Batman Casting & John Wick 3 Review | Weekly News Episode 223

2019-05-19

On this week’s Superhero Slate we’re talking about the controversial Batman Casting (again), the taste of Dr. Pepper Dark Berry for Spider-Man, the James Wan-iverse, and more! News John Wick Chapter 3 Parabellum (9:10) Review & Experiences MINOR Spoilers Batman (19:00) Casting list: Robert Pattinson (not finalized) Unhinged fans already signing petition to not play him Nicholas Hoult (X-Men) Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kick-Ass) Armie Hammer (Lone Ranger) May have 6 villains including Catwoman & Pen...

On this week’s Superhero Slate we’re talking about the controversial Batman Casting (again), the taste of Dr. Pepper Dark Berry for Spider-Man, the James Wan-iverse, and more!

News

John Wick Chapter 3 Parabellum (9:10)
- Review & Experiences
- MINOR Spoilers
Batman (19:00)
- Casting list:
  - Robert Pattinson (not finalized)
    - Unhinged fans already signing petition to not play him
  - Nicholas Hoult (X-Men)
  - Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kick-Ass)
  - Armie Hammer (Lone Ranger)
- May have 6 villains including Catwoman & Penguin
Batwoman (27:11)
- First look teaser for show
His Dark Materials (30:20)
- Trailer for show
  - Dafne Keene (X23), James McAvoy, Lin Manuel-Miranda
Netflix (33:10)
- Success of Umbrella Academy leads to First Look deal at Dark Horse
- Current comics: Hellboy, Sin City, 300
The Magic Order (36:35)
- Mark Millar’s series ordered at Netflix
- Pilot directed by James Wan (Aquaman)
- “A group of five families of magicians entrusted to keep the world safe from supernatural problems. However, the order is in danger as its members are being targeted and picked off one by on”
Saw (38:40)
- Chris Rock to work with James Wan/Leigh Whannell to reboot series
- October 23, 2020
Mortal Kombat (41:00)
- James Wan produced reboot to land March 5, 2021
  - Same day as Masters of the Universe reboot
Avatar 2 (44:20)
- Casts Jemaine Clement (Legion) as Ian Garvin
Avengers: Endgame (45:30)
- Box Office Update
  - Passes Avatar’s domestic
Spider-Man: Far From Home (48:35)
- Projected at $200+ million opening off success of Endgame
- Dark Berry Dr. Pepper
- Popcorn at AMC
Black Widow (52:55)
- Sebastian Stan mentioned it takes place right after Civil War
Marvel Cinematic Universe (54:50)
- Feige Reddit AMA details:
  - Plans for the Real Mandarin after All Hail the King
  - "Respect the source material. Hire passionate filmmakers regardless of how much money their last movie made. Hire the best cast regardless of their current marquee value."
  - MCU is planned out 5 years at any given time, but general ideas for further
Star Wars (1:01:30)
- 2022 film to be written and directed by Game of Thrones duo - David Benioff & DB Weiss
X-Men Dark Phoenix (1:06:20)
- Looking at record low opening with $50 million
- June 7, 2019
Star Trek: Picard (1:08:00)
- First image from upcoming series
Detective Pikachu 2 (1:11:00)
- Sequel being fast tracked after success of original
  - Similar to Iron Man 2, with expansion films following
- Oren Uziel was reported earlier this year to write film
  - Sonic the Hedgehog writer
- Red & Blue adaptations are after