A weekly podcast where Chris and Mike talk about TV and movie news, superheroes, and everything in-between!
Episodes
Sunday Sep 12, 2021
Sunday Sep 12, 2021
This week Superhero Slate is looking behind the scenes of New Warriors, Marvel adds movies through 2024, Sony lays out some big video games, and more!
What We’re Watching: Rick and Morty Season 5, American Horror Story Season 10 Red Tide, VFX Artists React featuring Seth Rogan
News
- Venom: Let There Be Carnage (18:45)
- Moved to October 1, 2021
- 90 minute length
- One of the shortest Comic Book Movies
- Aquaman (22:30)
- Aquaman: King of Atlantis (24:55)
- Trailer for show on HBO Max
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (31:10)
- Remastered version coming to Playstation
- Spider-Man 2 (36:33)
- Video game trailer shows Venom
- Kraven voice over?
- Playstation 5
- Wolverine (45:50)
- Game from Insomniac Studios - Spider-Man
- Teaser trailer
- God of War Ragnarok (54:10)
- Trailer for game
- Cross generation capable
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (58:45)
- Leaked videos and images possibly revealing characters
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (1:01:00)
- #1 Labor Day on record
- Second weekend less of a drop than Black Widow
- Hawkeye (1:04:30)
- Marvel Studios (1:06:45)
- Dates Four new Untitled Movies for 2024
- X-Men? Captain America 4? Deadpool 3?
- July 28, 2023 - rumored for Fantastic Four
- October 6, 2023 - rumored for Blade
- November 10, 2023 - nothing
- At Least 25 Marvel properties in development (imdb slideshow)
- Dates Four new Untitled Movies for 2024
- New Warriors (1:19:15)
- Showrunner Kevin Biegel (Cougar Town, Scrubs) shares pilot behind the scenes
- Allegedly axed for being “too gay” by one executive
- Puppet Tippey the Squirrel
- CGI enhanced Squirrel Girl tail
- The Matrix: Resurrections (1:28:40)
- First trailer revealed
- Teaser site before reveal
- Sequel to original
- Theater and HBO Max
- December 22, 2021
- First trailer revealed
- What If…? (1:39:30)
- Zombies!
- Funko line revealed
Follow Superhero Slate every week! (1:52:00)
Sunday Sep 05, 2021
Sunday Sep 05, 2021
This week, Superhero Slate returns to the theaters to watch Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, DC Fandome gets a release date, we talk about the repercussions of Marvel's What If, and more!
What We're Watching: Fate of the Furious, The 6th Day, Ghost of Tsushima Iki Island
News
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (10:10)
- Now in theaters!
- Spoiler-Free Review
- The Eternals (15:15)
- Theatrical trailer features more dialogue and footage
- November 6, 2021
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (17:05)
- Charlie Cox & IMAX trailer confirm those arms are NOT Matt Murdock’s
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (19:00)
- MORE Rumored Cameos: Mobius and Sylvie to appear
- Pretty much any What If...? character at this point
- What If...? (24:23)
- Season 2 episode will be based on Black Widow movie
- Midnight Suns (26:05)
- Venom: Let There Be Carnage (29:20)
- Officially Rated PG-13
- People in theater’s reaction to trailer
- Rick and Morty (32:55)
- DC Fandome (35:55)
- Streaming online everywhere October 16, 2021
- The Batman trailer to be revealed
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (37:45)
- The Suicide Squad (41:34)
- Practical effects revealed for Polka-Dot Man
- James Gunn hints at TDK being alive still
- What If...? (43:40)
- Episode 4 Discussion
- What if Doctor Strange lost his heart instead of his hands?
Follow Superhero Slate every week! (59:00)
Sunday Sep 05, 2021
Sunday Sep 05, 2021
Welcome to the Superhero Slate review of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings! How is the introduction of Shang-Chi to the Marvel Universe? Are 10 rings enough to fight with? Which fight was the best in the whole movie?! Find out all these questions and more!
