Dr. Doom MCU Reveal, Star Wars Sets Up Grogu’s Future, Netflix’s The Witcher Looks Rough, and more!

This week on Superhero Slate we get a good look at the MCU Dr. Doom, Grogu’s legacy may impact a lot of future Star Wars, The Witcher continues to go downhill, and more!

News

• Jurassic World (12:20)
  • Rumor: Rebirth will be getting a sequel with Scarlett Johansson returning as Zora Bennett
  • Grossing $861 million worldwide, despite opening ahead of Superman and Fantastic Four
• The Last Witch Hunter (13:50)
  • Vin Diesel movie from 2015 getting a sequel from Lionsgate per Deadline
    • Bringing Michael Caine, 92, out of retirement
  • Original film sits at 18% on RT, and grossed $147 million on approximately $80 million budget
  • Why does a dud get a sequel?
    • "The move goes with Lionsgate's strategy to grow IP with staying power and sci-fi fantasy spectacle elements that can overperform in the ancillary markets and create long-term library value."
• The Witcher (18:40)
  • Season 4 clip sees Liam Hemsworth take over role from Henry Cavill
  • Synopsis
    • "After the Continent-altering events of Season Three, Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri find themselves separated by a raging war and countless enemies. As their paths diverge, and their goals sharpen, they stumble on unexpected allies eager to join their journeys. And if they can accept these found families, they just might have a chance at reuniting for good…"
  • October 30 on Netflix
• Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (25:15)
  • Netflix released a new trailer for the upcoming third movie in Rian Johnson’s trilogy
  • Select theaters November 26; Netflix on December 12
• My Hero Academia (27:27)
  • Jason Fuchs (Argylle; Wonder Woman) has been hired to write live-action movie adaptation of anime/manga series for Netflix
• The Mandalorian and Grogu (31:00)
  • A “synopsis” at Walt Disney Studios Marketing Expo released for film
    • "As the Force's heir in the galaxy and the Mandalorian's most adorable partner, Grogu has taken the world by storm with his mischievous and endearing charm since his debut," it reads. "Grogu-themed merchandise spanning all channels, categories, and age groups will soon be available—the Grogu storm is about to hit!"
  • Unsure if translated or actual Force’s heir
• Avengers: Doomsday (36:55)
  • Promo materials featuring Spider-Man and Doctor Doom featured at the Marketing Expo in Shanghai
    • Standees with full body look
  • Light show features potential scenes for upcoming movie (or comic book references)
    • Thanos’ skeleton ripped out by Doom
  • Russo Bros. shared a very up close, pixelated, grainy screenshot saying “Doomsday Is Coming”
    • Popular theory is Reed’s Chalkboard
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day (45:35)
  • Fans on set reveal photo of Jacob Batalon returning as Ned Leeds
• Warner Bros. Discovery (47:05)
  • Rumor: Paramount Skydance (recently merged) preparing a bid to purchase WBD
    • Will include entire company, including HBO, WB Pictures, DC Studios
    • Mission is to enhance the company’s cinematic lineup and streaming goals due to Paramount+ not performing
  • WBD says they’re going to start pushing password sharing now that they feel confident in HBO Max value
  • WB and Discovery still planning to split by April
• Man of Tomorrow (51:45)
  • James Gunn on Howard Stern "It’s a story about Lex Luthor and Superman having to work together to a certain degree against a much, much bigger threat. It’s more complicated than that but that’s a big part of it."
  • Rumors are still Brainiac and also including the Bottle city of Kandor
    • A kryptonian city stolen by Brainiac and shrunken down to be in a bottle

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