A weekly podcast where Chris and Mike talk about TV and movie news, superheroes, and everything in-between!
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This week on Superhero Slate, Netflix throws shade at the old Marvel Television regime, Spider-Man 4 starts to get villain rumors, we get to see a first look at Mortal Kombat 2, and more!
News
- Superman (7:20)
- Currently releasing at 140 minutes
- Movie will get simultaneous Japan and US release
- Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (12:12)
- Exterior overhead shots of some sets built for the movie
- Jason Momoa confirms he will have the “motorcycle” Lobo is known for in the comics - “I'll say the bike’s really cool."
- Will use comic accurate “fraggin’ and bastich” language
- Sgt. Rock (18:22)
- Colin Farrell rumored to be new front runner for upcoming DCU Movie
- Will most likely return in Batman Part II sequel
- Penguin season 2 not confirmed at this time
- Colin Farrell rumored to be new front runner for upcoming DCU Movie
- Ironheart (24:45)
- New screencaps show Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams
- Will have to rebuild armor after Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Shows return of non-nano suits and slide over facemasks
- June 24, 2024
- New screencaps show Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams
- Defenders (31:00)
- Netflix CEO discusses original Marvel deal
- "By far, our Marvel deal [in 2013] was the biggest deal in the history of television. No one will ever touch it," he explained. "We committed to five original seasons of TV with no pilots, 13 expensive episodes for each show centered around one character. And then a crossover season.
- Throws Marvel Television at the time under the bus for being cheap:
- "On our shows, we were dealing with the old Marvel television regime, which operated independently at Disney. And they were thrifty," he admitted. "And every time we wanted to make the shows bigger or better, we had to bang on them. Our incentives were not well aligned. We wanted to make great television; they wanted to make money. I thought we could make money with great television."
- Netflix CEO discusses original Marvel deal
- Daredevil: Born Again (40:00)
- Showrunner says Muse will play a role in Season 1 “and beyond” indicating a recurring threat or leaving a lasting impression
- Spider-Man 4 (46:00)
- Rumor: Film will feature a female villain for the web crawler
- Black Cat is front runner theory, but no confirmed age range or actress attached
- Wraith from Spider-man games
- Spider-Queen if they’re doing a Spider-Island style story; a WW2 era mutant that can control insects and arachnids, including Spider-man himself
- Marvel has already mapped out Spider-Man 5 and 6
- Most likely due to prolonged deal with Sony
- Spider-Man 6 most likely last for Tom Holland and hand reigns to Miles Morales by end
- Avengers: Doomsday (53:30)
- Clea (Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness) rumored to appear
- Left off discussion Incursions in last movie
- Clea (Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness) rumored to appear
- Mortal Kombat 2 (1:01:35)
- Movie is confirmed to have the ACTUAL Mortal Kombat tournament
- First images of film reveal Karl Urban’s take on Johnny Cage
- Returning Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion, Martyn Ford as Shao Khan, and Adeline Rudolph as Kitana
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Sunday Mar 16, 2025
Sunday Mar 16, 2025
This week Superhero Slate is back with a mind-blowing Thunderbolts trailer, Star Wars Underworld would have cost $40 million per episode, Shang-Chi 2 rumored to start production soon, and more!
News
- Fantastic Four (5:45)
- Concept Art officially revealed, showing inspiration on Disney’s Tomorrowland
- Characters will be in Disneyland Park this summer
- Thunderbolts (15:30)
- New trailer teases weird places movie will go
- Filled with talent names to showcase the team making the movie
- Not just actors
- Planet X (24:00)
- Vin Diesel’s recent social media post claims there is a call for him to return as Groot in a Planet X movie
- Planet X is where Groot’s species is originally from
- Unsure if its a Guardians 4 film following his origins or animated I Am Groot spinoff
- Vin Diesel’s recent social media post claims there is a call for him to return as Groot in a Planet X movie
- Marvel (26:30)
- November 2026 movie likely to be Shang-Chi 2 or Black Panther 3
- More likely BP 3 as Cretton is on Spider-man 4 and news about Denzel’s casting from last fall
- November 2026 movie likely to be Shang-Chi 2 or Black Panther 3
- Shang-Chi 2 (27:55)
- Marvel has created a production company called “Atlas” in the UK
- Could be Greek God’s version of Atlas?
- Further rumors the Atlas Foundation will be part of Shang-Chi 2
- Jimmy Woo was part of comics
- Atlas Foundation was the descendents of Genghis Khan, who would’ve been warring with Wenwu
- Death would allow Foundation to arise and take over in power vacuum
- Iron Fist would be introduced, alongside Amadeus Cho and Luna Snow
- Marvel has created a production company called “Atlas” in the UK
- Avengers: Doomsday (34:30)
- Studio looking into how to bring animated characters into the film
- Rather than translate them to live-action
- This is in addition to Miss Minutes, so possibly Spider-Verse, What If, X-Men 97
- Studio looking into how to bring animated characters into the film
- Spider-Man 4 (38:20)
- Sadie Sink (Stranger Things) cast in upcoming movie
- Red hair makes people immediately think of Mary Jane Watson
- Is this a Doomsday altered universe?
