It's been a few week's since the ToB Crew has tackled the news but now that the Oscars are over it's time to dig deep into all the latest goings-on in the nerd world. Starting with the DCEU as things have been busy over at Warner Brothers. The guys discuss Matt Reeves directing The Batman, the Nightwing movie announcement and a ton more DC movie tidbits before moving onto some TV talk. Including: Another delay for Star Trek: Discovery but at least they cast their captain, Star Wars Rebels has been renewed for a 4th season and Castlevania is getting an animated series on Netflix. Finally, Julian, Dan and Jeremy cover the Nintendo Switch launch and the unprecedented reception of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. All this and so much more (including X-Men rumours and Tron 3 news!) on this week's Tower of Babble Podcast!

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No Nerd Association this week. Sorry! :(

Movies

89th Oscar recap - http://towerofbabblepodcast.com/blog/2017/2/24/oscar-predictions
Indiana Jones 5 is officially happening and it’ll be out in 2019
Wonder Woman set visit impressions from IGN
Matt Reeves announced as director of The Batman
Mel Gibson approached to direct Suicide Squad 2
David Ayer teases Black Mask as villain in Gotham City Sirens
Nightwing movie announced with Lego Batman director Chris McKay helming
Hellboy 3 "100% will not happen" according to Guillermo Del Toro
Longtime X-Men writer/producer rumoured to be directing the next X-Men film
- The rumoured title is X-Men: Supernova and it will apparently follow the Dark Phoenix storyline
HBO is making a scripted behind the scenes movie about the making of The Godfather called Francis and the Godfather
Tron 3 news
- Leaked info on the cancelled Tron: Legacy sequel
- New Tron would be a sequel/reboot starring Jared Leto
Arrival director Denis Villeneuve will be directing a reboot of Dune
The live action Lion King has cast Donald Glover as Simba and welcomes back James Earl Jones as Mufasa

TV

Star Wars Rebels has been renewed for a 4th season
CW's Riverdale has been renewed for a 2nd season
Lionsgate is potentially interested in a John Wick prequel series
Star Trek: Discovery has been delayed until late summer/early fall
- STD cast Jason Isaacs as captain Lorca
Nickelodeon announced a new 2D TMNT series
Game of Thrones wont return until July
Netflix announced a Castlevania animated series

Games

Nintendo Switch launch
- According to a press release the Switch “Sold more in its launch weekend than any other Nintendo hardware launch in history.”
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is getting insanely good reviews.
- A 98 Metacritic score
Horizon: Zero Dawn also launched to stellar reviews
South Park: Fractured But Whole has been delayed again
More details on Uncharted: Lost Legacy
VR News
- Sony revealed its sales numbers for PSVR at 915,000 units as of February 19th
- Nintendo wants to fix a major issue with VR
- Valve is working on 3 full length VR games

What We've Been Watching and Playing

John Wick Chapter 2
Lego Batman
Black Sails season 4
Gangs of New York
For Honor

Apr 30, 2026

SSSW - Maul: Shadow Lord - Chapter 7 & 8

There's two of them now?! With the arrival of another Inquisitor things really start to escalate on Janyx. We see Maul at his lowest since probably his spider-leg days (he goes on a self-guided therapy session/vision quest that results in something quite inspiring actually!), providing us a deeper understanding of his motivations, beyond simply "revenge!". Meanwhile, Devon continues to be the most interesting character on the show as she takes two steps forward, one step back, flirting with the dark side (though bonus points for the slick ride she acquires for their getaway). On the action side, the show continues to bring the goods, with dynamic, large scale battles (heavy on LAATs which is always a treat), intimate lightsaber combat, and a special shout out to the speeder chase this week that included a new Star Wars techno track (get outta here Niamos!), which combined for a chef's kiss of a sequence. The finale is next week, dropping on Star Wars Day (May the 4th), so stay tuned to see how much the show wants to tie up and how much it wants to leave dangling ahead of season 2!

Apr 25, 2026

Episode 205 - CinemaCon 2026 + News Roundup

It's been a minute since Matt and Julian sat down to cover the latest in film and TV news. Some might say it's been dearly missed. Well wait no more folks because this week it's all news and nothing but the news so help me god! If the last few weeks (months?) of stories weren't enough, CinemaCon 2026 also just concluded which had it's own news deluge. The guys unpack it all (well most of it anyway)! Of utmost priority is the news of Michael B Jordan and Austin Butler's reboot of 'Miami Vice', which is close to Matt's heart. Plus 'Spaceballs 2' gets a title and release date, trailers for 'Dune 3', 'Clayface' and 'Street Fighter' all surprise (in a good way), and a new 'Lord of the Rings' movie is announced (and you won't guess who's writing it!). Plus, a 'Game of Thrones' movie, more 'Transformers' and is 'Avatar' over? All this and so much more on this week's Tower of Babble Podcast!

Apr 23, 2026

SSSW - Maul: Shadow Lord - Chapter 5 & 6

We’ve reached the halfway point of the season and with it comes a tonal shift back to the roots of Star Wars animation - 'The Clone Wars'. With the arrival of the Empire, the focus shifts away from Maul and his dealings and toward the pair of Jedi as they are now in the crosshairs. The noire tone takes a back seat, next to Maul, as things become more pulpy, mixed with an impending doom that is reminiscent of the final season of 'The Clone Wars'. The set-piece action sequences get an injection of scale and danger, which is exciting, and some of the early seeding of characters like Rylee start to pay off. While maybe a bit different from the previous 4 episodes, the quality and the stakes remain high (well... for every character except Maul I suppose). Join Julian and Rachel as the unpack it all in excruciating detail.

Apr 15, 2026

SSSW - Maul: Shadow Lord - Chapter 3 & 4

Now that the premiere is out of the way, the team at Lucasfilm Animation can focus on driving the story forward with authority. The pacing is much improved this week as time feel more evenly dispersed across the characters. There's a greater concentration on characters who can wield a lightsaber and it's appreciated. No shade to the crime syndicate storyline, but we've kind of seen all that already (it was quite literally a 'Clone Wars' arc). The action remains strong while taking another step forward with lightsaber duels joining the mix. Plus, the fast cutting from last week seems to have been dialed back, which is appreciated as it provides more clarity in action scenes. For example, Devon's engagements with Maul are gripping, and with the additional time provided to Master Daki, the stakes feel ratcheted up. Kevin Kinner's music remains a highlight, the illusions to the Anakin vs Obi-Wan Mustafar theme was a particular highlight. In general, there is still room for more character growth, especially with characters not named Maul, who really can't/won't change - but happy to proven wrong! This show feels like it's in full swing already, which is good because next week things look to be really heating up as we hit the half way mark. Julian and Rachel unpack it all!

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