X-Men Director & New Trailers for Avatar 3, Tron Ares, Mortal Kombat 2, Stranger Things, and more!

This week on Superhero Slate, Marvel announces their X-men Director and we have trailers for Avatar 3, Tron Ares, Mortal Kombat 2, Stranger Things Season 5, and more!

GenCon  - Booth 1523 - Asmadi Games

Mystic Curling Club, which is a dexterity-based magical dice curling game, and Chess Joker, a new Carl Chudyk game adding a pile of crazy action cards to chess. Lots of strategy, lots of chaos, lots of fun.

Kpop Demon Hunters, “diet cherry Coke”

News

• Judge Dredd (13:18)
  • Movie being shopped around to distributors
  • Written by Drew Pearce (The Fall Guy; MI: Rogue Nation) and directed by Taika Waititi
• Tron Ares (20:15)
  • First trailer for upcoming threequel released
  • Real world bringing programs for military uses
• Mortal Kombat II (26:10)
  • First red band trailer released for upcoming sequel
    • Karl Urban as Johnny Cage
  • Rated R and will feature fatalities
• Stranger Things (29:55)
  • Season 5 trailer released
  • Multiple release dates in December
• Invincible (36:45)
  • Season 5 early renewal announced for series
  • Voice actor compilation
• Wonder Woman (38:20)
  • Rumor: Movie fast tracked for DCU
• Sgt. Rock (42:45)
  • Luca Guadagnino no longer attached to movie
• The Authority (43:40)
  • Writer wasn’t able to crack the script
    • “He has moved onto another DCU project right now”
• Supergirl (45:44)
  • First poster for next DCU movie
    • “Look Out”
  • June 26, 2026
• Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (49:05)
  • Hit with delay to June 25, 2027
• Deadpool 4 (53:22)
  • Rumor: We’ll be seeing more of character in potential 4th movie 
    • "Hugh Jackman's Wolverine appears in Ryan Reynolds' script for the next Deadpool movie, which means he won't be retiring the role after Secret Wars."
• The Punisher (58:15)
  • Special Presentation is currently filming
  • Most likely releasing before Spider-Man Brand New Day in 2026
• Avengers: Doomsday (1:04:35)
  • Rumor: Samuel L Jackson to return as Nick Fury in movie
• X-Men (1:05:55)
  • Director Confirmed by Kevin Feige
    • Jake Schreier (Thunderbolts*)
• Fantastic Four (1:10:20)
  • “Blue Carpet” event streaming live on Disney+ this week
  • Rumor:
    • 3 big trailers attached to debut
      • Tron Ares (above)
      • Predator Badlands (also at SDCC)
      • Avatar Fire and Ash
• Avatar: Fire and Ash (1:11:30)
  • Leaked HD trailer online before release

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