Transcript
WEBVTT
00:00:00.239 --> 00:00:08.414
Tonight, chris Evans returns to the MCU, clayface, the movie the Enterprise and the Retiree, and Sesame Street gets evicted.
00:00:08.414 --> 00:00:11.701
All that and more on this edition of Multiverse tonight.
00:00:11.701 --> 00:00:30.013
There are many universes out there.
00:00:30.013 --> 00:00:33.795
Welcome to the one with news about all the others.
00:00:33.795 --> 00:00:36.417
This is Multiverse Tonight.
00:00:36.417 --> 00:00:41.241
Now here's your host, thomas Townley.
00:00:41.241 --> 00:00:42.444
Hi, of course, your ever-loving host, thomas Townley.
00:00:42.444 --> 00:00:45.832
I'm, of course, your ever-loving host, thomas Townley.
00:00:45.832 --> 00:00:49.920
And well, it's been a busy week.
00:00:49.920 --> 00:00:55.109
Let me just say that, for one, I might have a new job.
00:00:55.109 --> 00:00:59.161
Right now it's still tentative.
00:00:59.161 --> 00:01:03.409
I don't have much on the way.
00:01:03.409 --> 00:01:13.629
Let's just say it involves my favorite drink and doing some merchandising.
00:01:16.421 --> 00:01:23.989
I've been at Walmart for over 12 years and I like it there.
00:01:23.989 --> 00:01:27.108
I like the people, I like the job, I like the pace.
00:01:27.108 --> 00:01:30.566
Trouble is the pay is pitiful.
00:01:30.566 --> 00:01:32.870
For how long I've been there?
00:01:32.870 --> 00:01:36.245
I've been there 12 years and I'm making just above the minimum wage.
00:01:36.245 --> 00:01:46.754
Because every time they raise the minimum wage, instead of giving people who have been there for longer an additional raise for time served, they don't.
00:01:46.754 --> 00:01:49.730
They just raise you to the new minimum and you start fresh from there.
00:01:49.730 --> 00:01:55.673
So someone who comes in right off the street gets $14, and so do I.
00:01:55.673 --> 00:01:58.646
It's ridiculous.
00:01:58.646 --> 00:02:09.909
And this new job pays nearly $19 an hour to start, and here's at least a dollar an hour raise somewhere in the future after that.
00:02:09.909 --> 00:02:20.949
So, yeah, this new job will probably be a little bit more intensive, more of a work on me.
00:02:20.949 --> 00:02:24.247
I'll be pulling stuff more.
00:02:24.247 --> 00:02:25.562
I'll be working stuff more.
00:02:25.562 --> 00:02:32.867
I'll be working with a team, and so things will change.
00:02:32.867 --> 00:02:45.045
I'll probably not be running the show on Mondays or taping the shows on Mondays anymore, because I think this has like a Saturday, sunday, it will be my days off.
00:02:45.045 --> 00:02:48.090
So you know that will be that.
00:02:48.090 --> 00:02:51.129
But you know I will keep continuing doing this podcast.
00:02:51.129 --> 00:02:54.950
You know this is kind of my talk therapy, if you will.
00:02:54.950 --> 00:03:04.432
Now, if you'd like to contribute to the podcast, head on over to multiversetonightcom to find all our info there.
00:03:04.740 --> 00:03:39.759
But let's get on to the Marvel comics news, and Marvel news begins with Chris Evans returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as part of the cast for Avengers Doomsday, the highly anticipated sequel that will also star Robert Downey Jr as Doctor Doom.
00:03:39.759 --> 00:03:48.253
The rep has learned that Evans will be involved in some capacity, but the extent and exact nature of his role is currently unknown.
00:03:48.253 --> 00:04:03.356
After sunsetting as Steve Rogers' character in 2019's Avengers Endgame, evans recently made a brief return in this summer's Deadpool and Wolverine, but has his character, johnny Storm from Fox's Fantastic Four movies, not Captain America.
00:04:03.356 --> 00:04:07.064
Storm from Fox's Fantastic Four movies, not Captain America.
