This week Superhero Slate is giving our thoughts on Marvel’s new Echo series, we look back at What If season 2, The Mandalorian is heading to theaters, and more!
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- Echo (6:24)
- Series now on Disney+
- Five episodes dropped this week, rated TV-MA
- Discussion
- What If... (26:15)
- Season 2 Discussion & Mild Spoilers
- Showrunners told it has to debut in live action before appearing in show
- Hence no X-men or Fantastic Four
- Fantastic Four (38:44)
- Pedro Pascal dropped out of another film later this year as filming on movie ramps up
- Still rumored to play Mr. Fantastic
- Deadpool (40:10)
- Trailer for upcoming threequel rumored to be at Super Bowl
- Theories point to an R and PG rated versions in theaters
- Similar to how Deadpool 2 had Once Upon a Deadpool
- Thunderbolts (43:50)
- Austin Abrams (Euphoria) rumored to have current offer for The Sentry
- Daredevil: Born Again (45:45)
- Elden Henson and Debra Ann Woll reported to return in series
- Was not original plan, new direction will see them rely on some Netflix history
- Wonder Man (48:00)
- Has resume filming post 2023 strikes
- Will be focused on Simon Williams but using his hero name “Wonder Man” in show
- The Mandalorian and Grogu (49:30)
- A new feature film starring Din Djarin and Grogu to hit theaters in 2025
- Season 4 of the Mandalorian in works as well, per Deadline
- Rumor: Concept for show is to take 6 episodes as a show and the finale 2 episodes as the series finale/movie.
- Ahsoka (55:05)
- Season 2 confirmed
- Concept art shown teasing end of Season 1’s Father/Son/Daughter force entities
- Indiana Jones (59:00)
- Title leak: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Bethesda game to be shown off this month by Xbox
- Madame Web (1:01:00)
- New artwork showing off super suits
- Madame Web suit previewed by leak on body wash bottle
- Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1:03:55)
- Debut aiming for Q3 2024
- Will be 2 seasons to bridge gap between first and upcoming sequel movie
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (1:05:55)
- New date of March 22 (forward a week)
- Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (1:06:35)
- New date of March 29 (previously held by Ghostbusters)
- Star Trek (1:07:35)
- Prequel set decades before 2009 movie in works
- Will come from Toby Haynes (Andor)
- Star Trek 4 also still in plan as well
- Edge of Tomorrow (1:10:30)
- Tom Cruise’s new contract at WB (leaving Paramount) could open doors to sequel
- Was unhappy with Top Gun’s 45 day window and pressure to give thumbs up on Mission Impossible and Days of Thunder tv series
- Cruise also is responsible for inflated budgets and no longer collaborating with studio
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