A weekly podcast where Chris and Mike talk about TV and movie news, superheroes, and everything in-between!
Episodes
Sunday Jun 19, 2022
Sunday Jun 19, 2022
This week Superhero Slate is looking at a DC future without Ezra Miller, Avatar the Last Airbender gets a second wind, Wonder Man is coming to Marvel, and more!
What We're Doing: Lightyear; Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero August 19; Ube Spread
News
- The Flash (18:50)
- WB looking to drop Ezra Miller after The Flash release
- Prequel comic pulled from orders
- Test results are showing good reaction from film
- Too risky to keep actor
- Ezra Miller deletes instagram account and cannot be found by police
- WB looking to drop Ezra Miller after The Flash release
- Hercules (30:10)
- Live action adaptation from Guy Ritchie (Aladdin)
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (35:20)
- 3 animated movies announced from Avatar Studios
- Lauren Montgomery to direct first
- Rumored: Avatar Kiyoshi; Zuko, and Legend of Korra
- 3 animated movies announced from Avatar Studios
- Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (41:45)
- Venom (48:20)
- Spider-Man (55:00)
- Franchise history on Disney+ in select markets
- UK, Canada, others
- Joker 2 (56:41)
- Rumored to be musical with Lada Gaga as Harley Quinn
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (1:00:20)
- Promo materials starting to appear in theaters
- Poster/trailer soon?
- Wonder Man (1:02:15)
- Disney+ series being developed
- Hollywood Satire series
- Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest (Brooklyn Nine-Nine; 30 Rock; Community) as head writer
- Disney+ series being developed
- She-Hulk (1:09:40)
- Gets official SDCC banner
- Next month!
- Gets official SDCC banner
- Ms. Marvel (1:10:40)
- Second episode
- Who is agency after Meta humans?
- Premiere drew highest Gen Z audience of any MCU D+ show and most diverse audience
- Obi-Wan Kenobi (1:15:15)
- Fifth episode
- Jedi names are from Extended Universe/Legacy stories
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Monday Jun 13, 2022
Monday Jun 13, 2022
This week Superhero Slate is getting our Thor Love and Thunder tickets, Spider-Man is coming back to theaters, Black Adam gives us our first trailer, and more!
Jurassic World Dominion, Lightyear
News
- Midnight Suns (13:55)
- Marvel’s game dealing with supernatural powers releases October 8
- From X-Com developers
- Spider-Man and Scarlet Witch confirmed as playable characters
- Marvel’s game dealing with supernatural powers releases October 8
- Ms. Marvel (17:00)
- First episode debut on Disney+
- Has mid credits scene
- Thor: Love and Thunder (23:20)
- Tickets now on sale! (Monday)
- 1 hour and 58 minutes
- Deadpool 3 (26:10)
- Original writers (Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick) back on film with director Shawn Levy
- Raymond Chan joins as production designer
- Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Strange; Infinity War; Endgame
- Thunderbolts (28:50)
- Movie adds Jake Schreier as director
- Deadline announcement about development
- Not officially announced by Marvel/Disney yet
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (34:30)
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse (37:40)
- Black Adam (39:35)
- First trailer for movie released
- October 21, 2022
- The Joker (43:40)
- Sequel officially in the works
- Joaquin Phoenix to return
- The Boys (47:00)
- Renewed for 4th season
- The Last of Us (50:40)
- Photo shows Joel and Ellie
- Clickers in dark background
- Photo shows Joel and Ellie
- Obi-Wan Kenobi (53:05)
- Jedi ‘tomb’
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Sunday Jun 05, 2022
Sunday Jun 05, 2022
This week Superhero Slate is talking about our Disney+ Day wishes, its the prime summer for streaming, we break down our biggest Summer Movie wishes, and more!
