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This week on Superhero Slate we're debuting the official Deadpool & Wolverine popcorn bucket, Giancarlo Esposito joins the MCU, James Gunn confirms Deathstroke in the DCU, and more!



What We're Watching: Reacher, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Batman Begins, The Rock, X-men (2001)

News



X-Men (23:42)



Bryan Cranston has met with Kevin Feige



Feige does a lot of generic actor meetings





Previously mentioned wanting to play someone new, including Mr. Sinister



Prevents comparison to other versions









Deadpool & Wolverine (27:30)



First Popcorn bucket revealed



Looks like BossLogic idea





Regal teasing their version





Captain America: Brave New World (37:35)



Confirmed: Giancarlo Esposito has been added to film as “a thorn in Sam Wilson’s side” set photos confirm



Will also appear in TV series, probably Daredevil Born Again?

Character could be Cutthroat, who has ties to Serpent Society





Currently filming police chasing “The Falcon” with car explosion and hand to hand fight sequences

Diamondback (Rosa Salazar) given comic accurate appearance in reshoots



Previous set photos









Thunderbolts* (45:55)



Rumor: Yelena, US Agent, Ghost, and Taskmaster sent to eliminate a target in a vault and realize they are sent there to die



Could be the Sentry character?





They team up to bring Contessa Valentina Allegre De Fontaine down



Possibly enlist The Sentry to protect her against team?









Thor (48:20)



Thor 5 looking to film Fall 2025 for post-Secret Wars release

Search for writer/director ongoing





Scarlet Witch (52:10)



Rumor: Looking for a director for a solo based movie to be in theaters before Secret Wars

If director search is ongoing, script might be near completion





Deathstroke (54:40)



James Gunn “confirms” plans to have Deathstroke in DCU

Could be something now or way later such as rumored Teen Titans movie





Booster Gold (57:15)



Three frontrunners for role rumored to be: Dylan Playfair (Letterkenny), Fionn Whitehead (Dunkirk), and Patrick Schwarzenegger (Gen V)





The Umbrella Academy (59:11)



4th and Final Season trailer released



Has no books to follow





August 8,

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This week on Superhero Slate we're reviewing the first season of X-Men 97, get your Deadpool & Wolverine Tickets quick, Venom the Last Dance is going out with a bang, and more!



News



Deadpool & Wolverine (25:00)



New in-cinema ad to turn off phones

Tickets now available



Fastest selling R rated film

Some promos include “best friends” necklaces





First Marvel movie to have beer tie-in ads





X-Men (32:35)



Deadline says Michael Lesslie (The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) is in talks to write the mutant led reboot





Vision (33:55)



Series officially announced with Terry Matalas (Star Trek Picard) as showrunner

Will be ‘revamped’ from VisionQuest ideas

2026 premiere





Wonder Man (37:50)



Confirmed to be a “Marvel Spotlight” TV series like Echo

Winderbaum confirms process 2 years ago was “fill the service (Disney+) as fast as possible no matter what” and is now a more “considered approach” where they develop more than they produce





The Blonde Phantom (44:50)



Taylor Swift has met with Kevin Feige about MCU

Rumor: Will be taking lead in Scarlett Johansson’s Blonde Phantom project



1950s spy movie set in Las Vegas





Would align with non-necessary character era + huge audience draw





Fantastic Four (48:30)



Franklin Richards will be part of the team and his suit will have the number 5 on it



Reed/Sue are easily of parent age actors





Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll) joined the cast in an unknown but ‘surprising’ role



Rumor: multiversal version of Dr. Doom









Avengers 5 (54:00)



Rumor: a new Kang/The Conquerer will be announced in the “next few months”



Could use the name “The Conquerer” to get around potential issues, if any exist





Fantastic Four not likely to appear in this film





Spider-Man 4 (55:23)



Bad Boys/Batgirl director team Adil El Arbi and Billal Fallah as frontrunners for directing

Rumor: The Kingpin will be the main villain with returning henchmen The Shocker and The Scorpion to return, with the latter bonding with the MCU symbiote (like the comics)



Peter Parker may be killed, then bond with the symbiote to bring him back to life and give him the black suit









Venom: The Last Dance (58:30)



Rumor: Plot synopsis leaked online

Focus on Eddie keeping his universe’s 10 yr old Peter Parker alive, while dealing with the spawns of Carnage symbiotes and “The Jury” humans who want to kill all symbiotes in existence.





Kraven: The Hunter (1:03:15)



Sony exec says the movie was moved to December because “more will will have ti...

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This week Superhero Slate is getting a better look at the revamped Daredevil series, Nicolas Cage returns to his Spider-Man Noir role, the first DCU crossover character is confirmed, and more!



