Hacked By Ahmed 01 Nerd News & Needs
Welcome to season 3 of the Nerd Fu podcast – Episode 11. If you’re looking for the latest & greatest in nerdy/geeky news, then this IS the podcast you’ve been looking for.
Every week (for the most part), 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 FU-BITS (our catch-all, random stuff category).
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Here are links to SOME of the awesome nerdy stuff we covered on the podcast. Not all of the things, but most of the stuff that you might wanna throw your money at. Support your “Nerd Needs” by supporting Nerd Fu and use the links we’ve provided below. For most of them, we get a little referral when/if you purchase.
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Movies in Theaters Week
- Ready Player One (d. the one and only Steven Spielberg) w/ Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, T.J. Miller, Lena Waithe, Ben Mendelsohn, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance, Philip Zhao, Win Morisaki
Movies / TV to Buy
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- Legion (S1)
- Mr. Robot (S3)
- The Americans (S5)
- Fox’s pushes back film release dates for X-Men: Dark Phoenix and The New Mutants – [superherohype]
- Two actors will play Michael Myers in the new Halloween film – [avclub]
- RDJ tweeted an image of the key voice cast members for his upcoming The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle film – [cbr]
- John Cena to star in Duke Nukem movie adaptation – [ign]
- Men in Black spinoff has Tessa Thompson joining Chris Hemsworth with F. Gary Gray sitting in director’s chair – [collider]
TV / Streaming News
- The cast of Dawson’s Creek got together for an exclusive reunion photoshoot – [ew]
- Donald Glover and FX exit the planned animated Deadpool series – [ew]
- Hulu passes on Locke and Key series – [collider]
Subscription Boxes
- Loot Crate (Apr) ARTIFACTS – deadline 4/19
- Firefly Cargo Crate (May) SHINDIG – deadline 5/15
Funko Reveals
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The Sandlot Pop!s [June] – Smalls, Benny, Squints, Ham + The Beast [Gamestop] & Squints/Wendy [Target]
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New Girl Pop!s [June] – Jess, Nick, Winston, Schmidt
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Rampage 8-Bit 3-Pack [April] – Walmart exclusive with George, Lizzie & Ralph
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Hikari XS – Red & Green Hulk [Now] – LE 750 pieces
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The Last Jedi Movie Moment [April] – Battle between Finn and Captain Phasma
Funko Retailer Exclusives
- Hot Topic:
- FYE:
- BAM:
- Costco:
- Walgreens:
- Box Lunch:
- TRU:
- Walmart:
- GameStop:
- Entertainment Earth:
The Stash-N-Cache
- Thor Hammer Tool Set x Marvel + ThinkGeek – [thenerdfu]
- Birth.Movies.Death + Alamo Drafthouse Exclusive Avengers: Infinity War Magazine – [mondo]
- Winchester Brothers Trunk Purse – [thenerdfu]
- EA indicates they’re working on a new open-world Star War game via a job posting – [gamespot]
- IGN gives Far Cry 5 a 8.9 rating – [ign]
- LEGO The Incredibles is coming for PS4, Xbox One, PC and Switch – [ign]
Comic Book News ( Hot Picks of the Week #520, Top 5 #157 ) which includes Daredevil #600, is here and Jay has the lowdown on the latest comics you should be picking up or passing up!
- Peek-A-Boo #1
- Stabbity Bunny #3
- Dark Knights Metal #6
- Shadowman #1
Boxes in Action
Conventions
- SILICON VALLEY COMIC CON in San Jose – April 6 – 8
- Tickets – 3 Day $99 | Fri $25 | Sat $50 | Sun $50
- Guests – Stan Lee, Sean Astin, Jewel Staite, Matthew Lewis
- C2E2 in Chicago – April 6 -8
- Tickets – 3 Day $75.75 (pre-show) | Fri $30.75 | Sat $40.75 | Sun $35.75 (all pre-show prices)
- Guests – Milo Ventimiglia, Justin Harley, Ricky Whittle, Yetide Badaki, Alan Tudyk, Brandon Routh, Charlet Chung, Dominic Purcell, Dave Bautista, Lennie James, Caity Lotz, Mark Sheppard, Pom Klementieff
- Cancelled Guests: Justin Roiland (Rick and Morty)
- COMICPALOOZA in Houston – May 25 – 27
- Tickets – 3 Day $72 | Single tickets range from $38 to $50
- Guests – Joe Manganiello, Charlie Cos, Levar Burton, Michael Chiklis, Patrick Wharburton, Edward James Olmos, Orlando Jones, James Marsters, Michael Emerson, Henry Ian Cusick, Ray Park, Ross Marquand, Jimmie Walker, David Faustino
- Special Podcast Announcement: We’re hosting a special podcasting panel with fellow nerds Mulehorn Gaming/Analog Assault and Three Beers and a Mic
- E3 in LA – June 12 – 14
- Tickets – “Gamer Pass” now on sale | 3 Day $249
