A weekly podcast where Chris and Mike talk about TV and movie news, superheroes, and everything in-between!
Episodes
Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
This week Superhero Slate is getting back into the swing of things with Across the Spider-verse in theaters, Spider-Man 2 gameplay, the Fantastic Four cast reveal, and more!
What We're Watching: Fast X (2023), Dungeon & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel/Succession/Barry/Ted Lasso Ending
News
- Across the Spider-Verse (19:00)
- Out in theaters THIS week!
- Probably post-credits
- Followed up by Beyond the Spider-Verse on March 29, 2024
- Captain America: New World Order (23:45)
- Thunderbolts (24:50)
- Production paused during writer’s strike
- Punisher (26:00)
- Rumored to get headline show on Disney+ after Daredevil: Born Again
- Ironheart (28:28)
- Rumor: Mephisto (human counterpart) purchased Avengers Tower and owns a tech company
- Fantastic Four (29:40)
- RUMORED cast for upcoming movie “revealed” by scooper
- Adam Driver as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic
- Margot Robbie as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman
- Paul Mescal as Johnny Storm/Human Torch
- Daveed Diggs as Ben Grimm/The Thing
- Antonio Banderas rumored as Galactus
- RUMORED cast for upcoming movie “revealed” by scooper
- Deadpool 3 (34:55)
- Started filming, not affected by strike yet
- Ryan Reynolds cannot ad lib or change stage directions during production due to his co-writer credit
- Blue Beetle (38:40)
- Villain confirmed as Conrad Carapax
- A villain of previous Blue Beetles, had conscious transferred to robot body
- The Flash (40:12)
- Tickets now on sale
- Early estimate on opening cut in half from $140 mil to $70 mil
- Star Wars: Ahsoka (43:55)
- Ray Stevenson (The Punisher Warzone, Thor) passed away
- Will portray Baylan Skoll in upcoming series
- Temeura Morrison reported to return as live-action Captain Rex
- Ray Stevenson (The Punisher Warzone, Thor) passed away
- Star Wars: Episode 10 (45:45)
- RUMORS:
- Ghost versions of Luke and Anakin
- TFA had half Anakin half Vader, as still being conflicted between sides
- Mandalorian (48:30)
- Was pitched as new theme for Galactic Starcruiser hotel before closure
- Pedro Pascal confirms role is mostly voice over for him from now on
- Spider-Man 2 (53:10)
- New trailer and gameplay for upcoming PS5 game showcases Miles and Peter
- Kraven, Lizard, Venom as villains so far
- Expansive map including Queens and new traversal abilities (wing suit)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (1:06:40)
- New trailer on May 31
- Moved up to August 2 (against the Meg 2)
- Skull Island (1:07:25)
- Animated series drops on Netflix June 22
- Looks similar to DC animation
- Mortal Kombat 2 (1:09:20)
- Adeline Rudolph (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Hellboy: The Crooked Man) to play Kitana in sequel
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Sunday May 21, 2023
Sunday May 21, 2023
This week Superhero Slate is looking at the new Captain America suit, Disney+ drops it like it's hot, Mortal Kombat fights its way back into the news, and more!
Elvis (2022), True Blood (2008-2014), Fast: Hobbs and Shaw
News
- Shazam Fury of the Gods (22:00)
- Dropping on MAX service May 23
- Launches with new re-name platform
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (23:25)
- Now on Disney+ for watching
- Includes IMAX version
- Captain America: New World Order (26:55)
- Secret Invasion (37:25)
- Loki (40:15)
- Season 2 to launch in October 6, 2023
- Weekly but on Friday again
- Will “clear up” Jonathan Majors future as Kang
- Echo (42:30)
- All episodes drop November 29
- Contracts to release show by end of year
- Hollywood sees silence/shut down in December
- Testing binge model
- Agatha: Coven of Chaos (48:30)
- “Darkhold Diaries” shared by Aubrey Plaza
- Rumored episodes to be parody of other IP
- Princess Diaries
- Ahsoka (51:44)
- August 31 release on Disney+
- Star Wars: Heir to the Empire (53:50)
- Rumored title for Dave Filoni’s movie, or not?
- Brings “mando-verse” together
- Star Wars (56:00)
- Galactic Starcruiser as Disney World shutting down after 18 months
- Indiana Jones (1:00:15)
- All 4 movies and Young Indiana Jones show comes to Disney+ on May 31
- First time show has been available in 12 years
- Tickets on sale this week
- All 4 movies and Young Indiana Jones show comes to Disney+ on May 31
- Avatar: The Way of Water (1:02:55)
- Coming to Disney+ and Max on June 7
- Venom 3 (1:08:30)
- Chiwetel Ejiofor joins cast as co-star to Tom Hardy
- New character or Baron Mordo?
