Podcasts about Ultron

In this episode, we are breaking down a massive week in comic book movie news before diving deep into theatrical spoilers for Marvel Studios' Avengers Endgame: Encore! First, we discuss Robert Pattinson's new comments on why bringing Matt Reeves' dark, grounded version of Bruce Wayne from 'The Batman' into James Gunn's DCU would be "kind of tough." Next, we head over to the MCU to look at Marvel Studios officially revealing Ultron's robotic bride, Jocasta (played by T'Nia Miller), in the latest footage for Disney+'s upcoming 'VisionQuest' series! Then, we break down the staggering numbers behind 'Avengers Endgame: Encore' opening at No. 1 globally with $86M and pushing Marvel Studios past the historic $35 BILLION mark at the worldwide box office. Finally, for our MAIN TOPIC (SPOILERS AHEAD!), we break down 'Avengers Endgame: Encore' and all four of its brand-new extended/post-credit scenes! What does TVA Loki interrupting Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter's dance mean for the timeline? Why has Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom come to "collect" Bruce Banner/Hulk? What is happening at the TVA as 3,000 universes collide in Incursions, and how does that chilling final mask-forging tease set the stage for 'Avengers: Doomsday'? Jump into the live chat and give us your theories!

Join Joe and Erik on the Casual Comics Cast as they dive into the world of synthozoids, artificial intelligence, and suburban tragedy! In this episode, we revisit Tom King's acclaimed 2016 comic book series, The Vision. We explore its tragic themes, the complex dynamic of the Vision's self-created family (Virginia, Vin, and Viv), and how the story grapples with the human condition, identity, and the limitations of logic—including a breakdown of the fascinating P versus NP problem.Plus, the hosts share their expectations for the upcoming Marvel/Disney+ series Vision Quest, discuss the return of James Spader as Ultron, and reflect on the overarching themes of found family in the MCU. 

The Vision wants to be human, and what's more human than family? So he heads back to the beginning, to the laboratory where Ultron created him and molded him into a weapon. The place where he first rebelled against his given destiny and imagined that he could be more -that he could be a man. There, he builds them. A wife, Virginia. Two teenage twins, Viv and Vin. They look like him. They have his powers. They share his grandest ambition -or is that obsession? -the unrelenting need to be ordinary. Behold the Visions! News 1:26 The Vision 8:40Back Matter Matters 56:07The Pull-List 1:04:25Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

With Avengers: Endgame back in theaters, The Watchers have reassembled to relive one of the greatest experiences in cinematic history. Join us as we break down all the new footage in the film and the special sneak peek for Avengers: Doomsday. #avengersendgameencore #avengersdoomsday #avengers #marvel #mcu #doctordoom Avengers Endgame Encore (2026) is the re-release of Avengers: Endgame (2019), a a superhero epic directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Benedict Wong, Jon Favreau, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow, Josh Brolin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chadwick Boseman, Tom Holland, Zoe Saldaña, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Tom Hiddleston, Pom Klementieff, Dave Bautista, Letitia Wright, William Hurt, Cobie Smulders, Winston Duke, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Jacob Batalon, Vin Diesel, Chris Pratt, Samuel L. Jackson, Ross Marquand, Michael James Shaw, Terry Notary, Kerry Condon, Evangeline Lilly, Tessa Thompson, Rene Russo, John Slattery, Tilda Swinton, Hayley Atwell, Marisa Tomei, Taika Waititi, Angela Bassett, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Linda Cardellini, Maximiliano Hernández, Frank Grillo, Robert Redford, Callan Mulvey, Ty Simpkins, Sean Gunn, Natalie Portman and James D'Arcy.Watchers Assemble! Check out our previous coverage of Earth's Mightiest Heroes!Avengers: Endgame May 2019 review: https://youtu.be/UFAG19oNCyITop 5 moments from Avengers: Endgame: https://youtube.com/live/iGVy42mKzNEAvengers: Age of Ultron 10-year anniversary celebration: https://youtube.com/live/GWmvIjh20Avengers Endgame: Encore trailer review and a hype level check for Avengers: Doomsday: https://youtube.com/live/cJsZBaS5B7ISubscribe, rate and review! Follow The Watchers in the Basement on social media! Use #WatchersBasement to comment about the show!facebook.com/watchersbasementtwitter.com/WatchBasement instagram.com/watchersbasementthreads.net/@watchersbasementanchor.fm/watchersbasement #avengers #avengersendgame #avengersendgameencore #avengersdoomsday #avengers #rdj #doctordoom #ironman #tonystark #victorvondoom #robertdowneyjr #chrisevans #steverogers #captainamericamovie #avengersendgame #peggycarter #hayleyatwell #thor #chrishemsworth #loki #mcu #marvel #marvelcinematicuniverse #marvelstudios #xmen #fantasticfour #thunderbolts #newavengers #avengersassemble #antman #falcon #blackpanther #shangchi #spiderman #spidermanbrandnewday #watchersbasement #avengersdoomsdaytrailer #professorxavier #professorxavier #magneto #charlesxavier #eriklehnsherr #patrickstewart #ianmckellen #cyclops #jamesmarsden #scottsummers #blackpanther #shuri #thanos #joshbrolin #blackwidow #scarlettjohansson #hawkeye #jeremyrenner #markruffalo #hulk #hulksmash #incrediblehulk #therussobrothers

The Boyz are assembling for a lookback at all The Avengers movies leading up to Doomsday! Next step, is into the Age of Ultron! Is it a worthy sequel, or just a stop-gap until someone else "does it himself?" Either way, get ready for more heroes, villains, explosions, and now more jokes!   *This is based off the version available on Disney+* For all things RudeBoyz, head to: linktr.ee/rudeboyz   Find us on Podbean, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and TuneIn!   Thanks for listening, leave a comment & join the RudeNation! Review us on your podcast platform of choice, screenshot it, DM us, and get a shout-out!

The Vision gets his turn in the MCU spotlight next month with the Disney+ series VisionQuest, so it seems like the perfect time to turn the Comics Canon spotlight on the origin of everyone's favorite synthezoid with a look at "Behold … The Vision!" from Avengers #57 and "Even an Android Can Cry" from Avengers #58, published by Marvel Comics! When Janet Van Dyne is attacked by a strange, unearthly being, she enlists the aid of her fellow Avengers to figure out who he is and why he's been programmed to kill Earth's mightiest heroes! Joining forces with the newly christened Vision, the team confronts the villainous robot Ultron-5 and begins to unravel the mystery of their new friend's murky past! What in the world does the late Wonder Man have to do with all of this? Will the Avengers accept their new friend, who just recently tried to kill them, into their ranks, without even running a background check? And will Curt and Kevin invite him to march with them in that Robot Parade known as … The Comics Canon? Also in This Episode: Matthew Modine as the Vision Kevin's favorite Shakespeare play Percy Bysshe Shelley OWNS Ultron Stop trying to make synthezoid happen! Curt makes a promise for 2027 My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante Atomic Robo and the Fightin' Scientists of Tesladyne Furious on Hulu Join us in two weeks as we get ready for spooky season with a look back at the first five issues of Jack Kirby's The Demon! Until then: Please consider donating to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Facebook or Bluesky! And as always, thanks for listening!

 On this episode, poker player and co-host Paul joins Matthew Fox to argue that quitting isn't a moral failure, it's a skill; one poker forces you to practice on every hand and superhero movies almost never reward. They test the idea against Steve Rogers hanging up the shield and Tony Stark's gamble on Ultron.Paul walks through deliberately quitting the MCU and a Mets season gone bad, Matthew explains how fatherhood rewired what counts as quittable, and both admit to a guitar habit revived a little too aggressively. The real question underneath it all: if you're not consciously choosing to keep going, are you really choosing at all?Full show notes and resources**************************************************************************This episode is a production of Superhero Ethics, an Ethical Panda podcast and part of the TruStory FM Entertainment Podcast Network. Check out our website to find out more about this show and our sister podcast Star Wars Generations.We want to hear from you! Keep up with our latest news and send us feedback, questions, or comments via social media or email.TikTok · Twitter/X · Instagram · Facebook · EmailJoin the conversation in the Star Wars Generations and Superhero Ethics channels on the TruStory FM Discord.Want even more content while supporting the podcast? Become a member! For $5 a month or $55 a year you get access to bonus episodes and bonus content at the end of most episodes — and you can even give membership as a gift. Sign up here.You can also support us through our sponsors:Purchase a lightsaber from Level Up Sabers, run by friend of the podcast Neighborhood Master Alan.Use Audible for audiobooks. Sign up for a one-year membership or gift one through this link.Purchase any media discussed this week through our sponsored links.

