A weekly podcast where Chris and Mike talk about TV and movie news, superheroes, and everything in-between!
Episodes
Sunday Jul 17, 2022
Sunday Jul 17, 2022
This week Superhero Slate is watching the leaked Mandalorian Season 3 trailer, talking about that leaked Doctor Doom photo, review Ms. Marvel’s TV show, and more!
What We're Doing: Marvel Trivia Night Fiasco, Hotel Transylvania 1 & 2, Resident Evil series
News
- The Boys (18:20)
- Spinoff series called Gen V
- College-aged superheroes
- Batgirl (20:48)
- 2023 theatrical release in the UK
- HBO Max is different in other countries
- Madame Web (23:50)
- Adds Adam Scott (Severance) to cast list
- Unknown role; could be Morlun?
- Movie set photos show early 2000s setting
- Adds Adam Scott (Severance) to cast list
- Star Wars: Acolyte (28:45)
- Kate Herron (Loki) reportedly tapped to direct series
- The Mandalorian (30:03)
- Star Wars Celebration trailer leaked online
- Release for SDCC or possibly D+ day?
- February 2023
- Gremlins Director accuses show of stealing Mogwai designs for Grogu
- Star Wars Celebration trailer leaked online
- I Am Groot (36:55)
- “Magnum Opus” short to premiere in theaters next week
- Before Thor: Love and Thunder
- “Magnum Opus” short to premiere in theaters next week
- Ironheart (39:55)
- Adds Alden Ehrenreich (Solo) to show
- Captain America 4 (42:00)
- SDCC banner shows Sharon Carter return in white suit
- Design was for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
- Announcements next week?
- SDCC banner shows Sharon Carter return in white suit
- Fantastic Four (46:45)
- Steven Spielberg one of top directors to lead project
- Doctor Doom (54:05)
- Rumored first look at villain in MCU
- Placeholder or pre-viz
- Rumored first look at villain in MCU
- Black Panther (1:03:05)
- Ms. Marvel (1:09:20)
- Season wrap up
- Origin in comics
- Post credits filmed by Nia DaCosta (The Marvels)
- Phase 4 Production
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Sunday Jul 10, 2022
Sunday Jul 10, 2022
This week Superhero Slate is reviewing Thor’s latest movie, the Namor family gets concept art, 80s movies get new video games, and more!
The Boys Finale; Marvel Trivia Night; Spectacular Spider-Man Streaming; God of War Ragnarok November; Free Guy; Ghostbusters: Afterlife; The Bear
News
- Thor: Love and Thunder (19:00)
- Spoiler free review
- Box Office - $302 million worldwide
- Director’s Cuts (Suck according to Waititi) - but could have been near 4 hours of footage
- Thor and Mighty Thor skins in Fortnite; Marvel’s Avengers
- Captain America 4 (29:05)
- Hires director Julius Onah
- Cloverfield Paradox; Luce
- Hires director Julius Onah
- Loki (31:10)
- Season 2 filming
- Confirms return of Owen Wilson
- Echo (32:32)
- Daredevil and Kingpin confirmed to return for series
- Rumor: Daredevil is looking for Jessica Jones; Kingpin trying to run for mayor
- Ironheart (36:30)
- Concept art showing Mk 1
- Rumor: Will face off against The Hood
- Supernatural cape that gives abilities
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (41:40)
- Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (44:50)
- Reportedly has started filming
- Features Jude Law, from Jon Watts
- Avatar: The Way of Water (46:45)
- James Cameron defends 3 hour runtime
- “Give me a f****** break”
- Compares to binge watching several hours of shows
- Remove stigma of going to the bathroom
- 4th and 5th movies may not be directed by James Cameron
- James Cameron defends 3 hour runtime
- Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (52:00)
- The movie first trailer debut
- Krang and mystic powers
- Netflix on August 5
- Terminator (56:25)
- Robocop (58:15)
- New game announced called Rogue City
- First Person Shooter
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Sunday Jul 10, 2022
Sunday Jul 10, 2022
Welcome to the Superhero Slate review of Thor: Love and Thunder! Does the fourth Thor outing manage to capture lightning in a bottle? What does a return from Mjolnir mean to the cosmos? Can he ever NOT fight someone from England? Find out all these questions and more!
- Box Office (18:48)
- $302 million worldwide
- Biggest Thursday this year
- Spoilers (20:05)
- Moon Knight and Ms Marvel in opening logo
- Team Thor
- Celestials; Cosmic Beings - Death, Eon, Infinity, Living Tribunal, and Uatu (the Watcher)
- Post credit scenes
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Monday Jul 04, 2022
Monday Jul 04, 2022
This week Superhero Slate getting ready for Thor’s next movie, Atlantis is coming to the MCU, Doctor Doom could be a talk show radio host, and more!
News
- Thor: Love and Thunder (2:28)
- Release in theaters THIS week!
- Avengers Quantum Encounter (8:10)
- Scott Lang explains why he can’t just go up in Thanos
- Captain America, Ms. Marvel, Captain Marvel, Ant-Man, Wasp
- What If…? (12:12)
- Season 2 NOT coming July 2022
- Erroneously dated by other country
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (17:10)
- Attuma and Namor concept art leaked
- Removed by Studio Request
- Aztec based looks and style
- Attuma and Namor concept art leaked
- Thunderbolts (24:50)
- Rumored to have Taskmaster from Black Widow
- Doctor Doom (31:31)
- Howard Stern involved with character?
- Movie? Audio play?
- The Mandalorian (36:25)
- Taika Waititi to star in multiple episodes?
- Not IG-11?
- Avatar: The Way of Water (39:50)
- Kate Winslet plays Ronal, leader of Na’vi
- Sigourney Weaver as a younger Na’vi
- Warner Bros (42:05)
- Will have a presence at SDCC
- Big Changes to their approach
- Godzilla vs Kong (50:38)
- Sequel gets 2024 release date
- Dune: Part 2 (53:20)
- Pushed back to November 2023
- Theater release
- Harley Quinn (57:05)
- Season 3 trailer
- HBO Max
- Batgirl (58:05)
- Test screening positive
- “No Kill” rule for Bat-people
- Ghostbusters (1:00:30)
- Afterlife sequel to release December 2023
- Possibly set in New York
- Ms. Marvel (1:03:15)
- Ep 4 discussion
- Nur Dimension
- Ten Rings connections?
- The Boys (1:10:05)
- Episode 7 reveals
- Strange Things (1:16:55)
- Season 4 part 2
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Sunday Jun 26, 2022
Sunday Jun 26, 2022
This week, Superhero Slate has a great week for entertainment debuts with Doctor Strange on Streaming, Umbrella Academy on Netflix, several Disney+ shows, and more!
The Bad Guys, Twilight, Herogasm, Umbrella Academy, TMNT Shredder’s Revenge
News
- Stranger Things (26:00)
- Season 4 part 2 next weekend
- 2 episodes of feature length
- Marvel Studios (29:00)
- Returning to SDCC this year
- Major Announcements teased
- “Next phase villain”
- Thor: Love and Thunder (39:50)
- Last trailer shows off war goats
- Red Carpet premiere this week
- Early reviews are out
- Guardians of the Galaxy (42:45)
- War goats will be in Holiday Special per Chris Pratt
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (44:05)
- Now on Disney+ and IMAX
- Gargantos’ eye was a scan of Scarlet Witch/Elizabeth Olsen
- Ms. Marvel (48:00)
- Episode 3 discussion
- Band discussion
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (58:10)
- Cameron Monaghan rumored for live action series based on Cal Kestis
- LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation (1:02:20)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi (1:04:20)
- Season/Series Finale
- Cameos & Notes
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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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