She-Hulk Easter Eggs, DC Delays Shazam and Aquaman, Black Panther’s Ironheart Toy Leak, & More!

This week Superhero Slate is talking She-Hulk episode 2 references, Ezra Miller is apologizing for their actions, DC properties aren’t getting any love, and more!

 

What We're Watching: Ultraviolet (2006), Sprung

News

• Fantastic Four (15:00)
  • RUMOR: Matt Shakman (WandaVision) tapped to direct upcoming Phase 6 Marvel Movie
    • Would leave Star Trek 4 movie if so
• Thor Love and Thunder (19:45)
  • Physical editions announced, including Steelbook
    • September 27, 2022
  • Will stream in IMAX Enhanced on Disney+
• Black Panther Wakanda Forever (21:31)
  • New look at Ironheart’s upgraded armor from movie
    • Looks different than armor from show: prequel or different armor based on needs?
  • Box art looks like a thicker model
• The Boys (26:25)
  • Season 4 adds Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Supernatural; Walking Dead)
• Umbrella Academy (28:15)
  • Renewed for 4th and final season
• Horizon Zero Dawn (31:15)
  • Steve Blackman (Umbrella Academy) to adapt game for Netflix
• Bioshock (33:05)
  • Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, I Am Legend, Slumberland) has joined to direct the live action film adaptation
  • Michael Green (Logan, Blade Runner 2049, Death on the Nile) writing the screenplay
  • Will be on Netflix
• DC (36:30)
  • Potential DC “chief’ In Dan Lin
    • It, Sherlock Holmes, LEGO Movie Producer
    • Live action Lilo & Stitch movie with his company Rideback
• Shazam Fury of the Gods (41:40)
  • Delayed from December to March 17, 2023
• Aquaman 2 (42:05)
  • Delayed from March to December 2023
• Batman: Caped Crusader (46:20)
  • Animated series passed on at HBO Max
    • Also: Merry Little Batman, Bye Bye Bunny: A Looney Tunes Musical, Did I Do That to the Holidays: A Steve Urkel Story, The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie and The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie.
  • Deep into production on show
  • Reports that all projects can be shopped to other distributors
• Batgirl (51:15)
  • Secret “Funeral” screenings for scrapped movie are being held at WB
  • Footage was removed from servers before director’s could sign in
• WB/Discovery (53:30)
  • Stock price dropped to newest low since 2009
  • Lost $5.5 billion in market cap in a month
    • Top talents no longer working with with company
    • Blacklisting company
• House of the Dragon (57:20)
  • Renewed for Season 2 at HBO
• She-Hulk (59:10)
  • Episode 2 discussion
  • Abomination; Eternals; Wolverine
  • Spaceship!
  • GLK&H — which stands for Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg, and Holliway
    • Goodman is a reference to original Marvel publisher Martin Goodman; Lieber is a reference to the last name of Stan Lee, nee Lieber; and Kurtzberg is a reference to Jack Kirby, nee Kurtzberg

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