HBO Max Details & Into the Spider-Verse 2 | Weekly News Episode 247

This week Superhero Slate breaks down HBO Max’s upcoming offerings, the Mandalorian gives us the final trailer before release, Into the Spider-Verse has announced a sequel, and more!

This week Superhero Slate breaks down HBO Max’s upcoming offerings, the Mandalorian gives us the final trailer before release, Into the Spider-Verse has announced a sequel, and more!

News

HBO Max (14:50)

$14.99/mo launching in May 2020

Free for direct-billed HBO Now subscribers, and HBO subs with AT&T services
Human-Curated content section

Will be home to Entire DC Films Library

Including upcoming Green Lantern & Strange Adventures shows by Greg Berlanti
DC Super Hero High by Elizabeth Banks

Library to include:

Studio Ghibli’s library
South Park
Friends
The Big Bang Theory
Doctor Who
HBO Original series
Warner Bros., New Line, DC Entertainment, CNN, TNT, TBS, truTV, The CW, Turner Classic Movies, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Crunchyroll, Rooster Teeth, and Looney Tunes

Watchmen (38:30)

Episode 1 discussion

Pennyworth (45:00)

Season 2 renewal at Epix
10 episode order

The Mandalorian (47:15)

Final trailer 
Disney+ in less than 2 weeks!

Star Wars (52:15)

David Benioff and DB Weiss let go from upcoming Trilogy

Netflix deal & their Twitter interview

No Plans for Kevin Feige to replace Kathleen Kennedy

Avengers: Endgame (58:00)

For Your Consideration campaign started for Academy Awards

Best Picture, Best Production Design, etc

Russo Bros. to appear on the Simpsons, Feige to voice Chinnos (their Thanos)

Ant-Man 3 (1:02:50)

THR says Peyton Reed will return to direct third Ant-Man film
Eying 2022 release date, joins Black Panther 2 as Phase 5 film

MCU (1:03:10)

Bob Iger commits to 3 or 4 Marvel movies a year

Includes D+ or cinematic?

Deadpool 3 (1:09:05)

Seems to be moving forward at Marvel

“Finger Gun Productions LLC”

Movie 143 (1:09:55)

Kitty Pryde movie from Tim Miller unlikely to move forward

Moon Knight (1:11:05)

Stained Glass Scarlet to possibly be lead villain in series

Ex-nun with psychic connection to Marc Spector

Bushman is MK’s primary antagonist in comics

Hawkeye (1:13:50)

Higher ups decide to keep Renner to appear in show and future MCU films

SUMC (1:14:35)

Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters will use J.Jonah Jameson as connecting factor

Venom 2, Morbius, Spider-Man, etc

Into the Spider-Verse (1:16:20)

Sequel announced with April 8, 2022 release date
Phil Lord & Chris Miller to return as producers

The Witcher (1:19:30)

New trailer for upcoming series
Premieres December 20, 2019 on Netflix

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