In the time before time, many generations ago, before the elders told the great tales, we didn’t have jack-shit to watch on TV when Summer came around. All of our favorite shows went on hiatus for the summer and didn’t return until the Fall. NO LONGER! Those dark days are behind us now. Now some of my favorite shows on TV and Streaming, are premiering throughout the Summer. Some of these fantastic series have dropped new trailers, to tantalize us as we wait for their premieres in the weeks and months to come. Takes a look at the trailers below!:
The Boys: Season 4 (Premieres 6/13 on PrimeVideo)
My Adventures with Superman: Season 2 (Premieres 2/25 on Adult Swim)
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths (Part III) 4K, Blu-Ray, & Streaming (Release Date TBD)
The Acolyte (Premieres 6/4 on Disney+)
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The first full trailer for Deadpool and Wolverine has arrived in all its glory! Arguably the most highly anticipated movie of the year, on this episode of the podcast, we breakdown the new trailer and talk about some cool easter eggs that you might have missed! Watch the full trailer right here and then listen to the podcast below. Thanks for listening and enjoy!
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”Let’s Fucking GO!“ -Wade Wilson
There’s the family you’re born with and the family you choose. So it makes a lot of sense that Charles Xavier created his own family with the X-Men, because he has it pretty rough in the biological family department….
(Clockwise, Top left: Prof. Charles Xavier, Top right: Cassandra Nova, Charles’ ultra-powerful evil twin sister, responsible for the genocide of millions of mutants on Genosha. Bottom left: David Haller AKA Legion, Charles’ son with schizophrenia and multiple personality disorder. A Beyond-Omega level mutant with off the scale telepathic, telekinetic, and reality warping powers. Occasionally a villain, sometimes a hero. David could blink reality out existence with an errant thought. Bottom right: Cain Marko AKA The Juggernaut, Charles’ step-brother. Career criminal, one of the most physically powerful meta-humans on Earth. Former member of The Brotherhood, occasional X-Man. In this family, Cain is “the good one”.)
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UPDATED: The first trailer for Joker 2 or JOKER: Folie A Deux has dropped and it’s intriguing to say the least. You can check it out below. We also have the poster for the film, as well as mood setting piece of dialogue from Lady Gaga, as Harley Quinn, on TikTok, which you can check out below.
We’ll have more coverage to come, breaking down and analyzing the trailer, here on the website.
JOKER: Folie A Deux opens 0n 10/4/24
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Ben Affleck may have been my favorite on screen incarnation of The Dark Knight, but 2022’s The Batman directed by Matt Reeves, was definitely my favorite live-action Batman movie. It finally showcased one of the Top 3 most fundamental aspects of the character, that had yet to be the focus of any of his other live-action, big screen counterparts: He’s The World’s Greatest Detective! Maybe he hadn’t quite reached the “World’s Greatest” part yet by the end of The Batman, but Bat-tinson was well on his way, he’s still new at the job! Regardless, we finally had a Batman movie that was a detective story. You know, where Batman’s an actual fucking detective! It’s kind of an important part of the character. Batman should be Sherlock in a cape and cowl. But I digress…
One of the highlights of the film was Colin Farrell, who was fantastic in his supporting role as Oswald Cobblepot, a.k.a. Oz, a.k.a.The Penguin. At the end of 2022’s The Batman, crimeboss Carmine Falcone‘s death, along with several other players in his organization, had left a vacuum in the Gotham underworld. Nature abhors a vacuum, especially in Gotham City. As we wait for The Batman Part II, this fall HBO is premiering The Penguin, a new miniseries focusing on Oz’s rise to power as Kingpin of Gotham, after the events of the first film.
With Robert Pattionson confirmed to make an appearance on the show, the miniseries will directly tie into Matt Reeves’ upcoming The Batman Part II. So you think of The Penguin as almost like The Batman 1.5, if you will. It’ll be interesting to see who else from The Batman mythos will pop up in the series.
Unfortunately, because of The 2023 Actor and Writer strikes, everything has been pushed back, including the series, which should have come out last year. In the wake of the strike, even The Batman Part II doesn’t have a concrete releases date yet. While the film is definitely still happening, it’s much more likely to expect it in the second half of 2025 or Spring/Summer 2026.
