This week on Superhero Slate Marvel’s Nova movie gets a writer, The Batman 2 is delayed, Avengers Tickets go on sale, and more!

SDCC is next weekend; Sam Neil passed away at age 78

News

Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (10:40)
- Will receive limited theatrical release from July 24 to July 30
- Most likely to become eligible for 2027 Academy Awards
GI Joe (16:11)
- Danny McBride taking over directing duties on upcoming film
  - Will be his feature Directorial Debut
- Chris Hemsworth exited project for ‘undisclosed reasons’ – Thor 5?
- Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, and Walton Goggins are lead choices to be in film
  - Cooper likely to take Hemsworth’s role as “Duke”
Call of Duty (19:15)
- Movie officially set in “Modern Warfare” universe
  - Games aren’t linear or connected
- One of the most popular video games released in the end 00s
God of War (23:40)
- Kratos actor Ryan Hurst tears biceps filming live-action series
  - Will be recast due to 6 month+ recovery time
- Series has filmed at least 4 episodes of season 1’s 10, but show has 20 commitment
Wolverine (game) (24:55)
- New trailer released for upcoming game, playing before The Odyssey
- September 15 on PS5
X-Men (31:15)
- Rumor front runner casting:
  - Bill Skarsgaard as Professor X
  - Cailee Spaeny as Rogue
  - Adam Driver as villain (William Stryker, Mister Sinister, etc)
  - Charles Melton as Beast
  - Cooper Hoffman as Cyclops
  - Sadie Sink as Jean Grey
  - Margot Robbie as Emma Frost
- Second set of rumors say no Wolverine or Magneto
Nova (35:10)
- Michael Waldron has been tapped to pen a Nova MOVIE instead of a series
  - Previously reported Marvel said no Nova series when questioned about his WGA page
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (39:13)
- Releasing July 29 in Prime screenings July 30th for regular screenings
- Social media embargo lifts July 27, and review embargo on July 28
Avengers: Doomsday (42:30)
- Tickets will go on sale July 20 for Infinity Vision theaters
  - Most likely needs SOME sort of trailer/video to announce
- Official runtime of movie is 165 minutes (could change, by only by small margin)
- They have confirmed the first trailer will debut during Marvel’s Hall H panel on July 25
Box Office (48:15)
- Domestic BO is trending to pass $10 billion this year
  - First time since 2019
- Major movies so far have not made sizeable impact
  - Star Wars, Minions, Moana, Supergirl, He-Man
- Cheaper, indie films made by Gen Z or visionaries
  - Backrooms, Obsession, Odyssey, Project Hail Mary
The Batman Part 2 (53:30)
- Movie delayed to February 18 2028 per Matt Reeves’ camera test
- Batman has bigger ears
Man of Tomorrow (55:30)
- Xolo Maridueña will return as Blue Beetle in upcoming movie
  - Animated series announced 2 years ago has no updates or information since
- Definitely NOT a Justice League…or is it?

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