Mario Bros Sequel Confirmed, Batman Caped Crusader Leak, Rebel Moon v Barbie, and more!

This week Superhero Slate is celebrating Mario Day with a sequel announcement, we’ve got a leaked look at Batman Caped Crusader series, more Disney+ series get steelbook releases, and more!

Academy Awards/Oscars tonight; Razzies announced: Winnie the Pooh - Blood and Honey sweeps wins; 

News

• Dragon Ball (11:50)
  
  
  
  • Akira Toriyama passed away at 68
  
  
  • Creator of Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Super, Sand Land, artwork for Dragon Quest series, and more
  
  
  
  


• Super Mario Bros (20:30)
  
  
  
  • Sequel announced for April 3, 2026 on Mar10 day
  
  
  
  


• Batman v Superman (23:55)
  
  
  
  • Zack Snyder prefers Ben Affleck over Christian Bale because “Batman’s a big dude”
    
    
    
    • “He’s a great Batman, but he’s still 5’10”
    
    
    • Not being rude, just prefers bulkier batman
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Rebel Moon (27:30)
  
  
  
  • Zack Snyder on Joe Rogan Experience: “So say right now [‘Rebel Moon’] has almost 90 million views … 90 million starts or 90 million accounts turned it on, give or take. They assume two viewers per screening,”
  
  
  •  “So you think if that movie was in the theaters as a distribution model, that’s 160 million people supposedly watching, based on that math.”
  
  
  • “More people probably saw ‘Rebel Moon’ than saw ‘Barbie’ in the theater. That’s how crazy Netflix — that’s the distribution model they set up,” Snyder concluded.
  
  
  • Big assumptions: viewers = viewed minutes divided by runtime; assuming 2 viewers per screening is a non-confirmed assumption; streaming vs theaters is apples to oranges
  
  
  • In the end, both Rogan and Snyder praised Barbie, just thinks his movie would’ve performed better
  
  
  
  


• Superman (39:35)
  
  
  
  • First scenes filmed in Svalbard, as stand-in for ice fortress location
  
  
  
  


• Batman: Caped Crusader (40:35)
  
  
  
  • First designs leak for animated show giving a cross between Batman: The Animated Series and The Brave and the Bold TV series
  
  
  • Caped Crusader villain designs
  
  
  • Amazon hitting accounts with DMCA takedowns
  
  
  
  


• Spider-Man (46:40)
  
  
  
  • Sony releasing all Spider-man movies from Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland’s live action adaptations in theaters this year
    
    
    
    • Spider-man - April 15
    
    
    • Spider-man 2 - April 22
    
    
    • Spider-man 3 - April 29
    
    
    • Amazing Spider-man - May 6
    
    
    • Amazing Spider-man 2 - May 13
    
    
    • Homecoming - May 20
    
    
    • Far From Home - May 27
    
    
    • No Way Home - June 3
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • No plans for Into the Spider-verse at this time
  
  
  
  


• The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (52:30)
  
  
  
  • Releasing to physical via 4k/bluray steelbook on April 30
  
  
  • Includes featurettes and deleted scenes
  
  
  
  


• Moon Knight (54:00)
  
  
  
  • Releasing to physical via 4k/bluray steelbook on April 30
  
  
  • Includes featurettes and deleted scenes
  
  
  
  


• Marvel Zombies (55:30)
  
  
  
  • Moon Knight in animated series will be Blade with Khonshu empowerment
  
  
  • Mahershala Ali to voice character still
  
  
  
  


• X-men 97 (56:55)
  
  
  
  • Episode titles and release schedule revealed via TV guide style artwork
  
  
  • 2 episode premiere on March 20
  
  
  
  


• Deadpool and Wolverine (58:20)
  
  
  
  • Vinnie Jones could not strike a deal to return for movie as Juggernaut
  
  
  • Mostly because of practical suit he wore in X-men: The Last Stand
  
  
  
  


• Star Wars (1:01:10)
  
  
  
  • Baylan Skoll Hot Toys revealed
  
  
  • As portrayed by Ray Stevenson
  
  
  
  


• Obi-Wan Kenobi (1:05:05)
  
  
  
  • Complete series Releasing to physical via 4k/bluray steelbook on April 30
  
  
  • Confirms that show was a one-off, as Lucasfilm has said previously
  
  
  
  


• Andor (1:06:45)
  
  
  
  • Season 1 Releasing to physical via 4k/bluray steelbook on April 30
  
  
  
  


• Avatar: The Last Airbender (1:08:50)
  
  
  
  • Netflix series renewed for seasons 2 and 3 to tell the books of Earth and Fire.
  
  
  • Remained #1 on streaming charts for multiple weeks
  
  
  
  

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