A weekly podcast where Chris and Mike talk about TV and movie news, superheroes, and everything in-between!
Episodes
Sunday Feb 02, 2025
Sunday Feb 02, 2025
This week on Superhero Slate, we're making our Super Bowl trailer predictions, Lanterns is the next DCU project to start filming, Henry Cavill is coming to Star Wars, and more!
News
- Super Bowl 2025 (8:35)
- Trailer lineup:
- Snow White
- Lilo & Stitch
- Elio
- 2 MCU Movies: Captain America & Thunderbolts?
- Jurassic World Rebirth
- How to Train your Dragon
- M3gan 2.0
- Smurfs
- Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
- NOT Showing:
- Warner Bros. including Superman (Puppy Bowl)
- Sony
- Netflix
- Amazon/MGM
- Apple
- Lionsgate
- Trailer lineup:
- Invincible (19:35)
- Season 3 on February 6 on Amazon Prime
- Fantastic Four (20:20)
- First trailer to debut on GMA this Tuesday, February 4
- F4 Day
- Might miss Super Bowl and get its own news cycle
- First trailer to debut on GMA this Tuesday, February 4
- Captain America: Brave New World (23:15)
- 1 post credits scene confirmed
- Releasing Feb 14 in theaters
- Daredevil (25:16)
- Officially rated 18+ in UK
- Previously series rated 16
- Black Panther 3 (27:00)
- Rumor: Achebe will be antagonist in movie
- a brilliant strategist and manipulator
- His goals typically revolve around destabilizing Wakanda's leadership and exploiting its resources for his own gain
- Could be Denzel Washington?
- Rumor: Achebe will be antagonist in movie
- Avengers: Doomsday (30:10)
- Kelsey Grammer’s Beast to return for upcoming movies
- Last featured with redesign in The Marvels
- Lanterns (33:20)
- Officially camera testing on series via Garret Dillahunt
- Moving faster than Waller series but may rely on more post production
- Batman 2 (35:14)
- Production designer says “Elliot Bridge” name in movie was intentional
- Thomas Elliot is “Hush” in comics, which was rumored to be villain for movie early on
- Teen Titans (38:45)
- Rumor: Damian Wayne to serve as Robin in this teamup
- Dick Grayson likely Nightwing already in DCU’s timeline
- Originally reported team will fight Ra’s al Ghul, his grandfather
- Superman (40:20)
- Joe Schuster’s estate suing Warner Bros/Discovery/DC for not licensing rights for upcoming film
- Affects releases in Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia
- Siegal & Shuster assigned rights to DC’s predecessor company in 1938
- British legal tradition contains: "provisions automatically terminating such assignments 25 years after an author’s death, vesting in the Shuster Estate the co-author’s undivided copyright interest in such countries."
- Joe Schuster’s estate suing Warner Bros/Discovery/DC for not licensing rights for upcoming film
- Star Wars (47:10)
- Henry Cavill in talks to play villain in an upcoming project
- Possibly Simon Kinberg’s trilogy
- SPUM Universe (48:20)
- Sony removes 2025 untitled Marvel movie
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (49:46)
- First episode reviews
- 2 episodes on Disney+
- Hudson Thames will return to voice Peter Parker in Marvel Zombies
- First episode reviews
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Sunday Jan 26, 2025
Sunday Jan 26, 2025
This week on Superhero Slate, the DCU kicks off filming Supergirl, Star Wars movies kick into gear, Daredevil is Marvel’s Next Big Thing, and more!
News
- Resident Evil (5:35)
- New movie to be written and directed by Zach Cregger (Barbarian)
- Will be horror focused and more true to game franchise (probably first 4 games)
- The Toxic Avenger (12:35)
- Cineverse is releasing the remake as Unrated in theaters this year
- Sits at 92% on RT but has been deemed “unreleasable” and “not safe enough to market”
- The remake stars Peter Dinklage as Winston Gooze, Elijah Wood, and Kevin Bacon
- The Suicide Squad (15:25)
- Not canonical to DCU, only Creature Commandos forward
- "For instance, Rick Flag Jr was killed because we heard Rick Flag Sr talking about it in Creature Commandos, not because we saw it in The Suicide Squad."
- “Only CC forward is pure canon; Peacemaker is almost entirely consistent with that canon other than the Justice League; The Suicide Squad has a lot of consistencies but I think of it as an imperfect memory."
