This week on Superhero Slate get your tickets to see Superman in theaters, Mister Miracle gets his own TV series, a Spaceballs Sequel officially in the works, and more!
What's On: The Fountain of Youth, Andor
News
- Spaceballs II (12:10)
- Video announcement of movie coming in 2027
- Skewers the past 38 years of filmmaking, including MCU, DCU, Star Wars, Harry Potter, and other franchises
- Mel Brooks, Bill Pullman, and Rick Moranis to reprise roles from original (Yoghurt, Lonestar, and Dark Helmet)
- Moranis specifically coming out of retirement
- Josh Gad (also a writer), Keke Palmer, and Lewis Pullman joining cast
- Video announcement of movie coming in 2027
- Superman (19:10)
- Tickets for movie on sale
- Amazon screenings on the Tuesday before, NOT limited to IMAX
- Final trailer for tickets released
- Confirmed to have post credits scenes
- Tickets for movie on sale
- Wonder Woman (25:40)
- James Gunn confirms Wonder Woman movie is in works at DCU
- Unsure if it ties into Paradise Lost show announced during Gods and Monsters panel
- Mister Miracle (32:35)
- Getting an adult animated series from DCU
- Synopsis:
- The series follows Scott Free, known worldwide as Mister Miracle, the greatest escape artist who ever lived. With his wife, Big Barda, Scott seemed to have built the perfect life on Earth, until everything began to unravel. As war erupts between the planets Apocalypse and New Genesis, Scott’s adoptive father, Darkseid, has apparently obtained the Anti-Life Equation, a devastating force capable of dominating the universe.
- With carnage escalating on both sides, Mister Miracle becomes the last hope to end the conflict and restore peace. But the power of the Anti-Life Equation might already be affecting Scott’s mind, distorting his reality and threatening the happiness he shares with Barda.
- Similar animation and art to Creature Commandos
- WB (39:10)
- Warner Bros. splitting up its broadcast and movie studios into 2 separate companies
- Broadcast to take on majority of current debt
- Midnight Suns (44:20)
- Rumor: Ghost Rider will be leader of team when film comes to MCU
- Ironheart (50:44)
- New suit will be technically advanced but infused with magic
- Marvel Legends for series released
- First one in 2 years, possibly made before Marvel changed course on releases
- VisionQuest (52:50)
- Series using real actors to reduce reliance on VFX
- Shooting for early 2026 release on Disney+
- Unsure if story needs to be done before Avengers films
- Early leaked concept art seems to imply yes
- Avengers: Doomsday (54:40)
- Rumor: Nightcrawler (Alan Cumming) will get to use swords in action scenes for upcoming movie
- Star Wars (56:15)
- Lucasfilm officially endorses original 1977 Star Wars screening at BFI Film on Film Festival
- All movies show on reels, not digital
- One of the last (if not only) original prints left
- Lucasfilm officially endorses original 1977 Star Wars screening at BFI Film on Film Festival
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