- The Last of Us (43:12)
- Season 2 trailer released
- April 13, 2025
- Batman (44:30)
- State Farm goes all in on Bateman vs Batman commercial
- Showcases villains including Two-Face, The Riddler, Catwoman, and The Joker
- Lanterns (48:00)
- Actress reveals the Guardians of the Universe and Sinestro Corps will be in show
- “We have all the characters we know and love... the Lanterns, the Guardians, Sinestros, and that world is still intact and everyone is presented as heroes and villains at the same time.”
- Actress reveals the Guardians of the Universe and Sinestro Corps will be in show
- DCU (52:00)
- Peter Safran possibly taking over WB movies division
- Leaving James Gunn as sole DCU head
- Current plans are to release two live-action films and one animated film per year in cinemas
- Same for Max streaming service, two live-action series and one animated series per year
- Peter Safran possibly taking over WB movies division
- Star Wars Underworld (57:55)
- Rick McCallum has opened up about George Lucas’ canceled show
- Episode cost was around $40 million and 60 episodes planned
- Each episode was bigger than the movies, and cost was from the technology at the time
- Avatar: Fire and Ash (1:02:40)
- Third movie will be longer than second, which was 3 hours 12 minutes
- Some plot points were pulled from second movie
- Still most likely to have a time jump
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Sunday Mar 02, 2025
Sunday Mar 02, 2025
This week on Superhero Slate James Gunn and Peter Safran talk about the DCU’s status, a lot of Marvel Concept Art made its way online, Daredevil gets Born Again this week, and more!
Gene Hackman (Superman) passed away this week
News
- Daredevil: Born Again (6:50)
- On Disney+ this week
- Season 2 filming starts this week as well, Kristyn Ritter rumored to be in NYC for filming on series
- Matthew Lillard joins cast in unspecified role
- The Punisher (10:15)
- Will be getting his own Special Presentation
- Co-written by John Bernthal and Reinaldo Marcus Green (We Own This City), who is also directing
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (12:15)
- Season 2 in 2026
- Season 3 confirmed, likely a yearly release
- “we're only going to make things we feel are ready and can go on for multiple seasons," - BW
- X-Men 97 (16:25)
- Season 2 in 2026 also
- “Biggest delay in release is between the first and second seasons, then it picks up regularly” - Brad Winderbaum
- Wonder Man (18:11)
- 8 episodes confirmed
- 20-40 minute runtimes
- Love letter to Acting and the movie industry
- 8 episodes confirmed
- Marvel Studios (20:35)
- Concept art posting by Senior Lead Concept Artist on their Artstation
- Not a “leak” as it was on a public site and the employee works for Marvel
- Avengers Doomsday or Secret Wars
- Fantastic Four: First Steps
- Iron Man 3000 - concept art for canceled project following Tony’s daughter in a racing series, featuring Madame Masque - could have been animated, stopped work in early 2023
- Iron Heart - “human Dormammu” concept
- Other concept arts include Captain America 4’s Serpent Society, T’Chanda (1940s Black Panther), Jocasta (VisionQuest)
- Reminder: Not all concept arts become reality, such as the Ultron Swarm, Vision attacking Iron Man in Civil War, and Nebula with the Infinity Gauntlet
- Concept art posting by Senior Lead Concept Artist on their Artstation
- Andor (40:30)
- Season 2 trailer released
- Features modern rock song instead of Star Wars soundtrack
- Releasing 3 episodes called a “Chapter” at a time over a month
- April 22, 2025
- Season 2 trailer released
- Star Wars (46:30)
- Kathleen Kennedy is NOT retiring, despite rumors this week
- Lucasfilm/Disney probably always looking at a succession plan for large franchises, including Marvel, Pixar, etc
- The Mandalorian and Grogu movie next, Shawn Levy’s standalone Star Wars film is the one after
- Simon Kinburg working on the next Star Wars trilogy
- Previously worked on Rebels show
- Will be after the last trilogy of films, most likely not connected to Skywalker Saga
- Kathleen Kennedy is NOT retiring, despite rumors this week
- DCU (50:45)
- James Gunn and Peter Safran held a private press event last week
- Provides transparency into process and studio, but has painted a picture of two creatives who might be in over their heads
- Sometimes one thought something was announced but it was more ‘online’
- Gunn said he is "steadfast in making sure that each of these projects works as a standalone project, so that you can go see 'Superman' and you can watch 'Lanterns' without having to see both of them." Safran somewhat contradicted that by stating that DC Studios was relaunched to create a shared universe because "people want to see these iconic characters interacting."
