Flashpoint Movie AND Fantastic Beasts Rumors... & MORE! | Week In Nerdom

 

TV/Streaming

Follow-ups/Corrections

Ghostwriter - Apple TV+ renewed the reboot series for a second season. Oct 9 is the release date  https://www.spoilertv.com/2020/09/ghostwriter-renewed-for-2nd-season-by.html 

Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance - Netflix has cancelled the show after only one season. https://io9.gizmodo.com/dark-crystal-age-of-resistance-has-been-canceled-by-ne-1845132612?_ga=2.267989834.539620998.1600752154-1245546887.1593493845 

Emmys - WOW! MY BAD! I said they had happened, but that was wrong. NOW they have happened. https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2020 

Letterkenny - Officially going to get at least a season 9. https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2555077/letterkenny-season-9-big-questions-we-have-about-the-new-season 

Movies

Akira

4k Remaster is coming to IMAX theaters SEPT 24!! https://cosmicbook.news/akira-imax 

Gaming/Tech

Follow-ups/Corrections

TikTok - Not cancelled after all. Oracle has 12.5% and Wal-Mart gets 7.5%. Bytedance keeps their 80% and all is right in the world?

3DS - Online services are not going away. Nintendo has no current plans to end the e-shop.

Bethesda

Microsoft has bought Bethesda, and all new release games are coming to Game Pass on RELEASE DAY!

MK11

Ed Boon teasing gets SERIOUS. New clues seem to imply Rain for sure. 1984 clue.

Rumor Mill

Flashpoint

Now there are rumors that Grant Gustin will be returning the favor and showing up in the Flashpoint movie. ALSO, new rumor says that Nicolas Cage will make a cameo appearance in the movie as Superman…

Bond

Tom Hardy reportedly cast to be Daniel Craig’s replacement. Was supposed to be announced in Nov, but then Corona. Now more likely to be announced early next year.

Killmonger

Prequel movie, or Disney+ series, in the early stages of development.

Star Trek

Movie #4 cancelled, because Paramount is no longer in the business of making Star Trek movies?

Blair Witch

Series in the works?

Fantastic Beasts

2 spin-offs in the works? Dumbledore series with Jude Law AND a Grindelwald series with Depp.

Smallville

Animated series based on the season 11 comic in the works. To be dependent on the return of key cast members.