This week on Superhero Slate Spider-man Day gives us Tom Holland in new suits, Teen Titans Gets Pushed Back, Eyes of Wakanda Drops on Disney+ and more!

GenCon: Teburu + Sword & Sorcery Interview, Final Destination: Bloodlines, Killer of Killers

News

• Sandman (19:00 )
  
  
  
  • Season 2 out on Netflix
  
  
  • Bonus episode: Death: The High Cost of Living released
  
  
  • Show runners toyed with idea of Batman/Robert Pattinson showing up
    
    
    
    • Sandman was set in DC comics universe and featured characters a few times
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Batman (21:15 )
  
  
  
  • Tim Burton’s Batman movies returning to cinemas on August 25
    
    
    
    • At 160 Dolby Cinema locations in the US
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Remastered in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos
  
  
  
  


• Superman (25:40 )
  
  
  
  • Mr. Handsome was Lex’s first attempt at creating a human when he was 12
  
  
  
  


• Teen Titans (26:55 )
  
  
  
  • James Gunn says Ana Nogueira was told to not finish the script and move to Wonder Woman instead
  
  
  • Movie was never officially announced from DC Studios
  
  
  
  


• James Bond (30:25 )
  
  
  
  • Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) has been hired to write script for film
  
  
  • Denis Villenueve hired to direct earlier this year
    
    
    
    • Currently filming Dune Part 3
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Avatar: Fire and Ash (37:20 )
  
  
  
  • Trailer officially released this week
  
  
  • Debuted in front of Fantastic Four
  
  
  
  


• Eyes of Wakanda (38:40 )
  
  
  
  • First trailer and released on Disney+
    
    
    
    • All 4 episodes on August 1
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Features a previous Iron Fist version (1100s era)
    
    
    
    • First in MCU “proper”
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Black Panther 3 (42:30 )
  
  
  
  • Rumored to be taking the February 18, 2028 slot for Marvel
  
  
  • Production to start in early 2027
  
  
  
  


• Avengers: Doomsday (47:45 )
  
  
  
  • Rumor: X-Men characters will be pulling from the X-men 97 looks, including Cyclops in the Jim Lee blue and yellow outfit
  
  
  
  


• X-Men (49:20 )
  
  
  
  • Marvel looking to cast lesser known for lead roles
    
    
    
    • To reduce costs overall
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Theatrical outings aren’t the guaranteed $1 billion
  
  
  
  


• Spider-Man: Brand New Day (53:30 )
  
  
  
  • Spider-Man Day gave us the first look at a new suit for the upcoming movie
    
    
    
    • Then Tom Holland in another suit (differences here)
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Holland is wearing the suit and mask on set (and new web shooters)
    
    
    
    • Movie is now filming in Scotland in the streets
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Mark Ruffalo will return as Bruce Banner/The Hulk, Michael Mando to return as the Scorpion from Homecoming
  
  
  
  

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