Fan made posters for The Batman Part II
In the meantime, it looks like we have a great new series, further fleshing out the world of this Gotham City. I know I’m psyched. Take a look at the trailer below:
The Penguin premieres this Fall on HBO Max
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Director Zack Snyder (300, Man of Steel, Batman V Superman) recently appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast for a lengthy interview that reignited a longtime debate within fandom: Should Batman Kill? We have our own, very strong opinions on the subject here on The World’s Best Podcast. So what better way to return from our long hiatus? It’s good to be back! Thanks for listening and enjoy!
Below, we have some of the specific moments from Batman comics, video games and film, that show how the character’s “No Kill” Rule is pretty… flexible. We covered some of these on this episode of the podcast. Judge for yourself!
The Dark Knight Returns
This is the much debated sequence from The Dark Knight Returns, that Snyder discusses on JRE, judge for yourself:
While the moment is definitely a little confusing and ambiguous, it is definitely not Batman shooting The Mutant Gang member in the head, as Snyder described it on JRE. At the very least, Batman definitely seems to shoot the guy. However, confusion about this moment doesn’t invalidate the larger points Snyder was making.
Batman Leaves KGBeast For Dead… TWICE!
In Batman #420, rather than test his skills against the formidable KGBeast, Batman traps and seals him abandoned, underground room. Deep in the bowels of Gotham. In a complete cop out from DC, a later issue retconned this moment, at the behest of DC, mentioning that Batman eventually told the police where KGBeast was. However, that doesn’t change the fact that the intentions of the writers and Batman were crystal clear when this comic was published. This was Batman committing a man to a slow and brutal death.
After KGBeast shot Nightwing in the head, causing permanent brain damage, Batman hunts KGBeast to the ends of the Earth. Culminating in a vicious battle in remote Siberia in Batman #57. To end the fight, Batman pulls out his grapple gun sticks it under KG beasts, chin and fires it at point blank range. The tremendous force instantly snaps his neck, paralizing the man. Despite the assassin’s pleas, Batman leaves KGBeast to die in the frozen wilderness. The only question was if he succumbed to his injuries, or to the cold first.
Batman Begins (2005) “I won’t kill you, but I don’t have to save you”
Well, that’s a fine line, isn’t it Batman?
Batman Mortally Wounds Darkseid
Those are just a few examples, but there are plenty more. Batman may not have outright murdered many people since his early years, but there are plenty of times when his actions knowingly resulted in someone’s death. It’s not much of a rule if Batman’s frequently bending it. Maybe it’s time to get rid of the whole damn “No Kill” Rule altogether?
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I make no bones about it, I’m a Zack Snyder fan. I know he’s a polarizing filmmaker, but win or lose, he really swings for the fences. I love his DC trilogy of Man of Steel, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (Ultimate Edition), and Zack Snyder’s Justice League. It feels like Snyder’s personal, self contained DC Universe, that tells it’s own cool (if incomplete) story across the three films.
After playing around with Superheroes for nearly a decade, Zack Snyder has moved on to a new genre, creating his own sci-fi epic space opera, with Rebel Moon. As part of Snyder’s ongoing partnership with Netflix, Rebel Moon will be released exclusively on the streaming giant. Check out the full trailer right here:
Say what you want about Zack Snyder, but you gotta admit this looks absolutely gorgeous. His films have an incredible visual flair, that never fails to impress. I know some moviegoers think he’s all style and no substance or that this is basically Zack Snyder‘s Star Wars, and I totally understand those criticisms. Zack Snyder isn’t for everyone.
Personally, while I acknowledge his flaws as a filmmaker, I really like his movies. Some, I even flat out love. So I’m extremely excited for Rebel Moon. I dug the hell out of this trailer. I just love movies like this, it’s right up my alley and I think it looks like a blast.
