Morbius Delays & Selling the CW | Weekly News Episode 357

This week Superhero Slate is waiting even longer for Morbius, X-Men is bringing back original voice actors, Warner wants to sell The CW, and more! What We're Doing: Ghostbusters Afterlife, Encanto, The Witcher S2E1, American Auto, Taco Bell Chicken Wings, The Retro Game Basement Event News Spider-Man: No Way Home (20:00) Box Office - $1.5+ […]

This week Superhero Slate is waiting even longer for Morbius, X-Men is bringing back original voice actors, Warner wants to sell The CW, and more!

What We're Doing: Ghostbusters Afterlife, Encanto, The Witcher S2E1, American Auto, Taco Bell Chicken Wings, The Retro Game Basement Event

News

Spider-Man: No Way Home (20:00)

Box Office - $1.5+ billion

#8 of all time
#6 All time Domestic

Morbius (24:30)

Delayed until April 1, 2022 (no joke)
Now more dates than New Mutants

Blade (27:10)

Casting for character called Faiza, with fighting experience
Dr. Faiza Hussain, Muslim woman who weilded Excalibur and took on the same name in the comics
Has fought Dracula and worked with Dane Whitman in the comics

Eternals (29:40)

On Disney+ This weekend

Echo (30:15)

Rumor: Writers from Netflix’s Punisher and Daredevil series have signed up for Disney+ series
Ken Kristensen and Dara Resnik

X-Men ‘97 (34:05)

Cal Dodd will return as Wolverine in the animated series revival

Alongside Lenore Zann (Rogue)

The show will feature George Buza (Beast), Catherine Disher (Jean Grey), Chris Potter (Gambit), Alison Sealy-Smith (Storm), Adrian Hough (Nightcrawler), and Christopher Britton (Mister Sinister)

Thor: Love and Thunder (35:50)

Leaked poster shows new Thor suit and helmet

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (40:10)

Bill Murray says his “power is being a bad guy”
Could still by a microverse character, not Kang

Turning Red (41:05)

Pixar film skipping theaters, straight to Disney+
Third Pixar film in a row
March 11, 2022

The CW (44:20)

WarnerMedia is looking to sell (most) of the CW Network

Nexstar as a potential buyer

WM would keep minority stake and continue making superhero shows until inevitable HBO Max takeover

Peacemaker (48:35)

On HBO Max this Thursday, Jan 13
First 3 episodes
Sequel to The Suicide Squad (2021)

Batman: Caped Crusader (51:50)

Animated series has Ed Brubaker (The Winter Soldier) join as lead writer
“Set in the past, but viewed through a modern lens”

The Boys (53:45)

Season 3 confirmed to start on June 3 with 3 episodes, then weekly

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