A weekly podcast where Chris and Mike talk about TV and movie news, superheroes, and everything in-between!
Episodes
Mar 25, 2018
Mar 25, 2018
48 min
This is the Superhero Slate review for Pacific Rim Uprising in 4DX and D-Box! Do the Kaiju and Jaeger hit harder the second time? Does adding another dimension to the theater going experience make the movie better? Why didn't they call him John Bo-jaegar in the film? Find out all our thoughts and more in this review!
This podcast contains spoilers starting at 28:40
Superhero Slate Review for Pacific Rim Uprising in 4DX and D-Box
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, Filmside Chats, ComicUI - Facebook & Twitter
Mar 18, 2018
Mar 18, 2018
1hr 10 min
Superhero Slate has seen the newest trailer for Avengers: Infinity War, DC adds New Gods to their slate, we preview the Summer movie lineup, and more!
Marvel March Madness Bracket - Round 2
News
- Avengers: Infinity War (6:00)
- Official Trailer release
- Easter Eggs
- Fun Facts
- 156 Minutes = 2 hours and 36 minutes
- Tickets now on sale
- 31 Hour marathon, skipping all sequels except Civil War
- Poster
- Official Trailer release
- Captain Marvel (21:22)
- May not be in Infinity War? Conflicting reports
- Confirmed for Avengers 4
- DeWanda Wise leaves movie due to schedule conflicts for She’s Gotta Have It
- Lashana Lynch (Still Star-Crossed) to take role
- Black Panther (24:24)
- 5th week as #1 movie
- About to pass Avengers domestic take
- Deadpool 2 (26:35)
- More Cable & Domino added after positive reception at test screenings
- Deadpool 1 secures debut in China at film festival, in its unedited form
- Summer Movie Preview (29:20)
- Pre- Summer
- Avengers: Infinity War - April 27
- Deadpool 2 - May 18
- Solo - May 25
- Ocean’s 8 - June 8
- Incredibles 2 - June 15
- OFFICIAL FIRST DAY OF SUMMER JUNE 21
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - June 22
- Luke Cage Season 2 - June 22
- Sicario 2: Soldado - June 29
- The First Purge - July 4
- Ant Man and the Wasp - July 6
- Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation - July 13
- Skyscraper - July 13
- Mission Impossible: Fallout - July 27
- Teen Titans Go! to the Movies - July 27
- Christopher Robin - August 3
- Slender Man - August 24
- The Predator - September 14
- OFFICIAL LAST DAY OF SUMMER SEPTEMBER 22
- Venom - October 5
- Pre- Summer
- Nightwatch (43:30)
- Spider-Man Spin-off moving forward with Spike Lee at helm
- Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (48:30)
- Nicolas Cage will voice Superman
- New Gods (51:40)
- Ava DuVernay (Selma, A Wrinkle in Time) to direct The New Gods from DC comics
- Darkseid, Mister Miracle, Big Barda
- Kario Salem (The Score) to write script
- Ava DuVernay (Selma, A Wrinkle in Time) to direct The New Gods from DC comics
- Flashpoint (56:55)
- Might be planning to shoot in Canada
- TV Show crossover possible
- Might be planning to shoot in Canada
- Fantastic Beasts & The Crimes of Grindelwald (58:10)
- Trailer #2
- Secrets
- Ready Player One (1:03:15)
- Disney wouldn’t give rights for main Star Wars
- R2D2 and X-Wing somewhere in there
- Disney wouldn’t give rights for main Star Wars
- James Bond 25 (1:05:50)
- Danny Boyle in talks to direct movie
Email us your name for the busiest movie season to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate to make us impressed!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, Filmside Chats, ComicUI - Facebook & Twitter
Mar 18, 2018
Mar 18, 2018
43 min
This is the Superhero Slate review for Marvel's Jessica Jones Season 2! Can Jessica Jones find life after Kilgrave? How much sex, drugs, and super powers are in this show? Will there be enough booze for everyone? Find out all our thoughts and more in this review!
This podcast contains spoilers starting at 10:30
Superhero Slate Review for Marvel's Jessica Jones Season 2
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, Filmside Chats, ComicUI - Facebook & Twitter
Mar 11, 2018
Mar 11, 2018
1hr 11 min
Superhero Slate is loving that Jessica Jones is back for season 2, Jon Favreau steps into Star Wars, Tom Cruise might be from space, and more!
Lexington Comic & Toy Con Recap
Superfan Takoda
Marvel March Madness Voting Now Live!
