Podcast: Shawshank Shenanigans (S02E64)

Welcome to the Nerd Fu podcast – Season 2: Episode 64.  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

• A Monster Calls (d. J.A. Bayona) w/ Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell
• Hidden Figures (d. Theodore Melfi) w/ Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali
• Underworld: Blood Wars (d. Anna Foerster) w/ Kate Beckinsale, Theo James, Charles Dance, Tobias Menzies, Lara Pulver

Movies / TV to Buy

• Denial
• Blair Witch
• Girls (s5)

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• Doctor Strange added to Thor: Ragnarok – [thenerdfu]
• Matthew McConaughey explains why he chose The Dark Tower over GoTG 2 – [thenerdfu]
• Han Solo eyes Woody Harrelson as title character’s mentor – [superherohype]
• John Wick 2 gets a viral site with an unique twist – [continentalquarterly]
• No Deadpool cameo in the Logan film….or so it seems now – [collider]

TV  / Streaming News

• Will & Grace rumored to be coming back, then star Debra Messing shoots down claim – [ew]
• Archer moving to FXX season 8 and beyond – [variety]
• Hulu Live TV service to be priced under $40 – [variety]

 

 

• WIZARD WORLD NEW ORLEANS [Jan 6 – 8] @ Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
  • Tickets: 3-Day General $80 | Fri $40 | Sat $50 | Sun $45 ***All prices increase $5-10 onsite and have a $5 admission fee added***
  • Guests include: Christopher Lloyd, David Duchovny, Ian Somerhalder, Dean Cain, Dave Bautista, Mitch Pileggi, Michael Rooker, Nichelle Nichols, Ryan Hurst, Theo Rossi, Steven Yeun, Ray Park, Robert Englund, Tom Felton, Tom Wilson, Peter Mayhew, Michael C. Hall, Michael Cudlitz, Jewel Staite and more
• PAX SOUTH [Jan 27 – 29] @ Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, TX
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• EMERALD CITY COMICON [Mar 2 – 5] @ Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA
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  • Guests include: Anna Silk, Jon Bernthal, Millie Bobby Brown, Peter Mayhew, MIchael Rooker, Stan Lee, Robert Englund, Shannon Purser aka BARB from Stranger Things,
• PAX EAST [Mar 10 – 12] @ Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
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• 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 after Jan 13 to 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
• WONDERCON [Mar 31 – Apr 2] moved back to the Anaheim Convention Center in California
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• C2E2 [Apr 21 – 23] @ South Building at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL
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  • Guests include: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Stan Lee,  Evanna Lynch, Jon Bernthal, Millie Bobby Brown, David Yost, Walter Brown