This week on Superhero Slate the OG Defenders return, Supergirl goes full John Wick, we visit Castle Greyskull in Eternia, and more!

News

• Masters of the Universe (7:20)
  • Official full trailer for upcoming film released
  • Battle Cat as the MGM Lion
  • June 5, 2026
• Spaceballs 2 (10:20)
  • Releasing April 23, 2027 in theaters
  • In time for Original’s 40th Anniversary
• Invincible (13:30)
  • Season 5 renewal confirmed via voice cast announcement
• The Rings of Power (14:45)
  • Most likely to get all 5 planned seasons
  • Season 3 in 2026
• Spider-Noir (18:20)
  • Will Compete In Comedy Categories At The Emmys
  • Same category as Wonder Man from Marvel
    • Could lead to running against Only Murders in the Building and Shrinking
• Dungeon Crawler Carl (20:00)
  • TV adaptation of book series in development at Peacock
  • Chris Yost (Thor) as writer and EP; Seth McFarlane as EP
  • Logline:
    • “An alien invasion has wiped out most of humanity and any survivors are forced to fight for their lives on a sadistic intergalactic game show. Sounds bad, right? Now try doing it with bare feet and a stuck-up, self-centered, tiara-wearing talking cat as your partner. Welcome to Dungeon Crawler World: Earth, where the apocalypse will be televised … and Coast Guard vet Carl finds himself stuck with his ex-girlfriend’s award-winning show cat, Princess Donut the Queen Anne Chonk, as they try to survive the end of the world, fighting monsters, aliens, an insane A.I. and even other survivors … all for the sake of good TV. Survival is optional. Entertainment is not.”
• Daredevil: Born Again (27:30)
  • Season 3 filming includes return of Mike Colter and Finn Jones
    • As Luke Cage and Danny Rand
  • Luke Cage wearing “Mayor Cage” outfit from comics
• VisionQuest (34:45)
  • Marvel filed a new trademark in March
  • "Infinity Vision," which was filed under the 41 motion picture classification on 3/31/26
    • Similar to “Infinity Ultron” from What If...?
• X-Men 97 (44:05)
  • Season 2 artwork features first look at Polaris
• Maul: Shadow Lord (49:05)
  • Renewed for Season 2 before release
  • Will cover “Crimson Dawn” era teased at the end of Solo
• The Batman 2 (50:55)
  • Production name “Semper Vigilans”
    • Translates to "Always Vigilant" or "Ever Watchful”
  • Could be Court of Owls themed
• Supergirl (54:15)
  • New trailer puts Kara against the clock to save Krypto
  • Superman makes an appearance
  • Lobo speaks, seems to team up with Supergirl
• Animorphs (1:01:50)
  • Ryan Coogler is producing series at Disney+

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Welcome to the Superhero Slate review of Netflix's One Piece: Into the Grand Line! Will the Straw Hat crew survive the treacherous waters of Reverse Mountain and the bizarre islands ahead? Can the series successfully introduce the eccentric agents of Baroque Works and the adorable Chopper? Who won't Luffy make friends with on the open ocean? Find out all these questions and more! Find One Piece Into the Grand Line streaming only on Netflix! Part 1: Episodes 1-4 (5:41) Part 2: Episodes 5-8 (25:02) Follow Superhero Slate! (46:21)

This week on Superhero Slate we finish reviewing One Piece Into the Grand Line and it feels like 2001 with Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, The Mummy Sequel news, and more!

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News

• Avatar: Fire and Ash (12:00)
  • Digital on March 31; Home release on May 19
  • 3 hours of special features
    • English Family Audio Track: All objectionable language removed
• Lord of the Rings: Shadows of the Past (16:55)
  • Movie set 14 years after Return of the King in production
    • Written by Stephen Colbert and his son, screenwriter Peter McGee
      • "It’s basically the chapter 'Three is Company' [Chapter III] through 'Fog on the Barrow-Downs' [Chapter VIII]."
  • “set fourteen years after the passing of Frodo, as Sam, Merry, and Pippin set out to retrace the first steps of their adventure. Meanwhile, Sam’s daughter, Elanor, has discovered a long-buried secret and is determined to uncover why the War of the Ring was very nearly lost before it even began.”
• Harry Potter (21:25)
  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone series trailer released
  • December 2026 release on HBO Max
• Batman (30:20)
  • Alan Ritchson cleared of all charges after neighbor confronted him and sons riding bikes in home neighborhood
  • Considered self defense
• The Mummy (32:25)
  • John Hannah to return as Jonathan Carnahan in upcoming movie
• Super Mario Galaxy Movie (34:15)
  • Glenn Powell confirmed to voice Fox McCloud (Star Fox) in upcoming movie
• Jumanji 3 (41:10)
  • Sony Moving from December 11 to December 25 to avoid Dunesday
• Doomsday (41:30)
  • Could move up to December 11 release
    • 1 week earlier
    • 1 week of IMAX screens
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day (45:30)
  • Korean Trailer removing web shooters from bus scene
  • Keith David probably playing The Jackal
  • 1.1 Billion views so far
• The Punisher (51:25)
  • One Last Kill Special Presentation coming May 12
    • "As Frank Castle searches for meaning beyond revenge, an unexpected force pulls him back into the fight."
  • Will take Daredevil Season 2’s release date
• Wonder Man (53:50)
  • Season 2 confirmed for Marvel Television
  • Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Ben Kingsley set to reprise their respective lead roles as Simon Williams and Trevor Slattery
  • Destin Daniel Cretton to return as director and executive producer, and Andrew Guest as showrunner and executive producer
• One Piece Into the Grand Line (55:20)
  • Season 2: Part 2 Review!
  • Tony Tony Chopper, Baroque Works, Drum Island

