Podcast: Mostly About Alien Day…Mostly (S02E78)

Welcome to the Nerd Fu podcast – Season 2: Episode 78.  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

• The Circle (d. James Ponsoldt) w/ Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, John Boyega
• Sleight (d. J.D. Dillard) w/ Jacob Latimore, Seychelle Gabriel, Dule Hill, Storm Reid

Movies / TV to Buy

• Underworld: Blood Wars
• The Bye Bye Man
• La La Land

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• M. Night Shyamalan announces a combined Unbreakable and Split sequel – [collider]
• Alien: Covenant Prologue provides a glimpse of what happened after Prometheus  – [superherohype]
• Jeff Goldblum will return for Jurassic World 2 – [ew]
• Fox announces release dates for New Mutants, Deadpool 2, and Dark Phoenix – [ew]
• Fast and Furious spinoff will feature The Rock, Jason Statham, and Charlize Theron – [collider]
• Kingsman: The Golden Circle trailer is revealed – [thenerdfu]

TV  / Streaming News

 

• PLANET COMICON [Apr 28 -30] @ Kansas City Convention Center
  • Tickets: Fast Pass 3-Day $199 | Std 3-Day $75 | Fri $24 | Sat $38 | Sun $30
  • Guests include: Wil Wheaton, Ron Perlman, Felicia Day, Summer Glau, John Barrowman, Michael Rooker, Kevin Eastman, Shannon Elizabeth, Tara Reid, Jessica Nigri, Anna Silk, Ric Flair, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Darryl McDaniels
• WIZARD WORLD MINNEAPOLIS [ May 5 – 7] @ Minneapolis Convention Center
  • Tickets: 3-Day $75 | Fri $35 | Sat $45 | Sun  $40
  • Guests include: Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz, Nichelle Nichols, Lou Ferrigno
  • Vehicles include: Twin Cities Ghostbusters Ecto-1D, DeLorean Time Machine, 1966 Batmobile, Tow Mater, Supernatural Impala, Speed Racer’s Mach 5. Herbie the Love Bug
• COMICPALOOZA [May 12 – 14] @ George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX
  • Tickets: VIP 3 Day $275 | Std 3-Day $60 | Fri $35 | Sat $40 | Sun $30
  • Additional guests include: Finn Jones, Mike Colter, Anthony Mackie, Charlie Cox, Jon Bernthal, Jessica Henwick, Elden Henson, Pom Klementieff, Felicia Day, Lance Henriksen
• MOTOR CITY COMIC CON [May 19 – 21] @ Suburban Collection Showplace in Detroit, MI
  • Tickets: VIP 3-Day $199 | Std 3-Day $75 | Fri $25 | Sat $40 | Sun $30
  • Guests include: Aly Michalka, John Barrowman, Kristy Swanson, Marky Ramone, Mena Suvari, Michael Rooker, Ron Perlman, Shannon Elizabeth, Robin Lord Taylor, Sean Gunn, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Sean Astin, Khary Payton, Josh McDermitt, IIan Mitchell Smith, Anthony Michael Hall
• MEGACON [May 25 – 28] @ Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL
  • Tickets: Premium 4-Day $139 | Thurs $20 | Fri $35 | Sat $50 | Sun $35 | advance pricing
  • Guests include: Stan Lee (LAST FLORIDA APPEARANCE), Jeffrey Dean Morgan, James Marsters, Eliza Dushku, Norman Reedus, Charlie Cox, Stranger Things Cast Caleb McLaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo, Felicia Day, Gina Torres, Sean Patrick Flanery, David Della Rocco, Ray Park, Rocky Horror Cast – Meat Loaf, Nell Campbell, Tim Curry, Barry Bostwick, Patricia Quinn
  • Artists include: J. Scott Campbell, Greg Capullo, Dan Slott, Skottie Young