Captain Marvel Tickets & the Loki Show | Weekly News Episode 205

A new Captain Marvel trailer has Superhero Slate powered up to see the movie, we discuss several shows on the Disney+ service, how many Fox movies will actually be released, and more!

A new Captain Marvel trailer has Superhero Slate powered up to see the movie, we discuss several shows on the Disney+ service, how many Fox movies will actually be released, and more!

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Punisher (13:40)

Season 2 trailer
January 18, 2019 on Netflix

Academy Awards (16:00)

Producers want to Assemble the Avengers to present awards
2013 had Chris Evans, Robert Downey, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L Jackson

Black Panther (19:00)

Best reviewed movie in 2018 from RT
Gets Writer’s Guild nomination

Black Panther’s Quest (23:18)

Stan Lee’s last animated cameo to debut on 1/13 episode

Captain Marvel (26:30)

Special Look Video
Tickets available now

Sales exceeded expectations

Looking at $160 million opening weekend
Avoid Samuel L Jackson interviews

Avengers: Endgame (35:30)

Marketing may only show footage from first 20 minutes of the movie

Hide spoilers and events until debut

Title has been in place since before production
Black Knight correlation?

2 True Believers comics in April are reprint of Dane Whitman stories

Spider-Man: Far From Home (43:00)

Trailer may debut January 15
Probably different from CCXP footage

Into the Spider-Verse (44:35)

Golden Globe for best Animated Film

Black Widow (46:30)

Rumors point to discussion for the film to have been first R-Rated Marvel film

Not likely with only 2 movies releasing in 2020

Loki (Disney+) (49:10)

Rumor points to Tom Hiddleston not being main actor, but more narrator

Telling events from Loki’s past/childhood
Has precedent in comics

Vision & Scarlet Witch (Disney+) (51:50)

Jac Schaeffer (Captain Marvel) to write and be showrunner

Lady Sif (52:55)

Rumor that Sif (Jamie Alexander) limited series to be in development for Disney+ streaming service

Fox Merger (54:50)

Deal expected to close early March
All non-production movies have 2 months to film or will be scrapped

Gambit, Silver Surfer, Kitty Pryde, Multiple Man, Doctor Doom
X-Force possible, but same time constriction

New Mutants reportedly hasn’t started the reshoots, but will be last release

X-Men: Dark Phoenix (58:40)

Current budget has ballooned over $200 million
Thought to be a box office bomb

Probably break-even but still be a loss worldwide
Depends on the die-hard X-Men fans and the average movie-goer

Venom 2 (1:00:25)

Sequel all but confirmed
Kelly Marcel (1/3 of Venom, Saving Mr. Banks) to write script
Ruben Fleischer not expected to return as director
Woody Harrelson’s Carnage expected to be villain

Possible R-rating but due to China’s extreme process, may remain PG 13?

Aquaman (1:05:00)

Has passed $1 billion worldwide (72% international)

Now higher than The Dark Knight

Birds of Prey (1:06:25)

Filming to begin this week

Star Trek 4 (1:07:50)

Has been shelved by Paramount

Plugs: (1:10:50)

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