00:04:07.064 --> 00:04:15.211
The Russo brothers, who directed both Evans and Downey Jr in Captain America, civil War, avengers, infinity War and Avengers Endgame, are returning to direct Avengers Doomsday and its direct sequel, avengers Secret Wars.
00:04:15.211 --> 00:04:19.985
Avengers Doomsday is slated for release on May 1st 2026.
00:04:21.007 --> 00:04:29.649
Now, evans' return to the MCU has long been rumored in fanboy circles, but Marvel has, of course, declined to comment.
00:04:29.649 --> 00:04:36.319
The circumstances of his return are of particular interest given that Steve Rogers was an old man at the end of Avengers Endgame.
00:04:36.319 --> 00:04:44.708
But Danny Jr is returning to Marvel as a Tony Stark variant after his on-screen version of Stark died in Endgame.
00:04:44.708 --> 00:04:46.225
So all options are on the table.
00:04:46.225 --> 00:04:55.908
Evans' team did not immediately respond to the RAP's request for comment, but Evans last appeared in Captain America in Avengers Endgame.
00:04:57.920 --> 00:05:12.514
Anthony Mackie is the current Captain America in its current iteration, with the new film Captain America Brave New World opposite Harrison Ford, and that will come into theaters on my birthday, february 14th 2025.
00:05:12.514 --> 00:05:16.447
You know why not.
00:05:16.447 --> 00:05:22.019
You know he can be anything, chris Evans, you know.
00:05:22.019 --> 00:05:25.550
So let's not guess, let's not speculate.
00:05:25.550 --> 00:05:26.512
Let's just you know.
00:05:26.512 --> 00:05:29.117
Sit back and enjoy.
00:05:29.117 --> 00:05:39.456
Wait it out Now, with Chris Evans likely reprising his role in Marvel Studios' Avengers Doomsday, it looks like his former partner in crime will also be joining him in the new Marvel movie.
00:05:39.456 --> 00:05:50.218
Sources tell Deadline that Hayley Atwell is expected to reprise her Agent Carter role in the film, with Anthony and Joe Russo are returning to direct, with Marvel president Kevin Feige on board to produce.
00:05:50.218 --> 00:06:01.160
Now, marvel, of course, did not respond for comment and plot details are unknown at this time and of course, as I said before, the film comes on May 1st 2026.
00:06:01.160 --> 00:06:03.565
Begin your speculation now.
00:06:05.410 --> 00:06:14.716
And speaking of movies that just didn't hit the mark, sony's Kraven the Hunter is on the prowl for one of the worst starts for a Marvel movie at the box office.
00:06:14.716 --> 00:06:27.872
The latest in Sony's Spider-Man universe, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the iconic Spider-Man villain, debuted in third place over the weekend with a franchise-low $11 million domestically from 3,211 theaters.
00:06:27.872 --> 00:06:50.372
Jc Condor's R-rated action movie opened below expectations, having been projected to earn at least $13-15 million in its opening weekend, behind box office bomb Madam Web, which made $15.3 million before critic reviews skewered Craven on Rotten Tomatoes and opening night moviegoers gave it a poor C grade on CinemaScore a rarity for the superhero genre.
00:06:50.372 --> 00:07:01.658
Yeah, when I saw that trailer for the movie, it's like I don't need to see this for the movie.
00:07:01.658 --> 00:07:02.464
It's like I don't need to see this.
00:07:02.464 --> 00:07:25.055
Anyway, let's go on to the DC Comics News, and DC Comics News begins Fresh off the success of the HBO series, the Penguin.
00:07:25.545 --> 00:07:35.254
Dc Studios has officially greenlit a feature film based around Clayface, the shape-shifting Batman villain, from a script written by Dr Sleep filmmaker Mike Flanagan.
00:07:35.254 --> 00:07:44.793
According to a source with direct knowledge of the production Now, plot details are, of course, pretty much non-existent, but filming is expected to begin early next year.
00:07:44.793 --> 00:07:56.617
Matt Reeves and Lynn Harris will produce through their company Sixth and Idaho Productions, and Warner Brothers has set the film for release on September 11, 2026.
