A weekly podcast where Chris and Mike talk about TV and movie news, superheroes, and everything in-between!
Episodes
Sep 11, 2016
Sep 11, 2016
1hr 34 sec
Superhero Slate takes you for a ride as Ghost Rider crashes into SHIELD this month, Luke Cage pumps up the jams, more confirmations for Batman’s solo film, and more!
Riff & Raff
Apple 2016 Announcements
News
- Agents of SHIELD (10:30)
- Promo features Ghost Rider and car
- Episode 1 of season 4 is called “The Ghost”
- Episode 2 is “Meet the New Boss” but features Quake vs Ghost Rider
- September 20, 10 PM EST
- New look at Gabriel Luna as Ghost Rider
- Brother cast
- Lorenzo James Henrie (Fear the Walking Dead)
- Luke Cage (14:30)
- Episode Titles revealed
- "Moment of Truth"
- "Code of the Streets"
- "Who's Gonna Take the Weight?"
- "Step in the Arena"
- "Just to Get a Rep"
- "Suckas Need Bodyguards"
- "Manifest"
- "Blowin' Up the Spot"
- "DWYCK"
- "Take it Personal"
- "Now You're Mine"
- "Soliloquy of Chaos"
- "You Know My Steez"
- Spotify Playlist
- Episode Titles revealed
- Iron Fist (16:25)
- Captain America: Civil War (19:05)
- Home release on Tuesday, 9-13
- Doctor Strange (21:20)
- New concept art released
- New poster shows off multiple cities folding in
- London on October 25
- Thor: Ragnarok (22:45)
- Jeff Goldblum studying up
- Thor #374
- Featured Hela, not the Grandmaster
- Avengers: Infinity War (24:24)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 (33:30)
- Steven Tyler campaigning for role in film
- Booster Gold (37:50)
- Movie will not exist in DC Extended Universe
- Batman (solo) (41:55)
- Joe Manganiello is Deathstroke
- Geoff Johns confirms Batman film, not Justice League yet
- The Flash (45:20)
- Billy Crudup (Watchmen) in talks as Henry Allen
- Black Lightning (47:25)
- Series is going to Fox
- Not CW with other Berlanti shows
- 3rd comic show there
- Series is going to Fox
- Jurassic World (50:00)
- Confirmed as beginning of Trilogy
- Darkwing Duck (54:45)
- Not in same universe as Ducktales
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Sep 5, 2016
Sep 5, 2016
1hr 18 min
Happy Labor Day, Superhero Slaters! This week Ben Affleck gives us a Deathstroke, Spider-Man’s photos are shocking, Max Steel means Hollywood officially has run out of ideas, and more!
Riff & Raff
News
- Justice League (10:50)
- Ben Affleck video shows Deathstroke reveal
- Filmed on the Flying Fox
- Batmobile in background
- Actors rumored
- Green Lantern Corps (18:00)
- Luke Evans rumored as Sinestro
- Supergirl (19:27)
- Metallo will fight Superman
- Miss Martian
- Legends of Tomorrow (21:15)
- Black Lightning (23:40)
- New live action show from Greg Berlanti
- "Black Lightning centers on Jefferson Pierce. He made his choice: he hung up the suit and his secret identity years ago, but with a daughter hell-bent on justice and a star student being recruited by a local gang, he’ll be pulled back into the fight as the wanted vigilante and DC legend — Black Lightning."
- Gotham (27:50)
- Krypton (28:50)
- Georgina Campbell is lead role Lyta Zod
- New creation for show
- Lyta Zod is a member of Krypton’s military caste and the daughter of a general — that would be Superman’s future nemesis, General Zod, Lyta Zod serves as a cadet — and has also been having a clandestine, forbidden romance with Seg-El.
- Georgina Campbell is lead role Lyta Zod
- Star Wars IX (31:43)
- Rogue One (33:10)
- Introduces C2-B5
- Emperor Palpatine not supposed to appear
- Captain America: Civil War (34:45)
- Digital is now out
- Doctor Strange (36:15)
- Guardians of the Galaxy V2 (37:12)
- Spider-Man (39:35)
- New stylish photo from set
- Jon Favreau to return as Happy Hogan
- Aunt May shows up
- First look at The Shocker
- Captain Marvel (42:45)
- New rumored director
- Rebecca Thomas
- New rumored director
- Agents of SHIELD (44:50)
- First look at Robbie Reyes
- Premiere episode titled “The Ghost”
- Found footage teaser
- New Warriors (49:30)
- Marvel/ABC Studios developing series based on group, focusing on Squirrel Girl
- Being shopped to cable/streaming networks
- Stranger Things (53:18)
- Renewed for Season 2
- Trailer focuses on episode names
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (55:05)
- WB wants Daniel Radcliffe back for film adaptation of play
- Uncharted (58:10)
- Film removed from Sony’s calendar
- Westworld (59:37)
- Terminator 2 (1:03:20)
- 3D re-release in 2017
- Max Steel (1:04:50)
- James Bond (1:07:35)
- Daniel Craig offered $150 million for two more movies
- Setup baton passing for next generation
- Nintendo NX (1:09:35)
- Controller attachment designs
- Motion sensing; detachable
- Controller attachment designs
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Aug 28, 2016
Aug 28, 2016
1hr 11 min
On a slow news week but a full Superhero Slate, Thor has a roommate during Civil War, Justice League Dark comes to the light, the Russians enlist their own Guardians, and more!
