Hacked By Ahmed 01 Nerd News & Needs
Welcome to the Nerd Fu podcast – Season 2: Episode 40. 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
- Independence Day: Resurgence (d: Roland Emmerich) Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Jessie T. Usher, Bill Pullman, Maika Monroe, Sela Ward, William Fichtner, Judd Hirsch, Vivica A. Fox
- Free State of Jones (d: Gary Ross) Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Keri Russell
- The Shallows (d: Jaume Collet-Serra) Blake Lively, Brett Cullen
- Swiss Army Man (d: Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert) Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead
- The Duel (d: Kieran Darcy-Smith) Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Alice Braga, William Sadler
Movies / TV to Buy
- Ben Affleck / Batman movie update: he says there may be a date but he won’t make it unless there’s a good script – [collider]
- Justice League logo and synopsis revealed – [collider]
- Sources report that Noomi Rapace will be coming back after all for Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant – [deadline]
- Fresh plot descriptions for Doctor Strange and GoTG 2 released – [superherohype]
TV
- Penny Dreadful series comes to end with final 2hr episode in season 3 this past Sunday – [collider]
- Chad Coleman (Tyreese from AMC’s TWD) cast as new villain for Arrow – [superherohype]
- Archer renewed for three more seasons at FX – [collider]
- Teen Wolf’s Tyler Hoechlin to play Superman on the CW’s Supergirl – [comicbook]
Subscription Boxes
- Loot Crate [Next Box] – Dystopia (JUNE)
- Marvel Collector Corps – Next box themed Spider-Man (AUG)
- Women of Power REVEAL (JUNE) – [thenerdfu]
- DC Legion of Collectors [Next Box] – Suicide Squad (JULY)
- Star Wars Smuggler’s Bounty [Next Box] – Jabba’a Palace (JULY)
Funko Information
- SDCC 2016 Exclusives
- WAVE THREE – [thenerdfu]
- WAVE FOUR – [thenerdfu]
- Toy Tokyo Exclusives
- WAVE FIVE – [thenerdfu]
- Conan O’Brien – [thenerdfu]
- DC POP! Home – [thenerdfu]
- Marvel Spider-Man mask woven tapestry blanket – [hottopic]
- Star Wars paracord keychain buddy – [carrysmarter]
- The Amazing Spider-Man ArtFX+ statue x Kotobukiya – [entertainmentearth]
- Designs for canceled Disney Infinity figures revealed – [superherohype]game
- Rocket League (June) update is live – [gamespot]
- Overwatch player is so good she was forced to prove she’s not a cheater – [twinfinite]
- Mixtape Massacre slasher board game details – [dailydead]
- PS4 update 3.55 released with a 300MB download – [gamespot]
- Mulehorn Gaming has new Daily Rapid Fire news update – [mulehorngaming]
- Games from E3 Steve’s looking forward to…..
- The Last Guardian (PS4 sad face) 10/25/16
- ReCore (Xbone, PC) 9/13/16
- Gears of War 4 (Xbone, PC) 10/11/16
- We Happy Few (Xbone, PC) 7/26/16
- State of Decay 2 (Xbone, PC) TBD 2017
InvestComics Hot Picks of the Week Hot Picks #429, (Top 5 : #67) which includes a La Muerta title, is here and Jay has the lowdown on the latest comics you should be picking up or passing up!
- Gwenpool #3
- Lucas Stand #1
- La Muerta Descent #1
- Aquaman Rebirth #1 – (SOLD OUT)
- Moon and Devil Dinosaur #8 – (1st appearance of Kid Kree)
- …. and many, many more
Conventions
- Comicpalooza
- Dominic Cooper [PANEL] – [thenerdfu]
- Michael Rook -PANEL] – [thenerdfu]
- Aliens 30th Anniversary Reunion [PANEL] – [thenerdfu]
- RTX [July 1 – 3] – 3 Day VIP [SOLD OUT], schedule is live, Facebook event page is up, autograph emails sent out
- SDCC [July 21 – 24]
- Vizio giving away a trip to Comic Con and tickets to the World Premiere of Star Trek Beyond – VIZIO Fandemonium
- Badges being delivered – Look out for white envelope
- MTV’s Fandom Awards return to Petco Park, Nominations are up – [mtv]
- Ben Affleck confirms San Diego Appearance [comicbook.com]
- Fox Announces San Diego Comic Con Panels – PRISON BREAK, Bones farewell panel, Fmaily Guy, Scream Queens, 24:Legacy – [IGN]
- USA has teased a Mr. Robot appearance – tweet taken down
- NYCC [Oct 6 – 9] – Fan verification closed
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