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 we discuss The People vs Gorilla Grodd, Marvel adds another movie date in 2029, we review Lanterns Episode 1, X-Men 97 Season 2, and more!
News
- The Odyssey (11:20)
- Will release on Digital and physical on same day, November 17
- Traditionally films release digital first, then physical later
- God of War (14:45)
- Dave Bautista to officially play Kratos in live-action series for Amazon
- Golden Axe (15:50)
- Adult Animated series based on SEGA game coming to Paramount+
- 10 Episodes, premiere on September 16
- Lanterns (18:35)
- First episode is highest rated DCU property released
- Biggest DCU turnout on streaming as well
- Nathan Fillion’s Guy Gardner will make 3rd live action DCU appearance
- Superman, Peacemaker Season 2, Lanterns
- First episode is highest rated DCU property released
- The People vs Gorilla Grodd (28:00)
- Comedy TV series announced from DC Studios
- Jimmy Tatro as Gorilla Grodd
- "We already know Skyler Gisondo is pitch-perfect as Jimmy Olsen, and we can’t wait for fans to experience Jimmy Tatro’s captivating and hilarious portrayal of Grodd."
- Returning cast:
- Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen
- Beck Bennett as Steve Lombard
- Mikaela Hoover as Cat Grant
- Wendell Pierce as Perry Whit
- Jimmy Tatro as Gorilla Grodd
- Synopsis:
- The series follows a superintelligent ape who is convicted of murdering his father, the King of Gorilla City. In an eight-part "true" crime docuseries, the Daily Planet's Jimmy Olsen reopens the case, investigating whether Gorilla Grodd was wrongly convicted in one of Metropolis' most famous murder trials.
- Comedy TV series announced from DC Studios
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (34:20)
- Josh Keaton (Spectacular Spider-Man) to voice Eddie Brock in upcoming season 2
- Season 3 and 4 in the works at Marvel Television
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day (37:15)
- Latest released “Art of” Book has come under fire for including a very obvious AI generated concept “Big City, Little Spider”
- Taxis in the street, “DEII Grocery”, fire escapes, etc
- Is it AI or is it Photoshop’s Content Aware Tool + Photo bashing
- Regardless of tool, poor form to publish in an official book
- Latest released “Art of” Book has come under fire for including a very obvious AI generated concept “Big City, Little Spider”
- Marvel Studios (47:55)
- Five production companies set up by Marvel Studios for live-action projects.
- Atlas Hall - X-Men
- Dredge - Nova?
- Fragment - Black Panther 3
- Throttle - Ghost Rider
- Veil - Disney+ project, could be anything
- New movie dated for November 11, 2029
- Five production companies set up by Marvel Studios for live-action projects.
- Ghost Rider (51:30)
- Will film in the US compared to the UK
- Most likely due to locations that are not easy to replicate in the UK
- July 28, 2028
- Avengers: Secret Wars (52:45)
- Production starts September in the UK
- Naruto (59:25)
- Charles Melton is set to play Kakashi Hatake, the “Copy Ninja”
- Expected to film February 2027 with Destin Daniel Cretton
- X-Men (1:00:10)
- Charles Melton still in talks to play Beast for X-Men, despite Naruto casting
- X-Men 97 (1:02:50)
- Season 2 discussion
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Aug 16, 2026
Aug 16, 2026
1 hr 13 min
This week on Superhero Slate we cover D23 2026 and Disney delivers X-Men Casting News, a New Doomsday Trailer, we have a leaked Spider-Verse teaser, and more!
Thanks to everyone who got new merch!