Gerry Duggan re-assembles the West Coast Avengers with a slight twist in “The Gospel of Ultron”. What do the boys think of this mainstream run from Marvel comics.

E aí, galera! Hoje no Uma Nova Jornada vamos falar sobre tudo que rolou na D23 2026, um dos grandes eventos para os fãs da Disney e, principalmente, da Marvel!Vamos comentar as principais novidades apresentadas no evento, com destaque para o novo filme dos X-Men, que finalmente teve seu elenco revelado, incluindo Sadie Sink como Jean Grey, Kit Connor como Ciclope, Christopher Abbott como Professor Xavier, Samara Weaving como Emma Frost, Inde Navarrette como Vampira, Maya Boyd como Tempestade e Adam Driver como Nathaniel Milbury.Também vamos falar de VisionQuest, nova série da Marvel que continua a história iniciada em WandaVision e Agatha All Along. A produção traz de volta Paul Bettany como Visão e James Spader como Ultron, além de um novo trailer cheio de mistérios. A série estreia no Disney+ em 14 de outubro de 2026.Será que os X-Men finalmente vão ganhar o espaço que merecem dentro do MCU? O que podemos esperar de VisionQuest? E como essas novidades podem influenciar o futuro da Marvel?Então prepare-se para mais uma jornada pelo universo geek!

In this segment of The Charlie James Show, host Charlie James and callers discuss artificial intelligence concerns, contrasting fictional representations like Ultron with real-world containment challenges. The conversation turns to the Republican Party's strategy at the midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, with James emphasizing the need for the GOP to counter Democratic messaging effectively. James also critiques socialist rhetoric surrounding health and personal responsibility, while caller Paul shares thoughts on personal accountability, modern legal culture, and product safety warning labels.

Amateur hour is over! Dave, Charlotte, and Zack finally decide to become Certified Podcast Professionals. On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited): Avengers: Rage of Ultron — OGNs are back! Thor (2014) #8 Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2015 pt. 4 Magneto #18-21 — Last Days! Ms Marvel […] The post My Marvelous Year 2015 Pt. 3: Rage of Ultron! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

We end phase 2 OF COURSE...with Ant-Man. Yeah bit of a weird movie to end a phase on but here we are. This movie's production history is no secret. It was SUPPOSED to be an Edgar Wright film. A scramble happened to find a new creative team. Even the marketing seemed very confused as to what type of movie this was supposed to be. But it came out and was a big hit. Ended up on the summer Top 10, got even stronger reviews than the much more anticipated Avengers: Age of Ultron, and added a new hero to the Marvel Sandbox. How did this film win over so many? Let's discuss

In Episode 307 of ToonCast which crosses over with GeekCast Radio, TFG1Mike is back, and this time Mike sits down with voice actor and impressionist extraordinaire Mr. Jim Meskimen! We discuss Jim's career in acting, and Mike learns a whole lot about taking on another character's point of view through Jim's mindset. Plus we discuss the roles he's done through out his career, such as being the voice of Colonel Sanders the founder of KFC, to Ultron in Marvel Rivals, and many other Marvel projects as that character's voice! Jim was also a secondary character designer on 1985's Thundercats! All this and so much more!!! Check out Jim Meskimen's website HERE!Use TFG1Mike's LinkTree to Follow Him!!Use Steve Megatron's LinkTree to Follow Him!!

On this fourth and final installment of “Everyone is Stupid Except For Me”, Austin enters the fray with Kevin Smith's divisive 2011 film, RED STATE. Will we finally approve or disapprove a movie in this theme, or will the Patrons have their say over all of them? Find out inside! Also: Spider-Man, The End of Oak Street, and awards plus our next theme brought to you by Cody!   Go to patreon.com/SHUDcast where you can sign up for all kinds of extra goodies!   00:00 - 9:20ish - Intros: Tinder and how to make money online   9:20ish - 1:03:00ish - The other stuff we watched this time!   Austin - The Odyssey   Cody - The Mandalorian and Grogu, The 13th Warrior, Predator: Badlands, The Sheep Detectives, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The Long Walk, Cold Storage, The Odyssey (again), Wake Up Dead Man, Remarkably Bright Creatures, Caught Stealing, The End of Oak Street, Onward, Forbidden Fruits   Curtis - Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The End of Oak Street, The Martian, Twisters, The Devil Wears Prada 2, Masters of the Universe, The Devil's Mouth, Exit 8, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Troy, The Frighteners   Lucas - Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Friendship, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, 300, Warcraft, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie, Eyes Wide Shut, Behind the Candelabra   1:03:00ish - 1:30:00ish - RED STATE - SHUDdown and discussion!   1:30:00ish - End - “Everyone is Stupid Except For Me” Awards and our next theme and movie selected by Cody!

Jim Hill and Dan Graney sort through another packed week of Marvel news, from increasingly wild Avengers: Doomsday theories to the surprising changes coming with Avengers: Endgame Encore. They dig into rumors surrounding Spider-Man's symbiote suit, Doctor Doom, Wanda, Hawkeye, and Thanos before looking at Marvel's new Doomsday watch list and the debate over Endgame's revamped color grading. The conversation also turns to the troubling story behind Wonder Man's cancellation and an encouraging first look at Vision Quest, where Ultron, artificial intelligence, and questions of identity take center stage. HIGHLIGHTS • Avengers: Doomsday rumors include a possible symbiote suit for Tom Holland's Spider-Man and speculation over multiple versions of Doctor Doom. • A new Marvel Comics definition of "incursion" could change how fans interpret the Avengers' time heist in Endgame. • Avengers: Endgame Encore arrives September 25 with additional footage, Doomsday sneak peeks, and a noticeably more saturated color grade. • Marvel has released a 15-title Disney+ watch list designed to prepare viewers for Avengers: Doomsday. • New reporting sheds light on Wonder Man's cancellation and renews questions about Marvel's handling of several recent characters and projects. • Vision Quest showrunner Terry Matalas describes the series as a story about humanity's responsibility for the artificial intelligence it creates. • James Spader returns as Ultron, whose consciousness has apparently been trapped inside Vision's mind since Avengers: Age of Ultron. • Paul Bettany and the creative team explore Vision's identity, parenthood, and outsider status alongside Tommy Shepherd's own search for who he really is. HOSTS • Jim Hill - X/Twitter: @JimHillMedia - Instagram: @JimHillMedia - jimhillmedia.com • Dan Graney - YouTube: @TheHubbubbery - Facebook: /thehubbubbery - thehubbubbery.com FOLLOW • Facebook: @JimHillMediaNews • YouTube: @jimhillmedia • TikTok: @jimhillmedia • Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jimhillmedia/ SUPPORT Support the show and access bonus episodes and additional content at https://www.patreon.com/jimhillmedia. PRODUCTION CREDITS Edited by Dave Grey Produced by Eric Hersey - https://strongmindedagency.com SPONSOR Planning a Disney or Universal vacation can get complicated fast. The team at Be Our Guest Vacations can help with hotels, theme park tickets, dining reservations, and the many details that go into planning a Central Florida vacation, all at no additional cost to you. If you would like to sponsor a show on the Jim Hill Media Podcast Network, reach out today. https://www.jimhillmedia.com/sponsor/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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It's Friday LIVE on Mostly Superheroes! Logan Janis dives into DC's Lanterns, gives his spoiler-filled thoughts on X-Men '97 Season 2, breaks down the latest D23 Marvel news, and recommends the official Marvel podcast Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday. First up: Lanterns. After being tough on the first episode, Logan explains why Episode 2 changed his mind, why the show feels like a mix of Yellowstone and True Detective, and what he wants to see from the Green Lantern story going forward. Then it's X-Men '97 Season 2. Logan looks back at the incredible first season, the Apocalypse storyline, Cable, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Gambit, Rogue and the emotional finale. He also explains why he rates Season 2 slightly below Season 1 despite still loving the series. Plus: D23 announcements including Avengers: Doomsday, Avengers: Secret Wars, Vision Quest, Ultron, the upcoming X-Men movie, Ghost Rider, Star Wars: Starfighter and more. Logan also talks about trailer culture, why he thinks studios are showing too much, and his rule for watching movie trailers in 2026. Finally, get the latest on Team Jakey Fest, happening September 19, 2026 in Florissant, Missouri. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Welcome to Friday LIVE 01:47 Tonight's topics: Lanterns, X-Men '97 & D23 05:21 Lanterns and the new DC Universe 08:17 Lanterns Episodes 1 & 2 10:23 Does Lanterns work for non-comic readers? 12:22 Making superhero stories accessible 14:19 Why Logan was hard on Lanterns 16:25 Logan is officially “in” on Lanterns 18:14 Green Lantern lore, Hal Jordan & Jon Stewart 20:23 Sinestro, the Yellow Ring & Lanterns theories 21:29 Why Logan hates movie trailers 25:05 The one-trailer rule 28:19 X-Men '97 Season 2 29:21 Season 1 vs. Season 2 32:56 X-Men '97 Season 2 spoilers 34:45 Apocalypse, Cable & the Season 2 story 36:06 Rogue, Gambit, Nightcrawler & the finale 37:45 Logan's Season 2 rating 38:23 Behind-the-scenes X-Men '97 discussion 41:28 Possible conversation with Beau DeMayo 42:33 D23 Marvel announcements 43:21 Avengers: Doomsday & Avengers: Endgame Encore 44:12 Vision Quest & Ultron 45:23 X-Men, Avengers: Secret Wars & Ghost Rider 46:57 The Road to Doomsday 47:53 Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday podcast 50:15 What's next on Mostly Superheroes 50:58 Team Jakey Fest 52:35 The Team Jakey mission 53:00 Mental health resources & 988 53:55 Support Mostly Superheroes Watch, listen, subscribe & support at mostlysuperheroes.com/support ©2026 Carrogan Studios

