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This week Superhero Slate has your review of Marvel's Thunderbolts*, Sgt. Rock is the first DCU cancellation, the Avengers Doomsday cast gets together, and more!

May the 4th

News

• Sgt Rock (15:20 )
  
  
  
  • Movie canceled for potentially 2 reasons:
    
    
    
    • It needed to be in production by Summer 2025
    
    
    • Budget was slashed and director walked
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Could be revisited at end of year for production 2026
  
  
  
  


• Clayface (17:10 )
  
  
  
  • Rumor: Doing a page 1 rewrite of script
  
  
  • Mike Flanagan only wrote a skeleton script for film
  
  
  • Scooper: strongly hinted that the DCU's future will be reevaluated after Superman's release this summer.
  
  
  
  


• Ahsoka (22:40 )
  
  
  
  • Rosario Dawson shares first set photo confirming season 2 now in production
  
  
  • First concept art images shared at Star Wars Celebration Japan
  
  
  
  


• Deadpool (25:10 )
  
  
  
  • Ryan Reynolds is in early stages of writing a new project
  
  
  • Along with “three or four” X-Men characters
  
  
  • Thought to be a proper X-Force movie
    
    
    
    • Different than Deadpool 2
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• X-Men (27:50 )
  
  
  
  • MCU version believed to have Mister Sinister as villain in first outing
  
  
  • Have always teased character across previous X-men movies with Essex Corp
  
  
  
  


• Hawkeye (30:30 )
  
  
  
  • Jeremy Renner says no season 2 because they offered him half the pay to return for the same work (8 month shoot)
  
  
  • Rumor: Hawkeye Season 2 will move forward with Hailee Steinfeld as lead
  
  
  
  


• Avengers: Doomsday (37:20 )
  
  
  
  • Officially filming this week with actors together
  
  
  • Chris Hemsworth showing workouts (and short hair), Pedro Pascal in his Mister Fantastic Suit, Robert Downey Jr. doing a Tate’s Bakeshop ad, full team at Thunderbolts
  
  
  • Newton Thomas Sigel confirmed as director of photography
    
    
    
    • The Usual Suspects, 4 X-Men movies, Superman Returns, Drive
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Spider-Man: Brand New Day (45:20 )
  
  
  
  • Rumor: J.K. Simmons to return as J. Jonah Jameson
  
  
  
  


• Thunderbolts* (47:50 )
  
  
  
  • Movie Review for last Phase 5 movie
  
  
  • Spoilers (57:50 )
  
  
  • Ties to larger MCU & Post Credit scene details
  
  
  
  

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