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This week Superhero Slate is ending 2023 with a bang talking about Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon Part 1, the last DCEU movie - Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, breaking down Insomniac’s HUGE Wolverine leaks, and more!



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News



WB/Discovery (30:10)



Possible conversation about merging with Paramount

Would be eyed critically from FTC commission





eOne (34:22)



Hasbro sells off Entertainment One to Lionsgate



Purchased in 2019 for $4 billion; sold for $500 million





Adds 6,500 film and television titles to Lionsgate’s existing library, including Showtime hit “Yellowjackets,” ABC’s “The Rookie” and Discovery’s “Naked & Afraid” franchise





What If...? (35:55)



Season 2 Thoughts

Season 3 confirmed to be soon





Avengers 5 (43:00)



Jonathan Majors has been dropped by Marvel and Disney after being found guilty on 2 of the 4 counts

Current materials refer to the movie as Avengers 5 instead of Kang Dynasty





Excalibur (49:20)



UK version of superhero team in early works at Marvel

Can include Giah (Emilia Clarke), Dane Whitman (Kit Harrington), and possibly Captain Britain





Spider-Man 2 (PS5) (51:55)



Insomniac the victim of a hacker leak

Reports on video game with Venom, Miles, and Peter as playable characters

Coming in late 2025, similar to Miles spinoff with $50 target, would lead into Spider-Man 3





Spider-Man 3 (55:40)



Looking to release 2027 and 2028, possibly split into 2 parts at $50 each

Spider-Man: The Great Web multiplayer portion added as part of this game with part 1

PS5 or maybe PS6?





Wolverine (1:00:30)



Has to be released by Sept 1, 2025 on PS5

Early gameplay footage leaked to internet





X-Men (1:06:55)



Game looking to release by 2030

License mentions PS5

Another X-Men game by 2032





X-Men 97 (1:12:22)



Titles leaked for upcoming season, including a 3 part finale



E1: To Me, My X-Men 

E2: Mutant Liberation Begins 

E3: Fire Made Flesh 

E4: Motendo

E5: Remember It

E6: Bright Eyes 

E7: Shine With Strength Reborn 

E8: Tolerance is Extinction - Part 1 

E9: Tolerance is Extinction - Part 2 

E10: Tolerance is Extinction - Part 3









Dune: Messiah (1:14:00)



Has reportedly been greenlit at WB already

Eyeing 2027 release; takes place shortly after first Dune





Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (1:15:30)



Review & Discussion with Spoilers

Last of DCEU films, started with Man of Steel in 2013





Rebel Moon: A Child of Fire (1:36:20)



Review and Discussion with Spoilers

Available on Netflix

Welcome to the Superhero Slate review of Marvel's The Marvels Who exactly are The Marvels and why are their powers connected? How has Disney+ and the actor's strike affected theater turnout for this movie? Why is Goose our favorite Pet-Avenger?! Find out all these questions and more!



The Marvels (2023) is the culmination of Captain Marvel (2018), WandaVision (2021), and Ms. Marvel (2022).

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Welcome to the Superhero Slate review of Netflix's One Piece! Who are the Straw Hat Pirates and why are they looking for the One Piece? Can Netflix adapt anime to live action and make it GOOD? Can Luffy become king of the pirates? Find out all these questions and more!



Find One Piece streaming only on Netflix!

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Welcome to the Superhero Slate review of DC's Blue Beetle! Will Blue Beetle be the next big DC Superhero? How well did this movie make the transition from Max Streaming? Which DC Batman is THE fascist? Find out all these questions and more!



Blue Beetle (2023)



Box Office (3:43)



$25 million opening weekend domestically

$43.4 worldwide





Review (9:20)

Spoilers (15:15)



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Welcome to the Superhero Slate review of DC's The Flash! Does the Flash outrun Michael Keaton's Batman return? Is this the end of the DC Universe as we knew it? They put WHAT cameo in here?! Find out all these questions and more!



Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse



Box Office (7:50)



$55 million, less than anticipated





Review (11:15)

Spoilers (19:00)



Cameos

Reverse Flash implication?

3 post credit scenes filmed; form 3 different ‘regimes’ in charge of DC







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Welcome to the Superhero Slate review of Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3! Does our team of notorious, spacefaring, galaxy guarding A-Holes make out alive? Does James Gunn give up on Marvel for DC, or does he deliver one final time? Will there ever be another team of Guardians? Find out all these questions and more!



Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3



Box Office (8:25)



$282 million (50th highest ever)

Knocked Mario off top spot





Spoilers (17:50)



Soundtrack choices

Cameos: James Gunn familiars

Fun abilities

I Am Groot

Guardians of the Galaxy version 2

End Credit scenes







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