The Suicide Squad Cast & Disney+ Cartoon List | Weekly News Episode 240

Superhero Slate is looking at the potential return of Tony Stark, James Gunn unveils a hefty Suicide Squad cast list, J.J. Abrams sells out to WarnerMedia, and more! 

News

• Young Avengers (15:40)
  • Plans to introduce team on Disney+
  • Cassie Lang/Stature, Wiccan, Speed, America Chavez, Kate Bishop
• Hawkeye (18:30)
  • Hailee Steinfeld offered Kate Bishop role in series
    • Bumblebee, True Grit
• Disney+ (20:20)
  • X-Men ’92, Spider-Man ’94, Spider-Woman ’79, Spider-Man ’81, Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends, Iron Man ’94, Fantastic Four ’94, Incredible Hulk, Silver Surfer, and Spider-Man Unlimited
  • Gargoyles, Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Ducktales, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Goof Troop, Darkwing Duck and TaleSpin
• Avengers: Endgame (27:10)
  • The Art of Endgame book releasing soon
• Iron Man (29:00)
  • Alternate take for Nick Fury ending in Iron Man movie
    • Teases Spider-Man and X-Men/Mutants
  • Will be included on Infinity Saga Box set
• Black Widow (33:55)
  • Tony Stark rumored to appear in film
  • Rumored to use unreleased scene from Civil War where Tony tells Nat to run.
  • Possibly chance for more new scenes?
• Silver Surfer (36:55)
  • Rumored solo film in early stages of development
  • Adam McKay has expressed interest in Silver Surfer movie before
• Venom 2 (40:20)
  • Andy Serkis sequel to begin filming in November
  • Working title: Fillmore (historic music district in San Francisco)
• Mission Impossible (42:15)
  • Hayley Atwell (Peggy Carter) to be female lead in Mission Impossible 7 and 8
• The Suicide Squad (43:25)
  • Full cast reveal from James Gunn
  • Returning: Harley Quinn, Boomerang, Rick Flag, Amanda Waller
  • Usual James Gunn suspects: David Dastmalchian (Ant-Man), Sean Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy), Michael Rooker (GotG)
  • Newcomers: Pete Davidson (SNL), Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who), Idris Elba (Thor), Taika Waititi (Thor), Nathan Fillion (Guardians of the Galaxy)
• Batman (48:45)
  • Kevin Smith says new film follows The Long Halloween story arc
• Watchmen (50:55)
  • Full trailer for upcoming HBO Series
  • October 20 at 9 PM EST
• J.J. Abrams (52:40)
  • Bad Robot Production company signs exclusivity deal with WarnerMedia
  • Create original series, films, and video games for all platforms
    • Includes theatrical releases
  • Through 2024
• His Dark Materials (55:40)
  • TV show to debut on HBO Monday November 4 at 9 PM EST
  • Stars Dafne Keen (Logan)
• IT (56:55)
  • Director planning 7 hour supercut of both movies
  • Including (Planned) newly filmed footage to make it cohesive film

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