A weekly podcast where Chris and Mike talk about TV and movie news, superheroes, and everything in-between!
Episodes
Sunday Apr 02, 2023
Sunday Apr 02, 2023
This week Superhero Slate is recapping C2E2 2023, we watch the Secret Invasion trailer LIVE , Scott Pilgrim returns as an anime, and more!
C2E2 > Andrew Heath artwork, Chris Evans, John Glover, Life Rewards Risk Webcomic, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
News
- Guardians of the Galaxy (27:25)
- Volume 3 tickets on sale Monday
- Final trailer?
- May 5, 2023
- Volume 3 tickets on sale Monday
- Secret Invasion (29:00)
- Debut date of June 21, 2023 per Disney+ listing and new trailer (32:05)
- Also new poster
- Vanity Fair Exclusive images
- Confirms delays of shows this year
- Emilia Clarke confirmed to be playing G’iah
- Debut date of June 21, 2023 per Disney+ listing and new trailer (32:05)
- Fantastic Four (40:44)
- Josh Friedman (Avatar Way of Water) to write script of movie
- Wonder Man (42:35)
- Demetrius Grosse officially joins series as Grim Reaper
- Captain America; New World Order (44:41)
- Deadpool 3 (49:25)
- Leslie Uggams and Karan Soni will return for third movie
- Across the Spider-Verse (52:22)
- New trailer on Tuesday
- June 2, 2023
- Live-action spider-men characters rumored to be involved in SOMETHING
- New trailer on Tuesday
- Blue Beetle (53:40)
- The Joker (57:15)
- The Batman (1:03:05)
- Clayface current a big part of the Batman II script
- Currently in flux constantly though
- Clayface current a big part of the Batman II script
- My Adventures with Superman (1:06:45)
- Cartoon series will now debut on Adult Swim
- Will premiere this year
- Ahsoka (1:11:40)
- Reports of “undead stormtroopers” and samurai based lightsaber designs
- Scott Pilgrim vs the World (1:15:55)
- Anime for Netflix announced
- Live Action cast returning to voice characters
- Original creator is working on script
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Saturday Mar 25, 2023
Saturday Mar 25, 2023
This week on Superhero Slate Deadpool and Wolverine are going through the multiverse, Indiana Jones spinoff is doomed, Everything Everywhere All At Once is a movie you HAVE to see, and more!
What We're Watching: John Wick 4
News
- C2E2 (7:20)
- Next weekend in Chicago!
- Avatar the Last Bender, Star Wars the Clone Wars, Boy Meets Girl, Chris Evans
- Star Wars (12:20)
- Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) takes over as script writer on upcoming Star Wars movie
- Damon Lindelof previously wrote first draft
- Three new movies expected to be announced at SWC London
- Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) takes over as script writer on upcoming Star Wars movie
- Skeleton Crew (18:30)
- Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (EEAAO) have directed an episode of the series
- Hired before EEAAO came out and Academy win
- Guardians of the Galaxy (24:18)
- Volume 3 looks to be 2 hours and 29 minutes
- One of the longer MCU movies
- Volume 3 looks to be 2 hours and 29 minutes
- Deadpool 3 (27:45)
- Rumor: Agent Mobius and Miss MInutes will appear
- Wolverine and Deadpool take on the TVA
- Loki (34:50)
- Season 2 to drop Later Summer/September per Owen Wilson
- Marvel Studios (39:05)
- Release slate on Disney+ has been ‘narrowed’ with 3 or 4 shows this year instead of 5
- Victoria Alonso exits Marvel Studios, formerly president of Physical, Post Production, VFX, and Animation
- With Marvel 17 years
- Debunked via Alonso’s lawyers but confirmed by Disney: Due to Disney cutting costs and streamlining departments, also splitting duties amongst multiple people to help with number of projects or involvement with Argentina movie
- Indiana Jones (55:00)
- Disney+ spinoff canceled
- The Flash (55:35)
- Rated PG-13 for partial nudity
- Snyderverse (57:10)
- Announced a “full circle” theatrical screenings of Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, and Justice League
- Gears of War (1:00:10)
- Jon Spaihts (Dune, Doctor Strange) to write upcoming film for Netflix
- Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin (1:03:50)
- Video game based on series in works
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Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
This week Superhero Slate is revisiting the Shazam Family in Fury of the Gods, Charlie Cox is on set for Daredevil, Tom Cruise likes the Flash movie, and more!
