A weekly podcast where Chris and Mike talk about TV and movie news, superheroes, and everything in-between!
Episodes
Sunday Apr 12, 2020
Sunday Apr 12, 2020
This week Superhero Slate is discussing how we’re spending our social isolation, looking forward to more Disney+ movies, Chris Hemsworth and the Russos team up again, and more!
News
- CoD: Warzone (17:20)
- More than 50 million players one month after launch
- Fortnite 250 million players (March 2019)
- Apex 70 million players (October 2019)
- Playstation 5 (20:50)
- Project Tempo (28:10)
- Amazon’s game streaming platform
- 2020-2021 release
- New World (MMO), Crucible (team-based shooter), Lord of the Rings (free to play MMO)
- Stadia (34:00)
- Free 2 months if you sign up
- Extraction (35:55)
- Chris Hemsworth as the lead
- Produced by Russo Brothers
- Quibi Launch (39:35)
- Reached over 830,000 downloads in just three days
- Can’t take screenshots
- Only on mobile
- Disney Plus (48:55)
- Surpasses 50 million subscribers
- Launched in UK, India, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, and Switzerland
- Robin Hood (51:20)
- MCU (57:00)
- Disney+ France press release has She-Hulk, Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel for 2022
- Daredevil (58:50)
- 5th anniversary of show’s debut
- The New Mutants (1:00:20)
- 94 minute runtime revealed
- Apocalypse is longest at 144 minutes
- 94 minute runtime revealed
- Guardians of the Galaxy 3 (1:01:45)
- Plans haven’t changed due to COVID19 - per James Gunn
- Harley Quinn & Birds of Prey (1:03:35)
- Movie rental only $5 now
- Snowpiercer (1:04:00)
- The Midnight Gospel (1:06:05)
- Official Trailer
- Created by Pendleton Ward (Adventure Time)
- Middle-Aged Mutant Ninja Turtles (1:08:30)
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Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
This week Superhero Slate is looking at a brand new Superhero Movie Release Slate, getting ready to buy some tasty treats at Disneyland, lots of writers are still getting work, and more!
News
- Movie Theaters (14:40)
- Study shows decreased audiences post-pandemic
- People are afraid of large crowds
- Marvel Cinematic Universe (20:15)
- Phase 4 has shifted 1 release date backwards
- Black Widow - November 3, 2020
- Eternals - February 12, 2021
- Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - May 7, 2021
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - November 5, 2021
- Thor: Love and Thunder - February 18, 2022 (new date)
- Black Panther - May 6, 2022 (stayed same)
- Captain Marvel 2 - July 8, 2022 (new announcement)
- Disney+ shows have not changed as of yet
- Spider-Man is a Sony release and still scheduled for July 2021
- Directors say delay will lead to better movies
- Phase 4 has shifted 1 release date backwards
- Spider-Man 3 (33:30)
- Reportedly adds Seamus McGarvey (Avengers; Bad Times at the El Royale) as cinematographer
- Sony’s Marvel Universe (35:15)
- Morbius is March 19, 2021
- Venom unlikely to change
- Trailer online soon
- Ghostbusters is March 5, 2021
- Uncharted for October 8, 2021 (originally a date for Marvel-Sony film)
- Other Movie Delays (38:10)
- Mulan - July 24, 2020
- Free Guy - December 11, 2020
- Jungle Cruise - July 30, 2021
- Indiana Jones 5 - July 29, 2022
- Artemis Fowl - Moved to Disney+ from theaters
- New Mutants (39:30)
- No date yet
- Unlikely to make its way to Hulu/Disney+ before 2022
- 20th Century Fox made deal with HBO streaming in 2012 for all movies through 2022
- Dark Phoenix went to HBO instead of D+
- Doesn’t affect digital sales, just streaming rights
- Avengers Campus (42:40)
- Thanos snap never happened in Marvel’s DisneyLand park
- Terran Treats shows infinity stone based sweets
- Black Widow (45:25)
- Lorne Balfe (Mission Impossible; LEGO Batman) replaces current film composter, Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water)
- Ant-Man 3 (49:15)
- Jeff Loveness (Rick & Morty, Groot (comic), Jimmy Kimmel) to write script
- Paul Rudd reportedly wrote script that featured AIM and MODOK’s first appearance
- Got writing credit on Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Rick and Morty (52:20)
- Kenobi (55:30)
- Series finds new writer with Joby Harold (King Arthur: Legend of the Sword)
- Not delayed yet, could use extra time to rework series
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Friday Apr 03, 2020
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Welcome to the Superhero Slate review of Bloodshot! Can Vin Diesel's continued efforts at low-key superhero roles finally be a success? How did this movie get Iron Man 3's villain? Why should you watch Bloodshot during the quarantine? Find out all these questions and more!
