Recurrent Events Update: 'Ducktales Reboot Coming Summer 2017, 'Little Shop of Horrors' Remake, Funko GPK Mystery Minis

Welcome to the Recurrent Events weekly news update for retro pop culture headlines, links, videos, and more! Christmas is only a couple weeks away so be prepared for more holiday articles and links from RD80s and our friends. A little reminder that coming this Thursday Dec 15 we'll be featuring a new article and Memory Jogger Podcast as a part of an '80s Christmas collaboration. We'll be telling you about out Top 3 Gifts we received as kids in the '80s (a few more in the podcast) along with 80s Reboot Overdrive, Return to the 80s, Weegie Midget, and Killer Kitsch.

I also wanted to invite all my fellow bloggers to enter the Retrodaze Christmas Article contest between now and December 20. Top prize is a $750 Amazon gift card! Lee and Linz over at Pop Rewind will be judging the contest and have all the details. I've submitted my article and will share on social media when it goes live. It's all about Christmas 1985 and my first camera which was a present that year.

Here are some recent RD80s articles posted in cased you missed them:

• Muppets 'Pigs In Space' Returns To YouTube With 'Alien' Episode
• Pink Panther Salutes Pac-man and Donkey Kong In 'Pinxillated' Short

The new Ducktales series is coming next summer! The Disney television animation news YouTube channel debuted the following teaser this week and says the 1st season will consist of  21 half-hour episodes and two one-hour specials. As long as they keep the theme song (which sounds like they will), I'm on board for checking it out!

Video of the Week

Here are your Recurrent Events links for Dec 10, 2016!

MOVIES

'Little Shop of Horrors' Remake in the Works With Greg Berlanti Directing - THR
The Best Holiday Redemption Story Belongs To Dennis Franz In ‘Die Hard 2’ - UPROXX
Matthew Broderick on Filming the 'Ferris Bueller' Parade, Marching to 'Glory,' and More - Yahoo! Movies
Blade Runner 2049 Won't Answer That Question You've Had For 30 Years - io9
Why Hans Gruber remains the greatest action movie villain of all time - Den of Geek
Streets Of Rage, Altered Beast moving from games to the movies - Den of Geek
Paul Hogan from 'Crocodile Dundee' is legit baffled by new acting honor - Mashable
What Is Jones the Cat Thinking in These Incredible Aliens Promo Photos? - io9
My Favorite Things About Scrooged - On the Screen Reviews

TV

The 'Fuller House' Season 2 Guest Stars Will Thrill '80s & '90s Kids - Bustle

15 Cartoon Superheroes Who Jumped To Comic Books - CBR

Disney Is Reviving ‘DuckTales,’ Could Other ’80s & ’90s Classics Be Far Behind? - UPROXX

Collecting Saved By The Bell cast members in Christmas movies - Den of Geek

Coming Distractions: Relive One Day At A Time with the Netflix reboot trailer - A.V. Club

This Super Van City Micro Machines Ad Is Weapons-Grade Nostalgia - Jalopnik

12 Fun Facts About 'You Can't Do That on Television' - Mental Floss

It Took Four Months to Recreate the TMNT Cartoon Intro Using Mario Paint - Sploid

MUSIC

Journey, Asia touring together in 2017 - Stuck in the 80s
Prince's Formative Years: His 10 Best Songs Before 1981's 'Controversy' - Billboard
30 Years Ago: Tesla Debut With 'Mechanical Resonance' - Ultimate Classic Rock
Skid Row's Sebastian Bach on His New Memoir - LA Weekly
5 Crazy Stories From Sebastian Bach's New Book, '18 and Life on Skid Row' - ultimate Classic Rock
The story behind ... 'Christmas Wrapping' by The Waitresses - Stuck in the 80s

VIDEO GAMES

Super Mario Run will require an internet connection to play (update) - Polygon
Banjo Guy Ollie Performs a Multitrack Cover of the Megaman 2 Game Boy Music - Laughing Squid
Super Mario Run was inspired by speedrunners, and other fun facts - Polygon
Tappers of Grayskull adds Tournament mode - He-Man.Org
Street Fighter II ReAction Figures Super7 Figure Video Review & Images - Toy News International
Some Of The Best Modified NES Consoles We’ve Ever Seen - UPROXX
Brief History of Super Mario Bros. 2 - Polygon
YouTuber Builds Working Atari Emulator In Minecraft - Kotaku

POP CULTURE

Coming Soon: GPK Mystery Minis! - Funko
The Hottest 'Star Wars' Toy for Christmas in 1977 Was an Empty Box - Mental Floss
Goodbye DOLLY: A eulogy to a dead teen magazine - Mashable
Yes! I Think Lazer Tag Is Still Relevant! - Retroist
G.I. JOE Relaunches With A New Team, New Creators, And A TRANSFORMER?! - Newsarama
New MASK Toy from DJ Weapons Forge – The Quencher! - Matt-Trakker.com
Meet the Masters of the Universe in 1983 - Battlegrip

Got a link or know any active retro pop culture blogs/websites that are worth including with the Recurrent Events? Leave a comment so I can add it to the mix! If you missed last week's news update, visit the Recurrent Events archive.