The Direct Podcast

Wednesdays are now burdened with glorious purpose.Marvel Studios returns to streaming screens next week with Loki, a six episode season following Tom Hiddleston's God of Mischief through a time-traveling adventure. But before we follow the MCU's resident trickster throughout history, we have quite a bit to catch up on.We walk through all the cast and characters, the director and writer's stacked resumes, the mysterious plot, and more. What is the Time Variance Authority? How will this show af...

The Eternals are here!After months of patience and anticipation, Marvel Studios finally satiated our thirst with our first in-depth look at Chloe Zhao's Eternals. We take a deep dive into what the trailer showed us and extensively break down what each member of Marvel's latest ensemble brings to the table.Before that, we bring you the top news of the week in the sizzle reel, dominated by (you guessed it) Spider-Man. New villains from the TASM franchise are now rumored for No Way Home! A marke...

News from all three corners of The Direct this week.Star Wars has stopped production on The Rangers of New Republic series. The Rock gives us some looks at the filming of Black Adam, and Marvel press tours are BACK!The Bad Batch is a quarter of the way in and we dive into where the series is heading. With all three universes starting a new chapter, we dive into the balance of meeting new characters and expanding on old ones. Finally, we dive into the best needle drops in the MCU. What are you...

This week's episode of The Direct Podcast has a little bit of everything!We have not one, but TWO interviews, we cover the top news from the week, dive into the idea of comic book movie fatigue, and finish things off with a draft. We start with the Sizzle Reel where we go over the top headlines from the universes you love. Starting with James Gunn's recent comments about possibly expanding his relationship with HBO Max. After The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker, could Gunn continue to help ...

Segments? Ya like segments?The Direct Podcast is back in business this week with a stacked two hours of news, reviews, interviews, and more. We kick things off as we always do with the Sizzle Reel, breaking down all the major moves that happened in the world of comic book movies this week. Loki is going to Wednesdays! Andrew Garfield's talking Spider-Man! Warner Bros. is casting a Black Superman!Star Wars came in hot this week with the debut of the highly-anticipated The Bad Batch. TheDirect....

Our first week since January without new content, but we still have a STACKED show.Kicking things off with the Sizzle Reel, we dive into all the top news from this past week. HBO Max's Green Lantern Corps has a Guy Gardner! Hawkeye and Ms. Marvel's new suits have leaked and then look phenomenal! The Bad Batch is less than a week away!From there, Liam sits down with The Falcon and the Winter Soldier director Kari Skogland for a postseason interview. Kari reveals her proudest moment, motivation...

After a year with no Marvel content, we've made it through 15 episodes of MCU streaming, and it's only April! Can you believe it?On this week's episode, we dive into a packed sizzle reel full of news from all three universes, including the breaking story off the top that Captain America 4 is officially in development with The Falcon and the Winter Soldier showrunner Malcolm Spellman penning the script. We also theorize where Emilia Clarke fits into Secret Invasion and reca...

We finally have our first look at Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings!Matt and Liam give our instant reactions and thoughts about the trailer and what we learned from our first look. We will dive into greater detail on next week's episode of The Direct Podcast.

The comic book movie content does not stop.On this week's edition of The Direct Podcast, we dive into all the top news stories of the week including Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness wrapping production as well as Aquaman 2 adding a notable actor. Beyond that, we dive into General Hux's potential Star Wars return and even discuss a surprising story that broke mid-recording.Aside from the top news, we dissect the latest episode of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. What did the fifth...

In a very Marvel-heavy week of news and stories, Episode 28 is packed with excitement for the future of the MCU. We dive into the darkest episode of The Falcon And The Winter Soldier yet. Where is Zemo's story heading from here? Are we going to see more of Wakanda? Has John Walker officially gone off the deep end? So many questions raised, and we break them all down!We also dive into everything new from the Black Widow and Loki trailers released over the past week. And the return of...