Hacked By Ahmed 01 Nerd News & Needs
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Welcome to the Nerd Fu podcast – Season 2: Episode 20. If you’re looking for the latest & greatest in nerdy/geekie 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
- Ride Along 2 (D: Tim Story) – Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Ken Jeong, Benjamin Bratt …
- 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (D: Michael Bay) – John Krasinski, Badge Dale, Pablo Schreiber …
- Norm of the North (D: Trevor Wall) – Rob Schneider, Heather Graham, Ken Jeong, Bill Nighy, Colm Meaney …
New to Buy – Blue-ray/Digital
- The Russo Brothers interested in doing a Black Widow solo movie [ComicBook.com]
- Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair will reboot the franchise [Collider]
- Pacific Rim 2 is Still On says Guillermo del Toro [Collider]
- Legendary acquired by Wanda for $3.5 Billion [Collider]
- Black Panther gets a director [BirthMoviesDeath]
- Deadpool becomes a romantic comedy in new posts + a new TV Spot [Collider]
- The Witch | Paranoia | Official Trailer HD | A24 [YouTube]
TV
- Friends pseudo-reunion coming [TVLine]
- The Flash – Kevin Smith to direct an episode [Collider]
- Deadwood movie IS Happening says HBO [EW]
- Homeland – Season 6 will take place in New York City [Collider]
- Tales from the Crypt creeping back with M. Night Shyamalan [Variety]
- Twin Peaks – Season 3 will premiere in first half of 2017 [Collider]
- Legends of Tomorrow – Jonah Hex will make his TV debut [Collider]
Subscription Boxes
- Loot Crate (JAN) “Invasion” – Deadline to get January crate is 1/19/16
- Star Wars Smuggler’s Bounty (JAN) “The Resistance” – Deadline approaching – Jan 15th
- NEW Legion of Collectors Subscription Box from Funko – “Batman v Superman” is first box
Funko Information
- Batman v Superman vinyl coming from Funko – Funko Pop!, Wacky Wobblers, Vinyl Idolz, Mystery Minis & more [EntertainmentEarth]
- Doctor Who – Second Wave Funko Pop!’s – Ninth Doctor, Jack Harkness, River Song, Jane Smith and more [EntertainmentEarth]
- Independence Day Funko Pop!’s – Steve Hiller, David Gevinson, Alien + Alien Chase Figure [EntertainmentEarth]
- Zootopia Funko Pop!’s & Mystery Minis – Judy Hopps, Flash, Nick Wilde, Ele-Finnick, Mr. Big & more [EntertainmentEarth]
- Captain America: Civil War Crossbones Unmasked Dorbz – EE Exclusive up for pre-order! [EntertainmentEarth]
- Captain America: Civil War – Action Pose Cap Exclusive Pop! up for pre-order! [GameStop]
- Period Panties via Harebrained! (as seen at Wizard World New Orleans)
- LEGO Batman: 1966 Batcave – Over 2,500 pieces & 9 figures [Collider]
- Amazon Prime 20% Discount on Pre-Order and New Games [Amazon.com]
- PS4 Virtual Reality Headset has strongest games lineup [GameSpot]
- Gears of War 4 release date moved UP [GameSpot]
- Rocket League coming to Xbox One – Feb 2016 [BGR.com]
InvestComics Hot Picks of the Week Hot Picks #406, which includes a couple of Star Wars titles, is here and Jay has the lowdown on the latest comics you should be picking up or passing up!
- The Walking Dead #150
- Batman Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2
- Captain America Sam Wilson #5
- Catwoman #23 (2013)
- Catwoman #24 (2013)
- …. and many, many more
Conventions
- New Orleans Wizard World Recap [Jan 8 – 10] – Cosplay, Captain America panel, Bruce Campbell & more
- PAX South [Jan 29 – 31] – Schedule is live! 3-Day tickets are sold out! Saturday sold out! Friday & Sunday still available, but for how long?!
- Dallas Fan Days [Feb 13 – 14] – no updates
- NY Toy Fair [Feb 13 – 16]
- C2E2 [Mar 18 – 20]
- Emerald City Comic Con [April 7 – 10]
- Ottawa Comic Con [May 13-15]
- MegaCon [May 26 – 29]
- Space City Comic Con [May 27 – 29]
- Fan Expo Dallas [Jun 3 – 5]
- Comicpalooza [Jun 17 – 19]
- RTX [July 1 – 3]
- SDCC [July 21 – 24]
- NYCC [Oct 6 – 9]
