A weekly podcast where Chris and Mike talk about TV and movie news, superheroes, and everything in-between!
Episodes
Sunday Nov 11, 2018
Sunday Nov 11, 2018
Superhero Slate is ready to stream with Disney+, catch up on the long lost forgotten Fantastic Four film, no more Eggs in your Kingsmen, and more!
Video Game Rundown
News
- Disney+ (14:15)
- Bob Iger confirms name of upcoming streaming service
- Shows and more outlined
- Disney (16:30)
- Monster’s Inc
- High School Musical
- Star Wars (20:40)
- Rogue One prequel with Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor
- The Mandalorian
- Marvel (27:25)
- Loki based show confirmed
- No main movie characters to headline
- Avengers: Infinity War (34:30)
- Oscar push now includes 11 categories
- Best Visual Effects*
- Best Director*
- Best Adapted Screenplay*
- Best Film Editing
- Best Cinematography*
- Best Production Design*
- Best Costume Design*
- Best Makeup & Hairstyling*
- Best Sound Mixing*
- Best Sound Editing*
- Best Original Score*
- Black Panther has 16 categories
- Oscar push now includes 11 categories
- Captain Marvel (40:00)
- Voting image for upcoming movie
- Phone number used to be ABC owned
- Now goes to hot women line
- Year is 1995
- The Eternals (43:35)
- Production set to start September 2019
- Would line up for November 2020 release
- Fantastic Four 1994 (47:00)
- Venom (48:50)
- Has made more money than Justice League’s overall haul
- $111 million opening China
- Once Upon a Deadpool (52:25)
- Deadpool 2 PG-13 version called
- Limited run starting Dec 12 until Christmas Eve
- Portion of proceeds to go charity
- Watchmen (56:35)
- Jeremy Irons playing Adrian Veidt/Ozymandias
- Hellboy (57:42)
- Thomas Haden Church reportedly cast as Lobster Johnson
- Swamp Thing (58:50)
- Andy Bean as Alec Holland and Derek Mears as Swamp Thing
- Aquaman (59:30)
- 143 minutes runtime estimated (2 hrs 23 minutes)
- Kingsmen 3 (1:00:45)
- Eggsy/Taron Egerton is not focus of third film
- Likely not to return
- Eggsy/Taron Egerton is not focus of third film
- The Walking Dead (1:03:40)
- 3 movies featuring Rick Grimes from AMC
- Pacific Rim Anime (1:08:30)
- Netflix
- Craig Kyle (Thor: Ragnarok) and Greg Johnson (X-Men: Evolution) showrunners
- Cowboy Bebop (1:13:50)
- Live action series via @DiscussingFilm exclusive
- Netflix set to distribute
- Production start 2019
Plugs: (1:19:45)
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, Instagram, ComicUI, TWITCH
Sunday Nov 04, 2018
Sunday Nov 04, 2018
This week Superhero Slate discusses the Winter Soldier and Falcon show on Disney’s streaming service, we talk about Black Mask in Birds of Prey, the first look at Henry Cavill as the Witcher debuts, and more!
News
- Birds of Prey (11:45)
- Ewan McGregor joins as Black Mask villain
- Cathy Yan (director) confirms R rating
- Feb 7, 2020
- Elseworlds (CW) (18:40)
- Tyler Hoechlin playing 2 versions of Superman
- Teen Titans (20:45)
- Daredevil (26:05)
- Vincent D’Onofrio says they’re not canceling Daredevil
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (29:40)
- Mysterio to get comic accurate costume
- Scarlet Witch (33:00)
- Paul Bettany (The Vision) to have a large role in upcoming show in Disney Streaming Service
- More about the couple than just Elizabeth Olsen’s character
- Longer form narratives that need to be told outside of 2 hour window - Feige
- Falcon/Winter Soldier (34:55)
- One of the 4 shows from Marvel on Disney Streaming
- Malcolm Spellman (Empire) to pen the limited series
- Only show with confirmed writer
- Marvel Studios (40:25)
- David Callaham (Wonder Woman 1984) has been hired to write the script for an MCU movie
- Unannounced which title, also working on Mortal Kombat and Zombieland 2
- Doctor Strange 2? Dark Avengers?
