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Home Alone Reboot & The Boys on Amazon | Weekly News Episode 235

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On the latest Superhero Slate, the streaming service wars are heating up, Disney+ starts bundle announcements, will the Joker beat its box office brethren, and more!

News

  • The Boys (9:20)
    • Season 2 has started production, first photo
    • Thoughts on the Boys
    • Netflix (20:00)
      • David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have signed an exclusive deal with Netflix
        • Write, produce, and direct new series/films for service
        • Rumored to be 5 year contract
        • Intend to complete remaining obligations, ie: Star Wars Trilogy
        • Disney+ (24:55)
          • Announced initial bundle for $12.99 month on investor’s call
            • Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+
            • More bundles/plans in the future when pages go live
            • 20th Century Fox (27:55)
              • Merger and productions caused operating loss to Disney during 3rd quarter
                • Specifically Dark Phoenix
                • Reports for movies to focus on Avatar, Planet of the Apes, others
                • Disney+ properties such as Home Alone, Cheaper by the Dozen, Night at the Museum, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, etc
                • Deadpool (37:40)
                  • Variety reports debates about whether Deadpool can seamlessly move between R-rated solo films and PG-13 rated MCU movies
                  • Thor: Love and Thunder (41:30)
                    • Reports are Taika Waititi has finished script for 2020 filming
                    • Marvel TV (43:10)
                      • ABC Entertainment in active talks about a project that focuses on a brand new female character mostly.
                      • Spider-Man (45:45)
                        • Phil Lord and Chris Miller developing live action TV shows based on Spider-Man characters
                        • Using Sony’s Marvel characters
                          • Around 900 in the Spider-Man vein
                          • Each shows are unique experiences, but also related (MCU style?)
                          • Nothing to debut or announce soon
                          • Venom (50:00)
                            • Andy Serkis officially directing sequel
                              • Tom Hardy helped write script, different direction than first Venom
                              • Michelle Williams confirms return
                              • Joker (52:10)
                                • Box office range predictions have the film bringing in $60-$90 million domestically
                                  • Above Aquaman $67.8 million and Shazam $53.5 million
                                  • October 4, 2019
                                  • Titans (53:45)
                                    • Season 2 trailer
                                      • Bruce Wayne, Robin, Wonder Girl, Aqualad, Superboy, Deathstroke, Raven

                                        • Plugs (58:40)

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