Superhero Slate Review of Bloodshot (2020)
Spoilers (12:20)
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Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
This week Superhero Slate is looking at TV show postponements, Star Wars Racer is coming to consoles, the Eternals is still on track to release, and more!
Call of Duty: Warzone
Tiger King: Netflix
News
- Bloodshot (25:50)
- Thoughts & Spoiler Free Review
- The Flash (37:30)
- Most CW show finales are being postponed
- Stargirl (41:20)
- Series premiere delayed on CW
- Crisis on Infinite Earths (44:15)
- Being re-aired in place of delayed shows
- Titans (46:20)
- Made with the proviso they would not have to cross over with Arrowverse
- Wonder Woman 84 (52:50)
- Release date movies to August 14
- Deadpool (55:45)
- Josh Brolin would return as Cable in MCU
- Previously played Thanos
- Josh Brolin would return as Cable in MCU
- Dragon’s Lair (56:50)
- Ryan Reynolds in talk for live action adaptation of video game
- Netflix
- Ryan Reynolds in talk for live action adaptation of video game
- The Umbrella Academy (1:04:05)
- Release will NOT be delayed by pandemic
- Star Wars: Episode 1 Racer (1:05:35)
- Game coming to PS4 and Nintendo Switch
- Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy out now
- Eternals (1:09:00)
- Scanline VFX are working on film remotely
- May feature fall of Atlantis and a nod to Namor
- HBO Max (1:12:15)
- Still on track for May launch
- Solar Opposites (1:16:00)
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Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
This week, Superhero Slate is on lockdown but still covering news, such as the most recent delay for Black Widow, casting Ahsoka in The Mandalorian, enjoying early to digital movie releases, and more!
Question: How to Podcast At Home
What We're Doing:
- Westworld
- RE3 Demo/COD Warzone
- Quarantine Pirates of the Caribbean
- Black Death
News
- Black Widow (32:50)
- Release delayed indefinitely
- Not sure when it will hit theaters
- Will NOT mess up MCU release order
- Release delayed indefinitely
- Marvel Studios (35:30)
- All movies and TV series are on indefinite hiatus until able to return
- Agents of SHIELD (38:05)
- Show has been done for months, the offices have disbanded
- Could Disney+ release it early as a ‘play’ at solidarity
- Helstrom (40:05)
- Season 1 has wrapped on upcoming Hulu Series
- New Mutants (41:15)
- Josh Boone: Can only go up from Dark Phoenix
- X-Men: Dark Phoenix (46:10)
- Many people watching for first time on HBO
- The Mandalorian (47:55)
- Rosario Dawson (Daredevil) has been cast as Ahsoka Tano in Season 2
- Previously voiced by Ashley Eckstein in The Clone Wars, Rebels, and The Rise of Skywalker
- Mostly prosthetics and a little CGI
- Has a history with the Darksaber
- Potential spinoff series?