- November is first month in 16 months where no new Marvel Cinematic content is being released
- David Callaham (Wonder Woman 1984) has been hired to write the script for an MCU movie
- Avengers 4 (45:45)
- Rumored Trailer to debut with Monday Night Football on Nov 26 or Dec 2
- Music was rumored to be remix of Dust and Light by Twelve Titans
- Probably not the backing music
- Empire’s December cover includes infamous Snap
- Deadpool 2 PG-13 (52:45)
- Ryan Reynolds filmed new scenes for re-release
- Spawn (55:54)
- Todd McFarlane open to releasing movie on streaming services
- Game of Thrones (58:05)
- Naomi Watts cast in lead for prequel series
- The Witcher (1:03:15)
- Halo (1:07:45)
- TV series based around Master Chief
- May show character’s face
Plugs: (1:13:00)
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, Instagram, ComicUI, TWITCH
Sunday Oct 28, 2018
Sunday Oct 28, 2018
This week Superhero Slate is going to talk about the potential Marvel movies for 2020, the massive demand for the Batman Animated Series blu-ray set, a LOT of Avengers 4 leaks, theories, and more!
News
- Avengers 4 (11:05)
- Trailer before 2019 per Kevin Feige
- Returning Cast
- Crossbones returning “but it’s a flashback”
- Tilda Swinton - The Ancient One
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson - Quicksilver
- BIG FAT LEAK??
- RESCUE Armor
- Katherine Langford (13 Reasons Why) was cast in film
- AI voice?
- Lila Barton?
- Kate Bishop?
- Hawkeye (25:40)
- Solo project in early stages
- Inspired from Fraction & Aja’s run
- Training Kate Bishop to take over role
- Marvel (30:15)
- 2020 Lineup Leaked
- May 1 - Black Widow
- November 6 - The Eternals
- Guardians 3 status “on Hold”
- Namor could make an appearance in MCU
- 2020 Lineup Leaked
- Spider-Man PS4 (35:50)
- The City that Never Sleeps DLC
- The Heist
- New Game + mode
- The City that Never Sleeps DLC
- Disney Streaming (38:00)
- Nick Fury potentially one of 4 Marvel shows
- Something bigger and better reportedly in works too
- Boba Fett (40:50)
- Kathleen Kennedy confirms movie is no longer happening
- Josh Trank fired from project earlier
- Focus on Mandalorian
- Kathleen Kennedy confirms movie is no longer happening
- Batman: The Animated Series (43:50)
- Blu-ray run extended to 70,000 prints
- Initial 30k sold before release
- Blu-ray run extended to 70,000 prints
- The Joker (45:25)
- Young Bruce Wayne and Alfred added to cast
- Wonder Woman 2
- Release date changed to June 5, 2020
- To move from October Joker release
- Release date changed to June 5, 2020
- Gotham (48:30)
- Titans (50:05)
- First look at Doom Patrol
- Lewis Tan (Iron Fist, Deadpool 2) rumored to be in Batman costume
- Fighting experience
- Harley Quinn (52:10)
- Alan Tudyk to voice The Joker in animated series
Plugs: (54:00)
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, Instagram, ComicUI, TWITCH
Sunday Oct 21, 2018
Sunday Oct 21, 2018
This week, Superhero Slate is talking about Netflix’s Heroes who are No Longer Hired, our next best guess at Avengers 4’s trailer debut, how the CW is giving comic book lovers their dream shows, and more!
