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Nerdist in Audio
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Experience the best of Nerdist.com in a whole new way with Nerdist in Audio! We take the insightful and entertaining articles you love from the Nerdist website and bring them to life through audio narration. Perfect for multitasking, accessibility, or simply enjoying content in a different format, Nerdist in Audio ensures you don't miss out on the latest discussions in pop culture, science, gaming, and beyond. Subscribe and make the most of your listening time! Brought to you by Instaread ( https://instaread.co/player ) Disclaimer: This content is generated using AI Voices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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CLAYFACE Overcomes a Slow Start With a Fantastic Finish (Review)
CLAYFACE Overcomes a Slow Start With a Fantastic Finish (Review) Nerdist’s reviewer found the first half of Clayface merely “fine.” It follows an early-2000s superhero template, spends too long explaining the science behind Matt Hagen’s transformation, and has a romantic subplot. It’s also very...
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Neiman Marcus Selling $182,000 STAR WARS Legacy Experience
Neiman Marcus Selling $182,000 STAR WARS Legacy Experience Neiman Marcus’s 2026 Fantasy Gifts collection includes a $182,500 Star Wars Legacy Experience. The package covers a private visit for four to Lucasfilm and ILM headquarters in San Francisco’s Presidio. It also includes a one-of-a-kind...
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Joe Manganiello Reveals Deathstroke Plot for DCEU Batman Film
Joe Manganiello Reveals Deathstroke Plot for DCEU Batman Film In his memoir Bloodlines, Manganiello describes Ben Affleck’s canceled solo Batman film, which Affleck called “a superhero version of David Fincher’s The Game.” Deathstroke would have been led to believe Batman killed his son and would...
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Josh Hutcherson and Mackenzie Davis Cast as Mister Miracle and Big Barda
Josh Hutcherson and Mackenzie Davis Cast as Mister Miracle and Big Barda James Gunn announced that Josh Hutcherson will voice Mister Miracle (Scott Free) and Mackenzie Davis will voice Big Barda in DC Studios’ adult-oriented animated Mister Miracle series, based on Tom King and Mitch Gerad’s...
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Christopher Nolan’s THE PRESTIGE Gets Theatrical Re-Release
Christopher Nolan’s THE PRESTIGE Gets Theatrical Re-Release Walt Disney Studios is re-releasing The Prestige for its 20th anniversary, in 70mm and in IMAX for the first time, on January 29. The film stars Hugh Jackman as showman Robert Angier, Christian Bale as illusionist Alfred Borden, and the...
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Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 2027 WARRIORS Broadway Musical Announces Cast
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 2027 WARRIORS Broadway Musical Announces Cast Miranda and Eisa Davis’s gender-swapped musical of The Warriors (1979) has announced its cast, led by Jasmine Cephas Jones (Swan), Amber Gray (Ajax), and Casey Likes (Luther). Several members, including Gray, Jones, and Likes…
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SLAYGROUND Trailer: A Haunted Attraction Massacre Mystery
SLAYGROUND Trailer: A Haunted Attraction Massacre Mystery A24’s thriller follows “Metal Mike” Graves, a scare actor who wakes up in a haunted attraction surrounded by his dead colleagues with no memory of what happened. The trailer sets up a mystery over whether he’s guilty or whether something...
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Taika Waititi Says His STAR WARS Movie Is ‘On Ice’
Taika Waititi Says His STAR WARS Movie Is ‘On Ice’ Waititi told Inverse that his Star Wars film, announced more than six years ago, is being put “on ice” while he works on something else with Lucasfilm. He said he has about four other movies he’s trying to make but added that “ice ages do come to...
