Week In Nerdom 8-6 - Crisis on Infinite Earths, Shazam 2, EVO updates, &MORE!!
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Music
Slipknot
ANOTHER new song/video!!
“Birth of the Cruel” https://youtu.be/MGbjB0eVvko
Katy Perry Decision
Lame… check this video for a more eloquent explanation as to why:
https://youtu.be/0ytoUuO-qvg
Times of Grace
The KsE side project that came about before Jesse Leach rejoined the band, is hopeful to release another album this year. Hymns of a Broken man was in 2011, and work on this album began in 2017.
TV
Crisis on Infinite Earths
Kevin Conroy will ALSO be in the 5 hour epic crossover event as an older version of Batman. It was confirmed during a panel at the Television Critic Association’s summer event.
https://io9.gizmodo.com/kevin-conroy-will-finally-get-to-play-a-live-action-bru-1836952265
ALSO, it seems that Marv Wolfman will be joining the writer’s room for the event, according to Comic Book.com
https://comicbook.com/dc/2019/08/04/the-cws-crisis-on-infinite-earths-will-be-co-written-marv-wolfman/
Loki
Tom Hiddleson told EW that production officially begins “at the top of the year”.
https://ew.com/theater/2019/08/01/tom-hiddleston-betrayal-interview/
Garfield
Nickelodeon is reviving the property. Viacom is purchasing the company that owns Garfield so that Nick can do a series.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/garfield-heads-nickelodeon-as-viacom-acquires-rights-1229320
Event Horizon
Amazon is really going hard with their original programming. They are now in development on an adaptation of the ‘97 movie.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/event-horizon-series-based-movie-works-at-amazon-1229340
Little Mermaid live?
ABC is going to be doing a live action LIVE broadcast of the Disney classic. Moana actress Auli’i Cravalho will be Auriel, Shaggy will be Sebastian, and Queen Latifah will be Ursula…
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/melissa-mccarthy-queen-latifah-little-mermaid-ursula-1203293451/
LotR
Amazon is reportedly shooting for a 20 episode first season to the Tolkien based series, according to Creative Consultant, and Tolkien scholar, Tom Shippey.
https://www.cbr.com/amazon-lord-of-the-rings-season-1-episode-count/
Crisis on Infinite Earths
Mark Hamill to be a live action Joker?
https://boundingintocomics.com/2019/08/06/rumor-mark-hamill-to-play-joker-in-arrowverses-crisis-on-infinite-earths-crossover/
Movies
Venom 2
Andy Serkis is officially directing the film. He has also directed Mowgli.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/venom-2-andy-serkis-direct-1228724
MCU Tony Stark
Dominic Cooper told comicbook.com that he would be willing to play Iron Man, when the recasting happens.
https://comicbook.com/marvel/2019/08/05/dominic-cooper-howard-stark-tony-iron-man-marvel-cinematic-universe/
Shazam 2
David F. Sandberg, director of the first movie, teases that Mister Mind is not a foregone conclusion.
https://comicbook.com/dc/2019/08/04/shazam-2-sequel-director-shazam-family-mister-mind-david-f-sandberg/
Batman: Hush
really?
Gaming
EVO 2019 MK11
Congratulations to SonicFox!
Apex Legends
Respawn is introducing Solo mode 8/13
Bully 2
Rumors have it that Rockstar’s next big release is coming for current and next gen systems in the late fall of 2020.
Tekken 7
Season 3 revealed during Evo, featuring returning fighter Zafina and new fighter Leroy Smith. There was also a tease that may be implying Solid Snake in the game as well… until Evo came out and said that the snake clip was a joke they did, and not from capcom at all.
Comic Books
Snow White
Neal Gaiman wrote a Snow White book called Snow, Glass, Apples. Art by Colleen Doran… just go buy it already
#nerd #comicbooks #gaming
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