Summer Popcorn Bucket Battle, Summer Game Fest Reveals, Superman 100% Done, and more!

This week on Superhero Slate we’re looking at another summer of Popcorn buckets, Fantastic Four Tickets on sale now, Superman is 100% locked in, and more!

Guest Host: Superfan Jim

Nintendo Switch 2 Launch

News

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (12:30)

• First DLC called The Order of Giants revealed
• September 4, 2025

Invincible VS (17:45)

• 3 v 3 tag fighting game from characters in the Invincible Universe revealed
• Seems to retain voice actors from Amazon series

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls (21:20)

• Announces new 4 v 4 tag fighting game by makers of Dragon Ball Fighter Z/Blazblue/Guilty Gear series
• Featuring a lot of characters not in Marvel fighting games
  • Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Doctor Doom, Storm, Ms. Marvel, Star-Lord, and Robbie Reyes’ Ghost Rider
• 2026 release

Deadpool (28:17)

• VR game announced for Meta Quest 3 headsets
  • Will be voiced by Neil Patrick Harris

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (32:10)

• Rumor Sadie Sink to play an alternate universe Gwen Stacy

Midnight Sons (36:10)

• Development on the movie ‘moving again’
• Movie lineup rumored to include: "Wong, Moon Knight, Ghost Rider, Blade, Werewolf by Night, & Man-Thing."

Thor 5 (41:25)

• “Officially” in development at Marvel Studios (per scooper)
• Will be a movie post-Secret Wars saga
• Taika Waititi NOT returning

Fantastic Four (45:00)

• Tickets on sale now
• First look at HERBIE concession vessel (drink, popcorn, and candy)
  • Galactus head popcorn bucket 17” wide by 20” tall
• Doctor Doom NOT in the movie according to director

Superman (51:05)

• Tickets most likely on sale June 10
• First glimpses at popcorn buckets include:
  • Generic S logo in clear yellow
  • Superman using heat vision in a popcorn maker
  • A Daily Planet newspaper box
• Film is 100% complete per James Gunn
• 2 hours and 9 minutes with post credit scenes

Star Wars: Starfighter (1:02:00)

• Mia Goth cast as antagonist
  • Will be chasing Ryan Gosling and his teenage nephew (in movie)

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