A weekly podcast where Chris and Mike talk about TV and movie news, superheroes, and everything in-between!
Episodes
Sunday Aug 07, 2016
Sunday Aug 07, 2016
Its been a slow Superhero Slate news week because Suicide Squad is now in theaters, also SHIELD gains public favor, the Hulk crashes Thor's movie set, and more!
Riff & Raff
News
- Suicide Squad (9:45)
- Review and reactions
- Spoilercast now available!(15:10)
- Rotten Tomatoes (15:40)
- DC Fans create petition to shut down website
- Supergirl (21:35)
- Superman recreating iconic moment
- Metropolis key city
- Luthor Corp signs
- The Flash (24:46)
- Flashpoint will not last all of Season 3
- Agents of SHIELD (26:30)
- Season 4 Synopsis
- Marvel’s Most Wanted (32:00)
- ABC President says pilot wasn’t as strong as others
- Can shop to other networks/services
- Rethinking its Marvel TV model
- ABC President says pilot wasn’t as strong as others
- Star Wars (36:10)
- ABC president having talks with Lucasfilm to get series to TV
- Rogue One (37:40)
- New trailer during Olympics on Thursday
- Doctor Strange (39:45)
- Guardians of the Galaxy V2 (41:53)
- Thor: Ragnarok (42:55)
- Hulk set photos
- Mark Ruffalo has wrapped his production on film
- Hulk mostly CGI
- Quinjet scene on set
- Powers S2 (46:40)
- Show has been canceled after second season
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2 (50:00)
- November 16, 2018
- Transformers: The Last Knight (54:10)
- Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (56:15)
- First teaser
- Trailer on August 9
Email us your thoughts on Suicide Squad to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Sunday Aug 07, 2016
Sunday Aug 07, 2016
This is the Superhero Slate spoilercast for Suicide Squad, the third film in the DC Cinematic Universe. Mike and Chris discuss the hyperbolic extremist reviews (on both sides), favorite characters, worst moments and more!
There ARE spoilers in this, duh. So don’t be surprised.
Superhero Slate Suicide Squad Spoilercast
Email us your questions and reviews to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate to make us impressed!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Monday Aug 01, 2016
Monday Aug 01, 2016
A day late, but not a Superhero Slate short! We discuss CW's Superman casting, SHIELD's new director, Suicide Squads upcoming release, and more!
Riff & Raff
Mike’s News - Rogue One & Moon Knight
News
- Jason Bourne (9:05)
- Small review, no spoilercast
- MST3K (10:45)
- Revival coming to Netflix
- The best home for it
- Revival coming to Netflix
- Agent Carter (12:35)
- Not being picked up by Netflix
- They want original brands; Worldwide distribution issue
- Netflix (13:50)
- Wants to make Marvel shows faster, 3 a year
- DD/JJ sequels in 2018
- Luke Cage (14:45)
- Every episode is named after a Gang Starr song
- One "Moment of Truth."
- Two: "Code of The Streets".
- Three: "Who's Gonna Take The Weight?
- Every episode is named after a Gang Starr song
- Agents of SHIELD (15:50)
- Ghost Rider paves the way for Doctor Strange
- Reyes chosen because of family aspect of show
- Classic Inhumans now available for the show
- Jason O’Mara is the new Director of SHIELD
- Voice of Batman in recent years
- Character “whose Marvel roots go back to the 1940s”
- Ghost Rider paves the way for Doctor Strange
- Marvel Cinematic Universe (20:00)
- Doctor Strange (20:55)
- First step for Marvel Cinematic Multiverse
- Guardians of the Galaxy V2 (23:35)
- Baby Groot remembers past events
- Spock from Search for Spock
- No infinity stones in V2
- Baby Groot remembers past events
- Thor Ragnarok (26:22)
- Avengers: Infinity War (27:05)
- Now the official title of 3rd movie
- 2019 - Untitled Avengers movie
- Marvel Ultimate Alliance (31:25)
- Review of re-releases
- The Rocketeer (32:55)
- Sequel in works
- Takes place 6 years after original
- Female lead becomes Rocketeer after original goes missing
- Han Solo (34:10)
- Possible trilogy planned instead of stand-alone film
- Doesn’t appear in Rogue One
- Suicide Squad (37:00)
- Release on Friday
- The Joker is not Jason Todd
- Another cameo confirmed - Tweet Chris for more info!
