DCU Starts Over, Henry Cavill Fired TWICE, The Sentry Might Get A Solo Movie, and more!
Superhero Slate Welcomes you to the new year! This week we’re giving our long awaited thoughts on Avatar: The Way of Water, the new DCU sorts out the rumors and truth, Across the Spider-verse shows off every Spider-Man variant ever, and more!
Highlights from past 2 weeks: Disney World, Yats! Restaurant
HBO Max > More shows getting removed, even HBO Originals such as Westworld
News
- Misleading Trailers (15:35)
- Court case allows viewers to sue movie studios for ‘false advertising’ on movie trailers
- Regarding “Yesterday” and Ana de Armas cut scenes, despite her being in the trailer
- Future of edits in trailers? Could be overturned?
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (22:25)
- First trailer for upcoming sequel
- Dozens and dozens of Spider-Man variants
- Is Miles the bad guy?
- Concept Art released
- First trailer for upcoming sequel
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (26:55)
- First superhero movie of 2023, trailer Monday Jan 9 on ESPN
- February 17 release date
- Thunderbolts (29:40)
- Marvel Studios looking to have The Sentry be villain for film
- Also planning a ‘solo’ movie revolving around The Sentry
- Adamantium will be introduced through Tiamut’s remains on Earth
- Celestial from Eternals
- Marvel Studios looking to have The Sentry be villain for film
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (36:30)
- On Disney+ January 20, 2023
- Highest grossing female led super hero movie (above Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel)
- MCU on Disney+ (39:45)
- DELETED Video said 5 shows to release in 2023 from Marvel
- Secret Invasion, Loki, Ironheart, Agatha: Coven of Chaos, and Echo
- Movies will eventually land on streaming service
- Delays expected to hit at least Echo
- DELETED Video said 5 shows to release in 2023 from Marvel
- DCU (42:50)
- Insiders report Snyderverse is dead and no actors will move forward
- Shazam probably has a chance; Wonder Woman too
- Ben Affleck in talks to direct future DC Film - conversations with Gunn/Safran/WB
- Insiders report Snyderverse is dead and no actors will move forward
- Black Adam (46:52)
- Will not be a part of DCU’s first chapter of storytelling
- Could be around later, but not in “Phase 1”
- Batman (50:50)
- Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson’s Batman will not be centerpiece for DC
- Remain in separate universe and get other films
- Gunn confirms Batman is a big part of the DCU
- Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson’s Batman will not be centerpiece for DC
- Superman (53:05)
- James Gunn writing new Superman movie for DC/WB
- Set in the earlier days of Superman’s tenure
- Not an origin
- Henry Cavill will not be returning as character
- Also not returning to The Witcher after being let go from WB/DC
- Ta-Nehisi Coates Superman film also still in development
- Could have different name
- James Gunn writing new Superman movie for DC/WB
- Shazam: Fury of the Gods (1:04:20)
- The Rock passed on a cameo in film when asked
- Wonder Woman (1:05:30)
- Patty Jenkins releases not on departure
- “No way Wonder Woman could move anything forward at WB”
- Did not walk away from project and open to considerations
- James Gunn confirms all talks with Jenkins have been professional and pleasant
- Patty Jenkins releases not on departure
- The Flash (1:10:05)
- Will reportedly debut first trailer during Super Bowl
- First WB trailer in 17 years during event
- Star Wars: Rogue One (1:11:55)
- Not canceled, just asked to be completed after Wonder Woman 3
- Patty Jenkins still on project
- The Sandman (1:12:50)
- Netflix considering removing “binge” model for season 2 and future installments
- Release in batches like Stranger Things
- Spider-Man (MCU) (1:14:06)
- Winter 2024/2025 release looks more likely
- Due to massive numbers of No Way Home
- Hypno Hustler (1:15:20)
- Donald Glover to star in Sony’s Spider-man Universe movie based on comics character
- Spider-Man 2 (1:18:45)
- Video game release windowed for Fall 2023 on Playstation 5
- God of War (1:19:25)
- TV series picked up by Amazon
- Confirmation it will be based on 2018 series, instead of original games
- Written by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby (Iron Man, Children of Men), with Rafe Judkins (The Wheel of Time)
- 65 (1:20:20)
- Time traveler/Astronaut fights dinosaurs
- Adam Driver sci-fi action movie
- Quiet Place writers and produced by Sam Raimi
- Alien: Romulus (1:22:35)
- Hulu’s Alien movie from Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead) under production soon
- Riding on success of Prey
- Avatar: The Way of Water (1:24:15)
- Review incoming
- Initial thoughts?
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