A weekly podcast where Chris and Mike talk about TV and movie news, superheroes, and everything in-between!
Episodes
Monday Feb 04, 2019
Monday Feb 04, 2019
Welcome to our after hours, after the game rundown from Superhero Slate! We’re talking movie trailers, TV commercials, and maybe some game highlights if we’re feeling frisky.
Our Most Notable Super Bowl LIII Trailer, Commercials, and Moments (Mostly chronological)
- Alita: Battle Angel
- Avengers: Endgame Big Game Spot
- Walmart Grocery Pickup - Movie Cars
- Hyundai - Jason Bateman
- Captain Marvel
- Bud Light - Corn Syrup
- Hobbs and Shaw
- Expensify - Adam Scott and 2 Chainz
- Is Pepsi Ok?
- Audi - Near death experience
- Bud Light - Game of Thrones (Best Commercial Award)
- Pringles - Smart Speaker
- Mint Mobile - Chunky Milk
- Twilight Zone - Jordan Peele
- TurboTax - Robochild
- The Dude - Stella
- Million Dollar Mile - Lebron
- Pizza Hut - $5 Abe Lincoln
- NFL 100 - Keep Away Cake
- Spongebob - Halftime show
- Chinese Lantern Drones - Halftime show
- Netflix Tweet - Viewership down 32% compared to typical Sunday
- Bubly - Michael Buble
- Netflix - Our Planet Trailer
- Amazon Prime - Hanna (1st episode streaming for 24 hours)
- Bud Light - Reverse Bowl Cut
- Xbox - Adaptive Controller
- Bud Light - Trojan Horse
- Burger King - Andy Warhol (Weirdest Commercial Award)
- Alexa - Various celebrities
- Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
- Michelob Ultra Organic - ASMR (Worse Commercial Award)
- Toy Story 4 Trailer
Plugs (49:55)
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Sunday Feb 03, 2019
Sunday Feb 03, 2019
Superhero Slate is counting down the minutes until the biggest trailer day kicks off, DC dates Batman and Suicide Squad, Agents of SHIELD returns this summer, and more!
Mike - Velvet Buzzsaw, Hancock, & Paint Nights
News
- Super Bowl LIII Pre-Game (18:20)
- Trailer Predictions
- Avengers Endgame
- Captain Marvel
- Aladdin
- Dumbo
- Toy Story 4
- Alita: Battle Angel
- Dark Phoenix
- Missing Out
- Spider-Man
- Shazam
- Commercials
- Harrison Ford/Alexa
- The Dude Lebowski/some beer
- Tide and Hellboy?
- Trailer Predictions
- Batman Beyond (28:05)
- Warner Bros. Animation TV, Warner Animation, DC films all have denied working on movie
- The Batman (31:10)
- Release on June 25, 2021
- Ben Affleck OFFICIALLY out
- Script at 160 pages long currently
- DC Super Pets (35:00)
- May 21, 2021
- Animated!
- The Suicide Squad (38:45)
- August 6, 2021
- James Gunn to direct film
- Was offered pick of properties, including Superman
- Not direct sequel, “mostly all new cast”
- Birds of Prey (40:45)
- First promo video
- Harley Quinn, Black Canary, Huntress, Black Mask, Victor Zsasz
- First promo video
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 (43:30)
- Chris Pratt promises there will be a third movie
- Edgar Wright, Chris Miller, and Taika Waititi say Gunn still best man for job
- Avengers Endgame (46:55)
- LEGO Leaks are out there, be careful! (Still can’t make sense of them)
- Ken Jeong cast in secret role
- Agents of SHIELD (50:35)
- Season 6 trailer debuts
- Coulson in Captain Marvel could renew interest in show
- Season 6 trailer debuts
- Invincible (52:25)
- Animated series on Amazon
- 8 episodes, hour long each
- Steven Yeun, JK Simmons, Seth Rogen, Gillian Jacobs, Mark Hamill
- Live action still in works at Universal
- Animated series on Amazon
- Zombieland: Double Tap (55:00)
- Title and character posters revealed
- October 11, 2019
- Hobbs and Shaw (57:20)
Plugs (1:04:00)
Email us your questions and thoughts to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate to make us impressed!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Sunday Jan 27, 2019
Sunday Jan 27, 2019
We are preparing for the Superhero Slate Bowl (of snacks) trailers, Black Panther makes history at the Academy Awards, check out some indie comic TV show trailers, and more!
News
- Souper Bowl 2019 (14:35)
- Disney has confirmed ‘undisclosed” number of spots during the game
- Harrison Ford & Alexa
- The Big Lebowski returns
- Funko (22:00)
- Movie based on the Funko line of products rumored to be in development at Warner Bros.
- Includes: Pop! Vinyls, Spastiks, Dorbz, Hikari, Legacy Collection, Fabrikations, Mopeez, and Rock Candy
- Characters already confirmed for the Funko movie: Darth Vader, Deadpool, Hellboy, Harley Quinn, Wonder Woman, Care Bears, My Little Pony... Also Hello Kitty.
- Movie based on the Funko line of products rumored to be in development at Warner Bros.
- Doctor Strange 2 (31:25)
- C. Robert Cargill signed to write script
- Wants to focus on character Nightmare (ruler of Dream/Nightmare dimension)
- Black Panther (32:45)
- 7 Academy Award Nominations
- Best Picture
- Best Costume Design
- Best Sound Mixing
- Best Sound Editing
- Best Original Score
- Best Production Design
- Best Original Song (for "All The Stars")
- 7 Academy Award Nominations
- Avengers: Infinity War (36:50)
- 1 Academy Award Nomination
- Best Visual Effects
- RT user’s #1 movie of 2018 based on fan vote
- 1 Academy Award Nomination
- Razzies (39:30)
- No superhero movie nominated for a Razzie!
- Disney+ (40:15)
- No shows Marvel Studios originals to be released in 2019, more Q1 2020
- Marvel TV produced shows could
- Loki will be like Arrow, with split perspective
- Scarlet Witch - is NOT a mutant. May bring back Quicksilver for backstory filling purposes
- No shows Marvel Studios originals to be released in 2019, more Q1 2020
- Cinemacon 2019 (42:25)
- Sony Pictures is missing expo in April
- Spider-Man Far From Home and Men in Black International big releases on slate
- Fox may also skip, or fold their presentation into Disney’s
- Sony Pictures is missing expo in April
- Morbius, the Living Vampire (43:40)
- Cast Matt Smith (Doctor Who, Star Wars 9) in leading role
- August 31, 2020
- Venom 2 (45:10)
- Rumored October 2, 2020 release
- Ghostbusters (45:58)
- Releasing July 10, 2020
- Aquaman (46:30)
- Warner Bros. starting to develop sequel to film
- James Wan only director to helm two $1+ billion movies for separate studios
- Titans (49:15)
- Deathstroke’s children (Jericho/Ravager) to debut in season 2
- Supergirl (52:10)
- Detective Pikachu (53:55)
- Sequel in works with Oren Uziel (22 Jump Street) as writer
- The Boys (54:55)
- First tease promo for Amazon’s adaptation
- In a world where superheroes embrace the darker side of their massive celebrity and fame, The Boys centers on a group of vigilantes known informally as "the boys," who set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.
- First tease promo for Amazon’s adaptation
- Umbrella Academy (57:45)
- Promo for Netflix’s adaptation of Dark Horse comic (Gerard Way)
- The promo introduces us to the highly dysfunctional Hargreeves family (The Monocle, Spaceboy, The Kraken, The Rumor, The Séance, Number Five, The Horror, and The White Violin), who must band together after the death of their father and attempt to put their numerous differences aside in order to stop the apocalypse.
- Promo for Netflix’s adaptation of Dark Horse comic (Gerard Way)
Plugs: (1:05:55)
Email us your questions and thoughts to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate to make us impressed!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Sunday Jan 20, 2019
Sunday Jan 20, 2019
Superhero Slate is headed Far From Home with Spider-Man, let us assemble these sweet Endgame toys, help us settle a John Wick debate, and more!
Chris’ Theater Going Weekend - Glass, Into the Spider-Verse, Dragon Ball Super Broly
Mike's Hate Watch - Slobby’s World, My Hero Academia
Video Games - Firewall Zero Hour (PSVR) & Bloodbourne
News
- John Wick 3 (23:30)
- Mike says John Wick is cooler than Spider-Man. This argument ends the podcast as we know it.
