C2E2 Recap & Star Wars Solo Trailer #2 | Weekly News Episode 166

Superhero Slate was in Chicago when C2E2 wrapped up, Avengers Infinity War will make money, we’ve got that Solo trailer LIVE, and more!

 

News

• C2E2 Chicago Comic-Con (3:15)
  • Marvel Comics
    • Spider-Man’s black suit back in issue #800, will stay for a while
  • Extra notes****
• Stan Lee (14:05)
  • Blood has been stolen in order to sign comic books
  • Las Vegas books stamped with DNA ink
• Avengers: Infinity War (17:30)
  • New extended spots featuring new footage
  • Reactions are from 24 minutes of footage & IMAX Standee
  • Tracking over $230+ million opening (Black Panther was $200)
    • Biggest marketing push in Marvel’s history, valued at $150 million
  • James Gunn worked on Guardians dialog in film
• Black Panther (31:25)
  • 3rd highest movie domestically (unadjusted), 10th highest grossing movie ever
  • First film to publicly screen in Saudi Arabia in over 35 years
• Luke Cage (32:30)
  • Heroes for Hire screenshot
• Secret Warriors (34:55)
  • Feature film may serve as a platform for a TV show
• Spider-Man PS4 (37:05)
  • September 7th release
  • More suits to dress up in
• Venom (39:25)
  • New rumor says Woody Harrelson will play Carnage
• Deathstroke (41:55)
  • Joe Manganiello confirms solo film featuring the character is in the works
• Gotham (43:40)
  • Joker origin definitely probably won’t Jerome after all
• Solo: A Star Wars Story (46:05)
  • Trailer tonight with American Idol
  • Will debut at Cannes Film Festival this month
• Indiana Jones 5 (53:00)
  • Will be Harrison Ford’s last
• Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (55:00)
  • Final trailer classified, probably dropping with Infinity War
• Toy Story 4 (56:00)
  • Release date confirmed as June 21, 2019
  • Stephany Folsom (Ragnarok) penned the script
• Lord of the Rings (59:00)
  • TV Show has 5 season commitment
  • Spin-offs already talked about

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