I have been a self admitted “Disnerd” (Disney Nerd) since before it was cool to admit. That being said, unlike some of my other obsessions, I am critical, even picky about the products they...
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All-Con 2020 – What to Look Forward this Year | The Best Fan Convention in Dallas!
It’s another exciting year for All-Con celebrating it’s 16th year. . The best fan convention in Dallas and this year it’s bigger and better than ever with more panels and events that will keep...
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DAILY NERD NEWS: 2/26 -2/28/2020 | Disney’s new CEO, Bob Iger out at Disney, Rebecca Breed is the new new Clarice Starling for CBS pilot, Uncharted 5 Might Be a go?
Featured stories for 2-26-2020 Disney Names Bob Chapek CEO As Bob Iger’s Successor; Iger Becomes Executive Chairman Through 2021 Eric Bana Revs Movie On Mike “The Bike” Hailwood; Will Write, Star & Co-Direct Motorcycle...
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Neil Druckmann on making another Uncharted: “Maybe one day, we’ll see”
Creative director Neil Druckmann teased that Naughty Dog may return to the Uncharted series during a recent livestream with Troy Baker, Ashley Johnson, and Nolan North – respectively the voices of Joel and Ellie...
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‘Clarice’: Rebecca Breeds Cast In the Title Role Of CBS’ ‘Silence Of The Lambs’ Sequel Pilot
Rebecca Breeds (The Originals, Pretty Little Liars) has been cast as the lead, Clarice Starling, in CBS’ crime drama pilot Clarice, based on the famous Thomas Harris character. The project written and executive produced by Alex Kurtzman...
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‘Kung Fu’: Olivia Liang Cast As The Lead Of the CW Reboot Pilot
The CW pilot Kung Fu has found its star in Legacies‘ Olivia Liang. She will headline the reimagining with a female lead of the 1970s David Carradine-starring TV series, which comes from Christina M. Kim, Martin Gero, Greg Berlanti, Sarah...
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Clive Cussler Dies: ‘Sahara’, ‘Raise The Titanic’ Novelist Was 88
Clive Cussler, the bestselling author whose novels Raise the Titanic! and, much to his greater disappointment, Sahara, were made into movies, died Monday at his home in Scottsdale, AZ. He was 88. His death was announced by...
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Eric Bana Revs Movie On Mike “The Bike” Hailwood; Will Write, Star & Co-Direct Motorcycle Racer’s Comeback Attempt
Eric Bana’s Pick Up Truck Pictures and Robert Connolly’s Arenamedia have acquired rights to make a movie from the life and spectacular comeback story of Mike “The Bike” Hailwood. Once considered the greatest motorcycle racer...
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Disney Names Bob Chapek CEO As Bob Iger’s Successor; Iger Becomes Executive Chairman Through 2021
Disney’s board of directors has sprung the news that it has named Bob Chapek Disney’s Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. Bob Iger, the Disney architect and until now chairman and CEO, will assume the role of Executive...
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Locke and Key | Review by Julie Jones
When I saw the trailer for Locke and Key I thought it looked like some tween show that belonged on the CW. You know the type, something based on a novel written with shiny...
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DAILY NERD NEWS: 2-25-2020 | Sammy Davis Jr. Movie in the works with Writer Charles Murray, Ghost Recon: Breakpoint Immersive Mode News, New Xbox Gold Games for March 2020, and other news.
Watch today’s Daily Nerd News for February 25th 2020. The Daily Nerd News is brought to you by That Nerd News and hosted by Marcus Blake (Editor and Producer of That Nerd Show) Featured...
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Xbox Games with Gold March 2020 completes the Telltale Batman story and summons Shantae
The Xbox Games with Gold March 2020 lineup will bring you four fresh games, and it’s another solid lineup across all kinds of genres. This month will be especially rewarding for players who have...