The film’s lead, Sofia Boutella playing the hero in Rebel Moon
Here’s the movie’s official synopsis:
From Zack Snyder, the filmmaker behind 300, Man of Steel, and Army of the Dead, comes REBEL MOON, an epic science-fantasy event decades in the making. When a peaceful colony on the edge of a galaxy finds itself threatened by the armies of a tyrannical ruling force, Kora (Sofia Boutella), a mysterious stranger living among the villagers, becomes their best hope for survival. Tasked with finding trained fighters who will unite with her in making an impossible stand against the Mother World, Kora assembles a small band of warriors – outsiders, insurgents, peasants and orphans of war from different worlds who share a common need for redemption and revenge. As the shadow of an entire Realm bears down on the unlikeliest of moons, a battle over the fate of a galaxy is waged, and in the process, a new army of heroes is formed.
I’m always happy to see Charlie Hunnam pop up in a movie or series
I really dig the casting as well. There are a few faces you probably recognize, but they’re certainly aren’t any “big names”. However, there are some fan favorites in there. Here’s a look at most of the main cast…
The cast of Rebel Moon: Djimon Hounsou, Bae Doona, Michiel Huisman, Charlie Hunnam, E. Duffy, Sofia Boutella, Clay Enos, Ray Fisher, and Staz Nair
Rebel Moon is this month’s cover story for my personal favorite movie periodical, Empire Magazine.
The Sci-fi epic will be released on Netflix in two parts:
Rebel Moon: Part One – A Child of Fire premiering 12/22/2023
Rebel Moon: Part Two – The Scargiver premiering 4/19/2024
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Another year, another San Diego COMIC-CON. SDCC is where all the major movie studios, TV networks, publishers debut their most impressive and high profile projects coming down the pipe line. Marvel Studios, Warner Bros., DC Comics, DC Studios, Disney and many more make the sojourn to SDCC to peddle their wares. While the Con has undoubtedly become part of the corporate machine, fan favorite creators, their best in their respective industries, have a huge presence at SDCC as well.
This year was a more modest Con, with less of the trailer debuts, major announcements (like casting news, project debuts, sneak peeks, etc.) that we’ve come to expect at COMIC-CON. This isn’t that surprising because comicon was living in the shadow of the current, Hollywood Writers and Actors Guild strikes. The strikes have been the top story in entertainment news. A lot of the talent we’d normally expect to see at SDCC are picketing with their fellow writers and actors. Also when the Writer’s Guild went on strike, there was a specific deadline when they were supposed to drop everything and completely stop writing for any of the projects they were working on. So maybe some of the studios and creators couldn’t put something together in time to show audiences.
So it may not have been as massive and bombastic, as it has in years past, but COMIC-CON still debuted some very cool stuff to the fans. I’m going to breakdown my favorite stuff to come out of SDCC 2023! Let’s get started!
MOVIES
The Marvels
TV & STREAMING:
INVINCIBLE (Season 2)
Loki (Season 2)
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
Gen V (The Boys Spin-Off)
REDBAND Trailer
Official Teaser
COMIC BOOKS & GRAPHIC NOVELS:
Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham
Godzilla vs Kong vs Justice League
G.O.D.S. (Written by Jonathan Hickman/Art by Valerio Schiti)
Jonathan Hickman is one of my favorite comic book writers of all time. He’s the man behind legendary, character redefining runs on The Fantastic Four, Avengers, and X-Men. Each series is a must read, modern Marvel classic. Set to debut this Fall, G.O.D.S. sounds like the kind of storytelling Hickman does best. Here’s the official word from Marvel on this mysterious new series: “ G.O.D.S. will see two of the industry’s greatest modern visionaries dramatically redefine Marvel’s pantheon of cosmic beings and masterfully deconstruct the forces behind reality. The breathtaking new saga will introduce a host of new characters—all players in a secret conflict at the crossroads of science and magic!”
Though the series will bounce around the entire Marvel Universe, the main cast consists of new characters (Via Marvel):
Wyn, a powerful magic expert who’s operated in secret for thousands of years and is now forced to come out of the shadows.
Aiko Maki, a high-ranking agent brutally loyal to the ways of science and willing to do anything to keep the building blocks of creation in balance.
Dmitri the Science Boy, Wyn’s reckless partner who has a secret mission of his own to discover the dark truth of his past.
