Joker 2 Review, Dynamic Duo Movie Announced, Venom 3 Popcorn Buckets, Spider-Man vs Knull, and more!

This week on Superhero Slate, we've got our reaction to Joker 2, DC's new animated movie featuring 2 Robins, Venom The Last Dance popcorn buckets arrive, Spider-Man 4’s rumored title includes royalty, and more!

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News

Joker: Folie A Deux (21:10)

• Opening estimated lower than $39 million domestically, on par with Morbius $39
  • Previews down 50% from Joker
• Todd Phillips given final cut from WB (director who brought in $2.5 billion for studio), and Venice premiere considered “disaster” with low reviews sitting for so long
  • No test audiences for film either
• RT scores: 33% Critics, 31% Audience
  • Rare alignment
• Chris Review

The Penguin (30:05)

• Series Episode 2 saw a 17% increase in viewers from premiere
• Sitting 94% on RT

The Batman (32:50)

• David Zaslav is losing patience in DCU and pushing for more Batman at WB/DC to compete with Marvel Studios
  • The Batman II in 2026 and no date for The Brave and the Bold in DCU
• Idea is making Robert Pattinson’s Batman THE Batman, including DCU retroactively
  • Compounded by The Penguin being a ratings success

Dynamic Duo (37:45)

• Animated movie based on Nightwing and the Red Hood in works from DC Studios and Swaybox Studios
  • Story of 2 previous Robins early days, Dick Grayson and Jason Todd
  • "[Dynamic Duo] will depict how the friendship between Grayson and Todd as youths becomes tested by their diverging ideas for what their future should be. (Reports that the characters will begin as a pair of thieves in the film were false.)"
• Swaybox known for Momo animation which is a cross between CGI, stop motion, and live-action performances.
  • Demo reel for Swaybox

Super Hero (42:20)

• Marvel and DC have lost the shared “Super Hero” trademark registered in 1967
• Due to DC trying to block a comic called “Super Babies” then not responding to the challenge in time
• They still jointly own “Super Heroes” and “Super-Villain”

Deadpool & Wolverine (44:00)

• Now on PVOD, #1 first day purchased movie in 2024
• Henry Cavill reportedly not done with the MCU
  • Not necessarily the Cavillrine

Nova (48:20)

• Rumor: Glenn Close and John C. Reilly to reprise their roles as Nova Prime and Rhomann Dey in upcoming series
• Introduced in Guardians of the Galaxy as Nova Corps members
• Could be flashbacks if they were not brought back by Infinity Stones
  • Thanos got the power stone off screen in Infinity War

Silver Surfer (50:30)

• Rumor: Solo Silver Surfer project still in works at Marvel
  • Thought to be Special Presentation, not full series
• Which Silver Surfer: Shalla-Bal who is in Fantastic Four or Norrin Radd?

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-man (52:25)

• Rumor: Logan Kim (Ghostbusters Afterlife) has been cast as Amadeus Cho in MCU
  • Could be live-action or Spider-Man animated series
• Mother was teased in Age of Ultron

Spider-Man 4 (55:00)

• Reliable source: "Take this with a grain of salt, but I’ve heard the next Spider-Man movie might be titled Spider-Man: King in Black."
• Would tie into Symbiote left in No Way Home and possibly Knull in Venom 3?
• Rumor: Andrew Garfield locked in for 2 more Spider-Man appearances
  • Secret Wars and....?
• Part of Sony and Marvel’s new deal is that Marvel can use any Sony film character 30 days after they hit VOD, rather than completely off the table

Venom: The Last Dance (1:00:35)

• Rumor: Andy Serkis will play mo-capped Knull in film
  • Previously directed Let There Be Carnage
• Regal’s popcorn and drink vessels confirmed for movie
  • Including Anti-Venom design (more comics than movie) as controller holders
• Cinemark includes a character accurate concept
• Pizza Hut has black aioli drizzle for pizzas in collaboration
• Tickets on sale

Spider-Man Noir (1:06:40)

• First set photos show Nicolas Cage on set (as Ben Reilly?)
  • Set in the 1930s as an aging detective
• Newspaper confirms Silvermane as one of the antagonists
  • Looks to be played by Brendan Gleeson

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