HBO Max Details & Into the Spider-Verse 2 | Weekly News Episode 247

This week Superhero Slate breaks down HBO Max’s upcoming offerings, the Mandalorian gives us the final trailer before release, Into the Spider-Verse has announced a sequel, and more!

News

HBO Max (14:50)

• $14.99/mo launching in May 2020
  • Free for direct-billed HBO Now subscribers, and HBO subs with AT&T services
  • Human-Curated content section
• Will be home to Entire DC Films Library
  • Including upcoming Green Lantern & Strange Adventures shows by Greg Berlanti
  • DC Super Hero High by Elizabeth Banks
• Library to include:
  • Studio Ghibli’s library
  • South Park
  • Friends
  • The Big Bang Theory
  • Doctor Who
  • HBO Original series
  • Warner Bros., New Line, DC Entertainment, CNN, TNT, TBS, truTV, The CW, Turner Classic Movies, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Crunchyroll, Rooster Teeth, and Looney Tunes

Watchmen (38:30)

• Episode 1 discussion

Pennyworth (45:00)

• Season 2 renewal at Epix
• 10 episode order

The Mandalorian (47:15)

• Final trailer 
• Disney+ in less than 2 weeks!

Star Wars (52:15)

• David Benioff and DB Weiss let go from upcoming Trilogy
  • Netflix deal & their Twitter interview
• No Plans for Kevin Feige to replace Kathleen Kennedy

Avengers: Endgame (58:00)

• For Your Consideration campaign started for Academy Awards
  • Best Picture, Best Production Design, etc
• Russo Bros. to appear on the Simpsons, Feige to voice Chinnos (their Thanos)

Ant-Man 3 (1:02:50)

• THR says Peyton Reed will return to direct third Ant-Man film
• Eying 2022 release date, joins Black Panther 2 as Phase 5 film

MCU (1:03:10)

• Bob Iger commits to 3 or 4 Marvel movies a year
  • Includes D+ or cinematic?

Deadpool 3 (1:09:05)

• Seems to be moving forward at Marvel
  • “Finger Gun Productions LLC”

Movie 143 (1:09:55)

• Kitty Pryde movie from Tim Miller unlikely to move forward

Moon Knight (1:11:05)

• Stained Glass Scarlet to possibly be lead villain in series
  • Ex-nun with psychic connection to Marc Spector
• Bushman is MK’s primary antagonist in comics

Hawkeye (1:13:50)

• Higher ups decide to keep Renner to appear in show and future MCU films

SUMC (1:14:35)

• Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters will use J.Jonah Jameson as connecting factor
  • Venom 2, Morbius, Spider-Man, etc

Into the Spider-Verse (1:16:20)

• Sequel announced with April 8, 2022 release date
• Phil Lord & Chris Miller to return as producers

The Witcher (1:19:30)

• New trailer for upcoming series
• Premieres December 20, 2019 on Netflix

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