Avengers Endgame is returning to theaters, and Mostly Superheroes is breaking down what fans need to know about the Encore! Logan Janis discusses the reported new footage, Infinity Vision, IMAX, Alamo Drafthouse, and how the re-release could connect directly to Avengers Doomsday and the future of the MCU. The conversation also covers Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Vision Quest, Ultron, Wanda, the future of the MCU, Lanterns, Invincible, and the evolution from the Infinity Saga to the Multiverse Saga. Timestamps: 00:00 Live Marvel discussion begins 11:29 Avengers Endgame Encore 12:28 New footage and Avengers Doomsday 13:14 Why seeing Endgame in theaters matters 13:38 Tony Stark, Steve Rogers and possible new footage 13:58 Infinity Vision and IMAX 15:03 Seeing Endgame 17 times 15:40 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 16:02 Vision Quest and Ultron 17:22 White Vision and WandaVision 18:35 Wanda's kids and the MCU future 21:29 The Infinity Saga vs. Multiverse Saga 24:18 Marvel's new strategy 24:44 The X-Men and the next MCU saga 26:33 MCU oversaturation and taking a break 27:05 See you Friday LIVE Watch, listen, subscribe, support at mostlysuperheroes.com/support ©2026 Carrogan Studios

In partnership with RENDR Festival and supported by the National Talent Academy for VFX, we are delighted to present this very special speaker series. Recorded live at RENDR 2026 in Banana Block, Belfast, we spoke with CG Supervisor for Sony Pictures Imageworks, Katherine Jones who served as CG Supervisor on K-Pop Demon Hunters and In Your Dreams. With over a decade in VFX and animation, Katherine has helped bring some of the industry's most iconic films to life. Her credits include Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Mitchells vs. the Machines, Vivo, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Mad Max: Fury Road, Jurassic World, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Godzilla, Terminator Genisys, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Thor: The Dark World.We spoke with Katherine about her impressive career journey, the importance of strong storytelling, and the films that have meant the most to her.Listen now on SoundCloud, Apple, Spotify, Acast and Amazon, or subscribe to Film Ireland wherever you get your podcasts.https://www.filmireland.net/podcast-katherine-jones-cg-supervisor-at-sony-imageworks-k-pop-demon-hunters-spider-man-franchiseThis series was recorded in The Spinners Mill Studio, a podcast and DJ studio based in Banana Block offering tailored solutions for DJ sessions, small-scale events and podcasting from concept to final distribution. Follow them on Insta / Facebook / TikTokKatherine Jones Katherine is a CG Supervisor at Sony Pictures Imageworks, where she supervised the animated features K-Pop Demon Hunters and In Your Dreams.With more than a decade of experience in visual effects and animation, Katherine has contributed to some of the industry's most acclaimed films. Her credits at Imageworks include the Academy Award®-nominated Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, The Mitchells vs. the Machines, Vivo, the Academy Award®-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Smallfoot, Storks, and The Emoji Movie.Before joining Imageworks, Katherine held several leadership roles at Stereo D, including VFX Supervisor, FX Stereo Supervisor, Stereo Lead, and Compositing Artist. During her time there, she worked on major blockbuster productions including Mad Max: Fury Road, Jurassic World, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Godzilla, Terminator Genisys, San Andreas, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Hercules, Need for Speed, Thor: The Dark World, and Truth. Katherine began her career at Angel Studios as a Digital Compositor, contributing to projects including La Vaca – Holy Cow.Originally from Osceola, Indiana, Katherine studied Fine Arts and Film Studies at the University of Oregon before earning a degree in Computer Animation from Full Sail University. She is also an active member of Women in Animation.RENDR FestivalThis is a unique event celebrating creative craft and artistry in a fully immersive two-day festival exploring the space between Creativity and Technology. Ignite your imagination with inspiring speakers from the worlds of Film, Gaming, Animation, Immersive, and more! Learn from the best, with 30+ creatives from the likes of Netflix, Pixar, Walt Disney Studios, and Epic Games among others.National Talent Academy for Visual EffectsAs the newest of the Academies, the National Talent Academy for VFX provides support and opportunities for anyone interested in a career in VFX. Launched in 2024, the National Talent Academy for VFX is an initiative of Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, managed by Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet. Their mission is to transform aspiring VFX artists into industry-ready professionals while providing ongoing upskilling opportunities for current talent. Through comprehensive courses and programmess, we introduce participants to best practices both locally and globally, creating clear pathways and solidifying Ireland's reputation as a premier destination for VFX. Over the years, the podcast has featured acclaimed guests such as Phyllida Lloyd, Lenny Abrahamson, M. Night Shyamalan, John Boorman, Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell, Aisha Tyler, Colm Meaney, Paul Reiser, Niamh Algar, David Freyne, Ciarán Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer, John Crowley, Niamh Algar, Gene Stupnitsky, and Terence Davies, alongside many of the most influential voices working in film and television today.So make sure to subscribe and listen back! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Avengers: Endgame returning to theaters in late September and with the debut of Avengers: Doomsday just under four months away, Earth's Mightiest Heroes are SO back! Join The Watchers as we break down all the latest news from the Marvel Cinematic Universe – from the Endgame Encore trailer and a Special Look at Doomsday to the new X-Men cast and the first teaser for VisionQuest! #AvengersEndgameEncore #avengersdoomsday #avengers #marvel #mcu #doctordoom #xmen #visionquestAvengers Endgame Encore (2026) is the re-release of Avengers: Endgame (2019), a a superhero epic directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Benedict Wong, Jon Favreau, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Josh Brolin. Avengers: Doomsday (2026) is a superhero movie directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Vanessa Kirby, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Hayley Atwell, Letitia Wright, Paul Rudd, Wyatt Russell, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Simu Liu, Florence Pugh, Kelsey Grammer, Lewis Pullman, Danny Ramirez, Joseph Quinn, David Harbour, Winston Duke, Hannah John-Kamen, Tom Hiddleston, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, James Marsden, Channing Tatum and Pedro Pascal.Avengers: Doomsday Special Look trailer: https://youtu.be/X1aFkAkFASk?si=AnpCxYRsWv9HuT7AAvengers: Doomsday official trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irVNGjRFZGkAvengers: Doomsday Clockhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f17J3AXVK5wAvengers: Doomsday teaser trailersSteve Rogers: https://youtu.be/UiMg566PREA?si=Dw9AvoSav0PuheI0Thor: https://youtu.be/1clWprLC5Ak?si=d9r-ixmgy-05nUwwX-Men: https://youtu.be/kH1XlwHQv9o?si=mux29uqXG4ew_LkoWakandans & Fantastic Four: https://youtu.be/399Ez7WHK5s?si=sUFwF4_E97hlpSyOAvengers Endgame: Encore trailer: https://youtu.be/L2NAh3CIdig?si=BG_CnkwYvtGN9jVDWatchers Assemble! Check out our previous coverage of Earth's Mightiest Heroes!Avengers: Endgame May 2019 review: https://youtu.be/UFAG19oNCyITop 5 moments from Avengers: Endgame: https://youtube.com/live/iGVy42mKzNEAvengers: Age of Ultron 10-year anniversary celebration: https://youtube.com/live/GWmvIjh20Subscribe, rate and review! Follow The Watchers in the Basement on social media! Use #WatchersBasement to comment about the show!facebook.com/watchersbasementtwitter.com/WatchBasement instagram.com/watchersbasementthreads.net/@watchersbasementanchor.fm/watchersbasement #avengers #avengersendgame #avengersendgameencore #avengersdoomsday #avengers #rdj #doctordoom #ironman #tonystark #victorvondoom #robertdowneyjr #chrisevans #steverogers #captainamericamovie #avengersendgame #peggycarter #hayleyatwell #thor #chrishemsworth #loki #mcu #marvel #marvelcinematicuniverse #marvelstudios #xmen #fantasticfour #thunderbolts #newavengers #avengersassemble #antman #falcon #blackpanther #shangchi #spiderman #spidermanbrandnewday #watchersbasement #avengersdoomsdaytrailer #professorxavier #professorxavier #magneto #charlesxavier #eriklehnsherr #patrickstewart #ianmckellen #cyclops #jamesmarsden #scottsummers #blackpanther #shuri #thanos #joshbrolin #blackwidow #scarlettjohansson #hawkeye #jeremyrenner #markruffalo #hulk #hulksmash #incrediblehulk #therussobrothers

