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Nerd News Roundup Avatar Update from James CameronSpeaking with Variety, director James Cameron offered an update on the progress of the 4 planned sequels.According to Cameron, they’ve written and finished scripts for all 4 movies, cast them and have performance captured the second and third movie, along with the first part of four.Avatar 2 is set to release on December 18, 2021, with Avatar 3 on December 22, 2023, Avatar 4 on December 19, 2025 and Avatar 5 on December 17, 2027.Source – https://thenerdy.com/james-cameron-avatar-sequels-updates/Even more He-Man is coming to NetflixA previously announced continuation of the original Masters of the Universe series by Kevin Smith was announced back in August, but now we learn that a completely new series is also planned.The series will be CG animated and will be co-produced by Netflix and Mattel Television.The description reads: “On the planet of Eternia, a young lost prince discovers the powers of Grayskull and transforms into He-Man, Master of the Universe! The classic battle between He-Man and evil Skeletor rages to new heights as both hero and villain forge new and mighty teams. A new generation of heroes fighting for the fate of us all. In the end, who will become Master of the Universe?”Source – https://thenerdy.com/he-man-and-the-masters-of-the-universe First ‘Bill & Ted Face The Music’ photo surfacesThe first batch of photos from the upcoming ‘Bill and Ted Face The Music’ movie have been released.The first photo shows off Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves (now beardless) in a phone booth.The second photo shows the duo in front of the returning William Sadler who is playing the character Death.The final photo shows rapper Kid Cudi along with two women who are presumably the children of Bill and Ted.The movie is set to hit theaters on August 21, 2020.Source – https://deadline.com/2019/12/bill-ted-face-the-music-first-look-photos-keanu-reeves-ted-winters-1202811689/ Director for Doctor Strange Sequel drops out.According to Variety, and later confirmed by the man himself via Twitter, Scott Derrickson has stepped down from ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ due to creative differences.Derrickson will remain on the project as Executive ProducerThe film is expected to begin production in May with a release date of May 7, 2021Source – https://variety.com/2020/film/news/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-director-scott-derrickson-drops-out-marvel-1203462569/Aracde1Up to release mini pinball machinesComing out of CES 2020, Aracde1Up has unveiled their upcoming mini pinball games.On display were both a Star Wars table and an Attack from Mars table.These are expected to be released this year but no price information has been released at this time.Source – https://ww.9to5toys.com/2020/01/08/arcade1up-nba-jam-ces/ The Watering Hole (aka Discussion Topic) Rise of Skywalker & The Mandalorian Our favorite movies of the decade Jesse:2010 – Inception2011 – Captain America: The First Avenger2012 – The Avengers2013 – Fast & Furious 62014 – Interstellar & John Wick2015 – Mad Max: Fury Road & Jurassic World (runner up: The Martian)2016 – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2017 – John Wick 2 & Thor: Ragnarok2018 – Won’t You be My Neighbor? & Avengers: Infinity Wars2019 – Avengers: Endgame Meghan:2010 – Kick Ass2011 – Super 82012 – The Dark Knight Rises2013 – Snowpiercer2014 – John Wick2015 – The Martian2016 – Tie between Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Deadpool2017 – Thor: Ragnarok2018 – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse2019 – Avengers: Endgame

Nerd News Roundup #ReleaseTheSnyderCut continues 2 years after the release of Justice LeagueBackground: During the shoot for Justice League, Zack Snyder (director) stepped down due to the death of his daughterJoss Whedon was brought in to finish the film.Reportedly up to 15-20% of the film was reshot, which supposedly drastically changed the film that was delivered.On Tuesday, 11/19/2019, Gal Gadot, Ben Affleck, Ray Fisher and Zack Snyder himself tweeted the hashtag, all urging Warner Bros. to release the Snyder version of the film, which apparently does exist.Source – https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/11/19/20970509/zack-snyder-justice-league-release-snyder-cutNew Star Wars Holiday Special?According to an interview with Jon Favreau, the creator behind ‘The Mandalorian’ on Disney+, he has an interest in creating a new “Holiday Special” in the Star Wars universe.Favreau, if given the green light to make his own special, would like it to feature a character set to appear in an upcoming episode of ‘The Mandalorian’.The original Star Wars Holiday Special aired on CBS in 1978, a year after A New Hope hit theater.That special highlighted something called “Life Day” (mentioned already in ‘The Mandalorian’), and introduced us to Chewbacca’s family, and included cameos by the original cast (and Bea Arthur as a bartender!).Source – https://insidethemagic.net/2019/11/jon-favreau-star-wars-holiday-special-bb1/The Toys That Made Us – Season 3On November 15, 2019, Netflix released season 3 of their documentary series, ‘The Toys That Made Us’.What was originally billed as an “8-part” series, due to its popularity, we now get 4 brand new episodes.Episode 9 focuses on the ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’, Episode 10 on ‘Power Rangers’, Episode 11 on ‘My Little Pony’ and Episode 12 on ‘Professional Wrestling’Source – https://www.netflix.comPringles Gaming HeadsetIn what Pringles is referring to as a “Beta Prototype”, Pringles has developed a gaming headset, that when loaded with Pringles, can feed you chips.With the press of a button on an included remote, or the press of a button on the headset, a mechanical arm will swing around to your mouth to deliver you a chip.Source – https://www.engadget.com/2019/11/26/pringles-hunger-hammer-headset-feeds-you-chips/Walmart teases “The Child” PlushyIf you haven’t watched The Mandalorian on Disney+ yet, spoilers incomingIn order to keep “The Child” character, aka “Baby Yoda” a surprise, Disney had no merchandise of the character made for the Christmas shopping season. However, now that the cat is out of the bag, Disney is trying to remedy that.Listed on Walmart.com (though it has since been removed), is a Star Wars The Child 11″ Plush. The list price was $24.99 with a release date of May 24, 2020.Source – https://toy-wizards.com/2019/12/03/walmart-teases-mandalorian-fans-with-baby-yoda-vinyl-head-plush-breaks-internet-then-removes-toy/Black Widow Trailer dropsThe release of the Black Widow trailer marks the start of “Phase 4” of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.The movie is a prequel/sequel that takes place following the events of Civil War.The movie stars Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), David Harbour (Red Guardian) and a rumored Robert Downey Jr. The Watering Hole (aka Discussion Topic) Disney+Cost – $6.99/mo, $69.99/year OR $12.99/mo with Hulu/ESPN+ bundleOriginals – High School Musical, The Mandalorian, Encore!, The Imagineering Story, Marvels Hero Project, The World According to Jeff Goldblum, Disney Family Sundays, Forky Asks a Question, Pixar in Real Life, SparkShorts.Overall value If you would like to help support this show, consider becoming a patron. Head on over to patreon.com/nerdsafari, where we have 3 patron tiers and 4 stretch goals, including adding more shows per month and upgrading our recording equipment. If you don’t want to become a patron, consider a 1-time contribution with Venmo. Head on over to nerdsafaripodcast.com and scan the Venmo code in the footer. Can’t afford monetary support? No worries, you can also help us out by rating and reviewing us wherever you get your podcasts.