TMNT Sewer LR dio
• Cosmic Legions OxKrewe Book 1
• Berserk Zod
• LEGO Viking Villiage 
• Mezco 
  • One:12 Major Toht
• Figma ACV
• Hot Toys
  • Sandtrooper & Dewback
  • Doc Ock
• Sideshow Lost Boys David

CLOSING

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Hello Towelites! We are back from our summer hiatus and we have a boatload of news to share with you! During our break a great many things happened including SDCC! So put on your headphones, sit back and get ready for your dose of the Geekly News!

INTRO

GEEKIN' OUT

RIP Paul Rubens, William Friedkin, Alan Arkin, Manny Coto

Marvel

• Deadpool 3
  • New costume
  • Wolverine suit first look
  • Jennifer Garner
• Black Panther game official
• Bones Coffee Spider-Man
• Thunderbolts
• Ms Marvel: The New Mutant 
• A new Punisher
• Crypt of Shadows
• Trick or Read

DC

• Superman Legacy castings 
  • Metamorpho - Anthony Carrigan. Plastic-man?
  • Gunn "all movies before are not cannon"
• WW 3 w Gal Gadot
• DC Animated in theaters per Gunn
• Watchmen and Crisis animated
• SS anime
• Scooby-Doo and Krypto too
• JL v Godzilla v Kong
• Beast World
• 30th Return of Supes

Star Wars

• Lando series is happening?!

Star Trek

• IDW Halloween special
• Lower Deck news 
• TOS TAS Shorts and comic

COMMERCIAL

Crowd$ourcery

• Shadowrun: Takedown
• Neon Fear - Buyer Beware

Comics/Books

• Edens End
• Dracula 
• THE MINISTRY OF COMPLIANCE
• Last Ronin 2
• Image S&S

Lionsgate to buy eOne from Hasbro

TV/Streaming

• Lazarus 
• Keith David is Hordak 
• Biker Mice
• Tmnt MM show (and sequel)

Movies

• Greta Gerwig to direct Two new Narnia flicks 
• Motu CXL
• Outlaw Johnny black 
• Birth/Rebirth trailer
• The Monkey King
• Talk 2 Me

Gaming

• Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth
• Gex Trilogy for Switch
• Invincible Ubisoft
• Borderlands interactive books
• MTG VG sets
• SF6 x TMNT 
• Small Soldiers

Pursuit of Plastic

• Borderlands Skag Plushies 
• The Starstriker Bandits 
• Hasbro 
  • Pulse SW The Ghost
  • Force Unleashed SDCC
• Mattel
  • MOTU motherboard
  • SDCC MOTU
• McFarlane Toys 
  • • EQL 
    • Classic Riddler & Catman
    • Batman 6 pack
    • Batman and Robin BAF
• Funko - Interview with the vampire POP
• Hiya Classic Godzilla
• Super 7
  • ST: TNG Guinan cxl
  • Cat's Lair
• NECA
  • Dinosaurs
  • LR Raph, Karai and Footbot
  • FG movie - flash, ming, & Vulco 
• Lego 
  • SW Ahsoka Ghost 
  • Spider-man
  • Walt Disney Camera
• Mezco
  • Nightwing
  • Casey Jones
  • The Mask
  • Conan static 6
• ThreeZero Cobra Commander
• Hot Toys
  • President Loki
  • Prey 
  • "Designer" DX series

CLOSING

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