Salutations Nerds! It has been a busy news week. So, let’s get this party started!
10. Joker vs. Harley
Looks like Jared Leto and Margot Robbie may be reprising their Suicide Squad roles in a standalone movie. More details here.
9. The Shannara Chronicles
Brand new trailer for Season 2!
8. Extraordinary: Stan Lee
The comic legend was honoured at a special event in Beverly Hills hosted by Chris Hardwick. You can read all about it here.
Photo credit: LA Times
7. Deadpool 2
Eddie Marsan is joining the cast alongside Josh Brolin’s Cable and Zazie Beetz’s Domino. No word yet on who he will be playing.
#Deadpool2: V for Vendetta's Eddie Marsan Joins Cast https://t.co/fQQlZYqHHQ pic.twitter.com/hYaCBkdcnR
— Comic Book Resources (@CBR) August 23, 2017
6. The Flash
And in other casting news, Katee Sockhoff is slated to play Blacksmith and will make her first appearance in the show’s mini-crossover with Arrow.
.@CW_TheFlash adds @kateesackhoff as DC Comics villain. #TheFlash #50Scoops50Days https://t.co/JkXJ6uTG7H
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) August 21, 2017
5. The Punisher
First look of the latest from the Marvelverse on Netflix and it was just announced that Shohreh Aghdashloo will be playing Farah Madani.
4. Stranger Things
Not only do we have a wicked poster for Season 2, (with an homage to Alien) but we also have confirmation that there will be a Season 3!
This is Will Byers. Only survivor of The Upside Down. Signing on. Chapter Four of #StrangerThursdays begins now on Twitter.
Posted by Stranger Things on Thursday, 24 August 2017
Stranger Things Creators Confirm Season 3 Is Happening – https://t.co/OJ0bO2gZdF pic.twitter.com/QYiZ2w6oZP
— Screen Rant (@screenrant) August 22, 2017
3. Game of Thrones
The finale is coming… Stay safe, GoT fans, spoilers are everywhere.
2. Funko HQ
It’s finally open! Check out our in depth recap of the opening weekend festivities here, if you’re so inclined.
1. Eclipse 2017
The biggest nerd news of the week has to be the moon causing a big ruckus in the sky during the middle of the day 😉 If you missed it, check out NASA’s Eclipse playlist. Now don’t throw away those super fashionable glasses quite yet, the next eclipse is slated to go across North America in 2024!
Image Credits: NASA
Thanks for joining us to experience #Eclipse2017! Join us again in 2024! Check out our image gallery: https://t.co/lg7SdbOHwh pic.twitter.com/ToS124gcRO
— NASA (@NASA) August 21, 2017
First glimpse of #SolarEclipse2017 totality in Oregon! Take a look here and watch our live stream for more: https://t.co/cOKssim1bY pic.twitter.com/g9zEbWFXfk
— NASA (@NASA) August 21, 2017
And another week done! What were your favourite headlines from this week in the nerdom. Leave a comment below and as always don’t forget to subscribe, like, follow, and all that jazz!
Nerd love,
Rach
