This Means War | Episode 69

Superhero Slate is super excited that Captain America’s Civil War is finally here! Also, new Star Wars video games impress us, we’re gonna talk about those Power Ranger outfits, Fox lines up its New Mutants, and more!

Superhero Slate is super excited that Captain America’s Civil War is finally here! Also, new Star Wars video games impress us, we’re gonna talk about those Power Ranger outfits, Fox lines up its New Mutants, and more!

Riff & Raff

News

Captain America: Civil War (8:25)

Initial impressions; Spoilercast
Box Office Update

Avengers: Infinity War (15:50)

Parts 1 and 2 will get new titles
To help show films are separate, but equal?

Black Widow (19:55)

Committed to making a solo film
Probably not till phase 4

Captain Marvel (24:10)

Rumor: Emily Carmichael to direct

Award winning short film director/writer
Lending rumors to Emily Blunt as Carol Danvers

Doctor Strange (28:00)

Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino (Inside Out; The Incredibles)

Star Wars (31:05)

Video game coming from Respawn (Titanfall)
Stig Asmussen, God of War director in charge

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (33:15)

New Star Wars day trailer
Tons of new stories - all canon
Rescue Admiral Ackbar; Hunt Rathtars with Han/Chewie; C3PO’s red arm and more

Han Solo Solo Film (35:38)

Elden Ehrenreich reportedly cast as role

New Mutants (38:30)

Lineup revealed?

Wolfsbane
Magik
Mirage
Cannonball
Sunspot
Warlock

Batman: The Killing Joke (42:50)

Releasing August 2
Rated R animated film

Justice League (45:45)

Ben Affleck added as EP

Irredeemable (48:55)

To be directed by Adam McKay
Irredeemable was first published in 2009 and tells the story of a Superman-like character, The Plutonian, who one days snaps and becomes the world’s greatest supervillain, flooding continents and killing millions. The former hero’s allies, a team of heroes called The Paradigm, are the only ones that can stop him all while on the run from his god-like rage. As the team tries to uncover his secrets and find a way to stop him, they must figure out what drove him to the edge and team up with their former enemies to stop their friend. What happens to the world when its savior betrays it?

The Mummy (51:15)

Russell Crowe joins as Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde

Universal Monster Film (53:10)

Set to debut in 2019

Invisible Man?

Power Rangers (54:05)

First look at Rangers

Assassin’s Creed (58:15)

Callum Lynch in the present
In the past

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