This week on Superhero Slate we’ve got trailers galore with looks at Super Mario Galaxy, Masters of the Universe, Lobo in Supergirl, Darth Maul’s Shadow Lord, and more!

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News

• Dragon Ball (12:50)
  • Dragon Ball Super: Galactic Patrol series (continuation of Super)
  • Dragon Ball Super: Beerus - remake of the first arc of Dragon Ball Super that was...hilariously badly animated
• Super Mario Bros. Galaxy Movie (17:35)
  • New trailer introduces Yoshi to the team
  • World 1-2 music, SNES Super Scope, Birdo and other characters
• Masters of the Universe (21:40)
  • Full teaser trailer released showcasing He-Man universe
    • Man-at-Arms, Roboto, Battlecat, Teela
    • Evil-Lyn, Fisto, Beast Man, Spikor, Goat Man, Skeletor
  • Eternia in full effect
• Supergirl (27:35)
  • New teaser released featuring Jason Momoa’s Lobo
    • Introduced via a James Gunn post
  • Second cigar smoking, motorcycle riding character this year
• Batman: The Brave and the Bold (33:05)
  • Christina Hodson (The Flash, Birds of Prey) writing draft of movie for DCU
    • Also wrote Batgirl and Batman Beyond movies that never were released
• Maul: Shadow Lord (36:25)
  • Full teaser trailer released
  • Releasing April 6
    • Episodes will conclude on May the 4th
• Wonder Man (43:25)
  • Reviews are coming in for show, so expect spoilers if you want to avoid them
  • All 8 episodes on January 27
• Daredevil (45:55)
  • Born Again season 2 returning in March, per Vincent D’Onofrio
  • Trailer should be arriving “Very soon”
    • Most likely after Wonder Man promos wrap up or Super Bowl
• Doomsday (49:35)
  • Could be up to 3 hours long
  • Secret Wars will film March-July in 2026 (initial photography)

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This week on Superhero Slate we’ve got our first look at Lara Croft, the God of War has been cast, Star Wars gets new leadership, and more!

News

• God of War (4:35)
  • Ryan Hurst (Sons of Anarchy; God of War) cast as Kratos
    • Previously voiced Thor in the game series
• Tomb Raider (12:20)
  • First look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft
  • Outfit follows more original game series, than modern iterations
• One Piece (24:25)
  • Season 2 trailer reveals the assassins, Baroque Works
• Star Wars (30:35)
  • Kathleen Kennedy retiring as President
    • Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan as co-Presidents
  • Gave updates on movies:
    • Simon Kinberg’s next trilogy = working on it right now
    • James Mangold = on hold
    • Steven Soderbergh (Ben Solo) = on the backburner
    • Taika Waititi = Alive, but not her decision since she’s leaving
    • Donald Glover = Alive, turned in a script
    • Dave Filoni crossover film = on hold
• Avengers Doomsday (47:20)
  • Trailer #4 featuring Wakandans and Fantastic Four released
    • Namor’s underwater city in a desert
  • Russo Brothers confirm:
    • "What you’ve been watching for the last four weeks are not teasers. Or trailers. They are stories. They are clues. Pay attention."
  • Countdown to Doomsday live video feed
• Midnight Sons (53:00)
  • Rumored lineup includes: Blade, Ghost Rider, Moon Knight, Wong, Werewolf by Night, Man-Thing, and Black Knight
    • Elsa Bloodstone set to appear
• X-Force (56:45)
  • Rumor: Marvel moving forward with an X-Force inspired film
  • Could be Ryan Renold’s next Marvel/Deadpool movie he’s been working on
• Mister Miracle (58:35)
  • James Gunn confirms series is officially set in the DCU
  • They have cast Darkseid, but not telling yet

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This week on Superhero Slate Tom Cruise Films a Lightsaber Fight, The Winter Soldier Gets Two Faced, The X-Men Return to Marvel, and more!