What We’re Watching: Top Gun Maverick, Chip ‘N Dale, Stranger Things, AmbuLAnce, The Boys S3
What’s Coming Out: Jurassic Park: Dominion; Lightyear; Thor: Love and Thunder; Elvis; Bullet Train; Nope; DC League of Super Pets;
News
- Morbius (33:00)
- Returned to theaters for “Morbin’ Time”
- Bombed all over again
- $73.3 m to $73.6 m
- Disney+ (35:20)
- D+ Day returning this September 8, 2022
- Leads into D23 expo in Anaheim
- Pinocchio releasing same day
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (38:55)
- On Disney+ June 22
- Highest grossing release in 2022 in US
- New Hot Toys for Dead Strange
- On Disney+ June 22
- Fantastic Four (41:15)
- New director not being announced soon
- Looking for big name like “Sam Raimi”
- I Am Groot (45:40)
- Ms. Marvel (47:00)
- This week on Disney+
- Wednesday June 8
- Obi-Wan Kenobi (48:40)
- Premiere was most watched Disney+ original series worldwide
- Wednesday debuts
- Second season reportedly in works
- The Bad Batch (53:45)
- Season 2 trailer released
- 16 episodes
- September 28, 2022
- Season 2 trailer released
- Gotham Knights (56:30)
- Furiosa (58:00)
- Mad Max spinoff filming underway
- Prequel to Fury Road
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Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
This week Superhero Slate is recapping Star Wars Celebration 2022 announcements, the Thor trailer flicks too hard, Netflix kicks off their Geeked week soon, and more!
What We're Doing: Elden Ring, Fortnite S2 ending & S3 leaks, Stranger Things 3 and 4
News
- Thor: Love and Thunder (15:35)
- Thor: Love and Thunder Trailer
- Jane Foster, Zeus, Gorr
- Loki Tattoo; Death, Living Tribunal, Uatu, etc
- Sony (23:05)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Netflix), God of War (Amazon), The Last of Us (HBO), Gran Turismo series in production at different streaming providers
- Netflix (27:16)
- Geeked week starts 6/6
- Some Spider-Man movies now streaming
- Spider-Man (34:20)
- Sam Raimi trilogy streaming on Peacock in June
- Blue Beetle (35:30)
- Star Wars Celebration (39:10)
- News & Reveals
- Star Wars Untitled Movie (39:43)
- Taika Waititi’s movie to hit theaters late 2023
- Nothing locked in yet
- Andor (43:00)
- First official trailer released
- 12 episode season
- August 31, 2022
- Season 2 confirmed
- 12 episodes and leads up to Rogue One
- First official trailer released
- Mandalorian (48:45)
- Season 3 in February, 2023
- Bo Katan confirmed for series
- Jon Favreau writing season 4
- Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (50:35)
- Stars Jude Law
- Jon Watts project, inspired by the Goonies
- Star Wars: Ahsoka (53:30)
- Sabine Wren, Hera Syndulla, Ezra Bridger to appear in live action series
- Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi (55:10)
- One-shot animated episodes that explain backstories/origins of characters
- Count Dooku, Mace Windu, Ahsoka, Qui Gon Jinn
- Fall 2022 on Disney+
- Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (58:00)
- Kid focused animated series coming to Disney+
- Focus on Younglings in training
- Star Wars: Jedi Survivor (1:00:25)
- Trailer for upcoming game - 2023
- Sequel to Jedi: Fallen Order
- 5 years after first game (rumor)
- Imperial Senator, one-armed tank sith
- Indiana Jones (1:05:55)
- June 30, 2023
- Willow (1:09:05)
- Sequel teaser released
- November 30, 2022
- Obi-Wan Kenobi (1:10:55)
- Review time!
- 2 parter premiere
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Sunday May 22, 2022
Sunday May 22, 2022
This week Superhero Slate is green with puns about the She-Hulk trailer, The Boys and Umbrella Academy fight for June supremacy, grab your lightsabers for Obi-Wan this week, and more!
