A Longer Justice League & the Black Panther Soundtrack | Weekly News Episode 153

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Year 4 of Superhero Slate starts with fans staging a rally for a longer Justice League, we get a first look at Han Solo LEGO sets, Kendrick Lamar delivers the Black Panther soundtrack, and more!

News

• Justice League (8:00)
  • Fans hold rally/protest at WB to release Zack Snyder cut
• DCEU (14:40)
  • Walter Hamada (Shazam, IT) now president of DC Films at WB
    • Working with Geoff Johns still
  • Deadshot & Lobo put on films that probably won't happen list
• Silver and Black (21:25)
  • Begins production March 5 under name “Tri-Border”
    • Sony Pictures
  • Expect casting announcements soon
• Black Panther (26:45)
  • Kendrick Lamar to produce soundtrack
    • “All the Lights” featuring SZA single
  • New Billboard in LA
• Captain Marvel (29:30)
  • Adds Dewanda Wise (She’s Gotta Have It) in mysterious role
    • Monica Rambeau?
• Spider-Man: Homecoming 2 (32:40)
  • Sequel to start filming this June 1
    • Return to Atlanta and Berlin
  • Gwen Stacy to possibly be exchange student
• The Avengers Project (36:55)
  • Uncharted creative director (Shaun Escayg) leaves Naughty Dog to join Avengers video game
• Solo: A Star Wars Story (40:15)
  • LEGO sets leak online
    • Millenium Falcon
    • That logo might be real after all
  • Characters revealed
    • Emilia Clarke - Qi’Ra
    • Woody Harrelson - Tobias Beckett
• Fox (45:35)
  • Lauren Schuler Donner on crossover
    • “If we work with Kevin, I’m happy”
  • Bryan Singer removed as EP from The Gifted/Legion
• The Gifted (47:27)
  • Renewed for season 2
• Legion (49:00)
  • Shadow King recast as Navid Negahban
  • Will have 1 year time jump on return
• Game of Thrones (50:14)
  • 8th and final season, 6 episodes to return in 2019
• Animaniacs (52:22)
  • Two season order picked up at Hulu
• Netflix (55:35)
  • Signed a multi-year agreement with Matt Reeves’s 6th and Idaho studio
    • First look at movies Reeves wants to write or direct
    • Has moved from Fox
• Bright (58:05)
  • Sequel announced from Netflix
• Daredevil/Iron Fist (59:10)
  • Claire Temple to appear in upcoming Marvel shows
• The Merlin Saga (1:01:15)
  • Ridley Scott to helm film about origin of character
  • One of two projects about Merlin at Disney
• Spawn (1:02:25)
  • Movie working into budgeting/casting
  • Does not say a word the entire film

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