2025 Movie & TV Releases, Jason Momoa Officially Lobo, DCU Batman Teases, and more!

This week on Superhero Slate we’re going through a curated list of 2025 movie and TV releases, Jason Momoa finally cast as Lobo, the DCU gives us its first Batman tease, and more!

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• 2025 Release Calendar (14:25)
  • Theatrical releases of Jan 1, 2025
    • Feb 14 - Captain America: Brave New World
    • Apr 4 - Minecraft
    • Apr 18 - Mickey 17
    • May 2 - Thunderbolts
    • May 23 - Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
    • June 6 - Ballerina
    • June 20 - 28 Years Later
    • July 2 - Jurassic World Rebirth
    • July 11 - Superman
    • July 25 - Fantastic Four
    • Oct 10 - Tron Ares
    • Oct 24 - Mortal Kombat II
    • Nov 7 - Predator Badlands
    • Nov 21 - The Running Man
    • Dec 5 - Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
    • Dec 19 - Avatar: Fire and Ash
  • TV Series
    • MCU: Daredevil, Ironheart, Wonder Man
    • DCU: Peacemaker
    • Other: Invincible, The Last of Us, Alien Earth
• Supergirl (31:50)
  • Jason Momoa officially cast as Lobo in DCU film
    • Has teased post-Aquaman role since The Lost Kingdom release
  • Will film for a few weeks, so not main villain but bigger than cameo
  • Has only appeared as a live-action character in Krypton show before this
• Clayface (34:15)
  • Looking for director
  • Might start shooting end of January/February since script was completed
  • Speculation is Andy Muschetti could direct to introduce the Dark Knight before The Brave and the Bold movie
• Creature Commandos (37:55)
  • Another “look” at the DCU Batman in the latest episode
    • Also previewed as killed on a spike in Circe’s visions
• The Punisher (43:44)
  • Rumor: New series in works at Marvel Television
  • Will follow Daredevil format, in being a “season 3” for previous works on Netflix
  • Could lead to Jessica Jones season 4 depending on success of Daredevil
• Captain America: Brave New World (46:00)
  • First popcorn bucket reveal of 2025
    • Would fall into our “just a helmet/head” category of rankings
    • See last year’s reviews
  • Japan reveals shield toso cup
  • The Leader and Red Hulk promo art being released
• Fantastic Four: First Steps (51:05)
  • New merchandise features SDCC banners from last year and new tagline
  • Heroes, Scientists, Explorers, Protectors
• Avengers: Doomsday (52:20)
  • Will start shooting this March through August in UK
    • Could also include sub-production units, not just full cast full time
  • Mentions “Ana De Armas” as a possibility in cast
• Star Wars (55:30)
  • Shawn Levy’s Star Wars film is reportedly moving fast
    • After Deadpool & Wolverine: "And yes, there’s a 'Star Wars' movie that I’m developing, actually with our 'Adam Project' screenwriter Jonathan Tropper. You never know what’s going to become undeniable and get made next."
  • Rumor: have offered lead role to a well known A-list actor

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