Star Wars Celebration this week
News
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (8:51)
- First trailer for upcoming series
- Mark Ruffalo, Tim Roth
- Titania, Wrecking Crew, Frogman
- August 17 on Disney+
- Ms. Marvel (22:50)
- Loki (25:15)
- Season 2 filming next month
- “Entire Cast” returning for second season
- Thor: Love and Thunder (27:05)
- New image for Valkyrie and Thor
- Trailer on Monday during sports
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (30:15)
- Rumored first look (blurry) at Namor
- Reported to be played by Tenoch Huerta last year
- Wakanda vs. Atlantis
- Rumored first look (blurry) at Namor
- Marvel (36:20)
- Signed deal with Genius Brands International to use Stan Lee’s likeness through CGI and archive footage if they want
- Majority of discussion are at the parks (similar to Walt Disney), not films
- Obi-Wan Kenobi (39:39)
- 2 episodes on Friday May 27
- Star Wars (42:15)
- Jon Watts to direct “coming of age” series for Disney+
- Set after Return of the Jedi
- The Boys (45:55)
- New season 3 trailer
- Soldier Boy; Billy Butcher’s powers
- Zack Snyder responds to Dawn of the Seven: Bourke cut
- June 3
- Umbrella Academy (52:15)
- Season 3 trailer
- Kugelblitz and the Sparrow academy
- June 22
- Stranger Things (56:15)
- Season 4 split revealed
- 5 episodes May 27
- 4 episodes July 1
- Final episode 2 hours and 30 minutes long
- BIG leaks due to a Monopoly set for sale
- Season 4 split revealed
- Prey (59:15)
- Upcoming Predator prequel trailer released
- Hulu on August 5
- Godzilla and the Titans (1:04:36)
- Matt Shakman (Wandavision) to direct first 2 episodes for Apple
- Tied to Monsterverse, including upcoming Godzilla vs Kong 2
- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (1:08:35)
- Being rebooted in a film at Hulu
- Original film took liberties of Alan Moore’s original series
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Sunday May 15, 2022
Sunday May 15, 2022
This week Superhero Slate is talking about Ms. Marvel’s power changes, several unsurprising cancellations, the upcoming Resident Evil series on Netflix, and more!
What We're Doing: LEGO Infinity Gauntlet, Hacks S2, Russian Doll S2, Girls 5 Eva S2, Barry S2, The Flight Attendant S2, Senior Year, Elden Ring update
News
- She-Hulk (16:24)
- Marvel’s site shows release on Disney+ for August 17
- UK site says:
- This new comedy series sees Bruce Banner help his cousin, Jennifer Walters, when she needs an emergency blood transfusion and guess what? She receives his powers too
- Ms. Marvel (20:00)
- Co-Creator Sana Amanat on changes:
- "Obviously, so much of the show is an adaptation, and we thought it was important to make sure that her powers are linking to larger stories in the Marvel universe. The powers do look different, which is very controversial. I know people are like, 'How dare you change the powers!' I know people are upset about it, but as someone who's probably one of the closest people to this character from the inception, and having spoken to Willow about this as well, I think Willow and I have always felt that this made sense," the producer and comic book writer continued. "This was the right move because there are bigger stories to tell."
- Co-Creator Sana Amanat on changes:
- Star Wars: Ahsoka (26:30)
- Filming on series underway
- Dave Filoni’s hat on chair
- Avatar: The Way of Water (28:20)
- Morbius (31:45)
- Some screenings removing Spider-man reference in end-credits
- Digital versions still have it
- MODOK (34:40)
- Canceled by Hulu
- Last remaining Marvel Television project
- Naomi (35:35)
- Canceled at CW
- The Flash, Superman & Lois, Gotham Knights, and Stargirl remain
- Gotham Knights (series) (40:00)
- Picked up for Series at CW
- Batman’s Cowl is blue?
- Gotham Knights (game) (46:08)
- Now only on current gen systems
- October 25, 2025
- The Boys (49:45)
- Season 3 poster shows old school team?