What We're Doing: John Wick 1, Diablo IV
News
- Shazam: Fury of the Gods (12:10)
- Currently in theaters
- Review round up
- Blue Beetle (16:26)
- Superman Legacy (18:00)
- James Gunn confirmed to hire himself to direct Superman movie
- Batman (19:05)
- Ben Affleck confirms he is “absolutely not” directing anything in DCU
- Very little screen time in The Flash
- The Flash (24:15)
- Tom Cruise has apparently seen the film and called directors to say how much he liked it
- Snyderverse (26:45)
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (30:15)
- Disney seeking legal justice for leaker of movie dialogue before release
- Subpoenas for reddit and google
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (37:25)
- Daredevil: Born Again (40:55)
- X-Men ‘97 (42:25)
- Synopsis revealed about upcoming animated continuation
- "Storm and Wolverine try to continue the X-Men. Magneto comes in and wants to step up for Charles Xavier. Sinister comes in to try to end the X-Men once and for all."
- Synopsis revealed about upcoming animated continuation
- Marvel’s What If...? (47:05)
- Now says “coming soon” on listings, rather than a time window
- Same for Loki
- Now says “coming soon” on listings, rather than a time window
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (47:55)
- Early access screenings today; more early access on March 29
- The Last Of Us (52:20)
- Season Wrap Up Discussion
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Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Welcome to the Superhero Slate review of Shazam! Fury of the Gods! How is the superhero life now that Shazam has a few years under his belt? Is the Shazamily loved or feared by Philadelphia? Is there a Shazam vs Black Adam sequel in the cards? Find out all these questions and more!
Shazam: Fury of the Gods (2023)
- Box Office
- Currently around $30.5 million domestic, nearing $35m internationally
- Spoilers (16:30)
- Cameos and Nods
- End Credit Scenes
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Sunday Mar 12, 2023
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
This week Superhero Slate is diving into a leaked MCU timeline for the next 5 years, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cause some Mutant Mayhem, Scooby Doo’s canceled movie leaks, and more!
Louisville Arcade Expo, C2E2 this month, Timeline for Later in Show
Interactive Timeline > https://superheroslate.com/marvel-cinematic-universe-timeline/
News
- Shazam: Fury of the Gods (6:05)
- In theaters this week!
- 2 post credit scenes
- Super Mario Bros. (8:42)
- Tickets now on sale
- TMNT Mutant Mayhem (10:30)
- Trailer revealed
- Some toys show van and retro figures (Pizza shooters)
- Trailer revealed
- Superman (18:10)
- Max Fleischer’s classic getting HD remaster
- Animated series
- Scooby Doo and Krypto Too (20:35)
- Animated movie (rumored) to be scrapped for tax write-offs leaked online
- Batgirl, Scooby Doo and the Mystery Pups, Scooby Doo and the Haunted High Rise, and Scoob Holiday Haunt also canned
- Animated movie (rumored) to be scrapped for tax write-offs leaked online
- Batman: Caped Crusader (25:11)
- Officially picked up for 2 seasons at Amazon
- Star Wars (26:55)
- Kevin Feige and Patty Jenkins movies are shelved
- Taika Waititi potentially to star in his film
- Potential announcements at SWCC 2023
- Next in main series?
