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 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 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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