News: D23, Batman The Animited Series, House of the Dragon, The Boys, Bioshock, The Crow

<p><u><strong>News</strong></u></p> <p>D23 Marvel Panel</p> <ul> <li>Man-Thing in WBN</li> <li>Secret Invasion</li> <li>-will lead into Armor Wars</li> <li>BP2 info and Ironheart info</li> <li>the Marvels clip</li> <li>Quantumania</li> <li>Thunderbolts lineup</li> <li>New World Order (the Leader as villain)</li> </ul> <p>Discovery CEO determined to cut $3B in costs due to merger. Laid off 70 WB animation employees. &nbsp;“Family movies and animation will not be part of immediate future for HBO”. Cancelled 40 projects.</p> <p><a href="https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/hbo-max-cancel-driftwood-cartoon-network-1235347613/"><u>https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/hbo-max-cancel-driftwood-cartoon-network-1235347613/</u></a></p> <p>House of the Dragon draws 10 Million viewed to smash records at HBO</p> <p><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/house-of-the-dragon-tv-ratings-sunday-aug-21-2022-1235203367/"><u>https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/house-of-the-dragon-tv-ratings-sunday-aug-21-2022-1235203367/</u></a></p> <p>Being the #1 show on Netflix for weeks may not be enough for S2 renewal. &nbsp;“It’s extremely expensive” per Neil Gaiman. Possible S2 will have to come on another platform if no renewal from Netflix</p> <p><a href="https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/the-sandman-neil-gaiman-season-2-1235347366/"><u>https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/the-sandman-neil-gaiman-season-2-1235347366/</u></a></p> <p>Batman TAS sequel series from original writers and voice cast to get another shot. &nbsp;Series is being shopped so HBOMax can get some revenue.</p> <p><a href="https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/batman-caped-crusader-jj-abrams-hbo-max-cancel-1235347652/"><u>https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/batman-caped-crusader-jj-abrams-hbo-max-cancel-1235347652/</u></a></p> <p>Jeffrey Dean Morgan joins the Boys as Tek Knight</p> <p><a href="https://deadline.com/2022/08/the-boys-jeffrey-dean-morgan-season-4-cast-1235099840/"><u>https://deadline.com/2022/08/the-boys-jeffrey-dean-morgan-season-4-cast-123509