- Trailer
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (29:40)
- First Trailer
- Poster revealed
- Breakdown
- Villains
- Suits
- Mysterio
- Locations
- July 5, 2019
- Avengers: Endgame (38:55)
- Less than 100 days
- Toys On sale in other countries
- Captain Marvel (43:45)
- Less than 50 days
- Agents of SHIELD (45:05)
- Anthony Michael Hall cast in recurring Season 6 role
- Disney+ (46:25)
- The Vision & Scarlet Witch
- Settle in suburbs and give Vision a soul
- Hawkeye
- Clint training Kate Bishop, Young Avengers Hawkeye
- Bucky/The Falcon
- Spy Thriller, possibly have US Agent
- Sif
- Deals with banishment from Asgard, against Enchantress
- Beta Ray Bill rumored to be introduced
- The Vision & Scarlet Witch
- New Mutants (51:25)
- X-Force (53:00)
- Will be released before Deadpool 3 (if it does)
- Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Avengers, Iron Man 3 model
- Written/Directed by Drew Goddard
- Will be released before Deadpool 3 (if it does)
- New Gods (54:00)
- Granny Goodness and the Female Furies as villains
- Mr. Miracle and Big Barda as protagonists
- Shazam! (55:28)
- Trailer on Tuesday, the 22nd
- The Batman (57:30)
- Filming starts this fall
- Revolves around a younger Batman (Affleck out)
- The Penguin to make appearance (with other villains)
- Was replaced by Black Mask in Birds of Prey to be used here
- Bloodshot (59:20)
- First look at Ray Garrison (Vin Diesel)
- Valiant Comics hero powered by Nanites
- Ghostbusters 3 (1:01:30)
- Jason Reitman (son of original director) to do sequel to original 2 movies
- Teaser already released
- Mission Impossible (1:05:40)
- Christopher McQuarry to direct next two films back to back
- Summer 2021 and 2022 release
- Game of Thrones (1:07:30)
- April 14, 2019
- Pokemon (1:09:05)
- Legendary working on live action adaptations of Pokemon Red & Blue
- “a Rocky-esque narrative about an underdog making his way towards the top, exploring the Kanto region and the first generation of Pokemon”
Plugs: (1:12:00)
Email us your questions and thoughts to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate to make us impressed!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Sunday Jan 13, 2019
Sunday Jan 13, 2019
A new Captain Marvel trailer has Superhero Slate powered up to see the movie, we discuss several shows on the Disney+ service, how many Fox movies will actually be released, and more!
Superhero Snack Bowl
News
- Punisher (13:40)
- Season 2 trailer
- January 18, 2019 on Netflix
- Academy Awards (16:00)
- Producers want to Assemble the Avengers to present awards
- 2013 had Chris Evans, Robert Downey, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L Jackson
- Black Panther (19:00)
- Best reviewed movie in 2018 from RT
- Gets Writer’s Guild nomination
- Black Panther’s Quest (23:18)
- Stan Lee’s last animated cameo to debut on 1/13 episode
- Captain Marvel (26:30)
- Special Look Video
- Tickets available now
- Sales exceeded expectations
- Looking at $160 million opening weekend
- Avoid Samuel L Jackson interviews
- Avengers: Endgame (35:30)
- Marketing may only show footage from first 20 minutes of the movie
- Hide spoilers and events until debut
- Title has been in place since before production
- Black Knight correlation?
- 2 True Believers comics in April are reprint of Dane Whitman stories
- Marketing may only show footage from first 20 minutes of the movie
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (43:00)
- Trailer may debut January 15
- Probably different from CCXP footage
- Into the Spider-Verse (44:35)
- Golden Globe for best Animated Film
- Black Widow (46:30)
- Rumors point to discussion for the film to have been first R-Rated Marvel film
- Not likely with only 2 movies releasing in 2020
- Rumors point to discussion for the film to have been first R-Rated Marvel film
- Loki (Disney+) (49:10)
- Rumor points to Tom Hiddleston not being main actor, but more narrator
- Telling events from Loki’s past/childhood
- Has precedent in comics
- Rumor points to Tom Hiddleston not being main actor, but more narrator
- Vision & Scarlet Witch (Disney+) (51:50)
- Jac Schaeffer (Captain Marvel) to write and be showrunner
- Lady Sif (52:55)
- Rumor that Sif (Jamie Alexander) limited series to be in development for Disney+ streaming service
- Fox Merger (54:50)
- Deal expected to close early March
- All non-production movies have 2 months to film or will be scrapped
- Gambit, Silver Surfer, Kitty Pryde, Multiple Man, Doctor Doom
- X-Force possible, but same time constriction
- New Mutants reportedly hasn’t started the reshoots, but will be last release
- X-Men: Dark Phoenix (58:40)
- Current budget has ballooned over $200 million
- Thought to be a box office bomb
- Probably break-even but still be a loss worldwide
- Depends on the die-hard X-Men fans and the average movie-goer
- Venom 2 (1:00:25)
- Sequel all but confirmed
- Kelly Marcel (1/3 of Venom, Saving Mr. Banks) to write script
- Ruben Fleischer not expected to return as director
- Woody Harrelson’s Carnage expected to be villain
- Possible R-rating but due to China’s extreme process, may remain PG 13?
- Aquaman (1:05:00)
- Has passed $1 billion worldwide (72% international)
- Now higher than The Dark Knight
- Has passed $1 billion worldwide (72% international)
- Birds of Prey (1:06:25)
- Filming to begin this week
- Star Trek 4 (1:07:50)
- Has been shelved by Paramount
Plugs: (1:10:50)
Email us your questions and thoughts to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate to make us impressed!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Sunday Jan 06, 2019
Sunday Jan 06, 2019
Superhero Slate is kicking off 2019 with Marvel’s The Punisher, The Mandalorian puts a bounty on IG-88, Batwoman is getting a pilot episode on CW, and more!
News
- 2018 (18:45)
- Box Office total $11.9 billion revenue domestic
- $41.7 billion international
- $7.3 from Disney
- Box Office total $11.9 billion revenue domestic
- The Punisher (20:43)
- Season 2 on January 18
- Captain Marvel (23:45)
- Runtime at 2 hours 10 minutes
- Talos poster
- March 8, 2019
- Spider-Man: Far from Home (29:55)
- Mysterio look from EW (drawing)
- Trailer soon?
- Black Knight (34:15)
- Rumored Black Knight & Captain Britain film in the works
- Related to the Quantum Realm
- Golden Globes (42:20)
- Sunday night, will Black Panther win big?
- Once Upon a Deadpool (44:47)
- Digital and Physical on Jan 15
- $1 from every buy or rent will go to Fudge Cancer
- 2018 Superhero Movie Wrap-Up (45:25)
- Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Aquaman
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Black Panther
- Deadpool 2
- Incredibles 2
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
- Venom
- 2019 Upcoming Films (54:25)
- Glass
- Hellboy
- Alita Battle Angel
- LEGO Movie 2
- Captain Marvel
- Shazam!
- Avengers: Endgame
- Godzilla
- Aladdin
- Detective Pikachu
- The Mandalorian (59:45)
- Star Wars bounty hunter IG-88 to appear
- Confirmed to Chris via Star Tours
- Possible relation to Galaxy’s Edge
- Rogue One Prequel (1:04:00)
- Cassian Andor series to film October 2019
- A prequel of a prequel, but still a sequel to the prequels
- Cassian Andor series to film October 2019
- Star Wars Episode 9 (1:05:25)
- Will take place 1 year after The Last Jedi
- Aquaman (1:08:25)
- Highest worldwide DC movie, behind BvS
- Shazam (1:10:22)
- Second trailer for movie to debut January 19
- First trailer was SDCC 2018
- Batman (1:12:22)
- Script rumored to be completed, October film date
- DC Universe (1:14:05)
- Sizzle reel for 2019
- Original series Titans, Young Justice: Outsiders, Doom Patrol, Swamp Thing, Stargirl and Harley Quinn
- Sizzle reel for 2019
- Batwoman (1:16:25)
- Pilot ordered at CW
- Stranger Things (1:18:25)
- Season 3 on July 4
Plugs: (1:20:45)
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, Instagram, ComicUI, TWITCH
Sunday Dec 23, 2018
Sunday Dec 23, 2018
Superfan Jim is filling in this week while Aquaman is out in theaters this week, Spider-Man is spreading some Christmas cheer across the spider-verse, Hellboy is unleashed upon earth, and more!
