A weekly podcast where Chris and Mike talk about TV and movie news, superheroes, and everything in-between!
Episodes
Nov 26, 2017
Nov 26, 2017
59 min
Learn about Harry Potter and the Hoax Tweet, Gambit has a start date, Agents of SHIELD return in space, and more on this week's Superhero Slate!
Listen to the Superhero Slate Review of Marvel's Punisher!
News
- Deathstroke (8:05)
- Justice League (10:40)
- Original End credits featured Green Lanterns
- Filmed, but never used
- Old Gods appear in the film(Ares, Artemis, Zeus)
- Mustachegate Round 2: Paramount turned down CGI mustache
- Original End credits featured Green Lanterns
- Shazam! (17:00)
- Zeus makes an appearance in Justice League
- Kyle Gardiner (Thor: Ragnarok) hired as stunt coordinator
- Batgirl (18:25)
- Whedon still on board to write/direct film
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (20:40)
- Joss Whedon to write and direct movie - HOAX
- Venom (22:40)
- “Will turn into 8-foot, 4 [inch] beast”
- Gambit (24:25)
- Lizzy Caplan (Item 47) joins cast
- Production to start in February in New Orleans
- Release still set for Feb 14, 2019
- X-Men: Dark Phoenix (25:45)
- A main cast character will die by impalement
- Mystique, Magneto, Professor X, or Beast
- A main cast character will die by impalement
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (27:45)
- Billy Dee Williams not in Episode 8
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (29:35)
- Entire script released online from James Gunn
- Passed by Thor: Ragnarok at box office
- Captain Marvel (36:15)
- Jude Law rumored as Dr. Walter Lawson/Mar-Vell
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Agents of SHIELD (40:42)
- First 17 minutes of Season 5 released
- Something released today
- Aliens are the Vrellnexians
- Indistinguishable hive minds led by queen
- First 17 minutes of Season 5 released
- Inhumans (42:25)
- Season 1 impressions
- Where to go with the show
- Coco (46:15)
- Impressions from Chris
- Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie (50:10)
- Impressions from Mike
- The Return Of Baymax (53:30)
- Disney XD
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, Filmside Chats, ComicUI - Facebook & Twitter
Nov 26, 2017
Nov 26, 2017
44 min
This is the Superhero Slate review for Marvel's The Punisher! Is it a punishment to watch this series? Do we finally get the best Netflix and Marvel show all year? How many castles does Frank really have? Find out all our thoughts and more in this review!
This podcast contains spoilers, but we're nice enough to let you know when those start!
Superhero Slate Review for Marvel's The Punisher
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, Filmside Chats, ComicUI - Facebook & Twitter
Nov 19, 2017
Nov 19, 2017
1hr 4 min
The Justice League is among the Superhero Slate fans, we’re watching the Incredibles 2 trailer, Deadpool gives us a happy little teaser, and more!
Super-Fan Jim Shout Out
Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout
News
- Justice League (7:50)
- Review Episode
- $96 million box office, lowest DCEU opening so far
- Deleted scenes leaked online
- WGA reveals Whedon contributed to more than 33% of the film
- Two months of his film, plus more reshoots, and 6 months editing it
- Trailer vs Final Film - Scenes that were Cut
- Wonder Woman 2 (16:20)
- Moved closer 6 weeks (November 1, 2018)
- MIssing Star Wars season
- Ratpac not financing film
- Moved closer 6 weeks (November 1, 2018)
- The Batman (19:22)
- Movie takes places after Justice League
- No prequel or stand alone
- Matt Reeves might cast Jake Gyllenhaal as Batman
- Swap like Ruffalo as Bruce Banner
- Movie takes places after Justice League
- Shazam! (23:40)
- Black Lightning (24:38)
- Premieres January 16
- Takes Legends of Tomorrow timeslot after Flash
- Premieres January 16
- Runaways (25:28)
- Weekly show on Hulu
- Three-part Premiere on Tuesday November 21
- The Punisher (26:35)
- Review So Far
- Avengers: Infinity War (32:10)
- Teaser to be released December 4 (rumor)
- Full leaked images from upcoming teaser online
- Footage not from SDCC/D23
- Morbius (34:30)
- Sony making a film based on vampire Spider-Man villain
- Written by Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama
