A New Star Wars Hope & The Disney-Fox Merger | Weekly News Episode 146

Listen to the Superhero Slate and learn that Star Wars announced a new trilogy of films, Disney has 20th Century Fox by the tail, the Punisher and Justice League are available to watch this week, and more!

 

News

• Star Wars (6:05)
  • Rian Johnson to create new trilogy of films
    • Focusing on new characters, new places, and timelines
    • “this new trilogy, which is separate from the episodic Skywalker saga, Johnson will introduce new characters from a corner of the galaxy that Star Wars lore has never before explored.”
  • Han Solo first look at Alden Ehrenreich
  • TV series coming to Disney Streaming Service
• Disney (18:20)
  • Service in 2019
  • Streaming service to get new service-only shows
    • Monsters Inc. from Disney/Pixar
    • High School Musical
    • Creating New Marvel Show
      • New Marvel shows to exclusively debut on service
        • Possibly New Warriors home?
      • Future seasons of Netflix shows unknown
  • To cost less than Netflix
    • Reflects fact content volume
• Netflix (23:30)
  • Where do the Marvel shows go after Disney contract expires?
  • Stranger Things Season 2 Review
• The Punisher (29:18)
  • Release on Friday, November 17
• Daredevil (30:40)
  • Season 3 has started filming
  • Should be through June 2018
• Agents of SHIELD (31:45)
  • Season 5 Trailer debuts
    • Combating the Kree and probably the Brood
• Black Panther (35:56)
  • Character posters released
    • International ones
  • Theater standee shows upgraded suit
  • Funko Pop! Line revealed
• The Incredibles 2 (40:15)
  • First footage to debut before Coco
    • The Incredibles 2 will see Elastigirl as the Parr family parental figure initially having the adventure while Mr. Incredible is left at home to watch Jack Jack.
• 20th Century Fox (42:15)
  • Disney reportedly has been in/out of talks to buy most of Fox
    • Cannot buy broadcast network, including Sports/News
  • The big D wants film division
    • Consolidate Marvel characters
    • Combat Netflix with more films
  • Deal is NOT dead
• Deadpool 2 (50:30)
  • First poster for sequel released
• Kingsmen: The Golden Circle (52:20)
  • Physical release December 12
  • Digital release December 5
• Justice League (53:35)
  • Release Friday November 17
    • Two post credit scenes!
  • Ben Affleck unsure of his future after two more appearances
• Suicide Squad 2 (56:06)
  • May introduce Black Adam in film
    • “A weapon of mass destruction”
• Shazam! (56:55)
  • Asher Angel (Disney shows) as young Billy Batson
• Dark Universe (59:00)
  • Producers leave franchise
  • The Mummy’s failure to launch center of problems
• Glass (1:00:15)
  • Set photos show Samuel L. Jackson reprising role in sequel

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