- Not canonical to DCU, only Creature Commandos forward
- Clayface (19:11)
- Character may not be dead after Creature Commandos debut per James Gunn
- Movie could also be a prequel or not released in timeline order
- Supergirl (25:00)
- Movie officially filming with an image from set
- Features the House of El symbol (probably), Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El
- Location seems to be bar first featured in issue 1 of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow from Tom King
- Lanterns (30:00)
- Has cast Ulrich Thomsen (The Blacklist) as Sinestro in series
- Not necessarily a Yellow Lantern yet
- Described as "a former Green Lantern who turned rogue and is ruthless yet undeniably charming. Sinestro’s manipulative nature drives his enduring obsession with his former mentee, Hal Jordan."
- Has cast Ulrich Thomsen (The Blacklist) as Sinestro in series
- Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi (34:00)
- Current plan to start shooting movie in December
- Script written by James Mangold and Beau Willimon (Andor)
- Will probably affect Mangold’s start date for DCU’s Swamp Thing
- Star Wars: New Jedi Order (39:00)
- George Nolfi (Bourne Ultimatum; Oceans 12) has been tapped to write script
- Set 15 years post The Rise of Skywalker, will follow Rey’s training academy
- Not official title but rumored to be tone of film
- Star Wars (42:30)
- Shawn Levy’s untitled Star Wars movie is reported to have Ryan Gosling star in lead role
- Follows up from reports that film is “moving faster than expected” and will begin filming later this year
- Most likely release before Dawn of the Jedi but after Mandalorian and Grogu
- Will be a standalone film, not connected to the Skywalker saga
- Shawn Levy’s untitled Star Wars movie is reported to have Ryan Gosling star in lead role
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (45:20)
- Rumor: Chris Pine is being eyed to star in film from Patty Jenkins
- Previously teamed up in Wonder Woman franchise
- Patty Jenkins confirmed working on script after 2023 writing strike
- Rumor: Chris Pine is being eyed to star in film from Patty Jenkins
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (47:10)
- Daredevil (54:30)
- Charlie Cox: Original plan for Marvel was a soft reboot approach, keeping some things but wasn’t in line with what Daredevil had been established to already be in Netflix
- After 2023 strike, they redid an entirely new Pilot and used some previous footage to make it feel like original series
- X-Men (59:45)
- Rumor: Russo Bros. have signed a deal to stay with Marvel and help oversee some films, including X-Men
- Unsure if directing or Executive Producing to help with continuity
- Have previously indicated interest in X-Men
- Rumor: Russo Bros. have signed a deal to stay with Marvel and help oversee some films, including X-Men
- Marvel Animated Film (1:07:30)
- Rumor: Power Pack and Kid Kaiju are front runners for first animated Marvel theatrical movie
- Unsure if MCU tied or standalone, a la Big Hero 6
- Power Pack has previously included Franklin Richards
- Kid Kaiju is a new inhuman who has the ability to summon monsters he drew
- Rumor: Power Pack and Kid Kaiju are front runners for first animated Marvel theatrical movie
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Monday Jan 20, 2025
Monday Jan 20, 2025
This week on Superhero Slate, we’ve got eyes on a new Daredevil trailer, Supergirl casts her Kryptonian parents, an Iron Man 1 actor returns to the MCU, and more!
News
- Captain America: Brave New World (8:55)
- Tickets on sale now
- New poster shows off Tiamut from Eternals
- February 14 in theaters
- Daredevil: Born Again (13:20)
- Trailer released for upcoming series
- March 4, 2025 on Disney+
- Will continue stories from Netflix’s Daredevil series
- Season 2 will have started filming by time show is streaming
- Trailer released for upcoming series
- Vision (18:20)
- Faran Tahir (Iron Man) will return as Raza in upcoming series
- Previously assumed dead following Stane’s orders to kill this “Ten Rings” version, but it was off screen
- Could be flashbacks to Stark’s capture/creation of Iron Man armor?
- Eyes of Wakanda (21:10)
- Will follow group called Hatut Zaraze, “like Wakanda’s CIA” tracking down stolen Vibranium in the world
- Showrunner Todd Harris says:
- "Animation is the ultimate equalizer of locations," he explains. "Egypt costs just as much as New York City, and the moon costs just as much as Ohio. Filming around the globe has inherent limitations that we just don’t have in animation. That freedom allowed us to reimagine an idealized version of an era that’s unaffected by human history."