- Dracula Untold, Power Rangers, The Last Witchhunter
- Sony making a film based on vampire Spider-Man villain
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 (37:55)
- Impressions on Game
- Star Wars (38:50)
- Battlefront 2 game issues
- Star Tours @ Disney will provide only episodes 7 and 8 at this time
- New queue for episodes 1-6 later
- The Last Jedi to be 150 minutes, longest movie in franchise
- The Incredibles 2 (44:30)
- 20th Century Fox (47:40)
- Sony now in very early talks for potential acquisition
- Loss of Bond makes new IPs valuable
- Sony now in very early talks for potential acquisition
- The Gifted (50:05)
- To debut Andrea and Andreas von Strucker
- Multiple Man (51:24)
- James Franco to star as Jamie Madrox in film about Multiple Man
- Deadpool 2 (52:40)
- Rampage (54:00)
- Official trailer(1:01:28)(1:03:55)
- Based on video game
- Official trailer(1:01:28)(1:03:55)
- Fantastic Beasts (56:18)
- Pokemon (58:58)
- The Movie: I Choose You has Pikachu speak in English
- Detective Pikachu has cast Justice Smith (The Get Down) as lead role
- Deadly Class (59:55)
- The cast will include: Benjamin Wadsworth, Maria Gabriella de Faria, Benedict Wong, Lana Condor, Liam James, Michel Duval and Luke Tennie.
- First look at cast
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, Filmside Chats, ComicUI - Facebook & Twitter
Nov 19, 2017
Nov 19, 2017
56 min
This is the Superhero Slate review for Justice League! Does uniting the league mean a better DC cinematic universe? Should every super hero get an origin film before teaming up? Tell us, do you bleed? Find out all our thoughts and more in this review!
This podcast contains spoilers, but we're nice enough to let you know when those start!
Superhero Slate Review for Justice League
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, Filmside Chats, ComicUI - Facebook & Twitter
Nov 12, 2017
Nov 12, 2017
1hr 6 min
Listen to the Superhero Slate and learn that Star Wars announced a new trilogy of films, Disney has 20th Century Fox by the tail, the Punisher and Justice League are available to watch this week, and more!
News
- Star Wars (6:05)
- Rian Johnson to create new trilogy of films
- Focusing on new characters, new places, and timelines
- “this new trilogy, which is separate from the episodic Skywalker saga, Johnson will introduce new characters from a corner of the galaxy that Star Wars lore has never before explored.”
- Han Solo first look at Alden Ehrenreich
- TV series coming to Disney Streaming Service
- Rian Johnson to create new trilogy of films
- Disney (18:20)
- Service in 2019
- Streaming service to get new service-only shows
- Monsters Inc. from Disney/Pixar
- High School Musical
- Creating New Marvel Show
- New Marvel shows to exclusively debut on service
- Possibly New Warriors home?
- Future seasons of Netflix shows unknown
- New Marvel shows to exclusively debut on service
- To cost less than Netflix
- Reflects fact content volume
- Netflix (23:30)
- Where do the Marvel shows go after Disney contract expires?
- Stranger Things Season 2 Review
- The Punisher (29:18)
- Release on Friday, November 17
- Daredevil (30:40)
- Season 3 has started filming
- Should be through June 2018
- Agents of SHIELD (31:45)
- Season 5 Trailer debuts
- Combating the Kree and probably the Brood
- Season 5 Trailer debuts
- Black Panther (35:56)
- Character posters released
- Theater standee shows upgraded suit
- Funko Pop! Line revealed
- The Incredibles 2 (40:15)
- First footage to debut before Coco
- The Incredibles 2 will see Elastigirl as the Parr family parental figure initially having the adventure while Mr. Incredible is left at home to watch Jack Jack.
- First footage to debut before Coco
- 20th Century Fox (42:15)
- Disney reportedly has been in/out of talks to buy most of Fox
- Cannot buy broadcast network, including Sports/News
- The big D wants film division
- Consolidate Marvel characters
- Combat Netflix with more films
- Deal is NOT dead
- Disney reportedly has been in/out of talks to buy most of Fox
- Deadpool 2 (50:30)
- Kingsmen: The Golden Circle (52:20)
- Physical release December 12
- Digital release December 5
- Justice League (53:35)
- Release Friday November 17
- Two post credit scenes!
