This week on Superhero Slate we play the music and light the lights for the Muppet Show, Disney finds its next CEO, Supergirl reuses the DCEU, and more!

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News

Baldur’s Gate 3 (3:40)
- Video game from 2023 getting an HBO series adaptation
  - Will be direct sequel to the game
- Created, written and ran by Craig Mazin (The Last of Us)
Super Bowl 2026 (8:40)
- No DCU, MCU, or Sony trailer expected during show
- Cost up $2m to $10m for 30 seconds
Disney (11:55)
- Disney has officially named its next CEO
- Josh D’Amaro, the current head of Disney Parks and Cruises, consumer products, and Walt Disney Imagineering
The Muppet Show (16:05)
- Returns on Disney+ with a special featuring Sabrina Carpenter
- Format from original show
Wonder Man (25:00)
- Marvel close to greenlighting second season
Shang-Chi (27:55)
- Destin Daniel Cretton still wanting to direct sequel film
- Possible Ten Rings project like Eyes of Wakanda
  - Showcases their use/influence through the years
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (30:10)
- Tramell Tillman rumored to be head of Department of Damage Control
Ant-Man (34:35)
- Currently no more future plans for Hank Pym or Janet Van Dyne in MCU
Daredevil (36:55)
- Rumor: Idea thrown around to do a street-level crossover film that serves as the epilogue to Daredevil/Kingpin saga that started in Hawkeye
- Feature return of Netflix Defenders team
  - Iron Fist as a mentor, looking to hand off mantle/powers
Supergirl (40:32)
- Film alluded to being bits of Logan, Superman 2025, Guardians of the Galaxy, and The Last of Us
- Replaces composer Ramin Djawadi (Iron Man; Game of Thrones) with Junkie XL
- Sponsored the puppy bowl 2026
Clayface (44:30)
- Delayed to October 23, 2026
  - Originally September 11
- Part of WB’s Fall 2026 slate rearranging
Superman (45:35)
- Netflix CEO confirms movie underperformed, hence why it was released on digital 35 days after debut
  - “[45 days] is the industry standard for self-enforcement. However, routinely, movies that underperform, the window moves a little bit. Superman was a little shorter window.”
Paradise Lost (51:30)
- Series rumored to be shelved to focus on Wonder Woman reboot
- “This project is now dead, no longer in active development”

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