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Superhero Slate

Superhero Slate

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 A weekly podcast where Chris and Mike talk about TV and movie news, superheroes, and everything in-between!Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Art Politics & Government
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  • The Punisher Review, The Batman Casting News, Star Wars Returns to Theaters, and more!

    The Punisher Review, The Batman Casting News, Star Wars Returns to Theaters, and more!
    May 18 2026

    This week on Superhero Slate we review Frank Castle’s version of The Raid, Batman 2 casting confirmed, Star Wars comes back to theaters this week, and more!

    News

    • The Mandalorian and Grogu (3:30)
      • In theaters this week!
      • First Star Wars film in theaters in 7 years
    • Ahsoka (10:15)
      • Confirmed to get 2027 release date on Disney+
    • The Legend of Zelda (14:25)
      • Live-action movie moves up to April 30, 2027
    • Voltron (15:30)
      • Live-action movie starring Henry Cavill going straight to streaming
      • Logo peak from upfronts
    • Lanterns (19:15)
      • New trailer tomorrow
      • Show takes place in 2016 and 2026
      • Most of trailer takes place in 2016
    • The Batman Part 2 (21:35)
      • Returning cast announced for upcoming movie:
        • Robert Pattinson (Bruce Wayne/Batman)
        • Jeffrey Wright (Jim Gordon)
        • Andy Serkis (Alfred Pennyworth)
        • Colin Farrell (Oz Cobb/The Penguin)
        • Jayme Lawson as Bella Réal
        • Gil Perez-Abraham as Officer Martinez
      • New cast confirmed, with rumored roles:
        • Sebastian Stan - Harvey Dent
        • Scarlett Johansson - Gilda Dent
        • Charles Dance - Christopher Dent
        • Brian Tyree Henry - Harvey Bullock
        • Sebastian Koch - Dr. Jerimiah Arkham
    • Avatar (27:08)
      • Disney and James Cameron having conversations about the next 2
        • “We’re going to be looking at some new technologies to try to do them more efficiently. Because they’re hideously expensive and take a long time."
        • "I want to do them in half the time for two-thirds of the cost. That’s my metric"
    • Avengers: Secret Wars (32:10)
      • Casting in UK hiring for specific background roles:
        • Enhanced beings, civilians, military, scientists, fighters, and survivors
      • Rumor: Feige is eager to introduce MCU Venom in film
    • VisionQuest (38:22)
      • Upfronts revealed the show is set to premiere on Disney+ on October 14
        • The Vision (human form) going to a Victorian style home
      • Show will finally address what happened after Vision and Ultron's final confrontation in the woods at the end of Avengers: Age of Ultron
    • Heroes for Hire (43:00)
      • Rumor: Marvel Television looking for writers for series
      • Probably for Mike Colter and Finn Jones
    • The Punisher: One Last Kill (48:30)
      • Special Presentation background
      • Review

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  • Daredevil Season 2 Wraps Up, Batman Gets a Cold, Mortal Kombat 2 Review, and more!

    Daredevil Season 2 Wraps Up, Batman Gets a Cold, Mortal Kombat 2 Review, and more!
    May 10 2026

    This week on Superhero Slate Daredevil’s Second Season Wraps Up, Batman Gets A Cold, Mortal Kombat Hits Theaters, and more!

    Weapons, Predator Badlands

    News

    • Mortal Kombat II (10:50)
      • Chris’ Take
    • Masters of the Universe (15:55)
      • Tickets on sale reveal He-Man and armored Battle Cat
      • Cinemark sword cup at a Freestyle Coke machine
    • The Boys (19:25)
      • Series finale heading to theaters on May 19
        • A day earlier than Amazon Prime
    • Star Wars (24:30)
      • Star Wars Day let down
      • Celebration 2027
    • Harry Potter (30:19)
      • Series greenlit for season 2, filming begins almost immediately
      • Will premiere on Friday nights instead of Sunday
    • Planet of the Apes (35:45)
      • Matt Shakman (Fantastic Four) to direct new movie for franchise
      • Will not be a sequel to the last film trilogy (yet)
    • Deathstroke & Bane (39:45)
      • Movie could be getting traction for DCU per Deadline
      • Greg Mottola (Peacemaker) as frontrunner to direct movie
    • Batman II (40:40)
      • Matt Reeves shows off “snow tires” for screen test
      • Is it Mr. Freeze or just Winter?
    • The Punisher (52:00)
      • One Last Kill posters reveal a gritty Frank
      • May 12 on Disney+
    • Daredevil Born Again (55:15)
      • Season 3 could be teeing off a Defenders season
        • Luke Cage’s whereabouts or potential Mayor Cage comic run
        • Will feature a time jump
      • Does Spider-Man break him out of Prison?
        • Brand New Day + The Hand images

