A Longer Justice League & the Black Panther Soundtrack | Weekly News Episode 153

2018-01-07

Year 4 of Superhero Slate starts with fans staging a rally for a longer Justice League, we get a first look at Han Solo LEGO sets, Kendrick Lamar delivers the Black Panther soundtrack, and more! News Justice League (8:00) Fans hold rally/protest at WB to release Zack Snyder cut DCEU (14:40) Walter Hamada (Shazam, IT) now president of DC Films at WB Working with Geoff Johns still Deadshot & Lobo put on films that probably won't happen list Silver and Black (21:25) Begins production March 5 under name “Tri-Border” Sony Pict...

Year 4 of Superhero Slate starts with fans staging a rally for a longer Justice League, we get a first look at Han Solo LEGO sets, Kendrick Lamar delivers the Black Panther soundtrack, and more!

News

Justice League (8:00)
- Fans hold rally/protest at WB to release Zack Snyder cut
DCEU (14:40)
- Walter Hamada (Shazam, IT) now president of DC Films at WB
  - Working with Geoff Johns still
- Deadshot & Lobo put on films that probably won't happen list
Silver and Black (21:25)
- Begins production March 5 under name “Tri-Border”
  - Sony Pictures
- Expect casting announcements soon
Black Panther (26:45)
- Kendrick Lamar to produce soundtrack
  - “All the Lights” featuring SZA single
- New Billboard in LA
Captain Marvel (29:30)
- Adds Dewanda Wise (She’s Gotta Have It) in mysterious role
  - Monica Rambeau?
Spider-Man: Homecoming 2 (32:40)
- Sequel to start filming this June 1
  - Return to Atlanta and Berlin
- Gwen Stacy to possibly be exchange student
The Avengers Project (36:55)
- Uncharted creative director (Shaun Escayg) leaves Naughty Dog to join Avengers video game
Solo: A Star Wars Story (40:15)
- LEGO sets leak online
  - Millenium Falcon
  - That logo might be real after all
- Characters revealed
  - Emilia Clarke - Qi’Ra
  - Woody Harrelson - Tobias Beckett
Fox (45:35)
- Lauren Schuler Donner on crossover
  - “If we work with Kevin, I’m happy”
- Bryan Singer removed as EP from The Gifted/Legion
The Gifted (47:27)
- Renewed for season 2
Legion (49:00)
- Shadow King recast as Navid Negahban
- Will have 1 year time jump on return
Game of Thrones (50:14)
- 8th and final season, 6 episodes to return in 2019
Animaniacs (52:22)
- Two season order picked up at Hulu
Netflix (55:35)
- Signed a multi-year agreement with Matt Reeves’s 6th and Idaho studio
  - First look at movies Reeves wants to write or direct
  - Has moved from Fox
Bright (58:05)
- Sequel announced from Netflix
Daredevil/Iron Fist (59:10)
- Claire Temple to appear in upcoming Marvel shows
The Merlin Saga (1:01:15)
- Ridley Scott to helm film about origin of character
- One of two projects about Merlin at Disney
Spawn (1:02:25)
- Movie working into budgeting/casting
- Does not say a word the entire film