- Batman (54:35)
- Regarding Robert Pattinson being the DCU’s Dark Knight: "It's certainly not the plan. Like it's certainly not the plan."
- The Brave and the Bold is in "active development"
- Gunn - “I’m working very closely with the writer on Brave and the Bold"
- Writer’s name not revealed
- Clayface (55:35)
- Currently casting a Daniel Radcliffe type actor for lead
- Described by Safran as a "body horror film"
- Gunn said the idea is for it to "[work] as a pure horror movie for somebody who doesn’t care at all about DC"
- Superman (57:00)
- Gunn walks back his take on reshoots
- Previously said they did pick ups only, no scenes
- Now claiming to have reshot more scenes
- “Best source” inside says people watching Superman screenings think it is terrible
- Ricky Strauss (Apple TV+, Disney/Hulu) tapped to do marketing campaigns for movie
- Gunn walks back his take on reshoots
- Waller (series) (1:00:30)
- Most likely not filming in 2025
- "We’ve taken a couple of cracks at it but still haven’t been able land. Waller has been a bumpy road." - James Gunn
- The Authority (1:01:20)
- Confirmed to NOT be a priority for the studio and is “not the furthest along”
- Swamp Thing (1:01:58)
- They only talk to James Mangold “occasionally” about the movie
- He is working Star Wars currently
- They only talk to James Mangold “occasionally” about the movie
- Booster Gold (1:02:40)
- Currently at a standstill as well
- Safran says a showrunner "Maybe he fell out of love, maybe he got busy, but we had to pivot."
- Theory it is Danny McBride
- Sgt. Rock (1:03:30)
- Officially announced with filmmaker Luca Gaudagnino
- Daniel Craig was an “idea” but they never met with him
- Teen Titans (1:04:20)
- Officially happening with Ana Nogueira (Supergirl) writing the script
- "She’s fiddling with that now, but it’s definitely not a finished script."
- Officially happening with Ana Nogueira (Supergirl) writing the script
- Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (1:04:55)
- Halfway through production as of this week
- Deathstroke/Bane (1:05:20)
- Rumored Matthew Orton was working on this film but he is working on "something" for them
- Safran said it's only "kind of like" a Deathstroke/Bane story
- Lanterns (1:06:25)
- Has started filming and shown first image of DCU's Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre)
- Earth grounded, and Green Lantern ring shown
- Seems opposite of CGI fueled Ryan Reynolds movie
- Dynamic Duo (1:08:05)
- Animated feature using a mix of Puppets and CGI will revolve around 2 Robins
- Being written by Matt Aldrich (Coco) and called it "a perfect on-ramp for the family audiences into the world of Gotham."
- Gunn revealed, "There might be a way it might fit into the DCU. I would love for this animated puppet movie to be a part of the DCU. That's really appealing to me, but the story is unique, and so it may not work within our universe."
- My Adventures with Green Lantern (1:09:45)
- Animated series announced with title treatment
- "My Adventures with Green Lantern will follow high school student Jessica Cruz, who has her life upended when a Green Lantern Power Ring falls from the sky and chooses Cruz to be its champion. Things get even worse when more debris from the Lanterns’ ancient space war arrives - along with their alien foes."
- Starfire (1:10:35)
- Animated series announced for DC with title treatment
- "Follows her adventures after she uses an ancient spaceship she discovers on her home planet of Tamaran to escape her planet and explore the stars. Along the way, she’ll meet space biker Crush, plant-loving Fern, and the magical Princess Amethyst of Gemworld and, together, they will uncover the deepest reaches of the DC universe, save Space Dolphins, surf technicolor nebulas, and boldly soar into the unknown."
- DC Super Powers (1:13:25)
- Animated series announced for DC with title treatment
- Takes place in the Alliance School for Heroes and follows Lightning, Flash, Plastic Man, Aquagirl, Green Lantern, and Terra as they attempt "to level up their powers under the supervision of Principal Martian Manhunter."
- Krypto (1:16:15)
- They're working on four seasonal Krypto the Superdog shorts set in the DCU with the first set to drop this September/October.
- Safran added, "It’s definitely the Krypto you fall in love with in Superman. He’s a terrible dog."
- Wonder Woman (game) (1:22:30)
- Gunn and Safran are heavily involved in video games at WB as well it seems
- “sit with literally the guys that run the studios underneath JB, whether it's NetherRealm or whether it's Rocksteady, sit with them and talk about characters and stories that we're interested in and that they're interested in.”
- WB Games has canceled the upcoming Wonder Woman game, and closed 3 studios: Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and WB San Diego.