- August 6
- Marvel Zombies (23:50)
- 4 episodes and presented like a mini-Movie
- Rated TV-MA
- Serves as a sequel to the What If... episode and will feature original actors returning to voice characters
- October 3
- 4 episodes and presented like a mini-Movie
- Strange Academy (27:40)
- Rumor that series has been greenlit by Marvel
- Most likely working into writing/planning phase
- Probably follow Wong’s Sorcerer Supreme training next generation following Multiverse of Madness’s loss by Scarlet Witch
- Doctor Strange 3 (34:20)
- Will not start filming until 2026
- Sam Raimi still front runner for follow up
- Currently planned but still “unannounced” from Marvel Studios
- Will not start filming until 2026
- Shang-Chi 2 (39:40)
- Movie not planned to start filming until 2026
- Most likely will be after Destin Daniel Cretton’s Spider-man 4 movie
- Spider-Man 4 (41:15)
- Rumor: Peter Parker will get the black symbiote suit from the upcoming Avengers movies before wearing it in solo movie
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (46:33)
- Unique release schedule for series
- Jan 29 - 2 episode debut
- February 5 - 3 episodes
- February 12 - 3 episodes
- February 19 - 2 episodes
- Will be complete within the month
- Unique release schedule for series
- Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (48:45)
- Movie has started filming in the UK
- David Krumholtz (Oppenheimer) and Emily Beecham (Into The Badlands) cast as Kara Zor-El’s parents
- Kryptonian confirmed by Krumholtz
- Milly Alcock will appear as Supergirl in Superman first
- Jason Momoa’s Lobo could have future beyond movie, possibly his own project down the line
- Creature Commandos (52:05)
- Season discussion and review
- Mild spoilers
- Season discussion and review
- Swamp Thing (1:00:25)
- James Mangold says movie is “Standalone” project for DCU
- Will be a gothic horror around character
- Similar to Clayface, which should start filming this year
- Waller (1:01:35)
- Series to being rolling cameras this year for Max series
- Was announced alongside Peacemaker Season 2 by James Gunn at start of DCU
- Sgt Rock (1:07:35)
- Movie featuring Daniel Craig to begin filming later this year
- Was teased in GI Robot episode of Creature Commandos
- Still not officially announced from DCU
- Movie featuring Daniel Craig to begin filming later this year
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Sunday Jan 12, 2025
Sunday Jan 12, 2025
This week on Superhero Slate, Sony is turning all of its video games into movies, we look forward to a Superman Super Bowl, Marvel rumors Hulk out, and more!
Weather, Vending Machine, Snacks
News
- Horizon Zero Dawn (15:50)
- Sony officially announces movie based on game franchise
- No release date or other details
- Series based on games also still in the works for Netflix
- Writing on show confirmed at CES
- Sony officially announces movie based on game franchise
- Helldivers (19:35)
- Sony announces film based on video games in the works
- Ghost of Tsushima: Legends (21:00)
- Anime based on video games coming from Sony
- Looking for 2027 release
- Will be directed by Takanobu Mizuno (Star Wars Visions: The Duel)
- Animation done by KAMIKAZE DOUGA (Batman Ninja)
- Anime based on video games coming from Sony
- God of War (26:05)
- TV series writing in the works confirmed at CES
- Prime Video project
- Assassin’s Creed (26:44)
- Series rumored for Netflix
- Peacock (30:45)
- Jurassic Park/World and Fast & Furious series in work for streamer
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold (32:45)
- Andy Muschietti says this Batman in the DCU will not be Robert Pattinson
- Hinted at in Creature Commandos being 15 years after Doctor Phosphorus gets captured, and Batman was not ‘new’ then
- Superman (34:50)
- James Gunn confirmed to show Superman footage at the Puppy Bowl this year brought to us by Warner Bros.
- 30 second teaser, not sure about in-game trailer
- Krypto Super Play award to one pup during game
- James Gunn confirmed to show Superman footage at the Puppy Bowl this year brought to us by Warner Bros.