- Ben Affleck unsure of his future after two more appearances
- Release Friday November 17
- Suicide Squad 2 (56:06)
- May introduce Black Adam in film
- “A weapon of mass destruction”
- May introduce Black Adam in film
- Shazam! (56:55)
- Asher Angel (Disney shows) as young Billy Batson
- Dark Universe (59:00)
- Producers leave franchise
- The Mummy’s failure to launch center of problems
- Glass (1:00:15)
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, Filmside Chats, ComicUI - Facebook & Twitter
Nov 5, 2017
Nov 5, 2017
1hr 9 min
Thor is here to Ragnarok Superhero Slate's world, they’ve been filming Venom for two weeks, look forward to 10 more years of Star Wars, and more!
Thanks to Jason!
News
- Thor: Ragnarok (5:35)
- Impressions
- Review Episode
- MCU first franchise to cross $5 billion at North American box office
- Avengers: Infinity War (19:20)
- Avengers 4 (13:05)
- Character concept art
- Filming scenes from Avengers 1
- Ant-Man and the Wasp (21:45)
- Michelle Pfeiffer on set as Janet van Dyne
- Michael Douglas sporting brown wig
- More backstory segments
- Laurence Fishburne working secret Marvel project
- Previous idea, relaunched once got part in Ant-Man
- No indication what it is
- Captain Marvel (25:10)
- Filming begins Feb 2018 in Los Angeles
- New Warriors (26:05)
- Will not air on FreeForm
- Could not find a spot in lineup
- Tested through roof, Marvel intent on airing show
- Cannot shop show to outside networks because Disney
- Will not air on FreeForm
- Agents of SHIELD (30:56)
- New characters teased
- Flint (nuHuman) based on comics character
- Has ability to control rock/stone
- Spider-Man PS4 (32:55)
- Venom (34:45)
- The Lion King (37:04)
- Voice cast announced
- Beyonce as Nala
- Voice cast announced
- Lord of the Rings (39:50)
- WB looking to bring TV series to Amazon
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (44:20)
- Disney demanding 65% of revenue from tickets (Up from 64%)
- 4 weeks minimum in largest stadium (Standard is usually 2)
- Breaking deal would increase percentage to 70%
- Disney demanding 65% of revenue from tickets (Up from 64%)
- Solo: A Star Wars Story (49:50)
- Ron Howard has reshot almost entire movie
- Increased production budget
- More consistent film
- Ron Howard has reshot almost entire movie
- Star Wars (53:15)
- Kathleen Kennedy says they’re mapping out the next 10 years of Star Wars
- Featuring new characters
- New directors + new places in galaxy
- Kathleen Kennedy says they’re mapping out the next 10 years of Star Wars
- Deadpool 2 (54:30)
- Tyler Bates to score film
- Known for Guardians films; 300; Watchmen; Sucker Punch, John Wick
- Tyler Bates to score film
- Gotham (55:08)
- Peyton List cast as Poison Ivy
- Third casting in the show due to ‘transformations’
- Peyton List cast as Poison Ivy
- Krypton (56:50)
- Cast Charys (Superman’s Great Grandmother) and Brainiac
- Superman (57:58)
- Rocksteady’s video game possibly revealed next week
- Did Arkham trilogy of games with Batman
- Rocksteady’s video game possibly revealed next week
- Justice League (58:50)
- Screening reactions are prohibited
- Nightwing (1:00:46)
- Black Adam (1:02:25)
- Adam Sztykiel (Undateable) to script movie
- Shazam (1:03:20)
- Mark Strong in talks to play Doctor Sivana
- New 52 incarnation of the character turns to magic in an attempt to save his family, and winds up forming an alliance with Black Adam
- Grace Fulton (Annabelle Creation) cast in mysterious role
- Mary Marvel?