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Steven Soderbergh to Finish THE BATMAN – PART II for Matt Reeves
Steven Soderbergh to Finish THE BATMAN – PART II for Matt Reeves Per Deadline, Soderbergh will finish principal photography on the film after Matt Reeves stepped away for an ongoing family matter. Filming had been underway since June. Warner Bros. says the two will work closely to fulfill…
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The Marvel Comics History of VISIONQUEST’s Butcherbird Killer
The Marvel Comics History of VISIONQUEST’s Butcherbird Killer In VisionQuest, the Butcherbird killer targeting AI scientists is revealed to be a robot housing the mind of Jo Carrington (T’Nia Miller), a scientist who died in 2008. This is the MCU take on Jocasta, who debuted in Avengers #162...
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Michael Douglas Wanted Hank Pym to Die, But Marvel Said No
Michael Douglas Wanted Hank Pym to Die, But Marvel Said No On the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Douglas said he would have been killed off after the second Ant-Man and the Wasp film but “they wouldn’t let me.” He had previously said he wanted a spectacular shrinking-and-exploding death in the third...
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Who Is Clayface? DCU Movie Character, Comics History, Powers Explained
Who Is Clayface? DCU Movie Character, Comics History, Powers Explained A primer ahead of Clayface (October 23), directed by James Watkins and written by Mike Flanagan, with Tom Rhys Harries as Matt Hagen. The film is a prequel to the Clayface of Creature Commandos, and it draws heavily on the...
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THE MUMMY: BOOK OF THE DEAD Is Official Sequel Title
THE MUMMY: BOOK OF THE DEAD Is Official Sequel Title The fourth Mummy film is officially titled The Mummy: Book of the Dead, with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz returning. Per THR, John Hannah (Evelyn’s brother Jonathan) is back too. It’s directed by Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and…
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Zendaya Will Star in Alex Garland Sci-Fi A24 Film
Zendaya Will Star in Alex Garland Sci-Fi A24 Film Variety reports that Zendaya will star in Alex Garland’s untitled A24 sci-fi film, which is set to shoot in 2027. No title or plot details have been released. She had said she’d take a break in 2027, and the article jokes she’s “getting to the...
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THE BEEKEEPER 2 Trailer Pits Jason Statham Against Other Beekeepers
THE BEEKEEPER 2 Trailer Pits Jason Statham Against Other Beekeepers The first trailer shows Jason Statham’s Adam Clay fighting his own Beekeeper organization after it goes rogue and tries to take over the government. It includes a blowtorch-in-the-mouth moment. Pom Klementieff, Jeremy Irons, and...
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WHALEFALL Review: You Aren’t Prepared—Complimentary
WHALEFALL Review: You Aren’t Prepared (Complimentary) Nerdist’s review praises Whalefall as a genre-defying film that mixes existential meditation, body horror, camp, and father-son drama. Austin Abrams plays Jay Gardiner, who has an hour to escape a whale’s stomach while searching for his…
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Ben Affleck Calls JUSTICE LEAGUE His Career Low Point
Ben Affleck Calls JUSTICE LEAGUE His Career Low Point On the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Affleck said the 2017 Justice League experience was “so, so negative,” citing his personal circumstances, the tragedy during production, and the studio being at odds with its filmmaker. Nerdist recaps how...
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New STAR TREK Film Won’t Use Legacy Characters or Kelvin Universe
New STAR TREK Film Won’t Use Legacy Characters or Kelvin Universe Directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein told Empire their Star Trek film will have “no legacy characters, nobody that you’ve met before.” It won’t be set in the Kelvin timeline either, and will take place a bit further...
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VISIONQUEST Creator Wants to Do Fan-Fave YOUNG AVENGERS Story
VISIONQUEST Creator Wants to Do Fan-Fave YOUNG AVENGERS Story VisionQuest showrunner Terry Matalas told ScreenRant he’d love to adapt Avengers: The Children’s Crusade (2010), in which Wiccan and Speed search for their mother Wanda, who is found mind-controlled by Doctor Doom, ending in redemption...
