Road to Doomsday: A New Rockstars Podcast

Does the Robert Downey Jr recasting as Doctor Doom trace its logic in Iron Man 2? Welcome back to THE ROAD TO DOOMSDAY, New Rockstars’ ultimate Marvel rewatch podcast! In this episode, our hosts revisit the 2010 Iron Man 2. Erik Voss and Jessica Clemons dive deep into the Iron Man sequel that broke Jon Favreau and gave the MCU its expansive logic and backstory! Join the NR Underground for exclusive audio shows: https://nrunderground.supercast.com Written by: Alex Berg Head of Content & Executive Producer: Erik Voss General Manager: Zach Huddleston Senior Producer: Jessica Clemons Producer: Gina Ippolito Post Production Supervisor: Joshua Steven Hurd Staff Editors: Abby Freel, Brian M Kim Editors: Eric Gorday Studio Tech: Brian M Kim For business inquiries please contact business@nrdigitalstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Look what they did to our Charles! Time to revisit X-Men Origins Wolverine (2009) and The Wolverine (2013)! Welcome back to THE ROAD TO DOOMSDAY, New Rockstars’ ultimate Marvel rewatch podcast! In this episode, our hosts revisit the 2009 X-Men Origins Wolverine and it’s far better sequel (of sorts), the 2013 The Wolverine directed by James Mangold. Erik Voss and Jessica Clemons dive deep into these two movies to explain what elements could return in Avengers Doomsday or Secret Wars! Join the NR Underground for exclusive audio shows: https://nrunderground.supercast.com Written by: Alex Berg Head of Content & Executive Producer: Erik Voss General Manager: Zach Huddleston Senior Producer: Jessica Clemons Producer: Gina Ippolito Post Production Supervisor: Joshua Steven Hurd Staff Editors: Abby Freel, Brian M Kim Editors: Eric Gorday Studio Tech: Brian M Kim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wait, THAT’S MEPHISTO? Let’s revisit the Nicolas Cage Ghost Rider movies! Welcome back to THE ROAD TO DOOMSDAY, New Rockstars’ ultimate Marvel rewatch podcast! In this episode, our hosts revisit the 2007 Ghost Rider starring Nicolas Cage, and its sequel, 2012's Ghost Rider The Spirit of Vengeance. Jessica Clemons and Zach Huddleston dive deep into these two intense movies to explain what elements could return in Avengers Doomsday or Secret Wars… or in a future Midnight Sons movie! -Shop all things home at https://www.wayfair.com  -Get 50% off and free breakfast for a year at https://www.factormeals.com/doomsday50off and use code doomsday50off Join the NR Underground for exclusive audio shows: https://nrunderground.supercast.com Check out our merch! http://www.NerdRiot.shop Written by: Alex Berg Head of Content & Executive Producer: Erik Voss General Manager: Zach Huddleston Senior Producer: Jessica Clemons Producer: Gina Ippolito Post Production Supervisor: Joshua Steven Hurd Staff Editors: Abby Freel, Brian M Kim Editors: Eric Gorday Studio Tech: Brian M Kim For business inquiries please contact business@nrdigitalstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Did the vision of Avengers Doomsday first begin with a character in 2008's The Incredible Hulk? Welcome back to THE ROAD TO DOOMSDAY, New Rockstars’ ultimate Marvel rewatch podcast! In this episode, Erik Voss and Jessica Clemons revisit the 2008 Incredible Hulk film starring Edward Norton, William Hurt, Tim Roth, and Liv Tyler. What was the real story of this movie? Why is Marvel Studios obsessed with bringing details back from this movie in the MCU, from Red Hulk, The Leader, and Abomination? Join the NR Underground for exclusive audio shows: https://nrunderground.supercast.com Written by: Alex Berg Head of Content & Executive Producer: Erik Voss General Manager: Zach Huddleston Senior Producer: Jessica Clemons Producer: Gina Ippolito Post Production Supervisor: Joshua Steven Hurd Staff Editors: Abby Freel, Brian M Kim Editors: Eric Gorday Studio Tech: Brian M Kim For business inquiries please contact business@nrdigitalstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Punisher (2004) + Punisher War Zone (2008) are our next stop on THE ROAD TO DOOMSDAY! In Deadpool & Wolverine, we learn that there are FIVE Punishers in the MCU multiverse. In this episode, we revisit two of them: Thomas Jane’s Punisher from 2004 The Punisher, and Ray Stevenson’s Punisher from 2008's Punisher War Zone. What works about these movies? What doesn’t? Why is Punisher War Zone the Marvel Knights era movie that needs to come back for Blade? In this episode, Erik and Berg dive in to what