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The People vs Gorilla Grodd Announcement, Lanterns Debut, X-Men 97 Season 2 Review, and more!

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This week on Superhero Slate we discuss The People vs Gorilla Grodd, Marvel adds another movie date in 2029, we review Lanterns Episode 1, X-Men 97 Season 2, and more!

News

The Odyssey (11:20)

  • Will release on Digital and physical on same day, November 17
  • Traditionally films release digital first, then physical later

God of War (14:45)

  • Dave Bautista to officially play Kratos in live-action series for Amazon

Golden Axe (15:50)

Lanterns (18:35)

  • First episode is highest rated DCU property released
    • Biggest DCU turnout on streaming as well
  • Nathan Fillion’s Guy Gardner will make 3rd live action DCU appearance
    • Superman, Peacemaker Season 2, Lanterns

The People vs Gorilla Grodd (28:00)

  • Comedy TV series announced from DC Studios
    • Jimmy Tatro as Gorilla Grodd
      • "We already know Skyler Gisondo is pitch-perfect as Jimmy Olsen, and we can’t wait for fans to experience Jimmy Tatro’s captivating and hilarious portrayal of Grodd."
    • Returning cast:
      • Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen
      • Beck Bennett as Steve Lombard
      • Mikaela Hoover as Cat Grant
      • Wendell Pierce as Perry Whit
  • Synopsis:
    • The series follows a superintelligent ape who is convicted of murdering his father, the King of Gorilla City. In an eight-part "true" crime docuseries, the Daily Planet's Jimmy Olsen reopens the case, investigating whether Gorilla Grodd was wrongly convicted in one of Metropolis' most famous murder trials.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (34:20)

  • Josh Keaton (Spectacular Spider-Man) to voice Eddie Brock in upcoming season 2
  • Season 3 and 4 in the works at Marvel Television

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (37:15)

  • Latest released “Art of” Book has come under fire for including a very obvious AI generated concept “Big City, Little Spider”
    • Taxis in the street, “DEII Grocery”, fire escapes, etc
  • Is it AI or is it Photoshop’s Content Aware Tool + Photo bashing
  • Regardless of tool, poor form to publish in an official book

Marvel Studios (47:55)

  • Five production companies set up by Marvel Studios for live-action projects.
    • Atlas Hall - X-Men
    • Dredge - Nova?
    • Fragment - Black Panther 3
    • Throttle - Ghost Rider
    • Veil - Disney+ project, could be anything
  • New movie dated for November 11, 2029

Ghost Rider (51:30)

  • Will film in the US compared to the UK
  • Most likely due to locations that are not easy to replicate in the UK
  • July 28, 2028

Avengers: Secret Wars (52:45)

  • Production starts September in the UK

Naruto (59:25)

  • Charles Melton is set to play Kakashi Hatake, the “Copy Ninja”
  • Expected to film February 2027 with Destin Daniel Cretton

X-Men (1:00:10)

  • Charles Melton still in talks to play Beast for X-Men, despite Naruto casting

X-Men 97 (1:02:50)

  • Season 2 discussion

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