- Ahsoka (38:50)
- Rory McCann (The Hound - Game of Thrones) to replace Ray Stevenson as Baylan Skoll in season 2
- Was good friends with actor prior to passing
- Rory McCann (The Hound - Game of Thrones) to replace Ray Stevenson as Baylan Skoll in season 2
- World War Hulks (42:05)
- Rumor: Scooper confirms movie is in development at Marvel Studios
- Could tie into Cosmic Saga with a “Planet Hulk” scenario
- Hulk sent off into space for safety of the Earth
- Lots of Hulk appearances in Captain America: Brave New World
- Sentry was huge component of ending World War Hulk as only person strong enough to fend him off
- Thor 5 (45:50)
- George Miller (Fury Road) considered as director for Thor 5 or World War Hulk movies
- Interested in Thor after working with Chris Hemsworth in Furiosa
- Has previously shown interest in superhero movies with Justice League from 2000s
- Black Panther (48:50)
- Rumor: Looking to cast aged up son of T’challa and Nakia for upcoming movies
- NOT recasting T’challa/Chadwick Boseman
- Will be the new Black Panther of the MCU
- Rumor: Looking to cast aged up son of T’challa and Nakia for upcoming movies
- Mutant Saga (50:40)
- Rumor: Fantastic Four and Mutants make the MCU their home post-Secret Wars
- Through a merging of worlds or something else, bringing the Multiverse to an end
- Similar to how Infinity Stones were destroyed in Endgame
- X-Men (52:40)
- Movies will have Mr. Sinister as the villain
- Magneto has been used to death in previous Fox films
- Movies will have Mr. Sinister as the villain
- Nova (54:00)
- Annihilus rumored to be villain of series
- Could lead to Annihilation, similar to the comic series of same name
- Midnight Suns (56:25)
- Mephisto and Lillith rumored to be villain of film
- Unsure about Lillith in current Blade movie
- Avengers vs. X-Men (57:30)
- Next Avengers event movie looking to capitalize on comic book name
- Will most likely NOT be based on comic series, which included the Phoenix Force
- Spider-Man 4 (1:01:00)
- Rumor: The plan was (might still be) to have Spider-Man and the Punisher take on the Hulk in a street level adventure
- Passes scoopers “Smell test” on Hulk involvement
- Could lead to World War Hulk if true
- Spider-Man Rumors: Most likely not true until official announcements, too many being tossed around
- Rumor: The plan was (might still be) to have Spider-Man and the Punisher take on the Hulk in a street level adventure
- Spider-Man (Sony) (1:03:50)
- Rumor: Sony will focus on Spider-Man variants going forward, rather than villains
- Spider-Man and Miles (live-action) to live under the MCU umbrella
- Stories can be standalone in nature and feature the villains they tried to make films from
- Examples include Spider-Verse films and Spider-Man Noir show at Amazon
- Rumor: Sony will focus on Spider-Man variants going forward, rather than villains
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Sunday Jan 05, 2025
Sunday Jan 05, 2025
This week on Superhero Slate we’re going through a curated list of 2025 movie and TV releases, Jason Momoa finally cast as Lobo, the DCU gives us its first Batman tease, and more!
10 Years of Superhero Slate, Snow-my-god 2025, Mini Coke Fridge from Sideshow Collectibles
News
- 2025 Release Calendar (14:25)
- Theatrical releases of Jan 1, 2025
- Feb 14 - Captain America: Brave New World
- Apr 4 - Minecraft
- Apr 18 - Mickey 17
- May 2 - Thunderbolts
- May 23 - Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
- June 6 - Ballerina
- June 20 - 28 Years Later
- July 2 - Jurassic World Rebirth
- July 11 - Superman
- July 25 - Fantastic Four
- Oct 10 - Tron Ares
- Oct 24 - Mortal Kombat II
- Nov 7 - Predator Badlands
- Nov 21 - The Running Man
- Dec 5 - Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
- Dec 19 - Avatar: Fire and Ash
- TV Series
- MCU: Daredevil, Ironheart, Wonder Man
- DCU: Peacemaker
- Other: Invincible, The Last of Us, Alien Earth
- Theatrical releases of Jan 1, 2025
- Supergirl (31:50)
- Jason Momoa officially cast as Lobo in DCU film
- Has teased post-Aquaman role since The Lost Kingdom release
- Will film for a few weeks, so not main villain but bigger than cameo
- Has only appeared as a live-action character in Krypton show before this
- Jason Momoa officially cast as Lobo in DCU film
- Clayface (34:15)
- Looking for director
- Might start shooting end of January/February since script was completed
- Speculation is Andy Muschetti could direct to introduce the Dark Knight before The Brave and the Bold movie
- Creature Commandos (37:55)
- Another “look” at the DCU Batman in the latest episode
- The Punisher (43:44)
- Rumor: New series in works at Marvel Television
- Will follow Daredevil format, in being a “season 3” for previous works on Netflix
- Could lead to Jessica Jones season 4 depending on success of Daredevil
- Captain America: Brave New World (46:00)
- First popcorn bucket reveal of 2025
- Would fall into our “just a helmet/head” category of rankings
- See last year’s reviews
- Japan reveals shield toso cup
- The Leader and Red Hulk promo art being released
- First popcorn bucket reveal of 2025
- Fantastic Four: First Steps (51:05)
- New merchandise features SDCC banners from last year and new tagline
- Heroes, Scientists, Explorers, Protectors
- Avengers: Doomsday (52:20)
- Will start shooting this March through August in UK
- Could also include sub-production units, not just full cast full time
- Mentions “Ana De Armas” as a possibility in cast
- Will start shooting this March through August in UK
- Star Wars (55:30)
- Shawn Levy’s Star Wars film is reportedly moving fast
- After Deadpool & Wolverine: "And yes, there’s a 'Star Wars' movie that I’m developing, actually with our 'Adam Project' screenwriter Jonathan Tropper. You never know what’s going to become undeniable and get made next."
