A New Star Wars Hope & The Disney-Fox Merger | Weekly News Episode 146
Listen to the Superhero Slate and learn that Star Wars announced a new trilogy of films, Disney has 20th Century Fox by the tail, the Punisher and Justice League are available to watch this week, and more!
News
- Star Wars (6:05)
- Rian Johnson to create new trilogy of films
- Focusing on new characters, new places, and timelines
- “this new trilogy, which is separate from the episodic Skywalker saga, Johnson will introduce new characters from a corner of the galaxy that Star Wars lore has never before explored.”
- Han Solo first look at Alden Ehrenreich
- TV series coming to Disney Streaming Service
- Rian Johnson to create new trilogy of films
- Disney (18:20)
- Service in 2019
- Streaming service to get new service-only shows
- Monsters Inc. from Disney/Pixar
- High School Musical
- Creating New Marvel Show
- New Marvel shows to exclusively debut on service
- Possibly New Warriors home?
- Future seasons of Netflix shows unknown
- New Marvel shows to exclusively debut on service
- To cost less than Netflix
- Reflects fact content volume
- Netflix (23:30)
- Where do the Marvel shows go after Disney contract expires?
- Stranger Things Season 2 Review
- The Punisher (29:18)
- Release on Friday, November 17
- Daredevil (30:40)
- Season 3 has started filming
- Should be through June 2018
- Agents of SHIELD (31:45)
- Season 5 Trailer debuts
- Combating the Kree and probably the Brood
- Season 5 Trailer debuts
- Black Panther (35:56)
- Character posters released
- Theater standee shows upgraded suit
- Funko Pop! Line revealed
- The Incredibles 2 (40:15)
- First footage to debut before Coco
- The Incredibles 2 will see Elastigirl as the Parr family parental figure initially having the adventure while Mr. Incredible is left at home to watch Jack Jack.
- First footage to debut before Coco
- 20th Century Fox (42:15)
- Disney reportedly has been in/out of talks to buy most of Fox
- Cannot buy broadcast network, including Sports/News
- The big D wants film division
- Consolidate Marvel characters
- Combat Netflix with more films
- Deal is NOT dead
- Disney reportedly has been in/out of talks to buy most of Fox
- Deadpool 2 (50:30)
- Kingsmen: The Golden Circle (52:20)
- Physical release December 12
- Digital release December 5
- Justice League (53:35)
- Release Friday November 17
- Two post credit scenes!
- Ben Affleck unsure of his future after two more appearances
- Release Friday November 17
- Suicide Squad 2 (56:06)
- May introduce Black Adam in film
- “A weapon of mass destruction”
- May introduce Black Adam in film
- Shazam! (56:55)
- Asher Angel (Disney shows) as young Billy Batson
- Dark Universe (59:00)
- Producers leave franchise
- The Mummy’s failure to launch center of problems
- Glass (1:00:15)
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