- The Acolyte (30:10)
- Star Wars producer suing company after being fired for one day on the job
- Daredevil: Born Again (31:20)
- Jon Bernthal confirmed to return as the Punisher in series
- Karen Page and Foggy Nelson not coming back
- MCU (33:15)
- Working to space out releases - 2 movies, 2 shows, 2 specials a year
- Shows can’t have too much gap (keep events happening quickly instead of WandaVision > DS2 distance)
- Better schedule for VFX teams and production crews
- Future Schedule LEAKS (rumored)
- Phase 5 (39:45)
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (Released)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - 5th May 2023
- Secret Invasion - May 17th- June 21st 2023 -Delayed from March to give audiences a bigger break
- Loki Season 2 - July 26th-August 30th 2023 - Source later stated that Loki has been delayed to start in late August, this could very well have a knock on effect and delay other shows by a month or 2
- Echo - October 2023 - Swapped with Ironheart's original slot and brought up from early 2024
- Mephisto - Halloween Season 2023 (Special) - Will be shot with Agatha
- The Marvels - November 10th 2023
- Sentry - Holidays 2023 (Special) - Will be shot with Thunderbolts, specials at holiday time won't always be holiday themed
- Ironheart - Early 2024- Brought up to give Daredevil and Wonder Man time to not overlap with other projects
- Daredevil: Born Again - Spring 2024 - Brought up to not overlap with Thunderbolts
- Captain America: New World Order - May 3rd 2024
- I Am Groot - Mid 2024 (Shorts)
- Thunderbolts - July 26th 2024
- Deadpool 3 - September 6th 2024 - Brought up because it'll be ready before Blade
- Wonder Man - Fall 2024- Delayed to not overlap with Deadpool, brought up from past delayed date to not overlap with Blade
- Man-Thing - Halloween 2024 (Special)
- Phase 6: (50:30)
- Blade - November 8th 2024 - After multiple delays, this is it's firm slot
- Silver Surfer - Holiday 2024 (Special)
- Agatha: Coven of Chaos - Late 2024/Early 2025- Delayed to priorities other shows
- Fantastic Four - February 14th 2025
- Vision Quest - Spring 2025
- Armor Wars - May 2nd 2025 (Film) - Brought up after being changed to a film to fill an empty slot since it'll be ready
- What If...? Season 2- Mid 2025 - Giant delay but only place it'll fit (This is a Guess)
- Young Avengers - 25th July 2025 (Film)
- Midnight Angels - Fall 2025 (Show)
- Ghost Rider - Halloween 2025 (Special)
- Zombies - October 2025- Delayed to give Wonder Man room
- Shang-Chi 2 - November 7th 2025
- Nova - Holiday 2025 (Special) (Guess as it's before Kang Dynasty)
- Spider-Man 4 - December 19th 2025 (Film) - Delayed to not overlap with Thunderbolts and due to schedules won't be ready for this spot the year earlier
- Strange Academy - Late 2025/Early 2026 (Show)
- Doctor Strange 3 - 13th February 2026 (Film) - Brought up to be before Kang Dynasty
- Ms. Marvel - Spring 2026 (Show) (Guess since it's before Kang Dynasty)
- Avengers: The Kang Dynasty - 1st May 2026 (Film) - Delayed to have set up before
- Phase 7 - Created as a Battleworld saga, not everything will be though: (58:33)
- Moon Knight Season 2- Mid 2026
- Midnight Suns - 24th July 2026 (Film)
- She-Hulk Season 2- Fall 2026 (Guess as it's before WWH)
- Untitled Halloween Special - Halloween 2026 (Special) (Guess, it's not locked in but they really want to continue Halloween specials, I'd guess (HEAVY GRAIN OF SALT) it could be Black Knight because of Midnight Suns and Eternals)
- World War Hulk - November 6th 2026 (Film) - Changed from a show to accommodate budget and will have rights back by then
- Untitled Holiday Special - Holiday 2026 (Guess but no idea what it could be, but guess because they wanna do holiday specials but not as much as Halloween, if there's no good ideas I doubt it'll happen)
- What If...? Season 3- Early 2027 - If the third season even happens, it'll probably end up here
- Eternals 2 - February 12th 2027 (Film)
- Illuminati - Spring 2027 (Show)
- Avengers: Secret Wars - May 7th 2027 (Possibly 2028) - Delayed for set up as well as production delays
- Avengers Forever/Eternity wars (2027/2028)
- Rumored part 2 of Secret Wars
- Debut on 20th anniversary of MCU
- Plan: All characters introduced in Infinity Saga will be sidelined/phased out after Phase 7 or 8
- Also introduce a new, cleaner universe for jumping on point. Remove hundreds of hours of content watching to catch up.
- Also could be a ‘new universe’ and end the MCU eventually (Ultimate Universe style)
- Working to space out releases - 2 movies, 2 shows, 2 specials a year
- Armor Wars (1:10:10)
- James Spader rumored to return as Ultron
- Nomad (1:13:20)
- Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson led and produced series
- Multiversal story of Captain America returning the Infinity Stones
- Will see different versions of Steve and Natasha
- More serious in nature, less jokes (test bed for future series)
- Doctor Strange (1:15:40)
- Sam Raimi potentially returning for third movie
- Directed In the Multiverse of Madness
- Sam Raimi potentially returning for third movie
- Silver Surfer (1:16:00)
- Matt Shakman (WandaVision) to direct Silver Surfer project at Disney+
- Also work on part of VisionQuest
- Currently lined up to direct Fantastic Four (MCU)
- Matt Shakman (WandaVision) to direct Silver Surfer project at Disney+
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Sunday Mar 05, 2023
Sunday Mar 05, 2023
This week What If Superhero Slate is getting multiverse ready, TMNT: Mutant Mayhem reveals its voice cast, The Mando returns on Disney+, and more!