- Across the Spider-Verse (1:11:05)
- Miles and Spider-man 2099 coming to Fortnite
- Mortal Kombat 2 (1:12:05)
- Tati Gabrielle (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) to play as Jade
- Mortal Kombat 1 (1:13:16)
- Trailer for upcoming game
- Homelander, Peacemaker, and Omni-Man in first DLC
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Sunday May 14, 2023
Sunday May 14, 2023
This week Superhero Slate is buying our Spider-Man tickets, we say farewell to the CW, Superman is looking for its Lex Luthor, and more!
The Muppets: The Electric Mayhem, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Fired on Mars, TAKEN (2008)
News
- Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (19:30)
- Jaleel White confirms involvement and November/December release window
- Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (21:30)
- Tickets on Sale
- Similar runtime to Bumblebee, under 2 hours
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (23:15)
- Tickets now on sale!
- New trailer to announce/celebrate
- Introduces Spider-cat
- Venom 3 (27:20)
- Working title for film is “Orwell”
- Probably not 1984’s George Orwell
- Rumored character Orwell Taylor to be villain, part of Lethal Protector storyline
- Has ties to the Life Foundation in comics
- Working title for film is “Orwell”
- Disney+ (30:25)
- Moving to a combined Hulu and Disney+ app later this year
- Venom and Spider-Man Homecoming on service
- Wonder Man (39:11)
- Synopsis for upcoming show:
- "gives a superhero's perspective on the entertainment industry, centering on a Hollywood stuntman and actor trying to make it big in the movies."
- Currently not in production due to WGA strike
- Synopsis for upcoming show:
- Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 (41:14)
- Disney/Marvel didn’t ask to remove F bomb
- Only didn’t get 1 song due to legal issues
- Soundtrack available on vinyl
- World Record for most on-set prosthetics > 22,500+
- Previously How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- Superman Legacy (46:52)
- Casting an “Apex Lex Luthor” for the movie
- Comic book version gets powers that allow him to kill the Justice League
- The CW (56:40)
- Moving away from scripted shows to focus on ‘reality’ TV features
- Flash last season airing currently
- The Winchesters canceled but being shopped elsewhere
- Only one DC show rumored to survive past this season
- Superman & Lois (most viewers, highest cost)
- Gotham Knights (lower cost, half the viewership)
- Moving away from scripted shows to focus on ‘reality’ TV features
- Fast X (1:03:05)
- Rumored Post Credit Scene
- SPOILERS
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Sunday May 07, 2023
Sunday May 07, 2023
This week Superhero Slate is reviewing the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy ending, Star Wars Day lands with a whimper, Across the Spider-verse could set a Hollywood record, and more!
Star Wars Day, Renfield, Midnight Suns
News
- Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 (16:46)
- Spoiler Free Review
- Box Office
- Highest Thursday for any GotG movie
- Knocked mario off #1 spot
- $282 million (50th highest ever)
- Highest Thursday for any GotG movie
- MCU (26:55)
- Expect updated Multiverse Saga update at SDCC
- New dates, movies, shows, etc
- Blade (31:55)
- Currently paused pre-production due to WGA Writer’s Strike
- Could cause delay
- Wonder Man (38:45)
- Production disrupted by WGA strike
- Captain America: New World Order (39:30)
- Still plans on hitting production schedule
- If strike is still on, no writers on-set
- Deadpool 3 (40:55)
- Still on track for production (currently)
- Fantastic Four (44:00)
- Adam Driver rumored to have signed for Mr. Fantastic
- Margot Robbie rumored to be front runner for Invisible Woman
- Silver Surfer NOT in movie, but Terrax, another Galactus Herald
- Movie still on track with WGA
- X-men ‘97 (49:45)
- Cyclops and Storm to be focus X-men characters
- Spider-Man 4 (51:00)
- Rumored August 2025 release
- Across the Spider-Verse (52:30)
- Longest animated feature to release in Hollywood
- 2 hours and 20 minutes
- Andor (54:45)
- Final episodes to focus on 3 days before Rogue One
- Dune (56:05)
- Part 2 trailer released
- Expanding cast and riding sandworms
- Gran Turismo (58:20)
- Movie based on ‘true story’ trailer released
- Video game player to real racing driver
- Twisted Metal (1:00:25)
- Teaser trailer
- Based on Playstation video games
- Mortal Kombat (1:03:20)
- Karl Urban in talks to play Johnny Cage in sequel
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Sunday May 07, 2023
Sunday May 07, 2023
Welcome to the Superhero Slate review of Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3! Does our team of notorious, spacefaring, galaxy guarding A-Holes make out alive? Does James Gunn give up on Marvel for DC, or does he deliver one final time? Will there ever be another team of Guardians? Find out all these questions and more!
