Today's show covers news on The Kitchen, Caity Lotz's return to Arrow, and some speculation on the Flashpoint movie.

The Kitchen adds Margo Martindale, Bill Camp and Brian d’Arcy James to the cast - The Hollywood Reporter

Martindale plays the secret female leader of the mob

James plays the husband of Melissa McCarthy’s character

Camp will play a crime boss

Film releases September 20, 2019

Caity Lotz to return as Sara Lance for Season 6 finale of Arrow

Hasn’t been on Arrow (besides crossovers/flashbacks) since Legends of Tomorrow started

Twitter question from Murray @Dj220D - “If the Flash movie is Flashpoint who do you think will be the villains in the film and can we get other villians in the film from the DCEU like Lex Luthor, Deathstroke, Black Manta, and Ocean Master?”

Villains in comic - Reverse-Flash, Atlanteans, Amazons

Lex Luthor, Deathstroke, Black Manta, Ocean Master - all somewhere in Flashpoint story

Faora, Zod, KG Beast, Enchantress, Doctor Poison

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Today's weekly recap covers Legends of Tomorrow and Black Lightning as they approach season finales plus this week's Arrow and Krypton episodes.

Legends of Tomorrow - “I, Ava”

Ava bots - Sara, Ray, Gary

Amaya’s totem

Mick and Zari

2 episodes remaining

Black Lightning “Sins of the Father: The Book of Redemption”

Lala is intense

Black Lightning + Thunder in action

Jefferson and Jennifer talking powers

Gambi

3 episodes remain

Arrow -  “The Thanatos Guild”

Curtis and Dinah

Thea, Roy, and Nyssa depart

Entertainment Weekly - Was Willa Holland’s decision; no plans for her to return currently

Krypton - “House of El”

More Adam Strange

Lyta Zod

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After a month break, Geoff Johns and Gary Frank's Doomsday Clock returns with issue #4. We give our thoughts on the issue for today's show.

* Overall non-spoiler thoughts

Spoilers

Flashback to Reggie’s (New Rorschach) past. His dad was the psychiatrist (Dr. Malcolm Long) to the original Rorschach.

Present day Arkham, Dr. Matthew Mason comes to talk to Reggie.

He saw Veidt’s Nightmare (monster), drove him crazy, his parents were killed by the creature.

He sees Mothman (Byron Lewis) escape mental institution and then get caught again. He would fly off every now and then get stuff for Reggie, helped him.

Mothman once brought back Dr. Long’s notes on Rorschach.

Mothman teaches Reggie to fight, the skills of the Minutemen.

We see the world figure out Veidt released the alien, Reggie wants revenge.

Reggie and Byron escape, set asylum on fire. Byron goes back in to die.

Byron leaves him Rorschach's mask, sends him to Veidt.

Batman was actually Dr. Mason interviewing Reggie.

Reggie escapes with help of Jane Doe (Saturn Girl). They’re looking for the “light” (Mothman, Veidt)

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Today's podcast covers news on DC TV, Krypton, Astro City, and Carol Ferris's chances of being in the Green Lantern Corps movie.

DC TV renewal chances - Deadline

Fox - Gotham is likely for renewal, Lucifer considered on the bubble

The CW - The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Supergirl, and Black Lightning “likely” for renewal; iZombie is “on the bubble”

Krypton reveals from at WonderCon - via IGN

The show will travel to present-day Earth; Adam Strange background

Also want to visit Thanagar and Rann in the future

Will be nods to Flamebird and Nightwing

Gender, race, and sexuality are not sticking points

More likely to see the Omega Men than the Green Lantern Corps

Live + 3 day ratings (over 2.5 million) best for a Syfy pilot since 2014

Production Company FreemantleMedia developing an Astro City TV series- Deadline

Creator-owned comic by Kurt Busiek; published by DC’s Wildstorm (2004-2010) and Vertigo (present) imprints

Twitter question from @BobbyClaus1 - “Will we see Carol Ferris in the Green Lantern Corps movie?”

Will film be 100% in space?

Could we see the Star Sapphires?

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The cast of Wonder Woman 2 continues to round out, with Pedro Pascal joining. We talk that plus Teen Titans GO!, Constantine: City of Demons, and Aquaman.

Pedro Pascal joins the cast of the Wonder Woman sequel - Variety

Known for Game of Thrones and Narcos

Worked with Patty Jenkins on 2015 Exposed TV movie; also had a role in the 2011 Wonder Woman pilot

Unknown what role he will play

Teen Titans GO! To The Movies TV Spot - YouTube

Pokes fun at Green Lantern movie

Constantine: City of Demons

Writer J.M. DeMatteis says the 12 total episodes will be combined and released as a movie, like Vixen

“Doesn't connect with the NBC show.  It's in the same universe as the JL Dark movie.  And it may connect up with the Arrowverse, but I can't swear to it!”

