The People vs Gorilla Grodd Announcement, Lanterns Debut, X-Men 97 Season 2 Review, and more!
This week on Superhero Slate we discuss The People vs Gorilla Grodd, Marvel adds another movie date in 2029, we review Lanterns Episode 1, X-Men 97 Season 2, and more!
News
- The Odyssey (11:20)
- Will release on Digital and physical on same day, November 17
- Traditionally films release digital first, then physical later
- God of War (14:45)
- Dave Bautista to officially play Kratos in live-action series for Amazon
- Golden Axe (15:50)
- Adult Animated series based on SEGA game coming to Paramount+
- 10 Episodes, premiere on September 16
- Lanterns (18:35)
- First episode is highest rated DCU property released
- Biggest DCU turnout on streaming as well
- Nathan Fillion’s Guy Gardner will make 3rd live action DCU appearance
- Superman, Peacemaker Season 2, Lanterns
- First episode is highest rated DCU property released
- The People vs Gorilla Grodd (28:00)
- Comedy TV series announced from DC Studios
- Jimmy Tatro as Gorilla Grodd
- "We already know Skyler Gisondo is pitch-perfect as Jimmy Olsen, and we can’t wait for fans to experience Jimmy Tatro’s captivating and hilarious portrayal of Grodd."
- Returning cast:
- Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen
- Beck Bennett as Steve Lombard
- Mikaela Hoover as Cat Grant
- Wendell Pierce as Perry Whit
- Jimmy Tatro as Gorilla Grodd
- Synopsis:
- The series follows a superintelligent ape who is convicted of murdering his father, the King of Gorilla City. In an eight-part "true" crime docuseries, the Daily Planet's Jimmy Olsen reopens the case, investigating whether Gorilla Grodd was wrongly convicted in one of Metropolis' most famous murder trials.
- Comedy TV series announced from DC Studios
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (34:20)
- Josh Keaton (Spectacular Spider-Man) to voice Eddie Brock in upcoming season 2
- Season 3 and 4 in the works at Marvel Television
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day (37:15)
- Latest released “Art of” Book has come under fire for including a very obvious AI generated concept “Big City, Little Spider”
- Taxis in the street, “DEII Grocery”, fire escapes, etc
- Is it AI or is it Photoshop’s Content Aware Tool + Photo bashing
- Regardless of tool, poor form to publish in an official book
- Latest released “Art of” Book has come under fire for including a very obvious AI generated concept “Big City, Little Spider”
- Marvel Studios (47:55)
- Five production companies set up by Marvel Studios for live-action projects.
- Atlas Hall - X-Men
- Dredge - Nova?
- Fragment - Black Panther 3
- Throttle - Ghost Rider
- Veil - Disney+ project, could be anything
- New movie dated for November 11, 2029
- Five production companies set up by Marvel Studios for live-action projects.
- Ghost Rider (51:30)
- Will film in the US compared to the UK
- Most likely due to locations that are not easy to replicate in the UK
- July 28, 2028
- Avengers: Secret Wars (52:45)
- Production starts September in the UK
- Naruto (59:25)
- Charles Melton is set to play Kakashi Hatake, the “Copy Ninja”
- Expected to film February 2027 with Destin Daniel Cretton
- X-Men (1:00:10)
- Charles Melton still in talks to play Beast for X-Men, despite Naruto casting
- X-Men 97 (1:02:50)
- Season 2 discussion
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