This week The Batman Part 2 starts officially filming, X-Men 97’s Roster is Revealed, Avengers Doomsday MIGHT have a leaking problem, and more!

Masters of the Universe, Dragon Ball Z The Board Game Saga

News

• The Last of Us (15:150)
  • Season 3 filming in Vancouver, currently on planned hiatus due to Fifa World Cup
  • Peter Sarsgaard (Green Lantern) joins cast in role created for series
  • Season 3 confirmed to be final season of show
• Mad Max (21:50)
  • George Miller planning his final hurrah with the character/universe
    • One movie, one TV series, then sell the rights to the highest bidder
  • Current studios interested are Amazon, Universal, and Sony Pictures
• The Batman Part 2 (27:28)
  • First shot teased by Matt Reeves
  • Rumor: Brian Tyree Henry to play Harvey Dent; Sebastian Stan is Victor Zsasz
• The Penguin (32:00)
  • WB/Discovery/Paramount has passed on a Season 2 of show
  • Award winning first season could have had a sequel
• Poison Ivy (32:40)
  • Rumor: A series around Pamela Isley in the works at DC Studios
  • Unsure if set in DCU or Matt Reeves’ universe
• VisionQuest (39:40)
  • Synopsis revealed:
    • The Vision, rebooted and having escaped those who sought to use him as a weapon, has been in hiding. His quest for new meaning and discreet existence is interrupted when a bounty is placed on his head, forcing Vision to forge real connections and embrace found family if he's to survive.
  • October 14, 2026 on Disney+
• X-Men 97 (43:05)
  • Season 2 roll call trailer reveals more new characters for the season
    • Siryn, Strong Man, Havok, Archangel, Psylocke, Multiple Man, Wolfsbane, Polaris
  • Bone claw Wolverine makes his first appearance
  • July 1 on Disney+
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day (48:48)t
  • Event happening June 17 - trailer and tickets coming with it
  • Potential leak of entire movie is out there
    • Several trailers, audio clips, and more making rounds every day
  • Entire movie could be online in low res or watermarked before July
• Avengers: Doomsday (55:50)
  • There are a bunch of potential leaks and/or fake content out there
    • Currently a video of Doom, Sentinels, X-Men, Avengers, and New Avengers that is about 12 pixels wide exists

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This week on Superhero Slate capitalism revives Stan Lee, X-Men 97 gets an official release date, we discuss early thoughts on Spider-Noir, and more!

Star Wars Battlepod, Marcia Lucas

News

• Toy Story 5 (12:10)
  • Popcorn and drink vessels revealed
• Stan Lee (15:35)
  • ElevenLabs strikes deal with Stan Lee Universe for likeness and voice to be resurrected for AI projects
    • Can be licensed for commercial use
  • Stan Lee: The Final Chapter also found distribution through Osmosis Global
    • Film from Jon Bolerjack, Stan’s assistant who documented his final days
• Avengers: Doomsday (21:40)
  • Promo art showcases a collision of X-Men, Fantastic Four, and the Avengers
    • Probably an Incursion reference
• Shang-Chi (26:00)
  • A Ten Rings spinoff series is said to be back in the works at Marvel Television
    • Most likely follow up to Xialing’s leadership over the organization
  • We’ve not had a Shang-Chi sequel news
  • Destin Daniel Cretton saw Wonder Man success on Marvel TV
• X-Men 97 (31:50)
  • Season 2 trailer dropped for upcoming animated series
    • July 1 on Disney+
  • Team has confirmed work on Season 4 even
    • Looks to be yearly releases between seasons
• Daredevil (39:40)
  • Born Again season 3 reveals comic accurate Bullseye
  • Will he be working for Valentina’s Thunderbolts?
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day (45:20)
  • Trailer likely releasing before Masters of the Universe
    • Currently rated in Canada with 2:36 runtime
  • New image features Frank Castle/Punisher and Spider-man in a hallway
• Spider-Noir (51:45)
  • Early Review - Episode 1
  • Early Impressions

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