Spider-Man Noir FIRST Look, Blade Delayed (Again), Superman AI Trailer is Gross, and more!

This week on Superhero Slate we’ve got our first look at Nicolas Cage’s Spider-man Noir in action, Marvel removes Blade from the calendar, James Gunn debunks a laughable AI trailer, and more!

News

• Venom: The Last Stand (11:40)
  • Now in theaters!
    • Has 2 post credit sequences
  • Does it Mention Spider-Man?
• Spider-Man Noir (20:25)
  • First set photos show comic accurate Noir Suit
  • On-set video showcases Nic Cage’s Spider-man on top of old cars and using webs
• Spider-Man 4 (26:18)
  • Officially releasing July 26, 2026
  • Destin Daniel Cretton confirmed to be director
• Blade (35:25)
  • Removed from Marvel’s release calendar for 2025
    • Delayed, not removed completely
    • Predator: Badlands has taken release spot
  • Making room for Multiversal stories before Doomsday/Secret Wars
• Midnight Suns (43:00)
  • Rumor: Movie is getting fast tracked for post-multiversal Avengers films
  • Feature Blade, Moon Knight, Werewolf by Night, Man-Thing, etc
• Marvel Studios (46:05)
  • Has scheduled 3 new movies for 2028
    • February 18, 2028, May 5, 2028, and November 10, 2028
  • Theory: X-men, Blade/Midnight Suns, Shang-Chi 2, Doctor Strange 3?
• Armor Wars (50:30)
  • Original series writer Yassir Lester says: "I think that, like, Marvel is constantly in a state of, like, 'What is the most interesting?'
    • "And I think that they’re taking that more into account, giving that a little bit more thought now."
  • Says he thinks some shows should have been movies, and vice versa
• Deadpool & Wolverine (52:37)
  • Ryan Reynolds shares photo of himself in suit with Leslie Uggams (Blind Al) surrounded by Christmas decorations and Wolverine popcorn bucket
    • “That was fun today”
    • Deadpool 2 had Once Upon a Deadpool that was PG-13 and featured Fred Savage scenes
  • Now on home-media, blu-ray steelbook
• Loki (55:45)
  • Season 2 headed to home release with special Steelbook
  • Deleted/Extended scenes and bonus features
• Hawkeye (56:15)
  • Getting steelbook home release treatment
  • Lots of deleted scenes and a few bonus features
• Superman (1:00:10)
  • James Gunn uses ‘puke’ emoji at fake CGI trailer shown on news
  • Upcoming leaked list of merch includes reveals of:
    • Ultraman
    • Lex Luthor with Baby Kaiju
    • “Baby Joe”

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