D23 2026 just delivered one of the biggest pop culture weekends of the decade, and we are breaking down all the massive Marvel and Star Wars announcements! Join Dave and Don on this week's Super Hero Speak as we dissect every major trailer, casting bombshell, and teaser to come out of the expo: Avengers: Doomsday Special Look: Marvel gave us our first chilling look at Victor Von Doom, complete with haunting dialogue and a glimpse into the MCU's dark new direction. What does this mean for the road to Secret Wars? MCU X-Men Cast Officially Revealed: The wait is finally over! Marvel Studios officially unveiled the cast for the mutant reboot, featuring Adam Driver, Inde Navarrette, and Christopher Abbott. We discuss the lineup, character possibilities, and what this means for the Mutant Saga. Marvel Television's VisionQuest Trailer: Paul Bettany is back as Vision, facing an existential crisis with none other than the voice of Ultron lurking in his mind. We break down the surreal, high-stakes first trailer. Lucasfilm's Ahsoka Season 2 Teaser: Star Wars fans rejoice! The new teaser gives us our first look at Ahsoka's return, the looming threat of Grand Admiral Thrawn, and the emotional return of Anakin Skywalker. Join the Conversation: Which D23 announcement or trailer blew you away the most? Are you hyped for Doom's MCU debut or the new X-Men era? Drop your thoughts, theories, and reactions in the live chat and comments below!