News
- Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (5:45)
- Footage leaked for upcoming Sony animated film
- Features scene from end of Across the Spider-Verse with alternate universe Miles
- D23 (12:00)
- Disney’s bi-annual event with park, movie, and streaming reveals
- Disney Parks (13:55)
- Avatar for Disneyland
- Piston Peak for Disney World
- Marvel’s Campus Expanding - King Thanos ride
- Disney Movies (27:30)
- The Princess Diaries 3
- Lilo & Stitch 2, will feature Angel (the pink one) - May 26, 2028
- Ice Age: Boiling Point - February 7, 2027
- Tangled - March 31, 2028
- Oswald - February 17, 2027 (Jon Favreau) - streaming
- Zootopia 3 (bird related)
- Frozen 3 footage shown with villain reveal - November 24, 2027
- Pixar (33:00)
- Kingdom Hearts IV (36:55)
- New trailer reveals it will feature Coco inspired world
- Late 2027 release window
- Original anime series also greenlit
- New trailer reveals it will feature Coco inspired world
- VisionQuest (43:20)
- New trailer reveals all the AI in their human avatar forms, including James Spader and Ultron as he works with his reincarnated son
- F.R.I.D.A.Y., E.D.I.T.H., J.A.R.V.I.S., DUM-E
- New trailer reveals all the AI in their human avatar forms, including James Spader and Ultron as he works with his reincarnated son
- Avengers: Doomsday (49:20)
- D23 special look (same as SDCC footage) gives history to Victor Von Doom
- Tickets for regular screens also now on sale
- Hugh Jackman video shown asking if he (and Deadpool voiced offscreen by Ryan Reynolds) are able to help round out the cast
- Disney+ Countdown to Doomsday List
- X-Men
- X2
- Captain America: The First Avenger
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Avengers: Endgame
- LOKI S1 & S2
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Captain America: Brave New World
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
- Thunderbolts*
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps
- D23 special look (same as SDCC footage) gives history to Victor Von Doom
- X-Men (56:55)
- Cast revealed on stage, alongside movie’s Logo:
- Sadie Sink, who debuted as Jean Grey in Spider-Man: Brand New Day
- Kit Connor as Scott Summers
- Christopher Abbott as Professor Charles Xavier
- Samara Weaving as Emma Frost
- Inde Navarrette as Rogue
- Maya Boyd as Storm
- Adam Driver announced that he will play Nathaniel Milbury (jokingly NOT Magneto)
- Confirmed for May 5, 2028
- Cast revealed on stage, alongside movie’s Logo:
- Wolverine (game) (1:01:05)
- Gameplay reviews coming in
- Suits regenerate themselves so you’re not looking at ragged outfits all game
- Special edition console, controllers, and plates available for PS5
- Gameplay reviews coming in
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (1:03:15)
- Trailer reveals Doc Ock, Lizard, Rhino, Symbiote and more
- January on Disney+
- Ahsoka (1:04:00)
- Season 2 trailer released
- Rebels characters Hera, Ezra, Zeb, and Chopper return to face Admiral Thrawn
- January 20, 2027
- Season 2 trailer released
- Star Wars; Starfighter (1:08:35)
- Sizzle reel footage shown to convention
- Leaked online
- Features classic 70s Star Wars title treatment
- Sizzle reel footage shown to convention
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Aug 9, 2026
Aug 9, 2026
1 hr 8 min
This week on Superhero Slate we have more X-Men casting details, Indiana Jones returns in a Comic Book, James Cameron might give up Avatar, and more!
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News
- God of War (9:20)
- Dave Bautista in talks to star as Kratos in recast for upcoming Amazon series
- Season 2 also will recast the roles of Atreus; time passage same as in game
- Legend of Zelda (13:25)
- Movie will be Sam Neill’s final acting role
- Uli Latukefu (Young Rock) cast as Ganondorf
- Jurassic World Rebirth (17:55)
- Gareth Edwards leaves sequel due to creative differences
- Was brought on Rebirth because of same issue
- Gareth Edwards leaves sequel due to creative differences
- The Mummy 4 (22:45)
- Oded Fehr and Kevin J. O’connor officially returning to sequel
- Playing Ardeth Bay and Beni Gabor
- Oded Fehr and Kevin J. O’connor officially returning to sequel
- Indiana Jones (24:30)
- New comic book coming out featuring Indiana Jones’ adventures
- Indiana Jones And The Sword Of Pandemonium will be a 5 issue series set around Raiders of the Lost Ark era
- Written by Jason Aaron (Thor) and art by Aaron Kuder (Daredevil)
- Also announced: Indiana Jones: The Further Adventures Book I and Indiana Jones: The Further Adventures Book II, new deluxe hardcovers collecting the character’s beloved 1980s Marvel Comics sagas
- New comic book coming out featuring Indiana Jones’ adventures
- Lanterns (28:35)
- Clips teases a “pretty peaceful place out there” in the galaxy
- Then why do they need space cops?