Den of Geek interview with Russell Tovey - Freedom Fighters: The Ray will be 12 episodes also

Twitter question from @condor_zelander - “Will we see Aquaman villainous Siren in future Aquaman movies and in the DCEU?”

First Siren (Hila) was Mera’s twin sister

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DC animation's Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay movie has been released. On today's podcast, we give our non-spoiler thoughts on the film before jumping into our spoiler review.

Background

Written by Alan Burnett, Directed by Sam Liu

86 minutes

Rated R

Non-spoiler review

Spoiler review

DC villains - Tobias Whale, Professor Pyg, Silver Banshee, Knockout, Steel Maxum, Blockbuster, Scandal Savage

The original squad is nasty - Vertigo trips people up, Deadshot slaughters them

Punch and Jewelee

Main team - Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, Killer Frost, Copperhead, and Bronze Tiger

Greg Grunberg as Maxum Steel/Dr. Fate

Meta humor - “everybody knows who Silver Banshee is”, “Who’s Ten-Eyed Man? Exactly”

Zoom

The big reveal

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We have our first details on The Death of Superman animated film adaptation. We discuss this plus David Ayer on Suicide Squad deleted scenes and more.

The Death of Superman animated movie voice cast announced - TV Insider

* New images

* Jerry O'Connell to return as Superman, Rebecca Romijn as Lois Lane, and Rainn Wilson as Lex Luthor

* From DCAMU - Rosario Dawson as Wonder Woman, Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern, Christopher Gorham as Flash, Matt Lanter as Aquaman, Shemar Moore as Cyborg, and Jason O’Mara as Batman

* Rocky Carroll will voice Silas Stone, Patrick Fabian as Hank Henshaw

* The Death of Superman will release sometime this summer

* Reign of the Supermen will release early 2019

Director David Ayer explains Joker deleted scene from Suicide Squad on Twitter

In reference to post-helicopter explosion Joker

“After Joker dropped HQ from the help and crashed, Enchantress made a deal with him. He was going to take Harley home and be “King of Gotham” Harley stood up to him and refused to betray her new friends. The Squad turned on him and he escaped.”

DC Entertainment President Diane Nelson taking leave of absence - The Hollywood Reporter

To take time off for personal and family reasons, including recent back surgery

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay releases digitally today; 4k, blu-ray and DVD on April 10th

DC Comics announces digital first comic book sequel

Will be 12 weekly chapters, 1st issue is already out

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Today's show covers news on Aquaman, The Lego Movie 2, DC Comics updates from WonderCon and more.

James Wan provides quick Aquaman trailer update on Twitter

In short, the film is VFX heavy and he doesn’t want to release any subpar footage

The Lego Movie 2 to feature the return of Batman, Superman, and Green Lantern - (The Hollywood Reporter)

Voiced by Will Arnett, Channing Tatum, and Jonah Hill, respectively

Releases February 8, 2019

WonderCon comic book updates

* DC Comics announces Frank Miller has signed a 5-project contract; includes Superman: Year One and Carrie Kelley graphic novel aimed at younger readers

* Scott Snyder’s Justice League #1 (June) will feature Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern (John Stewart), Cyborg, Aquaman, The Flash (Barry Allen), Martian Manhunter and Hawkgirl

* Justice League Dark and Justice League Odyssey titles to spin out of Justice League: No Justice and launch in June

* Justice League Dark will feature  Wonder Woman, Swamp Thing, Detective Chimp, Man-Bat and Zatanna

* Justice League Odyssey will feature Starfire, Cyborg, Green Lantern Jessica Cruz, Azrael, and Darkseid

Constantine: City of Demons animated series has debuted on The CW Seed

* 5 episodes available, 7 more to be released according to writer J.M. DeMatteis

* Unknown when remaining episodes will air

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Travis Hynes (@travis_156 on Twitter) returns to today's podcast to breakdown the week's Legends of Tomorrow and Black Lightning.

Our Krypton Pilot review

Legends of Tomorrow - “Necromancing the Stone”

Constantine returns

Ava’s jealousy

Gideon

Black Lightning “The Book of Little Black Lies”

Jennifer’s reaction vs Anissa’s reaction to getting powers (Santa)

Mentions Vixen/Supergirl, connected to Arrow-verse?

Anissa’s suit

Lynn

Henderson

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Brent Clark from the DCTV Squadcast and Fans Without Borders podcasts joins today's episode to be put in the DC Spotlight.

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* Find the rest of the network at SuicideSquadcast.com

Spotlight questions

* First DC memory

* Favorite DC Hero

* Favorite DC Villain

* Favorite DC movie

* Favorite DC TV show

* Favorite DC Comic (single book or arc)

* DC Guilty pleasure

* DC thing you dislike

* What DC Character (tv or movie) would you like to see in live-action?

* If you were in charge of DC entertainment, what is the first thing you would do?

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