Marvel's Leaked Concept Art Reveal, DCU's Gunn Interview, Daredevil on Disney+ and more!

This week on Superhero Slate James Gunn and Peter Safran talk about the DCU’s status, a lot of Marvel Concept Art made its way online, Daredevil gets Born Again this week, and more!

Gene Hackman (Superman) passed away this week

News

• Daredevil: Born Again (6:50)
  
  
  
  • On Disney+ this week
  
  
  • Season 2 filming starts this week as well, Kristyn Ritter rumored to be in NYC for filming on series
  
  
  • Matthew Lillard joins cast in unspecified role
  
  
  
  


• The Punisher (10:15)
  
  
  
  • Will be getting his own Special Presentation
  
  
  • Co-written by John Bernthal and Reinaldo Marcus Green (We Own This City), who is also directing
    
    
    
    • Shared image of The Punisher #53 in a storyline called “The Final Days”
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (12:15)
  
  
  
  • Season 2 in 2026
  
  
  • Season 3 confirmed, likely a yearly release
  
  
  • “we're only going to make things we feel are ready and can go on for multiple seasons," - BW
  
  
  
  


• X-Men 97 (16:25)
  
  
  
  • Season 2 in 2026 also
  
  
  • “Biggest delay in release is between the first and second seasons, then it picks up regularly” - Brad Winderbaum
  
  
  
  


• Wonder Man (18:11)
  
  
  
  • 8 episodes confirmed
    
    
    
    • 20-40 minute runtimes
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Love letter to Acting and the movie industry
  
  
  
  


• Marvel Studios (20:35)
  
  
  
  • Concept art posting by Senior Lead Concept Artist on their Artstation
    
    
    
    • Not a “leak” as it was on a public site and the employee works for Marvel
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Avengers Doomsday or Secret Wars
  
  
  • Fantastic Four: First Steps
  
  
  • Iron Man 3000 - concept art for canceled project following Tony’s daughter in a racing series, featuring Madame Masque - could have been animated, stopped work in early 2023
  
  
  • Iron Heart - “human Dormammu” concept
  
  
  • Other concept arts include Captain America 4’s Serpent Society, T’Chanda (1940s Black Panther), Jocasta (VisionQuest)
  
  
  • Reminder: Not all concept arts become reality, such as the Ultron Swarm, Vision attacking Iron Man in Civil War, and Nebula with the Infinity Gauntlet
  
  
  
  


• Andor (40:30)
  
  
  
  • Season 2 trailer released
    
    
    
    • Features modern rock song instead of Star Wars soundtrack
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Releasing 3 episodes called a “Chapter” at a time over a month
  
  
  • April 22, 2025
  
  
  
  


• Star Wars (46:30)
  
  
  
  • Kathleen Kennedy is NOT retiring, despite rumors this week
    
    
    
    • Lucasfilm/Disney probably always looking at a succession plan for large franchises, including Marvel, Pixar, etc
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • The Mandalorian and Grogu movie next, Shawn Levy’s standalone Star Wars film is the one after
  
  
  • Simon Kinburg working on the next Star Wars trilogy
    
    
    
    • Previously worked on Rebels show
    
    
    • Will be after the last trilogy of films, most likely not connected to Skywalker Saga
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• DCU (50:45)
  
  
  
  • James Gunn and Peter Safran held a private press event last week
  
  
  • Provides transparency into process and studio, but has painted a picture of two creatives who might be in over their heads
    
    
    
    • Sometimes one thought something was announced but it was more ‘online’
    
    
    • Gunn said he is "steadfast in making sure that each of these projects works as a standalone project, so that you can go see 'Superman' and you can watch 'Lanterns' without having to see both of them." Safran somewhat contradicted that by stating that DC Studios was relaunched to create a shared universe because "people want to see these iconic characters interacting."
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Batman (54:35)
  
  
  
  • Regarding Robert Pattinson being the DCU’s Dark Knight: "It's certainly not the plan. Like it's certainly not the plan."
  
