This week Superhero Slate is waiting even longer for Morbius, X-Men is bringing back original voice actors, Warner wants to sell The CW, and more!
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Spider-Man: No Way Home (20:00)Box Office - $1.5+ billion#8 of all time#6 All time DomesticMorbius (24:30)Delayed until April 1, 2022 (no joke)Now more dates than New MutantsBlade (27:10)Casting for character called Faiza, with fighting experienceDr. Faiza Hussain, Muslim woman who weilded Excalibur and took on the same name in the comicsHas fought Dracula and worked with Dane Whitman in the comicsEternals (29:40)On Disney+ This weekendEcho (30:15)Rumor: Writers from Netflix’s Punisher and Daredevil series have signed up for Disney+ seriesKen Kristensen and Dara ResnikX-Men ‘97 (34:05)Cal Dodd will return as Wolverine in the animated series revivalAlongside Lenore Zann (Rogue)The show will feature George Buza (Beast), Catherine Disher (Jean Grey), Chris Potter (Gambit), Alison Sealy-Smith (Storm), Adrian Hough (Nightcrawler), and Christopher Britton (Mister Sinister)Thor: Love and Thunder (35:50)Leaked poster shows new Thor suit and helmetAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (40:10)Bill Murray says his “power is being a bad guy”Could still by a microverse character, not KangTurning Red (41:05)Pixar film skipping theaters, straight to Disney+Third Pixar film in a rowMarch 11, 2022The CW (44:20)WarnerMedia is looking to sell (most) of the CW NetworkNexstar as a potential buyerWM would keep minority stake and continue making superhero shows until inevitable HBO Max takeoverPeacemaker (48:35)On HBO Max this Thursday, Jan 13First 3 episodesSequel to The Suicide Squad (2021)Batman: Caped Crusader (51:50)Animated series has Ed Brubaker (The Winter Soldier) join as lead writer“Set in the past, but viewed through a modern lens”The Boys (53:45)Season 3 confirmed to start on June 3 with 3 episodes, then weeklyFollow Superhero Slate every week! (56:50)
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