- Rumor: have offered lead role to a well known A-list actor
- Shawn Levy’s Star Wars film is reportedly moving fast
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Sunday Dec 29, 2024
Sunday Dec 29, 2024
This week on Superhero Slate, we've got your 2024 Popcorn Bucket Rankings, the Superman trailer flies into our newsfeeds, Sony Blames Critics for Failures, and more!
Chicken Tender War
News
- Popcorn Vessels (11:40)
- The buckets that made 2024 ranked by us!
- View the List!
- Netflix (42:00)
- New mandate uncovered from Netflix executives for content produced for the platform
- “Characters must explicitly state their actions and intentions to accommodate distracted viewers who might be treating movies as background noise.”
- New mandate uncovered from Netflix executives for content produced for the platform
- The Batman II (43:30)
- Delayed full year to 2027 even after James Gunn says “Clayface and Batman have no overlap” to close release dates
- “The only reason for the delay is there isn’t a full script.” - James Gunn
- Rumor: VFX heavy script as well, possibly leaning into Mr. Freeze?
- Internally now “untitled” rather than Part II or 2
- October 1, 2027
- Delayed full year to 2027 even after James Gunn says “Clayface and Batman have no overlap” to close release dates
- The Brave and the Bold (45:45)
- Andy Muschetti confirms film is postponed currently and will work on another movie beforehand
- Superman (46:30)
- Teaser trailer released
- Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, Mr. Terrific, Krypto, Metamorpho, Lex Luthor, Ultraman, The Engineer, kaiju
- The Hot Mic podcast reveals test screening viewers have said: "[The] buzz is not good. I'm hearing bad things. I'm hearing 'you should be worried things.' It sounds like James Gunn is aware of some of the feedback."
- "Someone who's seen Superman told me it has the tone of the first Captain America movie and the Mummy films.
- Karate Kid Legends (53:55)
- Trailer released bringing together classic and newer Karate Kid properties
- Includes original movies, Cobra Kai, and the ‘soft’ reboot featuring Jackie Chan
- Sinners (54:50)
- Upcoming Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan movie shot on film
- Moving from March to April 18 due to lack of development labs
- Black Panther 3 (56:15)
- Movie confirmed by Marvel Studios
- Nate Moore will continue to help produce, but is leaving Marvel Studios to do other projects
- Captain America: Brave New World (57:10)
- Rumor: Scrapped post-credits scene revealed where President Ross is assumed ‘dead’ and shows up outside Betty Ross’ window to continue being Red Hulk in secret?
- How many ‘corrupt’ politicians can the MCU go through? Iron Man 3, Winter Soldier
- Nova (59:49)
- Brings Ed Bernero (Criminal Minds) as showrunner and writer
- Will focus on Richard Rider as main character, confirmed to also have an ensemble of characters
- Avengers: Annihilation (1:00:34)
- Next phase of MCU is starting the Countdown to Annihilation
- 2007 comic book series where Annihilus took wave of his ‘army’ across galaxy, wiping out planets, etc
- Very cosmic focused, could focus on Legendary Star-Lord, Nova Corps, Guardians of the Galaxy, Eternals, Captain Marvel, etc
- Next phase of MCU is starting the Countdown to Annihilation
- Avengers: Secret Wars (1:02:30)
- When bringing back legacy characters: everyone is on the table and all formats
- Possibly old versions (Dolph Lundgren’s Punisher), robotic ones (Howard the Duck), animated versions (similar to Spider-Verse)
- When bringing back legacy characters: everyone is on the table and all formats
- What If...? (1:03:25)
- Season 3 concludes series
- Fun ‘cameos’ throughout the final few episodes
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-man (1:06:25)
- Final trailer released
- January 27, 2025 on Disney+
- Kraven (1:09:22)
- Sony Pictures CEO Tony Vinciquerra admitted that Kraven is “probably the worst launch we had” in the nearly eight years he’s been at the studio.
