Home Alone Reboot & The Boys on Amazon | Weekly News Episode 235
On the latest Superhero Slate, the streaming service wars are heating up, Disney+ starts bundle announcements, will the Joker beat its box office brethren, and more!
News
The Boys (9:20)
- Season 2 has started production, first photo
- Thoughts on the Boys
Netflix (20:00)
- David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have signed an exclusive deal with Netflix
- Write, produce, and direct new series/films for service
- Rumored to be 5 year contract
- Intend to complete remaining obligations, ie: Star Wars Trilogy
Disney+ (24:55)
- Announced initial bundle for $12.99 month on investor’s call
- Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+
- More bundles/plans in the future when pages go live
20th Century Fox (27:55)
- Merger and productions caused operating loss to Disney during 3rd quarter
- Specifically Dark Phoenix
- Reports for movies to focus on Avatar, Planet of the Apes, others
- Disney+ properties such as Home Alone, Cheaper by the Dozen, Night at the Museum, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, etc
Deadpool (37:40)
- Variety reports debates about whether Deadpool can seamlessly move between R-rated solo films and PG-13 rated MCU movies
Thor: Love and Thunder (41:30)
- Reports are Taika Waititi has finished script for 2020 filming
Marvel TV (43:10)
- ABC Entertainment in active talks about a project that focuses on a brand new female character mostly.
Spider-Man (45:45)
- Phil Lord and Chris Miller developing live action TV shows based on Spider-Man characters
- Using Sony’s Marvel characters
- Around 900 in the Spider-Man vein
- Each shows are unique experiences, but also related (MCU style?)
- Nothing to debut or announce soon
Venom (50:00)
- Andy Serkis officially directing sequel
- Tom Hardy helped write script, different direction than first Venom
- Michelle Williams confirms return
Joker (52:10)
- Box office range predictions have the film bringing in $60-$90 million domestically
- Above Aquaman $67.8 million and Shazam $53.5 million
- October 4, 2019
Titans (53:45)
- Season 2 trailer
- Bruce Wayne, Robin, Wonder Girl, Aqualad, Superboy, Deathstroke, Raven
Plugs (58:40)
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