News
- Jessica Jones (8:47)
- Season 2 impressions
- Luke Cage (16:50)
- The Punisher (19:10)
- Season 2 already filming
- Infinity War (21:35)
- Behind the Scenes this Monday on ET
- Trailer Tuesday?
- Less than 50 days
- New screenshots
- Character posters
- LEGO Version of poster
- Flashbacks confirmed for characters
- Behind the Scenes this Monday on ET
- Black Panther (30:40)
- Christopher Nolan predicts Best Picture Oscar Nomination
- Crossed $1 billion world wide
- Biggest Opening Weekends
- Captain Marvel (40:55)
- First superhero Nick Fury meets
- “Part of a bigger universe” explored
- Much of the movie takes place in Outer Space
- Jackson in Mask Makeup
- First superhero Nick Fury meets
- Legion (42:55)
- Season 2 poster
- April 3 on FX
- X-Men: Dark Phoenix (43:50)
- Set photo shows new costumes
- New X-Men from Grant Morrison
- Set photo shows new costumes
- Star Wars (45:40)
- Jon Favreau (Iron Man) to write and produce live action Star Wars series for Disney Streaming service
- Solo: A Star Wars Story (49:45)
- Promo partners include Denny’s, Esurance, General Mills, Nissan, Symantec, and the red cup makers SOLO.
- Shazam! (50:55)
- Green Lantern Corps (54:20)
- Christopher McQuarrie eyed to direct film (MI 6)
- To lure Tom Cruise into role of Hal Jordan
- Synopsis updated
- "Former test pilot Hal Jordan, now a veteran of the intergalactic group of protectors of peace and justice known as the Green Lantern Corps, mentors young recruit John Stewart."
- Christopher McQuarrie eyed to direct film (MI 6)
- Booster Gold (57:10)
- Movie still in works according to Greg Berlanti
- The Joker (58:05)
- Potentially starring Joaquin Phoenix has similar origin to Killing Joke
- "a failed 1980s comedian who becomes the clown prince of crime after bombing with audiences."
- Potentially starring Joaquin Phoenix has similar origin to Killing Joke
- Rampage (1:070:35)
- Release moved up a week to April 13
- To avoid Infinity War
- Release moved up a week to April 13
- Goosebumps (1:01:35)
- Sequel called Slappy Halloween
- Started filming
- Based on puppet Slappy
- Sequel called Slappy Halloween
- Robopocalypse (1:02:35)
- Michael Bay replaces Steven Spielberg
- Bloodshot (1:05:10)
- Vin Diesel in final talks to star as lead character
Email us your Jessica Jones Season 2 reviews to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate to make us impressed!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, Filmside Chats, ComicUI - Facebook & Twitter
Mar 4, 2018
Mar 4, 2018
1hr 8 min
Get excited with Superhero Slate because Infinity War is releasing a week earlier, Silver Surfer proves its business as usual for Fox, DC is Cheetah-ing its way to the big screen, and more!
Louisville Arcade Expo
Marvel Cinematic Universe March Madness Bracket
Roz Shoutout
News
- Avengers: Infinity War (8:15)
- Moves release up a week to April 27 Worldwide
- Merchandise now hitting stores
- Update the watch list for Countdown to Infinity
- Promo piece may hold secret to Soul Stone?
- Moves release up a week to April 27 Worldwide
- Guardians of the Galaxy (24:25)
- Original Groot is dead
- Baby Groot is his son
- Original Groot is dead
- Captain Marvel (26:55)
- Gemma Chan (Humans) has been added to cast as Minn-Era aka Doctor Minerva
- Kree Villain who gains similar powers to Captain Marvel in comics
- Gemma Chan (Humans) has been added to cast as Minn-Era aka Doctor Minerva
- Marvel (28:45)
- Handed out dates for six other untitled Marvel movies: May 7, 2021; July 30, 2021, Nov. 5, 2021; Feb. 18, 2022; May 6, 2022; and July 29, 2022.
