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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This week on Superhero Slate we have Avengers Secret Wars dream casting, Spider-Man’s Clones come to Amazon, The Batsuit Rides a Police Bike, and more!

• Smuggler’s Run Update 2026

• First look at Brendan Fraser filming on the movie

• J.A. Bayona (Fallen Kingdom) is in talks to pick up from Gareth Edwards for upcoming sequel
  • Fallen Kingdom had $1.3 billion worldwide in 2018
• Would be sequel to Rebirth

• Bradley Cooper will be Duke in upcoming movie reboot from Danny McBride
• It will not be the Transformers crossover movie
  • Which is no longer in development

• Amazon and Sony moving forward with series adaptation of comic book
  • Details say to expect “Significant changes” to source material
• Main leads still Ben Reilly and Kaine Parker
  • “They discover they’re clones, which leads to the show’s main plot”
  • Both have been Scarlet Spider at some point

• Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery now renamed Skydance post merger
• James Gunn and Peter Safran to remain DC Studios Co-CEOs

• New look at Batman suit on a motorcycle
  • Seems to be stolen police ride

• Logan Kim (Jason Todd) says movie is not related to DCU films and he will not reprise his role in the live-action movies

• Rumor: Jameela Jamil (She-Hulk) and Justice Smith (Detective Pikachu) cast as main leads, Big Barda and Scott Free
• Nathan Fillion will reprise role as Guy Gardner in animated series

• Rumors are Charlie Cox will return as Matt Murdock/Daredevil in other MCU projects after his show
• He’s appeared next to Spider-Man and She-Hulk

• Rumor: Filming won’t start until January 2027
  • Will this lead to a delay from December 2027 release?
• Rumor: Plot details
  • "The main protagonists will be a group of rebels who have been separated and are searching for something across Doom’s domains."
• Some cast RUMORS for the week:
  • Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire)
  • Hulk (Eric Bana)
  • Fantastic Four - all 4 (2007)
  • Blade (Wesley Snipes)
  • Jubilee, Quicksilver, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Psylocke (X-Men Apocalypse)
  • Quicksilver (WandaVision)
  • X-Men 2 (2003) - including Brotherhood of Mutants + Lady Deathstryke
  • Defenders
  • Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes)
  • Guardians of the Galaxy
  • The Avengers (as of the latest MCU)
  • Superior Iron Man

• New poster for Doom showcases 3 Latverian witches
  • Purple, Green, and now Crimson. Previously Yellow was seen at SDCC
• Silence your phones promo landed on youtube

• Will feature double episode debut on October 14
• Sets record for longest episodes of an MCU Live-action series, with nothing under 45 minutes
  • Episode 1 — 53 minutes
  • Episode 2 — 45 minutes
  • Episode 3 — 52 minutes
  • Episode 4 — 48 minutes
  • Episode 5 — 46 minutes
  • Episode 6 — 54 minutes
  • Episode 7 — 1 hour & 2 minutes
  • Episode 8 — 1 hour & 8 minutes

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This week on Superhero Slate we step into the Avenger’s Writing Room, Spider-Noir’s Swings and Losses, Street Fighter Punches above its weight, and more!

News

• Street Fighter (11:25)
  • New Trailer released for upcoming movie based on game series
  • Special moves, fight arenas, and pure campiness
  • October 16
• Spider-Man: Noir (16:10)
  • Amazon has canceled show after 1 season
    • Received 11 Emmy Award nominations (most for any Prime series this year)
  • Stated to lack “staying power”
    • The side effect of dropping all episodes at once
  • Also an expensive show to reshoot everything in color
• Marvel Television (20:33)
  • “Veil Productions” which is used for an upcoming small one-shot for Disney+ is using “Slumber Party” as the working title
    • Other evidence suggests this could be open to future seasons
  • Report suggests it is “youth-focused series”
    • Could be Champions or New Mutants (which had a comic called Slumber Party in 1984)
• Nova (25:35)
  • Michael Waldron seemingly confirms Richard Rider would be the main character of upcoming rumored film
  • Says the movie will have to reckon with the fact Thanos destroyed the Nova Corps off screen in Infinity War
• Avengers: Secret Wars (31:00)
  • Sounds like a ‘writers room’ of sorts helped craft upcoming Avengers movies
    • Stephen McFeely (Endgame), Erik Sommers and Chris McKenna (Spider-man), and Michael Waldron (Loki, Multiverse of Madness)
  • Noah Jupe is first new actor cast in movie
    • Rumored to be Franklin Richards aged up
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day (44:25)
  • Currently second highest domestic film behind The Force Awakens
    • Will most likely take top spot before run ends
  • Will arrive on physical home release November 17
    • Potential digital in Mid-October
• Venom (49:55)
  • Insomniac’s game is still in major production
    • Picking up post-Wolverine release
  • Will feature Eddie Brock, Peter, and Miles as playable characters, with faster city traversal
    • Tony Todd had all voice work done before his passing
  • To be followed by Spider-Man 3
• Dungeons and Dragons (54:40)
  • Hasbro is still seeking studio partner for sequel to Honor Among Thieves
    • Writing team gave a completed script to company
  • Netflix creating a series set in Ravenloft focusing on the origin of vampire Darklord Strahd von Zarovich
    • Supernatural part of D&D campaigns and lore
    • Alfonso Cuaron as EP
• Lanterns (59:15)
  • Ryan Reynolds said he’d love to cameo in Lanterns, and HBO Max wants to take him up on that offer.
    • Reynolds says that movie helped him start his starring role career, despite its faults
  • Episodes 3 & 4 discussion

