Hacked By Ahmed 01 Nerd News & Needs
Welcome to the Nerd Fu podcast – Season 2: Episode 82. If you’re looking for the latest & greatest in nerdy/geeky news, then this IS the podcast you’ve been looking for.
Every week (mostly), we bring you the latest in Nerd News, including SCREENSHOT (movies & tv), STOCKPILE (collectibles), HIGH SCORE (gaming), COMICS n CONS (that one explains itself) and WILD CARD (our catch-all, random stuff category).
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Movies in Theaters This Week
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (D. Joachim Ronning, Espen Sandberg) w/ Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Geoffrey Rush, Kaya Scodelario, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley
- Baywatch (D. Seth Gordon) w/ Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Priyanka Chopra, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach, IIfenesh Hadera
Movies / TV to Buy
- Get Out
- The Great Wall
- Logan
Movie News
- Tom Hardy lands starring role in Sony’s Venom movie – [variety]
- Universal confirms more of their new monster movie franchise with Johnny Depp and Javier Bardem – [ew]
- James Wan on board to produce the first of the Resident Evil rebooted franchise – [deadline]
- Sony taps Tom Holland to star as a young Nathan Drake in Shawn Levy’s redrafted prequel Uncharted – [deadline]
- Tom Cruise says Top Gun 2 should start filming next year – [ew]
- Arnold Schwarzenegger to return to Terminator – [popculture]
TV / Streaming News
- Fox reveals pilot trailer for Seth McFarlane’s new Star Trek parody series called The Orville – [ew]
- Adam Scott and Craig Robinson are teaming for a new paranormal comedy called Ghosted – [nerdist]
- The CW drops the Black Lightning trailer – [thenerdfu]
Subscription Boxes
- Loot Crate (June) ALTER EGO – deadline 6/19
- Firefly Cargo Crate (July) GOING MAD – deadline 7/15
- Star Wars Smuggler’s Bounty (July) DROIDS – deadline 7/15
- Disney Treasures (Jun) FESTIVAL OF FRIENDS – deadline 6/1
- Marvel Collector Corps (Jun) SPIDER-MAN HOMECOMING – deadline 6/15
- DC Legion of Collectors (Jul) BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES – deadline 7/1
Funko
- Reveals
- Alien: Covenant Pop!s – [thenerdfu]
- The Dark Tower Pop!s – [thenerdfu]
- Negaduck Pop! (PX Exclusive)
- Dr. Seuss Mystery Minis
- Destiny Pop!s – [thenerdfu]
- Justice League Pop!s
- Retailer Exclusives
- Hot Topic: May Exclusives
- BoxLunch:
- GameStop: Atheon & Xur
- FYE:
- Walgreens:
- Walmart:
- Target: Cars Exclusives
- Amazon:
The Stash-N-Cache
- ALIENS poster by artist Timothy Pittides for Grey Matter Art – [thenerdfu]
- Captain America Vintage Military Army Backpack – [thenerdfu]
- Guardians of the Galaxy Stowaways by Sprayground – [thenerdfu]
- Golden Girls Clue Board Game – [thenerdfu]
- Thor: Ragnarok LEGO sets revealed – [cbr]
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 coming this fall – [marvel]
- Red Dead Redemption 2 delayed until Spring – [ign]
InvestComics Hot Picks of the Week Hot Picks: #476, which includes a I am Groot #1 title, is here and Jay has the lowdown on the latest comics you should be picking up or passing up!
- Scarlet Spider #2
- Groot #5
- Mosaic #8
- Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #19
- …. and many, many more
Boxes in Action
- Sound Box collectible short storage box, available for pre-order – [boxesinaction]
- Also available for pre-order: Spawn Show Folder, Science Lab, Space Trax, Spawn Origins Box Set
Conventions
- PHOENIX COMICON [May 25 – 28] @ Phoenix Convention Center
- Tickets: 4-Day $75 | Thurs $20 | Fri $30 | Sat $45 | Sun $30
- Guests include: Dick Van Dyke, Jenna Coleman, Danny Trejo, Gabriel Luna, Jon Bernthal, Elden Henson, Charlie Cox, Ming-Na Wen, Alan Tudyk, Holly Marie Combs, Anthony Michael Hall, Curtis Armstrong
- MEGACON [May 25 – 28] @ Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL
- Tickets: Premium 4-Day $139 | Thurs $20 | Fri $35 | Sat $50 | Sun $35 | advance pricing
- Guests include: Stan Lee (LAST FLORIDA APPEARANCE), Jeffrey Dean Morgan, James Marsters, Eliza Dushku, Norman Reedus, Charlie Cox, Stranger Things Cast Caleb McLaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo, Felicia Day, Gina Torres, Sean Patrick Flanery, David Della Rocco, Ray Park, Rocky Horror Cast – Meat Loaf, Nell Campbell, Tim Curry, Barry Bostwick, Patricia Quinn
- Artists include: J. Scott Campbell, Greg Capullo, Dan Slott, Skottie Young
- WIZARD WORLD PHILADELPHIA [June 1 – 4] @ Pennsylvania Convention Center
- Tickets: 4-Day $89.95 | Thurs $35 | Fri $45 | Sat $55 | Sun $45 | ALL PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE SERVICE FEE
- Guests include: Charlie Sheen, Michael Rooker, Will Friedle, Rider Strong, Nichelle Nichols, Sean Gunn, Gene Simmons, James Marsters, Nicholas Brendon
- E3 [June 13 – 15] @ the Los Angeles Convention Center
- Tickets: Public passes are Sold Out
- Show Information: Sledgehammer Games’ special presentation for COD WWII, James Gunn to deliver a live keynote, Super Mario Odyssey for the Switch will be available for hands-on demos, Xbox’s Project Scorpio will be unveiled, New Assassin’s Creed to be revealed, and more
- RTX [July 7 – 9] @ the Austin Convention Center
- Tickets: 3-Day VIP Sold Out | Weekend Pass $95 | Fri $45 | Sat $50 | Sun $35
- More information to come
