Star Wars Fan Service & Batman Equals Money | Weekly News Episode 361

This week Superhero Slate is probably buying our Batman movie tickets, the Super Bowl is next weekend, Sony’s getting weird with Spider-Man characters again, and more!

 

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News

• Batgirl (22:50)
  • JK Simmons on set as Commissioner Gordon
• The Batman (25:46)
  • Tickets on sale February 10
• Super Bowl (28:00)
  • Likely spots include:
    • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
    • Moon Knight
    • Lightyear
  • Skipping:
    • Warner Bros.
    • Sony
    • Apple
• Gambit (36:45)
  • Channing Tatum hasn’t watched any Marvel movies because film was canceled
  • Died under Fox, not Disney
• Madame Web (42:35)
  • Sony in talks with Dakota Johnson (50 Shades of Grey) to star as lead role
  • Probably not popular Animated Series version
    • Older, paralyzed, blind, uses webs to see through time
• Spider-Man: No Way Home (49:35)
  • Dethroned by Jackass 4
  • Will debut digital on Starz streaming before Netflix/Disney+
• Secret Invasion (52:20)
  • Looks to flashback to a younger Nick Fury
    • Or Skrull impersonation?
• Loki (53:50)
  • Season 2 expected to start filming this summer
• Eternals (56:05)
  • Rumors: Don Lee return to film scenes as Gilgamesh
    • Died by Deviant protecting Thena
  • Powers: Punching things
• Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power (58:25)
  • 20 Character Posters
    • Only know Sauron
  • No faces, just notable weapons or items and hands
• Book of Boba Fett (1:01:05)
  • Episode 6 discussion
  • Cobb Vanth, Mandalorian, Grogu, Luke Skywalker, Ahsoka, Order 66, Cad Bane

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