A weekly podcast where Chris and Mike talk about TV and movie news, superheroes, and everything in-between!
Episodes
Sunday Mar 03, 2019
Sunday Mar 03, 2019
Superhero Slate has joined the inaugural class of The Umbrella Academy! Do all people with superpowers have to be heroes? Can this weird, unconventional family resolve their past problems? Which of the 7 members is our favorite? Find out all our thoughts and more in this review episode!
Spoilers Start at 9:35
Plugs
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Sunday Mar 03, 2019
Sunday Mar 03, 2019
Superhero Slate is waiting the arrival of Captain Marvel, Aquaman 2 has a release date, we’re watching New Trailers for Dark Phoenix, Hellboy, Detective Pikachu, and more!
News
- Captain Marvel (10:00)
- Release this week!
- Review next weekend
- Look for Stan Lee tribute
- Release this week!
- Avengers Endgame (13:45)
- Filmed entirely on IMAX cameras
- Rumored March 11-12 for next trailer, probably tickets
- The Eternals (17:50)
- Rumored to have first openly gay character/actor for prominent role
- Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge (19:50)
- Theme park set between The Last Jedi and Episode 9
- Can be updated, changed, integrated, etc
- Rides
- Rise of the Resistance - puts you on Star Destroyer
- Smuggler’s Run - 6 people in cockpit of Millenium Falcon
- Dining
- Blue/Green milk options
- Themed places - Cantina Bar
- Interaction
- When guests first enter Galaxy's Edge, the Play Disney Parks App will automatically switch to Star Wars mode, unlocking new missions, stories, and ways to interact with the land
- Theme park set between The Last Jedi and Episode 9
- The Mandalorian (27:00)
- Principal photography has wrapped on series
- New Mutants (28:25)
- Release is very likely
- Looking to be one of the first movies to debut on Disney+
- Dark Phoenix (31:34)
- Hellboy (37:05)
- Redband Trailer #2
- Officially rated R
- Detective Pikachu (41:00)
- Shazam! (44:45)
- New trailer Monday
- Before Captain Marvel
- Aquaman 2 (48:35)
- December 16, 2022
- The Flash (50:39)
- Current directors John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein (Homecoming) are doing a rewrite of the film
- The Suicide Squad (51:55)
- Will Smith as Deadshot will not return due to scheduling conflict
- Batwoman (53:28)
- Cannot physically show Batman in any of episodes
- The Umbrella Academy (56:30)
- Review Episode
Plugs (58:30)
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Sunday Feb 24, 2019
Sunday Feb 24, 2019
This week Superhero Slate bids farewell to Jessica Jones and the Punisher on Netflix, Wolverine and Professor X get Guinness World Records, we shouldn’t expect any Phase 4 MCU news till later this year, and more!
News
- The Umbrella Academy (13:00)
- Review (spoiler free)
- Netflix (18:55)
- Jessica Jones & The Punisher canceled
- Season 3 will still air
- Rumor: FX or Hulu could “save” shows
- Jessica Jones & The Punisher canceled
- Daredevil (24:05)
- #SaveDaredevil campaign launched
- MCU (28:15)
- Phase 4 will not be announced till after Avengers Endgame & Spider-Man Far From Home are in theaters
- No mandate to make more than 2 films a year
- Black Widow (31:05)
- Film will not be R-rated per K Feige
- Does this mean film is confirmed?
- Film will not be R-rated per K Feige
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 (32:00)
- James Gunn’s script is being used - K Feige
- Captain Marvel (33:35)
- Being review bombed by misogynists and their ilk
- Goose the Cat live video for #LoveYourPetDay
- Agents of SHIELD (37:25)
- Season 7 has started filming
- Wolverine: The Lost Trail (40:56)
- The follow up to Wolverine: The Long Night Podcast
- March 25 on Stitcher Premium
- X-Men (43:00)
- Hugh Jackman & Patrick Stewart receive Guinness World Records for “Longest Career as Live Action Marvel Superhero”
- 16 years, 228 days in total
- Alita Battle Angel (45:00)
- $64 million in China, largest opening for Fox there
- Star Wars (47:35)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi series in the works for Disney+
- Making movie (good things were said about script) into series
- Could span up to 6 episodes
- Production has launched on an un-revealed Star Wars TV series in the UK
- Likely to be revealed at Star Wars Celebration in April
- ‘Series III Productions (UK) Limited’
- Obi-Wan Kenobi series in the works for Disney+
- Avatar (56:10)
- Films 2 & 3 were shot back to back
- 5 months of live action shooting left
- Takes place years after original
- The Flash (58:04)
- Ezra Miller talks about The Flash opening up the Multi-verse and Speedster multiverses
- Bridge all the not-universe pieces
Plugs (1:03:55)
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Monday Feb 18, 2019
Monday Feb 18, 2019
Superhero Slate has watched two of the most anticipated movies of February 2019 with LEGO Movie Part 2 and Alita Battle Angel! Does the LEGO Movie Part 2 prove that everything is awesome? Can Alita Battle Angel her way into our hearts? Find out all our thoughts and more in this double review episode!
