This week on Superhero Slate, we’ve gotten our first teaser for the long awaited Eternals, Spider-Man’s universe is starting to fill out, you can get MGM movies in 2 days with Free Shipping, and more!
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Eternals (14:15)First teaser trailer for upcoming filmFeatures 10 Eternal powered characters, spans thousands of yearsAngelina Jolie as "fierce warrior" Thena.Richard Madden as "all-powerful" Ikaris.Kit Harington as Dane Whitman (who is human).Barry Keoghan as "aloof loner" Druig.Gemma Chan as "humankind-loving" Sersi.Kumail Nanjiani as "cosmic-powered" Kingo.Salma Hayek as "wise and spiritual leader" Ajak.Lauren Ridloff as "super-fast" Makkari.Brian Tyree Henry as "intelligent inventor" Phastos.Lia McHugh as "eternally young, old-soul" Sprite.Don Lee as "powerful" GilgameshDeviants are villainsDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (27:40)Michael Waldron (Loki) is having to clean up messes he made with Loki in the Doctor Strange scriptWhat If...? (28:45)Producer teases plans for Tesseract Powered Iron Man suitWorn by Steve Rogers in WW2Moon Knight (30:00)Oscar Isaac confirms role as Moon KnightComic book concept art shows classic white/hooded costumeSecret Invasion (31:00)Christopher McDonald (Happy Gilmore) cast as newly created character for seriesFull plans for crossover into other series/moviesMarvel Studios (34:45)Pushes back 2 movesOctober 7, 2022 > October 6, 2023 (one year)Could be Blade?November 3, 2023 > November 10, 2023 (one week)Both untitled filmsJac Schaeffer signed 3 year deal with Marvel and 20th Television to create/develop TV contentCaptain America 4 (37:50)Rumor is that the Red Skull’s daughter, Sinthea Schmidt (aka Sin) is the main villainEarly casting call for “Kate Mara type” to play characterSpider-Man: No Way Home (40:40)Rumored trailer on June 1 - Tom Holland’s birthday and Sony’s social is now fully Spider-Man instead of VenomRUMOR: Norman Osborne will lead the Sinister SixInclude Green Goblin, Electro, Doc Ock, Sandman, Rhino and LizardSilk (43:55)Will differ from comics version "spent [time] abroad doing field research in remote isolation before returning home to discover her family has disappeared. Her main motivation will be to find them, while also dealing with her over-developed sense of empathy that forces her to strongly feel the emotions of everyone around her." Will likely remove any ties to Spider-Man8 Episode season on AmazonKraven the Hunter (45:30)Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Age of Ultron) cast as lead in Sony’s movie and multiple filmsConvinced by his role in Bullet Train "One of Sony Pictures' universe of Marvel characters, Kraven is one of Marvel's most iconic and notorious anti heroes, who has encountered Venom and Black Panther, among many others, as well as being one of Spider-Man's best known and most formidable enemies."J.C. Chandor (Triple Frontier; A Most Violent Year) has been tapped to direct the origin story, with a screenplay from Art Marcum & Matt Holloway (Iron Man; Uncharted) and Richard Wenk (The Equalizer; Jack Reacher: Never Go Back).January 13, 2023Joker (50:30)Todd Phillips to co-write Joker 2Waiting for more official announcementsAmazon (56:10)Buys MGM studios for $8.45 billionAcquires James Bond, Rocky, Tomb Raider franchisesOther content:"MGM has a vast catalog with more than 4,000 films - 12 Angry Men, Basic Instinct, Creed, James Bond, Legally Blonde, Moonstruck, Poltergeist, Raging Bull, Robocop, Rocky, Silence of the Lambs, Stargate, Thelma & Louise, Tomb Raider, The Magnificent Seven, The Pink Panther, The Thomas Crown Affair, and many other icons - as well as 17,000 TV shows - including Fargo, The Handmaid’s Tale, and Vikings - that have collectively won more than 180 Academy Awards and 100 Emmys."The Tomorrow War (1:00:55)Chris Pratt’s action movie going to Amazon debuts trailerReverse “Live. Die. Repeat.” ? Follow Superhero Slate every week! (1:04:45)
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