- Blames critics for failures of Madame Web and Kraven
- “For some reason, the press decided that they didn’t want us making these films out of Kraven and Madame Web, and the critics just destroyed them.”
- Is stepping down role on Jan 2
- Across the Spider-Verse (1:12:20)
- Officially announces directors for film, Bob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson
- 9 months after movie’s original release date
- Team has worked on previous Spider-Verse films
- Officially announces directors for film, Bob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson
- TMNT: The Last Ronin (1:13:40)
- Rumor: James Wan (Aquaman, Conjuring, Saw) in talks to direct R-rated movie based on The Last Ronin graphic novel
- Tyler Burton Smith (Boy Kills World) writing script
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Sunday Dec 15, 2024
Sunday Dec 15, 2024
This week on Superhero Slate, we look at the most anticipated movies for 2025, DC Studios confirms a solo Clayface movie, Kraven's bomb kills the Sony’s SPUM universe, and more!
Sopranos, The Video Game Awards, Holiday Break Next Week!
News
- 2025 Movies (10:50)
- Fandango’s most anticipated movies for 2025 revealed
- Captain America: Brave New World
- Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
- Jurassic World Rebirth
- From The World of John Wick: Ballerina
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps
- Fandango’s most anticipated movies for 2025 revealed
- Clayface (16:40)
- “a DCU story from a script by Mike Flanagan, has been OFFICIALLY greenlit.” - per James Gunn
- Confirmed to be a DCU film, not an Elseworlds or Batman II antagonist
- Will appear in upcoming Creature Commandos episode voiced by Alan Tudyk
- Not sure which version of Clayface, but most likely the monster-esque version seen in Batman The Animated Series and Harley Quinn
- Releasing in theaters September 11, 2026
- The Batman (23:10)
- The Batman Part II still has an October 2026 release date
- James Gunn confirms script is still not finished
- Robert Pattinson signed on for Christopher Nolan’s movie filming summer 2025
- Could be delayed further
- Dynamic Duo (26:40)
- The “animated” movie around the Robins: Dick Grayson and Jason Todd officially greenlit as well
- June 30, 2028
- Creature Commandos (28:10)
- First episode available to watch on YouTube for free
- Episodes 2 and 3 remain on Max streaming service so far
- Superman (29:25)
- Trailer highly likely to debut next week per insiders
- May not be Superman focused
- Secret Level (31:30)
- First half released on Amazon
- Deadpool (34:00)
- Deadpool & Kidpool meet Lynda Carter in SickKids donation video
- Poke at her previous time as Wonder Woman at DC
- Avengers: Doomsday (36:15)
- Chris Evans confirmed to return via The Wrap
- Will likely be playing Nomad, a non-America allegiance version of Captain America
- Theories include Captain Hydra and Dr Doom building Evil Avengers as antagonists
- Avengers: Secret Wars (42:10)
- Doctor Strange and Clea’s actions rumored to be 60% of why Secret Wars is happening
- Other 40% made up of Spider-man, Loki, Wanda, and Doctor Doom
- Agatha All Along (43:20)
- Potentially revealed as a multi-season show for "Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy" at Golden Globes
- WandaVision was placed under “Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television”
- What If (48:35)
- Season 3 titles revealed
- Starting next weekend December 22 and releasing daily
- Spider-Man 4 (50:40)
- Amy Pascal says film will be focused more on Spider-man than Peter Parker based on how No Way Home ends
- "Well, we have to deal with the fact that he decided he was going to give up being Peter Parker."
- "And he was going to focus on being Spider-Man because being Peter Parker was too hard," she teased. "That's what the movie is about."
