A weekly podcast where Chris and Mike talk about TV and movie news, superheroes, and everything in-between!
Episodes
Apr 23, 2017
Apr 23, 2017
1hr 13 min
Comic-con season has officially started for Superhero Slate with C2E2, Kevin Feige delivers Christmas in April, Fox gives us release dates, and more!
C2E2 2017 Recap
News
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (9:05)
- Soundtrack list revealed!
- Post credits confirmed
- Guardians of the Galaxy 3 (17:00)
- James Gunn returning to write and direct third film
- Roster will change by the end of the film
- Fourth one in question?
- Guardians of the Galaxy: The TellTale Game (19:50)
- Impression
- Captain Marvel (21:30)
- Ryan Boden and Anna Fleck to direct film
- Half Nelson; Mississippi Grind
- Written by Meg LeFauvre (Inside Out) and Nicole Perlman (Guardians of the Galaxy)
- Filming starts February 2018
- Suit looks like new iteration from Kelly Sue DeConnick’s comic run
- Ryan Boden and Anna Fleck to direct film
- Ant-Man and the Wasp (26:40)
- New costumes for the upcoming film
- Giant sized versions of small things; shrunken versions of large things
- Black Panther (28:30)
- Footage descriptions includes coronation ceremony for T’Challa
- Jungle fight scenes
- Thor: Ragnarok (30:15)
- Planet Hulk characters will be integral to film
- Korg played by Waititi
- Miek, another of Hulk’s Warbound
- Planet Hulk characters will be integral to film
- SDCC 2017 (33:10)
- Marvel confirms Hall H panel
- Every movie after Spider-Man: Homecoming has a chance to appear
- Marvel confirms Hall H panel
- Marvel Cinematic Universe (36:15)
- Avengers Movies Filming not back to back
- Post Avengers 4 status
- The Punisher (39:00)
- Rosario Dawson will not be in the series
- Luke Cage (41:50)
- Season 2 filming July-February
- Casting Stuff
- [BYRON] 30 – 45, 6’0 or taller, Jamaican, but open to Black Caribbean or African Descent. The smartest man any room, the most effortlessly powerful man in any situation. A natural leader, brimming with resentment, but focused on justice. Physically fit and wildly intelligent. Speaks with a native accent from Jamaica / Caribbean / Africa, etc. SERIES REGULAR
- [TAMARA] mid-20’s – early 30’s, African American, female, earthy. A brilliant, confident business owner who prides herself on her independence.. As much as she tries to stay far from trouble, it seems to always find her. ACTORS MUST BE STRONG SINGERS. SERIES REGULAR
- Cloak & Dagger (44:25)
- First trailer released
- ABC Freeform
- New Warriors (50:50)
- Lineup revealed
- Squirrel Girl (Doreen Green)
- Mister Immortal (Craig Hollis) - cannot die, ever, supposedly
- Night Thrasher (Dwayne Taylor) - no powers, rich family
- Speedball (Robbie Baldwin) - can launch kinetic balls of energy
- Microbe (Zach Smith) - can talk to germs
- Debrii (Deborah Fields) - low level telekinetic; trickster
- Lineup revealed
- New Mutants (53:40)
- April 13, 2018
- Deadpool 2 (54:40)
- June 1, 2018
- Josh Brolin getting Cable prosthetics
- Thanos reference
- X-Men: Dark Phoenix (56:05)
- November 2, 2018
- Kingsmen 2: The Golden Circle (57:50)
- Trailer Tomorrow
- One week closer - Sept 22
- Predator (1:00:50)
- Moved to Summer 2018
- Justice League (1:01:05)
- Krypton (1:02:05)
- First trailerLeaked
- Avatar (1:05:50)
- 2 in December 18, 2020
- 3 on December 17, 2021
- 4 on December 20, 2024
- 5 on December 19, 2025
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Chris – @Valdan, ComicUI, Filmside Chats
Apr 16, 2017
Apr 16, 2017
1hr 18 min
Superhero Slate brings the goodies because Thor is going to RagnaROCK our world, the Kingsmen get American versions for the Golden Circle, the Jedi are coming to an end, and more!
Riff & Raff
Shout Outs!
