This week Superhero Slate is covering Star Wars Celebration Europe, new trailers for Across the Spider-Verse, Blue Beetle, Extraction 2 drop, we talk about the Super Mario Bros movie, and more!
News
Super Mario Bros. (3:05)
Second best 5 day opening ever
$377.2 million globally, making it best animated opening movie ever (Ahead of Frozen 2)
Biggest video game opening (Warcraft was previous holder)
Street Fighter (10:25)
Legendary acquires rights to franchise
Movie revealed to be in works
Studio hits include Detective...
This week Superhero Slate is covering Star Wars Celebration Europe, new trailers for Across the Spider-Verse, Blue Beetle, Extraction 2 drop, we talk about the Super Mario Bros movie, and more!
News
- Super Mario Bros. (3:05)
- Second best 5 day opening ever
- $377.2 million globally, making it best animated opening movie ever (Ahead of Frozen 2)
- Biggest video game opening (Warcraft was previous holder)
- Street Fighter (10:25)
- Legendary acquires rights to franchise
- Movie revealed to be in works
- Studio hits include Detective Pikachu and Dune
- Ballerina (13:13)
- John Wick spinoff is a film, releasing June 7, 2024
- Swamp Thing (14:00)
- James Mangold (Logan; Indiana Jones) to write and direct Swamp Thing movie
- Will be in tandem with other projects (below)
- My Adventures with Superman (15:45)
- First trailer for Adult Swim animated series released
- Coming Summer 2023
- Blue Beetle (18:00)
- Trailer for upcoming movie
- Theatrical release instead of HBO Max
- Feels like a streaming movie
- Rumor: character to be incorporated into the DCU with Safran and Gunn
- Secret Invasion (22:05)
- Trailer indicates Fury blamed for something (Skrull?)
- First shots of Super Skrull?
- Guardians of the Galaxy (23:30)
- Awesome Mix Volume 3 revealed by James Gunn
- Tickets on sale
- Across the Spider-Verse (28:11)
- New trailer reveals the Lobby
- 2 versions: Live action intro for international; Miles’ family intro
- Confirms earth 199999 as MCU
- Extraction 2 (32:50)
- Sequel to Netflix movie starring Chris Hemsworth gets trailer
- Was ‘clinically’ dead after previous film
- June 16, 2023 on Netflix
- Star Wars Celebration Europe (36:25)
- New Star Wars cinematic timeline released
- Dawn of the Jedi
- The Old Republic
- The High Republic
- Fall of the Jedi (The Prequels, The Clone Wars)
- Reign of the Empire (The Bad Batch)
- Age of Rebellion (Andor, Star Wars Rebels, Rogue One, The Original Trilogy)
- The New Republic (The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka)
- Rise of the First Order (Star Wars: Resistance, The Sequel Trilogy)
- New Jedi Order
- Confirms Dawn of the Jedi and New Jedi Order as timelines Lucasfilm wants to explore
- Ahsoka (The New Republic) (42:30)
- First trailer for upcoming series showcases returning Rebels characters and return of Thrawn
- Sabine Wren, Hera Syndulla, and darkside users (Baylon/Shin)
- Padawan Braid; Orange-red lightsabers
- Lars Mikkelsen confirmed to play live action Thrawn (voiced character in Rebels)
- David Tennant to voice droid
- August 2023
- Skeleton Crew (The New Republic) (51:50)
- First images showcase younger cast and Jude Law (who is playing a Jedi)
- “the journey of four kids who make a mysterious discovery on their seemingly safe home planet, then get lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy. Finding their way home—and meeting unlikely allies and enemies—will be a greater adventure than they ever imagined.”
- Star Wars: Jedi Survivor (Age of Rebellion) (54:50)
- Final Gameplay trailer released
- April 28, 2023
- Star Wars: Episode X (New Jedi Order) (56:30)
- New movie announced to be set 15 years after Rise of Skywalker, with Rey returning to train new Jedi
- Daisy Ridley to return to role
- Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy to direct project
- Set to correct Luke’s mistakes in bringing the Jedi back and setup the New Jedi Order
- Star Wars: The New Republic (1:04:11)
- Movie directed by Dave Filoni that will culminate the Mandalorian timeline and Disney+ shows
- “Escalating war between the Imperials and fledging New Republic”
- Star Wars: The First Jedi (Dawn of the Jedi) (1:09:00)
- James Mangold (Indiana Jones; Logan) will direct a movie about the first Jedi in the earliest past
- A timeline hinted at but never uncovered or told through Lucasfilm
- The Acolyte (High Republic) (1:15:05)
- New logo revealed, along with attendee only trailer
- Includes gold lightsaber, and multiple Jedi igniting blades
- Andor (Age of Rebellion) (1:19:35)
- Season 2 on track to release August 2024 per Tony Gilroy
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (1:22:45)
- New trailer revealed for movie
- June 30, 2023
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