Hacked By Ahmed 01 Nerd News & Needs
Welcome to the Nerd Fu podcast – Season 2: Episode 58. 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
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (d. David Yates) w/ Eddie Redmayne, Johnny Depp, Ezra Miller, Colin Farrell, Zoe Kravitz, Ron Perlman, Jon Voight, Dan Fogler
- The Edge of Seventeen (d. Kelly Fremon Craig) w/ Woody Harrelson, Kyra Sedgwick, Blake Jenner, Hailee Steinfeld, Haley Lu Richardson
- Bleed for This (d. Ben Younger) w/ Miles Teller, Katey Sagal, Aaron Eckhart, Christine Evangelista
- The Take (d. James Watkins) w/ Idris Elba, Richard Madden
- Manchester by the Sea (d. Kenneth Lonergan) w/ Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Tate Donovan, Matthew Broderick
- Nocturnal Animals (d. Tom Ford) w/ Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Isla Fisher, Armie Hammer, Laura Linney, Michael Sheen
- Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (d. Ang Lee) w/ Garrett Hedlund, Vin Diesel, Joe Alwyn, Astro
Movies / TV to Buy
- Finding Dory
- Ghost in the Shell trailer – [thenerdfu]
- Beauty and the Beast trailer– [thenerdfu]
- Transformers: The Last Knight IMAX featurette – [ew]
- New screenwriter Christina Hodson to pin Bumblebee spinoff and a DC Birds of Prey film – [superherohype]
- Ryan Reynolds finally comments on director Tim Miller’s Deadpool sequel exit – [collider]
- Director Fede Alvarez and producer Rodo Sayagues look to inject more Don’t Breathe into the mainstream with a possible sequel – [collider]
TV News
Subscription Boxes
- Loot Crate
- Next Box (Nov) MAGICAL
- Marvel Collector Corps
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- Next Box (Dec) X-MEN
- DC Legion of Collectors
- Next Box (Jan) LEGACY
- Star Wars Smuggler’s Bounty
- Next Box (Jan) THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Funko Information
- Groot USB Charger – [thinkgeek]
- National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Santa Clark Figure x NECA – [entertainmentearth]
- Star Wars Death Star Tree Topper – [thinkgeek]
- Huge Battlefield 1 update is out now – [gamespot]
- Microsoft celebrated the original Xbox’s 15th anniversary – [gamespot]
InvestComics Hot Picks of the Week Hot Picks #450, (Top 5: #88) which include a Spawn #267 title, is here and Jay has the lowdown on the latest comics you should be picking up or passing up!
- Reborn #2
- Jessica Jones #2
- Thanos #1
- Batman #11
- …. and many, many more
Conventions