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We May Know the Next 5 DCU Films Post MAN OF TOMORROW
We May Know the Next 5 DCU Films Post MAN OF TOMORROW A Deadline report on the post-Skydance-merger slate suggests five DC Studios films are being fast-tracked: Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Wonder Woman, Teen Titans, Swamp Thing, and Savage Hunters (a Bane and Deathstroke film). This is a…
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LEGO Will Let Fans Design Ideas for Marvel x STAR WARS Line
LEGO Will Let Fans Design Ideas for Marvel x STAR WARS Line LEGO is running its first-ever combined Marvel and Star Wars LEGO Ideas challenge, with three themes: vehicles, characters, or scenes. Submissions are open now, voting starts December 8, and grand prize selections will be announced in...
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The Third MTG x Marvel Crossover May Be the Best Yet
The Third MTG x Marvel Crossover May Be the Best Yet At NYCC 2026, Wizards of the Coast revealed Marvel: Darkhold Destiny, the third Marvel Universes Beyond set for Magic: The Gathering, due in April 2027 after Marvel: Superheroes and Marvel: Zombies. It's designed to feel like Magic first and...
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Writer Grant Morrison Takes on James Bond in New Comic Series
Writer Grant Morrison Takes on James Bond in New Comic Series Announced at New York Comic Con, IDW Comics is publishing a new James Bond comic written by Grant Morrison (known for definitive runs on Superman, Batman, and the X-Men), made in conjunction with the Ian Fleming estate. There is no...
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BALDUR’S GATE 3 Astarion Comics Are Coming Soon
BALDUR’S GATE 3 Astarion Comics Are Coming Soon Dark Horse Comics and Wizards of the Coast will publish all their Baldur’s Gate 3 stories in one ongoing series, with the lead “player character” changing every 6 to 12 issues or so. Issues #1–6 follow Astarion hunting a killer behind a spree of...
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M&M’s Assemble: A Candy-Coated Marvel Collab Is Here
M&M’s Assemble: A Candy-Coated Marvel Collab Is Here Ahead of Avengers: Doomsday (December 18), M&M’s and Marvel are releasing seven limited-edition candy packs that dress the Spokescandies as Marvel characters: Yellow as Wolverine, Red as Deadpool, Blue as Daredevil, Purple as Elektra, Green as...
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Marvel Confirms DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN Ends With Third Season
Marvel Confirms DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN Ends With Third Season At its NYCC 2026 Marvel Television and Marvel Animation panel on October 8, Marvel confirmed that Daredevil: Born Again will end with season three, which is due on Disney+ in March 2027. The decision follows a sharp drop in viewership,...
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5 Batman Comics You Need to Read This Spooky Season
5 Batman Comics You Need to Read This Spooky Season This reading list picks five Batman stories with Halloween ties or genuinely scary content: Batman: The Long Halloween: A murder mystery involving Gotham's Falcone and Maroni crime families. A killer called "Holiday" strikes on holidays, and the...
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Disney to License Several High-Profile Titles to Netflix
Disney to License Several High-Profile Titles to Netflix Per a Variety report, Disney has struck a licensing deal to put a large batch of its titles on Netflix, including all five Ice Age movies, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Pixar's Elio and Soul, and catalog series like Felicity, Arrested...
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STAR TREK’s Gates McFadden to Write Dr. Crusher Comic in 2027
STAR TREK's Gates McFadden to Write Dr. Crusher Comic in 2027 Gates McFadden, who played Dr. Beverly Crusher, will write Star Trek: Crusher, a limited comic series from IDW with art by Megan Levens and colors by Charlie Kirchoff, due in 2027 around TNG's 40th anniversary. It will cover the…
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LANTERNS Season 2 Might Feature Alien Green Lantern Kilowog
LANTERNS Season 2 Might Feature Alien Green Lantern Kilowog Lanterns showrunner Chris Mundy told The Playlist that executive producer and writer Vanessa Baden Kelly has long been pushing to bring the giant alien Green Lantern Kilowog into season two. The author recaps Kilowog's comics history...