- Mid credits scene confirmed; No post-credits
- Wonder Woman (40:50)
- Aquaman (42:25)
- James Wan and Geoff Johns wrote treatment
- DC Entertainment (42:45)
- Geoff Johns announced as president of company
- Supergirl (43:50)
- Legends of Tomorrow (46:50)
- The JSA will operate from 1940’s
- CW (48:10)
- Supergirl focus of 4 show crossover this fall
- Justice League Dark (49:10)
- Swamp Thing animation test(before cartoon version)
- Transformers: The Last Knight (51:00)
- First poster revealed
- 3 headed dragon known as Scourge in cartoon
- First poster revealed
- The Tick (52:25)
Email us your thoughts on the TV version of Superman to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Sunday Jul 24, 2016
Sunday Jul 24, 2016
This is the Superhero Slate spoilercast for Star Trek Beyond, the third film in the franchise ‘reboot’ but the 13th film overall. Chris and Mike find out if the third film in the trilogy veers off into space, or if it brings us back from darkness. We discuss who wears it better, the red shirts or the yellow shirts (not really), and more!
There ARE spoilers in this, duh. So don’t be surprised.
Superhero Slate Star Trek Beyond
Email us your questions and reviews to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate to make us impressed!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Sunday Jul 24, 2016
Sunday Jul 24, 2016
Half of Superhero Slate attended the nerd mecca, San Diego Comic Con International, where DC, Marvel, and others reveal their biggest news, trailers, and more!
Riff & Raff
San Diego Comic-Con International 2016
News
- Star Trek Beyond (5:30)
- Review/Impressions
- Star Trek Discovery (8:40)
- First trailer
- USS Discovery NCC-1031 (not an Enterprise ship)
- Rogue One (10:25)
- Star Wars: Episode VIII (11:40)
- Wrapped filming
- Marvel Ultimate Alliance (13:20)
- Releasing Tuesday in HD
- $39.99 each/ $59.99 for bundle
- Agents of SHIELD (14:25)
- Marvel’s Luke Cage (17:45)
- Marvel’s Iron Fist (21:30)
- Marvel’s Daredevil (22:50)
- Marvel’s Defenders (23:40)
- Rocket & Groot (26:50)
- Animated shorts on Disney XD
- Marvel Studios (27:30)
- Doctor Strange (29:15)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 (31:50)
- New movie logo
- Takes place 2 months after first movie
- Kurt Russell is Ego (the living planet)
- Elizabeth Debicki is Ayesha
- Yondu has a fin on his head!
- Footage descriptions
- Spider-Man Homecoming (37:40)
- Tony Revolori (Grand Budapest Hotel) is Flash Thompson
- Zendaya will be Liz Allen
- First footage shown
- The Vulture revealed
- Tinkerer and Shocker confirmed via Toy Panel not having enough reference pics for characters
- Thor: Ragnarok (41:47)
- New retro logo
- Planet Hulk gladiator armor
- Hela
- Surtur revealed!
- Black Panther (44:45)
- Also a new movie logo
- Begins filming in January
- Michael B Jordan - Erik Killmonger (villain)
- Lupita Nyong’o - Nakia (Dora Milaje)
- Danai Gurira - Okoye (Leader of Dora Milaje)
- Captain Marvel (46:20)
- Brie Larson confirmed as Carol Danvers
- New movie logo
- X-Men: Apocalypse (49:05)
- Home Release
- Digital - September 9
- Physical - October 4
- Dazzler cover
- Home Release
- Legion (49:40)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (52:20)
- The LEGO Batman Movie (54:30)
- CW (55:55)
- Bringing Batman, Oracle, and Batwoman to TV universe
- Working things out with Fox/Gotham
- Katie Cassidy a series regular across all 4 shows
- Bringing Batman, Oracle, and Batwoman to TV universe
- The Flash S3 (58:05)
- Aquaman to make appearance in Flashpoint world
- New trailer, shows how bad the Flashpoint world is
- Supergirl S2 (1:00:50)
- Chris Wood (Vampire Diaries; Containment) cast as mysterious DC character
- Mon-El (Justice Society)
- Chris Wood (Vampire Diaries; Containment) cast as mysterious DC character
- Suicide Squad (1:02:20)
- Wonder Woman (1:03:35)
- Justice League (1:06:00)
- Aquaman (1:11:05)
- Will Beall confirmed as writer
- Originally hired to write Justice League
- Will Beall confirmed as writer
- Justice League Action (1:12:05)
- The Tick (1:13:15)
- First look at Peter Serafinowicz as character
- Premieres August 19
- Game of Thrones (1:14:50)
- 15 episodes left in the series
- Next season is 7 episodes premiering in Summer
- Sherlock S4 (1:16:15)
- South Park (1:17:50)
- Pokemon (1:18:10)
- Detective Pikachu live action movie at Legendary
- Kong: Skull Island (1:19:10)
- First trailer for movie
- Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, John Goodman, Samuel L. Jackson
- Emojimovie: Express Yourself (1:20:10)
- TJ Miller to star in film
Email us your biggest SDCC reveal to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Sunday Jul 17, 2016
Sunday Jul 17, 2016
This is the Superhero Slate spoilercast for the 2016 Ghostbusters movie and more importantly the re-release of Ecto Cooler! Is the reboot of the film better than the originals? Is Ecto Cooler still as awesome as we all remember it? Chris and Mike sit and sip on this week's spoilercast!
