Avengers Endgame Trailer & James Gunn Rehired | Weekly News Episode 214

Celebrate with Superhero Slate as we welcome James Gunn back to the Marvel family, the official Avengers Endgame trailer gives us goosebumps, we’re seeing Shazam 2 weeks early, and more!

C2E2 with Chris this weekend!

News

• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 (13:35)
  • James Gunn has officially been rehired by Disney to direct film
    • Will start production after Suicide Squad reboot for DC
  • Decision made months ago, waiting to announce it
• Avengers: Endgame (21:45)
  • Official Trailer released
  • New Poster
  • Empire Cover with Thanos
  • No tickets on sale yet...April 11?
• Doctor Strange 2 (29:50)
  • Scott Derrickson teasing Namor?
  • Lyrics from Jimi Hendrix Experience?
• Shang-Chi (34:05)
  • Destin Daniel Cretton set to direct film
  • Shang-Chi is the son of Fu Manchu, and his considerable martial arts skills earn him the title "Master of Kung Fu."
• The Avengers Project (38:46)
  • Google’s Game Developer Conference has a panel hosted by Crystal Dynamics on March 19
  • Hopefully status Update
• Marvel What If...? (40:25)
  • Studio planning an animated series of What If? Segments for Disney+
  • Alternate stories where certain events went another direction
    • Ex: What if Thanos joined the Avengers?, or What if Professor X had become Juggernaut?
  • Disney Investor’s meeting on April 11
• Disney (44:00)
  • Sets March 20th closing date for 21st Century Fox at 12:02 AM EST
• Aladdin (48:40)
  • Live action trailer released
    • Opinion is better for Will Smith’s Genie
  • Alan Tudyk to voice Iago
• Star Wars Celebration (49:45)
  • Sets an Episode IX Panel on April 12
    • Title reveal on Investor call the day before?
  • Trailer reveal on April 12?
  • K2SO voiced by Alan Tudyk
• Harley Quinn (animated) (51:20)
  • First look at the Joker in upcoming DC Universe show
  • Voiced by Alan Tudyk
• The DC Universe (52:50)
  • First episodes of Titans, Young Justice Outsiders, and Doom Patrol free online
    • Alan Tudyk as Mr. Nobody
• Titans (54:00)
  • Season 1 to be released on digital platforms on March 21 (Not just DCU)
  • Esai Morales cast as Deathstroke/Slade Wilson
    • While serving his country, Slade became an elite soldier before government testing enhanced his physiology to near superhuman levels, putting him on a path of darkness and revenge.
• Shazam! (56:45)
  • Two weeks early screenings through Fandango
    • We got ‘em!
• The Flash (58:40)
  • Shooting start date aiming for November 2019
  • Fantastic Beasts 3 production could interfere with Ezra Miller’s schedule
• Christopher Nolan (1:00:50)
  • Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and the Dark Knight Rises will return to theaters for Batman’s 80th birthday in select cities
    • March 30 in Hollywood with Nolan doing Q/A
    • April 12 in New York/San Francisco; April 20 screenings at Toronto/Indianapolis
  • Tickets on sale Wednesday at 12 pm EST/9 am PT
• Game of Thrones (1:03:10)
  • Final episode dates and runtimes revealed (Plan accordingly)
    • Episode 68: 54 minutes- April 14
    • Episode 69: 58 minutes- April 21
    • Episode 70: 82 minutes- April 28 (Avengers Weekend)
    • Episode 71: 78 minutes- May 5
    • Episode 72: 80 minutes- May 12
    • Episode 73: 80 minutes- May 19

Plugs (1:07:35)

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