Spider-Man 2 Gameplay, Fantastic Four Cast Leak, Punisher Solo Series, and more!

This week Superhero Slate is getting back into the swing of things with Across the Spider-verse in theaters, Spider-Man 2 gameplay, the Fantastic Four cast reveal, and more!

 

What We're Watching: Fast X (2023), Dungeon & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel/Succession/Barry/Ted Lasso Ending

News

• Across the Spider-Verse (19:00)
  • Out in theaters THIS week!
  • Probably post-credits
  • Followed up by Beyond the Spider-Verse on March 29, 2024
• Captain America: New World Order (23:45)
  • Set photos show Sam Wilson and Joaquin Torres
• Thunderbolts (24:50)
  • Production paused during writer’s strike
• Punisher (26:00)
  • Rumored to get headline show on Disney+ after Daredevil: Born Again
• Ironheart (28:28)
  • Rumor: Mephisto (human counterpart) purchased Avengers Tower and owns a tech company
• Fantastic Four (29:40)
  • RUMORED cast for upcoming movie “revealed” by scooper
    • Adam Driver as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic
    • Margot Robbie as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman
    • Paul Mescal as Johnny Storm/Human Torch
    • Daveed Diggs as Ben Grimm/The Thing
  • Antonio Banderas rumored as Galactus
• Deadpool 3 (34:55)
  • Started filming, not affected by strike yet
  • Ryan Reynolds cannot ad lib or change stage directions during production due to his co-writer credit
• Blue Beetle (38:40)
  • Villain confirmed as Conrad Carapax
  • A villain of previous Blue Beetles, had conscious transferred to robot body
• The Flash (40:12)
  • Tickets now on sale
  • Early estimate on opening cut in half from $140 mil to $70 mil
• Star Wars: Ahsoka (43:55)
  • Ray Stevenson (The Punisher Warzone, Thor) passed away
    • Will portray Baylan Skoll in upcoming series
  • Temeura Morrison reported to return as live-action Captain Rex
• Star Wars: Episode 10 (45:45)
  • RUMORS:
  • Ghost versions of Luke and Anakin
    • TFA had half Anakin half Vader, as still being conflicted between sides
• Mandalorian (48:30)
  • Was pitched as new theme for Galactic Starcruiser hotel before closure
  • Pedro Pascal confirms role is mostly voice over for him from now on
• Spider-Man 2 (53:10)
  • New trailer and gameplay for upcoming PS5 game showcases Miles and Peter
  • Kraven, Lizard, Venom as villains so far
  • Expansive map including Queens and new traversal abilities (wing suit)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (1:06:40)
  • New trailer on May 31
  • Moved up to August 2 (against the Meg 2)
• Skull Island (1:07:25)
  • Animated series drops on Netflix June 22
  • Looks similar to DC animation
• Mortal Kombat 2 (1:09:20)
  • Adeline Rudolph (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Hellboy: The Crooked Man) to play Kitana in sequel

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