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Every week 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
- A Most Violent Year (Jessica Chastain, Oscar Isaac)
- The Immigrant (Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix)
- The Voices (Ryan Reynolds, Gemma Arterton)
- Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth’s video for “See You Again” from Furious 7 released – [NerdFu] (side note – video received 7 million hits within 2 hrs)
- Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund returning for Tron 3 – [ComicBook]
- The Russo Brothers officially confirmed to direct the next 2 Avengers movies – [Collider]
- GOT’s Ed Skrein cast to play villain Ajax in Deadpool movie – [Collider]
- For some reason, we’re getting The Human Centipede 3 – [EW]
- Age of Ultron cast list seems to have surfaced….with spoilers – [ComicBook]
- Whedon and Feige confirm Age of Ultron mid credits tag but no post-post-credit scene [SuperheroHype]
- Entire Star Wars saga coming to Digital HD April 10th with new extras [Collider.com]
- Fast & Furious 8 rumor: Is Eva Mendes coming along for the ride? [Collider.com]
TV
- Jimmy Jean-Louis to return as The Haitian on Heroes Reborn – [SuperheroHype]
- Arrested Development gets 17 more episodes on Netflix – [ComicBook]
- Marvel/Netflix’s Daredevil (all episodes Friday – April 1th) gets a new TV spot – [SuperheroHype]
- Game of Thrones – Jon Snow Sucks at Dinner Parties – [Collider.com]
- David Lynch Departs Twin Peaks Season 3 – [Collider.com]
- Muppet Show Reboot in the Works at ABC – [Collider.com]
Funko Information
- Marvel Collector Corps Video – Hulkbuster is almost here
- American Horror Story: Freakshow Pop!’s – Elsa Mars & Ma Pettite, Tattler Twins, Twisty, Pepper
- Vikings Pop!’s – Ragnor Lothbrok, Lagertha, Rollo, Floki, Seer
- GameStop Exclusive R2-B1 (Star Wars) – [PopVinyls.com]
- Star Wars Celebration 2015 Exclusive Hikari – Greedo (500) Matte Black Boba Fett (1,000) Icey Storm Trooper (750) Star Clone Trooper (1,000) …
Hot Topic Exclusives
- Clear Predator w/ Green Blood Splatter – [@funko_mania]
- Gus Gus in Slipper – [@ht_santaanita]
- Storm (X-Men) – Black & Yellow Uniform – no photo available
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Hyperkin’s Smartboy for iPhone 6 concept (not available yet) – [TouchArcade]
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Stan Lee 1:6 Scale (12″ tall) Action Figure – [EntEarth]
- Game of Thrones Monopoly – [EntEarth]
- Ron Swanson Bobble Head – [EntEarth]
- March Nerd Block Review
- Rainbow Six Siege gameplay map footage for The Suburbs and Airplane maps [IGN]
- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided confirmed via May magazine cover – [GameInformer]
- Possible tease from Activision for Black Ops 3 – [IGN]
- How to Buy an Xbox One for $225 – [GameSpot]
- Xbox One TV Tuner – [GameSpot]
InvestComics Hot Picks of the Week Hot Picks #366 is here and Jay has the lowdown on the latest comics you should be picking up or passing up!
- Convergence #1
- Convergence Batgirl #1
- Deadpool #45
- Four Points #1
- Max Ride First Flight #1
- …. and many, many more
Supernatural creator Eric Kripke to write 6 issue comic – Amped – [SuperheroHype]
Conventions
- Star Wars Celebration [April 16 – 19] – tickets still available – Star Wars exclusives being revealed
- C2E2 [April 24 to 26] – added: Ming-Na Wen & Hayley Atwell | autograph schedule posted
- Ottawa Comiccon [May 8 -10] – added: Marina Sirtis & Jonathan Frakes
- Comicpalooza [May 22 to May 25] – no updates
- Fan Expo Dallas [May 29 to May 31] – Sin City guest announced soon
- SDCC [July 9 – 12] – parking rates and locations revealed
- WalkerStalker Con – Atlanta [Oct 30 – Nov 1] – no updates
- Rebel – From Tee No Evil [Nerd Fu]
Another con that could fill the gap in your schedule between May and SDCC in July is the ATX Television Festival in June. It’s only their fourth “season”—I’ll be going for the first time (will also be my first time in Texas—hope it’s not too warm then!).
Good call Kyle – I just started getting some emails on this. I was supposed to go last year, then…. torn achilles. Maybe this will be my year. Thanks!