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Deadpool Popcorn Bucket, Giancarlo Esposito joins Captain America, Deathstroke Confirmed & More!

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This week on Superhero Slate we're debuting the official Deadpool & Wolverine popcorn bucket, Giancarlo Esposito joins the MCU, James Gunn confirms Deathstroke in the DCU, and more!

What We're Watching: Reacher, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Batman Begins, The Rock, X-men (2001)

News

  • X-Men (23:42)
    • Bryan Cranston has met with Kevin Feige
      • Feige does a lot of generic actor meetings
      • Previously mentioned wanting to play someone new, including Mr. Sinister
        • Prevents comparison to other versions
        • Deadpool & Wolverine (27:30)
          • First Popcorn bucket revealed
            • Looks like BossLogic idea
            • Regal teasing their version
            • Captain America: Brave New World (37:35)
              • Confirmed: Giancarlo Esposito has been added to film as “a thorn in Sam Wilson’s side” set photos confirm
                • Will also appear in TV series, probably Daredevil Born Again?
                • Character could be Cutthroat, who has ties to Serpent Society
                • Currently filming police chasing “The Falcon” with car explosion and hand to hand fight sequences
                • Diamondback (Rosa Salazar) given comic accurate appearance in reshoots
                  • Previous set photos
                  • Thunderbolts* (45:55)
                    • Rumor: Yelena, US Agent, Ghost, and Taskmaster sent to eliminate a target in a vault and realize they are sent there to die
                      • Could be the Sentry character?
                      • They team up to bring Contessa Valentina Allegre De Fontaine down
                        • Possibly enlist The Sentry to protect her against team?
                        • Thor (48:20)
                          • Thor 5 looking to film Fall 2025 for post-Secret Wars release
                          • Search for writer/director ongoing
                          • Scarlet Witch (52:10)
                            • Rumor: Looking for a director for a solo based movie to be in theaters before Secret Wars
                            • If director search is ongoing, script might be near completion
                            • Deathstroke (54:40)
                              • James Gunn “confirms” plans to have Deathstroke in DCU
                              • Could be something now or way later such as rumored Teen Titans movie
                              • Booster Gold (57:15)
                                • Three frontrunners for role rumored to be: Dylan Playfair (Letterkenny), Fionn Whitehead (Dunkirk), and Patrick Schwarzenegger (Gen V)
                                • The Umbrella Academy (59:11)
                                  • 4th and Final Season trailer released
                                    • Has no books to follow
                                    • August 8, 2024 on Netflix

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