In this episode, Chris Cochrane guest-hosts for his brother Ray and devotes the whole show to one event: Disney’s D23 2026 fan convention in Anaheim. Friday night delivered Marvel’s new X-Men cast, Adam Driver as Mister Sinister, a fresh Avengers: Doomsday trailer, and a release date for Frozen 3. Saturday turned to the parks, with Villains Land, an Indiana Jones dark ride, the long-awaited Expedition Everest yeti repair, and a Monsters Inc land opening in 2027. – Want to start a podcast? It’s easy to get started! Sign up at Blubrry – Thinking of buying a Starlink? Use my link to support the show. Subscribe to the Newsletter. Email Chris if you want to get in touch! Like and Follow Geek News Central’s Facebook Page. Support my Show Sponsor: Best Godaddy Promo Codes Get 1Password Full Summary Chris Cochrane opens the show and explains why this episode breaks the usual format. Instead of six or eight unrelated stories, the entire episode covers Disney’s D23 convention, which he compares to Apple’s WWDC. For newcomers, he notes that D23 is Disney’s official fan club, named for the company’s founding year of 1923. This year’s event ran two nights at the Honda Center: Friday for movies and television, Saturday for the theme parks. Marvel Finally Casts the X-Men Friday’s headline was the X-Men. The Associated Press put the crowd near 12,000, and Marvel Studios used that stage to name its rebooted team. Christopher Abbott plays Professor Charles Xavier, Inde Navarrette plays Rogue, and Maya Boyd plays Storm. Adam Driver rounds out the group as the villain Mister Sinister. Meanwhile, Samara Weaving, Kit Connor, and Sadie Sink were already known as Emma Frost, Cyclops, and Jean Grey. Jake Schreier directs, and the film arrives May 5, 2028. Chris calls the lineup spot-on casting. He singles out Weaving as a perfect match for the comics, and he points out that Sink already appeared as Jean Grey in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Navarrette is the least established name, coming off a breakout role in an indie horror film. Boyd, meanwhile, was the name he knew least, with what he believes is a Broadway background. Above all, Chris hopes Marvel does the team justice, and he recommends the animated revival X-Men ’97 on Disney+ as the best place to start. Frozen 3 Gets a Date and a Chaotic Reveal Frozen 3 lands November 24, 2027. That is the Wednesday of Thanksgiving week, the same slot the first two films used. The story centers on Anna and Kristoff’s wedding, which a new villain, an evil Ice Queen, disrupts. Jennifer Lee returns to direct with Trent Correy, and the full voice cast is back. However, the reveal itself fell apart. Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel performed a darker arrangement of “Frozen Heart.” Meanwhile, the audio failed, the video failed, and a set of doors never opened. Menzel asked the crowd whether they should try it again, and Bell simply narrated everything that was supposed to happen. Afterward, Josh Gad sang “Oooh, Samantha,” a new love song for Olaf. Chris is here for it, since Olaf is one of the franchise’s best comic characters. Pixar, Disney Animation, and the Rest of Friday Night Pixar chief Pete Docter laid out a packed slate. Incredibles 3 hits summer 2028 and follows Violet and Dash sneaking out at night to fight crime. Chris hopes that finally shows a grown-up Jack-Jack. Coco 2 follows in November 2029 with Benjamin Bratt returning as Ernesto de la Cruz. That has fans puzzling over how a villain already in the Land of the Dead comes back. Additionally, Pixar showed an original called Ghost Market and a Venice-set cat film called Gatto. On the Disney Animation side, Zootopia 3 is confirmed. The live-action Tangled arrives March 31, 2028 with Kathryn Hahn as Mother Gothel. Chris considers that casting perfect after her turn in Agatha All Along. A live-action Lilo & Stitch sequel, a new Simpsons movie, a Bluey movie, and a Kingdom Hearts anime series round out the list. For Star Wars fans, Ahsoka returns January 20, 2027. Chris also offers a hot take: he prefers Rogue One to the entire sequel trilogy. Consequently, he welcomes original stories like Ryan Gosling’s upcoming Starfighter. Adam Driver Is Mister Sinister Driver appeared by video rather than in person. He told the crowd that he and Kevin Feige had talked for years about joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Then he announced he would play Magneto. After a long pause, he corrected himself to Nathaniel Milbury, which is Mister Sinister’s human alias. The gag landed because fans had floated Driver for Magneto for years. For anyone new to the comics, Chris explains that Mister Sinister is a geneticist obsessed with mutant DNA, a manipulator rather than a brawler. The cast met backstage only minutes earlier, so Chris is curious how their chemistry develops. Notably, Christopher Abbott previously worked with Driver on HBO’s Girls. The script comes from Beef creator Lee Sung Jin and The Bear co-showrunner Joanna Calo, two prestige-television names that have Chris excited. Why the X-Men Took Thirty Years to Reach the MCU A business story underlies the casting. In the 1990s, a financially struggling Marvel sold film rights to raise cash. Fox ended up with the X-Men and the Fantastic Four, and Sony took Spider-Man. As a result, Marvel Studios built its connected universe from 2008 onward without some of its most famous characters. The Hugh Jackman era of X-Men films belonged to Fox, with a separate continuity and no crossovers. That changed in 2019, when Disney closed its $71 billion purchase of 21st Century Fox’s film and television studio. Most coverage framed the deal as a streaming play, but it also brought the X-Men home. Chris sums it up neatly: Disney signed the paperwork in 2019, cast the film in 2026, and audiences see it in 2028. Ryan Gosling’s Starfighter, Ghost Rider, and VisionQuest Lucasfilm dated Star Wars: Starfighter for May 28, 2027. Gosling plays Kade Auberon, a pilot from the wrong side of the galaxy tied to the fastest starfighter ever built. Before he walked out, Disney played clips of him as a kid on The Mickey Mouse Club. Gosling said the company changed his life then and is changing it again now. He is also playing Ghost Rider in the Marvel universe. That thrills Chris, since Nicolas Cage last carried the character on the big screen. Meanwhile, the Disney+ series VisionQuest arrives October 14. Paul Bettany returns as Vision and James Spader as Ultron, and the trailer drops the two androids into oddly mundane human situations. Bettany joked that Vision has “rather inconveniently died several times.” Chris agrees the character has been through the wringer since WandaVision. The Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Avengers: Doomsday opens December 18, with Joe and Anthony Russo directing. Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and Hayley Atwell introduced the new footage. It offers the clearest look yet at Downey as Doctor Doom, who fights off Thor and takes his hammer. Evans appears as Captain America holding a baby, and Ian McKellen shows up as a haggard, long-haired Magneto. One quieter shot has Doom staring at a portrait of a lost wife and child. That frames him as a grieving avenger rather than a world-ender. He also commands an army of comic-accurate Sentinels. The cast pulls from the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and the legacy Fox X-Men, including Patrick Stewart. Hugh Jackman also appeared on screen to say he is willing to return as Wolverine, though that was not a confirmation. Chris, a self-described Marvel nerd, closes with a theory. He suspects the MCU’s Tony Stark was actually Victor von Doom, adopted by the Starks, which would explain the Downey casting. He also predicts the Fox-era X-Men die off in this film and that Thor may be the major casualty. If it happens, he wants credit for calling it. Sponsor: GoDaddy Economy hosting $6.99/month, WordPress hosting $12.99/month, domains $11.99. Website builder trial available. Use codes at geeknewscentral.com/godaddy to support the show. Disney Parks Around the World Saturday’s Disney Experiences showcase covered parks, resorts, and cruise ships, with Neil Patrick Harris hosting. Hong Kong Disneyland gets an Avengers pavilion that reshapes its Stark Expo skyline. Shanghai Disneyland is building the first land devoted entirely to Spider-Man, complete with a new coaster. Since Spider-Man is his favorite hero, Chris hopes to visit once it opens. Closer to home, Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure is doubling in size with two rides opening in 2028. Avengers: Infinity Defense brings back Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Chris Hemsworth, and Downey, while Stark Flight Lab adds Brie Larson. A Coco boat ride into the Land of the Dead is also coming, with no height requirement. Chris admits he prefers California Adventure to Disneyland because the rides are better. Overseas, Disneyland Paris will retire its Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain overlay at the end of 2027 and restore the original Jules Verne theme. Paris also gets the first ride ever based on The Lion King. Tokyo Disneyland adds Sugar Rush: Sweet Rescue, the first Wreck-It Ralph ride, plus a Space Mountain launch sequence designed with YouTuber Mark Rober. Finally, Disney Cruise Line announced three more ships, including the Disney Believe in 2027 and an entirely new class in 2029. Back in Anaheim, Tomorrowland is getting reimagined, which Chris welcomes because the land badly needs an update. The Magic Happens parade and the Remember Dreams Come True fireworks are both returning. For the tech crowd, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run now has a Fortnite crossover, where in-game missions unlock content on the real ride. Every New Walt Disney World Ride and Land Chris ranks the Florida parks Hollywood Studios first, then Epcot, Animal Kingdom, and Magic Kingdom. Magic Kingdom leads the announcements with Villains Land, now the official name. It features a Maleficent coaster through an enchanted briar and a boat ride through the Evil Queen’s catacombs. Reporting puts its scale near Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, and Glenn Close appeared in character as Cruella to announce it. Piston Peak, the Cars area replacing Tom Sawyer Island, adds two more rides, though their exact names remain unsettled. Additionally, the Carousel of Progress gets new scenes and a recast. Jamie Lee Curtis and Bryan Cranston will voice Mom and Dad starting late spring 2027. Chris, invoking Heisenberg, calls Cranston the GOAT. At Animal Kingdom, the Indiana Jones ride now has a name: Indiana Jones and the Myth of the Jade Serpent. It tells an original 1950 story inside a Maya temple, and Harrison Ford personally served as the physical model for the animatronic. Nearby, the Tropical Americas land brings Antonio’s Fiesta de Encanto, with more than fifty animal animatronics and no height requirement. Then comes the fix park regulars have wanted for years. The Expedition Everest yeti broke soon after the ride opened. Rather than fix it, Disney lit it with a strobe for over a decade, earning the nickname disco yeti. Now it is being repaired and returned to full motion. Chris rates Everest among his top five rides anywhere, and he suggests riding it before the fix so you can compare. Over at Epcot, Spaceship Earth gets its first major story rewrite in nearly twenty years, shifting from communication history to human connection. Dreamfinder also returns to Journey Into Imagination, and Disney Experiences chairman Thomas Mazloum introduced that news with two words: “we heard you.” Mazloum added that Disney has more projects underway than at any point in its history. After this rundown, Chris believes him. Monsters Inc Land Opens in 2027 Monstropolis begins opening at Hollywood Studios in early 2027, but in stages. The headline door coaster will not be ready on day one. It is the first suspended coaster in any Disney park. It also uses Disney’s first vertical lift, hauling riders about forty feet straight up before launching them into the door vault. Instead, the land opens with the Glob Theater’s “Welcome to Monstropolis” show and Harryhausen’s, a working sushi restaurant lifted from the first film. The stage show features an original song by Randy Newman, his first ever written for a theme park attraction. Chris also notes that the restaurant name honors stop-motion legend Ray Harryhausen. Wrapping up, Chris names the X-Men casting and the Doomsday trailer as his favorite moments of the weekend. He hopes to cover more movie news on future shows, and he plugs Dune: Part Three, which also opens December 18. Chris signs off with the usual mentions: GNC Insider at geeknewscentral.com/insider, email at geeknews@gmail.com, the newsletter, and modern podcast apps at podcastapps.com. He also thanks GoDaddy for over twenty years of support. The post Huge Announcements From D23!! #1873 appeared first on Geek News Central.

This week in nerd culture was absolutely packed. From huge casting news for Amazon Prime Video's God of War series to major GTA 6 gameplay leaks, surprise franchise revivals, MCU updates, DC success stories, and more, we're breaking down the biggest nerd news headlines of the week!First up, Dave Bautista is officially stepping in as Kratos, replacing Ryan Hurst in Amazon's upcoming live-action God of War series. Is Bautista the right choice to bring the Ghost of Sparta to life?We also dive into the latest Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks, including major new gameplay details that may reveal more about Rockstar Games' highly anticipated open-world sequel.Plus, Lanterns is proving to be a major success for HBO and DC Studios, giving James Gunn's new DC Universe a much needed win. And after years of rumors and speculation, National Treasure 3 has finally been confirmed by the director. Could Nicolas Cage really be returning as Benjamin Franklin Gates?Elsewhere in the nerd world:• Former Doctor Who writer Mark Gatiss believes the series could potentially disappear from television for an extended period — possibly even another 15–20 year hiatus.• Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige says the MCU could potentially make hundreds of X-Men movies, opening the door for decades of mutant stories.• Final Fantasy VII: Revelations may be getting a playable demo sooner than expected.• James Spader is returning as Ultron for Marvel Studios' upcoming VisionQuest series.• And despite struggling at the box office, Masters of the Universe has reportedly become a massive success on Amazon Prime Video.We break down all of these stories, share our reactions, and debate what they could mean for the future of gaming, Marvel, DC, television, and nerd culture as a whole.Which story was the biggest news of the week? Let us know in the comments!