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This week on Superhero Slate Gorilla Grodd Goes to College, X-Men Gets an Angel, The Legend of Zelda celebrates 40 years, and more!

Patrick and Chris watch Iron Man (2008)

News

• The Legend of Zelda (8:10)
  • The movie is based on stories and concepts from franchise, not an adaption of one specific game
    • April 30, 2027
  • Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2 first look
    • November 5, 2026
• Man of Tomorrow (17:05)
  • Rumors: James Gunn took note of complaints from Superman and changed production on film
    • New director of photography
    • Tone to be more mature, dense, and epic
  • Brainiac’s design rumored to be terrifying and goal is to immediately unsettle moviegoers
  • John Stewart to have big role and get comic accurate costume
  • Captain Atom set to appear and receive a medal of some sort
  • Rumor: Jay Garrick might appear or be referenced in film
    • No sign of Barry Allen or Wally West
• Clayface (25:00)
  • Tickets set to go on sale this week
  • October 23, 2026
• The Batman Part 2 (29:40)
  • Bruce Wayne will have a ‘63 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray in the film
    • Feels like a throwback to Adam West’s Batman vehicles
• The Penguin (32:50)
  • Matt Reeves’ 6th and Idaho Productions re-upped deal with Warner Bros TV
    • Company who brought us the Penguin season 1
  • Could be another small screen spinoff
• The People vs Gorilla Grodd (36:10)
  • Is currently filming on set with a practical Grodd outfit
    • Grodd and Matter Eater Ladd (Eduardo Franco: Stranger Things)
      • Possesses the power to eat matter in all forms
  • Several songs sung on set, including Party Rock Anthem
  • Show will also feature fake interviews and cutaways
• Avenger: Doomsday (43:05)
  • Less than 100 days till movie premiere
  • Latverian Witches on merchandise
• VisionQuest (49:50)
  • New teaser released for series
  • October 14 on Disney+
    • Less than a month till series debuts
• The Punisher (54:15)
  • Rumor is Marvel is planning to move forward with a sequel to One Last Kill
    • Not sure if its a series or a movie
• X-Men (1:00:10)
  • Asa Germann cast as Angel
  • Casting said to be underway for Beast and Iceman
    • Beast will be more his Original, non-blue fur look

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This week on Superhero Slate Marvel’s post-Secret Wars rumors are heating up, Batman Day is a Dark & Snowy Night, Guile’s Hair is a popcorn bucket, and more!

Wolverine (game)

News

• Resident Evil (9:45)
  • Update on movie
    • $108,300,000 worldwide
  • Thoughts
• Helldivers (13:40)
  • Alan Ritchson in talks to replace Jason Momoa in Helldiver’s movie
    • Based on squad game, similar to Starship Troopers
• Street Fighter (16:40)
  • Popcorn bucket revealed to be Guile’s hair
    • It is wearable and leans into camp
• The Batman Part 2 (20:40)
  • Matt Reeves shares a photo of Batman for Batman Day
  • Gives Dark Knight vibes based on color
• DCU (32:20)
  • No other shows than Lanterns and Grodd are in development per HBO boss
• Spider-Man (40:00)
  • Theatrical run has been extended until November 16
    • Longest Sony since No Way Home in 2021
  • Home release date of November 17 has been removed from many listings
• Avengers: Secret Wars (45:30)
  • Rumor: Brie Larson will have a leading role in upcoming movie
    • Will be a character who remembers the past
• Black Panther 3 (50:10)
  • Rumor: Kazar of the Savage Land to be character in film
  • Savage Land is similar to ‘land of the lost’ style of dinosaurs, jungle, etc. in Antarctica
    • Kazar is like a Tarzan ripoff for Marvel
• MCU (54:25)
  • Rumor: Phase 7 will be treated as a new Phase 1
    • Will consist of 9 movies and 1 is an Avengers event
    • 5 solo outings and 4 team-ups
  • Rumor: "space-based team-up movie” in the works
    • Will have Star-Lord, Nova, and Silver Surfer

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