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STAR WARS Author Timothy Zahn to Write First STAR TREK Graphic Novel (Exclusive)
STAR WARS Author Timothy Zahn to Write First STAR TREK Graphic Novel (Exclusive) Timothy Zahn, creator of Grand Admiral Thrawn and author of Heir to the Empire, will write his first-ever Star Trek story: Star Trek: Roc's Egg, an IDW graphic novel arriving in October 2027 with art by Ángel...
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Marvel and WEBTOON Launch New Digital Comics App This Fall
Marvel and WEBTOON Launch New Digital Comics App This Fall Marvel and WEBTOON are launching a new Marvel Comics app on November 16, replacing Marvel Unlimited, which shuts down in December. It will offer over 35,000 digital comics, Pull List features, personalized recommendations, and a...
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MARVEL ZOMBIES Out for Blood in MTG Secret Lair Superdrop
MARVEL ZOMBIES Out for Blood in MTG Secret Lair Superdrop Wizards of the Coast announced a Marvel Zombies set in its Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair Corn Maze Superdrop, featuring zombified Captain America, Giant-Man, Scarlet Witch, Thor, Wolverine, and a Zombie Apocalypse card, each reskinning...
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Could a CLONE SAGA Series Use SPIDER-MAN Actor Lookalikes?
Could a CLONE SAGA Series Use SPIDER-MAN Actor Lookalikes? Following news of Sony and Prime Video's Clone Saga series, this piece asks whether the show might cast younger lookalikes of Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, or Tobey Maguire. Because Sony can't use the names "Spider-Man" or "Peter Parker"…
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DIGGER’s Twist, Explained—Not a Musical, But…
DIGGER's Twist, Explained—Not a Musical, But... Despite internet speculation that Digger was secretly a musical, the film's real twist is that it's a play-within-a-movie: it depicts actors in a climate-ravaged dystopian future putting on a parody play called Fossil Fools about Digger Rockwell…
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Is Nicolas Cage Right to Slam MCU as ‘Well-Funded and Glorified WWE’?
Is Nicolas Cage Right to Slam MCU as 'Well-Funded and Glorified WWE'? Nicolas Cage compared the MCU to professional wrestling, criticizing "50-plus" talented actors donning "ridiculous outfits" for storylines that exist mainly to build to a big fight. The author acknowledges the hypocrisy of Cage...
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James Gunn & DCU Safe After Paramount/WB Merger (For Now)
James Gunn & DCU Safe After Paramount/WB Merger (For Now) Reports indicate James Gunn and Peter Safran will remain in charge of the DCU following the completion of the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger (closing October 6) into the new company Skydance. Given the DCU's youth and recent successes...
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Skydance Is the New Name of Combined Paramount-Warner Bros.
Skydance Is the New Name of Combined Paramount-Warner Bros. Following the completion of their merger (closing October 6), Paramount and Warner Bros. will operate under a new combined company name: Skydance, taken from CEO David Ellison's original production company. Skydance will control an...
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Bradley Cooper Will Star in Danny McBride’s G.I. JOE Reboot
Bradley Cooper Will Star in Danny McBride's G.I. JOE Reboot Bradley Cooper will star in Paramount's new G.I. Joe reboot, directed by Danny McBride (whose script beat out a competing one by Max Landis). This version replaces the previously planned G.I. Joe/Transformers crossover film, which is no...
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Immersive DUNE: The Experience Launching in Los Angeles
Immersive DUNE: The Experience Launching in Los Angeles Legendary Entertainment, Warner Bros., and Fever are launching DUNE: The Experience, an immersive 60-minute, multi-sensory fan activation in Los Angeles this November, ahead of Dune: Part Three's December 18 release. Guests can explore...
