Hacked By Ahmed 01 Nerd News & Needs
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Every week 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
- Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (D: Christopher McQuarrie) – Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg …
- Vacation (D: John Francis Daley / Johnathan M Goldstein) – Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Chris Hemsworth …
- The End of the Tour (D: James Ponsoldt) – Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Segel …
- Channing Tatum may throw in the cards for Gambit [Nerd Fu]
- Chris Pine reportedly signs for Wonder Woman, not Green Lantern [ComicBook.com]
- Fan theory of who The Joker really is in Suicide Squad [Nerdist]
- Jurassic World sequel – release date revealed [Collider]
- Marvel eyes Rachel McAdams for lead opposite Cumberbatch in Doctor Strange [Collider]
- Mark Hamil to voice The Joker in Batman: The Killing Joke animated film [Collider]
- The Night Before Red Band Trailer [Nerd Fu]
TV
- Jessica Jones set for a fourth-quarter release at end of 2015 [ScreenCrush]
- Arrested Development Season 5 coming to Netflix in 2016? [Collider]
- Daredevil wasn’t allowed to use “Linda Carter” because of MCU plans [HitFix]
- 2-Part Doctor Who Season 8 finale will hit theaters, tix on sale Friday (7/31) [SuperheroHype]
Funko Information
- Batman: Arkham Knight Funko Pop!’s – Batman, Scarecrow, Harley Quinn, Arkham Knight
- Sherlock Funko Pop!’s – Sherlock, Sherlock w/Violin, Irene Adler, Jim Moriarty, John Watson, Mycroft Holmes
- Peanuts 4-Pack of Pop!’s – Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus (image from @TopShelfNerd on Instagram)
- Shaun of the Dead – Mondo SteelBook – Target Exclusive
- Star Wars R2-D2 & C-3PO Spice Shaker Set [ThinkGeek]
- Rocket Raccoon backpack [ThinkGeek]
- XBone Limited Edition Forze 6 Bundle [GameStop]
- Fallout 4 was basically done before E3 – says Bethesda [GameSpot]
- Bethesda unable to produce any more Fallout 4 Pip-Boy units [Nerdist]
- Officially licensed PS4 mouse & keyboard coming soon [GameSpot]
- Rise of the Tomb Raider – Xbox One Exclusivity wasn’t an “easy decision” [Tech Times]
- Halo 5 will have NO split screen [Gamespot]
- Razor Acquires Android Microconsole Company Ouya [Gamespot]
InvestComics Hot Picks of the Week Hot Picks #382 is here and Jay has the lowdown on the latest comics you should be picking up or passing up!
- Star Wars #7
- Sex Criminals #11
- Deadfall’s Secret Secret Wars #3
- Shrinking Man #1
- Thors #3
- …. and many, many more
Invincible Iron Man #1 to Sell More than 200,000 Copies
Conventions
- RTX [Aug 7 to 9] – Autograph information posted
- MondoCon [Oct 3 to 4] – no updates
- New York Comic Con [Oct 8 to Oct 11] – added: Felicia Day
- Dallas Comic Con Fan Days [Oct 16 to Oct 18] – Jenna Coleman, Jason Mamoa, James Marsters, Michael Rooker
- WalkerStalker Con – Atlanta [Oct 30 to Nov 1] – no updates
- Stan Lee’s Comikaze [Oct 30 – Nov 1] – no updates
I’m subscribed to the podcast through iTunes. Never bothered with the website links, but I’m sure they are much appreciated by others. I’ve stuck to googling the stuff I wanted to read more about.
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