News
- Daredevil (14:10)
- Season 3 now on Netflix
- Initial Thoughts & Impressions
- Luke Cage (17:30)
- Canceled on Netflix
- Pre-production woes
- Netflix CEO & Marvel - They are Netflix shows to cancel, Marvel has no say
- Canceled on Netflix
- Heroes for Hire (20:25)
- Popular belief is Iron Fist and Luke Cage team up show
- Marvel Studios (26:50)
- July 31, 2020 movie removed from schedule
- Rumored to be GotG v3
- Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 (30:05)
- Marvel looking for a female director
- Production delayed till 2021
- Working title - Hot Christmas
- Avengers 4 (34:00)
- Leaked/rumored trailer descriptions all over
- Trailer currently in DMR (Digital Media Remastering) for release
- Dates for release are thought to be: Nov 21, 28, Dec 12 on GMA
- Leaked/rumored trailer descriptions all over
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (38:20)
- Filming has wrapped on sequel
- New suit on Jimmy Kimmel with Tom Holland
- Spider-Man PS4 (40:30)
- New Game + mode enabled
- DLC this week
- Venom (42:55)
- Secured China release for November
- Hellboy (45:40)
- Trailer leaked online
- Mike is waiting for official
- Justice League (47:30)
- Ray Fisher at Heroes and Villains Fan Fest
- Snyder planned a trilogy
- Shot enough footage for 2 Justice League movies
- Had specific plans for Cyborg
- Planned to kill Ben Affleck’s Batman
- Snyder planned a trilogy
- Ray Fisher at Heroes and Villains Fan Fest
- Aquaman (53:20)
- CW - Elseworlds (54:30)
- Superman (57:20)
- CW Rumored show with Tyler Hoechlin
- Black Suit Superman
- Supergirl (1:00:40)
- Lex Luthor to officially debut in show
- Titans (1:02:10)
Plugs: (1:05:30)
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, Instagram, ComicUI, TWITCH
Sunday Oct 14, 2018
Sunday Oct 14, 2018
This week Superhero Slate is going to talk about a new Spider-Man suit, a lot of potential Phase 4 Marvel movies, how James Gunn is a huge win for DC, and more!
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
Spider-Man 3
News
- Venom (17:50)
- Review episode!
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (24:35)
- Filming in New York - New Suit Photos - red & black
- Avengers 4 (29:40)
- Has wrapped production
- Chris Evans says goodbye
- Thor & Rocket Suits?
- Trailer on 11:8 - Nick Fury dust scene
- Also 6 months pre-launch
- 1 Oscar Category for Best Visual Effects for Infinity War
- Has wrapped production
- Captain Marvel (40:05)
- New logo debut
- Brie Larson denies 7 movie deal
- Doctor Strange 2 (43:10)
- Benedict Wong hints movie filming in December 2019
- Black Panther 2 (45:25)
- Ryan Coogler to return to write and direct sequel
- Black Widow (46:50)
- Scarlett Johansson to get $14 million to return as character
- Daredevil (49:25)
- Season 3 on Friday
- Iron Fist (51:30)
- Netflix has canceled Iron Fist on their service after season 2
- “While the series on Netflix has ended, the Immortal Iron Fist will live on”
- Cancelation from Netflix
- Marvel wants Possible revival on Disney Streaming Service
- Iron Fist will appear in other MCU shows still
- Will another show take its place?
- Netflix has canceled Iron Fist on their service after season 2
- Fox Merger (1:02:40)
- Top Exec says it will be done by January 1, 2019
- Suicide Squad 2 (1:04:45)
- James Gunn officially announced as writer on film
- Fresh Take on characters/story
- New Gods (1:08:30)
- Warner Bros. Streaming (1:09:10)
- WarnerMedia streaming service in 2019 from AT&T
- HBO, Warner Bros., Cinemax, TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network, and CNN
- Titans (1:14:05)
- Episode 1 thoughts
- Secret Six (1:16:55)
- Currently has Rick Muirragui (Suits), Bill Lawrence (Scrubs), and Jeff Ingold (Whiskey Cavalier) attached as executive producers alongside Warner Bros. TV.
- For CBS
- "Secret Six centers on six morally ambiguous strangers, each with their own unique specialties and secret pasts, who are brought together by an enigmatic figure who blackmails them into working as a team to expose the corruption of the corporate and political elite."
- Currently has Rick Muirragui (Suits), Bill Lawrence (Scrubs), and Jeff Ingold (Whiskey Cavalier) attached as executive producers alongside Warner Bros. TV.
- Gotham (1:19:40)
- Season finale flashes forward 10 years in the future
- Batsuit will be similar to The Dark Knight Rises
- Batwoman (1:20:45)
Plugs: (1:23:10)
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, Instagram, ComicUI, TWITCH
Sunday Oct 14, 2018
Sunday Oct 14, 2018
Superhero Slate is here to review the movie that no one was asking for with VENOM! Did Venom deliver on his first solo outing? How can Tom Hardy elevate a movie that has a lot of uphill walking to do? Did this movie do better than Spider-Man 3 or is it just a turd in the wind? Find out all our thoughts and more in this review!
This podcast contains spoilers starting at 7:00
Superhero Slate Review for Venom
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 Oct 07, 2018
Sunday Oct 07, 2018
Superhero Slate has tons of big apple news because New York Comic-Con has brought a LOT of DC treats for us, Star Wars get the Mandalorian show, will Mysterio look right in Spider-Man, and more!
