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Companion director Drew Hancock and stars Lukas Gage, Harvey Guillén, and Megan Suri talk with BD about the concepts of dating robots in an AI world introduced in the movie. What are the moral boundaries of dating in a world of robots? What sort of connection would such an option take away from humans? Are we already in a world where this is what's happening? These interviews about Companion do not contain spoilers for the film, though Drew's perspective on doing a sequel to the film is indeed shared.

Companion opens in theaters on January 31.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man star Hudson Thames and the show's head writer, executive producer, and showrunner Jeff Trammell talk with Brandon Davis in interviews ahead of the show's premiere. These interviews do not contain spoilers for the animated series. Topics include a Spider-Verse crossover, casting a major WWE Superstar in the Marvel project, meeting other Spider-Man actors, Charlie Cox's Daredevil, and more. These are fun and insightful conversations, celebrating the work done to bring Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man to life!

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man swings onto Disney+ on January 29!

Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars have gotten interesting updates from Benedict Cumberbatcj in regards to Doctor Strange's role (or lack thereof) in the films. Plus, Anthony Mackie is opening up about Captain America 4 and his journey since Avengers: Endgame with some great stories. On the DC side, James Gunn has his next project and Supergirl is coming together! Meanwhile, Mission: Impossible 8 is drumming up some wild reactions from viewers!

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Daredevil: Born Again has released its trailer, loaded with insights to the MCU’s New York City. The upcoming Vision series is getting interesting updates, heavily involving stories related to Iron Man and Tony Stark. Meanwhile, the DC Universe has some very exciting updates with casting and production news… and Jamie has a rant about the Golden Globes!

Skeleton Crew has released every episode and it's time for a review! The Phase Hero crew shares their thoughts (love) about the latest Star Wars show on Disney+. Will Skeleton Crew get a Season 2? Will this gang of awesome kids or Jude Law's Jod ever grace our screens again in the galaxy far, far away? Full review and discussion, with spoilers, about the Skeleton Crew series is available now!

Creature Commandos Season 1 has released in its entirety, so it is time for the Phase Hero podcast to discuss the 7-episode run which launched the DC Universe! The Bride, Rick Flag, Nina Mazursky, Weasel, Doctor Phosphorus, and more have officially been introduced to the animated world and some are headed to live-action DC Studios titles ahead of Season 2! This podcst episode is a full review and breakdown about the first season of Creature Commandos, spoilers and all!

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera is finally arriving, meaning it's time to talk with Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr. about their returns to the heist world! BD talks with the cast, as well as director Christian Gudegast and producer Tucker Tooley! Den of Thieves might be on its way to making Butler's Nick and Jackson Jr.'s Donnie into characters a franchise can build around. The movie flips the script and forces their characters to work together this time, rather than having them feuding and running from one another as they were throughout the first Den of Thieves movie! This episode of Phase Hero was recorded at the Porsche HQ in Los Angeles!

Batman movies are being delayed with both The Batman 2 and Brave and The Bold having been revealed as pushed back on Friday morning. This prompted speculation about whether or not James Gunn's DC Universe will combine the franchises he is creating with David Corenswet's Superman and Matt Reeves is building with Robert Pattinson's Batman. Plus, Sony's CEO Tony Vinciquerra made remarks about the studio's failing Spider-Man franchise which doesn't have a Spider-Man in it and, naturally, the Internet reacted. It's the last "news" show of the year for Phase Hero!

Get ready for the third and final season of What If..? with insights from Marvel's Head of TV, Streaming, and Animation Brad Winderbaum and the series executive producer and director Bryan Andrews. Andrews is going on to helm to Marvel Zombies animated series, sharing insights about the upcoming series in addition to how he wrapped up the alternate universe series which kicked off Marvel Animation. Winderbaum opens up about Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars impacting TV plans, how What If..? Season 3 ties into the larger Multiverse Saga, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, and more.

Brandon Davis and Jenna Anderson discuss the first real look at Superman following the teaser trailer getting released. After attending the trailer preview event, BD has insights from writer/director James Gunn and actors David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult. Jenna brings all of her passion for the DC Universe and the comics which it is based on to the show, talking about Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, The Daily Planet, and more. Plus, ScreenRant's Joe Deckelmeier joins to add to the conversation having also attended the trailer preview event at the Warner Bros. lot! 

Superman trailer hype is off the charts, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse got a major update confirmed, and the Nova series for Disney+ just hired a showrunner. Plus, more Marvel TV show rumors are swirling, Spider-Man 4 is getting updates after Kraven’s failure, and more major updates. Non-comic movie discussion of the week is Jurassic World: Rebirth!

