Welcome back to Collider's “This Week in Superhero News”! The place to go to find the latest news of each week regarding the various superhero projects in movies, television, and other mediums. Trying to keep up with all of the superhero news that drop daily can be a daunting task, so we make it easier for you by compiling them in one place. The superhero news of this week includes a new image from Wonder Woman, cast additions in Justice League, Planet Hulk location confirmed for Thor: Ragnarok, new character posters from The LEGO Batman Movie, and the latest trailers for the midseason premieres of The Flash and Supergirl. Get caught up below.

‘Wonder Woman’: New Image Finds Gal Gadot Stealing “God Killer”

As 2017 quickly approaches, the New Year will bring with it the highly-anticipated Wonder Woman. Patty Jenkins’ film carries the weight of not only being the first modern female-led superhero movie, but also trying to finally bring proper footing to the stumbling DC Extended Universe. Everything we’ve seen so far from the movie has been more than encouraging, and in the latest image, Gal Gadot’s Diana Prince looks as ready as ever for the task at hand.

The newest image from Wonder Woman finds the princess of the Amazons stealing a sword, named “God Killer”, as she prepares to aid Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) in the war ahead. We’ve seen Diana wield the weapon in Batman v. Superman when battling Doomsday, and it looks like in her standalone film we will see how she got the weapon in the first place. The fact that she looks to be stealing the sword also hints that she might not be getting a lot of support from her mother, queen Hippolyta (Connie Nielsen), in her plans to aid the disastrous world of man.

‘Justice League’: New Image and Cast Additions

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In the same year where we will see the third member of DC’s Holy Trinity get her own standalone film, we will also see Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) and Batman (Ben Affleck) build an alliance of heroes to protect the planet from otherworldly threats in Justice League. This week we got a peak at the team-up in a new image, plus confirmation of the appearance of some familiar faces in Zack Snyder’s upcoming film.

The latest Justice League image features Batman and Wonder Woman joined by what we’ve seen is their most willing recruit in Ezra Miller’s Flash. The image’s background is reminiscent of a setting we’ve seen in previously released footage, and really makes you curious as to what exactly it is they are gazing at. Noticeably absent are Ray Fisher’s Cyborg and Jason Momoa’s Aquaman, not to mention Superman (Henry Cavill) who we have not seen at all thus far.

This week also brought confirmation of a couple of familiar cast members who will be making an appearance in Justice League. A cast list release from Warner Bros. confirms that Jesse Eisenberg’s wacky Lex Luthor and Connie Nielsen’s Queen Hippolyta will also be a part of Justice League. Given the role The Mother Boxes will apparently play in the film and the connections these characters have to the devices, it makes sense they would be connected to the story even if in a small part.

‘Thor: Ragnarok’: ‘Planet Hulk’ Location Confirmed by Director

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Since the reveal of Hulk (Mark Ruffalo)’s appearance in Thor: Ragnarok and the galactic nature of that film, it was a looming question if the Planet Hulk storyline would play into the film in any way. This year Marvel unveiled props from the movie that included “gladiator Hulk armor” pieces, directly hinting that at least a portion of the storyline would play out in Taika Waititi’s upcoming film. Now, the director himself has brought to light another big part of the comic book storyline that we will see in the film. In some recent comments, Waititi name-dropped planet Sakaar, which is directly related to the Planet Hulk storyline, definitively confirming the location for Thor: Ragnarok. Now that the inclusion of Planet Hulk has been confirmed, it’ll be interesting to see how big a part it will play in the film and how it relates to the its story as a whole.

‘The LEGO Batman’: New Character Posters Feature the Dark Knight, Boy Wonder, and More

A superhero movie that might not come to mind –and wrongly so– when thinking about the superhero films of 2017 is The LEGO Batman movie, but the film continues to show that it should definitely be on your radar. The latest to come out of the fun promotional campaign are a set of character posters highlighting some of the many faces we will see in the film. In these character posters we see important players like Batman, Robin, Batgirl, Joker, Harley Quinn, and Alfred, along with tag lines that call back to Batman v. Superman and Suicide Squad. We’ve seen this movie will be playfully making fun of the character and his history, and that one of is perhaps one of its most appealing aspects of The LEGO Batman Movie.

‘The Flash’ and ‘Supergirl’ Midseason Trailers

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We might be taking a short break when it comes to our TV superheroes, but the newly released trailers for The Flash and Supergirl show us that these heroes will be back with a bang come next year. If you’ve seen the midseason finale of The Flash, you know that Barry (Grant Gustin) has some future problems to worry about, which from the trailer he looks to be tackling on right away as the series returns. All the way on Earth-38, Supergirl also makes her midseason return with Kevin Smith at the helm who describes the episode as “bigger than anything I’ve ever directed before.” The Flash and Supergirl return on January 24th and January 23rd respectively.