- Moved an untitled Marvel film to July 31, 2020 (from a previous date of Aug. 7, 2020
- Mulan moved to March 27, 2020 (from November 2018)
- Silver Surfer (34:10)
- Movie in works at Fox with Brian K Vaughan writing
- Second movie to be written by comic book author
- Movie in works at Fox with Brian K Vaughan writing
- New Mutants (36:20)
- Reshoots are adding a new character, will up the horror factor
- X-Force (38:45)
- Shooting in November
- Drew Goddard will direct and has written script
- Reynolds and Brolin will star in film
- Gambit (41:05)
- Still looking for director; Latest draft of Screenplay to be delivered next month
- Greenlit and budgeted
- Doctor Doom (41:55)
- From Noah Hawley (Legion) still in development
- Fox Studios (42:05)
- Business as usual in case the merger does not go through
- Prevents delays and loss of operations in case of delays or issues
- Agents of SHIELD (45:00)
- Series preparing for cancellation at end of Season 5
- Not confirmed or denied, but planning for worst
- Series preparing for cancellation at end of Season 5
- Cloak & Dagger (46:30)
- Jessica Jones (47:30)
- Series releasing March 8 on Netflix
- The Rocketeer (49:15)
- Rebooted as a Disney Junior cartoon
- Young girl superhero perspective
- Rebooted as a Disney Junior cartoon
- Deadpool (51:10)
- FX could have animated preview on March 15
- Upfront previews to entice advertisers
- FX could have animated preview on March 15
- Ralph Breaks the Internet (52:00)
- First official trailer
- November 21, 2018
- Solo (54:35)
- New poster features infamous duo and millenium falcon
- Donald Glover confirms Star Wars has face and body scans of actor
- Men in Black (56:10)
- Chris Hemsworth in talks to play lead role in film
- Global adventure with white male, female of color, and older man
- Chris Hemsworth in talks to play lead role in film
- Wonder Woman 2 (57:15)
- Kristin Wiig in talks for role as Cheetah
- Emma Stone passed on offer
- Kristin Wiig in talks for role as Cheetah
- Batgirl (59:40)
- DC has cooled on the idea of Batgirl after Whedon’s departure
- DC Films (1:00:45)
- If AT&T and Time Warner merger is blocked, company will be broken up and sold separately
- Warner Bros, HBO, and Turner
- If AT&T and Time Warner merger is blocked, company will be broken up and sold separately
- Constantine (1:02:15)
- Animated series to debut March 24 on CW Seed
- Sandman (1:03:00)
- Neil Gaiman launching the Sandman Universe
- 4 New books later this year
- Neil Gaiman launching the Sandman Universe
- Discworld (1:03:55)
- BBC Studios developing 6-part TV series based on Terry Pratchett’s novel series
- Past Midnight (1:05:30)
- Rick Famuyiwa to direct vigilante superhero film starring Keanu Reeves and produced by the Russo Bros. for Netflix
Email us your theories on the location of the Soul stone in the MCU to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate to make us impressed!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, Filmside Chats, ComicUI - Facebook & Twitter
Feb 25, 2018
Feb 25, 2018
1hr 12 min
Superhero Slate has got you covered when Batgirl loses its writer/director, Fox is trying to rush Skrulls in the X-Men, Infinity War could be the longest Marvel movie ever, and more!
Playstation VR Experience
Last Airbender Blu-ray
News
- Black Panther (14:00)
- Updated box office
- Passed Avengers for highest Wednesday
- Passing $700 million worldwide today
- Highest Rated superhero movie of all time on RT
- Go listen to our Review
- Updated box office
- Avengers: Infinity War (18:55)
- Marvel Studios: The First Ten years
- “Every story that Marvel has told since Iron Man 1 finds a narrative thread in these next two Avengers movies. It is a culmination of all that storytelling.”
- Runtime possibly 2 hours and 30 minutes
- Trailer this Thursday?
- Marvel Studios: The First Ten years
- Guardians of the Galaxy 3 (27:20)
- Start filming early 2019 in Atlanta
- Captain Marvel is March, Spider-Man 2 is May
- Start filming early 2019 in Atlanta
- Agents of SHIELD (28:25)
- Episode 100 to reveal Coulson’s deal with Ghost Rider
- Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur (29:50)
- Animated show for Disney
- “Follow the adventures of nine-year-old super-genius Lunella Lafayette, an African-American girl who teams up with her crimson-colored dinosaur and uses her smarts to save the day."