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A24 Gives Robert Pattinson a Russian Nesting Doll Set
A24 Gives Robert Pattinson a Russian Nesting Doll Set To celebrate Robert Pattinson's eclectic career (and his new film Primetime), A24 released a $42 Russian nesting doll set featuring six of his film characters, including roles from Primetime, The Drama, The Lighthouse, High Life, Good Time…
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EBENEZER Releases the Year’s Worst Trailer
EBENEZER Releases the Year's Worst Trailer Ti West's A Christmas Carol reimagining Ebenezer, starring Johnny Depp as Scrooge, has released a trailer the author calls one of the year's worst — criticizing its baffling "you don't know this story" marketing angle, its oddly joyless depiction of the...
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HBO Brings Its Iconic Shows to BACKROOMS in Hilarious Video
HBO Brings Its Iconic Shows to BACKROOMS in Hilarious Video HBO Max released a humorous social media promo for the horror film Backrooms that places characters from its biggest shows — including Lanterns (Hal and John), A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Dunk & Egg), The Sopranos, and The Righteous...
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Is Santa Claus in THE MAN WITH THE BAG Trailer
Arnold Schwarzenegger Is Santa Claus in THE MAN WITH THE BAG Trailer Prime Video's The Man With the Bag casts Arnold Schwarzenegger as Santa Claus, whose stolen toy bag (taken by a vengeful elf played by Awkwafina) forces him to recruit a reformed thief (Alan Ritchson) to assemble a heist crew…
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BALDUR’S GATE 3 Comics Are Coming
BALDUR'S GATE 3 Comics Are Coming Dark Horse Comics and Wizards of the Coast are teasing a new Baldur's Gate 3 comic book series featuring at least Astarion and Karlach, part of a larger wave of BG3 tie-in media (following an announced TV series and an Astarion prequel novel). Full details will…
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DOOMSDAY SCREENX Trailer Seems to Confirm Kate Bishop/Hawkeye
DOOMSDAY SCREENX Trailer Seems to Confirm Kate Bishop/Hawkeye The wider SCREENX-format trailer for Avengers: Doomsday reveals extra side footage suggesting a scene between Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) and daughter Cassie (Kathryn Newton) actually takes place in Kate Bishop's apartment, hinting Hailee...
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Watch THE TRAVELER & THE TROLL Short: It has a SIX-FOOT Puppet
Watch THE TRAVELER & THE TROLL Short: It Has a SIX-FOOT Puppet The award-winning, Kickstarter-funded dark fantasy horror-comedy short The Traveler & The Troll — starring Erika Ishii as a weary traveler who must answer a troll's three riddles to survive a haunted forest — is now available to watch...
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SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY Re-Release and the DLC-ification of Movies
SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY Re-Release and the DLC-ification of Movies Disney and Sony are reportedly developing an imminent theatrical re-release of the still-in-theaters Spider-Man: Brand New Day, featuring cut scenes with Rosario Dawson's Claire Temple and other bonus footage — mirroring the...
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Alan Cumming Doesn’t Understand AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY Plot
Alan Cumming Doesn't Understand AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY Plot In a candid interview, Alan Cumming admitted he doesn't fully understand the plot of Avengers: Doomsday, in which he reprises Nightcrawler, joking that on set he simply asked crew members where to point his body rather than trying to follow...
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Sony Developing a Series Based on Spider-Man’s Clone Saga
Sony Developing a Series Based on Spider-Man's Clone Saga Sony and Prime Video are developing a live-action series based on Spider-Man's controversial 1990s comic book storyline, "The Clone Saga," written by American Born Chinese creator Kelvin Yu. The show will reportedly follow Peter Parker...
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Experience the best of Nerdist.com in a whole new way with Nerdist in Audio! We take the insightful and entertaining articles you love from the Nerdist website and bring them to life through audio narration. Perfect for multitasking, accessibility, or simply enjoying content in a different format, Nerdist in Audio ensures you don't miss out on the latest discussions in pop culture, science, gaming, and beyond. Subscribe and make the most of your listening time!
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