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
- “Inactive” Facebook Pages are not hinting at reveals
- 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)
- 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
- Dexter Fletcher (Rocketman) has signed on to direct third installment
- 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
- Warner Bros, DC, Cartoon Network, HBO
- Spring 2020
- WarnerMedia’s new streaming service debuted
- 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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