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This week on Superhero Slate, we're celebrating Star Wars Day, The Boys get the first trailer for Season 4, we’re opening up the rumor mill for the Avengers, Blade, Midnight Suns, and more!



What We're Watching: Game Changer, Halloween (A Hidden Movement Game), Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace

News



Star Wars Celebration (15:25)



In Japan this year

Fortnite





The Acolyte (16:45)



First story trailer reveals Jedi hunting villain

June 4th double episode premiere





The Mandalorian and Grogu (22:00)



Will begin filming later this month

Confirmed by stunt actors, production milestones are being met and is on track for May 2026





The Boys (23:15)



Season 4 trailer showcases lots of blood, powers, and farm animals

Amazon Prime on June 13





Batman: Arkham Shadow (26:50)



New Announced second Batman VR game

Will take place in Arkham game universe

Releasing for Quest 3 in 2024





Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part 3 (28:55)



Upcoming animated movie to feature Kevin Conroy’s Batman and Mark Hamill’s Joker



Other versions of characters will also appear





Has been combining the animated universes, similar to the original Crisis comic book





Agatha (30:50)



Promotion for Fall series looks to be about to ramp up

WandaVision social profile is now half purple





Captain America: Brave New World (32:35)



Images showing off Sam Wilson’s Captain America suit



Confirms the New Falcon

Look at flight helmets





RUMOR: Adamantium will make its appearance in this film, and has ties to the Celestial corpse from Eternals





The Fantastic Four (38:45)



Adds Paul Walter Hauser to the film in undisclosed role

Possible HERBIE voice or Mole Man?





Avengers 5 (41:45)



Rumor: Main characters to lead film are Captain America (Sam Wilson), Spider-Man, Moon Knight, The Hulk, and She-Hulk

Kang Variant (not Jonathan Majors) rumored to still be the main threat





Avengers: Secret Wars (50:15)



Rumor: Film will see Tom Holland gain the black symbiote suit



Similar to original comic Secret Wars #8





Will be part of the symbiote left behind in No Way Home





Blade (53:40)



Rumor: Wesley Snipes has signed up to reappear as his Daywalker version in a future Marvel movie

Could be a return in Secret Wars; most likely not a Blade reboot cameo





Midnight Suns (56:10)



Rumor: Fede Alvarez (Alien Covenant, Evil Dead) is top choice to direct horror film for Marvel

Michael Giacchino also runner up due to work on Werewolf by Night





Captain Britain (58:05)



Rumor: A Captain Britain series is in development for Disney+

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This week Superhero Slate is watching the Deadpool and Wolverine trailer, there are X-men Movie Announcement Soon, Kraven is delayed to December, and more!

What We're Doing: Tokyo Vice, Hundreds of Beavers (2024), Star Wars Day/The Phantom Menace

News



Deadpool & Wolverine (19:35)



New trailer features first Hugh Jackman look

Costumes, cameos, and cuss words, oh my!



Spider-Man 1 fight sequence?





Will not require any previous MCU Films knowledge to watch, per Shawn Levy



Maybe the Fox movies then?





Some reshoots taking place through May, possibly more Cameos?





Avenger: Endgame (32:55)



5 years since release

Closer to that 5 year time jump than ever





Avengers 5 (34:45)



Will feature smaller set of characters



Most likely remaining original Avengers





Begin filming January 2025 in UK





Armor Wars (37:20)



Begin filming in Atlanta & UK in January 2025





Shang-Chi 2 (40:25)



Movie to start filming in UK in March 2025





Avengers vs X-Men (43:15)



Rumor: movie in development for a future Avengers title post X-Men

Comic series of name AvX focused on Phoenix powers splitting among 5 mutants



Cyclops killed Professor X









X-Men (49:10)



Writer narrowed down, announcement expected in the next few weeks

Most likely post-Secret Wars





Black Widow (53:30)



Scarlett Johansson’s project most likely a Disney+ series



Is a producer on project, not starring





Could focus on either Florence Pugh’s Yelena or the Black Widow program





Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (57:55)



Lisa Singer and Stu Livingston who worked on show, are back at Marvel Animation as Episode Directors

Say they cannot share details until press release





Kraven (59:55)



Sony delays movie to December 13



Originally the new Karate Kid movie; giving Cobra Kai time to finish









X-men 97 (1:06:47)



LifeDeath Part 2 & Bright Eyes Discussion





Fallout (1:25:40)



First half of season 1 with SPOILERS discussion

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This week on Superhero Slate we're reviewing both the Fallout Series and Rebel Moon Part 2 - The Scargiver, The Red Hulk is CONFIRMED via McDonalds Toys, Superman Cast Ma and Pa Kent, and more!



