Farewell CW (again), Lex Luthor Casting Rumors, Spider-Verse Tickets On Sale, and more!
This week Superhero Slate is buying our Spider-Man tickets, we say farewell to the CW, Superman is looking for its Lex Luthor, and more!
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News
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (19:30)
- Jaleel White confirms involvement and November/December release window
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (21:30)
- Tickets on Sale
- Similar runtime to Bumblebee, under 2 hours
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (23:15)
- Tickets now on sale!
- New trailer to announce/celebrate
- Introduces Spider-cat
Venom 3 (27:20)
- Working title for film is “Orwell”
- Probably not 1984’s George Orwell
- Rumored character Orwell Taylor to be villain, part of Lethal Protector storyline
- Has ties to the Life Foundation in comics
Disney+ (30:25)
- Moving to a combined Hulu and Disney+ app later this year
- Venom and Spider-Man Homecoming on service
Wonder Man (39:11)
- Synopsis for upcoming show:
- "gives a superhero's perspective on the entertainment industry, centering on a Hollywood stuntman and actor trying to make it big in the movies."
- Currently not in production due to WGA strike
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 (41:14)
- Disney/Marvel didn’t ask to remove F bomb
- Only didn’t get 1 song due to legal issues
- Soundtrack available on vinyl
- World Record for most on-set prosthetics > 22,500+
- Previously How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Superman Legacy (46:52)
- Casting an “Apex Lex Luthor” for the movie
- Comic book version gets powers that allow him to kill the Justice League
The CW (56:40)
- Moving away from scripted shows to focus on ‘reality’ TV features
- Flash last season airing currently
- The Winchesters canceled but being shopped elsewhere
- Only one DC show rumored to survive past this season
- Superman & Lois (most viewers, highest cost)
- Gotham Knights (lower cost, half the viewership)
Fast X (1:03:05)
- Rumored Post Credit Scene
- SPOILERS
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