Netflix’s Defenders vs Marvel, Spider-Man 4 Villain Rumors, First Look at Mortal Kombat 2, and more!

This week on Superhero Slate, Netflix throws shade at the old Marvel Television regime, Spider-Man 4 starts to get villain rumors, we get to see a first look at Mortal Kombat 2, and more!

News

• Superman (7:20)
  • Currently releasing at 140 minutes
  • Movie will get simultaneous Japan and US release
• Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (12:12)
  • Exterior overhead shots of some sets built for the movie
  • Jason Momoa confirms he will have the “motorcycle” Lobo is known for in the comics - “I'll say the bike’s really cool."
    • Will use comic accurate “fraggin’ and bastich” language
• Sgt. Rock (18:22)
  • Colin Farrell rumored to be new front runner for upcoming DCU Movie
    • Will most likely return in Batman Part II sequel
    • Penguin season 2 not confirmed at this time
• Ironheart (24:45)
  • New screencaps show Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams
    • Will have to rebuild armor after Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
  • Shows return of non-nano suits and slide over facemasks
  • June 24, 2024
• Defenders (31:00)
  • Netflix CEO discusses original Marvel deal
    • "By far, our Marvel deal [in 2013] was the biggest deal in the history of television. No one will ever touch it," he explained. "We committed to five original seasons of TV with no pilots, 13 expensive episodes for each show centered around one character. And then a crossover season.
  • Throws Marvel Television at the time under the bus for being cheap:
    • "On our shows, we were dealing with the old Marvel television regime, which operated independently at Disney. And they were thrifty," he admitted. "And every time we wanted to make the shows bigger or better, we had to bang on them. Our incentives were not well aligned. We wanted to make great television; they wanted to make money. I thought we could make money with great television."
• Daredevil: Born Again (40:00)
  • Showrunner says Muse will play a role in Season 1 “and beyond” indicating a recurring threat or leaving a lasting impression
• Spider-Man 4 (46:00)
  • Rumor: Film will feature a female villain for the web crawler
  • Black Cat is front runner theory, but no confirmed age range or actress attached
    • Wraith from Spider-man games
    • Spider-Queen if they’re doing a Spider-Island style story; a WW2 era mutant that can control insects and arachnids, including Spider-man himself
  • Marvel has already mapped out Spider-Man 5 and 6
    • Most likely due to prolonged deal with Sony
    • Spider-Man 6 most likely last for Tom Holland and hand reigns to Miles Morales by end
• Avengers: Doomsday (53:30)
  • Clea (Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness) rumored to appear
    • Left off discussion Incursions in last movie
• Mortal Kombat 2 (1:01:35)
  • Movie is confirmed to have the ACTUAL Mortal Kombat tournament
  • First images of film reveal Karl Urban’s take on Johnny Cage
  • Returning Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion, Martyn Ford as Shao Khan, and Adeline Rudolph as Kitana

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