News
- Star Wars Celebration (4:50)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer
- Planet Crait, red minerals
- More details
- Star Wars: Episode IX
- Carrie Fisher will NOT be in the film per Kathleen Kennedy
- Star Wars: Rebels
- Forces of Destiny
- Animated shorts and merchandise focused on female characters
- Ahsoka, Rey, Leia, and Jyn
- Battlefront II
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer
- Thor: Ragnarok (25:20)
- First trailer
- Official Poster
- Reveals & Easter Eggs
- Spider-Man: The Animated Movie (35:45)
- Shameik Moore, who made his name starring in indie flick Dope and Netflix's The Get Down, will play Miles Morales in the film
- Liev Schrieber (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Ray Donovan) will provide the voice of the villain
- The Punisher (39:25)
- First look at geared up Frank Castle
- Logo
- Filming has wrapped
- First look at geared up Frank Castle
- Jessica Jones (42:00)
- Casting calls may reveal characters
- [DR. KIRBY] 60s, male, open ethnicity, scientist & freethinker SERIES REGULAR – ONE YEAR DEAL
- [PRESLEY] Late 30s, Male, African American, intelligent, driven, self-assured FRACTIONAL SERIES REGULAR
- [OLIVER] 34-38, male, Latino, artistic, paternal, smart, scruffy and hip SERIES REGULAR
- [INGRID] Early-mid 30s, 5’8 – 5’11, female, dark hair, attractive and edgy, has a history of living on the streets. Educated as a nurse, but street-wise. She is attracted to men and women…SERIES REGULAR
- Casting calls may reveal characters
- Arrow (45:40)
- Manu Bennett returning as Deathstroke
- Supergirl (47:05)
- Superman to return for season 2 finale
- TV Shows (48:30)
- Black Lightning
- First look at Cress Williams as main character
- Looking positive for CW series order
- Gifted
- Looks like full series order on the way
- Black Lightning
- Deadpool 2 (51:30)
- Josh Brolin (Avengers: Infinity War) cast as Cable
- Thanos and Cable
- Josh Brolin (Avengers: Infinity War) cast as Cable
- Kingsmen 2: The Golden Circle (55:20)
- Aquaman (57:35)
- Dolph Lundgren cast as King Nereus
- Third villain?
- Dolph Lundgren cast as King Nereus
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2 (59:55)
- Jude Law cast as young Albus Dumbledore
- Transformers: The Last Knight (1:02:15)
- Final Trailer
- Quintesson
- Final Trailer
- The Hitman’s Bodyguard (1:05:45)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPRed1WMEug
- Director: Patrick Hughes
- Writer: Tom O'Connor
- ATOMIC BLONDE (1:09:05)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeBIJntsA6s
- Director: David Leitch
- Writers: Kurt Johnstad
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeBIJntsA6s
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Apr 9, 2017
Apr 9, 2017
1hr 1 min
On Superhero Slate, we’re talking about some New Warriors, there’s a Batman and Harley Quinn animated feature on the way, Netflix has more information on its good Marvel shows, and more!
Riff & Raff
Shoutout to Sean Bowman!
News
- Defenders (8:15)
- Release Date: 8-18-2017
- Elevator teaser
- Daredevil is masked
- Luke Cage (12:45)
- Nominated for Peabody Award
- Entertainment and Children’s Programs
- "instances of how electronic media can teach, expand our horizons, defend the public interest, or encourage empathy with others."
- Jessica Jones won last year
- Entertainment and Children’s Programs
- Nominated for Peabody Award
- Jessica Jones (15:05)
- Has started filming Season 2
- Nuke most likely returning
- Daredevil (18:10)
- Season 3 starts this fall
- New Warriors (21:50)
- Freeform orders straight to series
- Starring Squirrel Girl
- New Warriors revolves around about six young people with powers living and working together. With powers and abilities on the opposite end of the spectrum of The Avengers, the New Warriors want to make a difference in the world ... even if the world isn't ready. With Freeform focused on a group dubbed "becomers" — those experiencing a series of firsts in life including first loves and first jobs — New Warriors explores the journey into adulthood, except in this world, they're not quite super and not yet heroes and the guys can be as terrifying as bad dates.