James Gunn opened up about Superman in an interview on the movie's set in Cleveland, sharing details of the film ranging from how it opens "in the middle of the action" to the musical score and Lois Lane & Clark Kent's relationship this time around. This interview does not contain spoilers for Superman but there are plenty of details about the DC Universe and Gunn's plans for this first movie installment and beyond. The info comes from Brandon Davis, outlining the interview from the set!

Kraven the Hunter is officially playing in theaters, with audiences having strong reactions to the movie whether they were what the film intended or not. Is Sony's last Marvel movie of the year good? Is it as bad as RottenTomatoes reviews would lead us to believe? Could it be better or worse than Madame Web? The Aaron Taylor-Johnson film brings a popular Marvel villain to the big screen for the first time and Brandon Davis & Jamie Jirak share their thoughts fresh out of the theater on opening weekend.

This Kraven the Hunter review has spoilers for the film.

Chris Evans is officially returning to the MCU for Avengers: Doomsday, putting the Captain America actor back into Marvel movies with Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr.! Kraven will be the end of Sony’s Spider-Man spinoff movies, at least “for now,” and Captain America 4 is a hugely anticipated new title… ahead of Superman? Rogue actress Lenore Zann joins the show to talk about the release of her memoir A Rogue’s Tale: A Memoir. Plus, Marvel Rivals voice actor Jon Bailey makes a surprise appearance to talk about Jeff the Land Shark!

Fantastic Four: First Steps has some major updates and very telling details revealed, while Daredevil: Born Again, Kraven The Hunter, and Thunderbolts* also made headlines. On the DC side, Creature Commandos got rave reviews, The Batman sequels are becoming a bit of joke in their production timeline, and the CW’s franchise officially ended.

Loki dropped a new scene from Season 2 in promo of the steelbook arriving, Hawkeye is rumored to be looking at a Season 2, and Deadpool has a Christmas special on the way? On the DC side, James Gunn is taking a lesson from Marvel, launching and wrapping projects, and Super/Man has a date. Plus, spoiler-free reviews of Gladiator II and Wicked!

Ultraman: Rising star Christopher Sean joins Phase Hero to talk about the Netflix animated movie, along with some major Marvel and DC movie updates covered by the crew. Kevin Feige is making some big promises about the future of X-Men in the MCU, the DC Universe seems to be adding Sgt. Rock to its upcoming mix, and Elizabeth Olsen is defending Marvel from the haters! Plus, new trailers for Minecraft and How to Train Your Dragon have dropped and the official Venom 3 review score from BD, Jenna, Jamie, and Aaron is finally revealed!

Thunderbolts*, Captain America: Brave New World, What If..? Season 3, and more Marvel titles released footage in the past couple of weeks! The DC Universe had looks at Peacemaker Season 2! Mission: Impossible 8 has taken off with a new trailer! Plus, Denzel Washington is being written into Black Panther 3 and more Marvel news, all while Star Wars sounds kinda messy? This new episode of Phase Hero covers all of these topics and more! Brandon Davis, Jenna Anderson, Jamie Jirak, and Aaron Perine come together to share their thoughts on the news and trailers!

Following The Penguin finale and that tragic ending in Gotham City, Victor Aguilar actor Rhenzy Feliz joins Brandon Davis and Jenna Anderson on Phase Hero for an interview about his time working on the DC Comics series. With The Batman 2 on the way, Rhenzy opens up his experiences with Colin Farrell as The Penguin, Cristin Milioti as Sofia Gigante, and the rest of the cast & sets in the Matt Reeves universe built out by Lauren LeFranc. The Penguin's entire season is available, along with a full review already published on Phase Hero! This interview with Rhenzy Feliz contains spoilers for The Penguin ending and entire season.

The Penguin review following the season and finale releasing on Max! Oz Cobb and The Batman are due for a collision at some point!  Following the events of Sofia Gigante and her family estate, Oz Cobb and his mother, Victor Aguilar in the park, and the rest of Gotham’s biggest names… the Phase Hero crew shares their thoughts on how the DC Comics TV series wrapped up complete with a rating out of 10!

Agatha All Along’s executive producer Mary Livanos joins BD and Aaron for a spoiler-filled discussion about the MCU’s magical new series. This chat dives into all things Agatha but also discusses some of Livanos’ other recent projects, such as WandaVision and The Marvels. Take a trip down, down, down the road for all of the Agatha insights and more on Phase Hero!

Following the finale of Marvel's Agatha All Along, Brandon Davis is joined by Jamie Jirak, Jenna Anderson, and Aaron Perine to discuss the latest Marvel Television series. Plus, in launching the new series on The YouTube Channel, the quartet of hosts discuss the new Marvel Television sizzle, The Penguin's season-to-date, and a reveal of the this show's new logo!

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