The Animated Batman Blu-Ray and Cancel the X-Men | Weekly News Episode 182
Lets all celebrate on Superhero Slate that Fox and Disney are coming together, get Batman The Animated Series on Blu-ray, why did MoviePass run out of money, and more!
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News
MCU (9:15)
- 20th Century Fox shareholders have approved buyout by Disney
- X-Men/Fantastic Four coming home
Dark Phoenix (18:40)
- Rumors/Speculation:
- Will be effectively canceled
- Other Rumor:
- Reshoots take place next month in Montreal
- Possibly due to contractual obligations
New Mutants (24:20)
- Rumor: Possible cancelation as well
- Can be stand alone film and still be released
- Rumor: X-23 is character being added to film
- Warlock has cameo via mo-cap
X-Force (29:20)
- The safest Fox Mutant Movie
- Title to be changed to Deadpool 3: X-Force
- Some characters from New Mutants could transfer to this film
Gambit (31:45)
- Definitely probably not happening in current iteration
Star Wars: Episode 9 (32:15)
- Cast and production start date revealed
- Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), and Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian) will also all return to reprise their iconic roles.
- The late Carrie Fisher will appear in the film through previously unreleased footage that was shot for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
MoviePass (36:55)
- Company ran out of money, people unable to buy tickets
Avengers: Infinity War (43:00)
- Digital release this week
Spider-Man: Far From Home (44:05)
- Cobie Smulders may return as Maria Hill
Iron Fist (45:30)
Runaways (47:00)
- Will air on Freeform when Cloak and Dagger season ends
Venom (48:00)
- Final trailer has been classified, release within a few weeks
Glass (49:00)
- SDCC Trailer
Alita: Battle Angel (52:10)
Lord of the Rings (54:35)
- Amazon hires JD Payne and Patrick McKay to work on the story
- Developed scripts for Star Trek 4 and Jungle Cruise, as well as MonsterVerse (Godzilla/King Kong)
Mowgli (56:00)
- Andy Serkis film has been moved to Netflix for 2019 release
Locke and Key (59:30)
- Live action series has 10 episode order on Netflix
Sin City (1:01:20)
- Frank Miller has regained Film/TV rights to his comic book series
Men in Black 4 (1:04:15)
- Photos of Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth leaked
- Emma Thompson will return to play Agent O
Batman: The Animated Series (1:06:00)
- Blu-ray complete series on sale from October 16
- Includes both movies: Mask of the Phantasm & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
- $112.99
- Or $75 for 15 months on DCU
The Batman (1:09:20)
- Rumor: Will follow Year One comic
- No Ben Affleck, 15-20 years younger
- Penguin and Harvey Dent as characters
Aquaman (1:11:20)
- After credits rumored to set up Black Manta as larger villain in sequel
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (1:12:10)
- Review/Thoughts from Chris
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