Marvel Delays the Avengers Sequels, Peacemaker has an Eagle Hunter, Madame Web MCU Merch, and more!
This week on Superhero Slate Marvel delays (almost) all of their movies, Peacemaker reveals an Eagle hunter, Madame Web merch shows it was almost set in the MCU, and more!
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- Peacemaker (7:55)
- Season 2 image shows off Michael Rooker’s “Red St. Wild”
- "His name is Red St. Wild, and he's the world's foremost eagle hunter who is on a mission to kill Eagly.”
- Season 2 image shows off Michael Rooker’s “Red St. Wild”
- Madame Web (12:00)
- Rumor: Unused popcorn bucket designs refer directly to MCU plots
- Drax, Doc Ock, Hulk, Thanos, Carol Danvers, Green Goblin
- Originally had Tom Holland’s Spider-Man at the start and that's THE baby Peter she saves
- Marvel didn’t want any MCU connection
- Rumor: Unused popcorn bucket designs refer directly to MCU plots
- Fantastic Four: First Steps (17:25)
- Avengers: Doomsday (21:00)
- New release date: December 18, 2026
- Delayed from May 2026
- Same window as Spider-Man: Far From Home release, nearing $2 billion in revenue
- Cast photos at dinner seemingly confirm the return of Namora and Attuma from Black Panther Wakanda Forever
- Rumor: Casting the MCU version of Ghost Rider for this movie
- Ryan Gosling as most wanted actor for role
- New release date: December 18, 2026
- Avengers: Secret Wars (33:30)
- New release date: December 17 2027
- Delayed from May 2027
- New release date: December 17 2027
- Marvel Studios (40:43)
- Removes Feb 13, 2026 date for Untitled Marvel Movie
- Only has July 23, 2027 as another MCU release
- Updates Nov 6, 2026 and Nov 5, 2027 dates to “Untitled Disney Movies”
- Removes Feb 13, 2026 date for Untitled Marvel Movie
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day (46:11)
- Releasing Summer 2026 still
- Should NOT be affected by Doomsday delay story-wise
- "Regardless of what happens with whether or not Spider-Man shows up in Doomsday," the piece notes, "the overall story of Brand New Day wouldn’t be impacted because they reached a common ground that allowed them to push the story forward while still executing something new and fresh for Spider-Man that wouldn’t have been repetitive from previous installment."
- Rumor: Mark Ruffalo to have a substantial part in the movie
- “More than a cameo”
- Brand New Day will have "one of the MCU's biggest, if not the biggest, stunt sequences for [Spider-Man: Brand New Day]."
- X-Men (51:25)
- Rumor: Thunderbolts/New Avengers ties into X-Men
- Experiment to make the perfect superhero/Sentry tied to Mister Sinister
- Not confirmed, but would help tie loose ends together about genetically created superheroes
- Daredevil: Born Again (54:30)
- Season 2 filming scenes with Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones
- Rumor: Opens door for smaller appearances by Luke Cage and Iron Fist from The Defenders
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