Invincible Season 2

News



Fallout (11:30)



Series now streaming on Amazon Prime

Season 2 confirmed





Superman (25:20)



Pruitt Taylor Vince (Constantine) and Neva Howell (Logan Lucky) have joined as Ma and Pa Kent





Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (28:00)



Keanu Reeves to voice Shadow the Hedgehog





Transformers One (30:00)



Trailer for upcoming animated origin movie

More humorous and lighthearted than Michael Bay’s versions





Five Nights at Freddy’s (35:25)



Sequel movie announced due to success of original

Release 2025





Disney+ (38:40)



Rumored to create “Always On” channels for big brands, including Marvel and Star Wars



Similar to some Tubi stuff called FAST (Free, ad supported streaming TV channels)





Biggest numbers are from Tubi’s offerings

No need to search and pick, just turn it on and go





Deadpool & Wolverine (43:15)



New Trailer tomorrow, Monday

Probably some of Cinemacon stuff but “Bleeped”





Captain America: Brave New World (46:50)



Red Hulk is out of the bag with McDonalds’ toys

Rumored to be Harrison Ford’s Thunderbolt Ross





Daredevil (2003) (50:20)



Coming to Disney+ on May 1

Features Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell, Jon Favreau, and Michael Clarke Duncan





X-Men Movie (51:15)



Production weekly has a “description” of the upcoming movie



“Charles Xavier’s team of merry mutants is charged with the mission of protecting a world that hates and fears them for their unusual appearances and abilities.”





Generic enough to not be a logline





X-Men 97 (57:25)



Episode 5 mid-season “Remember It”





Rebel Moon - Part 2: The Scargiver (1:06:25)



Zack Snyder’s sequel that was filmed the same time as part one: A Child of Fire



Teases 6 movie “epic”





R-rated cuts of films later this year

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This week on Superhero Slate we're breaking down all of the Cinemacon Reveals, including Deadpool & Wolverine, Superman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Transformers, GI Joe, Star Trek, and more!



WWE Wrestlemania 40 “Endgame” moment, featured Black Adam and Peacemaker, Bottoms (2023), Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2024 Amazon)

News



Coca Cola (18:10)



Marvel collaboration revealed with comic book inspired trailer

Characters on cans and bottles of regular and zero varieties



On Coca-Cola, the list includes Blade, Cable, Colossus, Daredevil, Deadpool, Elektra, Juggernaut, Kingpin, Loki, Moon Knight, Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Wolverine, Nick Fury, Storm, Super Skrull, and War Machine.

As for Coca-Cola Zero, you'll find Ant-Man, Black Panther, Black Widow, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Doctor Strange, Groot, Hulk, Iron Man, Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk, Rocket, Scarlet Witch, Shang-Chi, Star-Lord, Thanos, and Thor.





Using AR app, combining cans together will showcase team-ups and other prizes





Fantastic Four (22:30)



Will be shot entirely in IMAX

Rumor: Franklin Richards will have connection to Galactus



Similar to Earth-X where Shalla-Bal was silver surfer





Jonathan Hickman’s F4 in 616 run showed future Franklin will have Galactus be his herald





Cinemacon 2024 (26:50)



Big reveals, marketing/merchandise, etc

Dune popcorn bucket would not have been made if reaction was known to be like it was





Thunderbolts* (29:20)



Asterisk has a reason and will be revealed in the movie per Kevin Feige

Rumored “Dark Avengers” setup where its Avengers under Ross’ control





Captain America: Brave New World (32:45)



New images showcase Harrison Ford and Anthony Mackie





Deadpool and Wolverine (37:15)



Movie collector cups show full costume Wolverine



Oh, and deadpool





Crude Popcorn vessels confirmed by Feige





The Joker 2: Folie A Deux (40:10)



First teaser trailer released



Musical themes apparent





Harley Quinn might be another patient at hospital



Could be a fake out like the first one?









Superman (45:45)



Full logo revealed via video with James Gunn

Same company who did Dune popcorn bucket working on merch for film





Peacemaker (48:55)



Season 2 officially started filming

James Gunn directing at least episode 1





Lord of the Rings (51:05)



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This week on Superhero Slate we have casting for the Silver Surfer in Fantastic Four, Daredevil photo confirms Jon Bernthal’s Punisher, DC Movies are now on Disney+ and more!