Riff & Raff
News
- Beauty and the Best (12:35)
- Doctor Strange (17:50)
- Dan Harmon brought in after first cut of film to write more scenes
- Script doctored Kung Fu Panda
- Potential scenes
- Probably not humor - Russo’s had Community/Arrested Development as their biggest projects
- Dan Harmon brought in after first cut of film to write more scenes
- Thor: Ragnarok (23:50)
- Mockumentary released
- Loki and Thor on Set
- Music by Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo; LEGO Movie; 21 Jump Street)
- Hobo Odin
- Possible MCU cameo
- Thor and Loki on set
- Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 (40:15)
- Concept art of team fighting creature
- An Abilisk
- Multi-dimensional being
- Confirmed post-credits scene
- Concept art of team fighting creature
- Avengers: Infinity War (42:20)
- Will include a Community cast member
- Which one!?
- Will include a Community cast member
- Captain America (44:20)
- Civil War saw Steve Rogers give up mantle for time being
- Captain Marvel (45:50)
- New director shortlist
- Niki Caro, Lesli Linka Glatter and Lorene Scafaria
- Caro helmed the Oscar nominated Whale Rider along with North Country starring Charlize Theron and The Zookeeper's Wife with Jessica Chastain. Glatter is best known for her television work as one of Homeland's main directors (she's been nominated for an Emmy this year) as well as shows like Ray Donovan and True Blood. Scafaria meanwhile wrote Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist and recently directed both Seeking a Friend for the End of the World and The Meddler.
- Niki Caro, Lesli Linka Glatter and Lorene Scafaria
- New director shortlist
- Legion (49:00)
- Bryan Singer confirms series exists in X-Men universe
- Will apply to future films
- Bryan Singer confirms series exists in X-Men universe
- Gambit (50:35)
- Doug Liman reportedly has left the movie
- Will it ever get made?
- Doug Liman reportedly has left the movie
- Justice League Dark (54:55)
- Live action movie still on at WBDC
- Det. John Constantine, Swamp Thing, Deadman, Zatanna and Etrigan the Demon
- The Flash (59:40)
- Villains of film to be The Rogues
- Captain Cold, Mirror Master, Heat Wave, Weather Wizard, the Trickster, Pied Piper, the Top, and Captain Boomerang
- Villains of film to be The Rogues
- Guardians (Russian) (1:02:35)
- Full Trailer
- During the Cold War, an organization called "Patriot" created a super-hero squad, which includes members of multiple soviet republics. For years, the heroes had to hide their identities, but in hard times they must show themselves again.
Email us your hot scoops of news to superheroslate@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate!
Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Aug 21, 2016
Aug 21, 2016
1hr 8 min
Superhero Slate knows Superman is coming back in black, Spider-man is hanging out, we’re spoon-fed The Tick on Amazon, and more!
Episode #100!
