Super Leap Year | Episode 59

The Superhero Slate leap day episode only happens once every 4 years, and this week Fox announces release dates, Civil War gave us new images, Powerless casts some actors, and more!

 

Riff & Raff

News

• Deadpool (6:10)
  • #3 R-Rated film in America
  • Domino in sequel
  • Writers confirm him for X-Force
• Fox Studios (9:00)
  • Gambit removed from schedule; no release date currently
  • October 6, 2017 - Gambit/Deadpool?
  • January 12, 2018 - Deadpool 2 or X-Force?
  • Other options: New Mutants
• Daredevil Season 2 (15:07)
  • Trailer Part 2
    • Elektra, Stick, Hand
• Iron Fist (20:25)
  • Rumor: Finn Jones as Danny Rand
• Guardians of the Galaxy V2 (23:30)
  • Nebula back in action
• Agent Carter (24:35)
  • Hayley Atwell signs up for new show on ABC
    • Conviction
  • Future of Agent Carter?
• Captain America: Civil War (28:35)
  • Martin Freemanrole - Everett Ross
  • Crossbones; Scarlet Witch
  • T’Challa
  • Ant-Man Updated Look
  • Details
    • Controversial Ending
    • Pepper Potts to appear
    • Peter Parker “forms a relationship with one character”
• Thor: Ragnarok (35:45)
  • Stellan Skarsgaard not returning as Eric Selvig
• Marvel’s Most Wanted (possible SPOILERS) (36:40)
  • Synopsis
• Legion (TV Series) (39:55)
  • Amber Midthunder (Banshee, Spare Parts, Sunshine Cleaning) as Kerry
• Powerless (TV series) (40:25)
  • Vanessa Hudgens cast as Emily Locke
    • "a claims adjuster who loves her job because she gets to help people, but who is increasingly exasperated by the disruptive antics of the various Super Heroes that proliferate in her city."
  • "an office comedy about the exceedingly average employees at an insurance company and their quest to find their own power."
  • Alan Tudyk, Danny Pudi, Christina Kirk
• Justice League (43:40)
  • Filming April 11
  • BTS Image shows Mera, Flash, more
• Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (45:34)
  • Home release is rated R
  • Ben Affleck re-wrote some script in Batman outfit
• Pacific Rim 2 (53:40)
  • Steven S. DeKnight as director
• Predator 4 (56:20)
  • March 2, 2018
• Alien Covenant (56:50)
  • August 4, 2017 (moved up)

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