Episode 284: Don’t Choose Chocolate

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys are back to discuss all the new information coming out of San Diego Comic Con this year. Discussions on AI, the John Wick universe, New Warriors, Green Arrow in the DCEU, new casting for Ant-Man and The Wasp, Dr. Doom solo movie, Bloodshot, Flashpoint, Spawn reboot, new trailers for Thor: Ragnarok, Justice League, Infinity War, and much more.

SHOW NOTES:

CHECKED OUT

• Kong: Skull Island
• Ghost in the Shell
• Atomic Blonde
• Detroit

SCIENCE & TECH NEWS

• AI creates own language
• Floating city for scientific research

LIGHTNING ROUND

• Keith David joins the cast of “New Warriors”
• Rick Famuyiwa to direct “Son of Shaolin” adaptation
• Lionsgate looking to expand John Wick universe with female led film
• John Krasinski rumored for Green Arrow in the DCEU
• Clancy Brown voicing Surtur for Thor: Ragnarok
• Laurence Fishburne joins Ant-Man and The Wasp as Bill Foster
• Michelle Pfeiffer cast as Janet Van Dyne in Ant-Man and The Wasp

MOVIE/TV NEWS

• David Ayer no longer directing “Gotham City Sirens”
• James Cameron is working to re-invent a new Terminator trilogy
• Flash solo movie will be “Flashpoint”
• Zack Snyder no longer the architect of the DCEU
• Jared Leto in talks to play Bloodshot
• Dr Doom solo movie
• Captain Marvel will take place in the 1990s and feature the Skrulls
• Spawn reboot is happening at Blumhouse Studios

WTF? by JayTeeDee

• Micah: http://bit.ly/2uwCmBC
• Terrence: http://bit.ly/2uUnfDC
• Jay: http://bit.ly/2tnQ1be

TRAILERS

• Message from the King
• Star Trek: Discovery
• Stranger Things - Season 2
• The Defenders
• Ready Player One
• Thor Ragnarok
• Justice League

Episode 283: The Ape Who Sat By the Door

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys are back to discuss War for the Planet of the Apes with spoilers, Dunkirk, Girl's Trip, Valerian, security bow ties(??), a Mega Man movie, Venom body horror, Freddie Mercury biopic info, Robotech, Dr. Who is now a woman, a boat load of new trailers and much more.

SHOW NOTES:

CHECKED OUT

• Dunkirk
• Girl’s Trip
• Valerian
• War for the Planet of the Apes - Spoiler Talk

STUPID / WEIRD TECH

• Bow2Tie

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

• Responses

LIGHTNING ROUND

• Marvel’s Runaways gets a November premiere date
• Fox is developing a Mega Man movie - it has directors
• Walton Goggins joins ‘Ant-Man and The Wasp’
• Venom solo film supposedly drawing inspiration from David Cronenberg

MOVIE/TV NEWS

• Freddie Mercury biopic missing a curious bit of information
• Game of Thrones creators working on Alt history Civil War show
• Dr. Who is a woman...everything is ruined or whatever
• Shazam! filming soon without The Rock’s Black Adam
• Robotech live action movie finds a director

WTF? by JayTeeDee

• Micah: http://bit.ly/2vakXwR
• Terrence: http://bit.ly/2gNY7bz
• Jay: http://ind.pn/2uNvlhq

TRAILERS

• The Snowman
• The Shape of Water
• The Disaster Artist
• Blade Runner 2049
• Proud Mary
• A Wrinkle in Time
• Pacific Rim: Uprising
• Jigsaw
• Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Episode 282: Africa, Do Better

This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the crew is back to discuss Spider-Man: Homecoming in depth with spoilers, Castlevania series on Netflix, Hyperloop progress, teleportation achievement by the Chinese, Batman: White Knight, Suicide Squad 2, Daniel Craig back for more Bond, Scorsese's mob movies, New Warriors, Wonder Woman 2 and much more.

SHOW NOTES

CHECKED OUT

• A Ghost Story...kinda
• Castlevania
• Spider-Man: Homecoming

SCIENCE & TECH NEWS

• Hyperloop has first successful test run
• Teleportation has officially happened!

COMIC NEWS

• Green Lantern coming to DC’s Earth One
• DC announces: “Batman: White Knight”

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

• Responses

LIGHTNING ROUND

• Ryan Reynolds possibly leading Rainbow Six movie
• Jason Bateman hints at two more seasons of Arrested Development
• Andy Serkis next project is Animal Farm
• Tarantino’s next film might center around the Manson murders
• Suicide Squad 2 has likely found its director
• Daniel Craig signs up for Bond 25

MOVIE/TV NEWS

• Matt Reeves gets that page one re-write (officially) for The Batman
• Joe Pesci officially joins The Irishman
• David Ayer is out as director of the Scarface reboot
• Adi Shankar wants to tackle “Metroid” after Castlevania
• New Warriors TV show gets it full cast
• Wonder Woman 2 will be set in the 80s?

WTF? by JayTeeDee

• Carrie: http://bit.ly/2vinFQe
• Terrence: http://bit.ly/2otKiC9
• Jay: http://bit.ly/2qs6I6m

TRAILERS

• Armed Response
• Pilgrimage

Episode 281: Stop Using that Term, Weirdo!

This week on The Nerdpocalypse the guys are back to discuss heroin vaccinations, new toothbrush tech, Wonder Woman's place in the DCEU box office ranking, Adi Shankar's upcoming projects, Willy Wonka reboot, True Detective season 3 casting, Asian actors on Hawaii 5-0 quitting, one of the dumbest horror movie premises of all time that is simultaneously Micah's worst nightmare, and much more.

CHECKED OUT

• Dear White People - Netflix series
• Glow
• Power
• Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press

SCIENCE & TECH NEWS

• Heroin vaccinations?

STUPID / WEIRD TECH

• Amabrush

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

• Responses

LIGHTNING ROUND

• Fox announces 6 untitled upcoming Marvel movies
• Wonder Woman now the highest domestic DCEU film
• Adi Shankar hired as showrunner for Assassin’s Creed
• Ryan Gosling being considered for Willy Wonka reboot
• Mahershala Ali in talks to star in True Detective season 3
• Sam Jackson as Nick Fury making his return soon

MOVIE/TV NEWS

• Hawaii Five-O loses two Asian stars
• Alicia Silverstone is a bitter ass person
• Magneto’s storyline possibly revealed for X-Men: Dark Phoenix
• Stallone teases Creed 2 having Ivan Drago connection
• Green Lantern Corps has a director
• Robert Downey Jr. on his eventual departure from the MCU

WTF? by JayTeeDee

• Micah: http://bit.ly/2rYl6pb
• Terrence: http://dailym.ai/2srxnyd
• Jay: http://dailym.ai/2tr2zlG

TRAILERS

• 12 Feet Deep
• Cult of Chucky
• Geostorm
• Good Time
• The Foreigner