Shazam Casting & Deathstroking It Solo | Weekly News Episode 144

2017-10-29

Its a scary Superhero Slate because Deathstroke is making his own movie, they’ve cast Fandral (Zachary Levi) as Shazam, the Venom movie is really happening, and more! Guest Host Jason A. Derby City Comic-Con News Deathstroke (10:00) Solo movie happening at DC Joe Manganiello as character Gareth Evans (The Raid: Redemption) as director Justice League (14:27) Shortest run time of any DC film 119 minutes; Suicide Squad is 123 Flashpoint (19:30) Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays coy about being Batman in...

Its a scary Superhero Slate because Deathstroke is making his own movie, they’ve cast Fandral (Zachary Levi) as Shazam, the Venom movie is really happening, and more!

Guest Host Jason A.

Derby City Comic-Con

News

Deathstroke (10:00)
- Solo movie happening at DC
  - Joe Manganiello as character
  - Gareth Evans (The Raid: Redemption) as director
Justice League (14:27)
- Shortest run time of any DC film
  - 119 minutes; Suicide Squad is 123
Flashpoint (19:30)
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays coy about being Batman in the movie
  - Thomas Wayne becomes Batman in series
Shazam! (25:15)
- Zachary Levi (Thor: The Dark World) cast as Lead character (Captain Marvel)
Daredevil S3 (29:34)
- Kingpin to return
- Erik Oleson (Man in the High Tower) as showrunner
Inhumans (31:24)
- IMAX Let down by quality of series
  - “Customers expected a production akin to a mega-budget blockbuster movie, rather than pilots for a television show,”
- Loeb/Chory walked away from Inhumans related questions from Deadline last week
X-23 (34:15)
- Script in works for character
  - Craig Kyle (co-creator) working on script
The Runaways (38:11)
- Action packed trailer shows powers and Old Lace
- Launches Nov 21
Thor: Ragnarok (41:54)
- Eric Pearson (writer) knows whispers of One-Shot program returning
  - Wrote first 3 (Funny Thing, The Consultant, Item 47)
  - Drop in blu-ray sales hurt program, imagined them like Pixar shorts
Captain Marvel (45:45)
- Eyeing Ben Mendelsohn as villain
- Sanja Milkovic (Blade, Star Trek Beyond, every Fast & Furious) as costume designer for film
Avengers 4 (48:40)
- Hawkeye’s Ronin costume on set
- Teenage Groot being motion captured on set
Venom (50:58)
- Movie kicks off production
- Tom Hardy will be using motion capture for Venom (per Andy Serkis)
Bright (53:30)
- Red band trailer for Netflix series
The Dark Tower (55:26)
- TV series may reboot franchise after film flopped
Preacher (56:45)
- Officially renewed for Season 3 on AMC
Stargate (58:20)
- Stargate: Origins to be on Stargate Command
  - All 3 series and 3 films in one place
  - One time $20 fee