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This week on The Nerdpocalypse, the guys are back to discuss Deadpool 2, Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Transformers 7, The Obamas connect with Netflix, HBO's Watchmen, Thundercats: Roar controversy, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2 villain(s), discussion on movies as strictly a commodity, and much more. SHOW NOTES CHECKED OUT

• Solo: A Star Wars Story
• Deadpool 2

SCIENCE & TECH NEWS

• Jeff Bezos wants your face...scans

STUPID / WEIRD TECH

• Wow

COMIC NEWS

• New design of “Ironheart” as she joins her new comic team

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

• Responses

LIGHTNING ROUND

• Sony’s ‘Bloodshot’ casting news
• Idris Elba will star and direct the “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”
• Ryan Reynolds and Michael Bay teaming up for Netflix movie “Six Underground”
• X-Men: Dark Phoenix makes a small but possibly telling change
• Supergirl Season 4 to introduce transgender character
• Transformers 7 pulled from Paramount’s production slate
• The Obamas strike multi-year deal with Netflix

MOVIE/TV NEWS

• Netflix is now more valuable than...
• Matt Groening’s new series to premiere on Netflix August 17th
• ‘Gotham’ adapting the comic run ‘Batman: Zero Year’
• ‘Black Widow’ solo movie using production designer from ‘Red Sparrow’
• Casting news for HBO’s “Watchmen” series
• Cartoon Network announces “Thundercats: Roar” - everyone gets stupid
• Jake Gyllenhaal rumored for the Spider-Man villain
  • Keaton rumored to return

WTF? by JayTeeDee

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TRAILERS

• The Staircase
• Mowgli
• Skyscraper - Trailer 2

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