Mia the Magic Girl, a young sorcerer struggling to achieve her full potential.
Cubisk Core, a mysterious being of pure corruption seeking to shatter the existing systems.
Take a look at this preview from G.O.D.S. #1…
G.O.D.S. debuts Fall 2023
Captain America by J. Michael Strakzynski
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Disney+ and Lucasfilm have dropped a brand new trailer for the upcoming Star Wars series, Ahsoka. The 8 episode first season is debuting with a 2-episode premiere, on Disney+, August 23rd. The series takes place in the same time period as The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. Ahsoka follows Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano, the former padawan of Anakin Skywalker, as she deals with reemergence of a deadly former adversary, Grand Admiral Thrawn. Check out the trailer right here:
I’m particularly excited for this new series for a number of reasons. Ahsoka is one of my favorite Star Wars characters, I’ve followed her journey from when she was introduced in Star Wars: The Clone Wars to her surprise return in Star Wars Rebels to her live action debut in The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. Which brings me to another reason this series is such a big deal for me, it’s basically a live-action sequel series to Star Wars Rebels. Rebels is easily among my most beloved pieces of Star Wars canon. As you can see in the trailer, the show features the live-action appearances of almost all of the Rebels cast…
General Hera Syndulla, captain of The Ghost, my favorite starship this side of The Millennium Falcon…
Mandalorian warrior and artist, Sabine Wren, the onetime wielder of The Darksaber…
Chopper, the best droid in all of Star Wars not called R2-D2…
…and exiled Jedi Knight, Ezra Bridger.
Additional characters like Captain Rex and others are returning as well.
However, the biggest draw has to be “The Big Bad” of the series, fan favorite villain, Grand Admiral Thrawn. Thrawn first appeared in The Heir to The Empire trilogy of books written by Timothy Zahn in the 90’s. As part of Star Wars Legends, the books chronicled the events following Return of The Jedi. Thrawn was one of The Empire’s highest ranking officer’s and The Emperor’s right hand, second only to Darth Vader. Though he wasn’t a Force user, his brilliant mind, working like an evil Sherlock Holmes, made him just as dangerous (if not more so) than Vader or Palpetine. He was such a cunning tactician, that he very nearly succeeded in rebuilding The Empire and crippling the nascent New Republic. When Disney bought Lucasfilm the novels were no longer considered canon. However, the character was restored to canon when he appeared in Star Wars Rebels as the main antagonist of the final few seasons. Lars Mikelsen who voiced the character in Star Wars Rebels is also returning to play Thrawn in Ahsoka, which is really cool.
The last few Star Wars miniseries from Disney+ have left me a little cold, so hopefully this show will be a return to form for a galaxy far, far away.
Ahsoka premiers on Disney+ August 23rd.
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On this episode, Paul and Ryan review the fifth installment in the beloved Indiana Jones franchise, Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny! This episode contains FULL SPOILERS, so check out the movie, then come on back and listen to our full discussion and review!
Below the links for the podcast, you’ll find my Podcast Afterthoughts, as well as the excellent retrospectives of the first four Indiana Jones films, by Mr. Sunday Movies, that we mentioned in the episode.
I love Indiana Jones. I even say in this episode that I’m big Kingdom of The Crystal Skull apologist. So I can get pretty passionate when talking about my favorite big screen hero. If you listened to the episode, you know there was one aspect of the movie that REALLY, REALLY didn’t work for me and I spent a lot of time on the topic as we discussed Dial of Destiny. In hindsight, I wanted to make it clear that despite it’s issues, I really liked this movie. It’s a solid Indiana Jones adventure. Because I grew up with this character, and I brought so much emotional baggage to this move, I’ll probably have to see it at least one more time in theaters before I really get a sense of how I feel about it. I could see someone listening to this episode of the podcast and thinking I hated the movie and that was not the case at all. So to wrap things up, I just wanted to clarify my feelings a little bit. Anyway, thanks for reading and thanks for listening! We really appreciate it!