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) (00:00)
Spoilers Start at (16:42)
Follow Superhero Slate every week! (1:09:10)
Email us your questions and thoughts to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate to become a superfan!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, ComicUI – Facebook & Twitter
Subscribe to the weekly Superhero Slate podcast!
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3iR1Ak0
iTunes: https://apple.co/2HNzJzn
Google Play: http://bit.ly/2nqwu9e
Get Your Swag at superheroslate.com/store
Sunday Aug 29, 2021
Sunday Aug 29, 2021
This week Superhero Slate is preparing for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the Midnight Suns story returns after 30 years, Spider-Man’s No Way Home trailer breaks the internet, and more!
What We're Watching: Eraser (1996), Vacation Friends (2021)
News
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (17:00)
- Opening in theaters this week!
- Mid credits and post credits scenes
- Cowboy Bebop (20:20)
- November 19, 2021 release on Netflix
- The Kingsman (28:55)
- Red band trailer for upcoming prequel film
- December 22, 2021
- The Matrix Resurrections (32:50)
- Details on 4th movie footage shown at Cinemacon
- Does not remember original series, long hair with bearded version of Neo
- December 22, 2021
- The Book of Boba Fett (41:20)
- Rumored to feature live action debut of Cad Bane
- Bounty hunter who had big roles in The Clone Wars and The Bad Batch
- The Mandalorian (43:40)
- Behind the Scenes bonus episode for Luke Skywalker
- Season 3 rumored to be final season for series
- Werewolf by Night (54:25)
- Halloween special for Marvel in the works for Disney+
- Likely based on character
- Midnight Suns (59:10)
- Upcoming tactical RPG (X-Com) based on Marvel Event revealed
- Full game features tons of supernatural connections
- March 22, 2022
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (1:07:00)
- First look at Martin Freeman on set as Everett Ross
- Currently filming outside scenes for film
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (1:09:10)
- First teaser trailer released for upcoming film
- Dr. Strange, Wong, Doctor Octopus
- #1 trailer in first 24 hours
- Theories and more!
- First teaser trailer released for upcoming film
- What If...? (1:39:10)
- Episode 3 discussion
- What if...the World lost its Mightiest Heroes?
- Fury’s Big Week
Follow Superhero Slate every week! (1:50:30)
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
This week Superhero Slate is getting a final look at Marvel’s Eternals, Black Canary is getting a spinoff, we dive into What If episode 2, and more!
What We're Watching: Dredd (2012), 28 Days Later (2002), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings early preview
News
- Eternals (21:00)
- Final Trailer released online
- Celestials
- Deviants
- Funko debuts
- Final Trailer released online
- Loki (31:05)
- Currently working looking for a director for series second season
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (33:05)
- Sony kicks off CinemaCon Monday night
- Rumors of trailer shown at event and released between 6-9PM
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (39:20)
- Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne) to debut in movie first
- Armor Wars (44:30)
- Yassir Lester (Black Monday; Girls) to be head writer for series
- Star Wars: Visions (48:35)
- New trailer showcasing episodes
- Anime series lands on Disney+ September 22
- Star Wars (53:15)
- Potential Finn related series in works for Disney+
- Following events of Episode IX and time with First Order
- Black Canary (56:30)
- Spinoff in works for HBO Max
- Misha Green (Lovecraft Country) tapped to write screenplay
- James Bond: No Time To Die (1:01:30)
- World Premiere set for September 28, 2021
- Implies no more delays for film
- What If...? (1:04:10)
- Episode 2 discussion
- T’Challa as Star-Lord
Follow Superhero Slate every week! (1:19:10)
Email us your questions and thoughts to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate to become a superfan!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, ComicUI – Facebook & Twitter
Subscribe to the weekly Superhero Slate podcast!
