Hacked By Ahmed 01 Nerd News & Needs
Welcome to the Nerd Fu podcast – Season 2: Episode 97. 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
- Kingsman: The Golden Circle – (d. Matthew Vaughn) w/ Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, Julianne Moore, Colin Firth, Channing Tatum, Halle Berry, Elton John, Jeff Bridges, Pedro Pascal
- The LEGO Ninjago Movie – (d. Charlie Bean, Paul Fisher, Bob Logan) voices of Jackie Chan, Dave Franco, Fred Armisen, Kumail Nanjiani, Michael Pena, Zach Woods, Ali Wong, Justin Theroux
- (limited) Battle of the Sexes – (d. Jonathan Dayton / Valerie Faris) w/ Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Elisabeth Shue, Bill Pullman, Alan Cumming, Sarah Silverman
- (limited) Stronger – (d. David Gordon Green : will direct new Halloween with Danny McBride next year) w/ Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany
Movies / TV to Buy
- Wonder Woman
- The Hero
- The Big Sick
- Friends (complete series)
- Arrow (s5)
- Bates Motel (complete series)
- Lethal Weapon (s1)
- Firefly (15th anniversary)
Movie News
- An IT flashback scene regarding Pennywise was cut and perhaps saved for the sequel – [IGN]
- The director behind IT wants to remake Pet Sematary – [ew]
- Jamie Lee Curtis will return to Haddonfield one more time – [thenerdfu]
- Cook-Off! trailer released by Lionsgate, supposed to have been made a decade ago – [ew]
- Thor: Ragnarok cheesy 80s trailer – [youtube]
- Stranger Things posters take on classic films with their own spin – [nerdist]
- John Wick: Chapter Three gets a confirmed release date – [thr]
TV / Streaming News
- Amazon Prime’s Jack Ryan series starring John Krasinski gets new teaser, with new trailer revealed at NYCC – [ew]
- Netflix sends charming cease and desist t0 Stranger Things-themed bar – [dnainfo]
- HBO’s Watchmen series looks to have begun production per Damon Lindelof’s Instagram post – [superherohype]
- There’s a new teaser for The Punisher that has Frank Castle going Rambo – [collider]
- FOX working on True Lies TV series with James Cameron and Marc Guggenheim – [collider]
- Game of Thrones will reportedly shoot multiple endings for the finale – [collider]
Subscription Boxes
- Loot Crate (Sep) ROBOTIC – deadline 9/19
- Firefly Cargo Crate (Nov) CIME AND POLITICS – deadline 11/15
- Star Wars Smuggler’s Bounty (Nov) THE LAST JEDI – deadline 11/15
- Disney Treasures (Oct) HAUNTED FOREST – SOLD OUT
- Marvel Collector Corps (Oct) THOR: RAGNAROK – deadline 10/15
- DC Legion of Collectors (Nov) JUSTICE LEAGUE – deadline 11/1
Funko Reveals
- NYCC Exclusives
- Zack Ryder, Game of Thrones, DC, Star Wars, TV, Disney, Video Games, 80s & 90s, Warner Bros, Marvel ——- Booth procedures for NYCC!
- Tina Belcher (NOW) – Box Lunch Exclusive – National Cheeseburger Day
- Flocked Bob Ross & Art of Chill bundle (NOW) – Pop! included with game purchase ($34.99) N/A
- Tron Pop!s (NOV) – Tron GITD (+ CHASE), Sark GITD (+CHASE) – [thenerdfu]
- Korg Pop – Thor Ragnarok (NOV) – giant rock warrior joins previously announced items
- Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite 2-Packs (NOV) – Captain Marvel vs. Chun-Li, Rocket vs Mega Man X, Gamora vs. Strider, Ultron vs Sigma + variants: Rocket vs Mega Man X (Gamestop), Gamora vs Strider (FYE), Ultron vs Sigma (TRU), Captain Marvel vs Chun-Li (Hot Topic)
- Martian Manhunter Pop! – Walmart exclusive (SEP)
- Disney Afternoon Mystery Minis (NOV) Characters from DuckTales, TaleSpin, Darkwing Duck, Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers + exclusives at GameStop, TRU & Hot Topic
- Crash Bandicoot Pop!s (NOV) – Crash (+B&W CHASE), Dr. Neo Cortex, Flocked Crash (Gamestop), Crash with Jet Pack (TRU), GITD Crash (Best Buy), Crash Biker Oufti (Hot Topic)
- Mortal Kombat X Pop!s (NOV) – Scorpion, Sub-Zero (+CHASE), Liu Kang, Kitana, Raiden + Scorpion Flaming Skull (Hot Topic), Goro 6” (Gamestop), Scorpion/Sub-Zero 2-Pack (Gamespot)
- Retailer Exclusives
- Hot Topic September Exclusives: Porg Flocked, Ursula Diamond Collection, Swim Time Happy (Fairy Tail), Pennywise (with balloon), Harry Potter Mystery Minis, NBC Pint Size Heroes
- ThinkGeek / GameStop:
- Walgreens:
- Target:
- Toys R Us:
- Box Lunch: BB-9E (Chrome), Tina
- FYE: Chewbacca Flocked
- BAM: Flocked Grinch, Grumpy
The Stash-N-Cache
- Pottery Barn Teen (PBTeen) introduces a new Hogwarts line for Harry Potter fans – [pbteen]
- Breaking Bad RV Incense Burner – [thenerdfu]
- Wonder Woman Steelbook (Best Buy Exclusive) – [thenerdfu]
- Rocket and Groot Q-Fig – [thenerdfu]
- Star Trek: TNG itty bittys from Hallmark – [hallmark]
- A Megadeth video game is coming per the band’s frontman Dave Mustaine – [gamespot]
- EA took to Twitter to tease which planets might show up for Battlefront 2’s Galactic Assault – [ign]
- The Nintendo Switch may have a hidden NES emulator – [gameinformer]
- XB1 games may soon not require full downloads to play – [gamespot]
- Marvel Vs Capcom Infinite 4’s remaining DLC characters revealed – [gamerant]
InvestComics ( Hot Picks of the Week #493, Top 5 #131 ) which includes Gasolina #1, is here and Jay has the lowdown on the latest comics you should be picking up or passing up!
- Dark Ark #1
- Totally Awesome Hulk #23
- Invincible Iron Man #11
- Misbegotten Runaway Nun #1
- …. and many, many more
Comic Book News
Boxes in Action
Conventions
- SALT LAKE COMIC CON [Sept 21 – 23] @ Salt Palace Convention Center
- Tickets: VIP $250 | Thurs $20 | Fri $35 | Sat $45
- Added guests include: Stan Lee
- NEW YORK COMIC CON [Oct 5 – 8] @ Javits Center
- Tickets: *Must be Fan Verified* | Thurs $45 | ALL OTHER DAYS SOLD OUT
- Added guests include: Todd McFarlane
- Cancelled guests include: Lena Headey
- Artists include: Skottie Young, John Leguizamo, Jim Mahfood, Greg Capullo, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, Chris Claremont, Babs Tarr
