Dave Filoni's Star Wars Promotion, Sony's Sinister Six, Release the #AyerCut, and more!

This week Superhero Slate is celebrating Dave Filoni’s new Star Wars role, Sony won’t quit with bad Spider-Man ideas, Crisis on Infinite Earths confirms it's a 3 parter, and more!

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• Sinister Six (10:30)
  
  
  
  • Rumored movie back on at Sony with Live-Action characters
    
    
    
    • Venom, Morbius, Kraven, Ezekiel Sims (Madame Web)
    
    
    • Others include Rhino and Vulture
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Silk: Spider Society (18:40)
  
  
  
  • Amazon being sued by WGA for not starting writer’s room/payments after strike
  
  
  • Writers are contractually obligated to show, but cannot find other employment due to this
  
  
  • Announced 2020, has ties to Ezekial Sims
  
  
  
  


• Suicide Squad (2016) (22:20)
  
  
  
  • David Ayer voices support for James Gunn’s DCU
  
  
  • Says his Ayer Cut will “change the course of History”
  
  
  
  


• Superman: Legacy (27:05)
  
  
  
  • Skyler Gisondo (The Righteous Gemstones) to play Jimmy Olsen
  
  
  • Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher
  
  
  • Nicholas Hoult rumored to be Lex Luthor
  
  
  • All characters cast are “legacy” characters, not the first of their name
  
  
  
  


• Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths (34:15)
  
  
  
  • Trilogy confirmed with first trailer released
  
  
  • Does not include voice actors from main animated series
    
    
    
    • Considered “Tomorrowverse” to avoid costly production
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Star Wars (38:20)
  
  
  
  • Dave Filoni named Chief Creative Officer at Lucasfilm
    
    
    
    • Originally saw projects near completion, will now help oversee stories before creation
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Ahsoka season 2 in exploration
  
  
  
  


• Fantastic Four (46:15)
  
  
  
  • Anya Taylor-Joy rumored to be cast as Silver Surfer or at least a herald of galactus in film
    
    
    
    • Wires could be crossed and be Frankie Raye/Nova II, another Herald of Galactus
    
    
    • In alignment with previous rumors of gender swapped role
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Cillian Murphy front runner for Doctor Doom
    
    
    
    • Recently seen in Oppenheimer; played Scarecrow in Nolan Batman Films
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Avengers: Kang Dynasty (51:25)
  
  
  
  • Jonathan Majors contract stipulates no one else Kang
  
  
  • Hence no recasting yet
  
  
  
  


• Avengers: Secret Wars (54:20)
  
  
  
  • Sam Raimi and duo Justin Benson/Aaron Moorhead are top runners to direct interconnected Avengers films
  
  
  • Fantastic Four, Shang-Chi 2, Deadpool 3, and Spider-Man 4 lay groundwork for Secret Wars
  
  
  
  


• Marvel Studios (1:01:15)
  
  
  
  • Thor 5, Eternals 2, Doctor Strange 3, and Black Panther 3 in some stages of development
  
  
  • Ms. Marvel, Moon Knight, and She-Hulk are shows in line to get second seasons with new series structure in place
    
    
    
    • Showrunners write pilots and show bibles
    
    
    • Not film entire series and then ‘fix it in post’
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

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