X-Men Stars on Avengers Set, Last of Us Season 3 Renewal, Oscars for Stunts in Movies, and more!

This week on Superhero Slate we're looking at set photos showing off Supergirl’s costume, we’re confirming returning Legacy X-Men characters, a trailer for the Predator's next animated outing, and more!

News

• Academy Awards (8:00)
  • "Academy Award for Achievement in Stunt Design" will begin with the 100th Academy Awards in 2027
    • Eligibility and voting rules will be announced in 2027
  • Current list of categories & years implemented
    • 1927/28 - Best Picture
    • 1927/28 - Best Director
    • 1927/28 - Best Actor
    • 1927/28 - Best Actress
    • 1927/28 - Best Cinematography
    • 1927/28 - Best Production Design
    • 1927/28 - Best Adapted Screenplay
    • 1929/30 - Best Sound
    • 1931/32 - Best Animated Short Film
    • 1931/32 - Best Live Action Short Film
    • 1934 - Best Film Editing
    • 1934 - Best Original Score
    • 1934 - Best Original Song
    • 1936 - Best Supporting Actor
    • 1936 - Best Supporting Actress
    • 1939 - Best Visual Effects
    • 1940 - Best Original Screenplay
    • 1941 - Best Documentary Short Film
    • 1943 - Best Documentary Feature Film
    • 1947 - Best International Feature Film
    • 1948 - Best Costume Design
    • 1981 - Best Makeup and Hairstyling
    • 2001 - Best Animated Feature Film
• Predator: Killer of Killers (14:06)
  • Animated movie for Hulu announced with trailer
    • The anthology story follows three of the fiercest warriors in human history: a Viking raider guiding her young son on a bloody quest for revenge, a ninja in feudal Japan who turns against his Samurai brother in a brutal battle for succession, and a WWII pilot who takes to the sky to investigate an otherworldly threat to the Allied cause
  • Directed by Dan Trachtenberg (Prey)
  • June 6, 2025
• The Last of Us (20:20)
  • Officially renewed for Season 3 at HBO
    • Indicating probably where season 2 stops based on Game 2 being longer than the first
• Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (24:55)
  • Set videos show off Milly Alcock’s supergirl suit
  • Fan art interpretation of photos
• The Batman (29:00)
  • Rumor: Matt Reeves going through something similar to a “Chadwick Boseman” situation?
    • Could be misstated, but situation is ‘unresolved’ for filmmaker
  • If movie does not start production by January, most likely to be handed off without him
• Thunderbolts (33:50)
  • Tickets now on Sale for May 2 opening
• Avengers: Doomsday (40:05)
  • James Marsden & Ian McKellan on Avengers Doomsday set together
    • Returning as Cyclops and Magneto
  • James Marsden and Benedict Wong on-set for filming
    • Cyclops & Wong (not previously announced)
  • Set photos rumored to be X-mansion under attack
  • Spaceship rumored to be built next
    • Could be Secret Wars “raft” for dimensional incursion survival
  • Doctor Doom vs Thanos cinematic ai

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