Marvel Delays the Avengers Sequels, Peacemaker has an Eagle Hunter, Madame Web MCU Merch, and more!

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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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News

• 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.”
• 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
• Fantastic Four: First Steps (17:25)
  • First ‘clip’ ties into NBA Western Conference Finals Game
  • Second clip
• 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
• Avengers: Secret Wars (33:30)
  • New release date: December 17 2027
    • Delayed from May 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”
• 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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