A weekly podcast where Chris and Mike talk about TV and movie news, superheroes, and everything in-between!
Episodes
Feb 26, 2017
Feb 26, 2017
1hr 3 min
At Superhero Slate, the Future of the X-men franchise is in our grasp, rumors say a Green Lantern shows up in Justice League, we totally expect a Guardians of the Galaxy trailer on Tuesday, and more!
Riff & Raff
Louisville Arcade Expo & Lexington Comic & Toy Con
Death of Bill Paxton
News
- X-Men Supernova (10:43)
- McAvoy in talks to return and film this summer
- Nicholas Hoult to return as Beast
- Simon Kinberg reportedly in talks to Direct film as well
- Alpha Flight (13:35)
- Future mutant film
- Exiles (13:57)
- Future mutant film
- Logan (14:50)
- Perhaps pre-credits?
- End Credits Scene or not?
- Last time for Stewart as Xavier
- Gambit (19:00)
- Still in active development
- Tatum is devoted to getting character right, like Reynolds/Deadpool
- Deadpool 2 (20:27)
- Drew Goddard reported to be helping
- Paul Werner and Rhett Reese Still writing movie
- X-Force (22:25)
- Moving forward, possibly Deadpool 3
- Joe Carnahan to direct and co-write with Ryan Reynolds
- X-Men Series (25:22)
- "sarcastic, lively and a bit of a tomboy. Her naturally strong exuberance has taken a hit after a sudden and traumatic upheaval of her life. As she adjusts to the new people and places that are suddenly 'home,' she is slowly becoming herself again."
- Jamie Chung cast as Blink
- Fantastic Four (27:15)
- No idea what Fox is going to do with the property
- Han Solo (32:35)
- Production kick off
- First image of cast and directors of film
- New title rumored to be revealed at D23
- D23 (34:55)
- Star Wars Celebration Orlando is in April, 2 months pre D23
- Focus on future Star Wars films
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (36:45)
- Trailer on Tuesday with Jimmy Kimmel
- Star-Lord & Drax ready to fight
- Theater standee
- First look at Ego
- Thor: Ragnarok (40:42)
- “I think he probably dismisses Strange. Yes, his sorcery is very impressive, but Loki’s been doing that for centuries so who cares."
- Loki on Doctor Strange
- Inhumans (42:30)
- Former LOST actor joins in large role, unspecified
- Black Lightning (45:10)
- Cress Williams (Prison Break, Deep Space Nine) as Jefferson Pierce
- Berlanti’s 6th comic book show on CW
- Wonder Woman (47:15)
- Justice League (50:10)
- Have a funny sounding name
- Probably not human
- Report is a Green Lantern will appear
- Aquaman (52:50)
- Aquaman” will center on Aquaman as a reluctant ruler of the underwater kingdom of Atlantis who is caught between land dwellers that are always polluting the globe and his own people who are ready to invade the surface.
- Screen Actors Guild Award nominee Jason Momoa will play Aquaman. Also starring is Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman as Atlanna, Hollywood Film Awards winner Amber Heard as Mera, two-time Academy Award nominee Willem Dafoe as Nuidis Vulko, two-time Golden Globe Award nominee Patrick Wilson as Orm/Ocean Master, New Zealand Film and TV Awards winner Temuera Morrison as Thomas Curry, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Black Manta."
- New synopsis
- Predator (54:15)
- Shane Black and cast
- Rated R
- Alien Covenant (56;25)
- Jurassic World 2 (58:03)
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, ComicUI, Filmside Chats
Feb 19, 2017
Feb 19, 2017
1hr 13 min
In a news filled week, concept art has been unleashed on the Superhero Slate, we talk Star Wars sequels, Batman loses another director, and more!
Riff & Raff
News
- Doctor Strange (7:10)
- Digital release
- Thor: Ragnarok (8:00)
- Thor and Darryl Part 2
- Concept Art
- Marvel Zombies?