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Ghost Recon Breakpoint immersive mode delay pushes it back to Spring
Ubisoft says it will “change the way” you play Breakpoint Ghost Recon Breakpoint immersive mode is still on the way, but it’s going to take longer than Ubisoft thought. One of the biggest sore...
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Melissa Leo & Zazie Beetz To Star In ‘Shelter’ For Mandalay Pictures & Exec Producer Sam Rockwell
Oscar winner Melissa Leo and Joker and Atlanta actress Zazie Beetz have been set to star in drama pic Shelter. Jen Gerber is directing from a script by David Rysdahl, who is also in the cast as a troubled father who reconnects with...
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Mekai Curtis To Play Young Kanan Stark In ‘Power’ Prequel ‘Raising Kanan’ On Starz; Rob Hardy To Direct
Mekai Curtis is set to star as young Kanan Stark alongside Patina Miller in Power Book III: Raising Kanan, Starz/Lionsgate’s upcoming Power prequel series. Additionally, Rob Hardy (All American, Power) is set to direct the pilot and executive produce....
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Lily Tomlin Produced Feature ‘Radium Girls’ Starring Joey King & Abby Quinn Acquired By Juno Films
Dean Pilcher and Ginny Mohler’s feature Radium Girls has been snapped up by Juno Films which is taking all North American rights and English-speaking territories. The pic, which made its world premiere at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival,...
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Paramount Sets Charles Murray To Write Biopic Of Sammy Davis Jr., Whose Constant Need To Prove Himself Became An Albatross
Paramount Pictures is moving forward with a biopic of Sammy Davis Jr. Studio has set Charles Murray to write the script. The film is produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura; fellow musical icon Lionel Richie, latter of whom was...
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DAILY NERD NEWS: 2-24-2020 | Parasite will Stream on Hulu Exclusively, New Star Wars Movie Coming about Secret Sith Planet Exegol, Xbox Series X Announcements
Watch today’s Daily Nerd News for February 24h 2020.The Daily Nerd News is brought to you by That Nerd News and hosted by Marcus Blake (Editor and Producer of That Nerd Show) Featured stories...
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Xbox Series X News – Big Announcements about the next Generation Console.
Phil Spencer confirms Xbox Series X graphics specs are “more than eight times” stronger than Xbox One According to Spencer, Microsoft’s next-gen console will deliver 12 teraflops of graphics processing power, or “twice that...
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‘Star Wars’ Secret Sith Exegol Feature: J.D. Dillard & Matt Owens Developing
It has confirmed that a new Star Wars feature is in the works with Sleight filmmaker J.D. Dillard and Luke Cage and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. scribe Matt Owens, but those with knowledge say that it’s not definite whether it’s for Disney+ or the big screen. Reportedly...
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‘Love, Simon’ Spinoff Series ‘Love, Victor’ Moves From Disney+ To Hulu, Sets Launch & Opens Season 2 Writers Room
The TV series inspired by the praised 2018 movie Love, Simon is moving from Disney+ to the Disney-controlled Hulu streaming service. The half-hour comedy, which will be re-titled Love, Victor after its protagonist, will debut in June, LGBTQ Pride month. The...
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‘Parasite’ To Stream Exclusively On Hulu In U.S.
Hulu has landed exclusive U.S. streaming rights to Parasite, the South Korean film that made Oscar history as the first foreign language film to win the best picture Oscar. In a deal with studio Neon, the film...
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DAILY NERD NEWS: 2-20 & 2-21-2020 | Anthony Hopkins Will Play Cus D’Amato in Mike Tyson Movie, The Blacklist renewed for season 8. PUBG Crossplay PS4 and Xbox One, and other news
Watch today’s Daily Nerd News for February 20th 2020. The Daily Nerd News is brought to you by That Nerd News and hosted by Marcus Blake (Editor and Producer of That Nerd Show) Featured...
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PS4 and Xbox One PUBG players can now party up
PUBG on consoles is rolling out an update to its Private Test Server today which allows console players to party up together. Cross-play came to PS4 and Xbox One a while back, but it...