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3
- Box Office (8:25)
- $282 million (50th highest ever)
- Knocked Mario off top spot
- Spoilers (17:50)
- Soundtrack choices
- Cameos: James Gunn familiars
- Fun abilities
- I Am Groot
- Guardians of the Galaxy version 2
- End Credit scenes
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Sunday Apr 30, 2023
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
This week we’re diving into the Cinemacon reveals for Sony’s Kraven, The Flash early screening, Batman’s animated projects at Amazon, and more!
What We're Doing: John Wick 4, Star Wars Jedi Survivor
News
- Guardians of the Galaxy (18:24)
- Red carpet and early previews
- Chris’ early reaction - No Spoilers
- Cinemacon (24:20)
- Las Vegas Expo for studios
- Sony, WB/DC, Marvel/Disney,
- Into the Spider-Verse (Sony) (25:20)
- New footage showcasing Miles/Gwen relationship
- Secret voice actor teased for character in movie
- Kraven (Sony) (27:35)
- First footage shown in panel
- Rated R
- Shows Aaron Taylor-Johnson biting nose off person, spears going through mercenaries
- Rhino to be villain; transformation teased
- Gran Turismo (Sony) (33:24)
- First footage of movie based on video game series
- The Flash (DC) (36:45)
- New trailer debuted at Cinemacon
- Original cut 4 hours (but don't’ tell anyone)
- SPOILERS Online
- Blue Beetle (DC) (44:40)
- Same Trailer already released
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (45:25)
- Trailer for audience
- Black Trident, Zombies, arctic settings
- Marvel (48:30)
- Same Guardians and Marvels footage
- Teases more at SDCC 2023
- Indiana Jones (49:40)
- Harrison Ford done after this movie
- Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (52:50)
- New trailer confirms Unicron in original version
- Scorpion robots, others
- Transformers One (56:40)
- Animated prequel
- Chris Hemsworth as Optimus Prime; Keegan Michael Key as Bumblebee
- Batman: Caped Crusader (59:10)
- 2 seasons ordered at Amazon Prime
- Merry Little Batman (1:00:20)
- Movie picked up at Amazon
- Damien Wayne becomes Little Batman to prevent villains from ruining the holidays
- Mike Roth (Regular Show) directing with script from Morgan Evans (Teen Titans Go)
- Movie picked up at Amazon
- Bat-Family (1:01:50)
- Spinoff series at Amazon
- Follows "Batman, Alfred and young Damian Wayne — who has now taken on the mantle of “Little Batman” — alongside a few newcomers to Wayne Manor as they navigate the fun and frustrations of life as a super family."
- Spinoff series at Amazon
- Captain America: New World Order (1:03:55)
- Rumored Celestial to be an island and home to adamantium
- Fantastic Four (1:06:40)
- Antonio Banderas rumored to be Galactus
- Mila Kunis rumored to be The Thing
- Blade (1:12:10)
- Nic Pizzolatto (True Detective) writing script
- Yann Demange (White Boy Rick; Lovecraft Country) is directing movie
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Sunday Apr 23, 2023
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
This week Superhero Slate is blocking all social media for Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3, Spider-Man is now on Disney+ in the US, we talk about the Mandalorian’s third season, and more!
What We're Doing: Advance Wars 1+2 Remaster, Ghosted (Apple+), John Wick 2&3
News
- Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 (22:50)
- Early screenings this week
- First reactions this weekend; reviews soon
- 2 hours and 29 minutes
- May 5, 2023
- Early screenings this week
- Spider-Man (30:15)
- LIve action movies now on Disney+ in the US
- Tobey Maguire trilogy, Amazing Spider-Man duology, Homecoming MCU
- Missing Far From Home and No Way Home
- LIve action movies now on Disney+ in the US
- Venom (33:15)
- Also on Disney+
- The Flash (35:20)
- Screened at CinemaCon
- Movie exists in DCEU (not Zack Snyder’s)
- June 16, 2023
- Andor (40:10)
- Forest Whittaker to reprise role as Saw Gerrera in Season 2
- Was also in Jedi: Fallen Order game
- Forest Whittaker to reprise role as Saw Gerrera in Season 2
- The Mandalorian (42:20)
- Season 3 Review with FULL Spoilers!
- Best/Worst Episodes
- Season 4 thoughts
- Season 3 Review with FULL Spoilers!
