A weekly podcast where Chris and Mike talk about TV and movie news, superheroes, and everything in-between!
Episodes
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
This week Superhero Slate is diving into Blade's 1920s period film, Daredevil gets Born Again with a TV showrunner and directors, the Lanterns series looks to start pre-production, and more!
Rise of the Resistance, Trick ‘r Treat (2007), Five Nights at Freddy’s, Reign of the MCU
News
- Marvel Studios The Marvel Cinematic Universe An Official Timeline (21:45)
- Now in stores
- Explains Spider-Man: Homecoming 8 year title
- Spider-Man 2 - the game (24:44)
- Beat the campaign
- Spider-Man (26:44)
- Sony won’t let Marvel use Black Cat in movies
- Andrew Garfield rumored to make return in other Spider-Man projects
- Not replacing Tom Holland
- Ghost Rider (31:45)
- Is Marvel teasing Ghost Rider in new “HallowStream” preview?
- Includes comedy moments cut for creepiness
- Fantastic Four (35:35)
- Working title “Blue Moon”
- Reference to Blue Area of the Moon discovered by F4 in the comics
- “Starting off on a grand, cosmic adventure”
- Rumored to be set in 1960s, possibly a different multiverse before ending up in movie-verse
- Working title “Blue Moon”
- Thor (39:45)
- Thor 5 in development at Marvel Studios without Taika Waititi
- Despite Bob Iger saying to focus less on sequels
- The Marvels (43:05)
- Embargo lifting close to release to protect story spoilers
- End credits supposedly tie-in to Phase 6
- Young Avengers (47:25)
- Plan to shoot film in 2024
- Not announced for Phase 6 yet
- Daredevil: Born Again (50:35)
- Dario Scardapane (Punisher; Jack Ryan) joins as new series showrunner
- Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead (Loki) will direct remaining episodes
- Jessica Jones rumored to return
- Last seen in Season 3 of her own Netflix show
- Kristin Ritter currently in Orphan Black spinoff
- Blade (54:00)
- Rumored to be set in 1920
- Main villain to be Lillith, mother of demons (Midnight Suns)
- Moon Knight (57:10)
- Rumored to get a Season 2
- Will also show up in Avengers movies
- Iron Man (58:50)
- Character rumored to appear before MCU Reboot
- Probably variant for Secret Wars
- Lanterns (1:02:45)
- Chris Mundy (Ozark) tapped to be showrunner
- Focus on Hal Jordan being older than John Stewart
- Nathan Fillion is Guy Gardner in Superman: Legacy
- Highlander (1:03:55)
- Movie moving forward with John Stahelski (John Wick) and Henry Cavill
- Modern retelling/reboot of original movie
- Samaritan (1:04:55)
- Sylvester Stallone’s Prime movie getting a sequel
- Sits at 38% on RT, but found audience with viewers
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Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
This week Superhero Slate is diving into the Spider-Verse with the new game, details on the canceled Sinister Six movie, the upcoming Madame Web trailer, and more!
Scavengers Reign, Taskmaster, Taylor Swift The Eras Tour
News
- Spider-Man 2 (19:50)
- The game released on PS5
- Includes Peter Parker and Miles Morales Spider-Men
- Kraven, Venom, and others
- Sinister Six (47:25)
- Sony’s Spider-Man spin-off was going to have team travel to the Savage Land
- Spider-Man would ride a t-rex
- Vulture, Sandman, Mysterio, and Black Cat would join Spider-Man and Doc Ock on the team, while Idris Elba, Francis McDormand, Bryan Cranston, Tom Hardy and Jackie Chan were all wanted for undisclosed roles, as were Woody Harrelson, Channing Tatum, Joel Edgerton, and Jason Clarke.
- Even Chris O'Dowd, Michael Peña, Seth Rogen, and Danny McBride's names were batted around.
