James Gunn Said WHAT? | Week In Nerdom

Music
The Grammy Awards took place recently, but generated little public interest. New music has been released, including Slipknot's "Bone Church"
Upcoming tours and festivals include the Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Fest, featuring headliners Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, and Pantera, as well as other acts like Coal Chamber, Volbeat, Hatebreed, Lamb of God, In This Moment, Mushroomhead, Megadeth, and Gwar. The Demon Hunter tour, "Twenty Years in Exile," is set to take place in April and May, with support from Opponent. Electric Callboy will embark on their first North American tour since the COVID-19 pandemic, starting in August and running through September. Whitechapel will embark on a tour, with support from Archspire, Entheos, and Signs of the Swarm, starting in April and running through May. Death Grips will return to the road in May and continue touring through October.
Linkin Park is releasing a new song "Lost" from their Meteora recording sessions, set to drop on Friday, 10th. Botch will reissue their first album "American Nervoso" from 1998 as both LP and CD. The band is also preparing for reunion shows, with three sold-out shows in Washington State and more to be announced soon. For fans of Botch, the suggested album to check out is "We are the Romans."
Links:
• Slipknot "Bone Church" video: https://youtu.be/fu3-3Yr5PPE
• Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Fest: https://www.demonhunter.net/shows
• Demon Hunter tour: https://www.demonhunter.net/shows
• Electric Callboy tour: https://www.electriccallboy.com/#tour
• Whitechapel tour: https://www.whitechapelband.com/#tour
• Linkin Park "Lost" song: https://twitter.com/linkinpark/status/1622626200601645058
• Botch album reissue: https://linktr.ee/botchband
• Botch reunion shows: https://metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/botch-reissues-american-nervoso-ahead-of-reunion-shows
Gaming
Overwatch 2 Season 3 is here February 7th.
Check out the Apex Legends Season 16 trailer! With the new class system consisting of five options - Assault, Skirmisher, Recon, Controller, and Support - every Legend will fit into one of these categories and will have perks to enhance their gameplay. Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/lpN3tJTz9kE
The AI Wars are heating up as Microsoft joins forces with OpenAI to incorporate ChatGPT into Bing, while Google is backing Bard, a large language model based on LaMDA, and investing in Anthropic AI's creation of Claude.
For a thrilling gaming experience, check out the Bioshock Collection.
Comics
Alien #6 is set to hit shelves on February 8th and it seems to be introducing a brand new concept: a human-xenomorph hybrid queen. Get ready for a reinvention of the Alien universe!
In other news, Star Wars fans rejoice! Qi’ra, is getting her own novel. Titled "Star Wars: Crimson Climb", the novel will be written by E.K. Johnston.
Finally, for those seeking a thrilling and thought-provoking read, we suggest Fight Club. Get ready for a powerful tale of identity, societal norms, and masculinity.
Episodic
HBO Max has announced the cancellation of "Pennyworth" after its third season.
• Meanwhile, episode 5 of the highly anticipated TV series "The Last of Us" has been scheduled to air on Friday, February 10th instead of Sunday to avoid competition with the Super Bowl.
Suggestion:
• Fans of post-apocalyptic dramas can enjoy "The Walking Dead," a popular series centered around a group of survivors navigating a world overrun by zombies.
Movies
James Gunn has stated that the Flash movie will not reset the entire DC Universe and that Zachary Levi, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, and Xolo Mariduena could stay on. (Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/james-gunn-unveils-dc-slate-batman-superman-1235314176/)
• A Quiet Place: Day One has officially started production. (Source: https://comicbook.com/movies/news/a-quiet-place-day-one-prequel-starts-production-set-photo-krasinski/)
• The cast of the sequel to "I Know What You Did Last Summer" has been announced, with Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. reprising their roles. (Source: https://comicbook.com/horror/news/i-know-what-you-did-last-summer-sequel-jennifer-love-hewitt-freddie-prinze-jr-return/)
• Gladiator 2 has an official release date of November 22, 2024. (Source: https://comicbook.com/movies/news/gladiator-2-release-date-ridley-scott/)
• The Keanu Reeves-led sequel to "Constantine" is still "moving forward", according to EW. (Source: https://ew.com/movies/constantine-2-keanu-reeves-still-a-go-new-dc-slate/)
Trailers:
• A trailer for "Antman and the Wasp: Quantumania" has been released on YouTube (https://youtu.be/ug7JuDFg9R0).
Suggests:
• "Constantine" was released on February 18, 2005.