- Includes studio who worked on Multiversus, which will no longer get updates
- Monolith made the award winning Mordor games and their Nemesis system, locked behind Patent till 2036 still
- Gunn and Safran are heavily involved in video games at WB as well it seems
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Sunday Feb 23, 2025
Sunday Feb 23, 2025
This week on Superhero Slate, we have some insight into Marvel Television’s operations, James Bond’s creative control goes to Amazon, Avatar announces a 3rd animated series, and more!
News
- James Bond (2:20)
- Amazon/MGM gains full creative control over 007 License from Broccoli family
- Previously purchased MGM, but Bond has always been held by family
- Michael G. Wilson & Barbara Broccoli probably received large paycheck
- Amazon/MGM gains full creative control over 007 License from Broccoli family
- The Last of Us (16:55)
- Season 2 coming April 13 to Max
- Avatar: The Seven Havens (19:00)
- New animated series announced for Nickelodeon
- From original series creators, will be set after Korra
- 2 Books consisting of 13 episodes each
- Involve an EarthBending Avatar with a Lost Twin, rumored to bring about the end of the world
- Part of 20th Anniversary, possible 2026 release
- New animated series announced for Nickelodeon
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (26:50)
- Season 2 shows off Gwen Stacy joining the cast
- Was previously announced as a multi-season show
- Spider-Man 4 (29:00)
- Delayed a week to July 31, 2026
- Moving 2 weeks from Christopher Nolan’s the Odyssey
- Daredevil (30:00)
- Season 2 confirmed by Brad Winderbaum to release in 2026
- “Season 2 will come out next year, and then hopefully season 3 and season infinity after that.”
- March 4, 2025
- Nova (32:50)
- No longer moving forward as Series at Marvel Television
- Likely to be Movie/event later on
- Was pricey and not likely to have multiple seasons, like a regular TV show
- RUMOR: Henry Cavill was to play Annihilus
- No longer moving forward as Series at Marvel Television
- Strange Academy (36:05)
- No longer moving forward with series at Marvel Television
- Marvel not focusing on ‘Event Series’ anymore, but shows with returning characters and traditional television cadence
- Terror Inc (38:10)
- No longer moving forward with series at Marvel TV
- Was not on any radars, but follows a character called Terror who grafts body parts to himself to gain their abilities/memories
- Rumored to be part of Midnight Suns
- Clayface (42:40)
- Enlists James Watkins (Speak No Evil) to direct film
- Will have feature similar to The Substance
- Sgt. Rock (46:20)
- Reportedly loses Daniel Craig as title character
- Jeremy Allen White (The Bear) as potential replacement
- DCU (51:45)
- Had a private Press Event this week, rumored Major News coming
- Photo of James Gunn with Zack Snyder shared online
- Doesn’t mean anything, they’re friends outside of ‘DC’
- Gunn wrote Dawn of the Dead that Snyder directed
- Could be to ‘appease’ Snyderverse fanatics
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Sunday Feb 16, 2025
Sunday Feb 16, 2025
This week Superhero Slate has got your Captain America Brave New World Review, we recap the trailers from last week’s Super Bowl, Twisted Metal season 2 looks authentic to the games, and more!
Dr. Pepper Blackberry vs. Coke Orange Cream vs. Pepsi Wild Cherry & Cream
News
- Super Bowl LIX (8:15)
- Commercials
- Instacart cinematic Universe
- Seal’s Baja Blast Seal
- Commercials
- Superman (13:00)
- Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning (15:10)
- Trailer for possibly last MI film released
- Follow up to Dead Reckoning and other franchise characters return
- How to Train Your Dragon (18:25)
- Thunderbolts (23:10)
- Trailer released during big game
- Team follows Florence Pugh as Yelena Boleva, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, David Harbour as Red Guardian, Wyatt Russell as U.S. Agent, Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost, Olga Kurylenko as Taskmaster, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, and Lewis Pullman as "Bob”/The Sentry.
- International poster says *the Avengers aren’t available, could be translation of the title The Avengers isn’t able to be used
- Spider-Man 4 (32:00)
- Avengers: Doomsday (33:10)
- Starts filming March in the UK officially
- Some actors already there ahead of schedule
- Releasing May 1, 2026
- Avengers: Secret Wars (36:00)
- Films one year after Doomsday, per Anthony Mackie in interviews
- Releasing May 7, 2027
- Fantastic Four (38:00)
- Harry Potter (series) (39:45)
- John Lithgow (Dexter) in final talks to be cast as Albus Dumbledore
- Mortal Kombat 2 (43:38)
- First poster shows Karl Urban as Johnny Cage as an action movie star
- Koming Soon release date
- Secret Level (46:00)
- Season 2 confirmed by Amazon and Blur Studios
- Twisted Metal (47:50)
- Captain America: Brave New World (50:10)
- Movie released in theaters
- 4th biggest President’s Day opening
- 35th consecutive Marvel movie to open at #1
- Spoilers (1:02:40)
- Reported version differences
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Sunday Feb 09, 2025
Sunday Feb 09, 2025
This week on Superhero Slate, we're breaking down the Fantastic Four First Steps and the Jurassic World Rebirth trailers, the DCU leans into Animation, and more!