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This week on Superhero Slate Spider-Man’s Brand New Day sets Brand New Records, Firefly is returning as an animated series, Marvel adds New Release Dates, and more!

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News

• Firefly (12:10)
  • Animated series coming out for show
    • Set after live-action series but before Serenity movie
  • Marc Guggenheim (DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow) and Tara Butters (Agent Carter, Reaper) as show runners
  • Alan Tudyk, Gina Torres, Jewel Staite, Morena Baccarin, Sean Maher, and Summer Glau
    • A new actor will be enlisted to voice Shepherd Book after Ron Glass passed away in 2016
    • Joss Whedon not involved but has ‘given blessing’
• Fast Forever (16:44)
  • Michael Lesslie (Now You 3 Me, Hunger Games; X-Men) has been tapped by Vin Diesel to pen Fast Forever
    • Rewriting a script previously written by Aaron Rabin and Zach Dean
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (21:30)
  • Frank Miller has drawn a special cover for IDW’s #300 issue
    • Draws on previous work with Daredevil and Ninjas
• Sonic 4 (26:05)
  • Filming underway with new cast announcements
    • Richard Ayoade (The IT Crowd) and Matt Berry (What We Do in the Shadows)
    • Kristen Bell (Frozen) is voicing Amy Rose, with Ben Kingsley and Nick Offerman officially joined
    • Returning stars Ben Schwartz, Jim Carrey, Idris Elba, Keanu Reeves, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, and Lee Majdoub.
• Powers (28:30)
  • Animated version of Brian Michael Bendis’ comic series coming for Netflix
  • Was originally a Playstation Network live action show too
  • Synopsis:
    • "Combining the tropes of the superhero genre with the police procedural genre, Powers follows two Chicago homicide detectives, Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim, who work in cases involving super powers."
• Daredevil: Born Again (30:50)
  • Season 2 this week on Disney+
  • Born Again Official Podcast also released
  • Finn Jones & Elodie Yung shared “training” photos, possible returns in Season 3?
• Marvel Studios (35:00)
  • Removed some dates, added new ones to release calendar Post-Secret Wars
  • Current Lineup:
    • July 31, 2026 (Spider-Man: Brand New Day) - but owned by Sony
    • December 18, 2026 (Avengers: Doomsday)
    • December 17, 2027 (Avengers: Secret Wars)
    • May 5, 2028
    • July 28, 2028 (NEW)
    • December 15, 2028
    • May 4, 2029 (NEW)
    • July 13, 2029 (NEW)
  • Meanwhile, the following dates have been dropped from their calendar:
    • February 18, 2028
    • November 10, 2028
  • Ideas for movies:
    • Black Panther 3, Doctor Strange 3, Thunderbolts 2, Fantastic Four 2, X-Men, Midnight Sons/Blade, Deadpool 4
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day (48:20)
  • First teaser trailer for upcoming movie released
    • Peter Parker still around his friends who don’t remember him
    • Biggest trailer launch of all time in 24 hours with a staggering 718.6 million views
  • Transformation of Spider-Man
    • Season 2 of the animated Spider-Man series?
  • Tarantula, The Hand, Scorpion, Boomerang, The Punisher, Bruce Banner, Department of Damage Control
  • Keith David as voiceover?
  • Similar to the “leaked” version, but differences

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This week on Superhero Slate we set out to sea with One Piece: Into the Grand Line, Spider-Man’s Trailer Releasing Soon, War of the Worlds Wins the Razzies, and more!