- Rosario Dawson (Daredevil) has been cast as Ahsoka Tano in Season 2
- Harley Quinn (55:00)
- TV series has trailer for season 2
- April 4, 2020
- The Flash (56:55)
- Movie was supposed to go into pre-production next week
- Wonder Woman 84 (58:30)
- DEBUNKED: Rumor to bring movie to digital streaming this summer instead of theater
- Makes no sense to do so
- Movies Releasing to Digital Early (1:03:25)
- Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey
- Bloodshot
- Onward
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Bad Boys for Life
- Movies Delayed (1:08:50)
- Minions: The Rise of Gru
- Spiral: From the book of Saw
- Uncharted (1:12:05)
- Movie production hit by a 6 week delay
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Sunday Mar 15, 2020
Sunday Mar 15, 2020
This week, Superhero Slate is social distancing itself from everything...like we always do, Black Widow gives us its final trailer, the box office takes a huge tumble, and more!
News
- COVID-19 Cancellations (25:15)
- ECCC - now in August
- New Mutants
- Mulan
- A Quiet Place 2
- Razzie Awards
- Wondercon Anaheim
- Cinemacon
- E3
- XFL
- NCAA tournament; NBA
- Pretty much any movie or TV show production
- New Mutants (48:00)
- Antonio Banderas was cast as villain sequel
- Emmanuel de Costa, father of Sunspot
- Antonio Banderas was cast as villain sequel
- Box Office (49:20)
- Looking like a 22 year low
- Superman and Lois (50:30)
- Series going straight to production after delay
- Stargirl (51:15)
- Destiny Trailer
- May 11 on DCUniverse, May 12, 2020 on CW
- Frozen II (54:15)
- Movie moved up 3 months on Disney+
- Black Widow (59:00)
- Final Trailer
- Black Panther Claws, Spider-Man kick
- Watches Iron Man 2 fight; AIM?
- Loki (1:04:55)
- Richard E Grant cast in film
- Rumored to be Kang?
- Richard E Grant cast in film
- Spider-Man 3 (1:06:30)
- Filming starts in July in Atlanta
- Spider-Man Spinoff (1:08:05)
- Sony film gets ASM2 writer Roberto Orci (Fringe)
- Rumored characters are Silk, Nightwatch, Silver Sable, Black Cat, etc
- Not a part of the MCU at this time
- Avengers Campus (1:11:20)
- July 18 in CA
- Next progression in Marvel Storytelling (not MCU)
- 5 addresses:
- Avengers
- Spider-Man
- Ant-Man
- Doctor Strange
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- 16 heroes on hand to meet/pose for picture
- Westworld (1:16:56)
- Season 3 on Sunday night
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Sunday Mar 08, 2020
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
This week, we're looking into the DC Animated Movie Universe, looking at set photos from the Loki series, picking up hotties with the new Batmobile, and more!
News
- ECCC (10:35)
- 2020 Emerald City Comic-Con postponed till Summer
- Will San Diego Comic Con follow?
- 2020 Emerald City Comic-Con postponed till Summer
- Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (16:05)
- The Batman (20:00)
- Marvel: Future Avengers (28:10)
- Anime now streaming on Disney+
- English Dub (first debut)
- Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (34:25)
- Fin Fang Foom rumored to make debut
- Space dragon, can change size
- Ten Rings stolen from space vessel
- Fin Fang Foom rumored to make debut
- Thor: Love and Thunder (39:35)
- Tessa Thompson confirms Christian Bale as Villain
- Loki (41:15)
- Falcon and the Winter Soldier (48:40)
- Batroc the Leaper could appear in show
- Hawkeye (50:55)
- Shooting starting this summer
- Jeremy Renner training for return
- She-Hulk (52:15)
- Jennifer Walters will specialize in super heroic law
- Guardians of the Galaxy (54:40)
- James Gunn says a Drax/Mantis movie hasn’t been ruled out
- New Mutants (57:20)
- April 3 release with a PG-13 rating
- Film complete per Josh Boone
- Bloodshot (58:45)
- March 13, 2020
- James Bond: No Time To Die (1:01:05)
- Moved to November 12 release
- Originally April
- Moved to November 12 release
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Sunday Mar 01, 2020
Sunday Mar 01, 2020
Welcome to the Superhero Slate review of C2E2 2020, we're also discovering who the Squadron Supreme are, discussing a new director for Indiana Jones 5, and more!
