Week In Nerdom 11-22

TV/Streaming

Black Summer
Renewed for a second season on Netflix!!
https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3594856/netflix-renews-black-summer-second-season/

A Christmas Carol
That one with Guy Pearce is going to be a SERIES on FX? Also Tom Hardy is involved...
https://youtu.be/uNxZazunHF0

V Wars
New series on Netflix. Vampires as virus… seems like it could be good.
https://youtu.be/M1kuAdVKvuE

Movies

Mission: Impossible
Pom Klementieff has signed on for the next 2 M:I movies.
That news again there are going to be 8 M:I movies on the not too distant future.
https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/pom-klementieff-mission-impossible-7-8-tom-cruise-chris-mcquarrie/

Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Fede Alvarez has signed an overall deal with Legendary Pictures. Part of that deal includes a reboot of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, penned by Chris Thomas Devlin.
https://deadline.com/2019/11/the-girl-in-the-spiders-web-fede-alvarez-overall-film-deal-legendary-1202789870/

Robocop Returns
The legacy-quel movie got a new director in Abe Forsythe. After the departure of Neil Blomkamp this puts the movie back on track.
https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2485346/robocop-returns-is-back-on-track-with-a-new-director

Mortal Kombat
Australian politician Steven Marshall has accidentally revealed 4 new kharacters in the movie, previously unannounced. Reptile, Reiko, Kabal, and Goro. All of whom make sense.
https://twitter.com/marshall_steven/status/1182197094578180097

Gaming

Half-Life:Alyx
TRAILER!! https://youtu.be/O2W0N3uKXmo
From Valve:
“Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival. The Combine’s control of the planet since the Black Mesa incident has only strengthened as they corral the remaining population in cities. Among them are some of Earth’s greatest scientists: you and your father, Dr. Eli Vance. As founders of a fledgling resistance, you’ve continued your clandestine scientific activity—performing critical research, and building invaluable tools for the few humans brave enough to defy the Combine.”
March 2020

Assassin’s Creed: Gold
Audio Drama set in the Assassin’s Creed universe? Sure!
Spring of 2020 on audible.
https://twitter.com/assassinscreed/status/1196850626488983553
Comic Books/Books

Nightwing #66
Dick is the new TALON?!? How was the Court of Owls behind all of this?
(w)Dan Jurgens (a) Ronan Cliquet

Spider-Woman
Starting March 2020.
The series is written by Karla Pacheco (Punisher Annual, Fantastic Four 2099) and Pere Perez (Uncanny X-Men).
Rumor Mill

Joker 2
JUST A RUMOR!! Though possibly including a Lex Luthor and/or Darkseid story.

Snyder Cut
Not getting released… but might become a “Fanboys” remake?

Frankenstein
James Wan set to produce this?

It
Gary Dauberman is feeding the rumor…

Star Wars
Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni the new leads?
Rian Johnson NOT doing his trilogy? Kathleen Kennedy kind of confirms. More official announcements in January? Igor tells investors that Star Wars movies are on hold.

Nightmare Before Christmas
Reboot/sequel for Disney+?

Black Adam
Henry Cavill Superman going to be in the movie?

Falcon Winter Soldier
Chris Evans NOT returning?