- Amy Pascal says film will be focused more on Spider-man than Peter Parker based on how No Way Home ends
- SPUM (52:45)
- Sony hanging up non-Spider-Man universe video attempts
- "taking this misfire very seriously," and "has a reset in store." per Deadline
- Was plan before Kraven hit theaters, will focus solely on Spider-Man movies with Marvel
- Could be looking at Animated only theatrical approach and live-action TV licensing
- Sony hanging up non-Spider-Man universe video attempts
- Kraven (58:35)
- Now in theaters, opening less than $11 million
- Removed magic blood plot from film
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Sunday Dec 08, 2024
Sunday Dec 08, 2024
This week on Superhero Slate, we have some Superman news from CCXP, an Invincible Season 3 trailer, Creature Commandos review, and more!
Skeleton Crew Debut
News
- Invincible (7:20)
- Season 3 trailer released
- Coming to Amazon Prime February 2025 and will be released Weekly
- Superman and Lois (12:00)
- Series concluded with its 4th season this week
- Had a definitive written end, making it the first Superman series to tell a complete story
- Superman (14:45)
- Currently undergoing “reshoots” - which were confirmed to be pickups and other non-story beats
- First promo image of Superman flying released on a mug
- CCXP merch shows mysterious Blue S logo for Superman with extruded effect
- Suicide Squad (19:30)
- David Ayer still campaigning for #TheAyerCut to be released from Warner Bros
- Not malicious or aggressive, just would like his version to be seen/judged instead of the theatrical release
- Daredevil (23:10)
- MCU show set 5 years after events of Daredevil Season 3 (Netflix)
- “these are characters who have all lived five years of life and all of the twists and turns that you take in the meantime.” - Wilson Bethel, Bullseye
- What If...? (26:00)
- Season 3 trailer counting down to December 22 debut on Disney+
- Shows off highlights from first 2 seasons, teases end
- Storm with Mjolnir, Mysterio, Celestials
- Marvel Rivals (28:10)
- Launches with MCU inspired skins and MVP animations
- 28 Years Later (31:40)
- First teaser footage released
- Full trailer this week
- 3rd film following 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later
- Harry Potter (series) (34:20)
- HBO confirms show will begin shooting the first season next summer 2025
- Each season will be a book in the series
- “We have 8 hours to tell the first book” - likely 8 x 1 hour episodes
- HBO confirms show will begin shooting the first season next summer 2025
- Creature Commandos (39:20)
- Release trailer showcases some DCU ‘future’ scenes like Superman, Mister Fantastic, and Starfire
- Probably not the real future, but uses characters
- Starfire only part of rumored Teen Titans movie
- Show set 2 years after The Suicide Squad
- Review of first 2 episodes with Spoilers
- Release trailer showcases some DCU ‘future’ scenes like Superman, Mister Fantastic, and Starfire
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Sunday Dec 01, 2024
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
This week on Superhero Slate we’re getting ready for the Holiday season streaming shows with Star Wars Skeleton Crew, DC’s Creature Commandos, Amazon’s Secret Level, and more!
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News
- Skeleton Crew (24:02)
- Releasing this week on Disney+
- First 2 episodes on December 2 at 9 PM EST
- Star Wars Visions (26:00)
- Season 3 confirmed for 2025
- Back to Anime Roots with studios who worked on Cyberpunk Edgeruners
- Secret Level (27:30)
- Series based on video games made by Blur Studios releasing December 10
- Tim Miller (Deadpool) studio and VFX
- Voice cast includes:
- Arnold Schwarzennegar, Kevin Hart, Keanu Reeves, Ariana Greenblat, and more
- Video games include:
- Armored Core - FromSoftware
- Concord - Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Crossfire - Smilegate
- Dungeons & Dragons - Wizards of the Coast
- Exodus - Archetype Entertainment
- Honor of Kings - TiMi Studio Group
- Mega Man - Capcom
- New World: Aeternum - Amazon Games
- Pac-Man - Bandai Namco Entertainment
- PlayStation - Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Sifu - Sloclap
- Spelunky - Mossmouth, LLC
- The Outer Worlds - Obsidian Entertainment
- Unreal Tournament - Epic Games
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 - Games Workshop
- Series based on video games made by Blur Studios releasing December 10
- Marvel Rivals (34:50)
- Launch trailer released revealing 5 more playable characters
- Squirrel Girl, Iron Fist, Black Widow, Wolverine, and Cloak and Dagger (one character)
- Free to Play game with purchasable cosmetics, including MCU based skins
- Launches with 33 characters and cross-play
- Launch trailer released revealing 5 more playable characters
- Creature Commandos (38:00)
- December 5 on Max streaming service
- Superman (40:10)
- Reliable report says “Studio” is not happy with current trailer for film and said “make it better”
- James Gunn confirms that HE is the studio and is true, but offered more notes than “make it better”
- Peacemaker (45:00)
- Peacemaker and Harcourt on his special bike
- ARGUS logo on it
- Frank Grillo spoils that Rick Flagg Sr takes over ARGUS from Viola Davis’ Amanda Waller
- Will see it in Superman and more in Peacemaker
- Lead up in Creature Commandos?
