HBO Max & Stranger Things Season 3 | Weekly News Episode 231

This week Superhero Slate is packing our bags for San Diego Comic-Con, Warner announces HBO Max streaming service, Zack Snyder is making a Norse Anime on Netflix, and more!

News 

• San Diego Comic-Con International (19:15)
  • July 18-21
• Marvel Studios (20:15)
  • “Inactive” Facebook Pages are not hinting at reveals
    • Deleted/Removed pages show same error
• Black Widow (21:25)
  • David Harbour is NOT playing The Thing
• Shang Chi (24:40)
  • Looking to cast unknown for title role
  • Chinese ancestry required, no other Asian ancestry accepted
• Falcon & The Winter Soldier (26:40)
  • Hires Derek Kolstad (John Wick) to work on script, alongside Malcom Spellman (Empire)
• The Mandalorian (28:50)
  • Sneak Peek to be shown at Disney+ panel during D23
  • Rumored cost per episode is $15 million
  • Jon Favreau working on Season 2
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (30:15)
  • Sith Trooper unveiled
• Sherlock Holmes 3 (33:15)
  • Dexter Fletcher (Rocketman) has signed on to direct third installment
    • Robert Downey Jr. & Jude Law to return
    • RDJ schedule opened up
• Venom (36:20)
  • “No timetable” to make film, per Amy Pascal
• HBO Max (37:10)
  • WarnerMedia’s new streaming service debuted
    • Warner Bros, DC, Cartoon Network, HBO
      • New Line, CNN, TNT, TBS, truTV, the CW, Turner Classic Movies, Adult Swim, Crunchyroll, Rooster Teeth, Looney Tunes
    • New shows like Gremlins animated series, Dune: The Sisterhood
    • Exclusive streaming rights to Friends
  • Spring 2020
• Netflix (54:00)
  • Zack Snyder to executive produce a Norse mythology anime for streaming service
  • Jay Olivia (storyboard artist for 300, Watchmen, Batman v Superman) as co-creator, showrunner, director, and EP
• Shazam Director Breaks down Problem Solving(55:45)
  • Dig on CinemaSins
• The Suicide Squad (1:00:08)
  • Storm Reid (A Wrinkle in Time) cast as Idris Elba’s daughter
  • Deadshot redux?
• Mortal Kombat (1:01:05)
  • Joe Taslim (The Raid) signed on to play Sub-Zero
  • Movie will feature fatalities and be R rated
• Stranger Things (1:02:50)
  • Season 3 conversation
  • FULL Spoilers

Plugs (1:17:40)

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