Captain Marvel Tickets & the Loki Show | Weekly News Episode 205
A new Captain Marvel trailer has Superhero Slate powered up to see the movie, we discuss several shows on the Disney+ service, how many Fox movies will actually be released, and more!
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News
Punisher (13:40)
- Season 2 trailer
- January 18, 2019 on Netflix
Academy Awards (16:00)
- Producers want to Assemble the Avengers to present awards
- 2013 had Chris Evans, Robert Downey, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L Jackson
Black Panther (19:00)
- Best reviewed movie in 2018 from RT
- Gets Writer’s Guild nomination
Black Panther’s Quest (23:18)
- Stan Lee’s last animated cameo to debut on 1/13 episode
Captain Marvel (26:30)
- Special Look Video
- Tickets available now
- Sales exceeded expectations
- Looking at $160 million opening weekend
- Avoid Samuel L Jackson interviews
Avengers: Endgame (35:30)
- Marketing may only show footage from first 20 minutes of the movie
- Hide spoilers and events until debut
- Title has been in place since before production
- Black Knight correlation?
- 2 True Believers comics in April are reprint of Dane Whitman stories
Spider-Man: Far From Home (43:00)
- Trailer may debut January 15
- Probably different from CCXP footage
Into the Spider-Verse (44:35)
- Golden Globe for best Animated Film
Black Widow (46:30)
- Rumors point to discussion for the film to have been first R-Rated Marvel film
- Not likely with only 2 movies releasing in 2020
Loki (Disney+) (49:10)
- Rumor points to Tom Hiddleston not being main actor, but more narrator
- Telling events from Loki’s past/childhood
- Has precedent in comics
Vision & Scarlet Witch (Disney+) (51:50)
- Jac Schaeffer (Captain Marvel) to write and be showrunner
Lady Sif (52:55)
- Rumor that Sif (Jamie Alexander) limited series to be in development for Disney+ streaming service
Fox Merger (54:50)
- Deal expected to close early March
- All non-production movies have 2 months to film or will be scrapped
- Gambit, Silver Surfer, Kitty Pryde, Multiple Man, Doctor Doom
- X-Force possible, but same time constriction
- New Mutants reportedly hasn’t started the reshoots, but will be last release
X-Men: Dark Phoenix (58:40)
- Current budget has ballooned over $200 million
- Thought to be a box office bomb
- Probably break-even but still be a loss worldwide
- Depends on the die-hard X-Men fans and the average movie-goer
Venom 2 (1:00:25)
- Sequel all but confirmed
- Kelly Marcel (1/3 of Venom, Saving Mr. Banks) to write script
- Ruben Fleischer not expected to return as director
- Woody Harrelson’s Carnage expected to be villain
- Possible R-rating but due to China’s extreme process, may remain PG 13?
Aquaman (1:05:00)
- Has passed $1 billion worldwide (72% international)
- Now higher than The Dark Knight
Birds of Prey (1:06:25)
- Filming to begin this week
Star Trek 4 (1:07:50)
- Has been shelved by Paramount
Plugs: (1:10:50)
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