aspects of these aughts Punisher movies could come back in Avengers Doomsday or Secret Wars. Join the NR Underground for exclusive audio shows: https://nrunderground.supercast.com Check out our merch! http://www.NerdRiot.shop Written by: Alex Berg Head of Content & Executive Producer: Erik Voss General Manager: Zach Huddleston Senior Producer: Jessica Clemons Producer: Gina Ippolito Post Production Supervisor: Joshua Steven Hurd Staff Editors: Abby Freel, Brian M Kim Editors: Eric Gorday Studio Tech: Brian M Kim For business inquiries please contact business@nrdigitalstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man (2008) revisited on THE ROAD TO DOOMSDAY! It’s time to revisit the 2008 Iron Man, the birth of the MCU, and the first time we saw Robert Downey Jr in his iconic Marvel role as Tony Stark, before his coming return as Doctor Doom in Avengers Doomsday! In this seventh episode of The Road to Doomsday podcast, Erik Voss and Jessica Clemons revisit the most important MCU movie, and certainly the most important to revisit before Avengers Doomsday, to try to understand what “new mask same task” really means. Join the NR Underground for exclusive audio shows: https://nrunderground.supercast.com Written by: Alex Berg, Zach Huddleston Head of Content & Executive Producer: Erik Voss General Manager: Zach Huddleston Senior Producer: Jessica Clemons Producer: Gina Ippolito Post Production Supervisor: Joshua Steven Hurd Staff Editors: Abby Freel, Brian M Kim Editors: Eric Gorday Studio Tech: Brian M Kim For business inquiries please contact business@nrdigitalstudios.com Own your health for $365 a year. That’s a dollar a day. Learn more and join using my link. Visit www.functionhealth.com/rumor and use gift code RUMOR25 for a $25 credit toward your membership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fantastic Four (2005) and Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) revisited on THE ROAD TO DOOMSDAY! It’s time to revisit the 2005 and 2007 Fantastic Four movies, starring Chris Evans, Iowan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, and Michael Chiklis, directed by Tim Story! In this sixth episode of The Road to Doomsday podcast, Erik Voss and Jessica Clemons revisit Chris Evans’ Marvel origins before his returns as Steve Rogers in the Avengers films, including Avengers Doomsday, as well as his return as Johnny Storm in Deadpool and Wolverine. Will we see the Council of Reeds in Doomsday or Secret Wars? Join the NR Underground for exclusive audio shows: https://nrunderground.supercast.com Written by: Alex Berg Head of Content & Executive Producer: Erik Voss General Manager: Zach Huddleston Senior Producer: Jessica Clemons Producer: Gina Ippolito Post Production Supervisor: Joshua Steven Hurd Staff Editors: Abby Freel, Brian M Kim Editors: Eric Gorday Studio Tech: Brian M Kim For business inquiries please contact business@nrdigitalstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ang Lee’s HULK (2003) was… a completely insane movie. So insane… it actually holds up? The first Hulk movie, starring Eric Bana and directed by Ang Lee, remains a bizarre spectacle that we love to revisit. In this episode of Road to Doomsday, Erik Voss and Jessica Clemons are back to review and revisit HULK (2003) — what holds up, what doesn’t, and what elements could return in Avengers Doomsday (2026). How did this movie get made? What went wrong with it? What went right? Written by: Alex Berg Head of Content & Executive Producer: Erik Voss General Manager: Zach Huddleston Senior Producer: Jessica Clemons Producer: Gina Ippolito Post Production Supervisor: Joshua Steven Hurd Staff Editors: Abby Freel, Brian M Kim Editors: Eric Gorday Studio Tech: Brian M Kim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Will Ben Affleck’s Daredevil return in Avengers Doomsday? Welcome back to New Rockstars presents, The Road to Doomsday! In this episode, Gina Ippolito and Erik Voss revisit 2003's Daredevil, starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, and its 2005 spinoff Elektra. The first of those are where Kevin Feige met Jon Favreau, forming the relationship they would use to create Iron Man. And these movies technically are MCU canon with Elektra returning in Deadpool & Wolverine. What elements from this chapter of Marvel history could come back in Doomsday or Secret Wars? Written by: Alex Berg Head of Content & Executive Producer: Erik Voss General Manager: Zach Huddleston Senior Producer: