Marvel Gives Us More Animation, WGA Strike is Over, James Gunn's DCU Keeps A Few Actors, and more!

This week Superhero Slate is celebrating the WGA strike ending, Marvel is doubling down on animation offerings, James Gunn reveals his DCEU carry overs, and more! News One Piece (12:15) Dominates Netflix top 5 for fourth week Welcome all new listeners from our review! WGA Strike (15:45) Writers have preliminary agreement with AMPTP to resolve […]

This week Superhero Slate is celebrating the WGA strike ending, Marvel is doubling down on animation offerings, James Gunn reveals his DCEU carry overs, and more!

News

One Piece (12:15)

Dominates Netflix top 5 for fourth week
Welcome all new listeners from our review!

WGA Strike (15:45)

Writers have preliminary agreement with AMPTP to resolve strike

Board has let members go back to work with caveat

Voting Oct 2-7 to ratify agreement
SAG-AFTRA now meeting with AMPTP, similar sticking points
Projects resuming immediately include The Last of Us season 2, One Piece Season 2, Stranger Things Season 5 

Bethesda (24:00)

Working on game ‘under the Disney banner’
Also working on The Indiana Jones game

Marvel’s Avengers Anime (28:40)

Streaming free on YouTube

Produced by Madhouse (One Punch Man, Death Note)

All 39 episodes will be released weekly through 2024

Great British Baking Show (32:25)

New season debut
Show favorites

Loki (37:40)

Season 1 on blu-ray/4K released
Throg coronation scene

Wakanda (41:00)

Black Panther spinoff series from Ryan Coogler now rumored to be an animated show
Revealed by Marvel Studios founded production companies

“Maglev Train” working on “Golden City”

The Marvels (45:10)

Has secured China release
Clocking in at 1 hour and 45 minutes with credits
Shortest MCU to date

Word is that it jumps in and goes fast

X-Men (47:25)

Marvel Studios beginning search for writers
No decision till top of 2024

DCU (50:00)

James Gunn reveals which 4 actors who will continue from DCEU to DCU

Xolo Maridueno/Blue Beetle, John Cena/Peacemaker, Viola Davis/Amanda Waller, Freddie Stroma/Vigilante

DCU canon officially starts with Creature Commandos and Superman Legacy

Rick and Morty (55:44)

Season 7 trailer reveals soundalikes for show

Rick and Morty are identical to Justin Roiland

Season 8 was written and ready to be animated before the strike

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