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Czechoslovakian Petr Jákl has lived two different lives! First he was an Olympic level Judokan. That led to being a stuntman in films like Vin Diesel's 'XXX'. That gave him the filmmaking bug, resulting in his first two Czech films. Now he's back with 'Medieval', starring Ben Foster and Michael Caine and telling the story of legendary Czech military commander Jan Žižka during the 1400s. We talk about the cultural importance of telling Žižka's story, the challenges of making it during the pandemic and how he let other historical epics like 'Braveheart' and 'The Last Samurai' guide him through the process! Enjoy! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Subscribe to Geekscape on Apple Podcasts! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram!Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group!Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Playwright and Filmmaker Neil LaBute loves getting into the uncomfortable workings of his subjects. Ever since his very first film 'In The Company Of Men' made audiences squirm, LaBute has made a career of putting a magnifying glass on the male id. Now he returns with his latest film, the horror story 'House of Darkness' starring Justin Long and Kate Bosworth. On this episode of Geekscape, I talk to Neil about his writing process, his love of creating challenging characters, collaborative approach and more! Enjoy! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Subscribe to Geekscape on Apple Podcasts! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram!Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group!Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Dante made some of our favorite films, from Gremlins to Innerspace to Matinee! And now he's back, curating Scream Factory's Saturday matinee stream! We talk about getting a chance to make Gremlins 2, his love of monster movies, making the original X-Files in 'Eerie, Indiana' and if Die Hard really is the best Christmas movie ever! Enjoy! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Subscribe to Geekscape on Apple Podcasts! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram!Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group!Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comic book creator, animator and musician James Kochalka is on Geekscape today! I've been a fan of James' work since discovering 'Monkey vs Robot' years ago and now he's back with the third book in his Eisner Award winning kids book series 'Dragon Puncher'! We talk about making indie comic books, breaking into the business, growing up with his art and putting his family into his art and a ton more! James is a super unique voice so enjoy the conversation! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Subscribe to Geekscape on Apple Podcasts! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram!Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group!Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actor Jeff Fahey has appeared in some of our favorite films and TV shows! From 'Lost' to 'The Lawnmower Man' to 'Silverado', he always imbues his roles with an extra-dimensional charm. Now we talk about his appearance in the new killer shark film 'Maneater' and along the way take some of your questions and talk about what he learned from Lawrence Kasdan as a young actor, how the film industry is evolving and the warnings of mistreating technology first shown to us in 'The Lawnmower Man'! We also talk a bunch of other fun stuff so enjoy! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Subscribe to Geekscape on Apple Podcasts! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram!Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group!Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Musician Matthew Milligan might be best known as the bassist of Wheatus (currently going viral on TikTok for their song “Teenage Dirtbag”) but he's also a part of the Geekscape family! He hosts the “Weird Al-Gorithm” podcast on the Geekscape Network alongside our very own Matthew Kelly! And now he's my guest on the Geekscape podcast! Join me as I talk to Matt about collaborating with Geekscape friends MC Frontalot, Mega Ran and MC Lars and his work with comedy legends like “Weird Al” Yankovic and the late Gilbert Gottfried! It's Geekscape, so of course we'll also be discussing some geek bizness like the Season 1 finale of 'The Rehearsal' and the premiere of the new Game of Thrones series 'The House of the Dragon'! You won't want to miss this one! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Subscribe to Geekscape on Apple Podcasts! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram!Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group!Visit Geekscape

For early internet movie fans there was no bigger source for movie news and rumors than Aint It Cool News. Started by Austin film fanatic Harry Knowles in the late 90s and lasting for over 20 years, the heyday of the website saw them involved with and influencing everything from Peter Jackson's 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy to the launch of the Alamo Drafthouse to the downfall of Joel Schumacher's 'Batman and Robin' and the rise of the MCU and The Dark Knight. But the website and its webmaster were not without major controversy. Was Aint It Cool News and its toxic Talkback community the beginnings of today's internet hate culture? I'm joined by 'Downlow.d: The Rise and Fall of Harry Knowles' podcast host Joe Scott to discuss these questions and more!! 'Downlow.d: The Rise and Fall of Harry Knowles' can be found at: https://www.downlowdpod.com/ You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Subscribe to Geekscape on Apple Podcasts!