- Could be early 2018
- Cloak & Dagger (28:30)
- 10 Episode first season
- Winter (early) 2018
- Not connected to New Warriors
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (30:00)
- Soundtrack release date April 28
- Invincible (32:20)
- Series to movie
- Rogen/Goldberg (Preacher)
- Series to movie
- DCEU Rumors (35:25)
- October 5, 2018 - Dark Universe or Suicide Squad 2
- Suicide Squad 2 - Killer Frost as female lead
- Man of Steel 2 - Matthew Vaughn could write and direct
- The Flash - Jonathan Levine (Warm Bodies) to direct, 2020
- 2020 - Four films: two big budget, two modest
- Batman (42:50)
- Warner Bros. could release 4 Batman themed movies in 2019
- 80th anniversary
- Gotham City Sirens - Valentine’s Day
- Nightwing - Memorial Day
- Batgirl - August 2019
- The Batman
- Warner Bros. could release 4 Batman themed movies in 2019
- Batman and Harley Quinn (48:20)
- Animated movie
- Melissa Rauch (Big Bang Theory) to voice Harley
- The story will focus on Bats (Kevin Conroy) and Nightwing (Loren Lester) reluctantly teaming-up with Harley Quinn to attempt to stop a global catastrophe caused by Poison Ivy (Paget Brewster) and Jason Woodrue, AKA the Plant-Master.
- Animated movie
- Star Wars Episode IX (50:30)
- Colin Trevorrow has finished a draft of the script
- Carrie Fisher’s family has given permission to incorporate unused footage into Episode 9
- Invader Zim Returns (54:50)
- Rick and Morty (56:50)
- Season 3 April Fools?
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Apr 2, 2017
Apr 2, 2017
1hr 12 min
We know you’re listening to Superhero Slate for the Spider-Man Homecoming trailer, more info on the Joss Whedon Batgirl movie, some extra Cinemacon Marvel news, and more!
Riff & Raff
News
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (10:10)
- Trailer #2 released
- Damage Control
- Spider-Tracker
- How long is the Spider-Man deal for?
- May not be in MCU after Homecoming sequel
- “One of the things that I think is so amazing about this experience is that you don’t have studios deciding to work together to make a film very often. In fact it may never happen again, after we do the sequel.”
- Trailer #2 released
- Thor: Ragnarok (25:10)
- Black Panther (25:45)
- Characters announced
- Danai Gurira - Okoye
- Lupita Nyong’o - Nakia
- Forest Whitaker - Zuri
- Letitia Wright - Shuri
- Official Set Image
- Characters announced
- Avengers: Infinity War (28:20)
- Ant-Man & The Wasp (29:30)
- New logo on Disney Release Schedule
- Jeremy Renner is NOT in the film, despite rumors
- Inhumans (32:15)
- Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series (33:15)
- Official Trailer
- Release April 18
- Wreck-It Ralph (34:30)
- Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2
- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (35:40)
- Venom (38:50)
- Adi Shankar (Truth in Journalism) on radar to direct
- Black Cat/Silver Sable (40:00)
- Fast tracked, may start filming this year
- Batgirl (42:15)
- Movie announced with Joss Whedon directing, writing, and producing
- Conceived within the last month
- Follows New 52 version of Batgirl
- Regained mobility, back on the streets
- Deadpool 2 (47:35)
- Brad Pitt is NOT Cable
- Scheduling conflict
- Brad Pitt is NOT Cable
- Legion (48:55)
- Finale/series review
- The Dark Tower (50:35)
- Pushed back to August 4 (1 week)
- To give the Emoji Movie more theater time
- Pushed back to August 4 (1 week)
- War for the Planet of the Apes (52:50)
- The Mummy (54:25)
- Creature from the Black Lagoon (56:55)
- Enlists Aquaman writer Will Beall
- Star Trek: Discovery (58:00)
- Rainn Wilson as original series character Harry Mudd
- Ghost in the Shell (59:05)
- Thoughts/Impressions and SPOILERS
- Mini Spoilercast
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Mar 26, 2017
Mar 26, 2017
55 min
Superhero Slate is in a showdown with Marvel and DC trading blows with Guardians of the Galaxy photos, a Justice League Trailer, new Spider-Man posters, and more!
Riff & Raff
News
- Iron Fist (4:10)
- Spoilercast in the feed
- Inhumans (6:20)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (7:35)
- Tickets NOW on sale!
- Double feature available
- Empire Magazine Covers
- More photos
- Character Profile Pics
- Ego’s Planet is largest VFX ever
- Over one trillion polygons
- Tickets NOW on sale!