SUPER BOWL LIX SNACKS
News
- X-Men (12:10)
- Insider says they’re casting for upcoming movie
- Rumor: Javier Bardem eyed to play Mister Sinister as villain of film
- Other rumors say Iceman will be in film as well
- Rumor: No origin story movie, as they’ll have been around and are already a team
- Captain America: Brave New World (19:50)
- Will be released this week in theaters
- Director confirms Adamantium is more durable than Vibranium and teases it will become part of Project X and Wolverine in MCU
- Black Panther 3 (25:00)
- Producer says Wakandans will have something to say about Adamantium being introduced vs their Vibranium
- Rumor: Black Panther variants could show up in next Avengers movies, so not a direct recast
- Rumor: Ryan Coogler is interested in leaning into a more horror/supernatural/thriller tone for this film.
- His next film is the Sinners movie with Michael B Jordan/vampires
- Avengers: Doomsday (29:35)
- Rumor: Spider-Man to have a huge role in film
- Rumor: There’s a reason he has THAT face referring to Robert Downey Jr as Victor Von Doom
- Rumor: Plan is not to kill Loki, but possibly bring him off his role as Time Keeper, and have a reunion with Thor
- World War Hulk (35:00)
- Rumor: Film could play out in Battleworld, news possibly before Comic-Con in July
- Moon Knight (38:28)
- Rumor: "look up Memento, American Horror Story: Hotel and 'Ei8ht' from Treehouse of Horror XXXIV" for Season 2 inspiration
- Strange Academy (41:00)
- Could turn into Animated feature instead of live-action series
- Same with Power Pack as previously reported
- Vision Quest (43:00)
- Ruaridh Mollica had been cast in Vision as a series regular called "Tucker."
- Could be Tommy Maximoff’s real name, or if Vision builds his own family as Vin
- Terry Matalas (Star Trek Picard/Showrunner), Christopher J Byrne (American Gods), and Vincenzo Natali (Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities) as directors of episodes
- Ruaridh Mollica had been cast in Vision as a series regular called "Tucker."
- Fantastic Four: First Steps (45:15)
- Teaser trailer released for upcoming film
- Invisible Woman, The Thing, Johnny Storm, but no Mister Fantastic Powers
- Galactus shadow and over the shoulder in New York
- Baxter Building very prominent
- John Malkovich shows up - theories are Doctor Doom from Earth X or Red Ghost, a cold war villain trying to replicate the experiment that gave F4 their powers
- Jurassic World Rebirth (54:30)
- Trailer released this week takes us back to Isla Nublar, to revisit the original Jurassic Park site
- Need DNA from 3 biggest dinosaurs in the area with abilities to help people
- MORE DNA splicing, looks to be Human & Dinosaur mix or some kind of mutant
- The Authority (1:01:25)
- Rumor: Movie is being “reworked” since announcement
- Some discussion about it being animated back in November, but not the same idea as when it was included with Gunn’s Gods and Monsters panel
- Blue Beetle (1:03:15)
- Animated series worked on this year to debut in 2026
- Unsure if soft reboot again or continuing the movie
- 2023 film was pretty disconnected from DCEU at large
- Skeleton Crew (1:04:40)
- Next week
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Sunday Feb 02, 2025
Sunday Feb 02, 2025
This week on Superhero Slate, we're making our Super Bowl trailer predictions, Lanterns is the next DCU project to start filming, Henry Cavill is coming to Star Wars, and more!
News
- Super Bowl 2025 (8:35)
- Trailer lineup:
- Snow White
- Lilo & Stitch
- Elio
- 2 MCU Movies: Captain America & Thunderbolts?
- Jurassic World Rebirth
- How to Train your Dragon
- M3gan 2.0
- Smurfs
- Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
- NOT Showing:
- Warner Bros. including Superman (Puppy Bowl)
- Sony
- Netflix
- Amazon/MGM
- Apple
- Lionsgate
- Trailer lineup:
- Invincible (19:35)
- Season 3 on February 6 on Amazon Prime
- Fantastic Four (20:20)
- First trailer to debut on GMA this Tuesday, February 4
- F4 Day
- Might miss Super Bowl and get its own news cycle
- First trailer to debut on GMA this Tuesday, February 4
- Captain America: Brave New World (23:15)
- 1 post credits scene confirmed
- Releasing Feb 14 in theaters
- Daredevil (25:16)
- Officially rated 18+ in UK
- Previously series rated 16
- Black Panther 3 (27:00)
- Rumor: Achebe will be antagonist in movie
- a brilliant strategist and manipulator
- His goals typically revolve around destabilizing Wakanda's leadership and exploiting its resources for his own gain
- Could be Denzel Washington?