- Mark Strong in talks to play Doctor Sivana
- Red Sonja (1:05:11)
- Millennium Films fast tracking a rebooted version of the character
- Due to Wonder Woman’s success
- Millennium Films fast tracking a rebooted version of the character
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, Filmside Chats, ComicUI - Facebook & Twitter
Nov 5, 2017
Nov 5, 2017
52 min
This is the Superhero Slate review for Thor: Ragnarok! Does the God of Thunder go out with a bang? Can this franchise be saved from its Hela mediocre prequels? How many pamphlets do you need to start a revolution? Find out all our thoughts and more in this review!
This podcast contains spoilers, but we're nice enough to let you know when those start!
Superhero Slate Review for Thor: Ragnarok!!
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
Oct 29, 2017
Oct 29, 2017
1hr 9 min
Its a scary Superhero Slate because Deathstroke is making his own movie, they’ve cast Fandral (Zachary Levi) as Shazam, the Venom movie is really happening, and more!
Guest Host Jason A.
Derby City Comic-Con
News
- Deathstroke (10:00)
- Solo movie happening at DC
- Joe Manganiello as character
- Gareth Evans (The Raid: Redemption) as director
- Solo movie happening at DC
- Justice League (14:27)
- Shortest run time of any DC film
- 119 minutes; Suicide Squad is 123
- Shortest run time of any DC film
- Flashpoint (19:30)
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays coy about being Batman in the movie
- Thomas Wayne becomes Batman in series
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays coy about being Batman in the movie
- Shazam! (25:15)
- Zachary Levi (Thor: The Dark World) cast as Lead character (Captain Marvel)
- Daredevil S3 (29:34)
- Kingpin to return
- Erik Oleson (Man in the High Tower) as showrunner
- Inhumans (31:24)
- IMAX Let down by quality of series
- “Customers expected a production akin to a mega-budget blockbuster movie, rather than pilots for a television show,”
- Loeb/Chory walked away from Inhumans related questions from Deadline last week
- IMAX Let down by quality of series
- X-23 (34:15)
- Script in works for character
- Craig Kyle (co-creator) working on script
- Script in works for character
- The Runaways (38:11)
- Action packed trailer shows powers and Old Lace
- Launches Nov 21
- Thor: Ragnarok (41:54)
- Eric Pearson (writer) knows whispers of One-Shot program returning
- Wrote first 3 (Funny Thing, The Consultant, Item 47)
- Drop in blu-ray sales hurt program, imagined them like Pixar shorts
- Eric Pearson (writer) knows whispers of One-Shot program returning
- Captain Marvel (45:45)
- Eyeing Ben Mendelsohn as villain
- Sanja Milkovic (Blade, Star Trek Beyond, every Fast & Furious) as costume designer for film
- Avengers 4 (48:40)
- Hawkeye’s Ronin costume on set
- Teenage Groot being motion captured on set
- Venom (50:58)
- Movie kicks off production
- Tom Hardy will be using motion capture for Venom (per Andy Serkis)
- Bright (53:30)
- The Dark Tower (55:26)
- TV series may reboot franchise after film flopped
- Preacher (56:45)
- Officially renewed for Season 3 on AMC
- Stargate (58:20)
- Stargate: Origins to be on Stargate Command
- All 3 series and 3 films in one place
- One time $20 fee
- Stargate: Origins to be on Stargate Command
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Jason - The Destination, Breaking the Seal, The DNN
Chris – @Valdan, Filmside Chats, ComicUI - Facebook & Twitter
Oct 22, 2017
Oct 22, 2017
1hr 7 min
Don’t freeze on the Superhero Slate, the Black Panther trailer is here, the Punisher series gets an official release date, is Fox faking everybody out, and more!
Shout out to Trevor & Forrest
The Fractured but Whole & Geostorm
News
- Black Panther (11:20)
- Official Trailer
- Official Poster
- Tolkien White Guys
- Has been Black Panther a week longer than Tony Stark saying he was Iron Man
- The Punisher (20:35)
- Trailer #2
- Official release date November 17, 2017
- Daredevil S3 (27:20)
- “I’m fine.”
- Based on Born Again
- “I’m fine.”