Van & X return for a jam-packed, D23 edition of The Black Variant as the X-Men cast is revealed. Plus - Spider-Man: Brand New Day passes $2B, HBO and DC Studios clash, D23 goodies like the Ahsoka S2 trailer, Vision Quest with James Spader returning as Ultron, Season 3 finale of House of the Dragon, and more this week on The Black Variant. Tap in!Subscribe to Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theblackvariantrncFollow The Black Variant on Twitter: twitter.com/BlackVariantRNCFollow Van: twitter.com/1017VanFollow X: twitter.com/XTheExiledFollow Syd: twitter.com/SydSlidePark

Jim Hill returns from the D23 Expo with a firsthand look at Marvel's latest reveals, while Dan Graney digs into a new Avengers: Doomsday trailer that appears to answer several theories from Episode 23. They break down Doctor Doom's motivations, Marvel's newly revealed X-Men cast, Vision Quest, and the latest trailer for Ahsoka Season 2. Then the conversation turns to a crossover that once sounded like a Patton Oswalt punchline but is now real: Marvel and Star Wars are officially colliding in the five-issue Hope Assembles comic series. HIGHLIGHTS • The new Avengers: Doomsday trailer offers fresh clues about Victor Von Doom, his lost family, and his plans for the multiverse. • Jim reports from D23 on Marvel's TVA-style experience, Doom's throne room, and a detailed blueprint of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. • Marvel reveals a new X-Men cast including Sadie Sink, Kit Connor, Christopher Abbott, Samara Weaving, Indy Navarrette, and Adam Driver as Mister Sinister. • Vision Quest brings White Vision face-to-face with manifestations of familiar MCU artificial intelligences, including JARVIS and Ultron. • Ahsoka Season 2 sets up Thrawn's war, Ahsoka's continuing questions about her Jedi identity, and new mysteries involving Baylan Skoll and the Mortis mythology. • Marvel and Star Wars collide in Hope Assembles, a five-issue comic series written by Kevin Smith with art by David Marquez. • Luke, Leia, Han, and Chewbacca cross into Marvel's Earth-616, where heroes including Captain America, Spider-Man, Black Widow, and Hulk enter the fight. • Doctor Doom and Marvel villains join forces with Darth Vader and the Empire in a crossover that makes Patton Oswalt's legendary Parks and Recreation filibuster feel strangely prophetic. HOSTS • Jim Hill - X/Twitter: @JimHillMedia | Instagram: @JimHillMedia | jimhillmedia.com • Dan Graney - YouTube: @TheHubbubbery | Facebook: /thehubbubbery | thehubbubbery.com FOLLOW • Facebook: @JimHillMediaNews • YouTube: @jimhillmedia • TikTok: @jimhillmedia SUPPORT Support the show and access bonus episodes and additional content at https://www.patreon.com/jimhillmedia. PRODUCTION CREDITS Edited by Dave Grey Produced by Eric Hersey - https://strongmindedagency.com SPONSOR Planning ahead is never too soon, whether it is for a movie ticket or your next Disney or Universal trip. Visit UnlockedMagic.com. If you would like to sponsor a show on the Jim Hill Media Podcast Network, reach out today. https://www.jimhillmedia.com/sponsor/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marvel brought the goods to D23. Eric breaks down the newest Avengers: Doomsday trailer moment by moment, from Doctor Doom's terrifying power and mysterious past to the heroes who may be standing against him. Then, we enter the mind of Vision for the emotional and deeply strange new VisionQuest trailer—including the return of Ultron. Finally, we look beyond Secret Wars toward the MCU's newly revealed X-Men, the young cast preparing to lead Marvel's next era, and the endless theories waiting between now and their arrival. The road to Doomsday is officially paved. Join the Marvel Maniac Discord through the link in the show notes, send your theories to marvelmaniacpod@gmail.com, and rate the show wherever you listen. Avengers, disassemble. ⭐ Enjoying Marvel Maniac? Follow the show so you never miss an episode. If you listen on Apple Podcasts, leave an honest rating or review to help other Marvel fans discover the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marvel-maniac-an-mcu-aftershow/id1549177829

Marvel finally put the MCU X-Men cast on stage at D23, and Adam Driver as Mister Sinister might not even be the most interesting name on the list. Frank and Thomas break down the new Avengers: Doomsday trailer, the full X-Men lineup, the X-Men '97 season 2 finale, and the Lanterns premiere on HBO. The Doomsday conversation starts where most fan reactions did, with Robert Downey Jr.'s voice under the Doom mask, and moves into power scaling against Thor, the Reed and Victor history the trailer is quietly setting up, and which legacy characters are unlikely to survive December 18. From there it's the casting reveals: Christopher Abbott as a much younger Professor X, a Magneto without the Holocaust backstory, Inde Navarrette stepping into a role Lenore Zann has owned for three decades, and Maya Boyd going from Broadway to Storm with no screen credits at all. The back half turns critical. X-Men '97 season 2 lands an 8 out of 10 from both hosts, with a long argument about why the resurrection plotting undercut Nightcrawler's sacrifice and why the middle stretch never matched the Egypt episodes. Then it's full spoilers on Lanterns, including the ending, the Watchmen and True Detective fingerprints all over it, and predictions about the 2016 timeline and where Guy Gardner fits. 0:00 December 18 plans, Dune vs. Avengers Doomsday 2:20 Avengers Doomsday trailer, Doom's voice and power scaling 9:15 The MCU X-Men cast reveal from D23 22:50 Vision Quest first look and the case for bringing Ultron back 26:23 Star Wars Starfighter and the rest of the D23 slate 27:55 X-Men '97 season 2 finale review and grades 38:41 Lanterns series premiere, full spoilers 55:33 Weekly recommendations Key takeaways The Doomsday trailer sold Doom as a real successor to Thanos, largely on the strength of one shot stopping Stormbreaker and throwing Thor back. Marvel is casting the X-Men young on purpose. Magneto reportedly loses the Holocaust background entirely because of it, which Thomas calls pivotal enough to worry about. Inde Navarrette reads as an early, guarded Rogue rather than the fully powered version from the comics or X-Men '97, and the real question is how she sounds next to Lenore Zann's voice. Adam Driver as Mister Sinister lines up with the gene manipulation groundwork already laid in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. X-Men '97 season 2 gets an 8 from both hosts. The voice work, especially A.J. LoCascio's shift once Gambit takes back control, holds up even where the pacing does not. Lanterns plays like prestige HBO rather than DCU house style, and its best material is the pilot's first five minutes and the jailhouse interrogation, not the constructs. Quotes "How many times can you kill Patrick Stewart?" (Thomas, on the Doomsday casualty list) "This one felt like, oh, all hands on deck." (Thomas, on the Doomsday trailer) "The idea of resurrecting somebody needs to feel impossible to you." (Frank, on X-Men '97 season 2) "There's this cognitive dissonance for me with this season." (Thomas, on grading X-Men '97) "Both these men are living false perspectives of what it means to be a hero." (Frank, on Hal and John in Lanterns) All news covered on this episode comes from GeekFreaksPodcast.com, including the full D23 announcement roundup and the footage that never got an official release. If this one was worth your commute, follow the show wherever you listen, leave a rating and a review, and send it to the friend who is still arguing that Adam Driver was wasted as Kylo Ren. Instagram and TikTok: @GeekFreaksPodcast  Twitter: @GeekFreaksPod Threads: https://www.threads.net/@geekfreakspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegeekfreakspodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeekFreakspodcast  Got a question, a counterargument, or a topic you want covered? Send it in. Who do you think dies first in Doomsday, and does Lanterns hold the landing after that ending? Questions and reactions get read on air.