- Rumor: Achebe will be antagonist in movie
- Avengers: Doomsday (30:10)
- Kelsey Grammer’s Beast to return for upcoming movies
- Last featured with redesign in The Marvels
- Lanterns (33:20)
- Officially camera testing on series via Garret Dillahunt
- Moving faster than Waller series but may rely on more post production
- Batman 2 (35:14)
- Production designer says “Elliot Bridge” name in movie was intentional
- Thomas Elliot is “Hush” in comics, which was rumored to be villain for movie early on
- Teen Titans (38:45)
- Rumor: Damian Wayne to serve as Robin in this teamup
- Dick Grayson likely Nightwing already in DCU’s timeline
- Originally reported team will fight Ra’s al Ghul, his grandfather
- Superman (40:20)
- Joe Schuster’s estate suing Warner Bros/Discovery/DC for not licensing rights for upcoming film
- Affects releases in Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia
- Siegal & Shuster assigned rights to DC’s predecessor company in 1938
- British legal tradition contains: "provisions automatically terminating such assignments 25 years after an author’s death, vesting in the Shuster Estate the co-author’s undivided copyright interest in such countries."
- Joe Schuster’s estate suing Warner Bros/Discovery/DC for not licensing rights for upcoming film
- Star Wars (47:10)
- Henry Cavill in talks to play villain in an upcoming project
- Possibly Simon Kinberg’s trilogy
- SPUM Universe (48:20)
- Sony removes 2025 untitled Marvel movie
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (49:46)
- First episode reviews
- 2 episodes on Disney+
- Hudson Thames will return to voice Peter Parker in Marvel Zombies
- First episode reviews
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Sunday Jan 26, 2025
Sunday Jan 26, 2025
This week on Superhero Slate, the DCU kicks off filming Supergirl, Star Wars movies kick into gear, Daredevil is Marvel’s Next Big Thing, and more!
News
- Resident Evil (5:35)
- New movie to be written and directed by Zach Cregger (Barbarian)
- Will be horror focused and more true to game franchise (probably first 4 games)
- The Toxic Avenger (12:35)
- Cineverse is releasing the remake as Unrated in theaters this year
- Sits at 92% on RT but has been deemed “unreleasable” and “not safe enough to market”
- The remake stars Peter Dinklage as Winston Gooze, Elijah Wood, and Kevin Bacon
- The Suicide Squad (15:25)
- Not canonical to DCU, only Creature Commandos forward
- "For instance, Rick Flag Jr was killed because we heard Rick Flag Sr talking about it in Creature Commandos, not because we saw it in The Suicide Squad."
- “Only CC forward is pure canon; Peacemaker is almost entirely consistent with that canon other than the Justice League; The Suicide Squad has a lot of consistencies but I think of it as an imperfect memory."
- Not canonical to DCU, only Creature Commandos forward
- Clayface (19:11)
- Character may not be dead after Creature Commandos debut per James Gunn
- Movie could also be a prequel or not released in timeline order
- Supergirl (25:00)
- Movie officially filming with an image from set
- Features the House of El symbol (probably), Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El
- Location seems to be bar first featured in issue 1 of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow from Tom King
- Lanterns (30:00)
- Has cast Ulrich Thomsen (The Blacklist) as Sinestro in series
- Not necessarily a Yellow Lantern yet
- Described as "a former Green Lantern who turned rogue and is ruthless yet undeniably charming. Sinestro’s manipulative nature drives his enduring obsession with his former mentee, Hal Jordan."