3 Body Problem, Argyle (2024), Helldivers II, NCAA Championship

News



Disney (26:20)



Wins attempted takeover by bad investors



Most expensive corporate proxy fight in the world





First looks at Mufasa movie, Moana 2





Disney+ (32:20)



DCEU Movies now on Disney+

Wonder Woman, Shazam and Fury of the Gods





Fantastic Four (34:25)



Julia Garner (Ozark) to star as a Silver Surfer



Will be Shalla-Bal, the first love of Norrin Radd (the Silver Surfer we know)



From same planet









Fantastic Four Day brings new Human Torch poster



City looks like alternate Earth design; Jetsons

Shalla-Bal could be alt-universe Silver Surfer





Rumored Franklin Richards will be in film or born during it





Deadpool (42:30)



Hot Topic shirt shows off variants



Dogpool, Headpool, Kidpool, and Babypool









Daredevil (44:40)



First look at Jon Bernthal on set with Charlie Cox



Rumored to be against corrupt police force

Using symbol in bad faith





Ayelet Zurer returning as Vanessa Fisk

Has finished shooting first 9 episodes





Star Wars: The Acolyte (49:50)



Dafne Keen’s “Jecki Lon” revealed as a padawan





Star Wars: Tales of the Empire (51:10)



A 6 episode series following Morgan Elsbeth and Barriss Offee announced with trailer



Elsbeth shows up in Mandalorian and Ahsoka shows

Barriss Offee in the Clone Wars when trying to frame Ahsoka





May 4, 2024





Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi (54:20)



Beau Willimon (Andor; House of Cards) to write script

Set 25,000 years before events of main movies





The Mandalorian and Grogu (55:15)



Moved to May 22, 2026

First May Star Wars film since Solo





Superman (57:05)



Movie rumored to feature Superman doppelganger as villain

Possibly a clone based on Ultraman



Previously a Superman of Earth-3 who uses Kryptonite to get stronger

Played by David Corenswet





Created by Lex Luthor, who is more science based in this universe





Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (1:00:50)



Craig Gillespie (Cruella, I Tonya) to direct film



Written by Ana Noguiera (also writing Teen Titans)









Joker (1:02:23)



Trailer set for 4/9

First poster reveals R rating for "Strong Violence, Some Sexuality, & Full Nudity"

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This week on Superhero Slate we're watching the trailer for Marvel Overwatch Game called Rivals, Thunderbolts filming is underway, Spider-verse gets a new fundraising short, and more!



Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

News



X-Men ‘97 (19:00)



Episode 3 Spoilers





Hulu (34:50)



Now merged with Disney+ app

One home for content





Marvel Rivals (36:50)



Trailer for 6v6 game coming out 2025



Alpha sign ups for May





Overwatch/Valorant clone with Marvel Team ups, destructive environments 

Launch roster so far



Magneto

Bruce Banner/Hulk

Storm

The Punisher

Loki

Doctor Strange

Mantis

Rocket Raccoon

Black Panther

Groot

Magik

Luna Snow

Spider-Man

Iron Man

Scarlet Witch

Peni Parker & Sp//dr

Star Lord

Namor









Thunderbolts* (47:00)



Florence Pugh shares off BTS video



Confirms movie is in production





Title includes asterisk for now



Possibly indicating a title change later









Blade (49:50)



Moving aiming for 2024 production to meet 2025 release

Production Weekly says Fall timeframe





Fantastic Four (50:35)



New scoopers saying movie takes place in alternate universe, with ending into Secret Wars





Daredevil: Born Again (52:40)



Is Finn Jones teasing return as Iron Fist?

With Netflix shows now in MCU, could make appearance in flashback or across season



Less likely Shang-Chi 2









Spider-man 4 (54:50)



Updates say script is still in progress without any director or start date

Release between Avengers films or after Secret Wars?





Spider-Man: Spider-Verse (58:25)



“The Spider Within” - Short movie released on youtube

In collaboration with Kevin Love fund for mental health awareness





CCXP (1:00:10)



First ever CCXP Mexico happening this May

The Boys confirmed appearance with banners





Invincible (1:01:45)



Ezra Miller recast in season 2

Villainous D.A. Sinclair







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