Phase Hero

All of the week's latest MCU, DC Universe, and major movie news plus reactions to The Smashing Machine and One Battle After Another after attending early screenings! Avengers: Doomsday has wrapped production, Tom Holland is recovering from his head injury on the Spider-Man set, and the Wolverine game got a wild M-rated trailer. DC's side saw Man of Tomorrow & Peacemaker theories by the dozen while one actor officially wants to join. All of this and more!

BD and Jenna Anderson break down the hyped-up Episode 6 of Peacemaker Season 2, complete with insights on the big Earth-X twist, Chris and Emilia's emotional scene, the double Vigilante moments, and more. Then, James Gunn sits down with Brandon Davis to discuss Peacemaker and all of the DC Universe, following Season 2 Episode 6 of the HBO Max series. This episode of The Morning After Pod: Phase Hero's Peacemaker Podcast contains spoilers for Superman, Creature Commandos, and Peacemaker through its sixth episode of Season 2. Towards the end of the conversation, updates in regards to Batman, Clayface, and other upcoming DC Universe projects are offered while the preceding portion of the conversation sees Gunn open up about Peacemaker, Emilia Harcourt, Adrian Chase/Vigilante, Rick Flag Sr., the Lex Luthor cameo, and more major elements of the very-hyped Peacemaker episode which he directed.

Marvel Zombies writer, EP, and director Bryan Andrews joins Brandon Davis for a Director Debrief! This in-depth conversation touches on Bryan's origin story with Marvel Studios and his future with Avengers movies, while focusing the majority of the conversation on his work behind Marvel Zombies! Marvel Zombies, a 4-episode series on Disney+, follows up on the "Zombies" episode from What If..? Season 1. Andrews also worked on What If..? before helming the Zombies series. This interview contains full spoilers for Marvel Zombies, breaking down each episode as well as discussing what could be coming in the show's second season if a second season is ordered from Marvel!

Big thanks to Reel Rejects for the time in their studio to record this interview with Andrews!

Peacemaker Season 2, Episode 5 recap and discussion with BD and Jenna Anderson, covering all things from Rick Flag Sr's quest for revenge to the big reveal of Sasha Bordeaux's true nature. Plus, what's going on with Harcourt and Peacemaker from here and the alternate dimension journey? This is the last episode we have seen before diving into the famous James Gunn favorites, so theories are abound!

Then, Jennifer Holland sits down with Brandon Davis to talk about Emilia Harcourt's future in the DC Universe and all things about it up until Season 2 Episode 5 of Peacemaker! This interview discusses her work in Season 1, her appearance in The Suicide Squad, getting into great physical shape to bring Emilia back for Season 2, and the possible future for the character. Plus, the popular Earth-X theory is gaining a lot of steam, with Holland weighing in on the much-hyped final episodes ahead and why they are James Gunn's favorites of the bunch.

Avengers: Doomsday revealed several first looks in interesting forms at a Disney marketing expo out of Shanghai. Other Marvel news includes insights from James Marsden about returning as Cyclops, a new Marvel Zombies trailer, and Fantastic Four: First Steps getting its home release and bonus features! On the DC Universe side, we finally have Matt Reeves talking about The Batman Part 2, an actor who wants to play Swamp Thing, and a debate about whether or not Green Lantern could "absolutely" take on Superman as James Gunn says. Plus, Super Mario Galaxy is officially on the way as a follow up to Nintendo's massive animated movie!

David S. Goyer, the pen behind so many popular titles and moments in movies and television - especially super hero movies - joins BD for an exclusive interview. The conversation touches on his work on Blade movies in the late 90s, the Venom and Doctor Strange movies he wrote but never had made, Man of Steel transitioning into the new Superman, and more. The second half of the conversation contains spoilers for Foundation and its Season 3 finale which has now released on Apple TV, featuring shocking reveals about The Mule, Gaal, Demerzel's fate, Lee Pace's future with the show, the Cleon empire, and more.

Peacemaker Season 2 Episode 4 recap and review by BD and Jenna before an interview with Rick Flag Sr. actor Frank Grillo! This episode recaps the many massive events of the latest episode, such as the origins of the Quantum Unfolding Chamber, the theories surrounding Auggie, the hunt for Eagly by Michael Rooker's new character, and a massive theory from Jenna about the origin of Peacemaker's helmets!

The Morning After Pod: Phase Hero's Peacemaker Podcast features Frank Grillo this week, diving into his work on both Superman and Peacemaker. He also discussed some of the memorable moments from working on Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War while he was Brock Rumlow & Crossbones in the MCU.

Chris Evans showed up at Toronto International Film Festival looking ready to hop back into his Captain America role... all while Avengers: Doomsday is filming and an interesting tease from the Russo Brothers has made its way online. Plus, Tom Holland and Tom Holland are talking about Spider-Man: Brand New Day! On the DC side, James Gunn is offering insights about Man of Tomorrow, Peacemaker has arrived in Fortnite, and one project is getting a writing overhaul which could be indicative of larger changes while The Penguin cleaned up with EMMY awards! Outside of super heroes, Wake Up Dead Man dropped a trailer, Jumanji 3 got an update from Dwayne Johnson, and Michael Caine is coming out of retirement for quite a shocking choice...! All of this and more is covered in this live recording of Phase Hero!

James Gunn has officially announced the Superman "sequel" which he has been writing, with Man of Tomorrow being revealed for July of 2027! The Batman II has also had some updates in regards to filming and script reactions from the cast. On the Marvel side, Avengers: Doomsday has gotten some big updates from Channing Tatum and Simu Liu while Dwayne Johnson's The Smashing Machine gets a wild applause out of Venice! All of this and more in this week's live episode of Phase Hero!

BD and Jenna break down the events of Episode 3 from Peacemaker Season 2 before an interview with Auggie Smith himself Robert Patrick kicks off! The episode saw the return of a fan-favorite character from The Suicide Squad as John Cena's Chris Smith explored the other dimension, all while the home world saw relaitonships grow and tensions heighten following the duck attack of Fleury! This podcast contains spoilers for all DC Universe projects released until the most recent episode of Peacemaker.

Robert Patrick discusses his work as The White Dragon and The Blue Dragon in Peacemaker, while also reflecting on his time working with John Cena in The Marine and shares stories about working on Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Upcoming guests for the podcast are announced at the end of the interview!