It's a Sadffleck Life For Us

It's a sad day indeed for The Batman fans, as Ben Affleck drops out to be the director. What's it mean for the DCEU? Listen to us speculate on that and a whole lot more, including the 25th Anniversary of Image Comics; on this newest episode of Towelite Talk!

Show Notes:

Opening

Geekly News 

• Stranger things Jim Hopper speech at SAG
• Friday the 13th starts filming in March
• Avatar starts shooting in August
• Peter Capaldi will do one last season as Doctor Who. Is it time for a female? Ben Whishaw (Q) favorited?
• Oceans 8 reveals first picture
  • Sandra Bullock (Debbie Ocean)
  • Cate Blanchett (Lou)
  • Rihanna (Nine Ball)
  • Sarah Paulson (Tammu) 
  • Anne Hathaway (Daphne Kluger)
  • Helena Benham Carter (Rose)
  • Mindy Kaling (Amita)
  • Awkwafina (Constance)
• Star Trek Discovery production FINALLY BEGINS. New video shows off sets, computer designs and captains chair. 
• Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary - 7 remake key art, 12: the zodiac age remastered July 11th. 
• Square Enix and Marvel game partnership
• Image Day 25th anniversary 2/1

Break

Star Wars 

• Han solo film starts production - titled Red Cup
• New lego sets revealed including bounty hunters and vader transformation
• Pablo Hidalgo revealed that another title for TFA was ‘Shadow of the Empire’

Marvel

• Cloak and Dagger cast
  • Olivia Holt and Aubrey Joseph
  • ABC family

DC

• Aquaman finds its villain Black Manta in The Get Down star Yahya Abdul-Mateen
• Nicole Kidman up for possible role
• Teri Hatcher joins Supergirl 
• Battfleck steps down as director of The Batman 
  • Kevin Smith called out from fans to direct
  • Rumors ABOUND of if he will stay on to star

Closing 

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