This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast (last episode of 2025), the guys return to discuss the new Running Man adaptation, F1, Wake Up Dead Man (Knives Out 3), James Cameron discusses his Terminator series reboot, A Different World sequel series coming to Netflix, Youtube will host the Academy Awards starting in 2029 and ending in 2033, Disney inks deal with OpenAI to use its characters in Sora, WB reject the Paramount deal, Rob Reiner's death sparks something politically usual in this era, trailers for Greenland 2, The Pitt season 2, and Guy Ritchie's Young Sherlock series, and much more.<br /><br /><b>CHECKED OUT</b><br /><ul><li>The Running Man</li><li>F1</li><li>Wake Up Dead Man</li></ul><b>TOPICS - Section 1</b><br /><ul><li><a href="https://www.avclub.com/james-cameron-terminator-sequel-avatar-fire-and-ash" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">James Cameron is working on Terminator Reboot after Avatar</a></li><li><a href="https://deadline.com/2025/12/a-different-world-kadeem-hardison-jasmine-guy-netflix-1236650501/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Original actors to show up in ‘A Different World’ Sequel Series</a></li><li><a href="https://variety.com/2025/film/awards/oscars-youtube-advantages-unlimited-runtime-unfiltered-hosts-1236611132/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Youtube will host the Academy Awards from 2029-2033</a></li></ul><b>TOPICS - Section 2</b><br /><ul><li><a href="https://deadline.com/2025/12/disney-openai-deal-sora-1236645728/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Disney Inks Blockbuster $1B Deal With OpenAI, Handing Characters Over To Sora</a></li><li><a href="https://variety.com/2025/film/news/warner-bros-discovery-rejects-paramount-acquisition-offer-1236609963/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WB rejects Paramount’s corporate takeover “offer”</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/16/kushner-affinity-paramount-wbd-netflix.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jared Kushner and his team pull money from Paramount backing</a></li></ul></li><li>Rob Reiner’s death reminds us the once dominant “mono-culture” in movies</li></ul><b>WTF? by JayTeeDee from the “Edit That Out” Podcast</b><br /><ul><li>Micah: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/isitthebraids" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tinyurl.com/isitthebraids</a></li><li>Jay: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/Unsznd" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tinyurl.com/Unsznd</a></li></ul><b>TRAILERS</b><br /><ul><li><a href="https://youtu.be/_FEOCxb6gC0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Greenland 2: Migration</a></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/Xq8x47ky2Tw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Pitt (season 2)</a></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/R-NEi8tRC8Q" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Young Sherlock</a></li></ul><br /><br />TNP STUDIOS PREMIUM (www.TheNerdpocalypse.com/premium) $5 a month Access to premium slate of podcasts incl. The Airing of Grievances, No Time to Bleed, The Men with the Golden Tongues, Upstage Conversation, and full episodes of the Look Forward political podcast<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />