Heroes and Droids

Welcome to HEROES & DROIDS, your guide to movies and TV shows about Superheroes, Sci-Fi, Disney, and Action. From Marvel to DC, from Star Wars to Star Trek, From James Bond to the Fast and the Furious, we will discuss the theatrical films and streaming delights you care about most!

Joining your host Doc Rotten tonight are The Slattman, Christopher Slattery and Award-winning Filmmaker, Christopher G. Moore.

• THE LAST OF US officially renewed for season 2. Source: Warner Media
• AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER overtakes Star Wars: The Force Awakens to sit at Number 4 of the highest grossing films worldwide with $2.075B. Source: Deadline
• TOMB RAIDER to return to live action - and video games - at AMAZON. Source: The Hollywood Reporter

STAR WARS: THE BAD BATCH S02E05 THE LAST OF US S01E03

Welcome to HEROES & DROIDS, your guide to movies and TV shows about Superheroes, Sci-Fi, Disney, and Action. From Marvel to DC, from Star Wars to Star Trek, From James Bond to the Fast and the Furious, we will discuss the theatrical films and streaming delights you care about most!

Joining your host Doc Rotten tonight are The SLATTMAN, Christopher Slattery, International Cosplay Queen, Vanessa, and Award-winning Filmmaker, Christopher G. Moore.

• Avatar: The Way of Water hits 2 BILLION.
  • https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/22/entertainment/avatar-way-of-water-2-billion/index.html
• TRON 3 is on "track" at Disney.
  • https://variety.com/2023/film/news/tron-3-jared-leto-joachim-ronning-1235495033/
• Violent Night 2 is coming our way.
  • https://www.slashfilm.com/1176368/tommy-wirkola-is-expanding-the-santa-claus-mythos-in-violent-night-2/
• Mandolorian Season 3 Trailer has landed - let's talk.
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znsa4Deavgg

THE BAD BATCH Season Two Episode 4 "Faster" January 18, 2023

Directors: Steward Lee, Brad Rau Writers: Dave Filoni, Jennifer Corbett, George Lucas (based on 'Star Wars' and characters created by) Cast: Dee Bradley Baker, Michelle Ang, Ernie Hudson, Ben Schwartz, Rhea Perlman

THE LAST OF US Season One Episode 2 "Infected" January 22, 2023

Director: Craig Mazin Writers: Neil Druckmann(based on the PlayStation Studios videogame written by), Craig Mazin(created for television by) Cast: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Anna Torv

Welcome to HEROES & DROIDS, your guide to movies and TV shows about Superheroes, Sci-Fi, Disney, and Action. From Marvel to DC, from Star Wars to Star Trek, From James Bond to the Fast and the Furious, we will discuss the theatrical films and streaming delights you care about most!

Joining your host Doc Rotten tonight are The SLATTMAN, Christopher Slattery, and Award-winning Filmmaker, Christopher G. Moore.

THE BAD BATCH Season Two Episode 3 "The Solitary Clone" January 11, 2023

Directors: Saul Ruiz, Brad Rau Writers: Dave Filoni, Jennifer Corbett, George Lucas (based on 'Star Wars' and characters created by) Cast: Dee Bradley Baker, Michelle Ang, Matthew Wood, Max Mittleman, Shelby Young

THE LAST OF US Season One Episode 1 "When You're Lost in the Darkness" January 15, 2023

Director: Craig Mazin Writers: Neil Druckmann(based on the PlayStation Studios videogame written by), Craig Mazin(created for television by) Cast: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Nico Parker, Anna Torv, Gabriel Luna, Merle Dandridge, John Hannah

Welcome to HEROES & DROIDS, your guide to movies and TV shows about Superheroes, Sci-Fi, Disney, and Action. From Marvel to DC, from Star Wars to Star Trek, From James Bond to the Fast and the Furious, we will discuss the theatrical films and streaming delights you care about most!

Joining your host Doc Rotten tonight are The SLATTMAN, Christopher Slattery, and Award-winning Filmmaker, Christopher G. Moore.

Honorable Mentions: Star Wars The Skeleton Crew, The Last of Us, Godzilla and the Titans, Alien, Dune Sisterhood

• Fallout
• Secret Invasion
• Velma
• X-Men '97
• Bad Batch Season 2
• The Muppets Mayhem
• Agatha: Coven of Chaos
• Loki Season 2
• Mando Season 3
• Ahsoka

• Ironheart
• Time Bandits
• Alien
• The Continental
• The Last of Us
• Ahsoka
• Agatha: Coven of Chaos
• Loki Season 2
• The Mandalorian Season 3
• The Fall of the House of Usher

Honorable Mentions: The Fall of the House of Usher, Squid Game Season 2, Godzilla and the Titans, Alien, Gen V, Ted, The Continental

• Ironheart
• The Boys Season 4
• The Skeleton Crew
• What If? Season 2
• Severance Season 2
• Agatha: Coven of Chaos
• Secret Invasion
• Mandalorian Season 3
• Ahsoka
• Loki Season 2

THE BAD BATCH Season Two Episodes 1 & 2

Welcome to HEROES & DROIDS, your guide to movies and TV shows about Superheroes, Sci-Fi, Disney, and Action. From Marvel to DC, from Star Wars to Star Trek, From James Bond to the Fast and the Furious, we will discuss the theatrical films and streaming delights you care about most!

Join your hosts:

• Doc Rotten
• The SLATTMAN, Christopher Slattery
• Podcasting Rock Star and International Cosplay Queen, Vanessa Thompson
• Award-winning Filmmaker, Christopher G. Moore

Honorable Mentions: Evil Dead Rise – I know, wrong podcast, but it's in my top 3 of all movies for the year. Meg 2 – first one was a "turn off your brain" fun shark movie, hope the second one is similar. Kraven the Hunter – Only on here because of the positive very early reception, should be better than Venom 2 and Morbius. Creed III – Trailers look amazing, really like Michael B Jordan. Blue Beetle – DC seems to be at their best when adapting lesser-known characters, so there are higher hopes for this movie than other DC projects. Not expecting this to come out this year, though.

• 65 – Dinosaurs + Adam Driver + Alien vibes, enough said
• John Wick: Chapter 4 – Amazing action choreography, should be a blast to watch
• Guardians of the Galaxy 3 – Gunn has a great track record with this franchise, can it overcome the "trilogy finale curse"?
• The Marvels – LOVED Ms Marvel, like Brie as Captain Marvel, should be fun
• Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania – JONATHAN MAJORS, trailers look great, still worried about the "trilogy finale curse," though
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie – This movie looks better and better with every trailer released
• Wonka – Probably the most intriguing movie we know very little about. Good cast, interesting concept, photos released so far make it look good
• Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves – I don't have high hopes about this movie being "amazing," but the trailers make it look super fun, and super fun is all I want from a D&D movie.
• Dune: Part Two – Part One has really grown on me, and is a movie that has only gotten better over time. Considering how much love and care Villeneuve put into Part One, it's hard to not think the same won't be put into Part Two
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – The first Spider-Verse movie is my favorite Spider-Man movie ever made, and I consider it to be an animation masterpiece, and Spider-Man is my favorite super hero of all time. As the trailers have been very promising for this follow up, it seems like Sony Pictures Animation might be able to capture lightning in a bottle twice

• 10 The Marvels
• 9 Dungeons and Dragons Honor Among Thieves
• 8 The Super Mario Bros. Movie
• 7 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Part 1
• 6 Dune Part Two
• 5 Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania
• 4 Barbie
• 3 Ghostbusters Afterlife 2
• 2 65
• 1 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Honorable Mentions: Evil Dead Rise, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Creed III, Meg 2, Haunted Mansion

Honorable Mentions: Shazam!, MI: Dead Reckoning, Wonka, Elemental, D&D, Marvels, Precilla

• 10 Asteroid City
• 9 The Killer
• 8 Barbie
• 7 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
• 6 The Flash
• 5 The Super Mario Bros. Movie
• 4 Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse
• 3 Ant-man and the Wasp Quantumania
• 2 John Wick Chapter 4
• 1 Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3

Honorable Mentions: The Flash, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Creed III, Dune Part Two, 65, D&D Honor Among Thieves

• 10 THE MARVELS (7/28)
• 9 SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS (3/17)
• 8 AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM (12/25)
• 7 BARBIE (7/21)
• 6 THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE (4/7)
• 5 SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Part 1 (6/2)
• 4 WONKA (12/15)
• 3 JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 (3/24)
• 2 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Vol. 3 (5/5)
• 1 ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA (2/17)

Welcome to HEROES & DROIDS, your guide to movies and TV shows about Superheroes, Sci-Fi, Disney, and Action. From Marvel to DC, from Star Wars to Star Trek, From James Bond to the Fast and the Furious, we will discuss the theatrical films and streaming delights you care about most!

Joining your host Doc Rotten tonight are Christopher Slattery, the Slattman, and Award-winning Filmmaker, Christopher G. Moore.

• Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio
• The Batman
• Glass Onion
• Peacemaker
• Star Wars: Andor
• Black Panther Wakanda Forever
• Sonic 2
• The Bob's Burgers Movie
• Ms. Marvel
• Enola Holmes 2
• Honorable Mentions: Werewolf By Night / Guardians Holiday Special, Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Turning Red, Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness
• Haven't seen: Avatar, Elvis, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Top Gun Maverick, Violent Night, RRR, Lost City, Bullet Train

• Everything Everywhere All At Once
• Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio
• Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness
• Werewolf By Night
• The Batman
• Decision to Leave
• Turning Red
• Peacemaker
• Chip 'n Dale's Rescue Rangers
• Elvis

• EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
• RRR
• ELVIS
• BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER
• WEREWOLF BY NIGHT / GUARDIANS OF THE GALAZY HOLIDAY SPECIAL
• VIOLENT NIGHT
• UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT
• THE BATMAN
• AVATAR THE WAY OF WATER
• DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS
• Honorable Mentions: Thor Love and Thunder, Lost City, Bullet Train, Enola Holmes 2, Sonic 2, Peacemaker, Turning Red
• Haven't Seen: Top Gun Maverick, Glass Onion, Babylon, Pinocchio, Bones and All

Welcome to HEROES & DROIDS, your guide to movies and TV shows about Superheroes, Sci-Fi, Disney, and Action. From Marvel to DC, from Star Wars to Star Trek, From James Bond to the Fast and the Furious, we will discuss the theatrical films and streaming delights you care about most!

I am your host Doc Rotten and joining me tonight are:

Christopher Slattery, the Slattman and Award-winning Filmmaker, Christopher G. Moore

Paul Bettany as Vision returns for VISION QUEST for Marvel Studios and Disney+. Source: Deadline

Marvel Studios and Disney+ cast WONDER MAN, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. Source: Deadline

Aubrey Plaza joins AGATHA: COVEN OF CHAOS for Marvel Studios and Disney+. Source: Deadline

Cast Added to STAR WARS: THE ACOLYTE, Carrie Anne Moss and more. Source: Deadline

James Gunn and Peter Safran chosen to lead DC Studios. Source: Deadline

Writer/Producer Kelly Marcel will direct VENOM 3 for Sony Pictures. Source: Deadline

AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9MyW72ELq0

GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj5ibYSz8C0

• STAR WARS ANDOR Episode 8
• STAR WARS ANDOR Episode 9
• ENOLA HOLMES 2

Welcome to HEROES & DROIDS, your guide to movies and TV shows about Superheroes, Sci-Fi, Disney, and Action. From Marvel to DC, from Star Wars to Star Trek, From James Bond to the Fast and the Furious, we will discuss the theatrical films and streaming delights you care about most!

Joining your host, Doc Rotten, tonight are

• Christopher Slattery, the SLATT MAN
• and Award-winning Filmmaker, Christopher G. Moore
• and Comic Book Artist Chad Hunt

Will Helen Hunt return for the TWISTER sequel? Source: Deadline "Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment are meeting with directors hoping for a spring start on Twisters, a big-scale sequel to the 1996 storm-chasing blockbuster." 70's blaxploitation BLACK SAMURAI in development from Chad (John Wick) Stahelski. Source: The Hollywood Reporter Leigh Dana Jackson will handle scripting chores for Netflix's adaptation of Marc Olden's Black Samurai novels.

Henry Cavill is offically back as SUPERMAN. Source: The Hollywood Reporter "I wanted to make it official — I am back as Superman," Henry Cavill confirmed in a video.

ANTMAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA

CREED III, Michael B. Jordan directs as Creed faces Jonathan Majors

STAR WARS: ANDOR Episode 7

BLACK ADAM

Welcome to HEROES & DROIDS, your guide to pop culture movies and TV! This week we review…

On HEROES & DROIDS, we discuss pop culture about Superheroes, Sci-Fi, Disney, and Action. From Marvel to DC, from Star Wars to Star Trek, From James Bond to the Fast and the Furious, we will review the theatrical films and streaming delights you care about most!

Your hosts tonight include: Doc Rotten Podcasting Rock Star and International Cosplay Queen, Vanessa Award-winning Filmmaker Christopher G. Moore Comic book artist and Decades of Horror Co-host, Chad Hunt

Season 1 Episode 8 – October 6, 2022 "Ribbit and Rip It"

She-Hulk represents Leap-Frog who was injured due to a malfunction in his custom-made super suit.

Directed by: Kat Coiro Written by: Cody Ziglar Based on Characters Created by: Stan Lee and John Buscema Cast: Tatiana Maslany, Ginger Gonzaga, Steve Coulter, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Charlie Cox, Brandon Stanley, Jon Bas

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For this episode, Gruesome Magazine co-hosts Doc Rotten, Christopher G. Moore, and Brian W. Smith team up with Heroes and Droids co-hosts Christopher 'The Slattman' Slattery and Chad Hunt to cover this Disney+/Marvel Halloween special, introducing "monsters" the MCU.

Follows a lycanthrope superhero who fights evil using the abilities given to him by a curse brought on by his bloodline.

• Available streaming on Disney+ Network beginning October 7, 2022
• Director: Michael Giacchino
• Writer: Heather Quinn, Peter Cameron
• Werewolf by Night created by: Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas, Jean Thomas, and Michael Ploog
• Cast: Gael Garcia Barnal, Laura Donnelly, Harriet Sansom Harris, Krik R. Thatcher, Eugenie Bondurant, Leonardo Nam, Daniel J. Watts