#20 – Wonder Woman 1984, The Kitchen, Reign of the Supermen, 90s Flash, and Doom Patrol

by | Oct 26, 2018

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This week’s podcast covers Wonder Woman 1984’s delay, casting for Joker plus lots of images for The Kitchen, Bane in Gotham, and John Wesley Shipp in “Elseworlds”.

The release date of Wonder Woman 1984 has been delayed to June 5, 2020 – (Gal Gadot on Twitter)

  • Had been scheduled for November 1, 2019
  • Move is said to be because of a more advantageous release date, where the first Wonder Woman  was released

Additional casting for Joker movie (The Hollywood Reporter)

  • Dante Pereira-Olson cast as young Bruce Wayne (played a young version of Joaquin Phoenix’s character in You Were Never Really Here)
  • Douglas Hodge (Red Sparrow) cast as Alfred Pennyworth

Matthew Libatique (Iron Man, A Star is Born, Venom) to be cinematographer for Cathy Yan’s Birds of Prey film – GMA News

  • He’s currently preparing for the film
  • Says it will probably have a different title
  • “Margot Robbie is set to star and I’m excited for that. And then it has a little bit of origin story in it, so it makes it intriguing and it’s very early though, so early discussions.”

First look at The Kitchen – Entertainment Weekly

  • Photo of Elisabeth Moss, Melissa McCarthy, and Tiffany Haddish
  • Writer/Director Andrea Berloff – “I was excited by the idea of placing women in a position and world in which we don’t normally see them.”
  • The movie is partially about defying stereotypes, which is why she was interested in casting comedians in dramatic roles
  • Releases September 20, 2019

Trailer for Reign of the Supermen animated movie released – (YouTube)

  • Other details (Superman Homepage) – Will release digitally January 15, 2019, physically on 4k/blu-ray on January 29th, sometime on DC Universe
  • Cover art
  • Voice cast returns, adds Cameron Monaghan (Gotham) as Superboy and Tony Todd (Earl Jenkins in Smallville, voice of Zoom in The Flash) as Darkseid (also voice of Darkseid in 2 Lego animated movies)
  • Special features include a Lex Luthor featurette and a sneak peek of Justice League vs. The Fatal Five

First look at Shane West as Bane in final season of Gotham – Entertainment Weekly

Azie Tesfai (Jane the Virgin) cast as Kelly Olsen, James’ sister on Supergirl – Deadline

  • Will be a recurring role in Season 4
  • “Kelly is an intelligent and insightful woman who spent time in the military in order to pay for medical school. She’s recently discharged from the military and is currently finishing her training as a psychiatrist. She’s got a large heart and cares deeply about others.”

Elseworlds

John Wesley Shipp will return for The CW’s “Elseworlds” crossover

  • Photo with Supergirl, Flash, and Green Arrow with JWS in costume style of 1990 CBS series
  • Marc Guggenheim shares a closer look on Twitter

First look at Doom Patrol in next week’s Titans

  • Image of Beast Boy, Robotman, Elasti-Woman, Negative Man
  • Promo

Twitter question from Keenon Walker @TheKTWalker – “I’ve been thinking about @blacklightning, and I really think green light is made with kryptonite. What are your thoughts?”

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