- Black Panther (17:00)
- Wakanda Concept art gallery
- Nick Fury not in this one
- Captain Marvel (22:30)
- Samuel L Jackson most likely showing up
- Raja Ilya will be in a Marvel movie (Malaysian)
- Flying to US to martial arts train with Yayan Ruhian (The Raid; The Force Awakens)
- Time frame points to Captain Marvel or maybe Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (24:30)
- Not every commercial song will be in movie
- Spider-Man Homecoming (25:40)
- Infinity War (28:25)
- New production logo on set
- Jim Starlin (Creator of Thanos, Drax, Gamora) wants cameo
- Millie Bobby Brown on set with directors
- Does she have a part?
- Stranger Things 2 filming down the road
- The Defenders (32:44)
- Cloak and Dagger (33:55)
- Inhumans (36:45)
- Filming in new Oahu Marvel Studios location
- Sub-Mariner (Namor) role rumored
- Was crucial in Inhumans from 1990’s
- Could be Triton role
- Sub-Mariner (39:00)
- On production schedule
- Possibly mysterious John Ridley project?
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (40:30)
- First look at Poe, Rey, and Finn
- Foreign titles suggest plural form of Jedi
- Star Wars (45:20)
- The fate of Jar Jar Binks in novel on Tuesday
- Sad street performing clown on Naboo
- Inferno Squad novel - sequel to Rogue One
- The fate of Jar Jar Binks in novel on Tuesday
- Legion (46:40)
- First episode impressions
- Logan (49:50)
- Reviews are out, stay away!
- Injustice 2 (51:50)
- Adds Swamp Thing as character
- Poison Ivy, Catwoman And Cheetah
- Wonder Woman (53:00)
- Ares is NOT played by Danny Huston (X-Men Origins)
- Real actor -
- Ares is NOT played by Danny Huston (X-Men Origins)
- The Batman (54:55)
- Matt Reeves drops out of directing the movie
- Ben Affleck wants out
- The Batman could be last film
- Suicide Squad 2 (59:05)
- Mel Gibson in early talks to direct
- Shazam (1:01:40)
- David F Sandberg (Lights Out, Annabel 2) in talks to direct
- Star Trek Discovery (1:02:55)
- Colossal (1:04:40)
- The Lion King (1:07:21)
- Donald Glover as Simba
- James Earl Jones returning as Mufasa
- Mulan (1:08:35)
- Niki Caro to direct
- Bill Kong (House of Flying Daggers, Hero, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) as producer
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, ComicUI, Filmside Chats
Feb 12, 2017
Feb 12, 2017
35 min
This is the Superhero Slate spoilercast for The LEGO Batman Movie! Is Batman the best choice for the LEGO treatment? Does Warner Bros. hit or miss with another DC character? What exactly is lobster thermidor? Find out all the easter eggs and more in this spoilercast!
There ARE spoilers in this, duh. So don’t be surprised.
Superhero Slate Spoilercast for The LEGO Batman Movie
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 12, 2017
Feb 12, 2017
1hr 7 min
There are SO many good topics this week on Superhero Slate, like the LEGO Batman movie, that Iron Fist trailer, Infinity War’s launch video, and more!
Riff & Raff
News
- LEGO Batman (4:30)
- Thoughts, impressions, spoilercast
- LEGO NINJAGO (15:30)
- Official Trailer
- Jackie Chan
- Justice League (21:30)
- Cyborg confirmed to be one of three Mother Boxes
- Shown in BvS
- New Photo
- Cyborg confirmed to be one of three Mother Boxes
- The Batman (25:10)
- Matt Reeves in early talks to take over directing
- Cloverfield, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- Matt Reeves in early talks to take over directing
- Iron Fist (28:30)
- The Punisher (33:15)
- Doctor Strange (34:00)
- Digital on Feb 14
- Ant-Man and the Wasp (34:50)
- Filming in July
- Michael Douglas to return
- Peyton Reed
- Filming in July
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (35:50)
- Test screening score
- Infinity War (37:10)
- The Collector seen around set
- Video acknowledging production
- Iron man, Spider-Man, Star-Lord
- Concept art of Thanos, Thor’s new weapon, Iron Man Armors
- Marvel Comics (43:25)
- Return to form
- Readers gravitate to names, lining up talent for 2018
- Characters return as we knew them
- X-Men (45:40)
- Rumor: Animated Series from Marvel
- X-Men Series (46:53)
- Blair Redford (Switched at Birth) will play Sam
- "the strong-headed Native American leader of the underground network."
