This week on Superhero Slate we admire the NEW Dune Popcorn Buckets, we ponder if The Suicide Squad is DCU Canon, there is new Star Wars Episode 10 details, and more!

Patrick Stewart passes at 86

News

• Welcome to Derry (9:40)
  • Unannounced prequel episode dropped on Halloween
  • Set hundreds of years before the show and Pennywise’s appearance
• Beyond the Spider-Verse (12:55)
  • Animation in upcoming movie is pushing boundaries beyond the previous films
    • "The particular looks that we're doing are really, really unique, and they don't follow rules of three-dimensional animation. They're much more in a 2D multiplane kind of style.”
  • Real camera operators are part of the process, capturing shots inside the digital sets
• Star Wars X (16:10)
  • Upcoming details for new main story Star Wars Film leaked
    • "Episode X will have duo leads like Finn and Rey," the scooper explains. "Their dynamic is very much that archetype, but with a more clearly defined romantic component. [The] male lead comes from a harsh orphaned background just like Rey and is swept up into the story after being implicated in a killing."
    • "[The] female lead comes from high society, a perfectionist. Royalty," they continued. "She and the male lead are caught up in a big adventure together, with her bringing him into the larger 'world's stage' of Star Wars characters we know."
• The Batman (20:55)
  • Filming paused due to cast member being runover by batmobile
    • They were treated and at home recovering
• The Suicide Squad (23:05)
  • One off podcast with James Gunn about if movie is DCU canon
    • It is, after asking Jennifer Holland and Steve Agee for their opinions
  • The future of Harley Quinn is the ‘asterisk’
  • Batman hasn’t been cast but an announcement "isn't very far" away.
• Dune 3 (31:50)
  • Final trailer released for upcoming Part 3
  • Popcorn buckets revealed and they double down
    • Two Sandworms, one Bucket
  • More sandworms for everyone
• Ghost Rider (38:05)
  • Connor Storrie (Heated Rivalry) has been cast as the movie’s villain
    • Rumor: Blackheart or even Danny Ketch?
  • Rumor: Sacha Baren Cohen to return as Mephisto
  • Linus Sandgren (Dune 3) will be cinematographer for upcoming reboot
• Midnight Sons (42:25)
  • Rumor: Developing as next supernatural project after Ghost Rider
• X-Men (44:45)
  • Rumor: Renate Reinsve (Backrooms) in talks to be Moira McTaggart in upcoming franchise
• Avengers: Doomsday (47:05)
  • Latest look features some ‘beautification’ of actors

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This week on Superhero Slate Street Fighter punches its way to cinemas, The Batman gets a second director, VisionQuest lands on streaming, and more!

Street Fighter (2026)

News

• Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew (14:10)
  • Trailer for Greta Gerwig and Netflix’s upcoming movie
  • February 12, 2027
• The Mummy: Book of the Dead (32:35)
  • Title for upcoming film revealed with a October 15, 2027 release date
  • First set photos of Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz on set
• X-Files (25:15)
  • Hulu orders reboot to series
    • Ryan Coogler developed reimagining
  • Himesh Patel (The Odyssey) and Danielle Deadwyler (The Bell Jar) are leads
• Supergirl (29:55)
  • Milly Alcock’s update of her instagram has caused internet to theorize she’s ‘fired’ from DCU
    • James Gunn has confirmed she’s not
  • She’s returning in Man of Tomorrow
• Swamp Thing (32:00)
  • Peter Safran says it's still in the plans for DC Studios
    • "We're working on it, absolutely. The script is being written as we speak.”
• Mister Miracle (34:05)
  • The voice acting leads have been revealed by Safran
  • Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games, Five Nights at Freddy's) is playing Scott Free and Mackenzie Davis (Station Eleven, Blade Runner 2049) is portraying Big Barda
• The Batman Part 2 (36:55)
  • Steven Soderbergh has taken over as director for the film
    • Matt Reeves has stepped away from the film due to a personal family issue
  • "As Matt Reeves continues to attend to an ongoing family matter, Steven Soderbergh, as an admirer of Matt's work, approached Matt and will step in, with the full support of DC Studios, to help the writer-director complete the final weeks of principal photography on The Batman Part 2. Matt and Steven will work closely together with the actors and crew to fulfill Matt’s vision of the film."
  • Will return for post-production duties to meet 2028 release
• Nova (44:30)
  • Michael Waldron when asked about casting Glenn Powell as Richard Ryder
    • "These are the questions to be hypothetically asking someone who was hypothetically directing the movie. But that person, if they wanted to hold on to that job, should not answer those questions."
• Daredevil: Born Again (50:55)
  • Season rumored to end when Luke Cage becomes Mayor
• Zodiac (53:50)
  • Will be a ‘dark political thriller’
  • Currently casting for three main British leads: two male and one female
  • Could introduce MI13 and Excalibur
    • “Super Skrull” was left in UK hands
• VisionQuest (56:50)
  • First 2 episodes live on Disney+