00:07:56.617 --> 00:08:10.113
Flanagan, who first pitched DC Studios on a Clayface project back in 2023, tweeted in 2021 that he was really quote, really keen to do a standalone Clayface movie as a horror, slash, thriller, slash, tragedy, unquote.
00:08:10.113 --> 00:08:20.834
But he's already committed to write and then direct a new take on the Exorcist Reversal, and he's also developing a series adaptation of Stephen King's novel Carrie for Amazon MGM Studios.
00:08:20.834 --> 00:08:26.711
So DC has been on the hunt for a director to take the reins, with an announcement imminent any day.
00:08:27.846 --> 00:08:30.267
Now let's go on to the Star Trek news.
00:08:30.267 --> 00:08:36.087
You gotta love the end of the year, folks, because there's just a lot of news coming out.
00:08:36.087 --> 00:08:42.190
It's pretty much hit or miss Dateline.
00:08:42.190 --> 00:08:53.630
Huntington, new York, a Long Island retiree who no longer drives has been receiving thousands of dollars in parking tickets from all over the country because she says her license plates match the Starship Enterprise's numbers.
00:08:53.630 --> 00:09:09.052
According to CBS New York's story last week, which has now been resolved, beta Corey's science fiction-themed dilemma has been four years of tears for the Huntington grandma, beta Corey.
00:09:09.052 --> 00:09:15.114
After beginning to lose her eyesight, she gave up driving, sold her car and surrendered her license plates in 2020.
00:09:15.114 --> 00:09:22.283
The problem is Corey's New York license plates share the same number as the Starship Enterprise NCC-1701.
00:09:22.283 --> 00:09:30.696
And Trekkies all over the globe have been buying matching novelty plates, putting them on their cars and racking up hundreds of tickets that have, of course, been delivered to Corey's mailbox.
00:09:32.505 --> 00:09:38.315
Corey said in a statement quote I won't cry because it's a simple matter that they could have fixed.
00:09:38.315 --> 00:09:47.195
Now she has even been receiving threats from Ohio and Canada, places where people with those fake plates committed crimes.
00:09:47.195 --> 00:09:56.325
Quote according to attorney Kenneth Mullins, within two hours of receiving the letter, I got a call from the general counsel Now.
00:09:56.325 --> 00:09:58.072
Mullins said not on my watch.
00:09:58.072 --> 00:10:02.297
Mullins saw CBS News' New York original story and volunteered his expertise.
00:10:02.297 --> 00:10:07.956
Quote this is a lady who was beaten up by a big bad corporation for four years.
00:10:07.996 --> 00:10:18.105
Mullen said New York said that Corey no longer has the plates attached to her name and Mullen's research determined that her name and address were never removed.
00:10:18.105 --> 00:10:20.614
So he got the DMV's top brass involved.
00:10:20.614 --> 00:10:27.217
Cbs News' New York said it was there when Corey got the life-altering news.
00:10:27.217 --> 00:10:30.875
Quote Mullen said your matter has been totally resolved.
00:10:30.875 --> 00:10:36.413
Now how to prevent this from happening to anyone else?
00:10:36.413 --> 00:10:41.019
Corey will no longer be in those tickets, but it begs the question who will happening to anyone else?
00:10:41.019 --> 00:10:44.426
Corey will no longer be in those tickets, but it begs the question who will?
00:10:44.426 --> 00:10:48.158
Now some of the companies manufacturing these Star Trek and other novelty plates are selling them with pre-drilled holes for Malyon cars.
00:10:48.158 --> 00:10:50.947
Mullins said quote it's now illegal to sell vanity plates in New York.
00:10:51.629 --> 00:11:04.234
The Parking and Violations Bureau told CBS News New York it is moving to dismiss Corey's 194 New York City tickets and Mullins will now work on hundreds of summonses from 23 other states that want Corey's money.
00:11:04.234 --> 00:11:11.913
Corey said finally, now I'm going to make a hole in the yard and bury those documents, these hundreds of tickets.
00:11:11.913 --> 00:11:22.692
I feel sorry for her, but you know it's not her fault, it's not the fault of people who bought those vanity license plates.
00:11:22.692 --> 00:11:32.115
It's the fault of the state of New York and the other places who are just seeing those three letters followed by four numbers and just going after her.