News
- C2E2 (8:55)
- Recap and events
- Thursday at Popeyes
- Friday - entrance, panels, swag, books, Floor Layout, Wild Bills
- Saturday - Scotty Snyder, Ben Percy, Dungeons Dice and Everything Nice, Funimation After Party
- Recap and events
- Mark Ruffalo (30:44)
- Favorite MCU film to make was Thor: Ragnarok
- She-Hulk (31:40)
- Mark Ruffalo has had preliminary talks to be in series
- Begins filming this summer
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (34:50)
- The Falcon & The Winter Soldier (41:00)
- Loki (45:10)
- Production team has been ordering a vast array of comic material
- With the common thread being the appearance of the Squadron Supreme
- Marvel’s alternate universe of Justice League characters
- Hyperion, Nighthawk, Power Princess, and the Whizzer
- Moon Knight (50:40)
- Looking at December 2021 or Spring 2022 release
- Filming in mid-November at Atlanta
- Spider-Man 3 (52:44)
- Working title: Serenity Now
- Previous films Summer of George and Fall of George
- Web-Slinger ride at Disneyland’s Avengers Campus will feature Dr. Octopus
- Possible appearance in third film?
- Will have physical appearance in ride
- Working title: Serenity Now
- Venom 2 (58:00)
- Star Wars: High Republic (1:00:50)
- Series of published projects set 200 years before The Phantom Menace
- Could feature active Yoda
- Will include books and novels to start
- Will not overlap with any of the films or series planned for production
- Series of published projects set 200 years before The Phantom Menace
- Indiana Jones 5 (1:05:40)
- James Mangold (Logan, The Wolverine) in talks to replace Steven Spielberg as director for film
- First movie in franchise to have different director
- Disney (1:10:30)
- Bob Iger has fulfilled his promise of stepping down as Disney CEO
- Bob Chapek will replace him
- Will continue to work in creative capacity through 2021
- Bob Iger has fulfilled his promise of stepping down as Disney CEO
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Sunday Feb 23, 2020
Sunday Feb 23, 2020
Superhero Slate talks about the future of Star Wars stories, predict if time travel will bring Loki back, scratch our heads about a Mysterio solo film at Sony, and more!
News
- Disney (12:45)
- Expected to unveil upcoming MCU and Star Wars slate at Disney+ event in March
- Previews for: Loki, WandaVision, Falcon & The Winter Soldier, Mandalorian
- Updates for: Obi Wan, Cassian Andor, Hawkeye, She-Hulk, Ms. Marvel, Moon Knight
- Star Wars (17:00)
- New film in development with J.D. Dillard (Sleight) and Matt Owens (Luke Cage)
- Uncertain if theatrical release or Disney+ offering
- No ties to currently announced movies
- The Clone Wars (25:55)
- Series finale started on D+
- Season 7 will tie into Revenge of the Sith
- Elsa Bloodstone (30:50)
- Was featured character of ‘mostly brand new’ female superhero show last year
- Canceled before greenlit at ABC
- Would have tied into Monster Marvel Universe
- Helstrom, Ghost Rider
- Was featured character of ‘mostly brand new’ female superhero show last year
- Loki (32:10)
- Rumored to be setting up Kang for MCU
- Was a part of Time Variance Authority
- She-Hulk (37:25)
- Red Hulk rumored to make debut in series
- Appearance of second Hulk will cause drastic measures from Thunderbolt Ross
- Hawkeye & Ms. Marvel (39:00)
- Hasbro’s investor presentation says shows will debut in 2021
- Hawkeye for Late 2021; Jonathan Igla (Mad Men) as showrunner
- Ms. Marvel to debut before that
- Hasbro’s investor presentation says shows will debut in 2021
- Captain Marvel 2 (41:36)
- Warbird Productions II LLC has been filed
- Sequel in the works
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (44:50)
- More signs Sam Raimi is directing
- Canceled appearance at MonsterManiaCon due to “filming”
- Hasn’t done a movie since Oz the Great and Powerful
- Mysterio (47:15)
- Sony rumored to be making Mysterio solo film
- Using Jake Gyllenhaal back in the role
- Could follow return from the ‘dead’ and his revenge on Spider-man
- Deadpool (51:30)
- Character is an unlockable skin Fortnite’s Battlepass
- The Batman (54:40)
- First look at Batman suit in action
- Wonder Woman 84 (58:25)
- Harley Quinn (series) (1:03:30)
- Season 2 will return on DCU Friday April 3
- Originally 26 episodes ordered split in 2 seasons
- Superman & Lois (1:04:55)
- Picks up after Crisis
- Has 2 kids: Jonathan & Jordan Kent
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Sunday Feb 16, 2020
Sunday Feb 16, 2020
This week Superhero Slate is predicting a Sony and Marvel combined universe, looking at The Batman’s new suit, Shang Chi shows us sharing is caring, and more!