News

• Razzies 2026 (8:05)
  • War of the Worlds won the most this year, including worst picture
  • All Seven Dwarves from Snow White also won a few
• The Legend of Aang (10:25)
  • First merch reveals aged up cast from original animated series
  • October 9, 2026 on Paramount+
• Super Mario Bros Galaxy (15:30)
  • Donald Glover revealed to be voicing Yoshi
  • Luis Guzmán as Wart and Issa Rae as Honey Queen
  • Bowser’s Cauldron popcorn bucket (tiny)
• GI Joe (21:20)
  • Paramount has canned Max Landis version of movie script
  • Will continue working with Danny McBride and others
• Clayface (24:30)
  • Eying April/May trailer release
  • October 2026
• Man of Tomorrow (27:30)
  • Aaron Pierre (Lanterns) officially joins cast
  • Rachel Brosnahan (Lois Lane), Skyler Gisondo (Jimmy Olsen), Sara Sampaio (Eve Teschmacher), Isabela Merced (Hawkgirl), and Maria Gabriella de Faria (The Engineer) will also return
• Supergirl (30:44)
  • Onto 3rd composer in less than 3 months
    • Claudia Sarne (The Book of Eli, End of Watch)
    • Not sure turnaround time for music scores
  • Film rumored to be around 1 hour 45 minutes without credits
  • June 26, 2026
• VisionQuest (33:55)
  • Mick Giacchino (son of Michael Giacchino) set to score upcoming Marvel series
    • Previously won an Emmy for his work on The Penguin
  • Will preview theme May 16 at a TV Gala in Poland
  • Trailer possibly after Daredevil season 2?
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day (38:10)
  • Website for movie launched, with code indicating the upcoming trailer in the site
    • Trailers and ads have all been rated
    • Lines up with previous marketing campaign timelines
  • Sony committing to 60 day minimum theatrical run for film
  • July 31, 2026
• Academy Awards (43:15)
  • Marvel reunion teased at the awards show tonight.
    • "There’s also going to be a Marvel reunion for the superhero fans. So we’re gonna have superstar superheroes, and there is also going to be an extraterrestrial on the stage. So you can figure that one out."
• One Piece: Into the Grand Line (46:05)
  • Season 2 Part 1 Review
    • First 4 Episodes
  • Theatrical Experience
  • Spoilers (51:30)

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This week on Superhero Slate we’ve got our first trailer for Lanterns, a first look at The Boys Final Season, Spider-Noir goes to CCXP, and more!

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News

• Pixar (11:45)
  • Third movie in Monster’s Inc universe confirmed
  • The Incredibles 3 will release in 2028, and Coco 2 is currently expected to hit theaters in 2029
• Game of Thrones (14:50)
  • Movie in the works probably focusing on Aegon I, the first lord of the Seven Kingdoms and King on the Iron Throne
    • 300 years before Game of Thrones
  • Beau Willimon (Andor; House of Cards) is writing the screenplay
• Sonic (20:30)
  • Ben Kingsley joins cast of film
    • Not sure if voice or acting
  • Kristen Bell as Amy Rose
• Daredevil (23:05)
  • Season 2 releases March 25 on Disney+
  • Mike Colter pretty much confirms a return without saying so:
    • "I think you know Daredevil's back. I've had discussions with Marvel, and I do think that it's very, very likely that I will come back at some point, but I don't know when. But I think I will."
• Spider-Noir (26:46)
  • CCXP Mexico badges reveal more looks at characters
  • Sandman (Jack Huston), Electro (Joe Massingill), and a mysterious character (Abraham Popoola)
  • Including a first look at Brendan Gleeson as Silvermane, alongside Spider-Noir's reimagining of Black Cat, Cat Hardy
• The Batman (31:55)
  • Daniel Craig rumored to have been offered the part of Christopher Dent, Harvey’s Father
    • Liam Neeson is second choice, but has been in Batman Begins already
• Lanterns (47:25)
  • First trailer for upcoming series released
    • Was teased, leaked, then HBO released early
  • Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan; Aaron Pierre as John Stewart
    • Hal says he’s the only human, but we’ve seen Guy Gardner in Superman
  • Seems earth based; with mentions of Ch’p
  • August on HBO Max
• The Boys (55:50)
  • Season 5 trailer released
  • Homelander looking for Immortality
  • April 8 on Amazon Prime; Finale on May 20
• Invincible (59:15)
  • Season 4 trailer
  • March 18, Amazon Prime

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This week on Superhero Slate we get our first look at God of War and his boy, Marvel’s Wolverine game gets a release date, Scary Movie 7 trailer leaks, and more!