- Avengers: Infinity War (15:55)
- Black Panther (16:50)
- Spider-Man Homecoming (19:05)
- Black Cat/Silver Sable (23:00)
- More Sony Spinoff movies
- Chris Yost (Thor) as writer
- This and Venom not Spider-Man related
- Venom (25:39)
- Classified as Sci-fi Horror
- Truth in Journalism
- Agents of SHIELD (28:30)
- Next episode titled “What If...”
- Gallery of Hydra Propaganda
- Gifted (30:05)
- Deadpool 2 (31:45)
- Latest rumor is Brad Pitt as Cable
- Also Michael Shannon
- Leaked Concept Art
- Brad Pitt, Cable, Armor
- Domino
- Deadpool
- Latest rumor is Brad Pitt as Cable
- Justice League (36:20)
- First official trailer
- Character featurette footage
- HD Image gallery
- Alien: Covenant (46:00)
- Power Rangers (48:45)
- Thoughts & review
- Spoiler free
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Chris – @Valdan, ComicUI, Filmside Chats
Mar 26, 2017
Mar 26, 2017
54 min
This is the Superhero Slate spoilercast for Marvel's Iron Fist! How hard does Danny Rand hit? Is this the best setup for Marvel's Defenders? Was everybody really kung fu fighting? Find out all our thoughts and more in this spoilercast!
There ARE spoilers in this, duh. So don’t be surprised.
Superhero Slate Spoilercast for Marvel's Iron Fist
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Mar 19, 2017
Mar 19, 2017
1hr 2 min
On the latest Superhero Slate show, Iron Fist hits hard, there’s some Venom in our veins, the sun is setting for the Dark Knight, and more!
Riff & Raff
News
- Iron Fist (4:15)
- Thoughts and impressions
- Spoilercast next week!
- Legion (15:10)
- Season 2 confirmed
- Guardians of the Galaxy (17:10)
- Vol 3 confirmed by James Gunn
- Michael Rosenbaum and Sylvester Stallone are key Marvel Characters
- Inhumans (20:30)
- Medusa looks
- Crystal hair
- Obelisk
- Season 1/2 drawings from Coulson in Agents of SHIELD
- Venom (25:15)
- Movie confirmed for October 5, 2018 from Sony
- Related to Homecoming?
- Life movie as prequel (not confirmed or unconfirmed)
- No director confirmed
- Script by Scott Rosenberg (Jumanji) and Jeff Pinkner (ASM 2)
- Previous draft by Dante Harper (Alien: Covenant)
- Avi Arad/Matt Tolmach still as producers
- More stand-alone, not MCU related
- Movie confirmed for October 5, 2018 from Sony
- Beauty and the Beast (31:40)
- Thoughts and impressions
- The Batman (35:10)
- Script being rewritten from scratch
- Deathstroke may be out per Manganiello
- J.K. Simmons unsure when/if he’ll return as Gordon
- Affleck in rehab for alcohol addictions
- Script being rewritten from scratch
- Nightwing (38:20)
- Movie in development
- More sense for Deathstroke
- Movie in development
- Aquaman (40:00)
- Pushed back several months
- Green Lantern Corps (43:10)
- David Goyer up for directing
- The Dark Tower (45:38)
- American Gods (46:40)
- Trailer
- Premiere April 30
- The Matrix (48:15)
- WB planning prequel
- Follows young Morpheus
- WB planning prequel
- Quantum and Woody (51:25)
- Russo Bros. TV series adaptation of comic from Valiant
- Buddy super-hero, based on White Men Can’t Jump characters
- 22 issues
- Despicable Me 3 (54:00)
- Alien: Awakening (56:20)
- Another movie title teased by Ridley Scott
- Between Prometheus and Covenant
- Wants to keep making more
- Another movie title teased by Ridley Scott
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Mar 12, 2017
Mar 12, 2017
1hr 7 min
On Superhero Slate the Dominos fall in Deadpool's favor, Thor’s Ragnarok is looking good, The Tick is filming again, and more!
Lexington Comic and Toy Con
SDCC Tickets
News
- Thor: Ragnarok (9:35)
- First images online
- New haircut
- The Grandmaster
- Valkyrie
- Bruce Banner
- Hela
- Able to manifest weapons
- New info
- First images online
- Avengers: Infinity War (20:50)
- Terry Notary (Kong, Planet of the Apes, The Hobbit) playing Thanos’ right hand man.
- Corvus Glaive?
- Terry Notary (Kong, Planet of the Apes, The Hobbit) playing Thanos’ right hand man.
