Beyond the Spider-Verse, The Batman 2, Fantastic Four Loses a Director, and more! | Weekly News Episode 373

This week Superhero Slate is covering the announcements at Cinemacon from DC, Sony, and Marvel, Fantastic Four loses its director, Ghostbusters is coming back to life, and more!

 

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News

• DC @ Cinemacon (18:11)
  • Upcoming looks at films
• The Batman (18:25)
  • Sequel officially announced with Robert Pattinson and Matt Reeves returning
  • No other details
• Black Adam (22:35)
  • Fights helicopters, catches missiles, walks away from explosions
  • Dr. Fate opens a mirror portal (Like Doctor Strange)
  • Past and present day scenes
• Shazam: Fury of the Gods (25:05)
  • Dream sequence involving Wonder Woman
  • Fighting the daughters of Atlas
  • Weakening barriers between the mundane and magical
  • Date pushed back to avoid Avatar
• Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (28:40)
  • Arthur and Orm (Ocean Master) teaming up
  • Black Manta wielding an ancient power
  • Octopus mech suit
• The Flash (31:35)
  • Michael Keaton’s Batman has multiple bat suits
  • Will be de-aged, but have long hair/beard
  • Supergirl’s Parents revealed
  • Batfleck IN the movie
• Avatar: The Way of Water (34:40)
  • First stills revealed
  • Original film being remastered for theaters
  • Trailer will drop with Doctor Strange release
• Guardians Holiday Special (42:00)
  • Wrap gift highlights characters plus return of Cosmo
• Marvel @ Cinemacon (44:50)
  • Film slate for next 2 years from Disney
• Thor: Love and Thunder (45:40)
  • Image shows Thor in peaceful moments
• Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (52:35)
  • NEXT Week
  • Watch out for teaser reveals
• Fantastic Four (57:35)
  • Jon Watts taking a break from superhero films
    • Stepping away from project
  • Rumored: John Kraskinki back in talks to direct film
• Loki (1:04:40)
  • Filming in a matter of weeks
  • Season 2
• Ant-Man and Wasp: Quantumania (1:06:25)
  • Moved up to February 17, 2023
• The Marvels (1:06:40)
  • Moved back to June 28, 2023
• Legends of Tomorrow (1:11:20)
  • Canceled at CW
  • Ended on cliffhanger
• Batwoman (1:12:10)
  • Canceled at CW
• Sony @ Cinemacon (1:15:25)
  • Showed off quick Kraven footage
• Venom 3 (1:15:45)
  • Officially announced, no release date yet
• Across the Spider-Verse (1:16:40)
  • 15 minutes shown at Cinemacon
  • Includes 240 characters and 6 universes, largest animation team ever
• Beyond the Spider-Verse (1:18:45)
  • Third film given a new title rather than Part 2.
  • March 29, 2024
• El Muerte (1:20:50)
  • Spinoff Spider-Man film announced starring Bad Bunny
  • Focused on latino super powered wrestler
    • Abilities and mask passed through generations
  • January 12, 2024
• Ghostbusters (1:27:45)
  • Afterlife sequel announced at Cinemacon
  • 4v1 game coming to consoles: Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed
  • VR game coming to Oculus: Ghostbusters VR
• Hot Wheels (1:32:20)
  • Movie is back for live-action production
  • Bad Robot producing film based on toys
• Super Mario Bros. (1:35:33)
  • Movie delayed to April 7, 2023
• Mission Impossible (1:37:45)
  • 7th film called Dead Reckoning
• Moon Knight (1:42:45)
  • Episode 5 Discussion

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