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Sunday Apr 16, 2023
Sunday Apr 16, 2023
This week Superhero Slate is the cast list for DC’s Creature Commandos, HBO and Discovery announce “Max” streaming service, The Marvels first trailer releases, and more!
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order; Star Wars: High Republic: Light of the Jedi, Love Death and Robots Season 3, The Fabelmans
News
- Star Wars Visions Volume 2 (19:12)
- Trailer for upcoming second set of shorts
- More kinetic action and lightsabers
- The Bad Batch (23:30)
- Confirmed for 3rd and final season
- Palpatine returns to show, voiced by Ian McDiarmid
- Star Wars: Episode X (27:05)
- Has been in works for 2 years
- Likely to be next theatrical release
- Creature Commandos (33:10)
- Voice cast confirmed for upcoming animated series
- Sean Gunn as Weasel
- Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr.
- Maria Bakalova as Princess Ilana Rostovic
- Indira Varma as The Bride
- Zoe Chao as Nina Mazursky
- Alan Tudyk as Dr. Phosphorus
- David Harbour as Eric Frankenstein
- Sean Gunn (GotGv3) as G.I. Robot
- Steve Agee (Peacemaker) reprising his role as John Economos
- Characters can/will make transition to live action, including Frank Grillo’s Rick Flag
- Voice cast confirmed for upcoming animated series
- DCU (38:05)
- Second half of Phase 1 ‘debunked’ by James Gunn
- No real source of truth
- Confirmed Peacemaker season 2 after Superman: Legacy
- "Chapter 1" would include Animal Man, Lobo, Justice League: New Frontier, Superman vs. the Authority, Mr. Terrific, and the already-confirmed second season of Peacemaker.
- Second half of Phase 1 ‘debunked’ by James Gunn
- MAX (40:15)
- HBO Max rebranded to Max service
- Will include Discovery content
- New pricing tiers
- Shows announced for service, will not make launch
- Harry Potter series (10 years)
- GOT: A knight of the seven kingdoms: Hedge Knight
- The Penguin (Batman Spinoff)
- Tiny Toons Looniversity
- Gremlins
- HBO Max rebranded to Max service
- Amazon (1:07:15)
- Has been sifting through MGM library to find titles for productions
- Tentative list of properties:
- Robocop (tv shows and movies)
- Stargate (TV shows and movies)
- Legally Blonde
- Fame
- Barbershop
- The Magnificent Seven
- Pink Panther
- The Thomas Crown Affair
- Some have complex rights due to previous productions
- Hulu (1:12:05)
- Bob Iger confirms Comcast could force Disney to purchase 100% stake in Hulu
- Disney owns 66%
- Roll into Disney+? (other Countries already do this)
- Bob Iger confirms Comcast could force Disney to purchase 100% stake in Hulu
- The Marvels (1:19:15)
- Trailer for upcoming Captain Marvel sequel
- Features Carol Danvers, Monica Rambeau/Photon, and Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel
- Set post Secret Invasion with Nick Fury
- Trailer for upcoming Captain Marvel sequel
- Blade (1:29:15)
- Mia Goth joins cast of film
- Unknown role at this time
- Rumored to be Lillith, daughter of Dracula
- Mia Goth joins cast of film
- Deadpool 3 (1:31:30)
- Vanessa and Colossus will be back in threequel
- Same actors playing roles
- Vanessa and Colossus will be back in threequel
- Wonder Man (1:32:15)
- Series now filming
- Ben Kingsley’s Trevor Slattery spotted on set
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Sunday Apr 09, 2023
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
This week Superhero Slate is covering Star Wars Celebration Europe, new trailers for Across the Spider-Verse, Blue Beetle, Extraction 2 drop, we talk about the Super Mario Bros movie, and more!
News
- Super Mario Bros. (3:05)
- Second best 5 day opening ever
- $377.2 million globally, making it best animated opening movie ever (Ahead of Frozen 2)
- Biggest video game opening (Warcraft was previous holder)
- Second best 5 day opening ever
- Street Fighter (10:25)
- Legendary acquires rights to franchise
- Movie revealed to be in works
- Studio hits include Detective Pikachu and Dune
- Ballerina (13:13)
- John Wick spinoff is a film, releasing June 7, 2024
- Swamp Thing (14:00)
- James Mangold (Logan; Indiana Jones) to write and direct Swamp Thing movie
- Will be in tandem with other projects (below)
- My Adventures with Superman (15:45)
- First trailer for Adult Swim animated series released
- Coming Summer 2023
- Blue Beetle (18:00)
- Trailer for upcoming movie
- Theatrical release instead of HBO Max
- Feels like a streaming movie
- Mentions Batman
- Rumor: character to be incorporated into the DCU with Safran and Gunn
- Trailer for upcoming movie
- Secret Invasion (22:05)
- Trailer indicates Fury blamed for something (Skrull?)
