In this episode
This week on Superhero Slate we step into the Avenger’s Writing Room, Spider-Noir’s Swings and Losses, Street Fighter Punches above its weight, and more!
News
Street Fighter
- New Trailer released for upcoming movie based on game series
- Special moves, fight arenas, and pure campiness
- October 16
Spider-Man: Noir
- Amazon has canceled show after 1 season
- Received 11 Emmy Award nominations (most for any Prime series this year)
- Stated to lack “staying power”
- The side effect of dropping all episodes at once
- Also an expensive show to reshoot everything in color
Marvel Television
- “Veil Productions” which is used for an upcoming small one-shot for Disney+ is using “Slumber Party” as the working title
- Other evidence suggests this could be open to future seasons
- Report suggests it is “youth-focused series”
- Could be Champions or New Mutants (which had a comic called Slumber Party in 1984)
Nova
- Michael Waldron seemingly confirms Richard Rider would be the main character of upcoming rumored film
- Says the movie will have to reckon with the fact Thanos destroyed the Nova Corps off screen in Infinity War
Avengers: Secret Wars
- Sounds like a ‘writers room’ of sorts helped craft upcoming Avengers movies
- Stephen McFeely (Endgame), Erik Sommers and Chris McKenna (Spider-man), and Michael Waldron (Loki, Multiverse of Madness)
- Noah Jupe is first new actor cast in movie
- Rumored to be Franklin Richards aged up
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
- Currently second highest domestic film behind The Force Awakens
- Will most likely take top spot before run ends
- Will arrive on physical home release November 17
- Potential digital in Mid-October
Venom
- Insomniac’s game is still in major production
- Picking up post-Wolverine release
- Will feature Eddie Brock, Peter, and Miles as playable characters, with faster city traversal
- Tony Todd had all voice work done before his passing
- To be followed by Spider-Man 3
Dungeons and Dragons
- Hasbro is still seeking studio partner for sequel to Honor Among Thieves
- Writing team gave a completed script to company
- Netflix creating a series set in Ravenloft focusing on the origin of vampire Darklord Strahd von Zarovich
- Supernatural part of D&D campaigns and lore
- Alfonso Cuaron as EP
Lanterns
- Ryan Reynolds said he’d love to cameo in Lanterns, and HBO Max wants to take him up on that offer.
- Reynolds says that movie helped him start his starring role career, despite its faults
- Episodes 3 & 4 discussion
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