This week on Superhero Slate the OG Defenders return, Supergirl goes full John Wick, we visit Castle Greyskull in Eternia, and more!

News

• Masters of the Universe (7:20)
  • Official full trailer for upcoming film released
  • Battle Cat as the MGM Lion
  • June 5, 2026
• Spaceballs 2 (10:20)
  • Releasing April 23, 2027 in theaters
  • In time for Original’s 40th Anniversary
• Invincible (13:30)
  • Season 5 renewal confirmed via voice cast announcement
• The Rings of Power (14:45)
  • Most likely to get all 5 planned seasons
  • Season 3 in 2026
• Spider-Noir (18:20)
  • Will Compete In Comedy Categories At The Emmys
  • Same category as Wonder Man from Marvel
    • Could lead to running against Only Murders in the Building and Shrinking
• Dungeon Crawler Carl (20:00)
  • TV adaptation of book series in development at Peacock
  • Chris Yost (Thor) as writer and EP; Seth McFarlane as EP
  • Logline:
    • “An alien invasion has wiped out most of humanity and any survivors are forced to fight for their lives on a sadistic intergalactic game show. Sounds bad, right? Now try doing it with bare feet and a stuck-up, self-centered, tiara-wearing talking cat as your partner. Welcome to Dungeon Crawler World: Earth, where the apocalypse will be televised … and Coast Guard vet Carl finds himself stuck with his ex-girlfriend’s award-winning show cat, Princess Donut the Queen Anne Chonk, as they try to survive the end of the world, fighting monsters, aliens, an insane A.I. and even other survivors … all for the sake of good TV. Survival is optional. Entertainment is not.”
• Daredevil: Born Again (27:30)
  • Season 3 filming includes return of Mike Colter and Finn Jones
    • As Luke Cage and Danny Rand
  • Luke Cage wearing “Mayor Cage” outfit from comics
• VisionQuest (34:45)
  • Marvel filed a new trademark in March
  • "Infinity Vision," which was filed under the 41 motion picture classification on 3/31/26
    • Similar to “Infinity Ultron” from What If...?
• X-Men 97 (44:05)
  • Season 2 artwork features first look at Polaris
• Maul: Shadow Lord (49:05)
  • Renewed for Season 2 before release
  • Will cover “Crimson Dawn” era teased at the end of Solo
• The Batman 2 (50:55)
  • Production name “Semper Vigilans”
    • Translates to "Always Vigilant" or "Ever Watchful”
  • Could be Court of Owls themed
• Supergirl (54:15)
  • New trailer puts Kara against the clock to save Krypto
  • Superman makes an appearance
  • Lobo speaks, seems to team up with Supergirl
• Animorphs (1:01:50)
  • Ryan Coogler is producing series at Disney+

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Welcome to the Superhero Slate review of Netflix's One Piece: Into the Grand Line! Will the Straw Hat crew survive the treacherous waters of Reverse Mountain and the bizarre islands ahead? Can the series successfully introduce the eccentric agents of Baroque Works and the adorable Chopper? Who won't Luffy make friends with on the open ocean? Find out all these questions and more! Find One Piece Into the Grand Line streaming only on Netflix! Part 1: Episodes 1-4 (5:41) Part 2: Episodes 5-8 (25:02) Follow Superhero Slate! (46:21)

This week on Superhero Slate we finish reviewing One Piece Into the Grand Line and it feels like 2001 with Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, The Mummy Sequel news, and more!

Marvel MaXimum Collection, Lexington Comic-Con

News

• Avatar: Fire and Ash (12:00)
  • Digital on March 31; Home release on May 19
  • 3 hours of special features
    • English Family Audio Track: All objectionable language removed
• Lord of the Rings: Shadows of the Past (16:55)
  • Movie set 14 years after Return of the King in production
    • Written by Stephen Colbert and his son, screenwriter Peter McGee
      • "It’s basically the chapter 'Three is Company' [Chapter III] through 'Fog on the Barrow-Downs' [Chapter VIII]."
  • “set fourteen years after the passing of Frodo, as Sam, Merry, and Pippin set out to retrace the first steps of their adventure. Meanwhile, Sam’s daughter, Elanor, has discovered a long-buried secret and is determined to uncover why the War of the Ring was very nearly lost before it even began.”
• Harry Potter (21:25)
  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone series trailer released
  • December 2026 release on HBO Max
• Batman (30:20)
  • Alan Ritchson cleared of all charges after neighbor confronted him and sons riding bikes in home neighborhood
  • Considered self defense
• The Mummy (32:25)
  • John Hannah to return as Jonathan Carnahan in upcoming movie
• Super Mario Galaxy Movie (34:15)
  • Glenn Powell confirmed to voice Fox McCloud (Star Fox) in upcoming movie
• Jumanji 3 (41:10)
  • Sony Moving from December 11 to December 25 to avoid Dunesday
• Doomsday (41:30)
  • Could move up to December 11 release
    • 1 week earlier
    • 1 week of IMAX screens
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day (45:30)
  • Korean Trailer removing web shooters from bus scene
  • Keith David probably playing The Jackal
  • 1.1 Billion views so far
• The Punisher (51:25)
  • One Last Kill Special Presentation coming May 12
    • "As Frank Castle searches for meaning beyond revenge, an unexpected force pulls him back into the fight."
  • Will take Daredevil Season 2’s release date
• Wonder Man (53:50)
  • Season 2 confirmed for Marvel Television
  • Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Ben Kingsley set to reprise their respective lead roles as Simon Williams and Trevor Slattery
  • Destin Daniel Cretton to return as director and executive producer, and Andrew Guest as showrunner and executive producer
• One Piece Into the Grand Line (55:20)
  • Season 2: Part 2 Review!
  • Tony Tony Chopper, Baroque Works, Drum Island

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