Superhero Slate Welcomes you to the new year! This week we’re giving our long awaited thoughts on Avatar: The Way of Water, the new DCU sorts out the rumors and truth, Across the Spider-verse shows off every Spider-Man variant ever, and more!
Highlights from past 2 weeks: Disney World, Yats! Restaurant
HBO Max > More shows getting removed, even HBO Originals such as Westworld
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Misleading Trailers (15:35)
Court case allows viewers to sue movie studios for ‘false advertising’ on movie trailers
Regarding “Yesterday” and Ana de Armas cut scenes, despite her being ...
Superhero Slate Welcomes you to the new year! This week we’re giving our long awaited thoughts on Avatar: The Way of Water, the new DCU sorts out the rumors and truth, Across the Spider-verse shows off every Spider-Man variant ever, and more!
Highlights from past 2 weeks: Disney World, Yats! Restaurant
HBO Max > More shows getting removed, even HBO Originals such as Westworld
News
- Misleading Trailers (15:35)
- Court case allows viewers to sue movie studios for ‘false advertising’ on movie trailers
- Regarding “Yesterday” and Ana de Armas cut scenes, despite her being in the trailer
- Future of edits in trailers? Could be overturned?
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (22:25)
- First trailer for upcoming sequel
- Dozens and dozens of Spider-Man variants
- Is Miles the bad guy?
- Concept Art released
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (26:55)
- First superhero movie of 2023, trailer Monday Jan 9 on ESPN
- February 17 release date
- Thunderbolts (29:40)
- Marvel Studios looking to have The Sentry be villain for film
- Also planning a ‘solo’ movie revolving around The Sentry
- Adamantium will be introduced through Tiamut’s remains on Earth
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (36:30)
- On Disney+ January 20, 2023
- Highest grossing female led super hero movie (above Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel)
- MCU on Disney+ (39:45)
- DELETED Video said 5 shows to release in 2023 from Marvel
- Secret Invasion, Loki, Ironheart, Agatha: Coven of Chaos, and Echo
- Movies will eventually land on streaming service
- Delays expected to hit at least Echo
- DCU (42:50)
- Insiders report Snyderverse is dead and no actors will move forward
- Shazam probably has a chance; Wonder Woman too
- Ben Affleck in talks to direct future DC Film - conversations with Gunn/Safran/WB
- Black Adam (46:52)
- Will not be a part of DCU’s first chapter of storytelling
- Could be around later, but not in “Phase 1”
- Batman (50:50)
- Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson’s Batman will not be centerpiece for DC
- Remain in separate universe and get other films
- Gunn confirms Batman is a big part of the DCU
- Superman (53:05)
- James Gunn writing new Superman movie for DC/WB
- Set in the earlier days of Superman’s tenure
- Not an origin
- Henry Cavill will not be returning as character
- Also not returning to The Witcher after being let go from WB/DC
- Ta-Nehisi Coates Superman film also still in development
- Could have different name
- Shazam: Fury of the Gods (1:04:20)
- The Rock passed on a cameo in film when asked
- Wonder Woman (1:05:30)
- Patty Jenkins releases not on departure
- “No way Wonder Woman could move anything forward at WB”
- Did not walk away from project and open to considerations
- James Gunn confirms all talks with Jenkins have been professional and pleasant
- The Flash (1:10:05)
- Will reportedly debut first trailer during Super Bowl
- First WB trailer in 17 years during event
- Star Wars: Rogue One (1:11:55)
- Not canceled, just asked to be completed after Wonder Woman 3
- Patty Jenkins still on project
- The Sandman (1:12:50)
- Netflix considering removing “binge” model for season 2 and future installments
- Release in batches like Stranger Things
- Spider-Man (MCU) (1:14:06)
- Winter 2024/2025 release looks more likely
- Due to massive numbers of No Way Home
- Hypno Hustler (1:15:20)
- Donald Glover to star in Sony’s Spider-man Universe movie based on comics character
- Spider-Man 2 (1:18:45)
- Video game release windowed for Fall 2023 on Playstation 5
- God of War (1:19:25)
- TV series picked up by Amazon
- Confirmation it will be based on 2018 series, instead of original games
- Written by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby (Iron Man, Children of Men), with Rafe Judkins (The Wheel of Time)
- 65 (1:20:20)
- Time traveler/Astronaut fights dinosaurs
- Adam Driver sci-fi action movie
- Quiet Place writers and produced by Sam Raimi
- Alien: Romulus (1:22:35)
- Hulu’s Alien movie from Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead) under production soon
- Riding on success of Prey
- Avatar: The Way of Water (1:24:15)
- Review incoming
- Initial thoughts?
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