- Peacemaker and Harcourt on his special bike
- Deadpool & Wolverine (48:10)
- Rumored that ONE joke was asked to be removed from film’s script
- Moon Knight (51:20)
- Oscar Isaac’s character rumored to return in Avengers movies (Doomsday/Secret Wars) and Midnight Suns
- Fantastic Four (53:20)
- On-set video shows a ‘mysterious actor’ going to film scenes
- Rumors: Robert Downey Jr.’s Dr. Doom but doesn’t look like body type, possible “Council of Reeds” cameo
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Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
This week on Superhero Slate we’re breaking into some DC rumors, with Clayface getting his own solo film, possible live-action Teen Titans members, the Authority team up movie being animated, and more!
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News
- The Authority (21:40)
- DC movie being ‘reworked’ as an Animated film
- Based on fairly Obscure characters
- Positive Creature Commandos feedback enforces idea
- Cheaper due to Authority member’s powers?
- DC movie being ‘reworked’ as an Animated film
- Creature Commandos (27:45)
- Alan Tudyk voicing Clayface in upcoming series
- Previously voiced Clayface in Harley Quinn series, and another super hero credit for the actor
- Will not play character in rumored movie
- December 5 on Max
- Alan Tudyk voicing Clayface in upcoming series
- Clayface (30:50)
- Mike Flanagan (Haunting of Hill House) pitched Clayface feature to James Gunn/Peter Safran in 2023
- Only as writer, Flanagan working on Exorcist film
- Movie appears to be moving forward in early steps
- Studio looking for someone in their 20s
- Script is completed and shooting is scheduled for next spring
- Mike Flanagan (Haunting of Hill House) pitched Clayface feature to James Gunn/Peter Safran in 2023
- Sgt. Rock (35:35)
- Daniel Craig in talks to star in DCU movie
- Luca Guadagnino (Challengers, Call Me By Your Name) to helm the adaptation
- Based on Sgt. Rock, created in 1959 and was the face of DC comics War-Time books
- Non-super powered in WW2
- Unsure if tied to DCU at large or possibly Creature Commandos
- GI Robot was a Nazi killing machine created in WW2
- Daniel Craig in talks to star in DCU movie
- Teen Titans (38:50)
- Rumors: plans for movie to have same lineup as animated series
- Robin, Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy, and Cyborg
- Rumors: plans for movie to have same lineup as animated series
- The Batman II (43:15)
- Rumored to be hit with more delays
- Robert Pattinson working with Christopher Nolan’s next movie, filming in summer 2025
- “Nothing is close to being planned” for filming schedule
- Fantastic Four (48:20)
- Pedro Pascal’s Reed Richards meeting with fans outside of filming
- Showcasing gray temple hair streaks
- Pedro Pascal’s Reed Richards meeting with fans outside of filming
- Deadpool & Wolverine (49:15)
- Ryan Reynolds teasing a Christmas/Holiday special?
- No Audio on purpose
- Previous set photo showed Christmas elements not used in latest popcorn bucket teaser
- Ryan Reynolds teasing a Christmas/Holiday special?
- Young Avengers (53:00)
- Rumored to be retitled as “Champions” because actors are no longer Young
- Also a Marvel comic series based on the same members
- First assembling of MCU team shown on a Disney Cruise Line
- Includes America Chavez, Cassie Lang, and Riri Williams
- Rumored to be retitled as “Champions” because actors are no longer Young
- Hawkeye (56:20)
- Season 2 looking to film Fall 2025 for a 2026 release
- Kraven (58:00)
- New trailer shows him being given a green li quid after lion attack
- Retconning magic blood?
- Opening Dec 11, 2024
- New trailer shows him being given a green li quid after lion attack
- Skeleton Crew (1:00:55)
- Debuting December 3, 2024 on Disney+
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