MR. SUNDAY MOVIES; CARAVAN OF GARBAGE – INDIANA JONES
In the weeks leading up to The Dial of Destiny, the guys over at Mr. Sunday Movies took a look back at each of the first four Indiana Jones movies, and the videos are a blast to watch and funny as hell. The co-hosts, James and Mason, have hilarious takes on each film and the character of Indiana Jones. But unlike so many other movie YouTubers, they aren’t cynical or negative for the sake of a laugh. These guys love movies like this and it comes through even when they’re making fun of them. I highly recommend their YouTube channel and their weekly podcast. Check out their fantastic breakdowns of Dr. Henry Jones Jr.’s original adventures, right here:
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“Who do you trust?” The first episode of Marvel’s latest Disney+ series, Secret Invasion, has arrived and after watching the first episode, I can definitely say that the latest MCU adventure is off to a great start.
Right off the bat, I wanted to keep this one pretty SPOILER-FREE. So if you haven’t seen it yet, you should be good reading this review. Anyway, when Marvel began producing big budget, movie quality MCU shows on Disney+, they launched with three flagship series: WandaVision, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, and Loki. All three both fantastic and unique. Each series was in it’s own genre and showed us completely different parts of The MCU. If I had to pick, I’d say Loki was definitely my favorite. The subsequent Disney+/MCU shows we’re all interesting or cool in their own way, but so far, none of them have quite reached the heights of WandaVision, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, and Loki. However, after watching the first episode of Secret Invasion, there’s definitely the potential here for another first rate Marvel show.
Secret Invasion is based on the comic book miniseries of they same name, written by Brian Michael Bendis. Whenever Marvel has adapted a specific storyline from the comic books, like Civil War for example, it’s usually a loose adaptation that changes elements of the original story to better fit what works within The MCU. They’re more like reimaginings that share certain elements. So far that’s been a great formula. I don’t necessarily want to see 1-for-1 adaptations of these stories. Comics are very different from films or television, so each medium plays to it’s strengths when telling stories like this.
The best thing about Secret Invasion is that this is Nick Fury’s story. Nick Fury is such an interesting character and Samuel L. Jackson is (as usual) fantastic. I’m happy Marvel went with a miniseries instead of a solo movie for their Nick Fury-centric project. If Marvel decided to give Nick Fury a solo film, it would probably have looked a lot like Black Widow. Fury deserves something grander than that. The threat of a shape shifting alien race, The Skrull, infiltrating our world at the highest levels, with the goal of making Earth their new home, certainly fits the bill. The Skrull made their first appearance in The MCU in 2019’s Captain Marvel.The Skrull need a new home world and they’ve got their sights set on Earth. How do you combat an existential threat like this? Who do you trust? Have they infiltrated The White House? The Avengers? Is the person you think you’ve known for years, not who they appear to be? This why Secret Invasion is the perfect way to tell a great NIck Fury story. Shadowy threats lurking in the darkness. Secrets and double crosses. Subterfuge and spy craft. This is Nick Fury’s world. Fury isn’t just a spy, as Tony Stark once said, “He’s THE Spy. His secrets have secrets”. But has Fury lost a step? Is he still THE Nick Fury? That’s the question the series asks, at least in the first episode.
What we end up with is a sci-fi, spy thriller and it works great. The cast is fantastic with Ben Mendelssohn returning as Talos, a “good” Skrull and an old friend of Fury’s, Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clark plays Talos’ estranged daughter, as well as Don Cheadle as James “Rhodey” Rhodes, Martin Freeman as Everett Ross, and Colbie Smulders as Maria Hill.
Don’t come into the show expecting a non-stop action extravaganza like The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. This is a spy thrillers, so it’s a little slower and builds tension. Which works perfect here, it’s exactly what this show needs to be, it’s what makes it compelling. The show does a great job showing the audience what’s at stake. You catch on pretty quickly to why this would be such a dangerous situation, and it has some interesting real world parallels.
With Nick Fury at the center, a chilling threat, and a great cast, this was an excellent start to Secret Invasion. There’s huge potential here and I hope the rest of the series lives up to the promise shown in its first episode.
Secret Invasion will be a 6-part miniseries with new episodes premiering each Wednesday on Disney+.
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