- Blair Redford (Switched at Birth) will play Sam
- Legion (47:52)
- Thoughts/Impressions of Pilot
- We missed it
- Thoughts/Impressions of Pilot
- New Mutants (49:30)
- Wolfsbane concept art
- Confirms Maisie Williams?
- Wolfsbane concept art
- Samurai Jack Season 5 (50:30)
- Pacific Rim 2 (54:20)
- World War Z (57:35)
- Sequel removed from schedule completely
- John Wick 2 (58:50)
- Thoughts from Mike
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, ComicUI, Filmside Chats
Feb 5, 2017
Feb 5, 2017
38 min
This is Superhero Slate's Super Bowl 2017 trailer rundown where Chris and Mike break down the hits and misses of this year's commercial breaks!
Trailer Links from Super Bowl LI
- Life Official Trailer
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Extended Big Game Spotwith Official Poster!
- Logan “Grace” Super Bowl
- Honda Super Bowl Commercial 2017 Year BooksStan Lee cameo
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales: Extended Look
- Stranger Things 2 - Super Bowl 2017 Ad
- The Fate of the Furious - Big Game Spot
- Baywatch (2017) - Big Game Spot
- Ghost in the Shell - Big Game Spot
- SNICKERS® Presents: A Live Super Bowl Commercial
- A Cure For Wellness - "Take The Cure"
- Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) - Extended Big Game Spot
Email us your favorite Super Bowl trailer and commercial picks to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, ComicUI, Filmside Chats
Feb 4, 2017
Feb 4, 2017
1hr 5 min
Before Superhero Slate's yearly Super Bowl trailer show, we talk about Marvel’s Runaway casting job, Ben Affleck steps back from directing the Batman, a first look at Star Trek Discovery, and more!
Riff & Raff
News
- Super Bowl LI 2017 (1:03)
- King Arthur
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- Justice League
- Iron Fist
- Stranger Things
- Transformers: The Last Knight
- Gameplan
- Predictions
- Snacks and Food!
- The Batman (16:00)
- Petition to have Zack Snyder direct has started (boo)
- Ben Affleck no longer director
- Chris Terrio has reworked script
- Future of franchise?
- Aquaman (22:55)
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (The Get Down) signed on to play Black Manta
- October 5, 2018
- Black Lightning (25:45)
- Fox passed on pilot
- CW ordering pilot/series
- Powerless (29:05)
- Premiere thoughts
- Cloak and Dagger (37:00)
- Olivia Holt & Aubrey Joseph
- Actors here
- Officially cast (we were wrong)
- The Runaways (38:50
- The cast includes Rhenzy Feliz (Teen Wolf, Casual) as Alex Wilder, Lyrica Okana (The Affair) as Nico Minoru, Virginia Gardner (Goat) as Karolina Dean, Ariela Barer (New Girl) as Gert Yorkes, Gregg Sulkin (Faking It) as Chase Stein, and Allegra Acosta (100 Things To Do Before High School) as Molly Hernandez
- Cast officially revealed
- Inhumans (41:25)
- Director testing IMAX cameras
- Elysia Rotaru (Arrow) hints at role in show
- Iron Fist (46:15)
- Agents of SHIELD (43:36)
- Clarifies LMD comments from Avengers
- The Defenders (45:10)
- Guardians of the Galaxy(47:30)
- Beauty and the Beast (48:37)
- Han Solo (51:35)
- Han Shot First - movie in production from Chris Miller
- Red “Solo” Cup
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (54:15)
- Star Wars Celebration Orlando
- First footage probably in April
- Logan (54:55)
- 2 hours and 15 minute runtime
- Deadpool 2 (55:40)
- Pierce Brosnan in reported early negotiations for Cable
- Dune (57:10)
- Denis Villeneuve to direct reboot
- Star Trek Discovery (58:35)
- Samurai Jack (1:00:45)
- Jack’s Back Teaser
- March 2017 return
Email us your Super Bowl LI picks to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, ComicUI, Filmside Chats
Jan 29, 2017
Jan 29, 2017
1hr 3 min
The latest Superhero Slate lets you know that casting starts for Cloak and Dagger, when Iron Fist episode information hits, the next Star Wars movie title, and more!
