Disney+ Starts This Week & The Eternals Bomb Scare | Weekly News Episode 248

This week Superhero Slate is counting the sleeps till Disney+, Moon Knight and She-Hulk get writers, more famous actors join The Batman cast, and more!

News

Disney+ (16:15)

• Launches 9 AM EST on Tuesday, Nov 12

Mandalorian (19:05)

• First episode Tuesday Nov 12
• Second episode November 15, and every friday through December 27

Marvel (19:45)

• More MCU films added to Disney+ Launch
  • Endgame moved up
• You will need a Disney+ Sub to keep up with MCU going forward

Loki (27:55)

• Series will kick off Doctor Strange into the Multiverse of Madness
  • Does his Endgame appearance cause multiple universes?
• Possible season 2 on the table

WandaVision (30:30)

• Currently in production, multiple sets for different decades being built

Hawkeye (34:00)

• Was originally a movie before being rewritten for online show

Moon Knight (35:30)

• Jeremy Slater as head writer
• Developed and created The Umbrella Academy on Netflix

She-Hulk (38:10)

• Jessica Gao hired as head writer
  • Pickle Rick episode of Rick and Morty
  • Also Silicon Valley

Iron Heart (40:45)

• Rumored to being developed for Disney+
• Riri Williams “took over” for Tony Stark while he was gone in comics

Thunderbolts (43:30)

• Rumored to be in development at Marvel Studios
• The earliest incarnation was a team of villains masquerading as heroes
  • Unsure if show or movie

The Eternals (45:20)

• Actors evacuated from set after finding World War 2 bomb near set

Spider-Man Into the Spider-verse (46:55)

• Japan Spider-Man (live action) will be in upcoming sequel
• Piloted mecha Leopardon in show
• Honest Trailer

Helstrom (48:25)

• Show adds previous Colossus actor Daniel Cudmore in recurring role

Marvel’s Avengers (51:05)

• Video game will have alternate endings
• The credits will not be the end game, with more releasing post-launch

The Clone Wars (54:40)

• Star Wars animated show will debut season 7 in February on D+
• Will have 12 episodes, probably final season

Marvel vs DC (55:10)

• Marvel and Star Wars movies have 66% of people go to theater to watch
• 73% watch DC movies on streaming service; 75% for next Fantastic Beasts (WB property)

The Batman (59:35)

• Andy Serkis cast as Alfred Pennyworth in film
• Colin Farrell is in talks to play The Penguin
• Rumor: Matthew McConaughey up for Two-Face in film

The Boys (1:04:50)

• Season 2 to air mid-2020 on Amazon

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