Hacked By Ahmed 01 Nerd News & Needs
Welcome to the Nerd Fu podcast – Season 2: Episode 70. 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 Great Wall (d. Yimou Zhang) w/ Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal, William Dafoe, Tian Jing, Andy Lau, Hanyu Zhang
- Fist Fight (d. Richie Keen) w/ Charlie Day, Ice Cube, Tracy Morgan, Jillian Bell, Christina Hendricks, Kumail Nanjiani
- A Cure for Wellness (d. Gore Verbinski) w/ Dane DeHaan, Jason Isaacs, Mia Goth
Movies / TV to Buy
- The Edge of Seventeen
- Arrival
- Bleed for This
- Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
- Star Trek Enterprise (Complete Series)
Movie News
- Talks have stopped between Will Smith and Tim Burton’s live-action Dumbo, Smith moves toward Sony’s Bad Boys for Life – [deadline]
- Ghost in the Shell releases a more detailed second trailer #2 – [thenerdfu]
- Matt Reeves in early talks to helm The Batman film now – [variety]
- Disney’s live-action Mulan find its director – [thenerdfu]
- Shane Black’s Predator film expected to start filming within two weeks – [twitter via collider]
- Action…..Avengers: Infinity War – [thenerdfu]
TV / Streaming News
- Castlevania animated series coming to Netflix later year, will have “Game of Thrones” vibe – [collider]
- Lucifer renewed for third season on Fox, 22 additional episodes – [superherohype]
- Edward James Olmos joins the cast of SOA spinoff Mayans MC – [tvline]
- FOX teases possibility of Firefly revival if Joss Whedon returns – [nerdist]
Subscription Boxes
- The Stan Lee Box (Dec) IT’S THE MOST MARVELOUS TIME OF THE YEAR
- Next Box (Feb) EXCELSIOR – ships this month
- Loot Crate (Feb) BUILD – deadline 2/19
- Firefly Cargo Crate (Mar) THE WORTHIER PART – deadline 3/15
- Marvel Collector Corps (Feb) SUPERHERO SHOWDOWN – deadline 2/15
- DC Legion of Collectors (Mar) SUPERMAN – deadline 3/1
- Star Wars Smuggler’s Bounty (Mar) REBELS – deadline 3/15
Funko Information
- Specialty Series
- Despicable Me 3 Tourist Dave Dorbz
- MOTU: Trap Jaw Pop!
- Gamestop Exclusive
- Power Rangers Pop!s
- Stranger Things Upside Will
- Rocket Raccoon with 2 Guns
- Rick & Morty
- FYE Exclusives
- Hot Topic Exclusives – February
- Funko Shop – Pop! Rides: The Flintmobile with Dino
Other Great Collectibles
- Masterpiece Soundwave with 5 cassettes by Takara – [bigbadtoystore]
- Neca’s 30th Anniversary Predator collection pack – [entearth]
- Street Fighter’s Ken Masters with Dragon Flame statue by Pop Culture Shock – [gamespot]
- Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nendoroid – [entearth]
- Destiny figures x McFarlane Toys – [comicbook]
- PixelPals figures x PDP Gaming – [pdp]
- Resident Evil 7’s second DLC is out on PS4 – [gamespot]
- Developer Erebus’ game Apocalypse Now has relocated it’s Kickstarter for the game to its own crowdfunding site – [apocalypsenow]
- Zelda: Breath of the Wild season pass news – [kotaku]
- Battlefield 1 update out now – [gamespot]
InvestComics Hot Picks of the Week Hot Picks #462, ( Top 5: #100 ) which includes a Super Sons #1 title, is here and Jay has the lowdown on the latest comics you should be picking up or passing up!
- Batwoman #1 Rebirth
- Invincible #133
- God Country #2
- Justice League #15
- …. and many, many more
Boxes in Action
- (Officially Licensed) LADY DEATH standard comic book box – [pre-order]
- (Officially Licensed) SEX CRIMINALS short comic book box – [pre-order]
- Police Call Box dual short comic book boxes (set) – [pre-order] [only 20 sets made]
- Science Lab Comic Box with 2 inserts coming soon – [pictured below]
Conventions
- WIZARD WORLD PORTLAND [Feb 17 – 19] @ Oregon Convention Center
- Tickets: 3-Day $79.95 | Fri $39.95 | Sat $49.95 | Sun $44.95
- Guests include: Tatiana Maslany, Alan Tudyk, Theo Rossi, Ryan Hurst, John Barrowman, Nichelle Nichols, Dean Cain, Erik Estrada, Charisma Carpenter, Montel Williams, Jason Mewes
- EMERALD CITY COMICON [Mar 2 – 5] @ Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA
- Tickets: 4-Day Sold Out | Thur $20 | Fri $40| Sat Sold Out | Sun Sold Out
- Outlander Saturday Ticket Package added: $210
- Funko Reveals and Lottery
- Nerd Block Exclusive
- Added guests include: Tom Felton
- SXSW [Mar 10 – 19] in Austin, TX pretty much in the whole city
- Tickets: As of now until Jan 13 – Music, Film, or Interactive badges each $1125 | Platinum badge $1450 ***Prices increase now until Feb 10 then even more onsite
- Guests include: WAY too many to list but here’s the link for all the info you can handle
- SALT LAKE COMIC CON FAN X [Mar 17 – 18] @ Salt Palace Convention Center
- Tickets: VIP 2-Day $180 | Fri $25 | Sat $35 | advance pricing
- Guests include: Stan Lee, Bonnie Wright, Cary Elwes, Weird Al, Holly Marie Combs, Michael Cudlitz, Chris Sarandon, Judge Reinhold, Sam J. Jones
- WIZARD WORLD CLEVELAND [Mar 17 – 19] @ Huntington Convention Center
- Tickets: 3-Day $75 | Fri $35 | Sat $45 | Sun $40
- Guests include: Gene Simmons, Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, James Remar, Millie Bobby Brown, Jewel Staite, Nichelle Nichols
- FAN EXPO DALLAS [Mar 31 – Apr 2] @ Dallas Convention Center
- Tickets: 3-Day $89 | Fri $25 | Sat $50 | Sun $40 (All prices increase at the door)
- Additional guests include: Karen Gillan, Alex Kingston, Khary Payton, Eliza Dushku, Charisma Carpenter, James Marsters
- WONDERCON [Mar 31 – Apr 2] moved back to the Anaheim Convention Center in California
- Tickets: 3-Day $65 | Fri & Sat $30 | Sun $18 ***Must be register or use your Comic-Con registration info***
- No guest / panel info yet
- C2E2 [Apr 21 – 23] @ South Building at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL
- Tickets: 3-Day $70 | Fri $30 | Sat $40 | Sun $35
- Additional guests include: No new guests added
- 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
- 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
- Guests include: Chad Coleman, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Steven Ogg, Felicia Day, Robert Englund
- 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: Amy Jo Johnson, Aly Michalka, Ani-Mia, John Barrowman, Kristy Swanson, Marky Ramone, Mena Suvari, Michael Rooker, Ron Perlman, Shannon Elizabeth, Robin Lord Taylor, Sean Gunn
- 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, Paul Wesley, Norman Reedus, Rocky Horror Cast – Meat Loaf, Nell Campbell, Tim Curry, Barry Bostwick, Patricia Quinn
