NerdFu Nerd News & Needs
Welcome to the Nerd Fu podcast – Season 2: Episode 68. 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
- Rings (d. F. Javier Gutierrez) w/ Vincent D’Onofrio, Laura Wiggins, Aimee Teegarden, Johnny Galecki
- The Space Between Us (d. Peter Chelsom) w/ Britt Robertson, Asa Butterfield, Carla Gugino, Gary Oldman, BD Wong
- Renegades (d. Steven Quale) w/ J.K. Simmons, Sullivan Stapleton, Ewen Bremner
- War on Everyone (d. John Michael McDonagh) w/ Michael Pena, Alexander Skarsgard, Theo James, Paul Reiser, Tessa Thompson
- The Comedian (d. Taylor Hackford) w/ Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Danny DeVito, Harvey Keitel, Cloris Leachman, Edie Falco, Billy Crystal, Hannibal Buress
Movies / TV to Buy
- Masterminds
- Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
- Never Go Back
- Ballers (S2)
- Tyler Perry’s Boo: A Madea Halloween
- Pinochhio
Movie News
- Ben Affleck steps down as director for The Batman film, will remain as lead star, writer and exec. producer – [comicbook]
- James Cameron finishes scripts for all Avatar sequels, filming begins in August – [collider]
- Mel Gibson and John Lithgow being circled for unknown roles for Daddy’s Home sequel, most likely will play Will and Mark’s dad’s – [deadline]
- Tom Hardy’s Splinter Cell movie script needs to be trimmed down, wants to distance itself from Bourne, Bond and Assassin’s Creed – [collider]
- Millie Bobby Brown confirmed to star in 2019’s Godzilla: King of Monsters – [nerdist]
- First look at all-female Ocean’s 8 – [cbr]
- James Wan’s Aquaman casts Black Manta and Queen Atlanna – [collider]
TV / Streaming News
- Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger casts its leads – [marvel]
- Doctor Who’s Peter Capaldi will call it quits after this year’s Christmas Special – [collider]
- Netflix engineers tinker around with device that lets you pick shows using brainwaves – [mashable]
Subscription Boxes
- Loot Crate (Feb) BUILD – deadline 2/19
- Firefly Cargo Crate (Mar) THE WORTHIER PART – deadline 3/15
- Marvel Collector Corps (Feb) SUPERHERO SHOWDOWN – deadline 2/15
- DC Legion of Collectors (Mar) SUPERMAN – deadline 3/1
- Star Wars Smuggler’s Bounty (Mar) REBELS – deadline 3/15
Funko Information
- Dr. Seuss Pop!s, Dorbz, Pen Toppers, and Pop! Keychains – [thenerdfu]
- Article has Entertainment Earth links, plus a recent update with Barnes & Noble exclusives
Other Great Collectibles
- Skottie Young’s Rocket and Groot collectible statue by Gentle Giant – [entertainmentearth]
- Alamo Drafthouse limited edition Disney Beauty and the Beast glass – [drafthouse]
- Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Classic Edition – [worldofthreea]
- Beastwreck Alien and Predator pinup stickers – [beastwreckstuff]
- Star Wars The Black Series edition Trivial Pursuit – [entertainmentearth]
- Resident Evil 7’s first DLC – Banned Footage Vol. 1 – is now out on PS4 – [comicbook]
- Marvel and Square Enix team-up for a multi-year, multi-game creative partnership #AvengersReassemble – [marvel]
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare DLC “Sabotage” features new Zombie map called “Rave in the Redwoods” – [thenerdfu]
- Nintendo Classic Mini – [gamespot]
- Super Mario Run adds Easy Mode and Golden Goomba Event – [gamespot]
InvestComics Hot Picks of the Week Hot Picks #460, (Top 5: #98) which includes a Bullseye #1 title, is here and Jay has the lowdown on the latest comics you should be picking up or passing up!
- Batman #16
- Aquaman #16
- Darth Maul #1
- Blood Blister #1
- …. and many, many more
Boxes in Action
- (Officially Licensed) LADY DEATH standard comic book box – [pre-order]
- (Officially Licensed) SEX CRIMINALS short comic book box – [pre-order]
- Police Call Box dual short comic book boxes (set) – [pre-order] [only 20 sets made]
Conventions
- FAN2SEA – Our good friend Jay from InvestComics attended this event as Press. Check out his photo video up on his site!
- PAX SOUTH – The Mulehorn Gaming Crew went to Pax South! Reviews, interviews, and their special edition podcast can be found here.
- EMERALD CITY COMICON [Mar 2 – 5] @ Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA
- Tickets: 4-Day Sold Out | Thur $20 | Fri & Sun $40 | Sat Sold Out
- Outander Saturday Ticket Package added: $210
- Cast arriving will be Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe
- 1 autograph from both celebs
- 1 Saturday ECCC ticket
- Added guests include: Jason Momoa, Marc Silvestri (Witchblade), Humberto Ramos (The Amazing Spider-Man), Jason Latour (Spider-Gwen), Francisco Herrera (The Amazing Spider-Man)
- PAX EAST [Mar 10 – 12] @ Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
- Tickets: ALL TICKETS ARE NOW SOLD OUT
- No guest / panel info yet
- SXSW [Mar 10 – 19] in Austin, TX pretty much in the whole city
- Tickets: As of now until Jan 13 – Music, Film, or Interactive badges each $1125 | Platinum badge $1450 ***Prices increase now until Feb 10 then even more onsite
- Guests include: WAY too many to list but here’s the link for all the info you can handle
- FAN EXPO DALLAS [Mar 31 – Apr 2] @ Dallas Convention Center
- Tickets: 3-Day $89 | Fri $25 | Sat $50 | Sun $40 (All prices increase at the door)
- Guests include: Tim Curry, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Norman Reedus, Stan Lee (LAST TEXAS APPEARANCE), John Barrowman, Ian Somerhalder, Adam West, Burt Ward, Robin Lord Taylor, Drew Struzan, ROCKY HORROR CAST: Meat Loaf, Nell Campbell, Patricia Quinn, Barry Bostwick
- WONDERCON [Mar 31 – Apr 2] moved back to the Anaheim Convention Center in California
- Tickets: 3-Day $65 | Fri & Sat $30 | Sun $18 ***Must be register or use your Comic-Con registration info***
- No guest / panel info yet
- C2E2 [Apr 21 – 23] @ South Building at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL
- Tickets: 3-Day $70 | Fri $30 | Sat $40 | Sun $35
- Additional guests include: No new guests added