Jessica Clemons Producer: Gina Ippolito Post Production Supervisor: Joshua Steven Hurd Staff Editors: Abby Freel, Brian M Kim Editors: Eric Gorday Studio Tech: Brian M Kim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004), and Spider-Man 3 (2007) Revisited!Avengers Doomsday is less than 1 year away, and New Rockstars is embarking on a weekly Marvel rewatch series: THE ROAD TO DOOMSDAY! In this second episode, Erik Voss and Zach Huddleston revisit the Spider-Man film trilogy directed by Sam Raimi, starring Tobey Maguire. Will Tobey Maguire’s Peter Parker return in Avengers Doomsday or Avengers Secret Wars? Why were these films so great? Why did Raimi’s Spider-Man 4 never happen? And were there cameos by Namor, Hulk, and Daredevil in these movies? Written by: Alex Berg, Erik Voss Head of Content & Executive Producer: Erik Voss General Manager: Zach Huddleston Senior Producer: Jessica Clemons Producer: Gina Ippolito Staff Editors: Abby Freel, Brian M Kim, Joshua Steven Hurd Editors: Eric Gorday Studio Tech: Brian M Kim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

X-Men (2000), X2 (2003), and X-Men The Last Stand (2006) Revisited! Avengers Doomsday is less than 1 year away, and New Rockstars is embarking on a weekly Marvel rewatch series: THE ROAD TO DOOMSDAY! In this second episode, Erik Voss and Jessica Clemons revisit the first three X-Men films: X-Men (2000), X2 (2003), and X-Men The Last Stand (2006). Why were these castings so perfect that Marvel is bringing back so many of them for Avengers Doomsday? And which of the other X-Men will be in Doomsday? Written by: Alex Berg Head of Content & Executive Producer: Erik Voss General Manager: Zach Huddleston Senior Producer: Jessica Clemons Producer: Gina Ippolito Staff Editors: Abby Freel, Brian M Kim, Joshua Steven Hurd Studio Tech: Brian M Kim For business inquiries please contact business@nrdigitalstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

THE ROAD TO DOOMSDAY BEGINS! In this first episode, we revisit the Wesley Snipes Blade films!  Avengers Doomsday is less than 1 year away, and New Rockstars is embarking on a weekly Marvel rewatch series: THE ROAD TO DOOMSDAY! In this first episode, Erik Voss and Jessica Clemons revisit the Blade Trilogy: Blade (1998), Blade II (2002), and Blade Trinity (2004). Why did Marvel Studios struggle so much with the Mahershala Ali Blade project? What legacy and impact did the Wesley Snipes Blade have on all Marvel films to follow?  Check out our January 30th live show at the UCB Theater in Los Angeles or stream anywhere. Tickets here: https://ucbcomedy.com/show/new-rockstars-ucb-live-and-livestreamed/  Join the NR Underground for exclusive audio shows: https://nrunderground.supercast.com  Written by: Erik Voss & Jessica Clemons  Head of Content & Executive Producer: Erik Voss  General Manager: Zach Huddleston  Senior Producer: Jessica Clemons  Producer: Gina Ippolito  Staff Editors: Abby Freel, Brian M Kim, Joshua Steven Hurd  Studio Tech: Brian M Kim  For business inquiries please contact business@nrdigitalstudios.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the FINAL EPISODE OF RUMOR RUNDOWN (for a bit)… how do scoopers know when trailers are coming? Welcome back to one final episode of Rumor Rundown! With trailers for Avengers Doomsday and Supergirl coming this month, how do all these scoopers and leakers know when these trailers are coming? Erik Voss and Jessica Clemons break it down as we look ahead to the Road to Doomsday! Written by: Erik Voss Head of Content & Executive Producer: Erik Voss General Manager: Zach Huddleston Senior Producer: Jessica Clemons Producer: Gina Ippolito Staff Editors: Abby Freel, Brian M Kim, Joshua Steven Hurd Editors: Eric Gorday Studio Tech: Brian M Kim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stranger Things Season 5 final episodes secrets revealed by Noah Schnapp? Let’s talk about the upcoming Stranger Things final episodes, and how this will all end based on the clues accidentally spoken by Noah Schnapp in an interview with the Stranger Things cast! In this episode of the Rumor Rundown, Erik Voss and Zach Huddleston discuss whether Will Byers could transform into the Mind Flayer itself! Written by: Erik Voss Head of Content & Executive Producer: Erik Voss General Manager: Zach Huddleston Head of Production: John Costa Director of Programming: Brandon Barrick Senior Producer: Jessica Clemons Producer: Gina Ippolito Staff Editors: Abby Freel, Brian M