We got the second round of casting announcements and two new trailers from D23, so we chatted with our good friend Rod Morrow about all of the above. From Adam Driver joining the MCU, a new Doomsday trailer showcasing Doom's relationship with the Fantastic Four, and Ultron apparently having a beard in his human form, there is so much to discuss! Follow Rod: @rodimusprime JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/mcuniversitypod Follow the show: @mcuniversitypod Follow AC: @anthonycanton_3 Follow Jake: @thejakechristie

It's a Marvel filled day on issue 661 of Comicast!With the X-Men cast being revealed (well partially revealed) at D23 this past Friday, Jong and Michael discuss why this group harkens back to the early days of Marvel Studios' casting, why they're excited for this group of actors, who didn't get announced that they were most surprised by, whether Wolverine is held off for a future film, how Marvel Studios is already setting up this new iteration to be vastly different from the Fox X-Men era, why Adam Driver introduces his character as Nathaniel Milbury, and much more!Plus, the guys discuss the latest trailer for Avengers Doomsday, Doom Fantastic Four First Steps connection confirmation, how Doomsday/Secret Wars could be the reverse of Infinity War/Endgame, why the Visionquest trailer helps indicate that this could be the final live action Marvel series not named Daredevil for some time, and some quick thoughts on the X-Men '97 finale. Did one of the guys feel the show rushed season 2's ending? I'm not telling you, you gotta listen to find out!   Rate, review, like, and/or subscribe to Comicast on whatever podcast app you're using; Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox, Goodpods, Podcast Addicts, or whatever your podcast app of choice is!  Feedback, questions, or topic ideas for the show? Email us at comicastpod@gmail.com 

D23 fue como abrir un cofre de loot geek, y aquí lo desempacamos con risas y mutantes.

D23 absolute BROKE the internet and we had to jump straight on the mics to talk about it!​Marvel Studios went all out this year. We finally got our first real look at the VisionQuest trailer (and you already know we gotta talk about Ultron back in the mix), plus that wild Avengers: Doomsday footage that has the whole timeline in a frenzy. We're dissecting every single frame, breaking down the biggest reveals, and giving you our honest, unfiltered hot takes on where the MCU is heading next.​What we're breaking down in this episode:​Full trailer breakdown for VisionQuest & White Vision's return​The exclusive Avengers: Doomsday footage showcase​All the major slate updates, surprise cameos, and D23 floor news​Our biggest takeaways, crazy theories, and future predictions​Locked in with the show? Hit that Follow button, drop a 5-star rating on Spotify, and tap into the Q&A below—what was YOUR favorite reveal from D23?​

D23 2026 delivered far more Marvel news than expected.Adam breaks down the newly completed X-Men cast, including India Navarrette as Rogue, Maya Boyd as Storm, Christopher Abbott as Professor X and Adam Driver as Mister Sinister. Plus, a new Avengers: Doomsday trailer gives Doctor Doom a much clearer role, while Vision Quest offers a new look at Vision's identity crisis and the possibility of Ultron returning.Marvel's post-Doomsday future is finally starting to take shape.

Following a homerun with the first Avengers and a strong showing in 2014, Marvel seemed poised to hit another homerun with the hotly anticipated Avengers: Age of Ultron. The sequel alluded to a much deeper, darker movie. Reception however, wasn't quite as strong. While it did of course make another $1B critic and audience reception was a little more mixed. Today this is regarded as easily the worst of the Avengers films. Is there any merit to that? Let's discuss

Lords: Kevin Nicholas Topics: Mina the Hollower, game learning/difficulty curves adjusting challenge through options/modifiers Not having a day job any more, the blank page creative block is real. How do i come up with ideas if I don't hate my day job Arcade 1 Up "Hail, Poetry," from The Pirates of Penzance, by W.S. Gilbert https://karenspoetryspot.blogspot.com/2007/11/hail-poetry-by-ws-gilbert.html Wanting to make better food at home BUT within the unique constraints of cooking at home, budget, time, specialised equipment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkXy12xVnRs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b38nrUFFpaw Microtopics: The only show on the Internet where topics are discussed. You Are Light. Working with Planetaria. The Game Club. A way to curate and discuss games. Steam reviews that don't count. Completely giving up on tuning your game's difficulty curve and just dropping the tuning parameters in the player's lap. Normie focus testing. Putting the half damage option in the gameplay settings and then putting the no damage option in the accessibility settings. Whether it's still crunch if you're doing it to yourself. Invalidating achievements when the player uses the accessibility options because you still think of them as cheats and want the player to think of them as cheats even as you call them accessibility options. Throwing poop over the wall until the boss dies. Needing a big brother to hand your controller to to play the hard parts. Making all your best prototypes when you're unhappy at your job. Have you heard the good word about PiCoSteveMo? Coming up with a commercially viable prototype ASAP. Making the first thing that comes to mind as quickly as possible and then throwing it away immediately. Becoming a postie so you finally have a day job to hate. Quote-unquote living the dream Why you only get one life in Canabalt. Kids looking at Las Vegas and thinking it looks like bullshit for old people but they still like the feeling of gambling so the play a lot of Binding of Isaac instead. Opening up Pokemon cards packs on Twitch. Opening the pack of Magic cards because you want to feel that rush but you feel nothing because you don't play Magic and don't know what cards are good. Looking for the Magic cards with the coolest quotes on them. Installing a Pac-Man cabinet to liven up your living room's aesthetics. An arcade cabinet that has no controls, it just cycles through the attract modes of various arcade games. Why you want the arcade cabinet to be taller than you are. Putting a tablecloth over the cocktail arcade cabinet when you have your fancy guests over but it keeps making the weird noises so they're like "what's going on down there??" Topic Lords off-season attract mode game jam. Creepypasta attract modes. The four player Avengers arcade game where the attract mode was just the entire running time of Avengers: Age of Ultron. The Minecraft Dungeons arcade machine. Arcade games extruding collectible hero cards. The F-Zero arcade game that you can put your GameCube memory card into to unlock exclusive levels. Zoomers no longer having access to video games because legally they're considered "experiences." Gilbert and Sullivan. Divine Emollient: it's life's moisturizer. Stopping what you're doing to go listen to Pirates of Penzance. Kevin Kline as the Pirate King. Constant emollients on hand. Poetry getting down on one knee and proposing to you. The state of musical theater in the late 1800s. Contexts in which you hear about flowing founts. Poetry's ability to make you want to moisturize. Being into cooking but everyone else suddenly getting way more into cooking. The Mr. Beastification of food Youtube. Using broth from concentrate and it's fine because you don't know any better. Finding new vegetables and trying to figure out how to cook them. Whole spices vs. pre-ground spices. Team Less Time. Why you keep hearing exhortations not to deep fry a turkey. Deep frying gnocchi. Slapped silly by the Fondue Vortex. Which family gets the onion bloomer this week and is eating nothing but blooming onions all week. Relative onion size on different continents. WoW Classic but for fast food.

Week 21 is here, and the Avengers are assembling once again ⚡

Spider-Man: Brand New Day has arrived, and Mostly Superheroes has a LOT to say about it! Logan Janis, Scotty Scoop, Jules DeBoe, Arena Andy and the Sam the Sleeper break down the latest Spider-Man movie, including Hulk, Punisher, MJ, Peter Parker's evolution and the movie's biggest moments. Plus, Jules DeBeau takes us inside his San Diego Comic-Con experience with stories about Hall H, Marvel, Funko, DC, cosplay, celebrity encounters, John Cena, Power Rangers and the brutal Comic-Con lines. The crew also talks X-Men '97 Season 2 and the upcoming full-season finale recap. We also revisit Legend of the White Dragon, Jason David Frank and the importance of checking on the people in your life, with a Team Jakey conversation about suicide prevention and 988. And finally: Where does Spider-Man: Brand New Day rank among the best Spider-Man movies ever? The crew gives their personal Top 5 rankings. Chapters 00:00 We're Live! Age of Ultron & Hulkbuster 00:49 X-Men '97 Season 2 & Dead Man's Hand 01:30 The Most Quotable X-Men '97 Moments 03:30 Meet the Mostly Superheroes Crew 05:15 Jules DeBeau Returns From San Diego Comic-Con 06:40 San Diego Comic-Con Experience 08:40 Blue Jean Deadpool & Celebrity Sightings 10:30 Spider-Man MCU Celebrity Encounter 12:20 Power Rangers & Sean Johnson 13:15 Legend of the White Dragon 15:30 Jason David Frank, Team Jakey & 988 16:30 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Memories 18:30 How Much Time Did Jules Spend in Comic-Con Lines? 19:40 Funko, DC & Comic-Con Crowd Problems 26:00 Fixing San Diego Comic-Con & Hall H 33:35 Spider-Man: Brand New Day Begins 34:00 What Happens After No Way Home? 01:00:00 Hulk, Punisher & Spider-Man 01:19:00 Peter Parker, Spider-Man & the Crowd 01:25:25 Spider-Man Post-Credits & Multiverse Theories 01:46:00 Spider-Man: Brand New Day Final Thoughts 01:51:40 Is Brand New Day the Best Tom Holland Spider-Man? 02:00:00 Top 5 Spider-Man Movies 02:03:40 Final Spider-Man Rankings watch listen subscribe support at mostlysuperheroes.com/support ©2026 Carrogan Studios