Riff & Raff
News
- Cloak and Dagger (6:00)
- Tyrone Johnson and Tandy Bowen Cast
- Noah Gray-Cabey(Heroes, Code Black) and Debby Ryan(Jessie, Radio Rebel)
- Descriptions on casting site
- Tara – Female, 18 to play 17, Caucasian.
- Tara was a plucky southern girl who grew up with everything. She was always full of light. Then an accident took away everything. Now she’s a cynic who steals from tourists to make ends meet. Life took from her. She’s going to take back. But can that light be rekindled? Series Lead.
- Travis – Male. 18 to play 17. African American.
- When Travis was a little boy he was fearless. But then he made a mistake and it cost him dearly. So Travis grew up in a fear. Scared of a world he couldn’t control. So he controlled what he could. Keeping his head down, focusing on school and basketball. Locking in on fear. But is that brave boy still in there? Series Lead.
- Tara – Female, 18 to play 17, Caucasian.
- First director found
- Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Secret Life Of Bees)
- Tyrone Johnson and Tandy Bowen Cast
- Black Panther (12:15)
- New logo on set
- Officially kicks off production
- Andy Serkis returning as Ulysses Klaue
- Avengers: Infinity War (16:40)
- First day of filming image
- Production on Infinity War and untitled sequel
- Sean Gunn’s hat
- Hellacious schedule
- Doctor Strange 2 (24:11)
- Hasn’t been announced due to BP/Infinity schedules
- Doctor Strange opened #1 in Japan this week
- Iron Fist (27:00)
- Some episodes/directors revealed
- Episode 1, Snow Gives Way directed by John Dahl
- Episode 2, Shadow Hawk Takes Flight directed by John Dahl
- Episode 3, Rolling Thunder Cannon Punch directed by Tom Shankland
- Episode 4, Eight Diagram Dragon Palm directed by unknown
- Episode 5, Under Leaf Pluck Lotus directed by Uta Briesewitz
- Episode 6, Immortal Emerges From Cave directed by unknown.
- Episode 7, Felling With Tree Routes directed by Farren Blackburn (18 for strong bloody violence)
- Episode 8, The Blessing Of Many Fractures directed by Kevin Tancharoen
- Episode 9, The Mistress Of All Agonies directed by Jet Wilkinson
- Episode 10, unknown
- Episode 11, Lead Horse Back To Stable directed by Deborah Chow (12 for mild violence)
- Episode 12, unknown
- Episode 13, Dragon Plays With Fire directed by Stephen Surjik
- Some episodes/directors revealed
- The Punisher (31:10)
- Marvel (32:20)
- Video game deal with Square-Enix
- Multiple games, multiple years
- The Avengers project
- Video game deal with Square-Enix
- Star Wars (37:10)
- Logan (43:20)
- Last poster
- Officially rated R
- Comics from trailer aren’t real books
- Created to exist in X-Men movie universe
- X-Men Series (45:45)
- Bryan Singer to direct pilot episode
- 2017 Academy Awards (47:30)
- Best Film
- Arrival
- Fences
- Hacksaw Ridge
- Hell or High Water
- Hidden Figures
- La La Land
- Lion
- Manchester by the Sea
- Moonlight
- Visual FX
- Deepwater Horizon
- Doctor Strange
- The Jungle Book
- Kubo and the Two Strings
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Best Hair & Makeup
- Suicide Squad
- Best Film
- Justice League (51:33)
- The Flash (55:10)
- Joby Harold (Awake, King Arthur) to do page one rewrite of film
- Probably won’t make July 2018 release
- Godzilla 2 (57:30)
- Michael Dougherty (Krampus, Trick R Treat) to direct
- Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things) to star
- Predator (58:40)
- Thomas Jane joins reboot of franchise
- Tomb Raider (59:15)
- Filming started on reboot with Alicia Vikander
Email us your Super Bowl LI picks to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, ComicUI, Filmside Chats
Jan 22, 2017
Jan 22, 2017
1hr 14 min
The latest Superhero slate talks about how Logan’s claws are unleashed, we discuss if Sony is selling out, which Green Lantern is suiting up, and more!
