This week Superhero Slate is revealing Season 2 titles for Marvel’s What If, making our predictions for the second half of Ahsoka, giving you a review of Netflix's One Piece, and more!
One Piece (7:10)First impressions of Netflix seriesTaylor Swift: The Eras Tour (19:10)Will beat every Superhero movie in 2023 with $150 million openingNYCC (22:50)New York Comic-Con on October 12Panels starting to get scheduledWhat If...? (26:30)Season 2 episode titles revealedWhat if Gamora killed Thanos?What if Captain Carter finds Hydra Stomper? (Continued from Season 1)What if the Tesseract landed in Haudenosaunee Confederacy before the colonization of America? (Introduction of new hero Kahhori)What if Hank Pym & Janet Van Dyne fought the Red Guardian during 1980’s?What if Yondu delivered Star-Lord to Ego?What if Happy Hogan saved Christmas? (Iron Man 3)What if Wanda had grown up watching musicals instead of sitcoms?What if Odin & Hela had faced Wenwu?What if Avengers had fought Surtur?9 Episodes, with first being cut from first seasonIs there a ‘culmination’ of these or just single stories going forward?Loki (31:55)Season 2 teaser trailerAgatha: Darkhold Diaries (34:20)May be a reason for show’s continuous title changesProducer says “something is afoot” and may indicate a different title per episodeDaredevil: Born Again (37:10)Spider-Man will be mentioned during show by KingpinPreviously thought to appear, but no longer the caseDeadpool 3 (39:15)Rumor: The TVA is selecting Heroes from dying worlds as a way to stop the multiverse from collapsing on itselfDeadpool and Wolverine meet as Wolverine was chosen from Fox universeRumor: Daniel Radcliffe cast in “secret role” in filmWolverine variant amid fan casting of him taking over mantle in MCUAvengers: Secret Wars (45:05)Sam Raimi top choice to direct movie currentlyDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness; Spider-Man trilogyDS2 brought in $950 millionAlfonso Cuaron (Harry Potter 3; Gravity) near top of list as wellSpider-Man 2 (47:45)Reveals more characters from game19” of VenomBlack Suit Spider-ManKraven the HunterThe LizardCrisis on Infinite Earths (50:15)Animated adaptation looking to be split into a trilogyAnimation Director updated resume to have parts I, II, and III listed for this filmMonarch: Legacy of Monsters (50:55)TV series set in Godzilla v Kong universeJohn Goodman (Kong: Skull Island) returnsTakes place across 2 time periods: Wyatt Russell and Kurt Russell play same characterJames Bond (54:45)Christopher Nolan rumored to be making deal to write and direct 2 Bond moviesWith full creative control, unlike previous Bond entries with producers overseeingRotten Tomatoes (58:25)PR firm Bunker 15 has been purchasing positive reviews for shows/movies, launching with a high ratingFocused on sites that are favorable and ‘debuting’ scores "obscure, often self-published critics who are nevertheless part of the pool tracked by Rotten Tomatoes,"Roku (1:02:40)Removed almost all of Quibi shows they acquiredRoku cutting content to save costsI Am Groot (1:04:44)Season 2 on Disney+5 episodesAhsoka (1:07:34)Episode 1-4 discussionBack Half predictions
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