- Sony’s Spider-Man spin-off was going to have team travel to the Savage Land
- Across the Spider-Verse (53:50)
- Coming to Netflix on October 31
- Netflix raising prices further
- Coming to Netflix on October 31
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (56:00)
- Making its way to Disney+ on November 3
- No Way Home just got to Netflix, so may be a longer wait
- Making its way to Disney+ on November 3
- Madame Web (58:10)
- ShowEast Expo this coming week with a Sony Presentation
- Rumored to be long awaited Madame Web trailer Monday Oct 23
- Still slated February 16, 2024
- Daredevil: Born Again (1:02:30)
- Original plan was to have “Trial of the White Tiger” be the first arc
- Corrupt cops using Punisher logo/tattoo, setting up second arc
- Deadpool 3 (1:06:00)
- Delayed with no release date known
- Due to SAG-AFTRA strike, half of movie is filmed
- Captain America: Brave New World (1:06:30)
- Looking to maybe be moved up, back to original date
- Werewolf by Night (1:08:20)
- In Color out now
- Gargoyles (1:09:30)
- Live action series in works for Disney+
- Atomic Monster (James Wan) working on series, known for Annabelle franchise
- Kick-Ass (1:14:00)
- Matthew Vaughn reboot in the works (also directed original 2)
- Comic books had reboot as well
- Does not rule out Original Kick-Ass return
- Podcast
- Matthew Vaughn reboot in the works (also directed original 2)
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Sunday Oct 15, 2023
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
This week on Superhero Slate, we're talking about Marvel’s new approach to their TV series, Loki Season 2 debuts, Ahsoka series review, and more!
News
- Spider-Man 2 (9:20)
- Game hits Playstation 5 on Friday
- Leaks/spoilers already out, beware of articles
- Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (14:50)
- New trailer for series sets up big monster appearances
- Different monsters; underground egg nests
- November 17 on Apple+
- Invincible (18:30)
- Season 2 trailer teases multiverse
- November 11 on Amazon Prime
- The Batman II (22:40)
- Rumors: Hush might be the main villain
- Connection to reporter in first film, a childhood friend of Bruce Wayne
- Joker: Folie A Deux (24:30)
- New image from Todd Phillips
- Movie out in a year, trailer soon?
- The Acolyte (27:05)
- Leaked full trailer online
- From SWCC earlier this year
- Skeleton Crew (32:35)
- Estimated arrival: January 2024 (placeholder?)
- “In the first episode of ‘Skeleton crew’ we are introduced to four kids who make a mysterious discovery on their seemingly safe home planet and get lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy. Finding their way home, meeting unlikely allies and enemies, will be a greater adventure than they ever imagined.”
- Connected to Ahsoka/Filoni movie?
- Werewolf by Night (36:06)
- Agatha: Darkhold Diaries (37:50)
- Marvel submitting things to US Copyright office revealing dates and details
- September 19, 2024
- Quick synopsis:
- "In the first episode, we see Agatha finally break out of a spell she has been trapped in, She can’t wait to go back to her old murderous ways only to find that she is powerless. The only way forward for her is to embark on a perilous quest to get her powers back with the help of an unlikely friend or two."
- Spider-Man Freshman Year (42:42)
- Synopsis:
- “Marvel Studios presents “Spider-Man: Freshman Year” in which Peter Parker’s life, while getting ready for his High School orientation, is forever changed by events that send him on a journey like none before. In the first episode, we discover that the new era of Spider-Man begins here!”
- November 2, 2024
- A sequel series, Spider-Man: Sophomore Year, is in development.
- Synopsis:
- Daredevil: Born Again (45:30)
- The writing team and directors were let go from Daredevil in September in a ‘creative reboot’ for the series
- Legal procedural way different than the Netflix version; no costume till episode 4 even
- Biggest problems so far were on Secret Invasion with execs vying for control of series, causing delays and lowest ratings among any MCU shows
- Marvel/Disney is overhauling their Disney+ and TV series wing
- Bringing in TV showrunners, rather than relying on film executives, to help have a creative throughline from start to finish
- Have not focused on a ‘writer first’ approach, but rather a fix it in post (ways that have worked for the movies)
- Having full time TV-execs rather than using the film ones
- Leaning into multi-season shows and away from limited series formats to help build characters
- “It should work beyond the fact that it ties into other projects or if they’re going to be a movie or even set up an Avengers film”
- Synopsis:
- "rivals Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) and Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio) try to leave behind their darker alter-egos to serve the people of New York only to have their pasts catch up to them. In the first episode of the series we are reintroduced to the world of Daredevil."