Special Guest Host: Mitch Buckley
- Chasing Ice & Chasing Coral
- Inside Nature’s Giants
News
- Venom (6:10)
- Spoiler-Free Thoughts
- Kevin Feige had no involvement on film
- Box Office Results - $80 million US ($200+ worldwide)
- FAKE reviews!?
- Upcoming Review Episode
- Spoiler-Free Thoughts
- Into the Spider-Verse (19:00)
- Trailer #2
- Spider-Ham, Spider-Man Noir, Ghost Spider, Sp//DR
- Trailer #2
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (22:35)
- Avengers 4 (28:40)
- Rumored Title: Annihilation
- Could have changed in past few months
- Mark Ruffalo on Jimmy Fallon *could* have said it
- Said “The Last Avenger”
- Speculated to throw people off from Leak
- Rumored Title: Annihilation
- Dark Avengers (33:30)
- Marvel has reportedly commissioned a script for the project
- Completed version turned in
- Probably not identical to comic arc
- Marvel has reportedly commissioned a script for the project
- Daredevil (38:10)
- The Mandalorian (41:50)
- Title of Star Wars TV series from Jon Favreau
- Production image
- Synopsis:
- After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe. The Mandalorian is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. We follow the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic.
- Dave Filoni (The Clone Wars), Rick Famuyiwa (Dope), Bryce Dallas Howard, and Taika Waititi as directors
- Hellboy (48:30)
- Aquaman (53:00)
- DC Universe (58:30)
- Strong presence at NYCC
- Release schedule for new shows through Dec 2019
- Titans (1:03:50)
- First 3 episode screeners out
- Positive reviews! Grim, dark, and violent than shows before
- Final Trailer
- Season 2 already confirmed for service
- Deathstroke & Jericho will be in show eventually
- First 3 episode screeners out
- Harley Quinn (1:08:25)
- First look video
- Kaley Cuoco as Harley Quinn
- First look video
- Doom Patrol (1:10:40)
- Handles swearing, sex, and dark themes more maturely than Titans
- Not as edgy, lots of character depth
- Krypton (1:12:15)
- Season 2 has Lobo (Emmett Scanlan)
- "A genius-level intellect when it comes to matters of warfare and is a deadly adversary. He has superhuman strength and is virtually immortal. Lobo's word is the only thing he hold sacred and although he'll never violate the letter of an agreement, he might disregard its spirit from time to time."
- Season 2 has Lobo (Emmett Scanlan)
- Reign of the Supermen (1:15:20)
- Animated movie poster
- The Eradicator, Superboy, Steel, and Cyborg Superman
- Animated movie poster
Plugs: (1:18:50)
@Mitch - @mitchbuckleyphotography
Chris – @Valdan, Instagram, ComicUI, TWITCH
Sunday Sep 30, 2018
Sunday Sep 30, 2018
Superhero Slate is looking for the Spider-Man stealth suit, the first Dark Phoenix trailer, Fox’s release date shuffle, and more!
Spider-man PS4
VR vs Mouse
News
- Venom (12:05)
- Opens on Thursday Oct 4
- TWO after credits scenes - already online
- Morbius: The Living Vampire (15:40)
- Next on Sony’s list
- Birds of Prey (19:05)
- February 7, 2020 Release date
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead cast as Huntress
- Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Black Canary
- Star Wars (21:43)
- Kathleen Kennedy renewed for next 3 years
- Less Star Wars films
- Star Wars TV (24:55)
- First set photos
- Takes place 3 years after Return of the Jedi
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (27:35)
- Daredevil (36:10)
- Hellboy (40:40)
- Moved back to April 12, 2019
- 1 week after Shazam!
- Good faith in movie - January considered ‘bad territory’
- Moved back to April 12, 2019
- Fox (45:25)
- Moving movies around!
- Dark Phoenix (46:00)
- First trailer & thoughts
- Removes X-Men from title, they still assemble?