News

• The Wrecking Crew (14:10)
  • Trailer for Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa’s new “Lethal Weapon” style film
  • Amazon Prime January 28
• Star Wars: Starfighter (20:10)
  • Tom Cruise showed up to set and Shawn Levy let him shoot some of the scenes
    • “Cruise just wanted to watch, he told them, but Levy, setting up a scene involving a lightsaber duel in the water, suggested the star jump on one of the cameras."
  • Shawn Levy confirmed events:
    • "Last week, Steven Spielberg was here. And now Tom Cruise is wielding a camera, ruining his very nice shoes. Now when you see the movie, you’ll know that part of it was shot by Tom. I mean, how cool is that?"
• Avengers: Doomsday (24:30)
  • Trailer #3 featuring the X-Men officially released
  • Trailer #4 with the Wakandans, Atlanteans, and Fantastic Four in theaters now
  • Super Bowl on February 8
• Star Lord (30:55)
  • Rumor: Character will appear in VisionQuest and Doomsday
    • Previously concept art showed him as a roommate with White Vision
  • Helps explain how he knows most Champions/Young Avengers
• Blade (36:40)
  • Rumor: Marvel shelving movie for character to appear in Midnight Sons first
  • Movie was supposed to tell history of both Blade and the Ebony Blade, as a double meaning
• Spider-Woman (40:15)
  • Olivia Wilde’s previously announced movie has been scrapped by Sony
  • Willing to let Marvel use more characters
• The Batman 2 (43:10)
  • Sebastian Stan joins cast as Harvey Dent
  • Scarlett Johansson rumored to be his wife Gilda Dent
    • Could lead to female Two Face
  • Movie could follow The Long Halloween plot
  • Barry Keoghan most likely to return as the Joker
• Mister Miracle (49:40)
  • Tom King confirms casting is underway for animated series
  • He also hinted that we'll learn how the character fits into the wider DCU
    • James Gunn has said animated characters would play their counterparts in live action

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This week on Superhero Slate we’ve got a Wonder Man trailer, your exclusive reviews for Avatar Fire and Ash and Stranger Things Season 5, and more!

News

• Avengers: Doomsday (9:30)
  • Trailer Updates
    • Trailer #2 featuring Thor now officially released
    • Trailer #3 with the X-Men (Fox era) now playing in front of Fire and Ash
    • Trailer #4 now rumored to feature Wakandans and Fantastic Four
    • Korean Rating’s board listed 2 more, so possibly 6 total?
      • One a week to lead up to Super Bowl BIG trailer reveal
  • Rumor: Time codes in “Doomsday” Date videos relate to scenes from Endgame
    • Loki being captured, Bruce Banner and the Ancient one, & Hawkeye return with baseball glove
• Wonder Man (17:45)
  • New trailer for upcoming series released
  • Hollywood has given an explicit “No Superpowered People” in movies mandate
  • Department of Damage Control appears again
• Fantastic Four 2 (20:20)
  • Rumored to want Matt Shakman back to direct (unannounced) sequel
  • Characters will have large role in Avengers films
• Black Panther 3 (22:20)
  • While talking about upcoming Black Panther 3 (no details), revealed Sony stopped him from using Kraven in Black Panther (2018)
• Blade (25:50)
  • Jordan Peele’s MonkeyPaw Productions shared rumor about Peele being involved in upcoming Blade movie
    • Has history in horror and supernatural films
  • Parodied their own response on X
• Avatar: Fire and Ash (29:35)
  • Review with Spoilers
• Stranger Things (53:45)
  • Season 5 and Series Review with Spoilers

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This week on Superhero Slate we’re ending 2025 with trailers for Doomsday, One Piece Season 2, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, we’re looking forward to 2026 releases and more!