Snack & Food Launches, Burger Dice Battle, Metal Gear Solid Delta

News

• Pokemon (18:20)
  • 30th Anniversary of Red & Blue Release
  • Switch release of Fire Red & Leaf Green
• Mortal Kombat II (21:00)
  • Second trailer released for upcoming movie
  • Features a TOURNAMENT! And revenant fighters
  • New characters: Noob Saibot, Shao Khan, Kitana, Jade, Sindel, and others
  • May 8 and IMAX
• God of War (25:30)
  • First image of Ryan Hurst and Callum Vinson in the roles of Kratos and Atreus
  • Frederick E.O. Toye (Shōgun, The Boys, Fallout) to direct the first two episodes
  • Ed Skrein (Deadpool) joins as Baldur
• Marvel’s Wolverine (29:50)
  • Insomniac’s Game releasing September 15 on PS5
  • No new footage
  • Probably trying to beat Grand Theft Auto 6
• Marvel: MaXimum Collection (33:15)
  • 6 classic marvel games and their 13 versions releasing into one collection for modern consoles
    • X-Men: The Arcade Game (Arcade)
    • Captain America and The Avengers (Arcade, Sega® Genesis/Mega Drive, NES)
    • Spider-Man/Venom: Maximum Carnage (Super Nintendo™, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive)
    • Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety (Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive)
    • Spider-Man/X-Men: Arcade’s Revenge (Super Nintendo™, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Game Boy™, Game Gear™)
    • Silver Surfer (NES)
  • Also includes digital archive filled with high resolution scans of original box art, instruction manuals, and vintage advertisements, and a built in music player
  • “Players can rewind gameplay and create save states at any time”
• Avengers: Doomsday (37:40)
  • Full Plot “allegedly” leaked online
    • Cannot confirm if true, but seems detailed
• Daredevil (41:10)
  • Season 2 picks up 6 months after the first season
• Spider-Verse (42:10)
  • Sony Boss “confirms” live-action Spider-Verse will be rebooted
    • Sony CEO Tom Rothman was asked if the studio will go back to the live-action Spider-Verse, to which he responded, "Yes." When it was put to him that it would be a "fresh reboot," the executive once again replied with a brief, "Yes."
  • They have to say they’re working on Spider-man to keep license
  • Previously shelved after disastrous Morbius, Madame Web, and Kraven the Hunter movies and to focus on animated universe
• One Piece (47:25)
  • First 2 episode will debut in theaters on March 10
• G.I. Joe (48:49)
  • Danny McBride and Max Landis working on separate versions of a script for Paramount
• Scary Movie 6 (55:40)
  • Upcoming movie Trailer leaked via cam
  • Parodying older and newer films such as M3GAN, Halloween, Ma, Sinners, Longlegs, Weapons, Smile, Terrifier, The Substance, and others
  • Will probably push boundaries

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This week Superhero Slate gets tangled in several Spider-Man webs, the Mummy 4 gets a release date, God of War gets a Remake, and more!

News

• Star Wars: Galactic Racer (6:50)
  • Gameplay trailer released
  • Showcases Burnout crash elements
• John Wick (12:05)
  • Untitled game from Saber interactive announced
  • Keanu Reeves to return as character
  • Set in franchise timeline
• God of War (18:40)
  • Original Trilogy remakes announced
  • New title God of War: Sons of Sparta announced and stealth dropped
    • 2d action game
• The Mummy 4 (24:50)
  • Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz have both closed deals to return as Rick and Evelyn O’Connell in film
  • May 19, 2028
• One Piece (31:10)
  • Into the Grand Line official trailer
  • More characters, including Tony Tony Chopper
• Avengers: Doomsday (35:00)
  • Ghost Rider not likely to be in movie
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day (36:20)
  • Synopsis by book company reveals movie picks up 4 years after the last one
  • Merchandise for upcoming film landing
    • Including Takis
    • Backpacks and school items
  • Rumored villain highlights include: Boomerang, Scorpion, mutants
  • SPOILERS?!
• Spider-Noir (46:00)
  • First trailer released for upcoming Amazon Series featuring Nicolas Cage as Ben Reilly
    • Will be in both color and black/white versions
  • Characters feature Black Cat, Sandman, Molten Man, Man-Spider, Electro, Mister Negative
  • Web swinging in New York!
  • All 8 episodes drop May 27, 2026 on Prime
• Spider-Verse (53:55)
  • Sony president confirms Spider-Gwen and Spider-Punk spinoffs are officially in the works
    • Spider-Punk from last year
• Venom (57:55)
  • Sony working on R-rated animated Venom film
    • Possibly due to success of Predator: Killer of Killers
  • By Final Destination: Bloodlines directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein
  • Tom Hardy involved in some capacity
    • Could be producer

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