- Animated show for Disney
- The Muppets (32:10)
- Rebooted series coming to Disney Streaming Service
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (33:20)
- Digital release on March 13
- Physical on March 27
- Star Wars IX (35:05)
- Script is complete and will start filming in Late July for 2019 release
- Silver & Black (37:45)
- Production delayed indefinitely
- Planned to start March 1
- Script rewrite and no actors cast probably big factors
- Sony’s sale of film side may also be making them reprioritize productions
- Production delayed indefinitely
- X-Men: Dark Phoenix (39:50)
- To feature the Skrulls as villains (An attempt before Marvel)
- Serious film, but better than Apocalypse in terms of quality
- X-Force (45:15)
- May start filming this October
- Aim for finishing before Disney deal is done
- May start filming this October
- Batgirl (47:20)
- Joss Whedon has exited Batgirl film
- Could not find the right story
- Initial thoughts it would be original Batgirl origin, not Killing Joke one
- Detective Comics #359
- Roxane Gay (An Untamed State; Bad Feminist essays) and Hope Larson (Batgirl comics) offer to write movie on Twitter
- DC VP responded
- Joss Whedon has exited Batgirl film
- Aquaman (53:50)
- Trailer around Wonder Con in late March
- Test screenings this week point to a great film
- “Plays like an Indiana Jones movie”
- “Action puts Wonder Woman and Justice League to shame”
- Flashpoint (56:10)
- John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein (Homecoming) have not signed on yet
- Krypton (58:10)
- Jurassic World 3 (59:45)
- Release June 11, 2021
- Ghostbusters World (1:02:30)
- AR mobile game, in the style of Pokemon Go
- Preview Trailer
- Westworld (1:05:15)
- HBO building real life version at SXSW 2018
Email us your thoughts on Brainiac's look in Krypton to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate to make us impressed!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, Filmside Chats, ComicUI - Facebook & Twitter
Feb 18, 2018
Feb 18, 2018
1hr 9 min
On this week's Superhero Slate, Black Panther pounces into theaters, we get a look at Incredibles 2, does Sony regret their original Spider-Man deal, and more!
Thanks to John Myers last week!
Where in the world is Mike Royer?
News
- Black Panther (7:50)
- Review Episode & Thoughts
- Takes place one week after Civil War’s bombing
- Feige wants Coogler back for BP2
- Thor: Ragnarok (13:35)
- New Daryl short video with home release
- Digital this week
- Infinity War (14: 30)
- Promo poster released
- Toy releases increase speculation & spoilers
- Iron Spider extra arms?
- Toy Fair reveals fully armored Thanos
- Black Order voice actors will be ‘familiar’
- Captain Marvel (21:15)
- Kevin Feige states people online have correctly identified what’s going on with green suit shots
- Agents of SHIELD (23:00)
- Absorbing Man to return in Midseason premiere
- Silver & Black (24:45)
- Lindsey Beer (Chaos Walking) will team with Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Captain Marvel, Tomb Raider) to deliver final draft of script
- What’d Mike Miss? (26:55)
- Venom
- Deadpool 2
- Solo
- Sony (31:15)
- New information reveals Sony could have purchased every Marvel character for $25 million
- Instead got only Spider-Man for $10
- New information reveals Sony could have purchased every Marvel character for $25 million
- Fox (32:20)
- Deal will happen with Disney per Fox president
- Deadpool 2 (33:15)
- Mysterious X-Men on helicopter
- Domino, Zeitgeist (Bill Skarsgard from IT), Deadpool, Shatterstar, and GW Bridge (Terry Crews)
- Mysterious X-Men on helicopter
- 143 (35:25)
- Tim Miller (Deadpool) and Brian Michael Bendis (Ultimate Spider-Man) working on mysterious movie called 143 set in the X-Men universe
- Kitty Pryde is speculated
- Uncanny X-Men #143 - she fights a N’garai demon at Christmastime
- Incredibles 2 (38:40)
- Solo (41:10)
- Jon Favreau (Iron Man) to voice alien character
- Star Wars IX (42:10)
- Blade Runner 2049 art director joins film
- Wonder Woman (43:55)
- Highest rated premiere on HBO in 2 years
- Shazam! (46:00)
- Has posters with ties to Ace Chemicals, which created Joker
- Unsure how it ties into larger DCEU
- Has posters with ties to Ace Chemicals, which created Joker
- Justice League (46:55)
- Zack Snyder fired because his cut was ‘unwatchable’
- The Predator (49:10)
- Moves away from Mission Impossible 6 to Sept 14
- Battle Angel Alita (50:40)
- From July to December 21st (Aquaman, Bumblebee, Holmes & Watson)
- Transformers (52:35)
- Series will reboot after the Bumblebee movie
- The Cloverfield Paradox (54:30)
- Thoughts and Impressions
Email us your thoughts on Black Panther to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate to make us impressed!
John - The DNN, Breaking the Seal
Chris – @Valdan, Filmside Chats, ComicUI - Facebook & Twitter
Feb 18, 2018
Feb 18, 2018
52 min
This is the Superhero Slate review for Marvel's Black Panther! What does it take to be King of Wakanda? Is Killmonger more than just a color swapped villain? Does T'Challa ever freeze? Find out all our thoughts and more in this review!
