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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