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Thunderbolts Review, The DCU Cancels Movies, Avengers Doomsday Cast Assembles, and more!

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This week Superhero Slate has your review of Marvel's Thunderbolts*, Sgt. Rock is the first DCU cancellation, the Avengers Doomsday cast gets together, and more!

May the 4th

News

  • Sgt Rock (15:20)
    • Movie canceled for potentially 2 reasons:
      • It needed to be in production by Summer 2025
      • Budget was slashed and director walked
      • Could be revisited at end of year for production 2026
      • Clayface (17:10)
        • Rumor: Doing a page 1 rewrite of script
        • Mike Flanagan only wrote a skeleton script for film
        • Scooper: strongly hinted that the DCU's future will be reevaluated after Superman's release this summer.
        • Ahsoka (22:40)
          • Rosario Dawson shares first set photo confirming season 2 now in production
          • First concept art images shared at Star Wars Celebration Japan
          • Deadpool (25:10)
            • Ryan Reynolds is in early stages of writing a new project
            • Along with “three or four” X-Men characters
            • Thought to be a proper X-Force movie
              • Different than Deadpool 2
              • X-Men (27:50)
                • MCU version believed to have Mister Sinister as villain in first outing
                • Have always teased character across previous X-men movies with Essex Corp
                • Hawkeye (30:30)
                  • Jeremy Renner says no season 2 because they offered him half the pay to return for the same work (8 month shoot)
                  • Rumor: Hawkeye Season 2 will move forward with Hailee Steinfeld as lead
                  • Avengers: Doomsday (37:20)
                    • Officially filming this week with actors together
                    • Chris Hemsworth showing workouts (and short hair), Pedro Pascal in his Mister Fantastic Suit, Robert Downey Jr. doing a Tate’s Bakeshop ad, full team at Thunderbolts
                    • Newton Thomas Sigel confirmed as director of photography
                      • The Usual Suspects, 4 X-Men movies, Superman Returns, Drive
                      • Spider-Man: Brand New Day (45:20)
                        • Rumor: J.K. Simmons to return as J. Jonah Jameson
                        • Thunderbolts* (47:50)
                          • Movie Review for last Phase 5 movie
                          • Spoilers (57:50)
                          • Ties to larger MCU & Post Credit scene details

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