One Piece Season 2 Review & 2001 Returns: Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, The Mummy News, and more!

This week on Superhero Slate we finish reviewing One Piece Into the Grand Line and it feels like 2001 with Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, The Mummy Sequel news, and more!

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News

Avatar: Fire and Ash (12:00)

• Digital on March 31; Home release on May 19
• 3 hours of special features
  • English Family Audio Track: All objectionable language removed

Lord of the Rings: Shadows of the Past (16:55)

• Movie set 14 years after Return of the King in production
  • Written by Stephen Colbert and his son, screenwriter Peter McGee
    • "It’s basically the chapter 'Three is Company' [Chapter III] through 'Fog on the Barrow-Downs' [Chapter VIII]."
• “set fourteen years after the passing of Frodo, as Sam, Merry, and Pippin set out to retrace the first steps of their adventure. Meanwhile, Sam’s daughter, Elanor, has discovered a long-buried secret and is determined to uncover why the War of the Ring was very nearly lost before it even began.”

Harry Potter (21:25)

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone series trailer released
• December 2026 release on HBO Max

Batman (30:20)

• Alan Ritchson cleared of all charges after neighbor confronted him and sons riding bikes in home neighborhood
• Considered self defense

The Mummy (32:25)

• John Hannah to return as Jonathan Carnahan in upcoming movie

Super Mario Galaxy Movie (34:15)

• Glenn Powell confirmed to voice Fox McCloud (Star Fox) in upcoming movie

Jumanji 3 (41:10)

• Sony Moving from December 11 to December 25 to avoid Dunesday

Doomsday (41:30)

• Could move up to December 11 release
  • 1 week earlier
  • 1 week of IMAX screens

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (45:30)

• Korean Trailer removing web shooters from bus scene
• Keith David probably playing The Jackal
• 1.1 Billion views so far

The Punisher (51:25)

• One Last Kill Special Presentation coming May 12
  • "As Frank Castle searches for meaning beyond revenge, an unexpected force pulls him back into the fight."
• Will take Daredevil Season 2’s release date

Wonder Man (53:50)

• Season 2 confirmed for Marvel Television
• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Ben Kingsley set to reprise their respective lead roles as Simon Williams and Trevor Slattery
• Destin Daniel Cretton to return as director and executive producer, and Andrew Guest as showrunner and executive producer

One Piece Into the Grand Line (55:20)

• Season 2: Part 2 Review!
• Tony Tony Chopper, Baroque Works, Drum Island

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