Riff & Raff
News
- Logan (7:10)
- Last trailer
- Red band version
- Not trying to be in X-Men film continuity
- Deadpool 2 (15:50)
- Pierce Brosnan joining film?
- X-Men (22:00)
- Movies won’t acknowledge TV show
- TV show to feature sentinels
- New Mutants (25:25)
- [CHRIS] Male, 17 years old, Actor must be an adult (18 or over) or a legally emancipated minor; Tall, corn-fed Kentucky kid.
- [ANNA] Female, 17 years old, Actor must be an adult (18 or over) or a legally emancipated minor; Russian, sexy, with an obvious mean streak.
- [ROB] Male, 16 years old, Actor must be an adult (18 or over) or a legally emancipated minor; Brazilian, cool, confident and extremely handsome.
- [JESSICA] Female, 16 years old, Actor must be an adult (18 or over) or a legally emancipated minor; British, punk rock shorn red hair, waif-like.
- Casting calls
- Inhumans (27:50)
- Dutch Oscar for The Delivery
- Black Sails episodes
- Roel Reine as director
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (31:40)
- Ego Pop! Vinyl
- Does Mike have a rant here? yes
- Avengers Infinity War (35:25)
- Black Panther (36:52)
- Martin Freeman confirmed for film
- Spider-Man Animated (37:55)
- Miles Morales confirmed, animation shown off
- Sony (40:40)
- “Tokyo’s Sony Corp. is listening to bank pitches about a potential sale of its film and TV operations, several sources told The Post.”
- Shazam (46:55)
- Shazam - written by Henry Gayden (Earth to Echo)
- Black Adam - by New Line
- DC splits into two movies
- Wonder Woman (51:15)
- Same person who told them BvS was a mess
- Schmoes Know show - someone inside said it's a mess
- Green Lantern Corps (54:15)
- Ryan Reynolds
- Tom Cruise
- Joel McHale
- Jake Gyllenhaal
- Bradley Cooper
- Armie Hammer
- James Marsden
- Rumored frontrunners for Hal Jordan
- Injustice 2 (58:40)
- Hellboy 3 (1:00:40)
- Mike Mignola and Ron Perlman involved
- GDT held twitter poll to get 100,000 votes to have talk about film
- Terminator (1:03:00)
- James Cameron gets rights back in 2019
- Tim Miller to direct first movie
- Power Rangers (1:05:45)
- Attack on Titan (1:08:10)
- Live action in works at WB, with Fantastic Beasts’ producer
Email us your Green Lantern casting choice to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, ComicUI, Filmside Chats
Jan 15, 2017
Jan 15, 2017
1hr 11 min
Superhero Slate has our first look at Marvel’s Defenders, confirmation on the future of the Green Lantern films, an unannounced X-Men movie, and more!
