Welcome to the 68th Episode of Collider’s Heroes, hosted by Jon Schnepp, with guests John Campea, Robert Meyer Burnett, and the long awaited return of Amy Dallen. We bring you the latest news about the World of Heroes and Villains! On this episode of Collider’s Heroes (Wednesday August 3rd, 2016) we discuss:
Suicide SquadOpens This Week
In two days, DC’s third film in their cinematic shared universe opens across the country and everyone is waiting on this with baited breath. Many reviews are out, and a few of the Heroes panel have seen the movie. Now, it’s time to talk about it. The Heroes panel give you a few of their non-spoilery opinions onSuicide Squad!
Avengers: Infinity WarTitle Change
Well, the two-partAvengers: Infinity Warhas now become one movieand this leads us to wonder, what will be the shakeout as far as characters surviving the movie? WritersChristopher MarkusandStephen McFeelyrecently shared a bit about their writingprocess revealing that they lock themselves in a room withThe Russo Brothersand a couple of execs from Marvel; with one wall of cards for the movie and the other wall for the second movie breaking down all the characters still alive in the Marvel universe - down to Darcy’s boyfriend inThor 2. The panel discuss who they think might or might not make it out ofAvengers: Infinity Waralive.
First Images of Superman Revealed forSupergirl
This past week, fans were treated tothe official image ofTyler Hoechlinplaying Supermannext toMelissa Benoist’scharacter fromSupergirl. The panel look at the image and pics from the set itself, which they weigh in on with their thoughts.
More Inhumans inAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Season 4
So besides the newer version of Ghost Rider(who wears a skull mask and drives a car not a bike), The Inhumans, namely the actual original core crew like Karnak, Triton, Medusa, and Black Bolt, have been cleared for use onAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Will the giant teleporting mutant dog named Lockjaw show up, or will we actually get the story of Black Bolt? Does this mean Marvel is abandoning the film?
Minor Mutations:
Flashback -The Rocketeer(1991)
The Rocketeer was created by writer and artist Dave Stevens, who brought so much incredible artwork to the series, and introduced people to the art deco inspired, hard hitting streamlined world of gangsters, Howard Hughes, nazi-spy actors, young love, rocket packs, and the wonders of Bettie Page. The film starsBilly CampbellandJennifer ConnellywithPaul SorvinoandTimothy Dalton.It was directed by Boba Fett’s designer andCaptain America: The First Avenger’sJoe Johnston. The reception to the film was overall positive, but it was a box office failure at the time.With the recent news of an updated sequel, the panel discuss the merits of The Rocketeer!
Spotlight: Super Power Beatdown
This week’s Spotlight is Super Power Beatdown, an action packed superhero series on YouTube, made by Aaron Schoenke and his talented team BatintheSun; which features incredible battles between characters you would probably never see fight each other - like Batman vs Darth Vader, Thor vs Superman, or Deadpool & Domino vs The Joker & Harley Quinn.
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