- Captain Marvel (23:35)
- Filming Jan 8, 2018
- Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series (24:40)
- First look at characters in game
- Scott Porter (Friday Night Lights, The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series) as Star-Lord, Emily O'Brien (The Young and the Restless, Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor) as Gamora, Nolan North (the Uncharted series, Pretty Little Liars) as Rocket, Brandon Paul Eells (Watch Dogs) as Drax, and Adam Harrington (The Wolf Among Us, League of Legends) as Groot.
- Inhumans (26:50)
- Iron Fist (33:00)
- Releasing March 17
- Spoilercast after 1 week
- Preacher (38:50)
- Monday June 19 at 9 PM
- Game of Thrones (40:35)
- Returning Sunday July 16
- Deadpool 2 (42:15)
- Zazie Beetz cast as Domino
- Known from Atlanta
- Zazie Beetz cast as Domino
- X-Force (46:33)
- “We are working hard on New Mutants, Gambit with Channing Tatum, Deadpool 2 and the new X-Force movie where Deadpool is alongside Cable and other main characters. Deadpool 2 is going into production this year. Then X-Force which is a combination of Deadpool, and Cable –they’re like the Black ops of the X-Men. They’re much darker and have an R-rated decibel.”
- Gifted (48:52)
- X-Men series official title
- Joss Whedon’s Astonishing X-Men run
- Blair Redford (Switched at Birth) is John Proudstar/Thunderbird
- X-Men series official title
- Wonder Woman (52:05)
- Jurassic World 2 (56:45)
- Predator (59:10)
- Avatar 2 (1:00:15)
- Delayed from December 2018
- Filming 2, 3, and 4 at once
- The Tick (1:02:15)
- Has started filming series
- New costume
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Mar 5, 2017
Mar 5, 2017
43 min
This is the Superhero Slate spoilercast for Logan! Is this really the last Hugh Jackman Wolverine movie? Does Fox do the character justice? Why are boats so damn expensive? Find out all our thoughts and more in this spoilercast!
There ARE spoilers in this, duh. So don’t be surprised.
Superhero Slate Spoilercast for Logan
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Mar 5, 2017
Mar 5, 2017
1hr 4 min
Superhero Slate suits up for another week as Logan snikts his way into theaters, the Inhuman Royal Family is officially cast, the Alien movies look scary again, and more!
Louisville Arcade Expo Recap
Riff & Raff
News
- Logan (10:30)
- Review and thoughts
- Spoilercast
- Deadpool 2 (16:50)
- X-Men Series (23:50)
- Sean Teale joins as Eclipse (new character)
- Amy Acker (Agents of SHIELD) as female lead
- Emma Dumont as Polaris
- Guardian of the Galaxy Vol 2 (27:40)
- Avengers: Infinity War (32:15)
- Budget = $1 billion
- $500 each, of course
- Advertising/Marketing included?
- Cumberbatch will be on set
- Budget = $1 billion
- Doctor Strange 2 (35:15)
- Clea & Nightmare
- Nightmare originally planned for first film
- Exists in Dream dimension
- Possibility of Brother Voodoo
- Clea & Nightmare
- Inhumans (39:00)
- Anson Mount (Hell On Wheels) joins as Blackagar Boltagon
- Serinda Swan (Smallville) as Medusa
- Ken Leung (Lost, X3) as Karnak
- Isabelle Cornish (Australia Day) will play Medusa's younger sister Crystal
- Eme Ikwuakor (Concussion) has been cast as Black Bolt's hoofed cousin, Gorgon
- Mike Moh (Empire) will portray the amphibious Triton.
- Sonya Balmores (Soul Surfer) has signed on as head of Attilan's Royal Guards, Auran
- Justice League (49:05)
- Abin Sur rumored to join film to fight Steppenwolf
- Gotham (50:30)
- Alexander Siddig (Game of Thrones) as Ra’s Al Ghul
- Black Lightning (51:30)
- Nafessa Williams (Code Black)
- Annisa, who is described as "passionate and quick-witted, balances the demands of medical school with her job teaching part-time at her father’s school."
- China Anne McClain (House of Payne)
- the younger Jennifer, who becomes involved with a criminal gang and forces her father to suit up as Black Lightning once again
- Nafessa Williams (Code Black)
- Alien Covenant (53:12)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (55:20)
- Transformers: Bumblebee Spinoff (58:00)
- Travis Knight (Kubo and the Two Strings) as director
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