Podcast: The Ship IS the Tudyk (S02E74)

Welcome to the Nerd Fu podcast – Season 2: Episode 74.  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

• Power Rangers (d. Dean Israelite) w/ Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler, Ludi Lin, Becky G., Elizabeth Banks, Bryan Cranston, Bill Hader
• Life (d. Daniel Espinosa) w/ Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds,
• Chips (d. Dax Shepard) w/ Michael Pena, Dax Shepard, Adam Brody, Kristen Bell, Vincent D’Onofrio, Rosa Salazar, Maya Rudolph

Movies / TV to Buy

• Live By Night
• Sing
• Lion
• Assassin’s Creed

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• Writer Rhett Reese confirms that Deadpool 3 and X-Force will in fact be two separate films – [superherohype]
• Writer Zak Penn reveals that the new proposed Matrix film will not be a remake/reboot, may center on a young Morpheus – [superherohype]
• Ivan Reitman hopes to have a Ghostbusters animated movie in theaters by 2019 or 2020 – [collider]
• John Wick gets a Nerf makeover – [nerdist]
• Schwarzenegger reportedly done with the Terminator franchise – [comicbook]

TV  / Streaming News

• 12 handpicked classic Voltron episodes coming to Netflix – [whatsonnetflix]
• Dave Chappelle is back delivering his signature comedy stand-up on Netflix – [thenerdfu]
• Assassin’s Creed TV series is on the way – [gamespot]

 

 

• 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, Khary Payton, Jason Momoa, Cary Elwes, Weird Al, Holly Marie Combs, Michael Cudlitz, Chris Sarandon, Judge Reinhold, Zachary Levi, Emilie de Ravin
• WIZARD WORLD CLEVELAND [Mar 17 – 19] @ Huntington Convention Center
  • Tickets: 3-Day $75 | Fri $35 | Sat $45 | Sun $40
  • Guests include: Anthony Mackie, Millie Bobby Brown, Charisma Carpenter, Nichelle Nichols, Jennifer Carpenter
• 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: Mark Hamill, Stan Lee, Norman Reedus, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Tim Curry, Khary Payton, Ian Somerhalder, Milo Ventimiglia
  • Canceled guests: Karl Urban, Elizabeth Henstridge
• 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: AJ Mendez Brooks, Chip Zdarsky
  • Canceled guests: Michael Rooker, Jeffrey Dean Morgan
• 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: Finn Jones, Chad Coleman, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Steven Ogg, Felicia Day, Robert Englund, 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