Wow! Thanks to the Comic-Con surge, it's been weeks since we've done an actual, proper Geekscape episode! So there's a ton to catch up on! 'Batgirl' has been shelved by the new regime at Warner Bros.! Neil Gaiman's 'Sandman' has finally been released on Netflix! And why is nobody talking about Amazon's fantastic 'Paper Girls' adaptation? Katie catches Brad Pitt's 'Bullet Train'! And everyone says yes on Jordan Peel's 'Nope'! I'm so happy that Katie, Matt, Josh and Derek join in to help me with the heavy lifting! And of course we've got your questions and comments! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Subscribe to Geekscape on Apple Podcasts! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram!Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group!Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A few years ago, Netflix released an updated adaptation of the classic TV show 'Lost in Space'! Led by writers and creators Matt Sazama and Burke Sharpless, this new version sported sleeker ships, more dangerous stakes a more diverse cast and a robotic alien inspired Robby the Robot! It also brought some fantastic stories that pleased long time fans and surprised new ones! And at SDCC 2022 I was asked by Matt and Burke to moderate the panel talking all about it! How'd it come to be? What lessons did they learn about adapting a TV classic? What changes needed to be made? Whether you're a fan or not, there's a lot to enjoy in this panel! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Subscribe to Geekscape on Apple Podcasts! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram!Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group!Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Australian suspense director Andrew Traucki has a new film out: 'The Reef: Stalked', about a group of women fighting for their survival against a killer shark! So of course Andrew is on Geekscape talking to me about crafting suspense films, why the natural world is scarier to him than the supernatural and the difficulties of shooting 23 days on the water! Along the way we talk about filming the movie's scenes of domestic abuse, working within a thematic expectation and what he wants to make next! Enjoy! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Subscribe to Geekscape on Apple Podcasts! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram!Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group!Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The final day of San Diego Comic Con is upon us: Day 5! And it's time to hear from the Geekscape team! Geekscape Alumni Eric Francisco comes by to discuss everything he's been experiencing! Ian Kerner brings his comics expertise to break down the Marvel Hall H Phase 5 and Phase 6 announcements! Geekscape Games' Josh Jackson tells us about Street Fighter 6 and the other video games he's been playing while in San Diego! Heidi Cox says hello and discusses the perils of signing in the overly crowded Geekscape booth! And Matt and Derek join Eric and I to give San Diego Comic Con 2022 the final send off! Enjoy! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Subscribe to Geekscape on Apple Podcasts! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram!Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group!Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 4 of San Diego Comic Con is even bigger than day 3! Brian O'Halloran from Clerks drops by to talk 'Clerks 3'! We make friends with 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles '89' writer Erik Burnham to talk writing comics! Gary Green himself Adam Tsekhman from 'DC's Legends of Tomorrow' and John Bucher, Creative Director for the Joseph Campbell Foundation, team up to talk multiverses with me! And Geekscape's Kaitlin and Katy talk all about what they saw in Hall H! Kaitlin sat through Warner Brothers' DC and Game of Thrones panels plus Star Trek and Neil Gaiman's Sandman! And Katy experiences the pop ups for 'House of the Dragon' and more! Plus! Marvel announces Phase 5 and 6 of the MCU so we break it down with Jason Inman! Enjoy! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Subscribe to Geekscape on Apple Podcasts! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram!Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group!Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape g