News
- Sonic the Hedgehog (10:15)
- Nearly perfect audience RT Score
- A Cinema Score
- The Falcon & The Winter Soldier (15:30)
- Production wraps filming in Atlanta
- Puerto Rico possibly left
- Hawkeye (18:40)
- On track to debut Fall 2021
- Ms. Marvel (22:04)
- Will introduce Inhuman characters to MCU
- Red Dagger and Kamran are being cast
- Kamran has an inhuman bond with Kamala and becomes ally
- Black Panther 2 (24:50)
- Using Shang Chi’s studio space in Australia between March/June 2021
- Shang Chi & The Legend of the Ten Rings (32:15)
- Casting mysterious crime boss
- 40-60 and much speak Mandarin fluently
- Casting mysterious crime boss
- Agents of Atlas (34:20)
- Project rumored to be in development as follow-up to Shang Chi
- Team made up of Asian and Asian American superheroes such as Shang-Chi, Silk, White Fox and Brawn, Randall Park as Jimmy Woo
- Marvel’s Avengers (37:00)
- Pre-orders out now for Xbox, PS4, PC
- Regular version (Best Buy has steelbook)
- Deluxe Edition (comes with 72 hour early access and Obsidian Outfits)
- Earth’s Mightiest Edition - $199.99
- 12-inch statue of Captain America from Gentle Giant, a SteelBook case game, a Hulk Bobblehead, Mjolnir Keychain, Black Widow’s Belt Buckle, Iron Man’s Prototype Armor Blueprints, Kamala Khan’s Honorary Avenger Pin and commemorative Avengers group photo
- Pre-orders out now for Xbox, PS4, PC
- Marvel United (41:00)
- Kickstarter mini game from CMON is available
- Currently 26 minis/characters in base game on
- Infinity Gauntlet expansion adds children of Thanos and Thanos
- Tales of Asgard puts in Thor, Korg, Loki, Beta Ray Bill, and Valkyrie
- Sony (44:30)
- Spider-Man universe movie revealed for October 8, 2021
- Disney also has Live Action movie on 10.8.21 movie scheduled
- Combining universes?
- Coincidence?
- Morbius (49:45)
- Plot leak
- Spider-Woman (53:10)
- Movie reportedly in development at Sony
- Michelle MacLaren (Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, Better Call Saul) to direct
- Alicia Vikander (Tomb Raider) as Jessica Drew
- Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey (56:30)
- Movie gets renaming immediately following box office release
- The Batman (58:40)
- First look at Robert Pattinson’s batsuit
- Video has some of Michael Giacchano’s score
- Will reportedly revolve around Year Two of Batman’s career
- Indiana Jones 5 (1:07:33)
- Movie will start filming this summer, as early as April according to Harrison Ford
- Masters of the Universe (1:10:20)
- Stranger Things (1:13:30)
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