Disney+ Starts This Week & The Eternals Bomb Scare | Weekly News Episode 248

2019-11-10

This week Superhero Slate is counting the sleeps till Disney+, Moon Knight and She-Hulk get writers, more famous actors join The Batman cast, and more! News Disney+ (16:15) Launches 9 AM EST on Tuesday, Nov 12 Mandalorian (19:05) First episode Tuesday Nov 12 Second episode November 15, and every friday through December 27 Marvel (19:45) More MCU films added to Disney+ Launch Endgame moved up You will need a Disney+ Sub to keep up with MCU going forward Loki (27:55) Series will ...

This week Superhero Slate is counting the sleeps till Disney+, Moon Knight and She-Hulk get writers, more famous actors join The Batman cast, and more!

News

Disney+ (16:15)
- Launches 9 AM EST on Tuesday, Nov 12
Mandalorian (19:05)
- First episode Tuesday Nov 12
- Second episode November 15, and every friday through December 27
Marvel (19:45)
- More MCU films added to Disney+ Launch
  - Endgame moved up
- You will need a Disney+ Sub to keep up with MCU going forward
Loki (27:55)
- Series will kick off Doctor Strange into the Multiverse of Madness
  - Does his Endgame appearance cause multiple universes?
- Possible season 2 on the table
WandaVision (30:30)
- Currently in production, multiple sets for different decades being built
Hawkeye (34:00)
- Was originally a movie before being rewritten for online show
Moon Knight (35:30)
- Jeremy Slater as head writer
- Developed and created The Umbrella Academy on Netflix
She-Hulk (38:10)
- Jessica Gao hired as head writer
  - Pickle Rick episode of Rick and Morty
  - Also Silicon Valley
Iron Heart (40:45)
- Rumored to being developed for Disney+
- Riri Williams “took over” for Tony Stark while he was gone in comics
Thunderbolts (43:30)
- Rumored to be in development at Marvel Studios
- The earliest incarnation was a team of villains masquerading as heroes
  - Unsure if show or movie
The Eternals (45:20)
- Actors evacuated from set after finding World War 2 bomb near set
Spider-Man Into the Spider-verse (46:55)
- Japan Spider-Man (live action) will be in upcoming sequel
- Piloted mecha Leopardon in show
- Honest Trailer
Helstrom (48:25)
- Show adds previous Colossus actor Daniel Cudmore in recurring role
Marvel’s Avengers (51:05)
- Video game will have alternate endings
- The credits will not be the end game, with more releasing post-launch
The Clone Wars (54:40)
- Star Wars animated show will debut season 7 in February on D+
- Will have 12 episodes, probably final season
Marvel vs DC (55:10)
- Marvel and Star Wars movies have 66% of people go to theater to watch
- 73% watch DC movies on streaming service; 75% for next Fantastic Beasts (WB property)
The Batman (59:35)
- Andy Serkis cast as Alfred Pennyworth in film
- Colin Farrell is in talks to play The Penguin
- Rumor: Matthew McConaughey up for Two-Face in film
The Boys (1:04:50)
- Season 2 to air mid-2020 on Amazon