Day 3 of San Diego Comic Con 2022! This was the best day yet as Morbius co-writer Burke Sharpless talks to us about some other 70s Marvel comics like Killraven, Bloodstone and what happens sometimes when you try adapting them into a studio film! Longtime friend Yehudio Mercado has been through some recent controversy with his What If? Miles Morales book so we try to clear the air on that and also tell you about his brand new 'Chunky Goes To Camp'! And I crash MatMania hosts and rappers MegaRan and Teek Hall's signing to discuss Vince McMahon's sudden WWE retirement! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Subscribe to Geekscape on Apple Podcasts! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram!Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group!Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 2 of SDCC 2022 is upon us! And what do we have to show for it? Author S.G,. Browne drops by to talk about the writer's life! Casper Van Dien and the cast of 'Salvage Marines' hold a signing at the booth and are enlisted to talk to you! Marilyn Ghigliotti shares some stories about the long road to 'Clerks 3'! And Derek catches us up on all of the Comic Con installations... including the incredible 'Severance'! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Subscribe to Geekscape on Apple Podcasts! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram!Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group!Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Preview Night at San Diego Comic Con 2022! Before the doors open, Jonathan and Matt look forward to being back at SDCC after 3 long years! Geekscape friend and 'Netflix Lost In Space', 'Power Rangers' and 'Morbius' co-writer Matt Sazama talks about the audience response to 'Morbius' and previews the 'Lost in Space' panel! And Derek Kraneveldt tells us all about the pop up events for the Russo Brothers' 'The Grey Man' and the upcoming 'Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon'! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Subscribe to Geekscape on Apple Podcasts! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram!Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group!Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'Ms. Marvel', the newest teen superhero to join the MCU, just wrapped up her first season on Disney+! So of course it's time to break it down with our comic book expert Ian Kerner! How do Kamala Khan's powers in the show differ from the comic book version? And what about the origin of her powers? When's the next time we'll see her and what is this series building towards? Are we going to see a teen superhero group like The Young Avengers or The Champions? And what about the last bits of information they threw us in the season finale? There's lots to discuss so let's go! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Subscribe to Geekscape on Apple Podcasts! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram!Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group!Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kim F. Coates is a Canadian-American actor best known for the role of Alexander "Tig" Trager on TV's 'Sons of Anarchy'! But Kim also wears a producer hat in the new horror and psychological suspense film 'Neon Lights', out this week on VOD! We talk to Kim about taking on the role and why the film demands repeat viewings! Along the way we also discuss working with brothers Tony and Ridley Scott, his friendship with Kevin Costner and working on the set of 'Waterworld'! And we also discuss the things that might save society and whether or not we're living in a simulation! Enjoy! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Subscribe to Geekscape on Apple Podcasts! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram!Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group!Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'Thor: Love And Thunder' crashed into theaters this past weekend, delivering the latest chapter in Marvel's ongoing multipart epic! So obviously we have our own God of 4 Colored Funnies Ian Kerner on Geekscape to help sift (Sif?) through what we saw! Who is Gorr The God Butcher and how was his storyline and Christian Bale's portrayal different than it was in the comics? How about Taika Natalie Portman's Mighty Thor? What changes to Thor's story do we think worked and how does this film set him up for the next Marvel outing? What about new characters like Russell Crowe's Zeus? And how about those end credit scenes? We're bringing the thunder on this one so come hang with us! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Subscribe to Geekscape on Apple Podcasts! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram!Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group!Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

Stranger Things Season 4.5 have wrapped up and we've got a long 2 year wait until Season 5 brings us the finale to the Stranger Things saga! To help sift through the ashes left in Vecna's wake, I'm joined by our crack Geekscape correspondent (and official member of The Hellfire Club) Kaitlin Cornell Krusoe! Kaitlin's got some theories that did and didn't pan out for the past two jumbo sized episodes and we also talk about what we can expect from Season 5! On top of that, I spent the weekend watching Chris Pratt make a list and check it off one by one in the Tom Clancy-like Amazon series 'The Terminal List', we discuss how solid 'The Umbrella Academy' Season 3 was and I demand that all of you stop what you're doing and watch India's blockbuster sensational epic 'RRR' at once! Well, after Geekscape at least! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Subscribe to Geekscape on Apple Podcasts! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Insta

Here's a special filmmaker focused Geekscape for you! My grad school friend Brett Levner is making her next feature film: 'Riot in Bloom'! Her last feature film 'The Track' featured Missy Yager and Sam Trammell and told the story of a suburban woman developing a mother daughter relationship with a Vegas sex worker. 'Riot in Bloom' is also a story of a woman discovering the next phase in her life, but looks like it's going to be a faster, punkier, comedic spin for Brett! We'll talk to her about the challenges of putting together an indie film outside of the New York and L.A. systems, the motivation for the film (involving murder scenes, mega churches and a Baldwin brother) and how her college students are stepping in to help get it done! Support 'Riot In Bloom' at the film's IndieGogoPage: https://igg.me/at/riotinbloom/x#/ Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to https://nordvpn.com/geekscape to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + Free Threat Protection + 1 additional month for free! It’s complet