- Has cast Ulrich Thomsen (The Blacklist) as Sinestro in series
- Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi (34:00)
- Current plan to start shooting movie in December
- Script written by James Mangold and Beau Willimon (Andor)
- Will probably affect Mangold’s start date for DCU’s Swamp Thing
- Star Wars: New Jedi Order (39:00)
- George Nolfi (Bourne Ultimatum; Oceans 12) has been tapped to write script
- Set 15 years post The Rise of Skywalker, will follow Rey’s training academy
- Not official title but rumored to be tone of film
- Star Wars (42:30)
- Shawn Levy’s untitled Star Wars movie is reported to have Ryan Gosling star in lead role
- Follows up from reports that film is “moving faster than expected” and will begin filming later this year
- Most likely release before Dawn of the Jedi but after Mandalorian and Grogu
- Will be a standalone film, not connected to the Skywalker saga
- Shawn Levy’s untitled Star Wars movie is reported to have Ryan Gosling star in lead role
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (45:20)
- Rumor: Chris Pine is being eyed to star in film from Patty Jenkins
- Previously teamed up in Wonder Woman franchise
- Patty Jenkins confirmed working on script after 2023 writing strike
- Rumor: Chris Pine is being eyed to star in film from Patty Jenkins
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (47:10)
- Daredevil (54:30)
- Charlie Cox: Original plan for Marvel was a soft reboot approach, keeping some things but wasn’t in line with what Daredevil had been established to already be in Netflix
- After 2023 strike, they redid an entirely new Pilot and used some previous footage to make it feel like original series
- X-Men (59:45)
- Rumor: Russo Bros. have signed a deal to stay with Marvel and help oversee some films, including X-Men
- Unsure if directing or Executive Producing to help with continuity
- Have previously indicated interest in X-Men
- Rumor: Russo Bros. have signed a deal to stay with Marvel and help oversee some films, including X-Men
- Marvel Animated Film (1:07:30)
- Rumor: Power Pack and Kid Kaiju are front runners for first animated Marvel theatrical movie
- Unsure if MCU tied or standalone, a la Big Hero 6
- Power Pack has previously included Franklin Richards
- Kid Kaiju is a new inhuman who has the ability to summon monsters he drew
- Rumor: Power Pack and Kid Kaiju are front runners for first animated Marvel theatrical movie
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Monday Jan 20, 2025
Monday Jan 20, 2025
This week on Superhero Slate, we’ve got eyes on a new Daredevil trailer, Supergirl casts her Kryptonian parents, an Iron Man 1 actor returns to the MCU, and more!
News
- Captain America: Brave New World (8:55)
- Tickets on sale now
- New poster shows off Tiamut from Eternals
- February 14 in theaters
- Daredevil: Born Again (13:20)
- Trailer released for upcoming series
- March 4, 2025 on Disney+
- Will continue stories from Netflix’s Daredevil series
- Season 2 will have started filming by time show is streaming
- Trailer released for upcoming series
- Vision (18:20)
- Faran Tahir (Iron Man) will return as Raza in upcoming series
- Previously assumed dead following Stane’s orders to kill this “Ten Rings” version, but it was off screen
- Could be flashbacks to Stark’s capture/creation of Iron Man armor?
- Eyes of Wakanda (21:10)
- Will follow group called Hatut Zaraze, “like Wakanda’s CIA” tracking down stolen Vibranium in the world
- Showrunner Todd Harris says:
- "Animation is the ultimate equalizer of locations," he explains. "Egypt costs just as much as New York City, and the moon costs just as much as Ohio. Filming around the globe has inherent limitations that we just don’t have in animation. That freedom allowed us to reimagine an idealized version of an era that’s unaffected by human history."
- August 6
- Marvel Zombies (23:50)
- 4 episodes and presented like a mini-Movie
- Rated TV-MA
- Serves as a sequel to the What If... episode and will feature original actors returning to voice characters
- October 3
- 4 episodes and presented like a mini-Movie
- Strange Academy (27:40)
- Rumor that series has been greenlit by Marvel
- Most likely working into writing/planning phase
- Probably follow Wong’s Sorcerer Supreme training next generation following Multiverse of Madness’s loss by Scarlet Witch
- Doctor Strange 3 (34:20)
- Will not start filming until 2026
- Sam Raimi still front runner for follow up
- Currently planned but still “unannounced” from Marvel Studios
- Will not start filming until 2026
- Shang-Chi 2 (39:40)
- Movie not planned to start filming until 2026
- Most likely will be after Destin Daniel Cretton’s Spider-man 4 movie
- Spider-Man 4 (41:15)
- Rumor: Peter Parker will get the black symbiote suit from the upcoming Avengers movies before wearing it in solo movie
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (46:33)
- Unique release schedule for series
- Jan 29 - 2 episode debut
- February 5 - 3 episodes
- February 12 - 3 episodes
- February 19 - 2 episodes
- Will be complete within the month
- Unique release schedule for series
- Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (48:45)
- Movie has started filming in the UK
- David Krumholtz (Oppenheimer) and Emily Beecham (Into The Badlands) cast as Kara Zor-El’s parents
- Kryptonian confirmed by Krumholtz
- Milly Alcock will appear as Supergirl in Superman first
- Jason Momoa’s Lobo could have future beyond movie, possibly his own project down the line
- Creature Commandos (52:05)
- Season discussion and review
- Mild spoilers
- Season discussion and review
- Swamp Thing (1:00:25)
- James Mangold says movie is “Standalone” project for DCU
- Will be a gothic horror around character
- Similar to Clayface, which should start filming this year
- Waller (1:01:35)
- Series to being rolling cameras this year for Max series
- Was announced alongside Peacemaker Season 2 by James Gunn at start of DCU
- Sgt Rock (1:07:35)
- Movie featuring Daniel Craig to begin filming later this year
- Was teased in GI Robot episode of Creature Commandos
- Still not officially announced from DCU
- Movie featuring Daniel Craig to begin filming later this year
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Sunday Jan 12, 2025
Sunday Jan 12, 2025
This week on Superhero Slate, Sony is turning all of its video games into movies, we look forward to a Superman Super Bowl, Marvel rumors Hulk out, and more!
