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This week on Superhero Slate Superman flies into theaters, Avengers Doomsday set photos show up, Street Fighter gets an eclectic cast, and more! 

Jim Shooter, Julian McMahon

News

• The Running Man (6:00 )
  
  
  
  • Trailer for Edgar Wright’s take on Stephen King’s novel
    
    
    
    • Seems more like a modern and book accurate version of the Schwarzenegger film
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• The Odyssey (10:45 )
  
  
  
  • Christopher Nolan’s next movie trailer leaks online
  
  
  • Starring Tom Holland, Matt Damon, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong'o, Robert Pattinson, and Jon Bernthal
  
  
  
  


• Street Fighter (16:00 )
  
  
  
  • Cast announced for live-action film
    
    
    
    • Andrew Koji (Snake Eyes; Bullet Train) as Ryu
    
    
    • Callina Liang as Chun Li
    
    
    • Noah Centineo (Black Adam) as Ken
    
    
    • Jason Momoa as Blanka
    
    
    • 50 Cent as Balrog
    
    
    • Cody Rhodes as Guile
    
    
    • David Dastmalchian as M. Bison
    
    
    • Andrew Schulz as Dan Hibiki
    
    
    • Orville Peck as Vega
    
    
    • Roman Reigns as Akuma
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Releases in 2026
  
  
  
  


• The Last of Us (22:20 )
  
  
  
  • Neil Druckman (co-creator) and Halley Gross (Writer) exit series ahead of season 3
  
  
  • To focus on NaughtyDog properties and stories
    
    
    
    • Maybe Part 3 game?
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Venom (26:35 )
  
  
  
  • Rumor: Sony working on animated project around character
  
  
  • Could follow Flash Thompson
    
    
    
    • Spider-Man bully who lost legs in war, gets bonded to Symbiote
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Currently NOT in the style or vein of Spider-Verse (yet)
  
  
  
  


• Sinners (30:40 )
  
  
  
  • Purchased a warehouse full of costumes meant for Marvel’s Blade
  
  
  • Movie was being written as a 1920s period piece originally
  
  
  
  


• Midnight Sons (33:00 )
  
  
  
  • Marvel has hired a screenwriter for the movie
    
    
    
    • Doesn’t mean greenlit but definitely progress in a direction
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Rumor to adapt “Damnation” comic story where Mephisto takes over Las Vegas
    
    
    
    • Team in comic comprised of Blade, Ghost Rider, Elsa Bloodstone, Man-Thing, Moon Knight, and Doctor Voodoo
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Wonder Man (36:15 )
  
  
  
  • Upcoming Disney+ teaser features some powers/abilities of character
  
  
  • December 2025
  
  
  
  


• Fantastic Four (37:20 )
  
  
  
  • Non-story trailer released in Retro-futuristic style
  
  
  • Something you would see in drive-in cinemas
  
  
  
  


• Avengers: Doomsday (40:25 )
  
  
  
  • Leaked set photo shows The Thing, US Agent, and (new) Falcon on a ship
  
  
  
  


• Batman (43:50 )
  
  
  
  • James Gunn says he expects to have 2 finalized Batman scripts before end of the year
    
    
    
    • The Batman Part 2 was recently completed
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Most likely a draft of The Brave and the Bold
  
  
  
  


• Lanterns (44:50 )
  
  
  
  • Nathan Fillion says he has “Dropped more F-bombs” than any other project he’s worked on
  
  
  • Will 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 domestic
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Spoilers Start (59:50 )
    
    
    
    • FULL SPOILERS!
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

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