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3iR1Ak0
iTunes: https://apple.co/2HNzJzn
Google Play: http://bit.ly/2nqwu9e
Get Your Swag at superheroslate.com/store
Sunday Aug 15, 2021
Sunday Aug 15, 2021
This week on Superhero Slate, we're asking ourselves What If on Disney+, Moon Knight gets some suit leaks, Avatar gets a live action cast, and more!
What We've Been Watching: Demolition Man, Steven Universe Future, Girls5Eva, Apex
News
- The Suicide Squad (22:45)
- BTS photos show Deathstroke leading the team
- Joe Mang’s version?
- BTS photos show Deathstroke leading the team
- Warner Bros. (29:25)
- Strikes deal with AMC theaters to have a 45 day exclusives theatrical window for 2022
- HBO Max plans seem to end in 2021
- Venom: Let There Be Carnage (35:54)
- Delayed to October 15, 2021
- Could be another delay
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (40:00)
- Live action cast revealed
- Gordon Cormier to play Aang
- Kiawentiio to play Katara
- Ian Ousley to play Sokka
- Dallas Liu to play Zuko
- Live action cast revealed
- Marvel’s Avengers (44:10)
- Black Panther: War for Wakanda launches Tuesday
- Includes Black Panther character, Klaue, Crossbones, and new Wakanda levels
- Cruella (46:40)
- Emma Stone strikes deal to return for Sequel
- Disney+ Day (49:30)
- November 12 2021
- Second anniversary of service
- Reveals and announcements
- November 12 2021
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (54:25)
- Will we get a delay?
- Eternals (57:15)
- On track for November 2021
- Disney’s 2022 fiscal starts 11/1
- On track for November 2021
- The Marvels (59:20)
- Moon Knight (1:04:30)
- Outfit leaks (concept art too)
- Filming video confirming look
- What If...? (1:09:23)
- Episode 1 on Disney+
- What if Peggy Carter took the super soldier serum?
- Returning cast:
- Hayley Atwell, Dominic Cooper's Howard Stark, Neal McDonough's Dum Dum Dugan, Sebastian Stan's Bucky Barnes, Toby Jones' Arnim Zola, Bradley Whitford’s Colonel Flynn, and Stanley Tucci's Dr. Erskine
- Ross Marquand returns as the Red Skull from Avengers Endgame
- Samuel L Jackson and Jeremy Renner as Nick Fury and Hawkeye at the end
- Art style
- Episode 1 on Disney+
:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22777912/avatar_live_action_cast_last_airbender_netflix.jpg){kind=link}
Follow Superhero Slate every week! (1:23:50)
Sunday Aug 08, 2021
Sunday Aug 08, 2021
This week on Superhero Slate, we're reviewing The Suicide Squad, check out Christian Bale in the next Thor movie, Venom gives us another Carnage trailer, and more!
What We're Watching: Shazam, Quiet Place 2, & Jungle Cruise
News
- The Suicide Squad (14:00)
- Review and thoughts
- Venom: Let There Be Carnage (21:05)
- Trailer released for film
- Venom, Carnage, Shriek
- Blood bonded symbiote
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch (29:20)
- Season 2 coming 2022
- Season finale on Friday
- LEGO Star Wars (32:05)
- Halloween Special “Terrifying Tales” coming to Disney+
- October 1, 2021
- What If...? (34:00)
- Captain Carter will carry over between seasons
- 9 episodes in seasons 1 and 2
- Episode 1 on Wednesday, August 11
- Everything we see in the series is canon
- Captain Carter will carry over between seasons
- Thor: Love and Thunder (38:48)
- Christian Bale on set as Gorr the God Butcher
- Doesn’t appear to have Necrosword yet
- Stranger Things (42:35)
- Season 4 releasing in 2022
- Y the Last Man (45:15)
- Series trailer released
- September 13, 2021 on FX/Hulu
- The Lord of the Rings (49:20)
- Amazon series releasing September 2, 2022
- First season done filming
Follow Superhero Slate every week! (54:30)
Email us your questions and thoughts to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate to become a superfan!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, ComicUI – Facebook & Twitter
Subscribe to the weekly Superhero Slate podcast!
