D23 2019 Coverage & Spider-Man No More | Weekly News Episode 237
Superhero Slate is covering D23 going on this week and we’ve got Star Wars debuts, new Marvel show announcements, Spider-Man is probably leaving the MCU, and more!
News
D23 2019 (8:10)
- All things Disney, Marvel, Star Wars, and more!
- Anaheim, CA
- Happens every 2 years
Disney+ (9:55)
- Launches November 12, 2019
- 300 movie titles and increasing to more than 500 in the first year
- Captain Marvel, Iron Man, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World
- Almost every Pixar Film
- Star Wars 1-7 & Rogue One
- 7,500 TV episodes
- 7 profiles, 4K streaming, 4 devices at once
Muppets Now (20:25)
- Unscripted, short-form series launching on Disney+ in 2020
- Muppet Show, Muppets Tonight, The Muppets
Star Wars Sagas (22:00)
- New timeline showing all in-canon shows and movies
- Age of Republic, Age of Rebellion, Age of Resistance
The Clone Wars (25:00)
- Season 7 of show will debut February 2020
- Ahsoka vs Maul
The Mandalorian (27:25)
- Official Trailer
- November 12 Release
Rogue One Prequel (31:15)
- Begins product in London next year
Obi-Wan Kenobi (33:10)
- Series is coming to TV service
- Scripts are written and shoots 2020
- Ewan McGregor returning as Obi-Wan
- Takes place during Solo film timeline
Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker (36:30)
- Official Poster
- Footage release Monday per EW
- Description?
Star Wars (40:10)
- Blu-Ray re-releases for all ten movies in September
- Why not just wait for Rise of Skywalker?
Marvel Studios (43:50)
Spider-Man (45:25)
- Current plans are for Spider-Man to NOT be in the MCU
- Reported negotiations over future films broke down
- Tom Holland to continue playing Peter Parker
- Jon Watts in custody battle between Marvel & Sony
- Potential for companies to work together
Black Panther 2 (52:20)
- May 6, 2022
- Ryan Coogler to return as director
Black Widow (53:10)
- White suit on display
- New footage shown
The Eternals (54:30)
- Cast on stage in front of Costume Concept Art
- New Casting
- Gemma Chan (Captain Marvel) as Sersei
- Barry Keoghan (Dunkirk) as Druig
- Kit Harrington (Game of Thrones) as Dane Whitman (The Black Knight)
- Non-Eternals character
- Confirmed as earliest set Marvel Studios film
Falcon & The Winter Soldier (1:00:04)
- First poster at D23
- Kari Skogland (The Handmaid’s Tale) is directing the 6 episode series
- August 2020
- Emily VanCamp to return as Sharon Carter
- Wyatt Russel (Overlord) joins cast as U.S. Agent (John F. Walker)
WandaVision (1:04:00)
- Kat Dennings (Darcy) and Randall Park (Jimmy Woo) will return as characters
- Kathryn Hahn (Into the Spider-Verse) joins as nosy neighbor
- Matt Shakman (Fargo) directing 6 episode series
Loki (1:07:50)
- 6 one-hour episodes
- Logo flips through TONS of fonts
What If? (1:09:15)
- Will have 23 episodes, one for each MCU movie in the Infinity Saga
- Winter Soldier will battle Marvel Zombies
- Steve Rogers in Iron Monger style suit fighting next to Captain Carter
- T’Challa suited up as Star-Lord
Ms. Marvel (1:11:35)
- British writer Bisha K. Ali to write the series
- Added to Phase 4 lineup on Disney+
Moon Knight (1:12:35)
She-Hulk (1:13:30)
- Follow Jennifer Walters, lawyer
- Last Phase 4 Marvel show on Disney+
Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur (1:17:30)
- Animated series coming to Disney Channel
- Laurence Fishburne as EP
Avengers Campus (1:21:10)
- Marvel themed lands coming to Disney’s California Adventure, Paris, and Hong Kong
- Begin recruiting guests in 2020
Video Games (1:25:50)
- Ultimate Alliance 3
- Marvel Knights - Curse of The Vampire on 9/30/19
- Blade, Moon Knight, Punisher, Morbius
- Marvel’s Avengers
- Insomniac
- Spider-Man developer purchased by Sony
- Ensures sequel to #1 superhero game
The Joker (1:27:40)
- Lands a hard R rating
- Strong Bloody Violence, Disturbing Behavior, Language and Brief Sexual Images
The Matrix (1:29:10)
- 4th film in franchise in the works
- Lana Wachowski to direct
- Keanu Reeves and Carrie Anne Moss to reprise roles as Neo and Trinity
- Script calls for younger version of Morpheus to be cast
James Bond 25 (1:31:45)
- No Time To Die
- In NO TIME TO DIE, Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
- April 8, 2020
Plugs (1:34:24)
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