This week we catch up with Earth's Mightiest Heroes as they take on a dreaded form of AI with Avengers: Age of Ultron. Journey with us as we discuss this second adventure with the superhero team and how it raises the stakes while expanding the growing threat of Infinity Stones. We also breakdown the new additions to the cast while seeing how our heroes have changed since their last team-up. Is this film really as bad as its reputation suggests or is this one of the more important films in the entire MCU? So pour some rye, grab the yellow Mind Stone, and get ready to assemble. Cheers!

Dan and Brian welcome Brian's college friend and Emmy-winning filmmaker Zan Gillies to discuss the extend Rankin/Bass holiday universe, culminating in the Avengers: Endgame-like Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July. Join as they discuss collecting the Ultron of media awards, the deathly fascinations of the Frosty franchise, the spiritual landscape of the Rankin/Bass universe, an abundance of redheads, the insanity of Rudolph's second movie, and the grand unhinged culminating carnival adventure pulling them together. Check out Zan's Kickstarter for his SmarterChild documentary: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/smarterchild/searching-for-smarterchild-a-feature-documentary Dan's movie reviews: http://thegoodsreviews.com/ Subscribe, join the Discord, and find us on Letterboxd: http://thegoodsfilmpodcast.com/

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Friday means it's Shoot Around time — episode 141 of everything that didn't make the cut on Tuesday. Robert Horry, Rob Jenner, and B-Dawg kick things off with the Avengers: Doomsday trailer, going deep on Doctor Doom vs. Darkseid, the Victor Von Doom fan theories, and why nobody's mad Deadpool got left out of the trailer. From there it's Mike Tyson somehow not knowing Shohei Ohtani is a guy, the World Cup halftime show comparison to the Super Bowl, and an all-time debate over the best halftime performance ever.   Horry drops a story nobody knew about him — turns out he was actually a contestant on The Dating Game back in his playing days, and the behind-the-scenes details are wild. Then it's your questions: Caitlin Clark's record-breaking 45-point night and whether the WNBA needs an enforcer out there, the Florida grandma with the license plate that read a little differently than intended, and the ongoing mystery of people crawling in and out of the New York City sewer system with headlamps and shovels.   Loose, off-topic, and exactly what Shoot Around is supposed to be. New episodes every Friday.   00:00 – Intro & welcome to Shoot Around 14100:30 – Avengers: Doomsday trailer reactions01:57 – Doctor Doom vs. Darkseid debate04:00 – The AI clip & Ultron's odds04:30 – Victor Von Doom / Tony Stark fan theories06:33 – The Odyssey movie & bathroom break strategies07:22 – Mike Tyson doesn't know who Shohei Ohtani is08:33 – Famous people/things you feel dumb for not knowing09:53 – World Cup halftime show vs. the Super Bowl11:53 – Best Super Bowl halftime show ever, debated13:03 – In Living Color rabbit hole14:23 – Horry's Dating Game story16:23 – Caitlin Clark's record night & WNBA enforcer talk18:03 – Florida woman's license plate story20:53 – New York City sewer people mystery23:33 – Wrap-up

Back in 2011, Marvel Studios – with Chris Evans starring as Steve Rogers – brought the star spangled super-soldier Captain America to the big screen. As we gear up for Steve's return in Avengers: Doomsday, join The Watchers as we look back at the character's MCU debut. #captainamerica #steverogers #chrisevans #marvel #marvelstudios #phaseone #mcu #marvelcinematicmultiverse #avengers #avengersdoomsdayCaptain America: The First Avenger (2011) is a superhero movie directed by Joe Johnston that stars Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Dominic Cooper, Toby Jones, Neal McDonough, Derek Luke and Stanley Tucci.See our reviews of the other Captain America Films!Captain America: The Winter Soldier: https://youtube.com/live/vxzhFbXyrPg?feature=shareCaptain America: Civil War: https://youtube.com/live/xDm5FiLqOyc?feature=shareCaptain America: Brave New World: https://youtube.com/live/u3A2Zvfi78c?feature=shareWatchers Assemble! Check out our previous coverage of Earth's Mightiest Heroes!Avengers: Endgame May 2019 review: https://youtu.be/UFAG19oNCyITop 5 moments from Avengers: Endgame: https://youtube.com/live/iGVy42mKzNEAvengers: Age of Ultron 10-year anniversary celebration: https://youtube.com/live/GWmvIjh20Subscribe, rate and review! Follow The Watchers in the Basement on social media! Use #WatchersBasement to comment about the show!facebook.com/watchersbasementtwitter.com/WatchBasement instagram.com/watchersbasementthreads.net/@watchersbasementanchor.fm/watchersbasement #captainamerica #firstavenger #chrisevans #marvel #marvelstudios #mcu #marvelcinematicuniverse #steverogers #kevinfeige #peggycarter #phaseone #redskull #ssr #supersoldier #supersoldierserum #ww2 #wwII #buckybarnes #sebastianstan #hayleyatwell

December 18 is Doomsday and today we finally got our first look at the first official trailer for Avengers: Doomsday! Join The Watchers as we break down a preview of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's next major crossover event! #AvengersDoomsday #Avengers #SteveRogers #Marvel #MCU #DoctorDoomAvengers: Doomsday (2026) is a superhero movie directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Vanessa Kirby, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Hayley Atwell, Letitia Wright, Paul Rudd, Wyatt Russell, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Simu Liu, Florence Pugh, Kelsey Grammer, Lewis Pullman, Danny Ramirez, Joseph Quinn, David Harbour, Winston Duke, Hannah John-Kamen, Tom Hiddleston, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, James Marsden, Channing Tatum and Pedro Pascal.Avengers: Doomsday official trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irVNGjRFZGkAvengers: Doomsday Clockhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f17J3AXVK5wAvengers: Doomsday teaser trailersSteve Rogers: https://youtu.be/UiMg566PREA?si=Dw9AvoSav0PuheI0Thor: https://youtu.be/1clWprLC5Ak?si=d9r-ixmgy-05nUwwX-Men: https://youtu.be/kH1XlwHQv9o?si=mux29uqXG4ew_LkoWakandans & Fantastic Four: https://youtu.be/399Ez7WHK5s?si=sUFwF4_E97hlpSyOWatchers Assemble! Check out our previous coverage of Earth's Mightiest Heroes!Avengers: Endgame May 2019 review: https://youtu.be/UFAG19oNCyITop 5 moments from Avengers: Endgame: https://youtube.com/live/iGVy42mKzNEAvengers: Age of Ultron 10-year anniversary celebration: https://youtube.com/live/GWmvIjh20Subscribe, rate and review! Follow The Watchers in the Basement on social media! Use #WatchersBasement to comment about the show!facebook.com/watchersbasementtwitter.com/WatchBasement instagram.com/watchersbasementthreads.net/@watchersbasementanchor.fm/watchersbasement

Join Jash, Kyle, Kenny, and Max for another episode of Marvel Marvels. This time on MARVEL v Marvels, we've got two movies that feel more relatable now than perhaps ever before. Her and The Avengers: Age of Ultron, movies that focus on artificial intelligence, years before they ever materialized in such a way. Which of these captures the current feeling best? Which is the better movie? —————