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• One Piece (16:40)
  • Season 2 trailer released along with episode names
    • The Beginning of the End (Loguetown Arc)
    • Good Whale Hunting (Reverse Mountain Arc)
    • Whisky Business (Whiskey Peak Arc)
    • Big Trouble in Little Garden (Little Garden Arc)
    • Wax On, Wax Off (Little Garden Arc)
    • Nami Deerest (Drum Island Arc)
    • Reindeer Shames (Drum Island Arc)
    • Deer and Loathing in Drum Kingdom (Drum Island Arc)
  • March 10, 2026 with all episodes at once
• The Odyssey (20:53)
  • Christopher Nolan’s next movie trailer officially released
  • IMAX clips played in front of Avatar as well
• Avengers Doomsday (25:40)
  • Trailers in theater
    • Trailer #1 - Steve Rogers - officially released
    • Trailer # 2 - Thor - leaked
    • Trailer # 3 - X-Men - leaked
    • Trailer #4 - Black Panther/Fantastic Four - rumors
    • Currently no Loki or Doom trailers until potential Super Bowl
  • Chris Evans was not previously announced on the chairs, but in the first teaser
    • Could there be more non-announced characters for Doomsday or is his role smaller in film?
  • Theory based on trailers so far
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day (39:35)
  • Trailer leaked by viewers who provide ‘feedback’ on trailers
    • Full release January-Super Bowl time frame
  • Sadie Sink rumors spin back up as a ‘mind controlling’ person with powers
    • Back to Jean Grey or Shathra
    • Frank Castle will be protecting her from DODC (Department of Damage Control)
  • Rumor: Rosario Dawson to return as Night Nurse
    • Possible famous image from Civil War: Punisher carrying Spider-Man to medic
• Spider-Man 5 (45:25)
  • Destin Daniel Cretton expected to return for sequel to Brand New Day
  • Unsure about Shang-Chi sequel film/director
• MCU Reboot (48:20)
  • DODC is becoming ‘anti-mutant’ group in universe
• Man of Tomorrow (50:05)
  • Lars Eidinger announced as Brainiac
    • Seen in films All the Light We Cannot See, Jay Kelly, Dumbo, and White Noise
• MillarWorld (52:35)
  • Rumor: Netflix has dropped Mark Millar and properties back in January 2025
  • Millar changed his company name to “Mark Millar Productions” and quit social media when the Netflix/WBD merger was announced
• Top Movies 2026 (55:20)
  • By Google search:
    • 1. Avengers: Doomsday
    • 2. Spider-Man: Brand New Day
    • 3. Toy Story 5
    • 4. Scream 7
    • 5. Supergirl
    • 6. The Cat in the Hat
    • 7. Masters of the Universe
    • 8. Street Fighter
    • 9. The Odyssey
    • 10. Wuthering Heights
  • Dunesday - December 18, 2026
    • WB has no intentions of moving Dune 3 release date from Avengers: Doomsday

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This week on Superhero Slate, DCU's Supergirl first teaser arrives, Doomsday Trailer is officially in theaters, the Street Fighter looks bonkers, and more!

• 28 Years Later (8:40)
  • 5th movie, 3rd in this sequel confirmed to be in works with Cillian Murphy returning as Jim
    • Sequel to 28 Years Later and upcoming Bone Temple
• Street Fighter (10:55)
  • First look at film debuted at Game Awards
  • Actual street fights and car bashing
  • Cast:
    • Andrew Koji as Ryu
    • Noah Centineo as Ken Masters
    • Callina Liang as Chun-Li
    • Joe "Roman Reigns" Anoa'i as Akuma
    • David Dastmalchian as M. Bison
    • Cody Rhodes as Guile
    • Andrew Schulz as Dan Hibiki
    • Eric André as Don Sauvage
    • Vidyut Jammwal as Dhalsim
    • Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson as Balrog
    • Jason Momoa as Blanka
    • Olivier Richters as Zangief
    • Orville Peck as Vega
    • Hirooki Goto as E. Honda
    • Mel Jarnson as Cammy
    • Rayna Vallandingham as Juli
    • Alexander Volkanovski as Joe
    • Kyle Mooney as Marvin
• Supergirl (18:00)
  • First teaser for upcoming DCU movie released
  • Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El; Jason Momoa as Lobo
  • City in a bubble - maybe Brainiac?
  • Suit different than Superman cameo
  • Will take place entirely in space
• Lanterns (26:20)
  • First preview shown at HBO’s 2026 reel
  • No CGI or effects
  • Training scene
• Batman Part 2 (28:25)
  • Looking to cast 2 male lead villains
  • Brad Pitt possibly in talks for one of them (DEBUNKED)
• Doomsday (32:10)
  • Trailer now in theaters hands, locked behind a digital “key”
    • Now confirmed to be 4 versions, but minor changes
    • 1 minute 27 seconds long
• Spider-Man (39:05)
  • Trailer possibility on the horizon with new Sony post
    • Anaconda is Sony Pictures film
  • Michael Giacchino (Fantastic 4) to score film
  • Rumor: The Hand will be present in the movie in their comic accurate costumes
    • Probably just a “New York” villain
• Avatar: Fire and Ash (48:40)
  • In theaters this week!
  • Will have previews for Odyssey and Avengers

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This week on Superhero Slate Spider-Noir is coming in 2 versions, Supergirl gets a snack bug, Doomsday could have multiple trailers, and more!

