This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the guys are back to discuss their thoughts on Thor: Ragnarok, the science of organoids, a dangerous stupid tech idea, Netflix's first comic book series from Mark Millar, Metal Gear Solid's film adaptation and it's potential insanity, a Lord of the Rings TV series possibly from Amazon Studios, Universal's Dark Universe status, more CBS All-Access nonsense, Disney's big moves with their streaming service, properties, and even a potential 21st Century Fox asset buyout. SHOW NOTES: CHECKED OUT

• Mindhunter
• Murder on the Orient Express
• Thor: Ragnarok

SCIENCE & TECH NEWS

• Organoids breakthrough

STUPID / WEIRD TECH

• BionicGym

COMIC NEWS

• Brian Michael Bendis signs exclusive deal with DC
• Mark Millar announces the first comic published by Netflix

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

• Responses

LIGHTNING ROUND

• Tessa Thompson very interested in play Alana in a SAGA adaptation
• Metal Gear Solid movie adaptation gets its writer and director
• Wentworth Miller is leaving the Flash universe for good
• Asher Angel to play Billy Batson in Shazam!
• New Red Sonja movie in the works
• Another movie in the “Kick-Ass” series?

MOVIE/TV NEWS

• Ridley Scott wants to replace xenomorphs in future Alien films
• Lord of the Rings series adaptation possibly happening at Amazon
• Jordan Peele rebooting The Twilight Zone for CBS All-Access
• Black Adam to possibly show up in Suicide Squad 2
• Universal’s Dark Universe loses its architect
• Talk of Disney buying 21st Century Fox entertainment assets
• Disney making its big moves now starting with Netflix
• Disney furthers its ambitions with Star Wars

WTF? by JayTeeDee

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TRAILERS

• The Post