Spider-Man is Far From Home & Streaming Service Offers | Weekly News Episode 177

Find out from Superhero Slate why Tom Holland can’t keep Spider-Man secrets when he’s Far From Home, Star Wars is re-evaluating their spinoff movie approaches, will the DC Universe be more than just a streaming service, and more!

 

News

• Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (8:20)
  • Mike’s spoiler free thoughts
  • Box office update
• AMC A-List (15:05)
  • MoviePass like subscription
  • $20/mo includes IMAX, 3D for 12 movies (3 a week)
  • Ties into Stubs
• Spider-Man: Far From Home (21:45)
  • New title ‘leaked’ from Tom Holland
  • World crossing? Dimension hopping?
• Silk (26:10)
  • Sony’s next “Spider-Man” project without Spider-Man
  • Cindy Moon was second person bitten by same spider as Peter Parker
    • Bit ankle before dying
  • Same age as Spider-Man, korean-american background
    • Jamie Chung?
• Black Widow (34:45)
  • Director Shortlist includes:
    • Amma Asante (A United Kingdom)
    • Cate Shortland (Berlin Syndrome)
    • Maggie Betts (Novitiate)
  • All three known for period dramas
• Ant-Man and the Wasp (37:25)
  • Tickets on sale now!
  • Two confirmed after credits scenes
  • First reactions hitting internet
• Luke Cage (39:20)
  • Season 2 debuted on Netflix
  • Impressions
• Disney (42:05)
  • Have outbid Comcast with $71.3 billion in stock/cash hybrid offer
  • Jon Lasseter will be replaced by Peter Docter and Jennifer Lee
• Star Wars (46:45)
  • Spin-offs are still in development, nothing has slowed down
  • Re-evaluating marketing plans and budgeting for future films
• Obi-Wan Movie (49:30)
  • Stephen Daldry left project 6 months ago
  • Aiming for release on Disney Streaming Service to gain interest
• DC Universe (53:30)
  • Hub for all things DC
    • Digital movies
    • TV Shows (back catalog)
    • Comics
    • Interactions/giveaways
• Doom Patrol (56:00)
  • Kelsey Grammer eyed for lead role in show
    • Dr. Niles Caulder/The Chief
• Swamp Thing (57:30)
  • James Wan to co-direct pilot with Deran Sarafian (Buffy, House, Fringe)
• Wonder Woman 84 (58:30)
  • First debut footage planned as a surprise with Gal Gadot at SDCC 2018
• Man of Steel 2 (1:00:05)
  • Henry Cavill at SDCC this year
    • No upcoming movies in production
• The Flash (1:02:10)
  • Rumored to debut in 2020 from John Francis Daley (co-director)
  • February 14 or June 5
• The Batman (1:03:25)
  • Movie will be set in the past, younger Batman
  • Option to reboot if they want or decide if they’re going to keep it
  • Treat as a standalone franchise again
• The Joker (1:05:20)
  • Joaquin Phoenix led film and The Batman may be in same universe
  • Still early conversations
• The Walking Dead (1:08:05)
  • Season 9 will see the return of Jon Bernthal as Shane
    • Died in season 2

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