00:11:32.115 --> 00:11:37.072
So you know it's a government screw-up.
00:11:37.072 --> 00:11:38.414
Let's just put that there.
00:11:38.414 --> 00:11:41.991
Anyway, that's all the Star Trek news I have for you.
00:11:41.991 --> 00:11:44.751
Let's go on to the Star Wars news.
00:11:46.778 --> 00:11:55.447
Roger Roger, lucasfilm is cooking up a role for Jeremy Allen White, the Emmy-winning star of the Bear on the Mandalorian and Grogu.
00:11:55.447 --> 00:12:00.764
According to the Hollywood Reporter, lucasfilm did not respond to a request for comment on this.
00:12:00.764 --> 00:12:04.035
White is set to voice Rhoda the Hutt, the son of Jabba the Hutt.
00:12:04.035 --> 00:12:08.118
According to the character originated in animation with the Clone Wars movie which bowed out in 2008.
00:12:08.118 --> 00:12:10.979
Character originated in animation with the Clone Wars movie which bowed out in 2008.
00:12:11.581 --> 00:12:16.798
Jon Favreau is directing the next Star Wars movie, which has a release date of May 22, 2026.
00:12:16.798 --> 00:12:27.179
The film spins off his Disney Plus series the Mandalorian, which stars Pedro Pascal as a reluctant caretaker for Grogu, the baby Yoda-like creature.
00:12:27.179 --> 00:12:29.621
Sigourney Weaver will also star in the feature.
00:12:29.621 --> 00:12:36.083
Mandalorian and Grogu will be the first Star Wars feature since 2019's Star Wars, the Rise of Skywalker.
00:12:36.083 --> 00:12:42.860
The film bowed out a month before the Mandalorian premiered on Disney+, instantly becoming the streaming service's flagship show.
00:12:42.860 --> 00:12:50.229
So far, three seasons of the series have been released leading up to this movie, which will be produced by Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and Lucasfilm.
00:12:50.229 --> 00:13:05.615
President Kathleen Kennedy and Lucasfilm Chief Creative Officer Dave Filoni White came up on the Showtime series Shameless and hit the A-list as the lead of the Bear, the critically adored show starring on the pressure cooker that is the Chicago Kitchen Coming up.
00:13:05.615 --> 00:13:08.105
He has the Bruce Springsteen biopic Deliver Me.
00:13:08.956 --> 00:13:11.004
Now let's go on to the Geek News.
00:13:11.004 --> 00:13:37.029
We begin Geek News with a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang remake is in the works at Amazon MGM Studios with James Bond backers Eon Productions.
00:13:37.029 --> 00:13:45.769
The film is in the early stages of development, with executives at Eon and Amazon in the process of meeting with potential writers and directors.
00:13:45.769 --> 00:13:47.698
It's intended to be released in theaters.
00:13:47.698 --> 00:13:48.801
It's intended to be released in theaters.
00:13:48.841 --> 00:14:05.145
Dick Van Dyke starred in the original 1968 Chee Chee Bang Bang, a kid-friendly musical fantasy film adapted from the children's book by James Bond creator Ian Fleming and directed by Ken Hughes and produced by Albert Chubby Broccoli, and written by Roald Dahl, ken Adams and Richard Maybaum.
00:14:05.145 --> 00:14:16.265
The story follows widowed oddball inventor Caractus Potts, played by Dick Van Dyke, and his children, who salvage a scrapped racing car with magical abilities in pre-war England.
00:14:16.265 --> 00:14:18.955
The film's title song was nominated for an Oscar.
00:14:18.955 --> 00:14:22.500
Oh you, chi-chi-bing-bing, chi-chi-bing-bing, we love you.
00:14:22.500 --> 00:14:31.284
Yeah, I've never watched the film, but I know the song.
00:14:31.284 --> 00:14:32.027
What can I say?
00:14:32.027 --> 00:14:36.182
Anyway, some bad news.
00:14:36.282 --> 00:14:43.659
Sesame Street and Warner Bros Discovery are parting ways, and now the beloved children's program and it's adorable cast will be taking up shop elsewhere.