News

• Star Wars (7:40)
  • A New Hope returning to theaters for 50th anniversary on February 19, 2027
  • Will be a newly restored version of the classic 1977 release
• Avengers: Endgame (12:55)
  • Marvel re-releasing the movie in theaters in September 2026
  • Not sure why not both Infinity War and Endgame?
• Avengers: Doomsday (16:00)
  • Rumor: First trailer releasing this Thursday
  • Rumor: 3 trailers will release over 3 weeks that all connect
    • Theory is to put them in front of Avatar to encourage repeat viewings
• The Punisher (21:00)
  • Jon Bernthal quotes make it sound like The Punisher Special is AFTER Spider-Man’s appearance
    • "Around that same time, there will also be this Punisher special that's coming out, that I think will be as high-octane Punisher as you've ever seen," the actor teased. "I think what was really important to me and to Destin and to Tom is that we believed that The Punisher could walk off of the Spider-Man set and could walk onto the special set, and I do believe that we achieved that."
• Spider-Noir (23:50)
  • Will be released in black and white and color versions
    • Posters for both
  • Confirms Ben Reilly as title character
• Men in Black (27:40)
  • Sony moving forward with sequel
  • Eying Will Smith’s return as Jay
    • Chris Bremnar (Bad Boys For Life) writing script
• The Boys (30:30)
  • Season 5 trailer released
  • Releasing April 8 through May 20, 2026
• Supergirl (34:10)
  • Rumor: First trailer also this Thursday, December 11
  • CCXP reveals better look at logo and merch
    • Weird ‘snack’ bug
  • Actor who plays Krem of the Yellow Hills sentenced to jail time in Europe
    • For driving without license/suspension
• The Batman (40:00)
  • Scarlet Johansson in talks to join cast of sequel
  • Most likely a villain
    • Theories include Poison Ivy, The Phantasm, or Jessica Dent
• The Penguin (45:00)
  • Season 2 is in development
    • Not greenlit
  • In the works alongside the “true-crime series based on super-intelligent villain Gorilla Grodd."
• DCU (46:40)
  • James Gunn and Peter Safran extend contracts through spring 2027
    • Presumably at/around time of buy out
• Netflix (47:20)
  • Announces acquisition plans of Warner Bros. for $82.7 Billion
    • Will wait till Discovery is not part of it
    • CNN will not go as well
  • Theatrical releases will *theoretically remain but “windows will change”
    • Assumed theater to streaming

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This week on Superhero Slate we finally take a trip back to Hawkins, Indiana, the Marvel intro could be an Avengers plot point, James Cameron promises us an Alita sequel, and more!

News

• Zootopia 2 (8:10)
  • First Hollywood movie to make over $100 million in a single day in China
  • Avengers: Endgame did $97.5 million
• Alita: Battle Angel (12:00)
  • James Cameron has unbreakable promise to get a sequel made
    • “Robert Rodriguez and I have sworn a blood oath to do at least one more Alita movie. In fact, we’re thinking of an architecture that bridges to a third film, but we’ll be satisfied if we can make one more. And we’re making progress on that."
• Assassin’s Creed (17:55)
  • Show looks to be set in Ancient Rome era
  • Not done in the video games (yet)
• Far Cry (19:10)
  • Noah Hawley and Rob Mac developing anthology series based on Video Game franchise for FX
    • Mac to star in the show
  • Each season will get different casts and settings
• Lanterns (24:05)
  • Footage seen by reports lends idea that suits are based on Green Lantern: Earth One comic series
• Man of Tomorrow (26:25)
  • Rumor: Steve Trevor could show up in DCU with ties to ARGUS
    • "There is also a major new male character they are casting for Man of Tomorrow."
• Supergirl (28:10)
  • Interactive exhibit at CCXP next weekend
  • Theory that trailer will drop next weekend for event and Holiday movies (Avatar Fire and Ash)
• CCXP (29:55)
  • Next weekend in Brazil
• Spider-Noir (30:05)
  • No panel announced, but interactive display confirmed
    • Prepare to cross the boundaries of time and dive into the world of Spider-Noir! Here, you’ll be transported to 1930s New York, a place where justice wears a trench coat and truths hide in the shadows.
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day (33:15)
  • Rumor: Looking at next Avengers movie already (post Secret Wars)
    • "If Spider-Man: Brand New Day delivers, Kevin Feige plans for Destin Daniel Cretton to direct the next Avengers movie after Secret Wars."
• Avengers: Doomsday (37:00)
  • Rumor: The Marvel intro video could be used as a plot device in the upcoming movie
    • “For 17 years…we’ve been staring at a plot device. I’m sure they didn’t mean to until recently but man, that’s kind of genius.”
• Daredevil (39:50)
  • Born Again season 2 release date (March 4, 2026) removed from press site
  • Not sure if delayed or change yet
• Stranger Things (41:05)
  • Season 5 part 1 released on Netflix
    • Service crashed twice in one night
  • Spoilers (43:05)

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