DCU Casts Clayface, Marvel’s 2028 Release Calendar, Duke Nukem Series in Works, and more!

This week on Superhero Slate the DCU casts their Clayface actor, Marvel adds another 2028 release date, Duke Nukem is here to create a series and chew bubblegum, and more!

News

• Duke Nukem (2:55)
  • Adi Shankar (Castlevania; Devil May Cry) purchases series rights from Gearbox
    • Not the game rights
  • “It’s a middle finger to everybody.” he explained. “When Duke Nukem blew up, a bunch of people sat around trying to turn it into a brand, when it’s just a middle finger.”
• Highlander (10:10)
  • Russell Crowe joining the film as Ramirez, a swordsman who trains the Highlander
  • Henry Cavill as the title character
• Clayface (15:40)
  • Tom Rhys Harries will play title role in upcoming movie
    • Will be Matt Hagen version of villain
    • Adventurer who turned into monster after coming into contact with a radioactive pool of protoplasm
  • James Gunn says we’ll not meet DCU Batman until The Brave and the Bold
• Sgt. Rock (22:00)
  • James Gunn says movie is moving forward
  • Will have to change creatively to meet his needs
• Fantastic Four (25:35)
  • Work on a sequel already in development
  • Feige also said "events of F4 will lead directly into Doomsday."
  • Little Caesar’s 4-way pizza reveals look at Giganto
• Marvel Studios (31:40)
  • Adds 4th movie to 2028 release schedule
    • Dec. 15, 2028
  • Others on schedule still:
    • February 18 - Blade?
    • May 5 - Thor 5/X-men
    • November 11 - Fantastic Four 2?
• Blade (39:25)
  • Reports say movie is back on track
  • Moving again for a rumored 2028 release
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day (41:50)
  • Jon Bernthal will reprise role as Punisher in upcoming movie
  • Earlier rumors from months ago said Spider-Man and Punisher will team up against Savage Hulk
  • Could he be taking on vigilantes due to Daredevil actions?
• Avengers: Doomsday (49:55)
  • Marvel Legends Toy Line ‘leak’ indicates main characters of film
    • Doctor Doom
    • Thor
    • Mister Fantastic w/ H.E.R.B.I.E.
    • Invisible Woman
    • Human Torch
    • The Thing
    • Cyclops
    • Gambit
    • Captain America
    • Shang Chi
• Ironheart (52:25)
  • Episode names and release schedule revealed
  • Theories leaning into Mephisto showing up in episode 5
• Vision (56:30)
  • Marvel currently working on multiple versions of shows ending
  • Testing out with audience to see which resonates best
    • Billy and Agatha feature in one version
    • Wanda Maximoff returning in another
  • Rumor: Ultron being considered for future MCU projects
    • Annihilation Conquest?

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