News
- What If...? (11:25)
- New character revealed through merchandise: Kahhori
- Appears to be native american, maybe Marvel 1602
- No previous existence in comics or media
- Rumored third season to wrap up show
- Concludes with Kang Dynasty/Secret Wars
- New character revealed through merchandise: Kahhori
- Hulk (17:05)
- If Disney sells Hulu, they could look at acquiring Hulk/Namor rights from Universal/Comcast
- Comcast could put those solo movies on Peacock in current deal
- The Brave and the Bold (23:05)
- Ben Affleck rumored to direct DCU film
- Starring Batman/Bruce Wayne and Robin/Damien Wayne
- Batman Beyond (25:05)
- Animated movie rumored to be in works at DCUniverse
- Was penned in response to Into the Spider-verse success (under previous regime), but has not been canceled at this time
- Arrowverse (32:20)
- Marc Guggenheim upset James Gunn never reached out when taking DCU job
- Not wanting a job, recognition for attempts to contribute to the grand tapestry that is DC
- Detective Pikachu (37:50)
- Sequel announced to be in the works
- Chris Galletta (Portlandia; Baskets) to write the script; Jonathan Krisel (Portlandia) in talks to direct
- Hellboy: The Crooked Man (43:05)
- Jack Kesy (Deadpool 2) cast as Hellboy
- Crooked Man comics debuted in 2008 alongside The Golden Army release
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (45:35)
- Trailer on Monday!
- Voice cast revealed
- Turtles are actually teenagers: Nicolas Cantu as Leonardo, Brady Noon as Raphael, Micah Abbey as Donatello, and Shamon Brown Jr. as Michelangelo
- Jackie Chan as Splinter, Hannibal Buress as Genghis Frog, Rose Byrne as Leatherhead, John Cena as Rocksteady, Ice Cube as Superfly, Natasia Demetriou as Wingnut, Ayo Edebiri as April O’Neil, Giancarlo Esposito as Baxter Stockman, Post Malone as Ray Fillet, Seth Rogen as Bebop, Paul Rudd as Mondo Gecko, and Maya Rudolph as Cynthia Utrom
- The Haunted Mansion (52:10)
- Movie trailer released
- Based on Ride at Magic Kingdom in Disney World
- Agent Elvis (56:45)
- Animated adult series from Netflix
- Looks like Archer but with Elvis
- The Mandalorian (1:01:15)
- Season 3 premiere on Disney+
- Spoilers!
- How long was Grogu with Luke?
- Hyperspace
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Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
This week Superhero Slate is preparing for Marvel’s Kang Dynasty, Aquaman early screenings are giving viewers a bad taste, WB wants more Lord of the Rings movies, and more!
Nate Bargatze: Hello World, Hogwarts Legacy
News
- The Mandalorian (14:15)
- Season 3 drops March 1 on Disney+
- Will air beside episodes of The Bad Batch
- Jon Favreau has written season 4 and props are being made for October filming
- Season 3 drops March 1 on Disney+
- Book of Boba Fett (18:10)
- Season 2 might be in the cards
- Sets and props being made featuring Firespray Gunship/Slave 1 and armor
- Avengers Campus (20:30)
- Thunderbolts (22:50)
- Steven Yeun joins cast in major role
- Most likely Amadeus Cho (Hulk)
- Character’s mother was in AOU
- Eternals 2 (28:05)
- Movie added to Marvel’s Production calendar
- Likely Phase 6 movie
- Shang-Chi 2 (33:15)
- Movie added to Marvel’s Production calendar
- Tentative title: Wreckage of Time
- Doctor Strange 3 (36:05)
- Movie added to Marvel’s production calendar
- Phase 6 movie, character rumored to be a lead in Secret Wars
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (38:10)
- Tom Holland rumored to make a cameo in film
- Be the “live action” version from another dimension that an animated Miles crosses
- The Flash (40:20)
- Will screen 2 months early at Cinemacon
- Las Vegas on April 25
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (44:20)
- Test screenings have referred to it as the “worst DCEU movie yet”
- Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (50:55)
- Gameplay trailer revealed
- Lex Luthor revealed
- Gameplay trailer revealed
- TMNT: Mutant Mayhem (54:50)
- The Lord of the Rings (1:01:10)
- WB will be making new movies based on property
- No indication on time period or characters
- Morgoth Burger @ Hobbit Cafe
- WB will be making new movies based on property
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Sunday Feb 19, 2023
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
This week Superhero Slate is diving into the Quantum Realm again with our Ant-Man review, Disney is slowing down their media release schedule, Hellboy is getting another reboot movie, and more!