Guest Host: Jim Minteer
News
- Aquaman (7:55)
- Spoiler Free Thoughts
- Avengers Endgame (13:40)
- Venom (16:40)
- Director doesn’t see need for Unrated Release
- “Extra features add color; fans like film currently released”
- Spider-Man PS4 (21:20)
- Classic Raimi Suit from movies is in game for FREE
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (25:15)
- Hellboy (27:50)
- First trailer released
- Tone and look
- Men in Black International (33:10)
- First trailer released
- Ragnarok cast reunited
- Doom Patrol (39:40)
- Deadly Class (48:45)
- Aladdin (51:15)
- First stills from movie
Plugs: (1:00:00)
@Jim - @HF605, @ia_man_of_steel
Chris – @Valdan, Instagram, ComicUI, TWITCH
Friday Dec 21, 2018
Friday Dec 21, 2018
Superhero Slate is here to review DC's latest with Aquaman! Is Jason Momoa enough to make Aquaman cool? Will the only DC film of 2018 float to the top? What does it take to be an Ocean master? Find out all our thoughts and more in this review!
This podcast contains spoilers starting at 13:20
Superhero Slate Review for Aquaman
Email us your questions and reviews to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate to make us impressed!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, Instagram, ComicUI
Sunday Dec 16, 2018
Sunday Dec 16, 2018
Superhero Slate, Spider-Man and friends are swinging into our news, The Punisher is shooting for a January release, Aquaman is causing a splash in theaters, and more!
News
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (11:50)
- Review (for those who waited)
- Sony Spider-verse (17:55)
- Sequel to focus on Spider-Gwen, Jessica Drew (Spider-Woman), Silk
- Sinister Six (23:04)
- Sony & Drew Goddard’s movie remains in “Active Development”
- Waiting on Drew to direct it - Amy Pascal
- Spider-man (31:24)
- Amy Pascal committed to keeping Spider-Man in MCU
- Far From Home Trailer possibly on 18th
- PS4 (36:45)
- Final piece of “The Long Night” DLC on December 21
- Cyborg Spider-Man, Spider-Armor (again), Peter B. Parker
- Doctor Strange (40:00)
- Sequel pretty much confirmed
- Scott Derrickson finalizing deal to direct
- The Punisher (41:15)
- Season 2 debuting in January
- The Defenders (43:10)
- Netflix contract stipulates 2 years minimum before Marvel can use characters
- Unlikely to be saved on Disney+
- Shang Chi
- Movie in development
- David Callaham writing script
- Once Upon A Deadpool (49:05)
- In Theaters for limited run
- Even more after credits scenes
- Aquaman (51:30)
- In theaters this weekend
- Review Episode incoming
- Elseworlds (53:05)
- Crossover Review/Thoughts
- Stargirl (56:20)
- Casts Joel McHale as Starman
- Member of the Justice Society of America
- Swamp Thing (59:10)
- Ian Ziering (Sharknado) cast as Blue Devil
- Stuntman who becomes bonded to body suit
- Ian Ziering (Sharknado) cast as Blue Devil
- Birds of Prey (1:01:22)
- Chris Messina (Argo, The Mindy Project) cast as Victor Zsasz
- Sonic the Hedgehog (1:02:55)
- Leaked poster #1
- Weird Poster
- Godzilla: King of Monsters (1:07:35)
- Stranger Things (1:08:50)
- Season 3 trailer reveals titles
- “Suzie, Do You Copy?”, “The Mall Rats”, “The Case of the Missing Lifeguard”, “The Sauna Test”, “The Source”, “The Birthday”, “The Bite”, and “The Battle of Starcourt."
- Season 3 trailer reveals titles
Plugs: (1:15:20)
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, Instagram, ComicUI, TWITCH
Sunday Dec 09, 2018
Sunday Dec 09, 2018
Superhero Slate is here to review Sony's latest iteration of Spider-Man with Into the Spider-verse! Is Miles Morales and his crew of alternate Spider-Men good enough? How does this animation method stack up against everything else? Will anyone ever know all of the lyrics to the song Sunflower? Find out all our thoughts and more in this review!
This podcast contains spoilers starting at 7:30
Superhero Slate Review for Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse
Email us your questions and reviews to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate to make us impressed!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, Instagram, ComicUI