Join The Suicide Squad | Episode 54

Superhero Slate dissects that Suicide Squad trailer, talk about the direction of the DC Cinematic Universe, speculate over several big Marvel rumors, and more!

 

Riff & Raff

News

• Suicide Squad (7:30)
  • Trailer released
• Wonder Woman (13:10)
  • New Logo
  • Footage
• Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (16:10)
  • Lauren Cohan (Walking Dead) is Martha Wayne
• Justice League - part 1 (17:55)
  • Video Segments
    • Aquaman
    • Cyborg
    • The Flash
  • Green Lantern/Corps to appear in films
• Legends of Tomorrow (22:45)
  • First episode review
• Arrow/Flash (24:55)
  • Return from hiatus
• Vixen (25:25)
  • First live-action look
  • Played by Megalyn Echikunwoke (voice actress)
• Agent Carter Season 2 (27:40)
  • 2 hour premiere
• Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years (33:05)
  • Impressions
• Captain America: Civil War (30:10)
  • Filmed 4 death scenes; Only 1 will be used
    • Rumor: We know who!
  • To throw off leaks
• Spider-Man (33:35)
  • Release date moved to July 7, 2017
    • Originally July 28, 2017
  • Tom Holland on set, maybe as Peter Parker
• Doctor Strange (37:10)
  • Benedict Wong cast as Wong
• Thor: Ragnarok (39:40)
  • Hela is villain, teamed up with Loki
    • Destroys Mjolnir
• Guardians of the Galaxy V2 (40:53)
  • Villain rumor: Ego
  • New Members rumor: Mantis, Yondu, and Nebula
• Netflix Shows (43:20)
  • Description updates
    • Marvel’s Luke Cage – In this Marvel live action series, a street-fighting ex-con battles crime on the streets of New York as the Super Hero, Luke Cage
    • Marvel’s Iron Fist – “Marvel’s Iron Fist” follows Super Hero and martial arts master Danny Rand in the upcoming live-action series.
    • Marvel's The Defenders – “Marvel’s The Defenders” brings together Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage in an epic Super Hero team-up in New York City.
• Daredevil Season 2 (45:10)
  • More intense homeage of hallway fight scene from Ep2
• Star Wars VIII (46:00)
  • Release date moved to December 15, 2017
    • Originally May 2017
• Star Wars Underworld (49:30)
  • TV series canceled from success of The Force Awakens
• Deadpool (50:35)
  • Early screening for New York/LA previews
• X-Men: Apocalypse (55:05)
  • Jubilee will have plasma-fire/electric type powers, not fireworks
  • Takes place in same timeline as Deadpool/Gambit/Fantastic Four
• The Mummy (June 9, 2017) (56:55)
  • Universal ‘Monster Universe’
  • Tom Cruise to star; Sofia Boutella (Kingsman) as mummy

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