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News



Deadpool & Wolverine (17:00)



Tickets go on sale tomorrow

July 26, 2024





Marvel Television (20:30)



Branding reborn for MCU series on Disney Plus

Lives alongside Marvel Studios and Marvel Animation





Daredevil: Born Again (28:10)



New icon and releasing March 2025

Confirmed to be reduced to 9 episodes



Season 2 would be next 9 episodes





Footage showcases returning characters, Matt Murdock, Foggy Nelson, Karen Page, Wilson Fisk/Kingpin





Ironheart (31:00)



New logo and confirming 2025 release date

Footage describes stealing parts at MIT to build early suit and getting expelled, later shots show better final Ironheart suit in action





Agatha All Along (35:25)



Series confirms name with release date

Other titles as plays on how things aren’t as they seem



Coven of Chaos, The Darkhold Diaries, House of Harkness, and The Lying Witch with a Great Wardrobe





Footage teases Agatha getting out of Wanda’s hex and walking the Witches Road to create her own coven

Two episode premiere on September 18





Hawkeye (39:40)



Season 2 rumored to be greenlit



Focus on Clint’s brother, Barney, as villain





Kate and Clint trapped in one location, similar to The Raid movies





The Blonde Phantom (43:50)



Rumor: Scarlet Johansson’s Marvel project (as producer) is based on the Blonde Phantom

Created in 1946 in All Select Comics, then reintroduced in The Sensational She-Hulk in 1989-1994

ScarJo mentioned character in previous interviews when asked about Marvel characters before being selected as Black Widow





Noir (49:00)



Amazon confirms Nicolas Cage to star as “Spider-Man Noir” in series



Not an adaptation of comic book, but ‘based on’ style series





Produced by Lord, Miller, and Pascal

Described as:



"of an aging and down on his luck private investigator (Cage) in 1930s New York, who is forced to grapple with his past life as the city’s one and only superhero."









Creature Commandos (56:35)



Frank Grillo to reprise role as Rick Flag Sr. in Peacemaker season 2



With a vendetta against Peacemaker





Series to be screened at Annecy Film Festival in June





Booster Gold (59:50)



TV series will use Blue Beetle from the 2023 movie

Casting to be announced this year



Rumored to be Chris Pratt, but unlikely









Green Lantern (1:04:24)



Lanterns TV series has Chris Mundy (Criminal Minds) as show runner

Tom King (Batman/comic books, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (comic)) as co-writer





Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (1:08:45)



Movie to release June 26,

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This week on Superhero Slate, we've got Galactus Cast for Fantastic Four, Superman’s Suit Revealed, Darth Jar Jar Binks Confirmed, and more!



What We're Doing: Marvel Rivals, Wolves of Glendale

News



LEGO Star Wars (25:15)



Rebuild the Galaxy shows off Darth Jar Jar Binks

Funny What-If style moments and mixes of popular Star Wars characters





Marvel (31:50)



Marvel has issued a DMCA subpoena for leaker account “CanWeGetSomeToast”

Due to Captain America’s new suit reveal last month



Not an important topic





Looking to find out who leaker is





Fantastic Four (1994) (36:10)



Roger Corman passed away at 98

Producer of low budget unreleased movie





Fantastic Four (39:15)



Adds Ralph Ineson (Game of Thrones, Harry Potter) as Galactus

John Malkovich joins cast in secret role



Maybe Dr. Storm (father)









Black Panther 3 (44:15)



Ryan Coogler might hand off film to someone else and direct either Avengers 5 or Secret Wars



Possibly X-men, but film doesn’t even have writer









Armor Wars (50:40)



Possibly scrapped? (not likely)

Bob Iger confirming reduce output MCU numbers to 2 TV shows a year and 2 or 3 movies a year





Eyes of Wakanda (56:20)



Among series Marvel has confirmed to release on Disney+ this year

Also Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Hit Monkey Season 2 (July), and Agatha series

No word on Marvel Zombies or What If Season 3 yet





What If... (59:40)



Apple Vision Pro Experience announced

Captain Marvel as Nova





Avengers: Endgame (1:03:15)



Re-rumors of Chris Evans led Captain America show to return the Infinity Stones

Would be made to create an “event television” series again





Daredevil (1:06:30)



Krystin Ritter teasing return as Jessica Jones (again)

Looks to be Jewel persona from comics





Superman (1:08:20)



James Gunn shares first look at David Corenswet in suit



Photo taken “in camera”









Batman: Caped Crusader (1:14:50)



First official look at Batman in upcoming Amazon series

Harley Quinn, Catwoman, and Clayface as well





Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum (1:16:35)



WB confirms next Live-Action lord of the rings for 2026

Returning Andy Serkis as Gollum and director of film

No direct books for film to follow,

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This week on Superhero Slate, we're celebrating Star Wars Day, The Boys get the first trailer for Season 4, we’re opening up the rumor mill for the Avengers, Blade, Midnight Suns, and more!



