The Reboot Button | Episode 96

It is a time of uncertainty at the Superhero Slate. Are the X-men getting the boot? Will Spider-Man be dancing? Is there a ghost in our shell? These questions are answered and more this week!

 

Riff & Raff

News

• X-Men (4:40)
  • Fox is ready to push reboot button
  • Bryan Singer is NOT on the next major film
    • Simon Kinberg still writing
    • Rumored to revisit Dark Phoenix Saga
  • Gambit still on schedule
  • New Mutants on schedule
• Deadpool 3 (14:35)
  • Third Deadpool movie in talks already
  • Combine with X-Force squad
• Doctor Strange (16:45)
  • Takes place over about a year per Scott Derrickson
  • $500 million+
• Guardians of the Galaxy (18:40)
  • Telltale Video game in production
  • 2017 release
• Spider-Man: Homecoming (20:45)
  • Zendaya is not MJ
  • Liz Allen (Laura Harrier) is love interest
  • There will be Peter Parker dancing
  • Tom Holland is signed on for 6 Spider-Man appearances
  • Michael Keaton is the Vulture
• Avengers: Infinity War (25:19)
  • Russo Bros. scouting locations
    • Avengers mansion?
• Cloak & Dagger (27:50)
  • Winter 2018 release
  • Showrunner is Joe Pokaski (Heroes, Ultimate Comics)
• Ghost Rider (31:00)
  • Marvel has discussed spinoff or Netflix appearances
• The Defenders (37:40)
  • Elektra to return
• Ghost in the Shell (39:30)
  • First official trailer
  • First poster
• Legends of Tomorrow (46:05)
  • Jonah Hex coming back next week
  • Added 4 more episodes; 17 total in Season 2
• Aquaman (48:30)
  • Pre-production in Australia this month
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2 (49:05)
  • Johnny Depp to play Gellert Grindelwald
  • Reviews for first one are out
• Mission Impossible 6 (52:40)
  • July 27, 2018
• Kong Skull Island (53:50)
  • First look at Kong
• Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (55:20)
  • First trailer
• Transformers 5 (1:00:30)
  • First trailer classified

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