- Videos will be going on Facebook
Riff & Raff
News
- Suicide Squad (1:44)
- Jared Leto about WB - “F*ck ‘em”
- Justice League (14:30)
- The Flash (18:20)
- Cyborg will appear in the film
- Supergirl (20:40)
- Kevin Smith’s episode is called Supergirl Lives
- Homage to film he wrote in 90’s
- Kevin Smith’s episode is called Supergirl Lives
- Arrow (22:15)
- Wil Traval (Jessica Jones) joins cast as Human Target
- Powerless (23:30)
- Series loses showrunner 2 weeks before production
- ‘Creative differences’
- Series loses showrunner 2 weeks before production
- Injustice 2 (25:45)
- Harley Quinn & Deadshot confirmed on roster
- Fantastic Four (1994) (26:30)
- Documentary on unreleased film coming out October 11
- Agents of SHIELD (28:05)
- Mallory Jansen (Galavant) cast as AIDA
- The Punisher (29:50)
- Series rumored to debut in 2017 on Netflix
- Casting for Microchip underway
- Luke Cage (32:55)
- Jessica Jones (34:40)
- AKA Smile wins Hugo Award
- Academy Awards of Sci-fi/Fantasy
- AKA Smile wins Hugo Award
- The Runaways (36:05)
- TV series ordered at Hulu
- Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage to develop (Gossip Girl)
- Marvel is production; Hulu is distributor
- Originally a phase 1 idea
- Niko Minoru’s mother appears in Doctor Strange prequel comic
- Doctor Strange (43:50)
- Tony Stark rumored to cameo
- Spider-Man Homecoming (45:05)
- First poster from Las Vegas trade show
- Same suit, updated web shooters
- Bokeem Woodbine as the Shocker
- First poster from Las Vegas trade show
- Thor: Ragnarok (50:25)
- Natalie Portman is not in film
- Star Wars VIII (51:30)
- Rian Johnson has started editing film
- Rogue One (53:35)
- Pokemon Live Action Movie (1:02:10)
- Nicole Perlman & Alex Hirsch (GotG) hired to write
- Assassin’s Creed (58:20)
- 125’ drop real stunt
- The Tick (1:00:10)
- Pilot is live on Amazon
- First footage from Amazon’s pilot
- Blade Runner 2 (1:03:10)
- Jared Leto joins cast
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Aug 14, 2016
Aug 14, 2016
1hr 11 min
Superhero Slate gives a gold medal to the Rogue One trailer, Spider-Man’s tech gets up close and personal, music is in the air for CW’s fall lineup, and more!
Riff & Raff
News
- Star Wars (7:50)
- Kenny Baker passed away at 81
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (9:27)
- Han Solo (14:55)
- Young Lando being cast
- Donald Glover is front runner
- Young Lando being cast
- Doctor Strange (17:40)
- TV Spot during olympics (not much new)
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (19:55)
- Close-up look at web shooters
- Michael Chernus to play The Tinkerer
- Former Stark employee; Uses stolen Chitauri tech
- Thor: Ragnarok (24:00)
- Tom Hiddleston’s first Instagram post confirms his return
- Warriors Three also filming on set
- Avengers: Infinity War (25:15)
- Winter Soldier to return in film
- Captain Marvel (26:30)
- Nicole Perlman (writer) says origin is changed due to Green Lantern similarity
- Marvel’s Luke Cage (28:14)
- First trailer
- Tiara and gauntlets in sight!
- X-Men (TV Series) (33:20)
- A show about a new family
- Some iconic characters to appear
- Hellfire (series) (34:41)
- Canceled because it was more of a ‘feature’ than a series
- Deadpool 2 (35:42)
- Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights) rumored as Cable
- Mackenzie Davis (The Martian) as Domino
- Aquaman (38:56)
- Black Manta rumored to be villain
- Character on set of Justice League
- Shazam (41:20)
- Movie set in DC universe
- Has autonomous control
- Man of Steel 2 (43:15)
- Movie in active development
- Who should direct it?
- Suicide Squad (45:55)
- David Ayer confirms Batman smashes Joker’s teeth out
- Damaged tattoo is from this
- David Ayer confirms Batman smashes Joker’s teeth out
- Gotham (47:15)
- Proto versions of characters to appear
- Harley Quinn, Killer Croc, Solomon Grundy
- Proto versions of characters to appear
- Legends of Tomorrow (48:35)
- Arrow (50:10)
- Dolph Lundgren appearing in S4
- Supergirl (51:20)
- Mon-El confirmed
- Miss Martian also appearing
- Kevin Smith to direct an episode
- Musical crossover with the Flash
- The Flash (53:40)
- Flashpoint is only a few episodes
- 2 parter in Gorilla City
- Mirror Master; Dr. Alchemy; Savitar as villains
- Kevin Smith to direct an episode
- Freedom Fighters: The Ray (57:30)
- Features The Ray from DC Comics
- “First gay superhero to lead a show”
- Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (58:35)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (1:00:55)
- Transformers: The Last Knight (1:02:00)
- Star Trek: Discovery (1:03:35)
- Show set 10 years before Kirk helms Enterprise
- Female captain
- Rocko’s Modern Life (1:04:00)
- One hour special green-lit on Nickelodeon
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Aug 7, 2016
Aug 7, 2016
1hr 1 min
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
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Aug 7, 2016
Aug 7, 2016
38 min
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
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Aug 1, 2016
Aug 1, 2016
56 min
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)
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Jul 24, 2016
Jul 24, 2016
24 min
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
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics
Jul 24, 2016
Jul 24, 2016
1hr 23 min
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
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Mike – @MikeRoyerDesign, Instagram, PickledComics