Welcome to the Nerd Fu podcast – Season 2: Episode 49. 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
- Sully (wide) (d. Clint Eastwood) w/ Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Anna Gunn, Laura Linney
- For the Love of Spock (limited) (d. Adam Nimoy – son of Leonard) w/ Chris Pine, Karl Urban Zachary Quinto and more
- Train to Busan (limited) (d. Sang-ho Yeon) w/ Yoo Gong, Dong-seok Ma
- The Disappointments Room (limited) (d. D.J. Caruso) w/ Kate Beckinsale, Lucas Till, Michaela Conlin, Michael Landes
Movies / TV to Buy
- Money Monster
- Now You See Me 2
- The Meddler
- The Flash (s2)
- Supernatural (s11)
- Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess to helm third Shanghai film, Owen Wilson and Jackie Chan in talks to return – [collider]
- A new red-band trailer is released for Goat, starring Ben Schnetzer and Nick Jonas with a cameo by James Franco – [collider]
- New set photos for Spielberg’s Ready Player One – [collider]
- Jason Momoa and director Corin Hardy to start filming The Crow in January – [collider]
- Jay Chandrasekhar announces official start of filming – [collider]
- Daniel Craig reportedly offered 150 million pounds for two more 007 films – [cinemablend]
TV News
- NBC’s Constantine to be released on Blu-ray soon according to the back of this week’s DC comics – [comicbook]
- Narcos renewed for seasons 3 and 4 – [collider]
- First look at the new Ghost Rider, photo and found footage – [collider]
- Black Lightning TV series in development – [collider]
Subscription Boxes
- Loot Crate – NEW (Sep) SPEED
- Loot Gaming
- Next Box (Aug) MECHA
- Firefly Cargo Crate
- Next Box (Sept) LEAF ON THE WIND
- Marvel Collector Corps
- Next Box (Oct) DOCTOR STRANGE
- DC Legion of Collectors – NEW (Sep) WOMEN OF DC
- Star Wars Smuggler’s Bounty
- Next Box (Sept) DEATH STAR
Funko Information
- 3″ Superman Statue (Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice) x Kids Logic – [angolz]
- Samurai-styled Stormtrooper x Bandai – [nerdist]
- Hot Topic Exclusives (Coffin Dolls and Rockerz) – [thenerdfu]
- Limited edition pins from TeeFury – [teefury]
- Rocket League Rumble lands September 8th – [thenerdfu]
- Battlefield 1 beta ends September 8th, Open Beta Dog Tags to everyone who meets certain criteria – [gamespot]
- Seagate 2TB external hard drive Gears of War 4 Edition (Gamestop Exclusive) – [gamestop]
- Best Buy Deal: 500 GB Xbox One S and 55″ 4K LG TV for $800, ends 9/10 – [gamespot]
- Rainbow Six Siege could get another season pass – [gamespot]
- Titanfall 2 not included in EA/Origin Access, no details on why just yet – [gamespot]
InvestComics Hot Picks of the Week Hot Picks #440, (Top 5: #78) which includes a Daredevil #11 title, is here and Jay has the lowdown on the latest comics you should be picking up or passing up!
- Everafter From the Pages of Fables #1
- Doctor Strange #11
- Aftermath Big Clean #1
- Invincible Iron Man #13
- Deadpool & The Mercs For Money #3
- …. and many, many more