There ARE spoilers in this, duh. So don’t be surprised.
Superhero Slate Ghostbusters (2016) and Ecto Cooler Spoilercast
Email us your questions and reviews to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate to make us impressed!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Sunday Jul 17, 2016
Sunday Jul 17, 2016
The week after a wedding and before SDCC, Superhero Slate talks Ghostbusters release, X-Men coming to TV, a Star Wars celebration, and more!
Riff & Raff
Disney World
News
- Ghostbusters (2016) (10:40)
- Review
- Spoilercast
- Pokemon Go (14:14)
- Experiences with game
- Legendary circle live action film
- Hellfire (series) (22:20)
- Canceled to make room for new one.
- X-Men (23:20)
- TV series in development
- Lead is Matt Nix (Burn Notice)
- Team-up with Marvel
- Bryan Singer; Lauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg, Jeph Loeb, Jim Chory
- “Two parents discover their children possess mutant powers and must go on the run from a hostile government and join an underground network of mutants.”
- TV series in development
- Kingsmen: The Golden Circle (26:00)
- Doctor Strange (27:45)
- Guardians of the Galaxy v2 (29:30)
- Concept art image(features Mantis)
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (32:00)
- Thor: Ragnarok (33:25)
- Hulk and Thor ask Valkyrie to join them
- Star Wars: Episode VIII (35:00)
- Picks up where The Force Awakens left off
- Star Wars Rogue One (36:00)
- New poster
- Behind the Scenes featurette
- Galen Erso image
- Shoretroopers
- Jedah is a new planet, the spiritual Mecca for Jedi
- Han Solo (40:10)
- Elden Ehrenreich confirmed as role
- Star Wars: Rebels S3 (41:05)
- Grand Admiral Thrawn returns to canon
- Star Trek 4 (43:25)
- JJ Abrams says script done
- Chris Hemsworth to be a part of it
- JJ Abrams says script done
- Warner Bros. (45:00)
- Guilty of paying for positive reviews on video games
- Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor is game in question
- Batman Arkham recent game scenarios
- Guilty of paying for positive reviews on video games
- The Flash S3 (46:45)
- Suicide Squad (50:25)
- The Adversary is one of a few bad guys
- Cthulhu type old gods monster
- Scott Eastwood
- Conflicting Reports
- Navy SEAL character
- Non existing comic character
- Nightwing
- Conflicting Reports
- The Adversary is one of a few bad guys
- Wonder Woman (53:00)
- New image of character
- First synopsis revealed
- “Wonder Woman” hits movie theaters around the world next summer when Gal Gadot returns as the title character in the epic action adventure from director Patty Jenkins. Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers…and her true destiny.
- Written by Geoff Johns & Allan Heinberg (Young Avengers comics)
- The Mummy (reboot) (56:15)
- Sofia Boutella (Kingsmen; Star Trek Beyond) as the mummy
- Takes control of a whole crowd of people, has a mysterious blade
- Synopsis
- "Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension."
- Kong: Skull Island (58:40)
Email us your Ghostbuster reviews and highest level Pokemon to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Friday Jul 08, 2016
Friday Jul 08, 2016
Let's celebrate on Superhero Slate this week! CW is coming to Netflix, Suicide Squad’s release is around the corner, there are 5 guests on this episode, and more!
Guests!
Brian Smith, Brent Dillard, Dylan Ellis, Andi Royer, & Patrick Foster
News
- CW
- Arrow, Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, iZombie, Supergirl
- Season can premiere on service 8 days after finale
- Signs deal with Netflix for all shows
- Constantine
- Streaming on CW Seed
- Suicide Squad
- One month till debut
- Task Force X’s first target: June Moone
- Takes place after BvS
- "Obey orders or die, a rule strictly enforced by squad leader Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman), his samurai Katana (Karen Fukuhara), and the explosive devices inserted into their necks courtesy of Wayne Enterprises."