- Trailer on Monday
- ZS’s Justice League (52:10)
- Twitter bots rigged voting system for film during Oscar Fan Favorite poll
- Dune (54:15)
- Christopher Walken joins cast as Emperor Shaddam IV
- Sandman (56:50)
- Morpheus reclaims his helmet
- Design from comics
- Resident Evil (series) (1:02:40)
- First teaser for upcoming Netflix series
- Takes place across 2 timelines
- IS canonical to games
- July 16, 2022
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Sunday May 08, 2022
Sunday May 08, 2022
This week Superhero Slate is reviewing Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Obi-Wan gets a new trailer for May the Fourth, we discuss how Avatar 2 is gonna be, and more!
What We're Doing: Twilight Saga, The Kentucky Derby
News
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (6:30)
- Now in theaters!
- Estimated $450 million WW box office
- 5th highest MCU global opening
- Spoiler Free Review
- Thor: Love and Thunder (14:45)
- The two Thors image
- Not hiding Jane Foster
- Gorr seems to be the surprise
- Guardians of the Galaxy (17:40)
- Volume 3 wraps production
- Jennifer Holland added to cast
- Ms. Marvel (18:50)
- Book of Boba Fett (20:35)
- Obi Wan Kenobi (25:30)
- New trailer released for May 4th
- Ian McDiarmid to return as Palpatine
- Avatar The Way of Water (29:55)
- Teaser included with Doctor Strange
- Wonder Twins (34:25)
- Movie rumored to be scrapped already after merger
- Fast X (35:05)
- Justin Lin left project a week into filming
- The Incredible Hulk director, Louis Leterrier, taking spot
- Moon Knight (37:50)
- Episode 6 and Season Review
- Scarlet Scarab
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Sunday May 08, 2022
Sunday May 08, 2022
Welcome to the Superhero Slate review of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness! Does Marvel start the movie summer off with their best foot forward? Is Sam Raimi returning to superhero movies a good thing? Exactly how many multiverses are out there? Find out all these questions and more!
Spoiler-Free Section
- Theater Going Experiences
- Projected $450+ million opening weekend
- 5th biggest MCU opening World Wide, 2nd high-test Solo Marvel outing
Spoilers (26:50)
- Post Credit Scenes
- Illuminati
- ALL the universes
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Sunday May 01, 2022
Sunday May 01, 2022
This week Superhero Slate is covering the announcements at Cinemacon from DC, Sony, and Marvel, Fantastic Four loses its director, Ghostbusters is coming back to life, and more!
What We're Doing: Resident Evil: 5 & 6, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands
News
- DC @ Cinemacon (18:11)
- Upcoming looks at films
- The Batman (18:25)
- Sequel officially announced with Robert Pattinson and Matt Reeves returning
- No other details
- Black Adam (22:35)
- Fights helicopters, catches missiles, walks away from explosions
- Dr. Fate opens a mirror portal (Like Doctor Strange)
- Past and present day scenes
- Shazam: Fury of the Gods (25:05)
- Dream sequence involving Wonder Woman
- Fighting the daughters of Atlas
- Weakening barriers between the mundane and magical
- Date pushed back to avoid Avatar
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (28:40)
- Arthur and Orm (Ocean Master) teaming up
- Black Manta wielding an ancient power
- Octopus mech suit
- The Flash (31:35)
- Michael Keaton’s Batman has multiple bat suits
- Will be de-aged, but have long hair/beard
- Supergirl’s Parents revealed
- Batfleck IN the movie
- Avatar: The Way of Water (34:40)
- First stills revealed
- Original film being remastered for theaters
- Trailer will drop with Doctor Strange release
- Guardians Holiday Special (42:00)
- Marvel @ Cinemacon (44:50)
- Film slate for next 2 years from Disney
- Thor: Love and Thunder (45:40)
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (52:35)
- NEXT Week
- Watch out for teaser reveals
- Fantastic Four (57:35)
- Jon Watts taking a break from superhero films
- Stepping away from project
- Rumored: John Kraskinki back in talks to direct film
- Jon Watts taking a break from superhero films
- Loki (1:04:40)
- Filming in a matter of weeks
- Season 2
- Ant-Man and Wasp: Quantumania (1:06:25)
- Moved up to February 17, 2023
- The Marvels (1:06:40)
- Moved back to June 28, 2023
- Legends of Tomorrow (1:11:20)
- Canceled at CW
- Ended on cliffhanger
- Batwoman (1:12:10)
- Canceled at CW
- Sony @ Cinemacon (1:15:25)
- Showed off quick Kraven footage
- Venom 3 (1:15:45)
- Officially announced, no release date yet
- Across the Spider-Verse (1:16:40)
- 15 minutes shown at Cinemacon
- Includes 240 characters and 6 universes, largest animation team ever
- Beyond the Spider-Verse (1:18:45)
- Third film given a new title rather than Part 2.
