Home Box Office to the Max & Hawkeye Casting | Weekly News Episode 302

Superhero Slate

This week Superhero Slate is celebrating the Home Box Office, Kate Bishop is the most trending Avenger, Star Wars takes a leaked Detour, and more!

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News

• Warner Bros (20:20)
  • Every 2021 film will release simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max
    • This is for a period of 1 month per film
  • This includes:
    • Mortal Kombat
    • Godzilla vs Kong
    • Space Jam: A New Legacy
    • The Suicide Squad
    • Dune
    • The Matrix 4
    • Others via Variety
  • Currently only good through 2021; Nothing in 2022 on deal yet
  • No Roku yet
• Wonder Woman 1984 (35:25)
  • Early reviews are online, beware
  • HBO Max free trials removed before film hits
• Justice League (38:30)
  • Warner CEO confirms film is coming out in a “few months” on streaming service
• CW (39:15)
  • David Ramsey (Diggle in Arrow) is directing 5 episodes of DC’s TV shows (Superman & Lois, The Flash, Supergirl, Batwoman, and Legends of Tomorrow)
  • Will appear in episodes as “Mystery character”
    • Last seen with a green glowing box in Arrow
    • John Stewart/Green Lantern?
• Black Panther (42:25)
  • A new intro for the film has been added to Disney+ version of the film
  • Homage to Chadwick Boseman as character
• Hawkeye (43:30)
  • Hailee Steinfeld officially cast as Kate Bishop
    • Set photos show Lucky the pizza dog
  • Other confirmed cast:
    • Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova
    • Vera Farmiga as Kate’s mother
    • Fra Fee as Kazi (Clown)
    • Tony Dalton as Swordsman (trained Hawkeye)
    • Alaqua Cox as Echo (deaf character who can mimic movements of another person)
• Avengers (game) (51:30)
  • Kate Bishop coming 12/8 as a free character
  • Full skill tree, missions, etc
• Metal Gear Solid (53:10)
  • Oscar Isaac (Star Wars; Moon Knight) to play Solid Snake in upcoming film adaptation
  • Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts (Kong: Skull Island) and written by Derek Connolly (Skull Island; Jurassic World 3)
• Star Wars: Detours (1:05:00)
  • Episode at Dexter Jetser’s Diner leaked
    • Weird Al and Andy Richter as 4-LOM and Zuckuss
  • 2 seasons of episodes completed, never released
• Invincible (1:12:40)
  • New voice cast additions to upcoming show revealed at CCXP
    • Ezra Miller, Mahershala Ali, Jon Hamm, Clancy Brown, Djimon Hounsou
  • Previous cast announcements:
    • Steven Yeun, J.K. Simmons, Sandra Oh, Mark Hamill, Seth Rogen, Gillian Jacobs, Zazie Beetz, Walton Goggins, Khary Patyon, Zachary Quinto

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