- Clips teases a “pretty peaceful place out there” in the galaxy
- Blue Beetle (31:00)
- James Gunn says animated series “in active development” still
- Avatar (34:30)
- James Cameron unsure on his role in future Avatar films after spending 21 years on them
- “What are the other stories I want to tell? How many of them do I need to direct myself versus writing and/or producing with other filmmakers?'"
- James Cameron unsure on his role in future Avatar films after spending 21 years on them
- Sinister Six (39:50)
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day (43:05)
- Closing in on $2 billion world wide
- Records broken
- Destin Daniel Cretton will be doing Naruto next
- New Spider-Man trilogy will be slower than previous 3 films
- Closing in on $2 billion world wide
- Avengers: Doomsday (47:55)
- Promotional images for Latverian Witches leaked
- Previously seen at SDCC, plus a new one
- Promotional images for Latverian Witches leaked
- X-Men (52:35)
- Casting updates and rumors before D23
- Jean Grey: Sadie Sink (Spider-Man BND)
- Cyclops: Kit Connor (Heartstopper)
- Emma Frost: Samara Weaving
- Beast: Charles Melton (Rumor)
- Rogue: Cailee Spaeny (Rumor)
- Professor X: Christopher Abbott (Wolf Man) currently front runner; Will Poulter (Guardians 3) also testing for role
- Adam Driver as ?
- Casting updates and rumors before D23
- D23 (59:20)
- X-Men 97 (1:02:45)
- Season 2 has 9 episodes (compared to season 1’s 10)
- Due to release, not quality
- Season 3 and 4 re-confirmed to release on a yearly pattern starting in 2027
- Season 2 has 9 episodes (compared to season 1’s 10)
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Aug 2, 2026
Aug 2, 2026
1 hr 21 min
This week on Superhero Slate Spider-Man swings into theaters, Blanka makes his Street Fighter debut, Jumanji hits the Open World, and more!
GenCon - Mystic Curling Club, Hoxfall, Marvel Multiversus RPG (Secret Wars)
News
- Alien: Romulus (10:05)
- Sequel talk stalls due to Michael Fassbender’s David character
- Ridley Scott doesn’t want a character he created in another movie
- David Jonsson and Cailee Spaeny have moved (likely) to MCU projects
- Sequel talk stalls due to Michael Fassbender’s David character
- Jumanji: Open World (15:00)
- New trailer revealing upcoming Jumanji sequel
- Third of the new Jumanji films (4th overall) is releasing this Holiday against Doomsday and Dune 3
- Synopsis says “Final” but franchises, ya know
- Street Fighter (19:05)
- Booster Gold (22:55)
- David Jenkins says his version of Booster Gold series for DCU not moving forward
- Show will still go on with a new creative team
- Wonder Man (25:45)
- Season 2 canceled after announcement of renewal earlier this year
- Writers room hadn’t opened, with all production team released to pursue other projects
- Showrunner Andrew Guest put some info out on Tiktok
- "I feel how you all feel. And I just want to clear up what I can here. This is not a marketing stunt. There is no movie in the works. And Destin’s schedule, and no one’s schedule, was an issue. Yahya, Destin, Sir Ben, and I all loved making this show. All felt passionately about continuing to do it and were eager to. Contracts were signed, schedules were cleared. The writer’s room was supposed to start this month. The production was supposed to begin early next year."
- Reasons?
- Destin Daniel Cretton could be moving on to other projects like Spider-Man 5 or Shang-Chi 2
- Character could be moved to theatrical team up, possibly Shang-Chi 2
- Renewal was promotional stunt to see if more people watched it under the assumption a second season was happening
- Marvel could be done with streaming live action series (probably was not cheap with academy award winners)
- Blade (33:12)
- Mahershala Ali confirms project at Marvel isn’t going forward
- At least not with him
- Likely has been ‘dead’ for a while, since he didn’t voice Blade Knight
- Mahershala Ali confirms project at Marvel isn’t going forward
- X-Men (38:00)
- Deadline reports Samara Weaving (Ready or Not) has been cast as Emma Frost
- Niece of Hugo Weaving who played Red Skull
- Storm casting has Ryan Coogler involvement
- Likely to be involved in Black Panther 3
- Deadline reports Samara Weaving (Ready or Not) has been cast as Emma Frost
- Avengers: Secret Wars (41:15)
- Likely to start filming within a month or so
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day (43:10)
- Currently eyeing between $340-370 million opening weekend; maybe $355
- Possibly beating Avengers Endgame’s $357m, which was biggest opening of all time
- Looking at $925m worldwide opening
- Characters include Spider-Man, Punisher, the Hulk, Scorpion, Boomerang, Tombstone, Ramrod, Tarantula, The Hand, and ...
