Wonder Woman 1984 & Soul Reviews | Weekly News Episode 304

This week Superhero Slate is reviewing Wonder Woman 1984 and Pixar’s Soul, HBO Max gains tons of animated shows, we’re saving our money to buy MGM, and more!

Biggest News of 2020: “To go forward, we must look back”

• Sam Raimi coming to Marvel for Dr. Strange; Michael Keaton as Batman; Spider-Verse in Spider-Man 3 

QuaranStream: Ghost of Tsushima, Anime X-Men, Vader Immortal VR, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (series)

News

• Wonder Woman 1984 (19:00)
  • On HBO Max
  • Review Episode
• Wonder Woman 3 (23:10)
  • Patty Jenkins to write/direct threequel
• Soul (24:50)
  • On Disney+
  • Review Episode
• The Mandalorian (28:15)
  • Dark Troopers played by actors in suits
    • Small CGI touch up for arms/legs/joints
  • Bib Fortuna actor was original (Matthew Wood) from Return of the Jedi
• WandaVision (30:45)
  • Disney Latino site says show runs from January 15 to March 5
    • Implying 8 episodes for series
  • Potential for MCU content every week this year
• Shang Chi (32:20)
  • Simu Liu’s test fight video from 2019 shared online
  • Fun video showcases his martial arts training
• HBO Max (34:30)
  • Cartoon Network/Adult Swim originals coming to service
    • Ed, Edd, n Eddy
    • Courage the Cowardly Dog
    • The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
    • Codename: Kids Next Door
    • 12 oz Mouse
    • The Jellies!
    • Tom Goes to the Mayor
    • Craig of the Creek season 2
  • DC Shows
    • Batman the Animated Series
    • Batman Beyond & Return of the Joker
    • Green Lantern: Animated Series
• Mad Max (41:35)
  • Furiosa prequel coming in 2023
  • Anya Taylor-Joy (New Mutants) as Furiosa
  • Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Aquaman/Watchmen) in film as well
• MGM (43:20)
  • Looking to sell company for $5.5 billion
  • Franchises include:
    • James Bond
    • Rocky
    • RoboCop
    • The Handmaid’s Tale
    • Stargate
    • Fargo
• The Great North (47:40)
  • New animated series from Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin (Deadpool 3) debuting on Fox Jan 3, 2021

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