What We're Watching: Game Changer, Halloween (A Hidden Movement Game), Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace

News



Star Wars Celebration (15:25)



In Japan this year

Fortnite





The Acolyte (16:45)



First story trailer reveals Jedi hunting villain

June 4th double episode premiere





The Mandalorian and Grogu (22:00)



Will begin filming later this month

Confirmed by stunt actors, production milestones are being met and is on track for May 2026





The Boys (23:15)



Season 4 trailer showcases lots of blood, powers, and farm animals

Amazon Prime on June 13





Batman: Arkham Shadow (26:50)



New Announced second Batman VR game

Will take place in Arkham game universe

Releasing for Quest 3 in 2024





Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part 3 (28:55)



Upcoming animated movie to feature Kevin Conroy’s Batman and Mark Hamill’s Joker



Other versions of characters will also appear





Has been combining the animated universes, similar to the original Crisis comic book





Agatha (30:50)



Promotion for Fall series looks to be about to ramp up

WandaVision social profile is now half purple





Captain America: Brave New World (32:35)



Images showing off Sam Wilson’s Captain America suit



Confirms the New Falcon

Look at flight helmets





RUMOR: Adamantium will make its appearance in this film, and has ties to the Celestial corpse from Eternals





The Fantastic Four (38:45)



Adds Paul Walter Hauser to the film in undisclosed role

Possible HERBIE voice or Mole Man?





Avengers 5 (41:45)



Rumor: Main characters to lead film are Captain America (Sam Wilson), Spider-Man, Moon Knight, The Hulk, and She-Hulk

Kang Variant (not Jonathan Majors) rumored to still be the main threat





Avengers: Secret Wars (50:15)



Rumor: Film will see Tom Holland gain the black symbiote suit



Similar to original comic Secret Wars #8





Will be part of the symbiote left behind in No Way Home





Blade (53:40)



Rumor: Wesley Snipes has signed up to reappear as his Daywalker version in a future Marvel movie

Could be a return in Secret Wars; most likely not a Blade reboot cameo





Midnight Suns (56:10)



Rumor: Fede Alvarez (Alien Covenant, Evil Dead) is top choice to direct horror film for Marvel

Michael Giacchino also runner up due to work on Werewolf by Night





Captain Britain (58:05)



Rumor: A Captain Britain series is in development for Disney+

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This week Superhero Slate is watching the Deadpool and Wolverine trailer, there are X-men Movie Announcement Soon, Kraven is delayed to December, and more!

What We're Doing: Tokyo Vice, Hundreds of Beavers (2024), Star Wars Day/The Phantom Menace

News



Deadpool & Wolverine (19:35)



New trailer features first Hugh Jackman look

Costumes, cameos, and cuss words, oh my!



Spider-Man 1 fight sequence?





Will not require any previous MCU Films knowledge to watch, per Shawn Levy



Maybe the Fox movies then?





Some reshoots taking place through May, possibly more Cameos?





Avenger: Endgame (32:55)



5 years since release

Closer to that 5 year time jump than ever





Avengers 5 (34:45)



Will feature smaller set of characters



Most likely remaining original Avengers





Begin filming January 2025 in UK





Armor Wars (37:20)



Begin filming in Atlanta & UK in January 2025





Shang-Chi 2 (40:25)



Movie to start filming in UK in March 2025





Avengers vs X-Men (43:15)



Rumor: movie in development for a future Avengers title post X-Men

Comic series of name AvX focused on Phoenix powers splitting among 5 mutants



Cyclops killed Professor X









X-Men (49:10)



Writer narrowed down, announcement expected in the next few weeks

Most likely post-Secret Wars





Black Widow (53:30)



Scarlett Johansson’s project most likely a Disney+ series



Is a producer on project, not starring





Could focus on either Florence Pugh’s Yelena or the Black Widow program





Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (57:55)



Lisa Singer and Stu Livingston who worked on show, are back at Marvel Animation as Episode Directors

Say they cannot share details until press release





Kraven (59:55)



Sony delays movie to December 13



Originally the new Karate Kid movie; giving Cobra Kai time to finish









X-men 97 (1:06:47)



LifeDeath Part 2 & Bright Eyes Discussion





Fallout (1:25:40)



First half of season 1 with SPOILERS discussion

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