00:14:43.659 --> 00:14:52.826
Warner Bros Discovery has opted not to review it's deal with the show, according to the Hollywood Reporter, which is part of a larger pivot away from children's programming for the company.
00:14:52.826 --> 00:15:06.958
Sesame Street and Warner Bros Discovery aired a five-year deal back in 2019 that moved the show to Max, but the 55th season will be the last one to premiere there.
00:15:06.958 --> 00:15:14.539
Now it's not known when season 55 will officially debut just yet, but there will actually be Sesame Street content on the service for a little while yet.
00:15:14.539 --> 00:15:19.126
Max will continue to license episodes from Sesame Street's library through the year 2027.
00:15:19.126 --> 00:15:26.541
So while new episodes won't premiere after Season 55, fans can still access past content for a few more years.
00:15:26.541 --> 00:15:40.379
Quote it's been a wonderful creative experience working with everyone at Sesame Street on the Iconic Children's series, and we are thrilled to be able to keep some of the library series on Max in the US, according to a spokesman for the streaming service.
00:15:40.379 --> 00:15:51.924
As we've launched Max, though, and based on consumer usage and feedback, we've had to prioritize our focus on stories for adults and families, and so new episodes from Sesame Street at this time are not as core to our strategy.
00:15:51.924 --> 00:15:59.475
Jeez, you know it's kind of sad that you know.
00:15:59.475 --> 00:16:03.859
A corporation that makes money hand over fist cannot make Sesame Street.
00:16:03.859 --> 00:16:07.345
You know, that's just sad.
00:16:08.988 --> 00:16:11.557
On to our next story, the Marvel's and they cloned.
00:16:11.557 --> 00:16:21.451
Tyrone star Tiana Pryce is jumping into the world of Mattel's Matchbox cars for Apple Original Films' upcoming film Matchbox.
00:16:21.451 --> 00:16:32.831
The live-action film based on the die-cast Toyota vehicle line stars John Cena and Pryce, who joins as an expanding cast, also includes Jessica Biel and Sam Richardson.
00:16:32.831 --> 00:16:40.565
Extraction filmmaker Sam Hargrave is set to direct based on a screenplay by David Coggeshell and Jonathan Troper.
00:16:40.565 --> 00:16:50.023
The film will be produced by Skydance's David Elson, dana Goldberg and Don Granger and Robbie Brenner from Mattel Films.
00:16:50.023 --> 00:16:58.384
Matchbox will follow a group of childhood friends who must work together to stop an impending worldwide disaster and rediscover their friendship along the way.
00:16:58.384 --> 00:17:03.746
What that has to do with little tiny cars we'll never know.
00:17:03.746 --> 00:17:11.288
And but that brings us to the end of today's show.
00:17:11.894 --> 00:17:14.423
Now please be sure to check us out on social media.
00:17:14.423 --> 00:17:17.765
We're on Blue Sky and Twitter at Multiverse Tom.
00:17:17.765 --> 00:17:20.423
We're on Threads, facebook and Instagram at Multiverse Tonight.
00:17:20.423 --> 00:17:27.023
And if you've gotten some value out of this show this year and would like to pay it back, you know some holiday tips.
00:17:27.023 --> 00:17:37.943
If you would, please head on over to MultiverseTonightcom, where you can find our Patreon, our Ko-fi links, check out our show notes, visit our TeePublic store, leave some feedback and so much more.
00:17:37.943 --> 00:17:44.864
And if this is your first time listening, thank you and welcome, go ahead and hit the subscribe button and share us with others.
00:17:44.864 --> 00:17:48.176
Special thanks to Shane Ivers for the intro music and Lova Loco for the outro theme music.
00:17:48.176 --> 00:17:50.063
Thanks, shane Ivers, for the intro music and Lova Loco for the outro theme music.
00:17:50.063 --> 00:17:52.249
Thanks for watching this edition of Multiverse Tonight.
00:17:52.249 --> 00:17:56.837
We'll be back in two weeks with more sci-fi and comic book news.
00:17:56.837 --> 00:17:59.843
Now please exit the universe in an orderly fashion.
00:17:59.843 --> 00:18:03.915
Good night, Thank you.
