This week on Superhero Slate Superman flies into theaters, Avengers Doomsday set photos show up, Street Fighter gets an eclectic cast, and more!
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The Running Man (6:00)Trailer for Edgar Wright’s take on Stephen King’s novelSeems more like a modern and book accurate version of the Schwarzenegger filmThe Odyssey (10:45)Christopher Nolan’s next movie trailer leaks onlineStarring Tom Holland, Matt Damon, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong'o, Robert Pattinson, and Jon BernthalStreet Fighter (16:00)Cast announced for live-action filmAndrew Koji (Snake Eyes; Bullet Train) as RyuCallina Liang as Chun LiNoah Centineo (Black Adam) as KenJason Momoa as Blanka50 Cent as BalrogCody Rhodes as GuileDavid Dastmalchian as M. BisonAndrew Schulz as Dan HibikiOrville Peck as VegaRoman Reigns as AkumaReleases in 2026The Last of Us (22:20)Neil Druckman (co-creator) and Halley Gross (Writer) exit series ahead of season 3To focus on NaughtyDog properties and storiesMaybe Part 3 game?Venom (26:35)Rumor: Sony working on animated project around characterCould follow Flash ThompsonSpider-Man bully who lost legs in war, gets bonded to SymbioteCurrently NOT in the style or vein of Spider-Verse (yet)Sinners (30:40)Purchased a warehouse full of costumes meant for Marvel’s BladeMovie was being written as a 1920s period piece originallyMidnight Sons (33:00)Marvel has hired a screenwriter for the movieDoesn’t mean greenlit but definitely progress in a directionRumor to adapt “Damnation” comic story where Mephisto takes over Las VegasTeam in comic comprised of Blade, Ghost Rider, Elsa Bloodstone, Man-Thing, Moon Knight, and Doctor VoodooWonder Man (36:15)Upcoming Disney+ teaser features some powers/abilities of characterDecember 2025Fantastic Four (37:20)Non-story trailer released in Retro-futuristic styleSomething you would see in drive-in cinemasAvengers: Doomsday (40:25)Leaked set photo shows The Thing, US Agent, and (new) Falcon on a shipBatman (43:50)James Gunn says he expects to have 2 finalized Batman scripts before end of the yearThe Batman Part 2 was recently completedMost likely a draft of The Brave and the BoldLanterns (44:50)Nathan Fillion says he has “Dropped more F-bombs” than any other project he’s worked onWill appear in DCU series on HBO Max as another Green Lantern (reprising role from Superman and (likely) Peacemaker)Superman (2025) (45:50)Review for first DCU film$122 million domesticSpoilers Start (59:50)FULL SPOILERS!Follow Superhero Slate (1:19:30)
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