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Episode 126 - Goodbye Stan Lee

Julian Meush November 19, 2018

On this week’s show the guys unpack the Detective Pikachu trailer, discuss the official name and lineup of Disney’s streaming service, Disney+, dive into episode six of Titans and so much more. But unfortunately, it’s not all fun and games, as Julian, Daniel and Jeremy also look back on the legacy of Stan Lee after his passing.

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Show Notes

Movies

  • Stan Lee passes away at 95.

  • Trailers:

    • Detective Pikachu

    • Replicas

  • Venom has made $700 million worldwide.

  • Alien: Covenant sequel in the works by Ridley Scott that would centre around David facing off against the giant engineers on LV-426, the moon from the original Alien.

  • Joe Russo says that Avengers 4 is sitting at 3 hours. For reference, Avengers Infinity War came in at 149 minutes.

  • Breaking Bad movie in the works from creator Vince Gilligan. It will probably focus on the Jesse Pinkman character.

TV

  • Disney Play is now called Disney+. The distinguishing feature is that will have “micro sites” devoted to various brands. Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar, Nat Geo and Disney.

  • Diego Luna’s character from Rogue One will be getting his own prequel show on Disney+.

  • The Mandalorian:

    • Pedro Pascal confirmed as lead.

    • Carl Weathers rumoured to be joining the show.

  • Jason Todd in Titans S1E6. Plus a glimpse at the Batmobile!

  • Jeremy Irons cast as an older Ozymandias in the upcoming HBO Watchmen series.

  • Agents of SHIELD renewed for S7 right before S6 premieres.

  • Jack Reacher TV series in the works. Unfortunately it will not feature Tom Cruise.

What We've Been Watching

  • Batman Ninja

  • Castelvania (Netflix)

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