- First shots of Super Skrull?
- Guardians of the Galaxy (23:30)
- Awesome Mix Volume 3 revealed by James Gunn
- Tickets on sale
- Across the Spider-Verse (28:11)
- New trailer reveals the Lobby
- Pointing meme en masse
- 2 versions: Live action intro for international; Miles’ family intro
- Confirms earth 199999 as MCU
- New trailer reveals the Lobby
- Extraction 2 (32:50)
- Sequel to Netflix movie starring Chris Hemsworth gets trailer
- Was ‘clinically’ dead after previous film
- June 16, 2023 on Netflix
- Sequel to Netflix movie starring Chris Hemsworth gets trailer
- Star Wars Celebration Europe (36:25)
- New Star Wars cinematic timeline released
- Dawn of the Jedi
- The Old Republic
- The High Republic
- Fall of the Jedi (The Prequels, The Clone Wars)
- Reign of the Empire (The Bad Batch)
- Age of Rebellion (Andor, Star Wars Rebels, Rogue One, The Original Trilogy)
- The New Republic (The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka)
- Rise of the First Order (Star Wars: Resistance, The Sequel Trilogy)
- New Jedi Order
- Confirms Dawn of the Jedi and New Jedi Order as timelines Lucasfilm wants to explore
- New Star Wars cinematic timeline released
- Ahsoka (The New Republic) (42:30)
- First trailer for upcoming series showcases returning Rebels characters and return of Thrawn
- Sabine Wren, Hera Syndulla, and darkside users (Baylon/Shin)
- Padawan Braid; Orange-red lightsabers
- Sabine Wren, Hera Syndulla, and darkside users (Baylon/Shin)
- Lars Mikkelsen confirmed to play live action Thrawn (voiced character in Rebels)
- David Tennant to voice droid
- August 2023
- First trailer for upcoming series showcases returning Rebels characters and return of Thrawn
- Skeleton Crew (The New Republic) (51:50)
- First images showcase younger cast and Jude Law (who is playing a Jedi)
- “the journey of four kids who make a mysterious discovery on their seemingly safe home planet, then get lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy. Finding their way home—and meeting unlikely allies and enemies—will be a greater adventure than they ever imagined.”
- Star Wars: Jedi Survivor (Age of Rebellion) (54:50)
- Final Gameplay trailer released
- April 28, 2023
- Star Wars: Episode X (New Jedi Order) (56:30)
- New movie announced to be set 15 years after Rise of Skywalker, with Rey returning to train new Jedi
- Daisy Ridley to return to role
- Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy to direct project
- Set to correct Luke’s mistakes in bringing the Jedi back and setup the New Jedi Order
- New movie announced to be set 15 years after Rise of Skywalker, with Rey returning to train new Jedi
- Star Wars: The New Republic (1:04:11)
- Movie directed by Dave Filoni that will culminate the Mandalorian timeline and Disney+ shows
- “Escalating war between the Imperials and fledging New Republic”
- Star Wars: The First Jedi (Dawn of the Jedi) (1:09:00)
- James Mangold (Indiana Jones; Logan) will direct a movie about the first Jedi in the earliest past
- A timeline hinted at but never uncovered or told through Lucasfilm
- The Acolyte (High Republic) (1:15:05)
- New logo revealed, along with attendee only trailer
- Includes gold lightsaber, and multiple Jedi igniting blades
- Andor (Age of Rebellion) (1:19:35)
- Season 2 on track to release August 2024 per Tony Gilroy
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (1:22:45)
- New trailer revealed for movie
- Is there time travel?
- June 30, 2023
- New trailer revealed for movie
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Sunday Apr 09, 2023
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
Welcome to the Superhero Slate review of Super Mario Bros! Do The Super Mario Bros. find more success in their second theatrical project? How many Nintendo properties can be found in just 90 minutes? Does this setup the Super Smash Bros. universe? Find out all these questions and more!
Super Mario Bros.
- Box Office (07:50)
- Second best 5 day opening ever
- $377.2 million globally, making it best animated opening movie ever (Ahead of Frozen 2)
- Biggest video game opening (Warcraft was previous holder)
- Best for Illumination (Minions 2)
- Second best 5 day opening ever
- References (13:55)
- Punch Out, Donkey Kong, Smash Bros, Kid Icarus, Mario Kart, World 1-1, Music themes
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