James Gunn in Charge of DC, Ant-Man 3 Trailer, New Star Wars Movie, and more!

This week Superhero Slate is talking about the big changes with the DC Universe, we get our first official Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania trailer, Black Panther had a red carpet premiere, and more!

 

What We're Watching: Scream 1996, Scream 2022, Wendell & Wild, Simpson's Tree House of Horror

News

• DCU (17:37)
  • Officially called the DC Universe (not DCEU)
  • James Gunn & Peter Safran announced as Co-CEOs of company
    • Will run Film, TV, and Animation studios
    • 4 year deal, starts November 1
    • Will prevent any Marvel projects while here
      • Does not affect GOTG Vol 3
    • Will not oversee Batman 2 or Joker 2 movies
• Superman (28:25)
  • Henry Cavill confirms talks are in place for him to return as Superman
    • Could be part of new Gunn/Safran leadership
  • Producers currently soliciting pitches for movie
  • Fight with Black Adam - Definitely NOT the next step
• The Batman (33:20)
  • Sequel greenlit, might not be in theaters till 2025
• Green Lantern (34:30)
  • Series is completely changing/shifting gears
    • Unrelated to James Gunn/Peter Safran announcement
  • Seth Grahame-Smith has left after recent changes at Warner-Discovery
    • Scripts now a tax-write off, indicating cost of show as issue, not quality
  • Show will revolve around John Stewart
    • Previously cast Guy Gardner/Alan Scott no longer involved but could return
• The Flash (series) (40:20)
  • Javicia Leslie (Batgirl) will play a role in upcoming season
  • Character known....could be spoiler?
• Vision Quest (42:45)
  • Disney+ series in development starring Vision
  • Second WandaVision spinoff series
• Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (48:05)
  • First trailer for upcoming Special Presentation
  • November 25, 2022
• Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (52:10)
  • First trailer for upcoming movie
    • With Kang poster
    • And an ant sized trailer
  • Features Chronopolis, Bill Murray, Kang’s time chair, and glowing rings
  • February 17, 2023
• Eternals (59:10)
  • Nate Moore (MCU Producer) confirms Eternals will be making return to Marvel
  • “We have not seen the last of those characters”
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (1:01:20)
  • Red carpet event this past week
  • One post credits scene for film
  • Rhianna song for upcoming movie - Lift Me Up
• Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi (1:04:45)
  • Out now on Disney+
  • Features Ahsoka and Count Dooku stories
    • 6 total episodes
• Star Wars (1:09:55)
  • Next movie in works from Damon Lindelof (Lost, Watchmen series)
    • Also Star Trek Into Darkness, World War Z, and Tomorrowland :(
  • Directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (Ms. Marvel)
  • Writers room created in secret, includes Dave Filoni
  • Set AFTER the Rise of Skywalker movie, may have sequel characters
    • Not a continuation
• Ahsoka (1:16:55)
  • Ezra Bridger rumored to get a live-action series after Ahsoka
  • Signed on for show when cast for Ahsoka series
• Doctor Who (1:17:55)
  • New episodes will be coming to Disney+ outside of UK/Ireland
    • Currently on HBO Max
  • Starting with 2023 special featuring David Tennant and Neil Patrick Harris
• The Witcher (19:55)
  • Henry Cavill will not return as Geralt in season 4
    • Liam Hemsworth taking over role for Netflix show
  • Will be filming movies during production schedule
• Avatar: The Way of Water (1:23:40)Runtime over 3 hours
  • New trailer this week

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