Welcome to the 62nd Episode of Collider’s Heroes, hosted by Jon Schnepp, with guests Robert Meyer Burnett, Steven “Frosty” Weintraub, and Matt Key from Marvel Movie News and producer of Fatman on Batman! On this episode of Collider’s Heroes (Wednesday June 22nd, 2016) we discuss:
- Justice League set visit
- Spider-Man: Homecoming begins production, set photos released
- Superman cast in Supergirl
- Who is Mads Mikkelsen playing in Doctor Strange?
- Minor Mutations
- Flashback - League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
- Spotlight: Witchblade
Justice League Set Visit Explosion!
This week, we got a literal explosion of info on the currently shooting Justice League. Collider's own Steven “Frosty” Weintraub went to London for a weekend set visit, and is here to talk about everything he saw and experienced while on set. So many pieces of info with Steppenwolf, Mother Boxes, Batman & Flash, Commissioner Gordon, Concept Art, Etc. Let’s get sweaty!!!
Spider-Man: Homecoming Begins Filming
We’ve got photos coming from Atlanta as Spider-Man: Homecoming begins its principal photography, along with a slew of new casting news. We’ve got Hannibal Buress, Abraham Attah, Selenis Leyva, as well as the previously cast Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr., Michael Keaton, Marisa Tomei, Zandaya, Donald Glover, Logan Marshall-Green, Kenneth Choi, Tony Revolori, Michael Barbieri and Laura Harrier.
Superman Cast in Supergirl
A new Superman and Clark Kent has been cast for the small screen, as Tyler Hoechlin will be playing the Man of Steel himself, Superman, in the 2nd Season of Supergirl, starting with the 1st and 2nd Episodes.
Who is Mads Mikkelsen playing in Doctor Strange? (Spoilers)
We have recently found out who Mads Mikkelsen playing, thanks to an advance toy box design. We won't be writing it here but for those watching the above video - be ye' warned. There will be spoilers so watch out. We'll mark a spot in the video as a warning.
Minor Mutations:
- Suicide Squad Breakfast IMAX Poster revealed!
- Citizen Steel coming to Legends of Tomorrow 2nd Season
- Is Amber Heard still going to play Mera in Justice League?
- Lynda Carter joins Supergirl as President of the United States
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, Doctor Strange, Justice League, Wonder Woman coming to SDCC
- Arrow adds Wild Dog and Vigilante to its 5th Season
- Bryan Cranston will play Zordon in Power Rangers film
- Are Zack Snyder and Geoff Johns bringing a Watchmen series to HBO?
In Memorium - Anton Yelchin (1989-2016), died in a freak car accident at the age of 27. He was best known for playing Chekov in the new feature film reboots of Star Trek with the upcoming Star Trek Beyond coming out next month, and he was an actor who was unafraid to take chances and worked well in many genre films like Only Lovers Left Alive, Fright Night, and most recently Green Room.
Flashback: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
This superhero action adventure was a major flop when it came out in 2003, stupidly titled in lots of print ads as LXG. And it deserved to flop because this movie sucked. Based on the incredible comic series written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Kevin O’Neill. This series held the premise that Allan Quartermain, Captain Nemo, Mina Harker, The Invisible Man, and Dr. Jeckyl all teamed up to fight the evil Professor James Moriarty. Schnepp has horrible memories of sweating and falling asleep watching this cinematic pile, and it’s especially embarrassing because it’s adapted from some of the most exciting and adventurous writing from the comic book master-warlock himself, Alan Moore. No wonder he turned his back on movie adaptations. Fox has talked of rebooting this series again, and I for one would love to see it play out as a streaming series!
Spotlight: Witchblade
This week’s Spotlight is on Witchblade, a 1990's character that is an Image Comic created by Top Cow’s Marc Silvestri, David Wohl, Brian Haberlin, and Michael Turner. The comic featured a young cop named Sarah Pezzini who came into contact with a sentient magical glove called the Witchblade. When she melds with the Witchblade, she goes all bikini/HR Giger, wearing an alien thong and fighting a gaggle of other monster creepy, weirdos. They made a tv series which ran for 2 seasons, and Sarah was portrayed by Yancy Butler, sans the stringy demon floss; as well as a Manga animated that ran 24 episodes. Can this comic be adapted into a feature film, or tried again as an ongoing series?
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