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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