The Flashpoint Directors & Marvel’s Animated Future | Weekly News Episode 155

2018-01-21

Welcome to Superhero Slate where the Flashpoint movie gets its directors, Venom may have a surprise for us after all, we’re ready to get Solo (A Star Wars Story), and more! News Flashpoint (13:35) John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein hired as directors Wrote Spider-Man: Homecoming First choice was Ben Affleck, approached as recently as last week Justice League (17:55) Digital on Feb 13/Blu-Ray on March 13 Box Art brightens up characters “Return of Superman” Scene to be added No other deleted/extended scenes...

Welcome to Superhero Slate where the Flashpoint movie gets its directors, Venom may have a surprise for us after all, we’re ready to get Solo (A Star Wars Story), and more!

News

Flashpoint (13:35)
- John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein hired as directors
  - Wrote Spider-Man: Homecoming
- First choice was Ben Affleck, approached as recently as last week
Justice League (17:55)
- Digital on Feb 13/Blu-Ray on March 13
- Box Art brightens up characters
- “Return of Superman” Scene to be added
  - No other deleted/extended scenes
Wonder Woman II (21:00)
- First film to adapt PGA’s new sexual harassment policy
Gotham City Sirens (21:55)
- WB is killing upcoming movie
- Suicide Squad 2, Birds of Prey (written by Christina Hodson) and The Joker vs Harley Quinn (writers/directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa) to remain
Legends of Tomorrow (25:00)
- Kid Flash moves to LoT as series regular
Black Lightning (26:40)
- Pilot impressions
Venom (29:18)
- Peter Parker may appear in Venom afterall
  - Per John Schnepp
  - Holland has been on set a few days already
- Deleted Instagram post may confirm Carnage
Spider-Man Homecoming Sequel (34:50)
- Femme Fatale lead
  - European in her 20’s
Ant-Man and the Wasp (36:15)
- Hope and Scott in suits
Cloak and Dagger (38:35)
- Debut June 7 at 8 PM with two-hour premiere
- New sneak peek
Marvel Animated (40:05)
- Avengers Assemble, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Spider-Man are reportedly coming to an end
- No renewals yet before show hiatus
Toy Story 4 (45:40)
- Stephany Folsom has been brought on to write script for TS4
  - Replaces Rashida Jones/Will McCormack
- Uncredited on Thor: Ragnarok due to guild regulations
  - Received story credit
Best Rated Film (47:55)
- New front runner - Paddington 2
Indiana Jones (50:51)
- Fifth entry could be next Steven Spielberg film
Solo (51:20)
- Trailer to be released this week (rumor)
  - Placed with The Maze Runner
- EPK reel sneak peek promises fan service and ‘old’ star wars feel to it
- Synopsis revealed:
  - Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away in Solo: A Star Wars Story, an all-new adventure with the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy. Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian, in a journey that will set the course of one of the Star Wars saga’s most unlikely heroes.
- And ‘logo’
Star Wars Rebels (56:12)
- Final season 4 episode trailer
Bride of Frankenstein (57:00)
- Script production never stopped
- Back to pre-production
  - Javier Bardem still expected to be Frankenstein’s Monster
Men In Black Spinoff (58:20)
- Releasing May 17, 2019
  - A week after Gambit and the week before Toy Story 4
Tomb Raider (59:30)
- https://youtu.be/u1kJniuk8oQ
- Official Trailer 2 debuts