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Nerd News Roundup Avatar Update from James CameronSpeaking with Variety, director James Cameron offered an update on the progress of the 4 planned sequels.According to Cameron, they’ve written and finished scripts for all 4 movies, cast them and have performance captured the second and third movie, along with the first part of four.Avatar 2 is set to release on December 18, 2021, with Avatar 3 on December 22, 2023, Avatar 4 on December 19, 2025 and Avatar 5 on December 17, 2027.Source – https://thenerdy.com/james-cameron-avatar-sequels-updates/Even more He-Man is coming to NetflixA previously announced continuation of the original Masters of the Universe series by Kevin Smith was announced back in August, but now we learn that a completely new series is also planned.The series will be CG animated and will be co-produced by Netflix and Mattel Television.The description reads: “On the planet of Eternia, a young lost prince discovers the powers of Grayskull and transforms into He-Man, Master of the Universe! The classic battle between He-Man and evil Skeletor rages to new heights as both hero and villain forge new and mighty teams. A new generation of heroes fighting for the fate of us all. In the end, who will become Master of the Universe?”Source – https://thenerdy.com/he-man-and-the-masters-of-the-universe First ‘Bill & Ted Face The Music’ photo surfacesThe first batch of photos from the upcoming ‘Bill and Ted Face The Music’ movie have been released.The first photo shows off Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves (now beardless) in a phone booth.The second photo shows the duo in front of the returning William Sadler who is playing the character Death.The final photo shows rapper Kid Cudi along with two women who are presumably the children of Bill and Ted.The movie is set to hit theaters on August 21, 2020.Source – https://deadline.com/2019/12/bill-ted-face-the-music-first-look-photos-keanu-reeves-ted-winters-1202811689/ Director for Doctor Strange Sequel drops out.According to Variety, and later confirmed by the man himself via Twitter, Scott Derrickson has stepped down from ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ due to creative differences.Derrickson will remain on the project as Executive ProducerThe film is expected to begin production in May with a release date of May 7, 2021Source – https://variety.com/2020/film/news/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-director-scott-derrickson-drops-out-marvel-1203462569/Aracde1Up to release mini pinball machinesComing out of CES 2020, Aracde1Up has unveiled their upcoming mini pinball games.On display were both a Star Wars table and an Attack from Mars table.These are expected to be released this year but no price information has been released at this time.Source – https://ww.9to5toys.com/2020/01/08/arcade1up-nba-jam-ces/ The Watering Hole (aka Discussion Topic) Rise of Skywalker & The Mandalorian Our favorite movies of the decade Jesse:2010 – Inception2011 – Captain America: The First Avenger2012 – The Avengers2013 – Fast & Furious 62014 – Interstellar & John Wick2015 – Mad Max: Fury Road & Jurassic World (runner up: The Martian)2016 – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2017 – John Wick 2 & Thor: Ragnarok2018 – Won’t You be My Neighbor? & Avengers: Infinity Wars2019 – Avengers: Endgame Meghan:2010 – Kick Ass2011 – Super 82012 – The Dark Knight Rises2013 – Snowpiercer2014 – John Wick2015 – The Martian2016 – Tie between Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Deadpool2017 – Thor: Ragnarok2018 – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse2019 – Avengers: Endgame