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This week on Superhero Slate NYCC brings Marvel’s Zombies Back to Life, Peacemaker is sent off to pasture, Michael Bay returns to Transformers, and more!

News

• Godzilla: Minus Zero (8:50)
  • Popcorn vessel and drink bottles revealed for upcoming movie
  • At what point are these just displays/toys?
• Stargate (13:10)
  • Jac Schaeffer (WandaVision) to develop new series for Amazon
  • Part of overall deal with studio
• Transformers 8 (15:20)
  • Franchise is back with Michael Bay in talks to direct next film
    • Will NOT be the GI Joe/Transformers crossover
  • Steven Spielberg takes creative oversight as primary producer
• Jurassic World Liberation (20:40)
  • New title possibly revealed
• Ghostbusters (23:10)
  • Ghostbusters: Nightmare on 34th Street in the works at Sony
    • Christmas themed film?
  • Writer Josh Miller (Sonic the Hedgehog) is working on the script
• Peacemaker (27:20)
  • John Cena says character taking a backseat while DCU focuses on the “big three”
    • Referring to James Gunn, he says "Now this guy can play with a whole box of toys. And when you have the whole box, you need to deal first with the most valuable ones... Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman"
• The Batman (30:10)
  • Filming paused while Matt Reeves steps away due to a family matter
    • Previously delayed rumored to be serious personal issues
  • Will movie get another delay?
• Deathstroke & Bane (33:15)
  • Working title called “Savage Hunters”
  • Rumor: Alan Ritchson in talks for being in film
• X-Men (36:15)
  • Cameras to roll on film in early 2027
    • Some casting still to be done
  • Theory: Cody Rhodes shared a story with music and talked about a franchise with a “Rogue” in it
• VisionQuest (39:55)
  • All 8 episodes sent to critics, embargo lifts October 12
  • 5 week release schedule revealed
    • Episode 1 — 53 minutes (October 14)
    • Episode 2 — 45 minutes (October 14)
    • Episode 3 — 52 minutes (October 21)
    • Episode 4 — 48 minutes (October 21)
    • Episode 5 — 46 minutes (October 28)
    • Episode 6 — 54 minutes (October 28)
    • Episode 7 — 1 hour & 2 minutes (November 4)
    • Episode 8 — 1 hour & 8 minutes (November 11)
• Zodiac (44:30)
  • A live-action series announced at NYCC will feature SHIELD
    • Based on Marvel’s Secret Warriors
  • Releasing 2028
• Marvel Zombies (53:15)
  • 3 spinoffs announced over the next three years
    • 2027 - The Winter Soldier
    • 2028 - The Fist of Khonshu
    • 2029 - The Last Guardian
• Avengers: Doomsday (56:25)
  • Cinemark reveals a popcorn bucket and drink cup for movie
  • Cine Yelmo has a full bust bucket and a mask sipper
• Avengers: Secret Wars (59:10)
  • Samuel L. Jackson says Nick Fury will return in movie
  • Rumor of main leads of second film:
    • Spider-Men (Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland), Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds), Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Vision (Paul Bettany), She-Hulk (Tatiana Maslany), and the Young Avengers.
    • Young Avengers likely Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani), Hawkeye (Hailee Steinfeld), Wiccan (Joe Locke), Speed (Ruaridh Mollica), and Cassie Lang (Kathryn Newton).
• Lanterns (1:01:15)
  • Season 1 Discussion

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