This week Superhero Slate is celebrating Dave Filoni’s new Star Wars role, Sony won’t quit with bad Spider-Man ideas, Crisis on Infinite Earths confirms it’s a 3 parter, and more!
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Sinister Six
- Rumored movie back on at Sony with Live-Action characters
- Venom, Morbius, Kraven, Ezekiel Sims (Madame Web)
- Others include Rhino and Vulture
Silk: Spider Society
- Amazon being sued by WGA for not starting writer’s room/payments after strike
- Writers are contractually obligated to show, but cannot find other employment due to this
- Announced 2020, has ties to Ezekial Sims
Suicide Squad (2016)
- David Ayer voices support for James Gunn’s DCU
- Says his Ayer Cut will “change the course of History”
Superman: Legacy
- Skyler Gisondo (The Righteous Gemstones) to play Jimmy Olsen
- Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher
- Nicholas Hoult rumored to be Lex Luthor
- All characters cast are “legacy” characters, not the first of their name
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths
- Trilogy confirmed with first trailer released
- Does not include voice actors from main animated series
- Considered “Tomorrowverse” to avoid costly production
Star Wars
- Dave Filoni named Chief Creative Officer at Lucasfilm
- Originally saw projects near completion, will now help oversee stories before creation
- Ahsoka season 2 in exploration
Fantastic Four
- Anya Taylor-Joy rumored to be cast as Silver Surfer or at least a herald of galactus in film
- Wires could be crossed and be Frankie Raye/Nova II, another Herald of Galactus
- In alignment with previous rumors of gender swapped role
- Cillian Murphy front runner for Doctor Doom
- Recently seen in Oppenheimer; played Scarecrow in Nolan Batman Films
Avengers: Kang Dynasty
- Jonathan Majors contract stipulates no one else Kang
- Hence no recasting yet
Avengers: Secret Wars
- Sam Raimi and duo Justin Benson/Aaron Moorhead are top runners to direct interconnected Avengers films
- Fantastic Four, Shang-Chi 2, Deadpool 3, and Spider-Man 4 lay groundwork for Secret Wars
Marvel Studios
- Thor 5, Eternals 2, Doctor Strange 3, and Black Panther 3 in some stages of development
- Ms. Marvel, Moon Knight, and She-Hulk are shows in line to get second seasons with new series structure in place
- Showrunners write pilots and show bibles
- Not film entire series and then ‘fix it in post’
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