Weather, Vending Machine, Snacks
News
- Horizon Zero Dawn (15:50)
- Sony officially announces movie based on game franchise
- No release date or other details
- Series based on games also still in the works for Netflix
- Writing on show confirmed at CES
- Sony officially announces movie based on game franchise
- Helldivers (19:35)
- Sony announces film based on video games in the works
- Ghost of Tsushima: Legends (21:00)
- Anime based on video games coming from Sony
- Looking for 2027 release
- Will be directed by Takanobu Mizuno (Star Wars Visions: The Duel)
- Animation done by KAMIKAZE DOUGA (Batman Ninja)
- Anime based on video games coming from Sony
- God of War (26:05)
- TV series writing in the works confirmed at CES
- Prime Video project
- Assassin’s Creed (26:44)
- Series rumored for Netflix
- Peacock (30:45)
- Jurassic Park/World and Fast & Furious series in work for streamer
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold (32:45)
- Andy Muschietti says this Batman in the DCU will not be Robert Pattinson
- Hinted at in Creature Commandos being 15 years after Doctor Phosphorus gets captured, and Batman was not ‘new’ then
- Superman (34:50)
- James Gunn confirmed to show Superman footage at the Puppy Bowl this year brought to us by Warner Bros.
- 30 second teaser, not sure about in-game trailer
- Krypto Super Play award to one pup during game
- James Gunn confirmed to show Superman footage at the Puppy Bowl this year brought to us by Warner Bros.
- Ahsoka (38:50)
- Rory McCann (The Hound - Game of Thrones) to replace Ray Stevenson as Baylan Skoll in season 2
- Was good friends with actor prior to passing
- Rory McCann (The Hound - Game of Thrones) to replace Ray Stevenson as Baylan Skoll in season 2
- World War Hulks (42:05)
- Rumor: Scooper confirms movie is in development at Marvel Studios
- Could tie into Cosmic Saga with a “Planet Hulk” scenario
- Hulk sent off into space for safety of the Earth
- Lots of Hulk appearances in Captain America: Brave New World
- Sentry was huge component of ending World War Hulk as only person strong enough to fend him off
- Thor 5 (45:50)
- George Miller (Fury Road) considered as director for Thor 5 or World War Hulk movies
- Interested in Thor after working with Chris Hemsworth in Furiosa
- Has previously shown interest in superhero movies with Justice League from 2000s
- Black Panther (48:50)
- Rumor: Looking to cast aged up son of T’challa and Nakia for upcoming movies
- NOT recasting T’challa/Chadwick Boseman
- Will be the new Black Panther of the MCU
- Rumor: Looking to cast aged up son of T’challa and Nakia for upcoming movies
- Mutant Saga (50:40)
- Rumor: Fantastic Four and Mutants make the MCU their home post-Secret Wars
- Through a merging of worlds or something else, bringing the Multiverse to an end
- Similar to how Infinity Stones were destroyed in Endgame
- X-Men (52:40)
- Movies will have Mr. Sinister as the villain
- Magneto has been used to death in previous Fox films
- Movies will have Mr. Sinister as the villain
- Nova (54:00)
- Annihilus rumored to be villain of series
- Could lead to Annihilation, similar to the comic series of same name
- Midnight Suns (56:25)
- Mephisto and Lillith rumored to be villain of film
- Unsure about Lillith in current Blade movie
- Avengers vs. X-Men (57:30)
- Next Avengers event movie looking to capitalize on comic book name
- Will most likely NOT be based on comic series, which included the Phoenix Force
- Spider-Man 4 (1:01:00)
- Rumor: The plan was (might still be) to have Spider-Man and the Punisher take on the Hulk in a street level adventure
- Passes scoopers “Smell test” on Hulk involvement
- Could lead to World War Hulk if true
- Spider-Man Rumors: Most likely not true until official announcements, too many being tossed around
- Rumor: The plan was (might still be) to have Spider-Man and the Punisher take on the Hulk in a street level adventure
- Spider-Man (Sony) (1:03:50)
- Rumor: Sony will focus on Spider-Man variants going forward, rather than villains
- Spider-Man and Miles (live-action) to live under the MCU umbrella
- Stories can be standalone in nature and feature the villains they tried to make films from
- Examples include Spider-Verse films and Spider-Man Noir show at Amazon
- Rumor: Sony will focus on Spider-Man variants going forward, rather than villains
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