Batman in Aquaman, X-men Legal Rights, Fantastic Four Origins, and more!
This week Superhero Slate is breaking down more SDCC Marvel details, talking about why the X-Men aren’t in the MCU yet, pondering if DC even has a plan for 3 different Batmen, and more!
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News
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (20:20)
- Jason Momoa and Ben Affleck confirmed for movie
- Where is Michael Keaton’s Batman?
Star Wars: Acolyte (26:20)
- Will take place on Sanshiro (world made of Marshlands and Snowy Mountains)
- Village attacked by tribal beings; fought off by Jedi
- Aura (Amandla Stenberg) is not taken by them to train
- Instead joins Acolytes to become Sith apprentice
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi (29:40)
- Rumor: Upcoming show depicts Count Dooku killing a Jedi Master
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (32:30)
- Remake of game put on hold indefinitely
- Art director and design director were fired, putting game on pause
Spider-Man 4 (35:00)
- Feige says “teacher and scientist” are the jobs Peter Parker has that stick with him
- Could be hint into his future ‘career’ in upcoming films
Spider-Man: Freshman Year (38:45)
- Show confirmed to be in MCU Multiverse, similar to a What If story
- Same entry point up until Tony Stark, now Norman Osborne comes to his apartment to give him ‘funds’
I am Groot (40:40)
- Takes place between Guardians 2 ending and the post credits scene of Guardians 2
- Does not affect Guardians 3
Secret Invasion (42:15)
- Rumor: Olivia Colman is playing a gender swapped version of Union Jack
- No super powers, but trained in Espionage
- Possibly exposed to a variant of the Super Soldier Formula
- UK version of Nick Fury?
- Rumor: Reshoots are also happening with a new writer on the series
Fantastic Four (47:05)
- Feige confirms movie will not be Origin Film
- “A lot of people know this origin story. A lot of people know the basics. How do we take that and bring something that they’ve never seen before?”
Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (52:15)
- Will be directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi)
- Also working on Wonder Man series, Shang-Chi 2, possible Ten Rings series
- Rumored plan is for a different filmmaker for Avengers: Secret Wars
X-Men (57:45)
- Due to previous Fox contractual rights with actors and producers, any Marvel X-Men projects would require compensation to that team
- Could include even some creative control
- Patrick Stewart returning as Xavier fits with rumor
- Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool as well
- Unsure about status of film, if tied up with previous producers
Samaritan (1:03:55)
- Trailer for upcoming superhero film on Amazon Prime
- Sylvester Stallone as lead character, Mr. Smith/Samaritan
- Seems very close and similar to The Samaritan from Victor Dandridge Jr.
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