Hacked By Ahmed 01 Nerd News & Needs
Welcome to the Nerd Fu podcast – Season 2: Episode 56. 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
- Inferno (d. Ron Howard) w/ Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Ben Foster, Omar Sy, Irrfan Khan
- Before the Flood (d. Fisher Stevens) w/ Leonardo DiCaprio, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, John Kerry, Elon Musk
Movies / TV to Buy
- Captain Fantastic
- Lights Out
- Nerve
- Mr. Church
- Skiptrace
- Deadpool 2 loses director Tim Miller due to creative differences with Ryan Reynolds – [ew]
- Tom Cruise address Top Gun 2 rumors – [ew]
- Will the MCU join The Illuminati – [superherohype]
- George Lucas not involved with Indiana Jones 5 – [superherohype]
TV News
- All Jessica Jones season 2 to be directed by women – [collider]
- 7 reasons why the CW needs to make a Superman spinoff – [collider]
Subscription Boxes
- Loot Crate – New (Oct) HORROR
- Next Box Unknown
- Firefly Cargo Crate – New (Sep) LEAF ON THE WIND
- Next Box (Nov) Unknown
- Marvel Collector Corps – New (Oct) DOCTOR STRANGE
- Next Box (Dec) X-MEN
- DC Legion of Collectors
- Next Box (Nov) BATMAN VILLAINS
- Star Wars Smuggler’s Bounty
- Next Box (Nov) ROGUE ONE
Funko Information
- Assassin’s Creed Movie Pop!s – [entertainmentearth]
- Iron Man USB 3.0 Hub – [thinkgeek]
- The Nightmare Before Christmas 2-Sided Tote Bag – [loungefly]
- 11 moments every Gears of War fan remembers – [ign]
- 8 holiday Xbox One S bundles revealed – [ign]
- All the games with Halloween 2016 events and updates – [gamespot]
- The Division discounted to under $17 on all platforms on Amazon, the game’s 1.4 update comes out – [gamespot]
- First look at the Nintendo Switch – [youtube]
InvestComics Hot Picks of the Week Hot Picks #447, (Top 5: #85) which includes a Lady Death Extinction Express #1 title, is here and Jay has the lowdown on the latest comics you should be picking up or passing up!
- Ms. Marvel #12
- Spook House #1
- Skeptics #1
- Seven to Eternity #2
- Deadpool #21
- …. and many, many more
Comic Book News
- Special Agent Harambe comic book – [kickstarter]
Conventions
- WALKER STALKER CON [Oct 28 – 30] – No changes