What We're Watching: Atlantis: The Lost Empire & Atlantis: Milo's Return, Picard (series)
News
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (9:10)
- Third movie to make over $100 million (NA) opening weekend in February
- Behind Black Panther and Deadpool
- $225 million worldwide
- Spoiler FREE Review
- Third movie to make over $100 million (NA) opening weekend in February
- The Marvels (16:13)
- First poster showing Captain Marvel, Photon, and Ms. Marvel
- Delayed to November 10, 2023
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 (19:30)
- Most watched trailer from Super Bowl launch
- The Flash (20:21)
- Most hyped trailer from Super Bowl
- John Wick 4 (22:15)
- Secret Invasion (24:50)
- One of two Marvel shows on D+ confirmed for 2023 release
- Likely a limited series
- Loki (25:40)
- Season confirmed release on D+ for 2023
- Echo (26:40)
- Not a lock for 2023 yet, slow down release schedule per Feige/Iger
- Ironheart (29:10)
- Not a lock for 2023 release
- Captain America: New World Order (30:25)
- Harrison Ford to play President Ross
- Deadpool 3 (31:25)
- Emma Corrin (The Crown) cast as villain in movie
- Sir Ian McKellan could return as Magneto
- Spider-Man 4 (34:09)
- Writers are working on script, story is in place - Feige
- To release before Secret Wars
- RUMOR: Tom Holland signed a huge deal in secret
- Will be lead of KANG DYNASTY
- Writers are working on script, story is in place - Feige
- Spider-Man: Noir (37:20)
- Series in works at Amazon with Sony
- Does not have Peter Parker
- Star Wars Celebration (42:20)
- Disney expected to announce film plans at SWCC
- Ahsoka (44:30)
- Could be a multi-season show
- Joker: Folie a Deux (45:20)
- Hellboy: The Crooked Man (46:55)
- Reboot in works at Millennium Media
- Mike Mignola (creator) will pen the script
- Brian Taylor (Crank; Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance) will direct
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Sunday Feb 19, 2023
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
Welcome to the Superhero Slate review of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania! How does the third outing for Scott Lang as Ant-Man in the MCU turn out? Does Phase 5 kick off with a whimper or a Kang? Where is the closest Baskin Robbins? Find out all these questions and more!
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
- Box Office
- Currently around $104 million domestic, nearing $225m internationally
- Spoilers (19:43)
- Kang’s story in QR
- MODOK
- Nexus Beings
- End Credits
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Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
This week Superhero Slate is talking about some MCU future rumors, covering Super Bowl spots for Guardians 3, Indiana Jones, The Flash, and more!
News
- Super Bowl (3:20)
- Congratulations Kansas City
- Favorite Commercials - Ben Stiller, Uber + Diddy, Clueless
- Trailers
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (14:23)
- This week in theaters!
- Review next week
- Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 (15:40)
- Super Bowl Trailer
- Fuzzy creature called “Blurp”
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (19:30)
- Big Game Spot
- Lots of de-aged Harrison Ford
- Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (22:05)
- Super Bowl Spot
- Not a lot of beasts
- Fast X (23:38)
- Trailer for penultimate movie
- Jason Momoa was there the WHOLE TIME!?
- The Flash (28:20)
- Super Bowl Trailer
- Supposed ending rewritten and all the DCEU cameos removed
- Constantine 2 (38:45)
- Still in the works at WB
- Keanu Reeves to return
- Disney (40:44)
- Toy Story, Frozen, and Zootopia sequels revealed by Bob Iger
- Deadpool 3 (47:35)
- Patrick Stewart told to “standby” for film
- MCU (49:35)
- Kevin Feige almost fired by Ike Perlmutter in 2015
- Causing Marvel Studios to be put under Disney film
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (55:10)
- Namor’s wings can grow back
- Avengers: Secret Wars (57:20)
- Every movie after Kang Dynasty will be on the ‘battleworld’ style planet
- Secret Wars 2015 style comics
- Early talks to split into 2 movies, based on scope
- Every movie after Kang Dynasty will be on the ‘battleworld’ style planet
- Doctor Strange (1:00:50)
- 3rd movie to take place before Secret Wars
- Ended with “Incursions”
- X-Men ‘97 (1:03:35)
- Will last at least 2 seasons
- Probably production schedule
- Will last at least 2 seasons
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