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Star Wars Day 2026 Rumors, Spider-Man Noir Early Impressions, X-Men 97 Characters, and more!

    Star Wars Day 2026 Rumors, Spider-Man Noir Early Impressions, X-Men 97 Characters, and more!
    May 3 2026
    This week on Superhero Slate we have Star Wars Day rumors (tomorrow), Spider-Man Noir Sounds Fun, X-Men 97 Character Teams Get Revealed, and more! Guest Host: Brian - linktr.ee/wildacorn Superfan Dave - America Dew News Star Wars (4:40) May the 4th tomorrowRumor: Tales of the Jedi: Luke Skywalker, Jedi Video Game Threequel, Ahsoka Trailer Maybe Star Fighter look? Mortal Kombat II (11:36) Movie in theaters this weekCinemark reveals a Tankard mug Resident Evil (13:20) Upcoming movie reboot trailer released Zach Creggar (Weapons) directing Set alongside the games, but doesn’t seem to feature main characters Spider-Noir (16:10) Early review compare it to “Batman the Animated Series” for noir tone Mixes of seriousness with camp Episode titles: Episode 1 - Step Into My OfficeEpisode 2 - Tread LightlyEpisode 3 - Double CrossEpisode 4 - A Mistake I'll Never Make AgainEpisode 5 - BetrayalEpisode 6 - Nightmare on a GurneyEpisode 7 - Nobody's HeroEpisode 8 - The Man in the Mask May 27, 2026 Supergirl (18:55) Better look at Krem (villain) in filmRuntime of 1 hour and 50 minutes Director “can’t tease” post-credits story June 26, 2026 Lanterns (21:15) First power lantern photo revealed with release date of August 16 on HBO Max Invincible (26:00) Season 5 release window confirmed Sometime in 2027. Masters of the Universe (30:50) Villain trailer gives me the ick Django/Zorro (32:50) Movie adaptation of crossover comic book coming to life Brian Helgeland (Mystic River, L.A. Confidential) directing Confirmed to be an"official sequel" to 2012's Django Unchained, and the crossover comic was co-written by Quentin Tarantino and Matt WagnerThis movie is said to be "a new story that follows on from the comic series” Infinity Vision (36:50) IMAX CFO Natasha Fernandes said, "From our view, we feel it’s a marketing play to try and offset the fact that they don’t have an IMAX platform or brand for Avengers: Doomsday. It doesn’t offer the consumer anything that they couldn’t get yesterday." Punisher: One Last Kill (42:15) Special presentation releasing May 12Features Frank Castle before he shows up in Spider-Man Spider-Man: Brand New Day (45:30) Rumor: There was a recent test screening for Spider-Man: Brand New Day and the reaction was overwhelmingly positive.Toys and merch starting to hit the internet/releases Wonder Man (47:55) Season 2 will not become a different show "The people who like this show and like it because it feels different are going to be rewarded," he revealed. "And the people who think that this show is going to suddenly turn into something else, I’m sorry to say, it’s not. Simon still has superpowers. It is still about this relationship, about two artists, and our industry. That is essentially what we want to maintain." X-Men 97 (50:55) Season 2 promo art reveals the new ‘teams’ X-FactorX-CorpX-Force The X-Men got tossed into the past and future, while some remained in the present. Apocalypse looks to be the big bad. Avengers: Doomsday (56:50) Leaked photos from December are getting DMCA takedown noticesMost likely means they WERE real, despite claims of AI on them Follow Superhero Slate (1:03:10)
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