- SPOILERS (53:00)
- Currently eyeing between $340-370 million opening weekend; maybe $355
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Jul 26, 2026
Jul 26, 2026
1 hr 26 min
This week on Superhero Slate San Diego Comic-Con gives us Ghost Rider, a new Lanterns trailer, the Spaceballs Cinematic Universe, and more!
The Odyssey, Rainforest Cafe
News
- SDCC 2026 (17:55)
- Going on now!
- Spaceballs (19:25)
- Avatar: Seven Havens (22:15)
- Next series trailer
- Retracted: All 26 episodes of Seven Havens will be available to stream starting October 9
- Resident Evil (29:00)
- New Trailer for upcoming movie
- September 18 in theaters
- Supergirl (33:00)
- Home release dates
- Digital on July 27th
- 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD on September 4th
- Home release dates
- Clayface (33:55)
- Trailer released featuring more body horror scenes
- This is the same version from Creature Commandos, per Peter Safran
- We WILL get the big clay beast
- Lanterns (37:45)
- SDCC trailer
- First look at suited up Hal and Sinestro
- Manhunters - pre-Green Lantern space ‘cops’
- Star Wars: Detours (41:25)
- Show will become available to watch, in a limited capacity
- Selections of Detours will be playing exclusively at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
- Wolverine (45:20)
- Story trailer for upcoming game revealed
- Features Jean Grey
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day (47:00)
- Out in theaters this coming week!
- Rosario Dawson confirms she filmed scenes but they were all cut from film
- Played Claire Temple/night nurse in Daredevil
- VisionQuest (49:55)
- October 14 on Disney+
- MCU (50:30)
- Post-secret wars
- "It will establish a streamlined, simplified, single universe that we can keep up with. Some things will be familiar, but many, many things will be entirely new.”
- "We were just in a Marvel Studios meeting room, planning movies all the way up to 2042,"
- "But yes, we definitely have plans [for a live-action Miles]," he revealed, "and I think a live-action Spider-Man movie has this destiny: to add Miles sometime after the Spider-Verse series ends."
- Post-secret wars
- Avengers Doomsday (58:22)
- Trailer brought in 503 million views in first 24 hours
- Spider-Man Brand New Day is 719m
- Tickets on Sale for Infinity Vision
- Costumes reveal multi colored Latverian Witches
- Green, Yellow, Purple, Red
- Doom’s outfit up close
- Panel
- Hayley Atwell confirmed for movie
- Deadpool showed up (X-force costume)
- Leaked footage
- Trailer brought in 503 million views in first 24 hours
- Ghost Rider (1:09:55)
- Ryan Gosling confirmed to be Ghost Rider
- This movie is based on a version he brought to Marvel Studios
- Shawn Levy to direct
- 2028 in theaters
- Ryan Gosling confirmed to be Ghost Rider
- Black Panther 3 (1:15:40)
- Ryan Coogler returning to direct threequel
- David Jonsson (Alien Romulus) is T’challa’s son in upcoming film
- The film will be shot on larger format celluloid film.
- December 15, 2028
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Jul 19, 2026
Jul 19, 2026
1 hr 4 min
This week on Superhero Slate Marvel’s Nova movie gets a writer, The Batman 2 is delayed, Avengers Tickets go on sale, and more!
SDCC is next weekend; Sam Neil passed away at age 78
News
- Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (10:40)
- Will receive limited theatrical release from July 24 to July 30
- Most likely to become eligible for 2027 Academy Awards
- GI Joe (16:11)
- Danny McBride taking over directing duties on upcoming film
- Will be his feature Directorial Debut
- Chris Hemsworth exited project for ‘undisclosed reasons’ - Thor 5?
- Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, and Walton Goggins are lead choices to be in film
- Cooper likely to take Hemsworth’s role as “Duke”
- Danny McBride taking over directing duties on upcoming film
- Call of Duty (19:15)
- Movie officially set in “Modern Warfare” universe
- Games aren’t linear or connected
- One of the most popular video games released in the end 00s
- Movie officially set in “Modern Warfare” universe
- God of War (23:40)
- Kratos actor Ryan Hurst tears biceps filming live-action series
- Will be recast due to 6 month+ recovery time
- Series has filmed at least 4 episodes of season 1’s 10, but show has 20 commitment
- Kratos actor Ryan Hurst tears biceps filming live-action series
- Wolverine (game) (24:55)
- New trailer released for upcoming game, playing before The Odyssey
- September 15 on PS5
- X-Men (31:15)
- Rumor front runner casting:
- Bill Skarsgaard as Professor X
- Cailee Spaeny as Rogue
- Adam Driver as villain (William Stryker, Mister Sinister, etc)
- Charles Melton as Beast
- Cooper Hoffman as Cyclops
- Sadie Sink as Jean Grey
- Margot Robbie as Emma Frost
- Second set of rumors say no Wolverine or Magneto
- Rumor front runner casting:
- Nova (35:10)
- Michael Waldron has been tapped to pen a Nova MOVIE instead of a series
- Previously reported Marvel said no Nova series when questioned about his WGA page
- Michael Waldron has been tapped to pen a Nova MOVIE instead of a series
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day (39:13)
- Releasing July 29 in Prime screenings July 30th for regular screenings
- Social media embargo lifts July 27, and review embargo on July 28
- Avengers: Doomsday (42:30)
- Tickets will go on sale July 20 for Infinity Vision theaters
- Most likely needs SOME sort of trailer/video to announce
- Official runtime of movie is 165 minutes (could change, by only by small margin)
- They have confirmed the first trailer will debut during Marvel's Hall H panel on July 25
- Tickets will go on sale July 20 for Infinity Vision theaters
- Box Office (48:15)
- Domestic BO is trending to pass $10 billion this year
- First time since 2019
- Major movies so far have not made sizeable impact
- Star Wars, Minions, Moana, Supergirl, He-Man
- Cheaper, indie films made by Gen Z or visionaries
- Backrooms, Obsession, Odyssey, Project Hail Mary
- Domestic BO is trending to pass $10 billion this year
- The Batman Part 2 (53:30)
- Movie delayed to February 18 2028 per Matt Reeves’ camera test
- Batman has bigger ears
- Man of Tomorrow (55:30)
- Xolo Maridueña will return as Blue Beetle in upcoming movie
- Animated series announced 2 years ago has no updates or information since
- Definitely NOT a Justice League...or is it?
- Xolo Maridueña will return as Blue Beetle in upcoming movie
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Jul 12, 2026
Jul 12, 2026
1 hr 19 min
This week on Superhero Slate we’re talking X-Men 97 Season 2, Avengers Doomsday official art, Supergirl’s competing versions, and more!
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News
- Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (25:10)
- After movie leaked earlier this year, release changed to Paramount+ on July 25
- Official trailer
- Star Wars (30:30)
- The Ninth Jedi coming to Disney+ on August 5
- “Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi is an upcoming 8-episode limited anime series from Lucasfilm and Production I.G”
- The limited series picks up not long after the events of the Visions shorts: "The Ninth Jedi" and "The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope."
- Simu Liu voices a character Lah Zhima
- August 5 on Disney+ and HuluAugust 5 on Disney+ and Hulu.
- The Ninth Jedi coming to Disney+ on August 5
- Marvel Studios (33:10)
- Returning to Hall H at SDCC this year
- Avengers Doomsday trailer (before Spider-Man in theaters); Upcoming Movies/Casting (X-Men, Black Panther 3)
- Nova (36:30)
- Michael Waldron (Loki) has “Nova” on his WGA credit page
- Marvel has confirmed he is not working on a Nova series for them (at this time)
- Avengers: Doomsday (39:35)
- X-Men (48:00)
- Kevin Feige confirms X-men are arriving AFTER Avengers: Secret Wars
- AXE: Judgement Day (53:50)
- Rumor: Avengers, X-Men, Eternals will be the Avengers 7 movie
- X-Men 97 (55:40)
- Season 2 talk
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day (58:30)
- Looking to open between $230-250 million
- Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (1:01:10)
- Trailer could be coming for SDCC to release before BND
- Lanterns (1:02:20)
- Will have a panel at SDCC and interactive experience
- DC Crime (1:03:50)
- Jimmy Tatro will play/voice Gorilla Grodd in the series
- Supergirl (1:05:35)
- DC Studios had a director’s cut vs a studio cut competing in test screenings
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Jun 28, 2026
Jun 28, 2026
1 hr 10 min
This week on Superhero Slate DC animation goes all in on Absolute Batman, Daredevil Deep Cuts Return, Genndy gets his Conan the Barbarian show, and more!