  
  • The Brave and the Bold is in "active development"
    
    
    
    • Gunn - “I’m working very closely with the writer on Brave and the Bold"
    
    
    • Writer’s name not revealed
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Clayface (55:35)
  
  
  
  • Currently casting a Daniel Radcliffe type actor for lead
  
  
  • Described by Safran as a "body horror film" 
  
  
  • Gunn said the idea is for it to "[work] as a pure horror movie for somebody who doesn’t care at all about DC"
  
  
  
  


• Superman (57:00)
  
  
  
  • Gunn walks back his take on reshoots
    
    
    
    • Previously said they did pick ups only, no scenes
    
    
    • Now claiming to have reshot more scenes
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • “Best source” inside says people watching Superman screenings think it is terrible
  
  
  • Ricky Strauss (Apple TV+, Disney/Hulu) tapped to do marketing campaigns for movie
  
  
  
  


• Waller (series) (1:00:30)
  
  
  
  • Most likely not filming in 2025
  
  
  • "We’ve taken a couple of cracks at it but still haven’t been able land. Waller has been a bumpy road." - James Gunn
  
  
  
  


• The Authority (1:01:20)
  
  
  
  • Confirmed to NOT be a priority for the studio and is “not the furthest along”
  
  
  
  


• Swamp Thing (1:01:58)
  
  
  
  • They only talk to James Mangold “occasionally” about the movie
    
    
    
    • He is working Star Wars currently
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Booster Gold (1:02:40)
  
  
  
  • Currently at a standstill as well
  
  
  • Safran says a showrunner "Maybe he fell out of love, maybe he got busy, but we had to pivot."
    
    
    
    • Theory it is Danny McBride
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Sgt. Rock (1:03:30)
  
  
  
  • Officially announced with filmmaker Luca Gaudagnino
  
  
  • Daniel Craig was an “idea” but they never met with him
  
  
  
  


• Teen Titans (1:04:20)
  
  
  
  • Officially happening with Ana Nogueira (Supergirl) writing the script
    
    
    
    • "She’s fiddling with that now, but it’s definitely not a finished script."
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (1:04:55)
  
  
  
  • Halfway through production as of this week
  
  
  
  


• Deathstroke/Bane (1:05:20)
  
  
  
  • Rumored Matthew Orton was working on this film but he is working on "something" for them
  
  
  • Safran said it's only "kind of like" a Deathstroke/Bane story
  
  
  
  


• Lanterns (1:06:25)
  
  
  
  • Has started filming and shown first image of DCU's Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre)
  
  
  • Earth grounded, and Green Lantern ring shown
    
    
    
    • Seems opposite of CGI fueled Ryan Reynolds movie
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Dynamic Duo (1:08:05)
  
  
  
  • Animated feature using a mix of Puppets and CGI will revolve around 2 Robins
  
  
  • Being written by Matt Aldrich (Coco) and called it "a perfect on-ramp for the family audiences into the world of Gotham."
    
    
    
    • Gunn revealed, "There might be a way it might fit into the DCU. I would love for this animated puppet movie to be a part of the DCU. That's really appealing to me, but the story is unique, and so it may not work within our universe."
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• My Adventures with Green Lantern (1:09:45)
  
  
  
  • Animated series announced with title treatment
  
  
  • "My Adventures with Green Lantern will follow high school student Jessica Cruz, who has her life upended when a Green Lantern Power Ring falls from the sky and chooses Cruz to be its champion. Things get even worse when more debris from the Lanterns’ ancient space war arrives - along with their alien foes."
  
  
  
  


• Starfire (1:10:35)
  
  
  
  • Animated series announced for DC with title treatment
  
  
  • "Follows her adventures after she uses an ancient spaceship she discovers on her home planet of Tamaran to escape her planet and explore the stars. Along the way, she’ll meet space biker Crush, plant-loving Fern, and the magical Princess Amethyst of Gemworld and, together, they will uncover the deepest reaches of the DC universe, save Space Dolphins, surf technicolor nebulas, and boldly soar into the unknown."
  
  
  
  


• DC Super Powers (1:13:25)
  
  
  
  • Animated series announced for DC with title treatment
  
  
  • Takes place in the Alliance School for Heroes and follows Lightning, Flash, Plastic Man, Aquagirl, Green Lantern, and Terra as they attempt "to level up their powers under the supervision of Principal Martian Manhunter."
  
  
  
  


• Krypto (1:16:15)
  
  
  
  • They're working on four seasonal Krypto the Superdog shorts set in the DCU with the first set to drop this September/October.
  
  
  • Safran added, "It’s definitely the Krypto you fall in love with in Superman. He’s a terrible dog."
  
  
  
  


• Wonder Woman (game) (1:22:30)
  
  
  
  • Gunn and Safran are heavily involved in video games at WB as well it seems
    
    
    
    • “sit with literally the guys that run the studios underneath JB, whether it's NetherRealm or whether it's Rocksteady, sit with them and talk about characters and stories that we're interested in and that they're interested in.”
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • WB Games has canceled the upcoming Wonder Woman game, and closed 3 studios: Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and WB San Diego.
    
    
    
    • Includes studio who worked on Multiversus, which will no longer get updates
    
    
    • Monolith made the award winning Mordor games and their Nemesis system, locked behind Patent till 2036 still
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

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