Thunderbolts Review, The DCU Cancels Movies, Avengers Doomsday Cast Assembles, and more!
This week Superhero Slate has your review of Marvel's Thunderbolts*, Sgt. Rock is the first DCU cancellation, the Avengers Doomsday cast gets together, and more!
May the 4th
News
Sgt Rock (15:20)
- Movie canceled for potentially 2 reasons:
- It needed to be in production by Summer 2025
- Budget was slashed and director walked
- Could be revisited at end of year for production 2026
Clayface (17:10)
- Rumor: Doing a page 1 rewrite of script
- Mike Flanagan only wrote a skeleton script for film
- Scooper: strongly hinted that the DCU's future will be reevaluated after Superman's release this summer.
Ahsoka (22:40)
- Rosario Dawson shares first set photo confirming season 2 now in production
- First concept art images shared at Star Wars Celebration Japan
Deadpool (25:10)
- Ryan Reynolds is in early stages of writing a new project
- Along with “three or four” X-Men characters
- Thought to be a proper X-Force movie
- Different than Deadpool 2
X-Men (27:50)
- MCU version believed to have Mister Sinister as villain in first outing
- Have always teased character across previous X-men movies with Essex Corp
Hawkeye (30:30)
- Jeremy Renner says no season 2 because they offered him half the pay to return for the same work (8 month shoot)
- Rumor: Hawkeye Season 2 will move forward with Hailee Steinfeld as lead
Avengers: Doomsday (37:20)
- Officially filming this week with actors together
- Chris Hemsworth showing workouts (and short hair), Pedro Pascal in his Mister Fantastic Suit, Robert Downey Jr. doing a Tate’s Bakeshop ad, full team at Thunderbolts
- Newton Thomas Sigel confirmed as director of photography
- The Usual Suspects, 4 X-Men movies, Superman Returns, Drive
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (45:20)
- Rumor: J.K. Simmons to return as J. Jonah Jameson
Thunderbolts* (47:50)
- Movie Review for last Phase 5 movie
- Spoilers (57:50)
- Ties to larger MCU & Post Credit scene details
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