- January 2025 as an estimated release window
- The writing team and directors were let go from Daredevil in September in a ‘creative reboot’ for the series
- The Marvels (1:00:55)
- Tickets are now on sale
- Trailer teases a cameo/friend of Captain Marvels
- Avengers: Kang Dynasty (1:01:50)
- RUMOR: Plot is similar to Avengers: Infinity War with the Avengers taking on the Council of Kangs
- Currently unknown which writers are working on film
- Avengers: Secret Wars (1:02:35)
- RUMOR: The TVA sends in a group of collected heroes to defeat Kangs
- Lead by Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man, Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, and Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool
- Currently unknown which writers are working on film
- Deadpool (1:06:00)
- Rumor: Taylor Swift may have a role in film after being spotted with Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds/Blake Lively, and Shawn Levy
- Always rumored to be Dazzler, a mutant who has ability to create light/energy beams from sound vibrations/singing
- Loki (1:07:55)
- First 4 episode runtimes revealed:
- EP1 - 45 mins (39)
- EP2 - 49 mins (44)
- EP3 - 53 mins (48)
- EP4 - 48 mins (45)
- Episode 1/2 Discussion
- Self help book on tape (Moon Knight)
- First 4 episode runtimes revealed:
- Ahsoka (1:21:50)
- Season Wrap Up
- Season 2 expected to premiere before Filoni’s movie
- Mortis/Abeloth
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Sunday Oct 01, 2023
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
This week Superhero Slate is celebrating the WGA strike ending, Marvel is doubling down on animation offerings, James Gunn reveals his DCEU carry overs, and more!
News
- One Piece (12:15)
- Dominates Netflix top 5 for fourth week
- Welcome all new listeners from our review!
- WGA Strike (15:45)
- Writers have preliminary agreement with AMPTP to resolve strike
- Board has let members go back to work with caveat
- Voting Oct 2-7 to ratify agreement
- SAG-AFTRA now meeting with AMPTP, similar sticking points
- Projects resuming immediately include The Last of Us season 2, One Piece Season 2, Stranger Things Season 5
- Writers have preliminary agreement with AMPTP to resolve strike
- Bethesda (24:00)
- Working on game ‘under the Disney banner’
- Also working on The Indiana Jones game
- Marvel’s Avengers Anime (28:40)
- Streaming free on YouTube
- Produced by Madhouse (One Punch Man, Death Note)
- All 39 episodes will be released weekly through 2024
- Streaming free on YouTube
- Great British Baking Show (32:25)
- New season debut
- Show favorites
- Loki (37:40)
- Season 1 on blu-ray/4K released
- Throg coronation scene
- Wakanda (41:00)
- Black Panther spinoff series from Ryan Coogler now rumored to be an animated show
- Revealed by Marvel Studios founded production companies
- “Maglev Train” working on “Golden City”
- The Marvels (45:10)
- Has secured China release
- Clocking in at 1 hour and 45 minutes with credits
- Shortest MCU to date
- Word is that it jumps in and goes fast
- X-Men (47:25)
- Marvel Studios beginning search for writers
- No decision till top of 2024
- DCU (50:00)
- James Gunn reveals which 4 actors who will continue from DCEU to DCU
- Xolo Maridueno/Blue Beetle, John Cena/Peacemaker, Viola Davis/Amanda Waller, Freddie Stroma/Vigilante
- DCU canon officially starts with Creature Commandos and Superman Legacy
- James Gunn reveals which 4 actors who will continue from DCEU to DCU
- Rick and Morty (55:44)
- Season 7 trailer reveals soundalikes for show
- Rick and Morty are identical to Justin Roiland
- Season 8 was written and ready to be animated before the strike
- Season 7 trailer reveals soundalikes for show
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Sunday Sep 24, 2023
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
Welcome to the Superhero Slate review of Netflix's One Piece! Who are the Straw Hat Pirates and why are they looking for the One Piece? Can Netflix adapt anime to live action and make it GOOD? Can Luffy become king of the pirates? Find out all these questions and more!
Find One Piece streaming only on Netflix!
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Sunday Sep 24, 2023
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
This week Superhero Slate is looking at the first Toxic Avenger reboot photos, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ new show unveils a logo and title, DC Studios moves to the UK, and more!