- March 29, 2024
- El Muerte (1:20:50)
- Spinoff Spider-Man film announced starring Bad Bunny
- Focused on latino super powered wrestler
- Abilities and mask passed through generations
- January 12, 2024
- Ghostbusters (1:27:45)
- Afterlife sequel announced at Cinemacon
- 4v1 game coming to consoles: Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed
- VR game coming to Oculus: Ghostbusters VR
- Hot Wheels (1:32:20)
- Movie is back for live-action production
- Bad Robot producing film based on toys
- Super Mario Bros. (1:35:33)
- Movie delayed to April 7, 2023
- Mission Impossible (1:37:45)
- 7th film called Dead Reckoning
- Moon Knight (1:42:45)
- Episode 5 Discussion
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Sunday Apr 24, 2022
Sunday Apr 24, 2022
This week, Superhero Slate is getting hot and heavy with the Love and Thunder teaser, Across the Spider-verse gets delayed (but not dismayed), the CW is trimming some fat from its DC offerings, and more!
Guest Host: Superfan Jim Minteer!
What We’re Doing: Planet Comic-Con, Thunder Over Louisville, AquaDonk Side Pieces, Halo - Ep5, Spider-Man (2002) IMAX
News
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (18:10)
- Screen X teaser gives a look at Professor X
- Screen X has the ‘side panels’ for a wider frame
- Several middle eastern countries banning the film
- America Chavez is a gay character in the comics/film
- Screen X teaser gives a look at Professor X
- Doctor Strange (1978) (24:20)
- Blu-ray release of original TV film announced
- Peter Hooten as Strange; Jessica Walters as Morgan La Fey
- Originally planned as a series next to The Incredible Hulk and The Amazing Spider-Man
- Thor: Love and Thunder (29:20)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi (44:15)
- New promo image featuring Kenobi and Vader
- Natalie Holt (Loki) to score upcoming series
- Upcoming footage is “imminent” with May 4th and Star Wars Celebration soon
- Star Wars: Andor (54:50)
- Season 2 rumored starts filming this fall at Elstree Studios in UK
- Season 1 rumored to include the Imperial Royal Guards
- Guarding Mas Amedda (Vice Chair of Galactic Senate)
- Star Wars: The Acolyte (58:05)
- Amanda Stenberg to play lead Arua
- Also casting Paul and Miri
- Filming set to begin this October
- Amanda Stenberg to play lead Arua
- DC on CW (1:01:35)
- Two shows likely to be canceled
- Batwoman & Legends of Tomorrow at risk
- Gotham Knights (still filming pilot) on bubble
- Two shows likely to be canceled
- Dungeons and Dragons (1:07:30)
- “Honor Among Thieves” releasing 3/3/2023
- Madame Web (1:10:05)
- Release date of July 7, 2023
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (1:13:55)
- Part 1 delayed to June 2, 2023
- Part 2 announced for March 29, 2024
- Moon Knight (1:17:15)
- Episode 4 Discussion
- Tawaret
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