On this episode of Heroes #272, Amy Dallen, Coy Jandreau, and Mara Knopic discuss the following:
- Warner Bros. and Todd Phillips have been releasing images and video about the Joker movie all week. The panel discusses their overall reactions to all of it.
- Warner Bros. announced a February 7, 2020 release date for Birds of Prey starring Margot Robbie. They are also taking meetings with other actresses to round out the cast.
- Variety reports that Chloe Zhao has been tapped to direct The Eternals for Marvel with Kevin Feige producing.
- IGN is reporting that Bruce Wayne's full frontal nudity in Batman: Damned will be removed in future printings.
- Deadline is reporting that ABC has commissioned an hourlong drama from Allan Heinberg that focuses on female superheroes for Marvel TV and ABC Studios.
- Variety is reporting that Alan Tudyk has been cast as the lead in the upcoming Resident Alien pilot for Syfy based on the Dark Horse comic series.
- Geoff Johns and DC announced that Nickelodeon star Brec Bessinger has been cast as the lead in DC Universe’s live-action Stargirl series.
- Variety reports that Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have been hired to compose original music for HBO’s Watchmen series.
- In an interview with Metro, filmmakers Glenn Ficarra and John Requa revealed that they turned in a draft for their Joker & Harley Quinn DC adaptation.
- Disney CEO Bob Iger tells THR that Kevin Feige will oversee the X-Men for the MCU because he does not want "two Marvels”.
- Joe Russo and Anthony Russo take to social media to release a hint at the title for Avengers 4.
- Former DC Entertainment President Diane Nelson was harassed off Twitter after expressing support for Todd Phillips’ Joker movie starring Joaquin Phoenix.
- Exhibitor Relations revealed on their Twitter account that director Matthew Vaughn will return to helm the currently-untitled Kingsman 3.
- Twitter Questions