Marvel's New Release Schedule & New Mutant's Fate | Weekly News Episode 267

This week Superhero Slate is looking at a brand new Superhero Movie Release Slate, getting ready to buy some tasty treats at Disneyland, lots of writers are still getting work, and more!

News

Movie Theaters (14:40)

• Study shows decreased audiences post-pandemic
• People are afraid of large crowds

Marvel Cinematic Universe (20:15)

• Phase 4 has shifted 1 release date backwards
  • Black Widow - November 3, 2020
  • Eternals - February 12, 2021
  • Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - May 7, 2021
  • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - November 5, 2021
  • Thor: Love and Thunder - February 18, 2022 (new date)
  • Black Panther - May 6, 2022 (stayed same)
  • Captain Marvel 2 - July 8, 2022 (new announcement)
• Disney+ shows have not changed as of yet
• Spider-Man is a Sony release and still scheduled for July 2021
• Directors say delay will lead to better movies

Spider-Man 3 (33:30)

• Reportedly adds Seamus McGarvey (Avengers; Bad Times at the El Royale) as cinematographer

Sony’s Marvel Universe (35:15)

• Morbius is March 19, 2021
• Venom unlikely to change
  • Trailer online soon
• Ghostbusters is March 5, 2021
• Uncharted for October 8, 2021 (originally a date for Marvel-Sony film)

Other Movie Delays (38:10)

• Mulan - July 24, 2020
• Free Guy - December 11, 2020
• Jungle Cruise - July 30, 2021
• Indiana Jones 5 - July 29, 2022
• Artemis Fowl - Moved to Disney+ from theaters

New Mutants (39:30)

• No date yet
• Unlikely to make its way to Hulu/Disney+ before 2022
  • 20th Century Fox made deal with HBO streaming in 2012 for all movies through 2022
  • Dark Phoenix went to HBO instead of D+
  • Doesn’t affect digital sales, just streaming rights

Avengers Campus (42:40)

• Thanos snap never happened in Marvel’s DisneyLand park
• Terran Treats shows infinity stone based sweets
  • Sweet Spiral Ration
  • Cosmic Cream Orb

Black Widow (45:25)

• Lorne Balfe (Mission Impossible; LEGO Batman) replaces current film composter, Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water)

Ant-Man 3 (49:15)

• Jeff Loveness (Rick & Morty, Groot (comic), Jimmy Kimmel) to write script
• Paul Rudd reportedly wrote script that featured AIM and MODOK’s first appearance
  • Got writing credit on Ant-Man and the Wasp

Rick and Morty (52:20)

• Last 5 episodes to start May 3

Kenobi (55:30)

• Series finds new writer with Joby Harold (King Arthur: Legend of the Sword)
• Not delayed yet, could use extra time to rework series

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