Tears of the Kingdom, One Piece Review Episode
News
- Man of Steel (14:10)
- David S Goyer (writer) reveals they met with Tony Scott (Top Gun) about directing
- Was finalist with Zack Snyder
- DC Studios (20:15)
- Leavesden (UK) will get space added to become “Primary Product Hub” for DC projects
- Currently next to Game of Thrones sets
- Loki (23:50)
- Now premiering Thursday nights at 9 PM
- Taking the Ahsoka approach
- Starts October 5 on Disney+
- Now premiering Thursday nights at 9 PM
- Echo (25:22)
- Rumor: series cut into 5 x one hour episodes to try new pacing
- Still on track to release in binge model
- Deadpool 3 (28:25)
- Shawn Levy says sequel pays respect to Fox’s Marvel history
- Possibly a proper sendoff?
- Spider-Man 2 (33:20)
- Game has gone gold for October 20 release on PS5
- Will have the ability to turn on Fall Damage
- Ultimate Spider-Man (36:50)
- New comic series revealed with Jonathan Hickman to write
- Hickman’s previous Avengers work led to Infinity War/Endgame
- Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (40:50)
- First logo revealed in Paramount Plus ad
- Connected to Mutant Mayhem somehow
- Looks to potentially use a different animation style
- First logo revealed in Paramount Plus ad
- Toxic Avenger (45:15)
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Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
This week Superhero Slate is giving you a rundown of all the Snackiest News we could find, Spider-man 2 gameplay shows off how fast the PS5 makes the game run, we break down Aquaman and the Lost teaser trailer, and more!
Peter Pan Goes Wrong, One Piece (2023)
SnackTime (19:28)
- Fanta Mystery Flavor 2023
- Coke Y3000 (regular & zero sugar)
- Mt. Dew Voo Dew 2023 (regular & zero sugar)
- Lays Cheetos Cheese
- McDonalds phasing out self-serve soda fountains
News
- Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom (35:20)
- First trailer released for upcoming film
- Aquadaddy
- Kite Man: Hell Yeah! (42:30)
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (44:50)
- Spider-Man 2 (game) (46:55)
- Gameplay trailer shows off extended New York City
- 65+ suits coming to game, including Spider-Man 3 black suit
- Wolverine (52:15)
- Game rumored to release Winter 2024 on PS5
- Spider-Man team now working on this
- El Muerto (54:10)
- Bad Bunny no longer attached to Spider-Man adjacent project
- Dead at Sony?
- Bad Bunny no longer attached to Spider-Man adjacent project
- Lando (56:20)
- Now a movie instead of a series per Donald Glover
- Would they put this on Disney+ or theaters?
- Now a movie instead of a series per Donald Glover
- The Marvels (59:05)
- IMAX teaser released
- Now playing in IMAX screens with Dune Part 2 moving to 2024
- Werewolf by Night (1:01:55)
- Colorized version coming to Disney+
- Will stream on Hulu through October 31st
- Rogers: The Musical (1:04:00)
- One Piece (1:06:05)
- Season 2 confirmed by Netflix
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Sunday Sep 10, 2023
Sunday Sep 10, 2023
This week Superhero Slate is revealing Season 2 titles for Marvel’s What If, making our predictions for the second half of Ahsoka, giving you a review of Netflix's One Piece, and more!
News
- One Piece (7:10)
- First impressions of Netflix series
- Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (19:10)
- Will beat every Superhero movie in 2023 with $150 million opening
- NYCC (22:50)
- New York Comic-Con on October 12
- Panels starting to get scheduled
- What If...? (26:30)
- Season 2 episode titles revealed
- What if Gamora killed Thanos?
- What if Captain Carter finds Hydra Stomper? (Continued from Season 1)
- What if the Tesseract landed in Haudenosaunee Confederacy before the colonization of America? (Introduction of new hero Kahhori)
- What if Hank Pym & Janet Van Dyne fought the Red Guardian during 1980’s?
- What if Yondu delivered Star-Lord to Ego?
- What if Happy Hogan saved Christmas? (Iron Man 3)
- What if Wanda had grown up watching musicals instead of sitcoms?
- What if Odin & Hela had faced Wenwu?
- What if Avengers had fought Surtur?
- 9 Episodes, with first being cut from first season
- Is there a ‘culmination’ of these or just single stories going forward?