- Jessica Chastain is ‘not from this world’ - cosmic background
- Release date immediately changed from Feb 14 - June 7, 2019
- Chinese market to help maximize profits
- Gambit (58:30)
- March 13, 2020
- Could be casualty if not rolling before next summer
- Deadpool 2 (1:00:50)
- PG-13 version of film hitting December 21, 2018
- Alita: Battle Angel (1:04:00)
- Moved to Feb 14, 2019
- Moving from Aquaman, Bumblebee, etc
- Moved to Feb 14, 2019
- Holmes & Watson (1:07:30)
- Titans (1:09:10)
- Arrowverse (1:10:00)
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, Instagram, ComicUI, TWITCH
Sunday Sep 23, 2018
Sunday Sep 23, 2018
DC gets the last laugh on Superhero Slate with the first Joker images, Captain Marvel’s trailer nearly breaks the internet, this week might have too much news, and more!
News
- The Joker (14:00)
- First look at Arthur Fleck (A. Fleck)
- Clown makeuptest footage (Song is ‘Laughing’ - The Guess Who)
- Titans (22:00)
- Wonder Woman 84 (24:30)
- Pedro Pascal is probably playing a God in disguise
- Rumored to be Hades
- Diana makes deal to bring Trevor back to life
- Pedro Pascal is probably playing a God in disguise
- Captain Marvel (27:50)
- Full trailer debut
- Tops Civil War & Black Panther in first day views
- Easter Eggs
- March 8, 2019 - international women’s day
- Full trailer debut
- Marvel Female Team (38:15)
- ABC working on hour-long show featuring female marvel cast
- Produced by Allan Heinberg (Wonder Woman writer)
- One-Shots (43:40)
- Disney streaming working on limited series
- Featuring Loki, Scarlet Witch, other characters
- Avengers 4 (51:20)
- The Eternals (57:40)
- Taps Chloe Zhao to direct
- Was on list to direct Black Widow
- "super-powered and near-immortal beings known as Eternals and a more monstrous off-shoot known as the Deviants that were created by cosmic beings known as Celestials."
- Taps Chloe Zhao to direct
- Daredevil (1:02:30)
- The Defenders (1:03:45)
- Facebook page has been rebranded to NX on Netflix
- Casting second season’s potential in doubt
- X-Men (1:06:10)
- Only makes sense for Feige to run films
- There won’t be 2 Marvel Studios
- Dark Phoenix (1:07:50)
- Trailer screen in Russia described as epic and mysterious
- Kingsmen 3 (1:08:50)
- Releasing November 9, 2019
- Ralph Breaks the Internet (1:10:40)
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (1:15:00)
- Live action series in works on Netflix
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, Instagram, ComicUI, TWITCH
Sunday Sep 16, 2018
Sunday Sep 16, 2018
Superhero Slate is getting psyched for Captain Marvel’s trailer, with Henry Cavill maybe leaving, we wonder who is left in DC, will Titans make us sign up for DC Universe, and more!
Louisville Supercon - Nov 30 – Dec 2, 2018
News
- Ant-Man and the Wasp (15:30)
- Digital on October 2, physical October 16
- 2 deleted scenes - includes intelligent life in quantum realm
- Stan Lee outtakes!
- Captain Marvel (20:35)
- Trailer on Tuesday
- Civil War line "Oh, you mean like those UFOs over Phoenix?"
- The Phoenix Lights in 1997 could be Kree-Skrull War
- Black Panther (24:15)
- Daredevil (27:20)
- Season 3 could land October 19 per Netflix Taiwan post
- Embargoes for show are lifted October 12
- Season 3 could land October 19 per Netflix Taiwan post
- Venom (29:45)
- Tickets now on sale
- Rated PG-13 & 1 hr 52 minutes
- Possible unrated home release
- Stay through the credits
- Spider-Man PS4 (34:40)
- Chris beat game
- New Game+ mode incoming
- The Batman (41:10)
- Matt Reeves has finished writing first draft of script
- Jon Hamm wants to take over role
- Matt Reeves has finished writing first draft of script
- Superman (44:15)
- Henry Cavill reportedly out as Superman
- BAD RUMORS: Michael B Jordan to replace him
- Supergirl (55:45)
- Priority movie for WB
- Brainiac as villain
- Suicide Squad 2 (58:10)
- Script draft has been finished and turned in
- DC Universe (58:55)
- Has launched
- Impressions?
- Titans (1:00:35)
- Doom Patrol (1:03:30)
- Batgirl (1:05:25)
- Series in rumored to be in works for streaming service
- 13 episodes to launch in 2020
- Arrowverse (1:07:30)
- Nora Fries (wife of Mr. Freeze) to make debut
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, Instagram, ComicUI, TWITCH