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3iR1Ak0
iTunes: https://apple.co/2HNzJzn
Google Play: http://bit.ly/2nqwu9e
Get Your Swag at superheroslate.com/store
Sunday Aug 08, 2021
Sunday Aug 08, 2021
Welcome to the Superhero Slate review of The Suicide Squad (2021)! We really want to know...how many people actually live through this movie? Is James Gunn's first DC foray as good as his Marvel ones? Was starfish really a slang term for butthole after all? Find out all these questions and more!
Superhero Slate Review of The Suicide Squad (2021) (00:00)
Spoilers Start at (16:25)
Follow Superhero Slate every week! (54:10)
Email us your questions and thoughts to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate to become a superfan!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, ComicUI – Facebook & Twitter
Subscribe to the weekly Superhero Slate podcast!
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3iR1Ak0
iTunes: https://apple.co/2HNzJzn
Google Play: http://bit.ly/2nqwu9e
Get Your Swag at superheroslate.com/store
Sunday Aug 01, 2021
Sunday Aug 01, 2021
This week Superhero Slate is gearing up to watch The Suicide Squad, Ben Affleck’s Batman rides a motorcycle, Black Widow’s got a new (law)suit, and more!
What We're Watching/Playing: The White Lotus, Centaurworld, The Tomorrow War, Halo Infinite, Niemic Wedding
News
- The Suicide Squad (16:05)
- Next week on HBO Max and in theaters
- Peacemaker (18:40)
- TV series will debut January 16, 2022
- First 3 episodes will be on day 1
- A Whole New Whirled
- Best Friends Never
- Better Goff Dead
- Black Adam (22:35)
- Movie aiming for Pg-13 rating, but will be violent
- The Flash (25:20)
- Ben Affleck’s Batman on a motorcycle on set
- Prod shut down due to someone hit by said motorcycle
- Ben Affleck’s Batman on a motorcycle on set
- Black Panther (30:15)
- Set photos reveal T’challa’s status
- "TCHALLA, OUR HERO, TWAS AN HONOR, WAKANDA FOREVER"
- Next door production using film’s water tanks - Namor?
- Set photos reveal T’challa’s status
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (35:25)
- Hawkeye (40:24)
- First look at show released
- Releasing November 24, 2021 on Disney+
- What If...? (45:00)
- Reaction to first 3 episodes are hitting internet
- More voice cast announced:
- “What If… ?” features the voices of more than 50 MCU cast members who reprise their roles, including Andy Serkis, Angela Bassett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Benedict Wong, Benicio Del Toro, Bradley Whitford, Carrie Coon, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Sullivan, Clancy Brown, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Danai Gurira, David Dastmalchian, Djimon Hounsou, Dominic Cooper, Don Cheadle, Emily VanCamp, Evangeline Lilly, Frank Grillo, Georges St-Pierre, Hayley Atwell, Jaimie Alexander, Jeff Goldblum, Jeremy Renner, John Kani, Jon Favreau, Josh Brolin, Karen Gillan, Kat Dennings, Kurt Russell, Leslie Bibb, Mark Ruffalo, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Douglas, Michael Rooker, Natalie Portman, Neal McDonough, Ophelia Lovibond, Paul Bettany, Paul Rudd, Rachel House, Rachel McAdams, Samuel L. Jackson, Sean Gunn, Sebastian Stan, Seth Green, Stanley Tucci, Taika Waititi, Tilda Swinton, Toby Jones, Tom Hiddleston and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor.
- Disney+Marvel (50:00)
- Reports there are up to 9 unannounced series in works for streaming service
- Ghost Rider, Secret Warriors, and Nova are potentially among them
- Black Widow (1:04:20)
- Scarlett Johansson suing Disney over streaming release
- Financials were based on theatrical dividends
- Disney calls it “sad and distressing”
- Scarlett Johansson suing Disney over streaming release
- Star Wars (1:16:00)
- Lucasfilm hires deepfake YouTuber who did Luke Skywalker in the Mandalorian
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife (1:20:10)
- Trailer released for upcoming film
- Egon’s family revealed
Follow Superhero Slate every week! (1:24:50)
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
This week Superhero Slate has got MCU Cameo Rumors, General Thrawn might have an actor, Michael B. Jordan is doing his own Superman, and more!
Space Jam: A New Legacy, Rutherford Falls, Sliders, Ted Lasso, Masters of the Universe
News
- Dune (17:15)
- Official Main Trailer released
- Showcases characters and action scenes
- Atreides Family to take over and watch over the planet Arakkis (Dune), where Spice Melange is harvested. This unlocks the mind and helps with space travel/navigation, but the Harkonnens want revenge for losing their planet. Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet) leads the film on his journey through the planet Dune.
- October 22 in Theaters and HBO Max
- Black Widow (22:40)
- One of the Black Widows will appear in Shang Chi
- Fight tournament most likely
- What If...? (24:20)
- Marvel’s VP of Film, Victoria Alonso, promises another season
- More animated projects on the way and a “mini studio” on the horizon for them
- Rumors of a Deadpool series
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (28:40)
- Rumor: Captain Carter will make a cameo in the film
- Haley Atwell could reprise role as character
- Rumor: Captain Carter will make a cameo in the film
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (29:45)
- Theaters are now using Fan-Made posters to promote the film
- Charlie Cox cancels comic-con appearance same weekend as Spider-Man: No Way Home reshoots
- Not necessarily connected, but interesting as he’s not connected to other projects
- Could also be She-Hulk
- Hawkeye (34:30)
- Rumor: Vincent D’onofrio will return as Kingpin in show, 5th or 6th episode
- Show could be tied into Spider-Man: No Way Home more than expected
- Hawkeye will debut before end of year, per Victoria Alonso
- Yelena Belova will appear in multiple episodes
- Rumor: Vincent D’onofrio will return as Kingpin in show, 5th or 6th episode
- Ms. Marvel (35:50)
- Victoria Alonso says show will be on Disney+ before 2022
- Indicates trailers sooner than later
- Loki (38:00)
- “Separate Timelines are now connecting”
- The branched timelines can get so big they come back and touch other timelines again
- Ahsoka (48:30)
- Rumor is that Mena Massoud (Aladdin) will play Ezra Bridger in series
- Lars Mikkelsen will reprise Thrawn from Rebels in live action version.
- Superman (50:50)
- Michael B Jordan is creating a Val-Zod limited series for HBO Max
- Not Kal-El Superman that will be on big screen
- Will adapt story from comic books, not ‘racebend’ the Kal-El version
- Found by Terry Sloan and becomes Earth-2’s Superman
- Michael B Jordan is creating a Val-Zod limited series for HBO Max
- Batgirl (53:15)
- Leslie Grace (In the Heights) has been case as Barbara Gordon, aka Batgirl in the HBO Max series
- Will be directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (Bad Boys for Life; Ms. Marvel)
- Written by Christina Hodson (Birds of Prey; Bumblebee; The Flash)
- The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (57:05)
- Animated series based on Vesemir, the mentor of Geralt, in his younger days.
- First time his past is explored in any media
- Voiced by Theo James - Hector in Castlevania
- August 23, 2021
- Animated series based on Vesemir, the mentor of Geralt, in his younger days.
Follow Superhero Slate every week! (1:01:40)
Email us your questions and thoughts to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate to become a superfan!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, ComicUI – Facebook & Twitter
Subscribe to the weekly Superhero Slate podcast!
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3iR1Ak0
iTunes: https://apple.co/2HNzJzn
Google Play: http://bit.ly/2nqwu9e
Get Your Swag at superheroslate.com/store