Riff & Raff
News
- Guardians (7:00)
- Last trailer for film
- Feb. 23 release in Russia
- Guardians of the Galaxy (10:40)
- First look at villain via Toy
- Video game details
- Marvel’s Inhumans (16:20)
- Production to start in LA/Chicago this March
- Casting calls are out
- [BRODERICK]Male. 30-40. Caucasian. Can say volumes with just a look. Strong, thoughtful and private, he’s unaccustomed to being questioned or feeling a need to answer to anyone, to an extent that can verge on arrogance. SERIES REGULAR, AEP.
- [MARJORIE]Female. 30-40. Caucasian. An elegant and intelligent advisor to her husband, she struggles to find her place outside of their relationship, as others tend to view her as just a pretty face. Strong and resourceful, she’s not afraid to break the rules when the situation demands it. SERIES REGULAR, AEP.
- [MARTY]Male. 30-40. Caucasian. Broderick’s younger brother; he is intelligent, charming and articulate. He comes across as a man of the people but secretly covets power. SERIES REGULAR, AEP.
- [KEVIN]Male. 30-40. Open. Slight of build, his mind is his greatest asset. Always prepared with a plan, his outlook on life is the glass is always half-empty and often cracked and dirty as well. Though his outlook can be grim he has a droll, dry sense of humor. SERIES REGULAR, AEP.
- [GRADY]Male. 25-35. Open. Impetuous and brash, he has serious impulse control issues which frequently get him into trouble whether its women, booze or fighting. He loves life and lives in the moment for better or worse. SERIES REGULAR, AEP.
- [CHRISTINE]Female. 18-25 to play 18. Caucasian. Soulful but still learning the ways of the world, she has the arrogance of youth. Impetuous and independent she is also deeply devoted to her family. SERIES REGULAR, AEP.
- [TIMOTHY]Male. 25-35. Open. SFXMU required. Supremely athletic. The ultimate picture of cool. He’s calm under pressure and willing to do anything to get the job done.
- The Defenders (21:20)
- Second fun image
- Daredevil
- Luke Cage
- Jessica Jones
- Iron Fist
- Except Iron Fist who sees the levity in the situation
- Image of team
- Sigourney Weaver’s Alexandra
- All are stubborn and think they work better alone
- Agents of SHIELD (25:50)
- Season 4 part 2 debuts
- ABC chief confident in Season 5
- Avengers: Infinity War (27:40)
- Peter Dinklage in talks for important role
- Pip the Troll; The Watcher; MODOK
- Cumberbatch has a stand-in due to busy schedule
- Will film scene and dialogue later
- No CGI replacement
- Gamora/Guardians to return/appear
- James Gunn as producer
- Liv Tyler possibly returning?
- Peter Dinklage in talks for important role
- Ant-Man and the Wasp (38:25)
- Rumored to start filming in June
- Wonder Woman (39:20)
- God of War
- Gets power from conflict in the world
- Villain confirmed as Ares
- God of War
- Aquaman (40:25)
- Starts filming in 4-5 months
- The Batman (42:20)
- “I’m really excited. There’s great stuff in it now. It just needs to get better and better”
- Filming pushed back several months
- Green Lantern Corps (44:10)
- Green Lantern Corps. will focus on Hal Jordan and Jon Stewart, in what is described as a "Lethal Weapon in space" story premise.
- David S. Goyer and Justin Rhodes writing it
- X-Men: Supernova (48:10)
- Listed as a separate film in production this year for X-Men
- What is it?
- Filming May 2017
- Working title updated to: Dark Phoenix
- X-Men Series (51:16)
- Set in movie universe; feature familiar characters
- Logan (52:55)
- "In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when a young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces."
