Jamie Foxx as Electro (Again) & Ms. Marvel Casting | Weekly News Episode 293

2020-10-04

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This week Superhero Slate is digging into the rumor bin for Spider-Man 3, Ms. Marvel casts its Kamala Khan, play as your favorite Marvel hero in Fortnite, and more! News Fortnite (18:50) Wolverine now playable character in Battlepass Just have to beat him! Blade previously as purchasable character too Marvel’s 616 (22:35) Series to debut 8 episodes on Disney+ on November 20 Official Trailer for series Titles/Directors: “Japanese Spider-Man” Directed by David Gelb “Higher Further Faster” Directed ...

This week Superhero Slate is digging into the rumor bin for Spider-Man 3, Ms. Marvel casts its Kamala Khan, play as your favorite Marvel hero in Fortnite, and more!

News

Fortnite (18:50)
- Wolverine now playable character in Battlepass
  - Just have to beat him!
- Blade previously as purchasable character too
Marvel’s 616 (22:35)
- Series to debut 8 episodes on Disney+ on November 20
- Official Trailer for series
- Titles/Directors:
  - “Japanese Spider-Man” Directed by David Gelb
  - “Higher Further Faster” Directed by Gillian Jacobs
  - “Amazing Artisans” Directed by Clay Jeter
  - “Lost and Found” Directed by Paul Scheer
  - “Suit Up!” Directed by Andrew Rossi
  - “Unboxed” Directed by Sarah Ramos
  - “The Marvel Method” Directed by Brian Oakes
  - “Marvel Spotlight” Directed by Alison Brie
- Group Watch available for all US Subscribers
Ms. Marvel (26:42)
- Iman Vellani cast as Kamala Khan in upcoming Disney+ show
- No previous work to date
Hawkeye (30:05)
- Madame Masque rumored as villain for series
  - Whitney Frost character appeared in Agent Carter series
  - Described as:
    - more of the espionage and hand-to-hand combat variety than the taking-over-the-world-with-super-powers-kind
- Deaf superhero Echo to debut in series
  - Once shared the mantle of Ronin
- Mockingbird to be introduced to MCU at large as well
Eternals (33:50)
- New design for Deviant Kro revealed from toy packaging
  - Original Kro is a pink devil looking character
Spider-Man (game) (48:35)
- PS5 upgrades for remastered game revealed
- New Peter Parker model, ray tracing
- 3 new suits: Including Amazing Spider-Man
Spider-Man 3 (MCU) (49:05)
- Jamie Foxx (re)cast as Electro in upcoming film
  - Will not be blue version from ASM 2
  - Could be Max Dillon, but MCU’s version
- No confirmation or denial of MultiVerse
  - Dr. Strange sets this up (in release order) afterwards
- Opens doors for Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield cameos
- Rumors: Sinister Six movie in the works here:
  - Vulture, Electro, Doc Ock, Sandman
  - No Mysterio
  - Kraven or Scorpion as 5th, MAYBE Green Goblin?
  - Spider-Man as 6th (Ultimate Six)
- Last year, Feige said Spider-Man is "the only hero with the superpower to cross cinematic universes, so as Sony continues to develop their own Spidey-verse you never know what surprises the future might hold."
Iron Man 2 (1:06:25)
- Genndy Tartakovsky did storyboards and pre-viz for the Pavilion fight scene in the third act of movie
D23 (1:09:20)
- Next event moved to 2022
  - September 9 to 11, 2022 at the Anaheim Convention Center
- Centennial for company is 2023
- Star Wars Celebration also at ACC
  - August 18 to 21, 2022
Justice League: Snyder Cut (1:11:40)
- Henry Cavill denies doing any extra work for film to Collider
Regal Cinemas (1:13:10)
- Closing through at least 2021
  - Just announced Alita on October 30
  - Was plan to close before doing it?