Summer Break Next Week
News
- Invincible (7:55)
- Officially renewed for Season 6
- Conan the Barbarian (12:30)
- Genndy Tartakovsky working on animated adaptation of character
- First pitched series in 2008
- "After finding love in the pirate queen, Bêlit, a battle-hardened Conan defies gods, fate and even death to save her from a dark sorcery that threatens to destroy everything."
- Will be on Amazon
- Genndy Tartakovsky working on animated adaptation of character
- Ghostbusters: Night Shift (17:00)
- First images revealed of upcoming series
- Plot:
- New York City, 1994. Five years after the Ghostbusters took the Statue of Liberty for a walk, a new supernatural threat hits the Big Apple. Now, a group of scrappy New Yorkers must suit up, face their fears, and bust some ghosts.
- The Odyssey (22:30)
- Movie will skip influencer screenings and only invite critics
- "bucks the trend of studios getting ahead of professional reviews by inviting fan-site bloggers and influencers to see major releases in advance and then letting them post (often highly enthusiastic) mini reviews on social media."
- Supergirl (29:35)
- Now in theaters!
- Initial Impressions
- DC Studios (40:30)
- WB Animation revealed several DC projects coming out
- Absolute Batman, Joker: Laugh Riot, and Krypto
- Joker is not set in the DCU, when Batman is murdered, the Joker launches a ruthless crusade through Gotham’s underworld to find the killer who took away his greatest adversary.
- Krypto tags along with a gang of misfit criminal wannabes who live down the block, and they soon discover he’s a ball of destructive, lovable energy worse than any of them.
- Mister Miracle and Creature Commandos season 2 had footage, with Dynamic Duo still confirmed to be in the works
- Absolute Batman (43:30)
- A ‘what if’ style universe where characters are reinvented, similar to Marvel’s Ultimates
- Scott Snyder will serve as showrunner (creator)
- “Absolute Batman boldly reinvents the Batman mythos for a new generation of fans, reimagining the Dark Knight as a working-class hero up against impossible odds (and the most terrifying foes ever), on a mission to prove that even in an era of wealth, power and corruption, one good person can change the world.”
- Batman: Knightfall (49:05)
- Trailer for first movie in adaptation of animated trilogy
- Follows Bane breaking Batman’s back, the rise of Azrael, and other iconic moments
- X-Men 97 (52:05)
- Daredevil (57:40)
- Elodie Yung and Alice Eve return for Born Again Season 3
- Yung played Elektra and Eve as Mary Walker
- Elodie Yung and Alice Eve return for Born Again Season 3
- Avengers (1:02:40)
- Rumor: Russo Bros. working on a third Avengers movie
- Could be Secret Wars part 2 or potentially another actual Avengers film
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Jun 20, 2026
Jun 20, 2026
1 hr 10 min
This week on Superhero Slate Spider-Man Tickets go on sale, we get Doomsday leaks in HD, Shrek takes us out of his swamp, and more!
Tommy Gofton/Dragon Ball Z The Board Game Saga, Toy Story 5
News
- Shrek 5 (16:50)
- First trailer reunites cast for upcoming sequel
- They go to “Further, Further Away”
- Focus previously was on Shrek & Fiona’s daughter, who is not present in trailer
- GTA 6 (22:25)
- New trailer to reveal cover art
- Pre-orders June 25
- Release November
- Twisted Metal (25:30)
- Season 3 adds Mark Hamill as Pope Charlie Kane
- Estranged father of Sweeth Tooth
- Season 3 adds Mark Hamill as Pope Charlie Kane
- Harry Potter (30:00)
- Series adds Peter Serafinowicz as Peeves
- Missing from movie series
- "cheeky ghost known for causing trouble in the Hogwarts halls"
- Series adds Peter Serafinowicz as Peeves
- Jurassic World Dominion (32:00)
- Universal spent $658.8 million on the 2022 movie
- Previously held by The Force Awakens
- Made over $1 billion at the box office
- Universal spent $658.8 million on the 2022 movie
- American Villain (35:25)
- DCU series featuring Jimmy Olsen titled “American Villain” on the WGA website
- Peter Safran confirms its a Gorilla Grodd project
- “We've talked about the Gorilla Grodd show for HBO that we'll start shooting this year. That's big news, by the way. I probably shouldn't have said that."