- Premiere at 2017 Berlin Film Festival
- Gambit (54:10)
- X-Men Producer (Lauren Shuler Donner) confirms Channing Tatum still attached to film
- Deadpool 2 (55:00)
- Colossus & Negasonic Teenage Warhead to return
- Also, Dopinder
- Will lead into X-Force, but not the purpose of the film
- Star Wars (57:00)
- Lucasfilm/Disney in talks to use Carrie Fisher’s likeness
- Official no CGI recreation
- Cars 3 (1:00:20)
- Pacific Rim: Uprising (1:02:44)
- Karl Urban joins cast
- Riko Kikuchi returning
- Twin Peaks (1:04:50)
- 2 hour premiere on May 21 on Showtime
- 18 episodes
Now on Instagram! @Superheroslatepodcast
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, ComicUI, Filmside Chats
Jan 8, 2017
Jan 8, 2017
1hr 19 min
In the first Superhero Slate of 2017, we talk Batman’s wishy-washy future, how Thor is going to bring the thunder, upcoming brand new superhero properties, and more!
Riff & Raff
News
- The Batman (8:30)
- Not so certain it may happen
- If Affleck doesn’t like script, he won’t do it
- "That's the idea. But it’s not a set thing and there’s no script. If it doesn’t come together in a way I think is really great, I’m not going to do it."
- Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (12:40)
- Nominated for most Razzies in 2016
- Worst Prequel, Remake, Ripoff, or Sequel
- Worst Screenplay
- Worst Supporting Actor
- Worst Actor
- Worst Picture
- Worst Director
- Nominated for most Razzies in 2016
- Justice League (17:50)
- New image of team
- Will visit Arkham Asylum
- Powerless (21:00)
- The CW (24:35)
- Renews all 4 superhero shows
- And Supernatural for 13th season
- Constantine (29:15)
- Matt Ryan will return as animated version on CW Seed
- Captain America: Civil War (30:20)
- Highest grossing movie of 2016
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (31:55)
- Black Panther (34:00)
- Sterling K. Brown joins cast
- Doctor Strange (36:05)
- Release on 2/28
- Steelbook is Eye of Agamotto (Best Buy)
- Includes Team Thor: Part 2
- Thor: Ragnarok (38:10)
- First behind the scenes image
- New synopsis
- In Marvel Studios’ Thor: Ragnarok, Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok — the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization — at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela. But first he must survive a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger — the Incredible Hulk!
- Doctor Strange mentioned in description
- Larger role than anticipated?
- Natalie Portman now ‘open’ to returning to franchise
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (43:15)
- New video shows off upgrades
- Upgraded, laser guided webshooters
- Holographic GPS display.
- Web wings
- Eyes change shape/size
- New video shows off upgrades
- Disney’s Spider-Man (44:30)
- Miles Morales and Spider-Gwen to feature in show
- Replaces Ultimate Spider-Man, finale soon
- Big Hero 6 (46:50)
- Moon Knight (49:40)
- James Gunn pitched movie to Marvel Studios
- Cloak and Dagger (51:20)
- Begins filming next month in New Orleans
- Called “Shadows”
- Begins filming next month in New Orleans
- The Runaways (52:20)
- Begins filming February in LA
- Called “Rugrats”
- Begins filming February in LA
- New Mutants (53:00)
- Anna Taylor-Joy talks film
- Possibly Professor Xavier/James McAvoy appearance
- Deadpool (55:15)
- Picks up WGA nomination
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Picks up WGA nomination
- Star Wars: Episode IX (56:45)
- General Organa had a larger role in the finale
- Braintrust meeting on how to handle loss of Fisher
- Mike’s Rey Theory
- Han Solo (1:02:00)
- Woody Harrelson top choice to play Solo’s mentor
- Emilia Clarke in unspecified role
- Uncharted (1:04:55)
- Joe Carnahan (Smoking Aces) has finished his re-write of the script
- Future of video game movies?
- Joe Carnahan (Smoking Aces) has finished his re-write of the script
Most looked forward to Superhero Shows in 2017
- Chris
- Logan
- Kingsman: The Golden Circle
- Inhumans
- Justice League
- Spider-Man Homecoming
- Mike
- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
- Kingsman: The Golden Circle
- Thor: Ragnarok
- Marvel's The Defenders
- Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2
Email us your most looked forward to superhero projects in 2017 to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Chris – @Valdan, ComicUI, Filmside Chats