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D23 2019 Coverage & Spider-Man No More | Weekly News Episode 237

Superhero Slate is covering D23 going on this week and we’ve got Star Wars debuts, new Marvel show announcements, Spider-Man is probably leaving the MCU, and more!

News

  • D23 2019 (8:10)
    • All things Disney, Marvel, Star Wars, and more!
    • Anaheim, CA
    • Happens every 2 years
  • Disney+ (9:55)
    • Launches November 12, 2019
    • 300 movie titles and increasing to more than 500 in the first year
      • Captain Marvel, Iron Man, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World
      • Almost every Pixar Film
      • Star Wars 1-7 & Rogue One
    • 7,500 TV episodes
    • 7 profiles, 4K streaming, 4 devices at once
  • Muppets Now (20:25)
    • Unscripted, short-form series launching on Disney+ in 2020
      • Muppet Show, Muppets Tonight, The Muppets
  • Star Wars Sagas (22:00)
  • The Clone Wars (25:00)
  • The Mandalorian (27:25)
  • Rogue One Prequel (31:15)
    • Begins product in London next year
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi (33:10)
    • Series is coming to TV service
      • Scripts are written and shoots 2020
    • Ewan McGregor returning as Obi-Wan
    • Takes place during Solo film timeline
  • Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker (36:30)
  • Star Wars (40:10)
  • Marvel Studios (43:50)
  • Spider-Man (45:25)
    • Current plans are for Spider-Man to NOT be in the MCU
      • Reported negotiations over future films broke down
    • Tom Holland to continue playing Peter Parker
    • Jon Watts in custody battle between Marvel & Sony
    • Potential for companies to work together
  • Black Panther 2 (52:20)
    • May 6, 2022
    • Ryan Coogler to return as director
  • Black Widow (53:10)
  • The Eternals (54:30)
    • Cast on stage in front of Costume Concept Art
    • New Casting
      • Gemma Chan (Captain Marvel) as Sersei
      • Barry Keoghan (Dunkirk) as Druig
      • Kit Harrington (Game of Thrones) as Dane Whitman (The Black Knight)
        • Non-Eternals character
    • Confirmed as earliest set Marvel Studios film
  • Falcon & The Winter Soldier (1:00:04)
    • First poster at D23
    • Kari Skogland (The Handmaid’s Tale) is directing the 6 episode series
      • August 2020
    • Emily VanCamp to return as Sharon Carter
    • Wyatt Russel (Overlord) joins cast as U.S. Agent (John F. Walker)
  • WandaVision (1:04:00)
    • Kat Dennings (Darcy) and Randall Park (Jimmy Woo) will return as characters
      • Kathryn Hahn (Into the Spider-Verse) joins as nosy neighbor
    • Matt Shakman (Fargo) directing 6 episode series
  • Loki (1:07:50)
    • 6 one-hour episodes
    • Logo flips through TONS of fonts
  • What If? (1:09:15)
  • Ms. Marvel (1:11:35)
    • British writer Bisha K. Ali to write the series
    • Added to Phase 4 lineup on Disney+
  • Moon Knight (1:12:35)
  • She-Hulk (1:13:30)
    • Follow Jennifer Walters, lawyer
    • Last Phase 4 Marvel show on Disney+
  • Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur (1:17:30)
  • Avengers Campus (1:21:10)
  • Video Games (1:25:50)
    • Ultimate Alliance 3
      • Marvel Knights - Curse of The Vampire on 9/30/19
      • Blade, Moon Knight, Punisher, Morbius
    • Marvel’s Avengers
    • Insomniac
      • Spider-Man developer purchased by Sony
      • Ensures sequel to #1 superhero game 
  • The Joker (1:27:40)
    • Lands a hard R rating
    • Strong Bloody Violence, Disturbing Behavior, Language and Brief Sexual Images 
  • The Matrix (1:29:10)
    • 4th film in franchise in the works
    • Lana Wachowski to direct
    • Keanu Reeves and Carrie Anne Moss to reprise roles as Neo and Trinity
      • Script calls for younger version of Morpheus to be cast
  • James Bond 25 (1:31:45)
    • No Time To Die
      • In NO TIME TO DIE, Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
    • April 8, 2020

Plugs (1:34:24)

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