This podcast contains spoilers starting at 20:00
Superhero Slate Review for Marvel's Black Panther
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, Filmside Chats, ComicUI - Facebook & Twitter
Feb 11, 2018
Feb 11, 2018
1hr 8 min
Do you like movie trailers? Then you’re gonna love this week’s Superhero Slate! We've got Han Solo, Venom, Jessica Jones, Deadpool 2, and more! Special Guest: John Myers!
Thanos on Throne Maquette on Breaking the Seal
News
- Solo: A Star Wars Story (7:00)
- Star Wars Episode IX (13:23)
- Summer start date confirmed by JJ Abrams
- Star Wars (14:15)
- David Benioff and DB Weiss to write new series of Star Wars films
- Created Game of Thrones TV show
- Seperate from Skywalker movies and Rian Johnson’s trilogy
- Old Republic?
- Multiple Star Wars TV series heading to Disney streaming service
- David Benioff and DB Weiss to write new series of Star Wars films
- Marvel Cinematic Universe (18:26)
- Black Panther (22:05)
- Confirms 2 end credit scenes
- 134 minutes long
- Avengers, Age of Ultron, Winter Soldier, Civil War, Guardians 2 are longer
- Kendrick Lamar soundtrack available now
- Avengers: Infinity War (25:40)
- Into the Spider-Verse (27:15)
- Rumor: Tom Hardy to voice Venom
- Venom (28:33)
- The Incredibles 2 (33:40)
- Sneak peek unveiled during Olympics
- Jessica Jones (35:40)
- Disney Streaming Service (38:10)
- Launching 2019 window, no price point yet
- R-rated content produced by Disney will go to Hulu
- Netflix (Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Punisher, Defenders), Hulu (Runaways), Freeform (Cloak & Dagger), & ABC (Agents of SHIELD) to remain at the respective locations and will continue to produce new seasons
- First Year Goal produce 4-5 original films and 5 TV series
- Movies include: Don Quixote, Lady and the Tramp, The Paper Magician, Julia Hart's Stargirl, and Ericson Core's Togo
- TV shows include: a new live-action Marvel title, a Star Wars title, a High School Musical television series, and an animated Monsters Inc. series
- Launching 2019 window, no price point yet
- Disney/Fox Deal (43:20)
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- Rumor: Comcast may try to top Disney’s bid
- Bob Iger (Disney CEO) confirms regulatory process as started in numerous jurisdictions around the world.
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- Deadpool 2 (45:35)
- Deadpool, Meet Cable trailer
- Possible X-Force first look? Cable’s Six Pack?
- Terry Crews reveal
- Shatterstar behind him
- International Trailer has more Colossus
- Possible X-Force first look? Cable’s Six Pack?
- Flashdance poster parody
- Deadpool, Meet Cable trailer
- Legion (51:14)
- Returning April 3
- David is still missing
- Justice League (52:35)
- Shazam! (54:40)
- Movie officially starts production
- Lobo (55:54)
- Eyeing Michael Bay to helm film and imitate Deadpool’s success
- The Joker (58:05)
- Joaquin Phoenix in talks to play The Joker in standalone film
- Todd Phillips’ directing
- Joaquin Phoenix in talks to play The Joker in standalone film
- Titans (59:35)
- Live action series will feature The Doom Patrol
- Episode 5 of series named after DC team
- Live action series will feature The Doom Patrol
- Stranger Things (1:01:44)
- Season 3 to have 8 episodes, film this spring
Email us your thoughts on all these trailers to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate to make us impressed!
John - The DNN, Breaking the Seal
Chris – @Valdan, Filmside Chats, ComicUI - Facebook & Twitter
Feb 4, 2018
Feb 4, 2018
34 min
Welcome to Superhero Slate, a show where we...no, it's a Tide Ad.
Did you catch all the Super Bowl LII trailers? Here's the big ones we saw and what we liked!
- Jurassic World Fallen KingdomOfficial Trailer #2
- Solo A Star Wars StoryBig Game Spot
- SkyscraperBig Game Spot
- Mission Impossible FalloutOfficial Trailer
- The Cloverfield Paradox
- Avengers Infinity WarBig Game Spot
- Westworld Season 2- Release Date
Send us your favorite trailers or commercials to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate to make us impressed!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, Filmside Chats, ComicUI - Facebook & Twitter