- "Throwing a wrench into all these plans is the tatted Gotham City arch-criminal, the Joker, and his laser-like plan to reunite with his true love, Harley, mission be damned."
- Justice League
- Julian Lewis Jones cast in mysterious role
- “Most expensive movie ever made.”
- Filmed on sets and locations; indicating prominent role
- Julian Lewis Jones cast in mysterious role
- Guardians of the Galaxy V2
- Footage at SDCC will be con-exclusive (not if we can help it)
- Nebula is huge character in v2
- Based on original storyline
- Marvel Studios
- Fox and Marvel share Skrull movie rights
- Gambit
- Filming early 2017
- Star Wars: Episode VIII
- Daisy Ridley has new hairstyle for film
- Hiding it in instagram posts
- Probably Padawan ponytail
- Daisy Ridley has new hairstyle for film
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- New trailer July 15
- Euro Star Wars
- Tomb Raider
- March 16, 2018
- Alien: Covenant
- The Warriors
- Russo Bros. leading TV adaptation
Next week: Ghostbusters Spoilercast
Email us your Ghostbuster reviews and thoughts to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Sunday Jul 03, 2016
Sunday Jul 03, 2016
This is the Superhero Slate Ultimate Edition spoilercast for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition! The director's cut, extended edition of Batman v Superman is finally available to watch, so what did Mike and Chris think of the new version?
There ARE spoilers in this, duh. So don’t be surprised.
Superhero Slate Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition Spoilercast
What changes did we see? - Full list of changes to Ultimate Edition
Email us your questions and reviews to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate to make us impressed!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Sunday Jul 03, 2016
Sunday Jul 03, 2016
Happy Fourth of July Weekend from Superhero Slate! Marvel gives us some release dates, maybe Ghost Rider is coming to TV after all, we watch Batman v Superman Ultimate Edition, and more!
Riff & Raff
News
- Suicide Squad (9:10)
- New theater standee
- New runtime revealead: 2 hrs 10 min
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition (11:35)
- Surprise Ultimate Spoilercast!
- Initial impressions
- Justice League (14:20)
- Rumor: Jared Leto filmed cameo in UK
- Supergirl S2 (17:10)
- Episode 1 - The Adventures of Supergirl
- Confirms Martian Manhunter’s return
- The Flash S3 (18:35)
- Tom Felton (Harry Potter) joins cast
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (21:00)
- Sequel script completed by J.K. Rowling
- Star Trek Beyond (25:20)
- Trailer #3
- Confirmed as The Kelvin Timeline
- Because of father Kirk’s ship
- The Wolverine 3 (26:46)
- Cliff Martinez (Drive) to score the film
- Kingsmen 2: The Golden Circle (28:14)
- Adds Vinnie Jones (X-Men: The Last Stand)
- Preacher (29:51)
- Impressions of Season 1 so far
- Season 2 renewed by AMC
- Star Wars: Episode VIII (33:46)
- Filming wraps July 22
- Maybe SDCC presence?
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (36:16)
- Some of the film takes place in Washington, D.C.
- Captain America: Civil War (38:06)
- Doctor Strange sneak peek on home release
- September 13 Blu/DVD
- Digital on September 2
- Cover art
- Agents of SHIELD S4 (41:56)
- Casting calls
- A very attractive robot - AIDA
- A pair of Latino brothers, one of whom is always the most dangerous person in the room, the other paralyzed in a wheelchair.
- Ghost Rider!
- Robbie/Gabe Reyes
- Casting calls
- Marvel’s Luke Cage (45:44)
- Netflix taking show and Mike Colter to SDCC
- Daredevil S1 (46:06)
- Getting blu-ray release October 3
- Cover art subject to change
- Han Solo (film) (47:36)
- Iain McCaig says best script ever
- Lawrence & Joe Kasdan; Phil Lord; Chris Miller
- Iain McCaig says best script ever
- Pacific Rim 2 (50:11)
- February 23, 2018
- Title: Maelstrom
- Wreck-It Ralph 2 (52:11)
- Sequel arriving March 9, 2018
- STEAMED BROCCOLI RETURNS
- Emojis, Hashtags, Overusage of internet things
- Pixar (56:51
- No more sequels after Toy Story 4; Incredibles 2; and Cars 3
- Trolls (57:56)
Email us your Batman v Superman Ultimate Edition thoughts to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics