Podcast: Super Mario Run Break (S02E63)

Welcome to the Nerd Fu podcast – Season 2: Episode 63.  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

• Assassin’s Creed (d. Justin Kurzel) w/ Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons
• Passengers (d. Morten Tyldum) w/ Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen, Laurence Fishburne, Andy Garcia
• Why Him? (d. John Hamburg) w/ Zoey Deutch, James Franco, Bryan Cranston, Cedric the Entertainer
• A Monster Calls (d. J.A. Bayona) w/ Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell, Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver
• Sing (d. Christopher Lourdelet & Garth Jennings) w/ Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton, Jennifer Hudson, Nick Kroll, Nick Offerman

Movies / TV to Buy

• The Magnificent Seven
• Storks
• Sully
• 30 for 30 (s2)
• 31
• The Scarlet Box (Hellraiser I, II, & III)
• Nightmare Revisited (Music CD) (Covers of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack by a ton of artists

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• YouTuber Darth Blender recreates live-action Beauty and the Beast trailer with the Black Widow and Hulk – [nerdist]
• Blade Runner 2049 teaser has fans begging for more – [wired]
• Will Smith wants Deadshot to appear in Gotham City Sirens spin-off film – [ew]
• A new image for Justice League is out showing Batman, Wonder Woman, and The Flash – [collider]

TV  / Streaming News

• Vincent D’Onofrio shoots down Kingpin cameos but is keen on his own spin-off – [comicbook]
• Matthew McConaughey is down for True Detective season 3 – [comicbook]
• How I Met Your Father spin-off existence is confirmed and is being written – [gamespot]
• Forest Whitaker will return to voice Saw Gerrera in Star Wars Rebels – [comingsoon]
• Fargo rounds out season 3 with cast – [thr]

 

 

• MARVELOUS NERD YEARS EVE [Dec 29 – Jan 1] @ Sheraton in Dallas, TX
  • Tickets: Stan Lee VIP $350 (limited availability) | Sector 37 VIP $195 (around 16 tix left) | ALL OTHER OPTIONS SOLD OUT
  • Guests include: Stan Lee, Michael Rooker, Ming-Na Wen, Jason Mewes, Nichelle Nichols, Robert Picardo, Sylvester McCoy and more
• 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 : Carrie Fisher, 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
• FAN 2 SEA
• PAX SOUTH [Jan 27 – 29] @ Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, TX
  • Tickets: 3-Day Sold Out | Fri – Sun $35
  • No guest / panel info yet
• EMERALD CITY COMICON [Mar 2 – 5] @ Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA
  • Tickets: 4-Day Sold Out | Thur $20 | Fri & Sun $40 | Sat Sold Out
  • Guests include: Anna Silk, Carrie Fisher, 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
  • Tickets: ALL TICKETS ARE NOW SOLD OUT
  • No guest / panel info yet
• 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
  • 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
  • Guests include: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Stan Lee,  Evanna Lynch, Jon Bernthal, Millie Bobby Brown, David Yost, Walter Brown