- Clayface (37:55)
- Current run time at 1 hour 50 minutes
- Aaron Paul has joined in a minor role
- Rumored: No other DCU cameos or Batman mentions
- The Batman Part 2 (40:35)
- New image teases 8:12
- Scott Snyder’s run of Batman issues 8-12 saw him face off against the Court of Owls
- Wonder Woman (42:10)
- Adria Arjona shows up at Supergirl red carpet, sparking Wonder Woman rumors
- Could be Maxima in upcoming Man of Tomorrow film
- Adria Arjona shows up at Supergirl red carpet, sparking Wonder Woman rumors
- Supergirl (44:24)
- Theaters this weekend
- Tracking around 1/3 of Superman
- Theaters this weekend
- Avengers: Doomsday (46:50)
- HD leaks of the pixel trailer from last week land online showcasing 4 different teams lining up
- Another of Dr. Doom
- Avengers, New Avengers, Fantastic Four, X-Men
- Could a trailer be on the horizon with Spider-Man: BND and SDCC?
- HD leaks of the pixel trailer from last week land online showcasing 4 different teams lining up
- X-Men (54:20)
- Movie will enter pre-production in Q4 of this year
- Lee Sung Jim on how he and Jake Schreier are approaching movie:
- “with X-Men, Kevin [Feige] just wants to take a big swing and start anew, not be beholden to any of the movies that have come before,"
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day (56:50)
- Trailer released (matches leaked one) and tickets on sale!
- Biggest ticket sales in 5 years, including biggest of 2026, 4th in the history of ticket sales on Fandango
- Spider-Man, Hulk, Punisher, The Hand, and frozen people around the city
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Follow Superhero Slate (1:08:10)
Jun 19, 2026
Jun 19, 2026
58 min
Get ready to power up! On this special bonus episode of Superhero Slate, Chris and guest host Patrick sit down with prolific game designer and founder of Lynnvander Studios, Tommy Gofton, to talk about his explosive new Kickstarter campaign: Dragon Ball Z: The Board Game Saga.
This game is a true survivor, having spent nearly a decade in licensing and development limbo across multiple publishers before finally breaking through to fully fund in just fifteen minutes! Tommy shares the incredible story of the game's resurrection, how his background in film helped shape his design philosophy, and why designing for massive IPs sometimes means throwing your own ego out of the window.
We dive deep into the game's actual mechanics, exploring:
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The Pendulum System: Why you actually have to "fail to progress" and take a beating in order to scale your power level—just like a true Saiyan!
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Stress as Health: How combining physical damage and psychic energy into a single "Stress" track cut down on creator's bloat to keep the gameplay fast and accessible.
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Breaking Canon: Why the game lets you pit Yamcha against Perfect Cell on Namek, and how the Boss Decks adapt to keep the scaling balanced no matter who is in your party.
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Cardboard vs. Miniatures: Why opting out of "74 waves of plastic" kept this massive game incredibly affordable and lightning-fast to produce.
Plus, Tommy shares his roundabout distribution workaround for international EU and Australian fans, and gives us a sneak peek of what Lynnvander is bringing to Gen Con (Booth 518)—including a celebrity D&D stream with the cast of Arcane and Overwatch!
Whether you’re a die-hard Z-Fighter or a board game design nerd, this is one episode you do not want to miss.
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Back the Game on Kickstarter: Dragon Ball Z: The Board Game Saga
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Check Out Lynnvander's Gameplay: Six Sides of Gaming YouTube Channel
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Find Tommy's Canadian Game Store (For International Workarounds): Round Table Board Gameries
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Visit Lynnvander Studios: Lynnvander Studios Official Website