July 27, 2025

Fantastic Four: First Steps Review, SDCC 2026 Recap, Peacemaker Trailer, and more

1 hour 20 minutes

This week on Superhero Slate, we're recapping San Diego Comic-Con 2025, reviewing Fantastic Four First Steps, stepping into the Peacemaker Universes, and more!

News

SDCC 2025 (1:17)

Updates

Masters of the Universe (5:55)

Teaser trailer with title treatment in various languages

June 5, 2026

Predator: Badlands (8:25)

Trailer for upcoming movie

Features young Yautja and Elle Fanning as Weyland yutani synthezoid

Mechanized loader in the end

Could this be a secret Alien vs Predator movie?

Predator: Killer of Killers (9:40)

New version with extended ending dropped on Hulu

Star Wars: Ahsoka (14:30)

First photo of Eman Esfadi returning as Ezra Bridger in season 2

Maul: Shadow Lord (15:00)

First photo shows Maul’s return in upcoming show

Ne Zha 2 (18:15)

Getting re-release in US with English voices

Ne Zha 2 explores the consequences of Ne Zha's defiance against the heavens and the internal struggle of being a "demon child" born of chaos.

$2.19 billion box office

Clayface (21:40)

New report on plot:

"centers on an ascending actor whose face is disfigured by a gangster. As a last resort, the actor turns to a fringe Elizabeth Holmes-style scientist for help. At first, the experiment is successful but … well, it wouldn’t be a horror movie if the story ended right there, would it?"

Peacemaker (24:05)

Trailer released at SDCC

Image of a potential alien on set with James Gunn

Synopsis released:

“In season 2, Peacemaker discovers an alternate world where life is everything he wishes it could be. But this discovery also forces him to face his traumatic past and take the future into his own hands.”

August 21, 2025

Superman (30:00)

All 26 characters in the Hall of Justice memorial identified

Madame Xanadu

Silent Knight

Exoristos

Black Pirate

Miss Liberty

Whip Whirlwind

Super-Chief

El Diablo

Iron Munro

The Ghost of Flanders

Sandman I (Wesley Dodds)

Amazing Man (Will Everett)

Zatara

Liberty Belle

Bulletman

Max Mercury, see Whip Whirlwind

Bulletgirl

TNT

Dan the Dyna-mite

Phantom Lady

Atomic Knight

Freedom Beast

Wildcat

Vibe

Gunfire

Maxwell Lord

Very obscure, random heroes from time

James Gunn has teased that at the very least, 2 out of the 26 heroes in the mural are important to an upcoming DCU project

Booster Gold (34:20)

David Jenkins (Our Flag Means Death) to write pilot for series

If successful, will become show runner

Inherited project from Danny McBride

Gunn alluded McBride “fell out of love” with the project

Eyes of Wakanda (36:25)

Releasing almost a month earlier on August 1

Previously Aug 27

All 4 episodes will drop on Disney+

Follows warriors throughout Wakandan history tasked with traveling the world to retrieve vibranium artifacts

Punisher (37:30)

Set photo shows some ‘punishment’

Videos have shown classic skull attire will be worn

Fantastic Four: First Steps (42:20)

Box Office currently around $218 million (probably revised up tomorrow)

Biggest Thursday of 2025

Review of Movie

SPOILERS (56:30)

Real Suits

Practical Galactus outfit

Practical The Thing on set

Follow Superhero Slate (1:19:15)

Email us your questions and thoughts to [email protected] or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate to become a superfan!

Mike – Life Rewards Risk

Chris – @Valdan

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July 27, 2025

Fantastic Four: First Steps Review, SDCC 2026 Recap, Peacemaker Trailer, and more

1 hour 20 minutes

This week on Superhero Slate, we're recapping San Diego Comic-Con 2025, reviewing Fantastic Four First Steps, stepping into the Peacemaker Universes, and more!

News

SDCC 2025 (1:17)

Updates

Masters of the Universe (5:55)

Teaser trailer with title treatment in various languages

June 5, 2026

Predator: Badlands (8:25)

Trailer for upcoming movie

Features young Yautja and Elle Fanning as Weyland yutani synthezoid

Mechanized loader in the end

Could this be a secret Alien vs Predator movie?

Predator: Killer of Killers (9:40)

New version with extended ending dropped on Hulu

Star Wars: Ahsoka (14:30)

First photo of Eman Esfadi returning as Ezra Bridger in season 2

Maul: Shadow Lord (15:00)

First photo shows Maul’s return in upcoming show

Ne Zha 2 (18:15)

Getting re-release in US with English voices

Ne Zha 2 explores the consequences of Ne Zha's defiance against the heavens and the internal struggle of being a "demon child" born of chaos.

$2.19 billion box office

Clayface (21:40)

New report on plot:

Peacemaker (24:05)

Trailer released at SDCC

Image of a potential alien on set with James Gunn

Synopsis released:

August 21, 2025

Superman (30:00)

All 26 characters in the Hall of Justice memorial identified

Madame Xanadu

Silent Knight

Exoristos

Black Pirate

Miss Liberty

Whip Whirlwind

Super-Chief

El Diablo

Iron Munro

The Ghost of Flanders

Sandman I (Wesley Dodds)

Amazing Man (Will Everett)

Zatara

Liberty Belle

Bulletman

Max Mercury, see Whip Whirlwind

Bulletgirl

TNT

Dan the Dyna-mite

Phantom Lady

Atomic Knight

Freedom Beast

Wildcat

Vibe

Gunfire

Maxwell Lord

Very obscure, random heroes from time

James Gunn has teased that at the very least, 2 out of the 26 heroes in the mural are important to an upcoming DCU project

Booster Gold (34:20)

David Jenkins (Our Flag Means Death) to write pilot for series

If successful, will become show runner

Inherited project from Danny McBride

Gunn alluded McBride “fell out of love” with the project

Eyes of Wakanda (36:25)

Releasing almost a month earlier on August 1

Previously Aug 27

All 4 episodes will drop on Disney+

Follows warriors throughout Wakandan history tasked with traveling the world to retrieve vibranium artifacts

Punisher (37:30)

Set photo shows some ‘punishment’

Videos have shown classic skull attire will be worn

Fantastic Four: First Steps (42:20)

Box Office currently around $218 million (probably revised up tomorrow)

Biggest Thursday of 2025

Review of Movie

SPOILERS (56:30)

Real Suits

Practical Galactus outfit

Practical The Thing on set

Follow Superhero Slate (1:19:15)

Email us your questions and thoughts to [email protected] or tag us on twitter @SuperheroSlate to become a superfan!

Mike – Life Rewards Risk

Chris – @Valdan

Subscribe to the weekly Superhero Slate podcast!

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3iR1Ak0
iTunes: https://apple.co/2HNzJzn
Google Play: https://bit.ly/SHS-YouTube-Music

Get Your Swag at superheroslate.com/store

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