Netflix Cancellations & Star Wars Shows on Disney+ | Weekly News Episode 211

This week Superhero Slate bids farewell to Jessica Jones and the Punisher on Netflix, Wolverine and Professor X get Guinness World Records, we shouldn’t expect any Phase 4 MCU news till later this year, and more!

News

• The Umbrella Academy (13:00)
  • Review (spoiler free)
• Netflix (18:55)
  • Jessica Jones & The Punisher canceled
    • Season 3 will still air
  • Rumor: FX or Hulu could “save” shows
• Daredevil (24:05)
  • #SaveDaredevil campaign launched
    • Times Square Billboards
• MCU (28:15)
  • Phase 4 will not be announced till after Avengers Endgame & Spider-Man Far From Home are in theaters
  • No mandate to make more than 2 films a year
• Black Widow (31:05)
  • Film will not be R-rated per K Feige
    • Does this mean film is confirmed?
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 (32:00)
  • James Gunn’s script is being used - K Feige
• Captain Marvel (33:35)
  • Being review bombed by misogynists and their ilk
  • Goose the Cat live video for #LoveYourPetDay
• Agents of SHIELD (37:25)
  • Season 7 has started filming
• Wolverine: The Lost Trail (40:56)
  • The follow up to Wolverine: The Long Night Podcast
  • March 25 on Stitcher Premium
• X-Men (43:00)
  • Hugh Jackman & Patrick Stewart receive Guinness World Records for “Longest Career as Live Action Marvel Superhero”
  • 16 years, 228 days in total
• Alita Battle Angel (45:00)
  • $64 million in China, largest opening for Fox there
• Star Wars (47:35)
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi series in the works for Disney+
    • Making movie (good things were said about script) into series
    • Could span up to 6 episodes
  • Production has launched on an un-revealed Star Wars TV series in the UK
    • Likely to be revealed at Star Wars Celebration in April
    • ‘Series III Productions (UK) Limited’
• Avatar (56:10)
  • Films 2 & 3 were shot back to back
  • 5 months of live action shooting left
    • Takes place years after original
• The Flash (58:04)
  • Ezra Miller talks about The Flash opening up the Multi-verse and Speedster multiverses
  • Bridge all the not-universe pieces

Plugs (1:03:55)

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