- Season 2 episode titles revealed
- Loki (31:55)
- Agatha: Darkhold Diaries (34:20)
- May be a reason for show’s continuous title changes
- Producer says “something is afoot” and may indicate a different title per episode
- Daredevil: Born Again (37:10)
- Spider-Man will be mentioned during show by Kingpin
- Previously thought to appear, but no longer the case
- Deadpool 3 (39:15)
- Rumor: The TVA is selecting Heroes from dying worlds as a way to stop the multiverse from collapsing on itself
- Deadpool and Wolverine meet as Wolverine was chosen from Fox universe
- Rumor: Daniel Radcliffe cast in “secret role” in film
- Wolverine variant amid fan casting of him taking over mantle in MCU
- Rumor: The TVA is selecting Heroes from dying worlds as a way to stop the multiverse from collapsing on itself
- Avengers: Secret Wars (45:05)
- Sam Raimi top choice to direct movie currently
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness; Spider-Man trilogy
- DS2 brought in $950 million
- Alfonso Cuaron (Harry Potter 3; Gravity) near top of list as well
- Sam Raimi top choice to direct movie currently
- Spider-Man 2 (47:45)
- Reveals more characters from game
- Crisis on Infinite Earths (50:15)
- Animated adaptation looking to be split into a trilogy
- Animation Director updated resume to have parts I, II, and III listed for this film
- Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (50:55)
- TV series set in Godzilla v Kong universe
- John Goodman (Kong: Skull Island) returns
- Takes place across 2 time periods: Wyatt Russell and Kurt Russell play same character
- James Bond (54:45)
- Christopher Nolan rumored to be making deal to write and direct 2 Bond movies
- With full creative control, unlike previous Bond entries with producers overseeing
- Rotten Tomatoes (58:25)
- PR firm Bunker 15 has been purchasing positive reviews for shows/movies, launching with a high rating
- Focused on sites that are favorable and ‘debuting’ scores
- "obscure, often self-published critics who are nevertheless part of the pool tracked by Rotten Tomatoes,"
- Roku (1:02:40)
- Removed almost all of Quibi shows they acquired
- Roku cutting content to save costs
- I Am Groot (1:04:44)
- Season 2 on Disney+
- 5 episodes
- Ahsoka (1:07:34)
- Episode 1-4 discussion
- Back Half predictions
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Monday Sep 04, 2023
Monday Sep 04, 2023
This week Superhero Slate is trying to make sense of Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon, Marvel on Disney+ gets a new release schedule, Nic Cage could return as Ghost Rider yet again, and more!
With Special Guest Host: Jim Minteer!
News
- Barbie (5:26)
- Now highest grossing movie for WB
- Passing the Joker and Dark Knight
- Dune (11:45)
- Part 2 delayed to March 15, 2024
- Nightwing (15:45)
- Confirmed dead at WB
- Chris McKay was attached originally before DCU announcements
- The Flash (17:20)
- Debuted extremely low on Max streaming service
- 1.1 million, compared to The Batman 4.1 million
- Rebel Moon (20:00)
- First trailer lands during Gamescom
- Zack Snyder already preparing Director’s Cuts of netflix films
- Split in 2 parts:
- Part 1: Rebel Moon: A Child of Fire hits Netflix on December 22, 2023
- Part 2: Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver, will debut on April 19, 2024.
- She-Hulk (27:15)
- Season 2 in works at Disney
- The MCU Timeline (29:35)
- Book releasing this September
- Will follow all the way up through Loki Season 2
- Loki (33:45)
- 4k and Blu-ray set releasing this year
- Steelbook with a few extras, including Throg scene
- WandaVision (36:25)
- MCU (38:50)
- Disney+ shows delayed
- Echo (39:05)
- Moved from November to January 2024
- What If...? (41:05)
- Releasing Christmas time 2023
- Originally rumored to be delayed several years
- Action figures hitting shelves
- Agatha: Darkhold Diaries (43:25)
- Name is officially changed it seems
- Early Fall 2024
- Spooky season next year
- Ironheart (47:50)
- Missing from “Fall 2023” schedule, but presumed next year as filming is done
- Ghostrider (48:48)
- Nic Cage rumored to return as character “sooner than we think” in MCU
- Frontrunner is Deadpool 3 cameo
- Possibly voice actor?
- Ahsoka (53:00)
- First 3 episodes now on Disney+
- Review, Thoughts, and SPOILERS!
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Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Chris & Brian interview Andrew Heath at C2E2 2023 for Superhero Slate and ComicUI!