The Direct Podcast

Our biggest review episode yet!Things have never been better here at TheDirect.com. DCU content is less than a week away, the MCU hype is at full throttle, and Star Wars is as good as it has been in a long time. We cover all of this week's top news, review the Mandalorian Season 2 Finale and have a Fantastic Four Fancast. SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS! If you have not seen the final episode of The Mandalorian Season 2, go watch that first, and then come right back here. We talk about all th...

Kevin Fiege used roughly 45 minutes of time during the Disney Investor’s Meeting to blow everyone’s mind and excite unruly excitement for the next several years. New trailers, new projects, characters returning, casting announcements, and more! In this bonus episode of The Direct Podcast, we cover all of the recent news across the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We go through every single project and analyze the new details Fiege delivered during the year's biggest Disney event. Including new...

What. A. Week.After getting barely any new content in 2020, Disney dropped a motherload of announcements during their Investor Day. From new Disney+ shows to confirmed theatrical releases, we will have new cosmic content for years to come. In this episode of The Direct Podcast, we break down everything surrounding the Star Wars announcements from this past week, and review Chapter 15 of The Mandalorian.Hayden Christensen is back in the Kenobi series! Patty Jenkins is directing a Star Wars fil...

WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!Tom Holland's Spider-Man 3 just got a lot more interesting. Alfred Molina, Emma Stone, and Andrew Garfield have all reportedly joined the cast, and Tobey Maguire is in talks to sign on. In the first-ever emergency edition of The Direct Podcast, we break down exactly what this news means for Spidey's MCU future, where these returning characters fit into the plot, and if Sony can pull off this MAJOR crossover.Thank you for coming along this ride with The Direct. Please SUBSC...

That Hawkeye series is really commanding the news cycle, don't ya think?On this week's episode of The Direct Podcast, we break down everything you need to know about Clint Barton's debut solo project, from set photos, casting announcements, plot rumors, and much more. We also take a deep dive into what that industry-shifting Warner Bros./HBO Max announcement means for the future of Hollywood as we know it. Oh, and The Mandalorian Chapter 14 happened...We analyze all the major reveals fro...

Even with all of the Marvel and DC news coming across our desks this week, we all know that this episode is about one thing and one thing only.... Ahsoka *expletive* Tano in Chapter 13 of The Mandalorian. We break down everything that Chapter 13 had to offer and what it means for the Star Wars universe moving forward. With all of the reveals and questions involved this week, we talk about how excited we are for the final stretch of The Mandalorian season 2. We also have a Thanksgivi...

WHAT. A. WEEK. We have major news coming from all three universes this week. Anything we didn’t cover can be found on TheDirect.com!We talk about Wonder Woman 1984 officially being released on Christmas Day and what that means for movies and theatres moving forward. We also break down everything that happened in The Mandalorian Chapter 12 and how we see the season going in the 2nd half. And finally, we draft the MCU characters we are most excited to meet!Oh.... and Deadpool. TIMECO...

We have a TON to be excited about this week and it seems to only be getting better. Between WandaVision FINALLY getting a release date and a new episode of The Mandalorian that had Star Wars die-hards standing on the couch, we have a packed show for you!We dive into what the January 15 release date for WandaVision means for the show, the rest of the MCU, and our feelings. And since we are officially going to go an entire calendar year without MCU content for the first time since '09, we give ...

What a week it has been. How are you feeling? If you do happen to be looking for a mental vacation, come listen to us talk about our favorite MCU costumes and break down the latest episode of The Mandalorian. Where is this story going? Are we digging these monsters? Why is Baby Yoda so hungry? We dive into everything that Chapter 10 had to offer and give our thoughts on what is to come. And we also get into #DirectDraft where we have our fellow TheDirect.com writer Tom Drew to help ...

THE DROUGHT IS OVER! And we FINALLY have new content to talk about on this week's episode of The Direct Podcast. We break down The Mandalorian Chapter 9. We walk through what we liked, what we didn't like, and where we think the show goes next after that INSANE ending. But more than anything, we just geek out about seeing something new. We will be breaking down everything about The Mandalorian every single week throughout the next seven episodes until the season finale in December.As alw...