Spoilers Start at:
- Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2:00)
- Alita Battle Angel (26:00)
Plugs (52:00)
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Sunday Feb 17, 2019
Sunday Feb 17, 2019
This week Superhero Slate is talking Hulu’s big plan to Offend us, we have watched *deep breath* LEGO Movie Part 2, Alita Battle Angel, The Umbrella Academy, Doom Patrol, and more!
News
- LEGO Movie 2 (12:20)
- Review episode tomorrow
- Alita Battle Angel (17:50)
- Review tomorrow
- X-Men: Dark Phoenix (23:25)
- Trailer #3 has been classified
- Release Feb 28
- Agents of SHIELD (27:15)
- Season 6 release moved up to May 2019
- Loki (28:50)
- Showrunner confirmed as Michael Waldron (Rick & Morty)
- "the show will follow Loki as the trickster and shapeshifter pops up throughout human history as unlikely influencer on historical events."
- Hulu (30:10)
- M.O.D.O.K. (32:50)
- centers around an egomaniacal supervillain with a really big head and a really little body, who struggles to maintain control of his evil organization and his demanding family. Writers Jordan Blum and Patton Oswalt will also executive produce.
- Patton Oswalt will voice MODOK
- Hit-Monkey (33:45)
- tells the tale of a wronged Japanese snow monkey, mentored by the ghost of an American assassin, as he cuts a wide swath through the Tokyo underworld in this darkly cinematic and brutally funny revenge saga. Writers Josh Gordon and Will Speck will executive produce.
- Tigra & Dazzler Show (34:40)
- is a story about two woke superheroes and best friends, Tigra and Dazzler, as they fight for recognition among powered people who make up the eight million stories in Los Angeles. Writers Erica Rivinoja and Chelsea Handler serve as executive producers.
- Howard the Duck (35:45)
- is trapped in a world he never made, but America’s favorite fighting fowl hopes to return home with the help of his unstoppable gal pal Beverly before the evil Dr. Bong can turn him the crispiest dish on the menu. Writers Kevin Smith and Dave Willis will also executive produce.
- The Offenders (36:40)
- follows MODOK, Dazzler, Tigra, Hit Monkey and Howard the Duck as they are all forced to team up in order to save the world and certain parts of the universe.
- Black Widow (38:20)
- Ned Benson (The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby) rewrite script from Jac Schaeffer (The Vision & Scarlet WItch)
- Star Wars (39:10)
- Episode 9 has wrapped principle photography
- “Big Star Wars News Coming” - Title?
- Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (41:10)
- The Suicide Squad (44:10)
- Margot Robbie expected to return has Harley Quinn in film
- All other Joker and Harley movies (Jared Leto) have been removed from dartboard
- Margot Robbie expected to return has Harley Quinn in film
- Aquaman (45:15)
- Sequel officially in works with David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (Aquaman) to write script
- The Umbrella Academy (46:10)
- Episode 1 review
- Doom Patrol (49:00)
- Pilot Review
- Alien (55:40)
- Two TV series set in universe in development
- Telling different gaps of time, a la Fargo
- Two TV series set in universe in development
- Transformers (57:00)
- Bumblebee probably considered soft reboot for franchise
Plugs (1:04:50)
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Sunday Feb 10, 2019
Sunday Feb 10, 2019
This week we’re talking about a 3 hour Avengers movie, Doom Patrol gives us a teaser, a horror-based Aquaman spinoff in the works, and more!
Home Improvement Recap
News
- Star Wars (18:10)
- Episode 9 Title maybe “Balance of the Force”
- Captain Marvel (21:08)
- First Marvel movie to stream directly on Disney+
- Disney+ (24:00)
- Will license other films to include a wider array of choices for service
- Avengers (26:40)
- Current runtime at 3 hours
- No one using bathroom during 4 positive test screenings
- Marvel is fine with the lengthy runtime as long as the film "hits the right beats"
- LIve action team image
- Current runtime at 3 hours
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 (34:05)
- Chris Pratt confirms they’ll use James Gunn’s script
- Deadpool (36:00)
- Likely to keep R rating on films
- Will most likely keep it out of MCU
- Can reference them but branding has to be careful
- Marvel Television (38:20)
- All Women show has not been picked up at ABC
- Cloak and Dagger (40:55)
- Season 2 on FreeForm
- April 4, 2019
- Legion (42:45)
- Season 3 debuts this summer
- Will wrap show up
- Professor X cast - Harry Lloyd (Game of Thrones)
- Season 3 debuts this summer
- Doom Patrol (45:10)
- Teaser for show
- Alan Tudyk - Mr. Nobody
- Feb 15, 2019
- Teaser for show
- Pennyworth (48:55)
- First image of Jack Bannon as role
- Set in 1960’s DC England
- Unhinged, R-rated, no Batman villains
- Aquaman (53:00)
- Warner Bros. early stages of developing spinoff based on The Trench
- Principal cast of Aquaman will not be featured in any capacity
- Underwater horror film
- Warner Bros. early stages of developing spinoff based on The Trench
- Justice League vs the Fatal Five (57:14)
- Kingsmen: The Great Game (59:35)
- Prequel set in WW1
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson & Gemma Arterton cast
- Monster Hunter (1:01:30)
- Sept 4, 2020
Plugs (1:06:15)
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
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)
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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)
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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)
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics