It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! Some legitimately frightening new music.PS VR 2 headed to PCDC's Elseworlds returns with styleSome surprises in TVNew movie trailers.And so much more...Plus, don't forget to subscribe for more fresh content.
Music
Follow-ups/CorrectionsMayhem Festival - Oct 12 in Southern California with 23 bands. Full return to a touring show in 2025. https://metalinjection.net/tour-dates/bad-omens-parkway-drive-architects-more-announced-for-one-off-mayhem-festival-2024
New Music/VideoA Day to Remember - Feedback https://youtu.be/iXVnysmQ4e0 Always crispy production, but the song is weak.
Vomit Forth - Blood Soaked Death Dream https://youtu.be/SyeGbluMm5M this is heavy as balls! Currently working on a new record.
Evergrey - Cold Dreams https://youtu.be/tXWj0lEXkNc sounds a bit like emo Opeth in a way.
Tours/FestivalsSoulfly - with Eyehategod, Mutilation Barbecue, and Skinflint. Albuquerque, NM Oct 19 through 11/9 in Tempe AZ.https://www.stubhub.com/soulfly-tickets/performer/348752
Carnifex - with Cryptopsy, and Mental Cruelty. 10/4 in Pomona CA, through 11/3 in Reno NV. https://www.bandsintown.com/a/35112-carnifex
Signs of the Swarm - with Ov Sulfur, Cane Hill, 156/Silence, and A Wake In Providence. Aug 29 in Worcester, MA through Sept 28 in Lakewood OH.https://bnds.us/3bwbeg
Reg ‘ol NewsMetal Hippie - Brian Fair has started a workout series on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/@BrianFairMetalHippyWorkout
Black Dahlia Murder - New music next week as teased by their socials. first new record with guitarist Brian Eschbach taking over vocal duties. https://metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/the-black-dahlia-murder-to-release-new-music-next-week
SuggestsTardigrade Inferno - Burn The Circus (2023)The band define their genre as "Dark Cabaret Metal".
Gaming/Tech
Follow-ups/CorrectionsMax - subscription prices jumped to $17 a month. Or $21 a month for ultimate ad-free. Standard with ads will remain $10. Starting next billing cycle. https://www.engadget.com/max-just-raised-subscription-prices-again-160849334.html
TrailersBehemoth - Skydance Interactive (Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners [VR]) is trying their hand at Shadow of the Colossus. With Souls-bourn style difficulty. For VR platforms this fall.https://youtu.be/_oX1AuoJFAI https://www.engadget.com/skydances-behemoth-brings-giant-climbable-monster-fights-to-vr-140057216.html
MK1 Season 6 - https://youtu.be/ltJ_f8bpleI possibly the coolest looking skins.
Halo Infinite - https://youtu.be/1BkVowEaqRU Tenrai IV June 4.
Reg ‘ol NewsSilent Hill Transmission - https://youtu.be/KUWjJ1zOxwo
- Silent Hill 2 gameplay trailer. (WOW… the nurse re-design is pretty great!) Oct 8th on PS5 and Steam.
- Return to Silent Hill - movie version of Silent Hill 2?
PSVR 2 - FINALLY getting a PC adaptor. $60 price tag.https://www.engadget.com/sonys-ps-vr2-adaptor-for-pc-will-arrive-on-august-7-with-a-60-price-tag-155751937.html
SuggestsComic Books/Books
Follow-ups/CorrectionsBatman: Gotham by Gaslight - The Kryptonian Age - The lead book from the rebooted Elseworlds line.Written by Andy Diggle with art by Leandro Fernandez, this twelve-issue series introduces a 19th-century Justice League, featuring characters like Catwoman and a Green Lantern. The story follows their unification against a significant threat, revealing a secret Kryptonian history. The series kicks off on June 11, 2024, and aims to explore the broader DC universe within this gothic settinghttps://comicbook.com/comics/news/dc-reveals-batman-gotham-by-gaslight-the-kryptonian-age-first-look-preview/
Witcher - Dark Horse Comics and CD Projekt Red are adapting Andrzej Sapkowski's short story "The Edge of the World" from "The Last Wish" into a graphic novel. This new adaptation will feature writer Magdalena Salik, artist Tommaso Bennato, colorist Chris O'Halloran, and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. The graphic novel will be available on December 17, 2024, in bookstores and December 18 in comic stores for $17.99https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dark-horse-adapting-famous-the-witcher-story-in-new-graphic-novel/
SuggestsGotham by Gaslight - one-shot by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola, with inks by P. Craig Russell. The story revolves around a 19th-century version of Bruce Wayne making his debut as Batman just as Jack the Ripper has arrived in Gotham City.
TV Shows
Follow-ups/CorrectionsThe Office - The reboot might not be called “The Office” after all. It is still in the same world as the Steve Carell show, this time led by Domnall Gleeson and Sabrina Impacciatore, with Greg Daniels serving as showrunner once again. The new name seems to be “The Paper” according to Daniels’ bio page on the WGA website.
TrailersTomb Raider: Legend of Lara Croft - https://youtu.be/6pF3ZbZRnRU oct 10
Umbrella Academy - Season 4 Aug 8th https://youtu.be/s0LVj0yo308
Reg ‘ol News300 - Zack Snyder is in negotiations with WB or a prequel series to the blockbuster movie from 2006. https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/300-tv-series-early-development-warner-bros-television-zack-snyder-1236017708/
Hostel - Eli Roth’s torture porn franchise is being turned into a TV show with Paul Giamatti set to star. Roth and Chris Briggs will co-write and executive produce the series, which is described as a "modern adaptation" and "reinvention" of the original films. Although a platform or network hasn't been attached yet, the project is in development. Giamatti was previously considered for a role in the original film, marking his long standing connection to the franchisehttps://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/eli-roth-hostel-tv-series-paul-giamatti/
American Gladiators - Produced by MGM Alternative and Flor-Jon Films, the new series will feature classic events like Gauntlet, Hang Tough, and The Eliminator.https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/american-gladiators-reboot-amazon-prime-video/
Pixar- Inside Out, Pixar’s biggest movie in recent years, is going to series, titled Dream Productions. Set for a 2025 release. Though it will be the SECOND series for the production house. The first is set to be Win or Lose, an animated series about a little league team.https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/inside-out-tv-series-dream-productions-pixar-disney-plus/
Like a Dragon - A live-action series based on the Like a Dragon (formerly known as Yakuza) game series by Sega is coming to Amazon Prime Video this fall. The series, also titled "Like a Dragon: Yakuza," will have six episodes and will be released in two batches on October 25 and November 1, 2024. The show is set in Kamurocho and follows the story of Kazuma Kiryu and his friends in 1995 and 2005https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/like-a-dragon-yakuza-live-action-sega-series-amazon-prime-video/
SuggestsHow I Met Your Mother - One of the last great sitcoms. created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for CBS. The series, which aired from September 19, 2005, to March 31, 2014, follows the main character, Ted Mosby, and his group of friends in New York City's Manhattan. As a framing device, Ted, in 2030, recounts to his son, Luke, and daughter, Penny, the events from September 2005 to May 2013 that led him to meet their mother.
Movies
Follow-ups/CorrectionsMasters of the Universe - Nicholas Galitzine has been cast as Prince Adam. No nerdy credits, he has mostly been in rom-coms. https://cosmicbook.news/masters-universe-nicholas-galitzine-he-man
Predator: Badlands - Elle Fanning has been cast as the lead. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/elle-fanning-to-star-in-new-predator-badlands-1235913917/
TrailersMoana 2 - https://youtu.be/IcM9aj5nUI8 Nov 27.
Return to Silent Hill - https://youtu.be/dSU4DtWgeLc
Venom 3 - https://youtu.be/__2bjWbetsA the Klintar are coming? October
Alien: Romulus - https://youtu.be/OzY2r2JXsDM Aug 16.
Wolfs - https://youtu.be/9hRQyb5cCA8 Brad Pitt and George Clooney together again. September 20.
Reg ‘ol NewsPeaky Blinders - Netflix has confirmed a "Peaky Blinders" movie with Cillian Murphy returning as Tommy Shelby. Set to begin production later this year, the film will be directed by Tom Harper, who directed episodes of the first season, and written by series creator Steven Knight. Murphy will also serve as a producer. https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/peaky-blinders-movie-netflix-cillian-murphy-tommy-shelby/
Pixar - President Jim Morris has said that they are working on THIRD installments for Finding Nemo AND The Incredibles.https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/inside-out-tv-series-dream-productions-pixar-disney-plus/
SuggestsGodzilla Minus One - now available on Netflix so get your ass over there and WATCH IT!.
Rumor Mill
Confirmations/RefutationsCONFIRM - Venom 3 - Trailer seems to confirm at least SOME of the rumors from last week.
New SourcesBlade - MORE sources are picking up that Mahershala Ali is leaving the project in favor of Jurassic World reboot.
New RumorsTransformers X GI Joe - Chris Hemsworth rumored to be in negotiations for the live-action movie. He is voicing the young Optimus Prime in the Transformers One animated movie.
New Jedi Order - Daisy Ridley’s next turn as Rey has been canceled. OR it has been changed DRASTICALLY. Ridley HAS said that she STILL hasn’t read the script
Fortnite - Not to be outdone by Mortal Kombat. Fortnite’s next collab will apparently be with the Boys as well.
XBox Game Pass - Octopath Traveler II rumored to be headed to the service by the end of June.
Star Fox - The Gamecube Star Fox game, Assault, is rumored to be in development. Said to be a prequel of sorts to a new Star Fox game coming likely to the Switch 2.
Giancarlo Esposito - The movie we will see him in is supposedly Captain America Brave New World. The villain is Bushman? And we will get him in the second season of Moonknight, which would be the series he alluded to at comic con.
MCU - Jordan Peele is rumored to be headed to the MCU in the director’s chair.
SPECULATIONGiancarlo Esposito won’t be Bushman, he will be someone a little more significant.Jordan Peele won’t direct for the Disney types.
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