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‘The Blacklist’ Renewed For Season 8 By NBC
NBC has ordered an eighth season of The Blacklist, the second consecutive year the veteran drama has received an early renewal. This time, the pickup was tied to a celebration of The Blacklist‘s 150th episode with the...
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Borderlands’ Movie Adaptation in the Works From Eli Roth, Lionsgate
Avi Arad, Ari Arad and Erik Feig will produce the latest big screen re-imagining from the gaming world. Cabin Fever and Hostel director Eli Roth is set to direct the movie adaptation of Borderlands, the action video game franchise,...
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Liam Neeson To Star In Thriller ‘Memory’ From ‘Casino Royale’ Director
As the European Film Market gets underway in Berlin, here’s a last minute project that should stir some buyer interest. Liam Neeson will lead the cast of Memory, an action thriller from Casino Royale director Martin Campbell. Pic is based...
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Oscar-Winner Anthony Hopkins To Star As Mike Tyson’s Legendary Trainer Cus D’Amato In Boxing Movie ‘Cus And Mike
In an intriguing Berlin EFM addition, Oscar-winner Anthony Hopkins has been set to star in Cus And Mike, the story of Mike Tyson’s legendary trainer Cus D’Amato and how he moulded the fighter into becoming the youngest heavyweight title winner...
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Daily Nerd News: 2-19-2020 | Adam McKay, Jennifer Lawrence Team Up on Netflix, Xbox Series X News, Doc Savage’ TV Series In Works, and other news
Watch today’s Daily Nerd News for February 19th 2020. The Daily Nerd News is brought to you by That Nerd News and hosted by Marcus Blake (Editor and Producer of That Nerd Show) Featured...
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Xbox Series X may push sound more than ever before with “dedicated hardware acceleration”
You’ve heard about how Xbox Series X will invest in graphics and processing power, and it sounds like it could also drive game audio forward with dedicated hardware. The teaser for a potential new Xbox Series...
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Spectrum Originals Sets Premiere Date For Josh Hartnett Southern Gothic Drama ‘Paradise Lost’
Spectrum Originals will launch Josh Hartnett-fronted Southern gothic mystery drama Paradise Lost on April 13. Charter Communications’ original content division will launch the ten-part drama ad-free on its on-demand service. The show, which comes from Paramount Television Studios...
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‘Doc Savage’ TV Series In Works At Sony Pictures Television With Original Film & Condé Nast
The Man of Bronze is headed to the small screen. Sony Pictures Television and Neal H. Moritz’s Sony-based Original Film have partnered with Condé Nast Entertainment to develop a scripted television series based on the Doc Savage pulp...
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Martin Scorsese Joins Paul Schrader’s ‘The Card Counter’; Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan & Willem Dafoe Star With Oscar Isaac In Revenge Thriller
Martin Scorsese is set to re-team with Paul Schrader on the First Reformed director’s next movie The Card Counter. Fresh off his latest Oscar nominations for The Irishman, Scorsese will executive-produce the revenge thriller pic, marking his fifth collaboration with Schrader...
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Espen Sandberg To Helm Survival Thriller ‘Beast’ Starring Morena Baccarin For Rakuten H Collective
Rakuten and The H Collective have set Deadpool and Homeland star Morena Baccarin to lead survival thriller Beast for Oscar nominated Kon-Tiki co-director Espen Sandberg. Beast is the first film under the Rakuten H Collective Studio joint venture that was launched last August. Principal photography will begin in late March in New...
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Netflix Takes Adam McKay Meteor Movie ‘Don’t Look Up’; Jennifer Lawrence To Star
Netflix has boarded Adam McKay’s new comedy feature Don’t Look Up, which Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence will star in. Deadline first broke the news about the project last November when we announced the Oscar-winning Big Short filmmaker’s new first-look deal at Paramount under his label...
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