HBO Max Details & Into the Spider-Verse 2 | Weekly News Episode 247
This week Superhero Slate breaks down HBO Max’s upcoming offerings, the Mandalorian gives us the final trailer before release, Into the Spider-Verse has announced a sequel, and more!
News
- HBO Max (14:50)
- $14.99/mo launching in May 2020
- Free for direct-billed HBO Now subscribers, and HBO subs with AT&T services
- Human-Curated content section
- Will be home to Entire DC Films Library
- Including upcoming Green Lantern & Strange Adventures shows by Greg Berlanti
- DC Super Hero High by Elizabeth Banks
- Library to include:
- Studio Ghibli’s library
- South Park
- Friends
- The Big Bang Theory
- Doctor Who
- HBO Original series
- Warner Bros., New Line, DC Entertainment, CNN, TNT, TBS, truTV, The CW, Turner Classic Movies, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Crunchyroll, Rooster Teeth, and Looney Tunes
- $14.99/mo launching in May 2020
- Watchmen (38:30)
- Episode 1 discussion
- Pennyworth (45:00)
- Season 2 renewal at Epix
- 10 episode order
- The Mandalorian (47:15)
- Final trailer
- Disney+ in less than 2 weeks!
- Star Wars (52:15)
- David Benioff and DB Weiss let go from upcoming Trilogy
- Netflix deal & their Twitter interview
- No Plans for Kevin Feige to replace Kathleen Kennedy
- David Benioff and DB Weiss let go from upcoming Trilogy
- Avengers: Endgame (58:00)
- For Your Consideration campaign started for Academy Awards
- Best Picture, Best Production Design, etc
- Russo Bros. to appear on the Simpsons, Feige to voice Chinnos (their Thanos)
- For Your Consideration campaign started for Academy Awards
- Ant-Man 3 (1:02:50)
- THR says Peyton Reed will return to direct third Ant-Man film
- Eying 2022 release date, joins Black Panther 2 as Phase 5 film
- MCU (1:03:10)
- Bob Iger commits to 3 or 4 Marvel movies a year
- Includes D+ or cinematic?
- Bob Iger commits to 3 or 4 Marvel movies a year
- Deadpool 3 (1:09:05)
- Seems to be moving forward at Marvel
- “Finger Gun Productions LLC”
- Seems to be moving forward at Marvel
- Movie 143 (1:09:55)
- Kitty Pryde movie from Tim Miller unlikely to move forward
- Moon Knight (1:11:05)
- Stained Glass Scarlet to possibly be lead villain in series
- Ex-nun with psychic connection to Marc Spector
- Bushman is MK’s primary antagonist in comics
- Stained Glass Scarlet to possibly be lead villain in series
- Hawkeye (1:13:50)
- Higher ups decide to keep Renner to appear in show and future MCU films
- SUMC (1:14:35)
- Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters will use J.Jonah Jameson as connecting factor
- Venom 2, Morbius, Spider-Man, etc
- Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters will use J.Jonah Jameson as connecting factor
- Into the Spider-Verse (1:16:20)
- Sequel announced with April 8, 2022 release date
- Phil Lord & Chris Miller to return as producers
- The Witcher (1:19:30)
- New trailer for upcoming series
- Premieres December 20, 2019 on Netflix
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