- Thor: Ragnarok (30:00)
- Feige won’t say where Sif is during the film
- Collector Corps Box
- Ant-Man and the Wasp (26:40)
- Shows what happens to Scott after Civil War (The Raft breakout)
- Hope/Hank Pym work in shrunken down lab to find Janet
- Deadpool 2 (41:10)
- X-Force suit in rack
- Josh Brolin signed a 4 picture deal
- X-Men: Dark Phoenix (45:00)
- Set Rumor: X-Men dealing with Alien attacks at conference
- Aliens are not Shi’ar but Skrulls
- Set Rumor: X-Men dealing with Alien attacks at conference
- Venom (50:00)
- Looks to adapt Lethal Protector storyline
- Filming in San Francisco
- Where LP takes place
- Titans (52:55)
- Ryan Potter (Big Hero 6) cast as Beast Boy
- Justice League (56:05)
- Big Bang Theory promotion may hint at something larger
- No press junket for film
- Reactions arrive only 4 days before release
- Shazam (1:00:10)
- April 2019 Release
- Warner Bros. has a date of April 5 for Untitled movie
- April 2019 Release
- Solo: A Star Wars Story (1:02:05)
- Title officially revealed from Ron Howard
- May 25, 2018
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, Filmside Chats, ComicUI - Facebook & Twitter
Oct 15, 2017
Oct 15, 2017
1hr 14 min
Come watch the the Star Wars: The Last Jedi official trailer with Superhero Slate, a surprise New Mutants trailer is a horrifyingly good thing, Thor: Ragnarok’s red carpet matches the drapes, and more!
Movies Anywhere
News
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (12:15)
- Official Trailer released
- Internet Reactions: 120.1 million views in first day (higher than teaser)
- Tickets on sale
- It did crash Fandango
- New Mutants (24:00)
- First trailer released online
- Character and Actor breakdown
- Mirage aka Danielle Moonstar
- Sunspot aka Roberto Da Costa
- Magik aka Illyanna Rasputin
- Cannonball aka Sam Guthrie
- Wolfsbane aka Rahne Sinclair
- Release April
- First trailer released online
- Deadpool 2 (34:51)
- Wraps production
- June 1, 2018
- X-Men: Dark Phoenix (35:50)
- Wraps production
- November 2, 2018
- Gambit (36:25)
- Release date (again)
- February 14, 2019
- Working title is “Chess”
- Release date (again)
- Thor: Ragnarok (38:50)
- Red carpet premiere
- Ruffalo live streamed first 15 minutes of audio in his pocket
- SPOILERS are probably coming out
- 130 minutes (longest Thor movie to date)
- 2 end credits scenes (per usual)
- Age of Ultron ending changed/then backtracked
- Red carpet premiere
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 (47:40)
- Story trailer lands
- Season Pass includes:
- Guardians of the Galaxy 2
- Black Panther
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Ant-man and the Wasp
- Cloak and Dagger
- The Runaways
- Release November 14
- Agents of SHIELD (49:20)
- Season 5 to cast Kree assassin Sals-Bek
- Hired to hunt down Inhuman royal family in comics
- Potential tie-in?
- Season 5 to cast Kree assassin Sals-Bek
- Black Panther (51:10)
- New trailer has been classified by BBFC
- 2:18
- Release in next couple of weeks (Thor)
- New trailer has been classified by BBFC
- Avengers: Infinity War (55:45)
- Trailer before year’s over
- Thor or Star Wars: The Last Jedi?
- Justice League?!
- Avengers 4 (57:20)
- Title is not a spoiler
- Focus on movies between now and then, rather than distracting us
- Captain Marvel (59:10)
- Feige: Character is out there (raises hands to sky)
- Probably in space or another dimension
- Feige: Character is out there (raises hands to sky)
- Marvel Cinematic Universe (1:01:30)
- Feige says timeline will eventually be published
- Probably after time stone stuff in Avengers movies
- Feige says timeline will eventually be published
- Han Solo (1:02:40)
- Title reveal soon
- Trailer cut and is floating around waiting to be released
- Other marketing materials finished
- Justice League (1:04:40)
- Rated as PG-13
- Zack Snyder as sole director credit on film
- Tickets on sale end of October
- Ben Affleck sexual harassment accusations before film
- Rated as PG-13
- Legends of Tomorrow (1:07:50)
- Professor Stein leaving show
- Jurassic World: The Fallen Kingdom (1:08:35)
- Trailer with Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- June 22, 2018
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