Episode 119: No More Mutants

Casey and Chris have finally went ULTRA and unlocked their mutant powers. Unfortunately, Scarlet Witch has taken it upon herself to rid the world if their kind. In a last ditch effort to save themselves AND humanity, they record the latest episode of Towelite Talk. Can mutantkind live to fight another day? Find out by listening! 

Intro

RIP Dick Miller

Marvel

• Super bowl trailers for Avengers & Cap Marvel. Missing (edited) Avenger?!
• Michael B Jordan back for BP2?
• Cloak and Dagger S2 starts 4/4
• ABC passes on “women led” Marvel show
• Wolverine to be recast for MCU. Duh.
• FOX Marvel is on official hold per L.S. Donner
• Legion season 3 will be final and Harry Lloyd cast as Prof X.

DC

• The Batman: Ben Affleck out. 6/25/21 release
• James Gunn officially on SS2 with mostly new cast gets 8/6/21 release
• DC Super Pets 5/21/21
• Batman Beyond animated movie being developed? Will Friedle wants in!
• Kevin Smith gives details on Snyder unfinished DCEU
• The CW renews all DCTV
• Stargirl casts Jake Austin Walker (unknown) and Meg DeLacy (Cindy Burman/Shiv)
• DCU adding Batman TAS 3&4, The Batman and Doom Patrol in FEB, season 1 of Krypton this spring.
• Justice League vs Fatal Five trailer

Commercial

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TV

• Netflix
  • Zack Snyder ‘Army of the Dead’ zombie heist film
• CBS All Access
  • orders The Stand to series
  • The Twilight Zone coming 4/1 with two episodes. Series begins officially 4/11.
• Amazon
  • Invincible animated series casts Mark Hamill, Steven Yeun, Seth Rogen, J.K. Simmons, Zazie Beetz, Sandra Oh and more! Release 2020
  • Hanna episode 1 advance preview
• Other TV
  • CBS orders Frankenstein Detective show…
  • FX order Y:The Last Man to series and renames it ‘Y’. 2020

Movies

• Dune: Javier Bardem cast as Fremen Leader Stigar
• Escape from NY reboot: Leigh Whannell to reimagine/write & possibly direct.
• Scary Stories to Read in the Dark trailers August 9th
• Netflix TMNT

Gaming

• DR Mario World Mobile early summer 2019. Free w in app purch
• American McGee Alice: Asylum (prequel) BHS on Patreon
• Microsoft Studios rebranding to XBox Game Studios

SW

• New Novels for Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
  • Black Spire.
    • by Delilah S. Dawson 9/3
  • A Crash of Fate
    • by Zoraida Córdova 8/6
    • YA novel
  • Myths and Fables
    • Written by George Mann & Illustrations by Grant Griffin 8/6
    • Children’s stories

POP

• Hot Toys Alita
• MOTU Vintage Wave 3 preorder through 2/28
• Mezco Toy Fair reveal #3 Captain Marvel
• Black Series “Hyperreal”

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