This week on Superhero Slate Spider-Man’s Brand New Day sets Brand New Records, Firefly is returning as an animated series, Marvel adds New Release Dates, and more!
Firefly (12:10)Animated series coming out for showSet after live-action series but before Serenity movieMarc Guggenheim (DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow) and Tara Butters (Agent Carter, Reaper) as show runnersAlan Tudyk, Gina Torres, Jewel Staite, Morena Baccarin, Sean Maher, and Summer GlauA new actor will be enlisted to voice Shepherd Book after Ron Glass passed away in 2016Joss Whedon not involved but has ‘given blessing’Fast Forever (16:44)Michael Lesslie (Now You 3 Me, Hunger Games; X-Men) has been tapped by Vin Diesel to pen Fast ForeverRewriting a script previously written by Aaron Rabin and Zach DeanTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (21:30)Frank Miller has drawn a special cover for IDW’s #300 issueDraws on previous work with Daredevil and NinjasSonic 4 (26:05)Filming underway with new cast announcementsRichard Ayoade (The IT Crowd) and Matt Berry (What We Do in the Shadows)Kristen Bell (Frozen) is voicing Amy Rose, with Ben Kingsley and Nick Offerman officially joinedReturning stars Ben Schwartz, Jim Carrey, Idris Elba, Keanu Reeves, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, and Lee Majdoub.Powers (28:30)Animated version of Brian Michael Bendis’ comic series coming for NetflixWas originally a Playstation Network live action show tooSynopsis:"Combining the tropes of the superhero genre with the police procedural genre, Powers follows two Chicago homicide detectives, Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim, who work in cases involving super powers."Daredevil: Born Again (30:50)Season 2 this week on Disney+Born Again Official Podcast also releasedFinn Jones & Elodie Yung shared “training” photos, possible returns in Season 3?Marvel Studios (35:00)Removed some dates, added new ones to release calendar Post-Secret WarsCurrent Lineup:July 31, 2026 (Spider-Man: Brand New Day) - but owned by SonyDecember 18, 2026 (Avengers: Doomsday)December 17, 2027 (Avengers: Secret Wars)May 5, 2028 July 28, 2028 (NEW)December 15, 2028 May 4, 2029 (NEW)July 13, 2029 (NEW)Meanwhile, the following dates have been dropped from their calendar:February 18, 2028November 10, 2028Ideas for movies:Black Panther 3, Doctor Strange 3, Thunderbolts 2, Fantastic Four 2, X-Men, Midnight Sons/Blade, Deadpool 4Spider-Man: Brand New Day (48:20)First teaser trailer for upcoming movie releasedPeter Parker still around his friends who don’t remember himBiggest trailer launch of all time in 24 hours with a staggering 718.6 million viewsTransformation of Spider-ManSeason 2 of the animated Spider-Man series?Tarantula, The Hand, Scorpion, Boomerang, The Punisher, Bruce Banner, Department of Damage ControlKeith David as voiceover?Similar to the “leaked” version, but differencesFollow Superhero Slate (1:03:55)
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