MODOK Debut & Army of the Dead Review | Weekly News Episode 325

2021-05-23

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This week Superhero Slate is watching the newest MODOK series, Marvel is recording some future based podcasts, we saw Army of the Dead, and more! What We’re Watching: Invincible, Smallville News MODOK (15:15) Now on Hulu BTS of Patton Oswalt doing scenes Review Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (25:45) Filming in a Volume like The Mandalorian Starts in London soon Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (28:34) Shuma Gorath rumored to be the big bad Trying to use America Ch...

This week Superhero Slate is watching the newest MODOK series, Marvel is recording some future based podcasts, we saw Army of the Dead, and more!

What We’re Watching: Invincible, Smallville

News

MODOK (15:15)
- Now on Hulu
- BTS of Patton Oswalt doing scenes
- Review
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (25:45)
- Filming in a Volume like The Mandalorian
- Starts in London soon
Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (28:34)
- Shuma Gorath rumored to be the big bad
  - Trying to use America Chavez’s reality hopping powers
- Scarlet Witch wants to use her to find Billy and Tommy
Spider-Man: No Way Home (32:00)
- Rumors are Marvel has hired VFX teams from Spider-Man and Amazing Spider-Man to work on film
- Does not guarantee cross-over
Marvel’s Wastelanders (35:40)
- Old Man Star-Lord, Old Man Hawkeye, Grey Widow, and Old Man Wolverine series announced for Sirius XM
  - Old Man Star-Lord on June 1st
  - Stephen Lang cast as Hawkeye; Susan Sarandon as Grey Widow; Timothy Busfield as Star-Lord, Chris Elliott as Rocket
- "In the barren, desolate Wasteland of the mid-west as controlled by Doctor Doom, they encounter the ageless telepath, Emma Frost (Vanessa Williams), outlaw Ghost Riders, Doomwood locals (Danny Glover), and the bloodthirsty Kraven the Hunter. Who will find the Black Vortex first and what will be the price of its power?"
Star Wars: Rangers of the New Republic (41:44)
- No longer in active development at Lucasfilm
Warner Media (43:50)
- To spin off of ATT with Discovery+
- Rival Netflix spending
Adult Swim (48:20)
- Announced web series spin-offs for Rick and Morty - The Vindicators, Robot Chicken - Alabama Jackson, AquaDonk Side Pieces, and Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell: The Animated Series
My Adventures with Superman (50:10)
- Animated series announced for HBO Max for 2 seasons
  - Jack Quaid (The Boys) to voice Superman
- My Adventures with Superman catches up with twenty-somethings Clark Kent, the bright and driven Lois Lane, and their best friend Jimmy Olsen as they begin to discover who they are and everything they can accomplish together as an investigative reporting team at the Daily Planet.
Batman: Caped Crusader (53:20)
- Animated series ordered to HBO Max
- Bruce Timm (Batman The Animated Series), JJ Abrams, and Matt Reeves will serve as Executive Producers
- Is NOT a sequel to The Animated Series
Injustice (55:40)
- Next DC animated movie to follow video game series and comic books
  - Batman and Superman go to war after the Joker kills Lois Lane
- Video games made by Netherealms - Mortal Kombat
The Flash (58:10)
- First look at “Impulse” character
  - Bad look at character
  - Original inspiration
DC Super Pets (1:01:20)
- The Rock to voice Kypto the Super Dog
The Suicide Squad (1:03:20)
- Peter Capaldi’s Thinker possibly one of the villains
  - Per calendar images
The Batman (1:04:20)
- Calendar image shows us look at The Riddler’s look
- Batman and Riddler promo art
Nemesis (1:06:10)
- Emerald Fennell (Oscar Winner for Promising Young Woman) has turned in script for Mark Millar’s series
  - Also tapped to write Zatanna
- Tony Scott worked on the project before
Sweet Tooth (1:07:40)
- Trailer for upcoming Vertigo comic adaptation
Army of the Dead (1:12:30)
- Now streaming on Netflix and in theaters
- Review!
- SPOILERS - (1:19:35)