Suicide Squad Set Photos & Spider-Man Costs How Much? | Weekly News Episode 244

This week Superhero Slate is looking at the latest Suicide Squad set pics, more DC properties join CW’s Crisis on Infinite Earths, how much can Disney pay for Spider-Man’s movie rights, and more!

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News

• The Suicide Squad (10:30)
  • Filming underway and cast spotted in costumes
• Crisis on Infinite Earths (15:15)
  • Upcoming CW Crossover will feature Lucifer Morningstar
    • Filming scenes with Diggle, Mia Smoak, and Constantine
  • Burt Ward (Robin 66) with Ace the Bat-Hound?
  • Batman - Michael Keaton to appear on newspaper
  • Titans to appear scheduling permitting
• John Wick (21:25)
  • Ballerina spinoff hires Len Wisemen (Underworld) to direct
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (25:35)
  • Final trailer rumored to drop October 21
    • Halftime during Monday Night Football
    • Carrie Fisher’s birthday
  • Source has been reliable for trailer dates in the past
• Jungle Cruise (29:10)
  • First trailer for movie based on Disney ride
• Onward (34:00)
  • Full trailer for Tom Holland and Chris Pratt Pixar film
• Dolittle (37:50)
  • First trailer for the upcoming Robert Downey Jr. film
• Rick and Morty (43:05)
  • Season 4 debuts 5 episodes on November 10
• Spider-Man (45:00)
  • New rumor says Disney wants to buy back Spider-Man rights
  • $4-5 billion for character rights
    • More than Disney paid for Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, and the rest
• Ant-Man (52:45)
  • “The chess pieces were arranged very purposefully after Endgame” - Kevin Feige teases about Ant-Man 3
• Nova (55:15)
  • Character rumored (again) to debut in Phase 5 of the MCU
    • Alongside Blade, The Fantastic Four, and the X-Men
• Black Widow (57:20)
  • Promo art leaks!
  • Better look at Taskmaster
• The Eternals (1:00:30)
  • Kit Harington says he’s “Playing a superhero and he’s got a sword.” when referring to the Black Knight/Dane Whitman character
• WandaVision (1:02:55)
  • Studio is looking to cast babies to show up as Speed and Wiccan, the children of the Scarlet Witch
  • Rumored to grow up rapidly in her vision, but somehow become real and part of the MCU afterwards
• She-Hulk (1:04:20)
  • Liv Tyler rumored to be in talks to return as Betty Ross for Disney+ Show
  • Reprise role from 2008’s The Incredible Hulk
• Helstrom (1:05:55)
  • Cast revealed: Tom Austen (The Royals) and Sydney Lemmon (Fear the Walking Dead) cast as Daimon and Ana Helstrom
  • 10 episode first season, debut on Hulu in 2020

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