Kim, Joshua Steven Hurd Editors: Eric Gorday Studio Tech: Brian M Kim For business inquiries please contact business@nrdigitalstudios.com Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/rumor/ #rulapod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Avengers Doomsday, is Franklin Richards actually the son of Doctor Doom? Welcome back to the Rumor Rundown, the weekly show on New Rockstars where our hosts investigate the craziest rumors. This week, Erik Voss and Zach Huddleston are here a few days early to look at the insane Avengers Doomsday trailer rumors, including one from a proclaimed Disney marketing manager who claims to know that Franklin Richards is not the son of Reed, but rather, Doctor Doom. Huh? Written by: Erik Voss Head of Content & Executive Producer: Erik Voss General Manager: Zach Huddleston Head of Production: John Costa Senior Producer: Jessica Clemons Producer: Gina Ippolito Staff Editors: Abby Freel, Brian M Kim, Joshua Steven Hurd Editors: Eric Gorday Studio Tech: Brian M Kim For business inquiries please contact business@nrdigitalstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Uh oh, we got another Avengers Doomsday “plot leak” that sounds like it was taken directly from YouTube! Welcome back to the Rumor Rundown! This week, Erik and Jessica investigate another “plot leak” about Avengers Doomsday, and Doctor Doom’s origin… but did this scooper just rip off our friends from Screencrush? Join the NR Underground for exclusive audio shows: https://nrunderground.supercast.com Written by: Erik Voss Head of Content & Executive Producer: Erik Voss General Manager: Zach Huddleston Head of Production: John Costa Director of Programming: Brandon Barrick Senior Producer: Jessica Clemons Producer: Gina Ippolito Staff Editors: Abby Freel, Brian M Kim, Joshua Steven Hurd Studio Tech: Brian M Kim For business inquiries please contact business@nrdigitalstudios.com Thousands of people are already using Rula to get affordable, high-quality therapy that’s actually covered by insurance. Visit https://rula.com/rumor to get started. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wait… are they really out here saying Avengers Doomsday will have a final battle that includes evil Hulk MAESTRO? Welcome back to the Rumor Rundown on New Rockstars! This week, Erik Voss and Zach Huddleston examine a pretty wild Avengers Doomsday plot leak — what seems like a pretty baseless rumor — to explain how these bizarre 4chan rumors get started and why they’re fun despite not at all believable. Join the NR Underground for exclusive audio shows: https://nrunderground.supercast.com Written by: Erik Voss Head of Content & Executive Producer: Erik Voss General Manager: Zach Huddleston Head of Production: John Costa Director of Programming: Brandon Barrick Senior Producer: Jessica Clemons Producer: Gina Ippolito Staff Editors: Abby Freel, Brian M Kim, Joshua Steven Hurd Studio Tech: Brian M Kim For business inquiries please contact business@nrdigitalstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Avengers Secret Wars (2027) featuring Andrew Garfield return as Spider-Man? Welcome back to the Rumor Rundown… a day early! In this week’s episode, Erik Voss and Jessica Clemons look at Joshua Horowitz’s new interview with Andrew Garfield, which could resurrect the infmaous “I’m not the werewolf” denial ahead of Spider-Man No Way Home in 2021, as we now look ahead to Marvel crossovers in Avengers Doomsday and Avengers Secret Wars! Written by: Erik Voss, Jessica Clemons Head of Content & Executive Producer: Erik Voss General Manager: Zach Huddleston Head of Production: John Costa Director of Programming: Brandon Barrick Senior Producer: Jessica Clemons Producer: Gina Ippolito Staff Editors: Abby Freel, Brian M Kim, Joshua Steven Hurd Studio Tech: Brian M Kim For business inquiries please contact business@nrdigitalstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rumor has it the Avengers Doomsday trailer is coming with Avatar Fire & Ash! Welcome back to the Rumor Rundown! This week, Erik Voss and Jessica Clemons look at the rumors that the Avengers Doomsday teaser trailer will be playing before screenings of Avatar Fire and Ash in December. What will Marvel Studios show us in this trailer? Join the NR Underground for exclusive audio shows: https://nrunderground.supercast.com Written by: Erik Voss, Jessica Clemons Head of Content & Executive Producer: Erik Voss General Manager: Zach Huddleston Head of Production: John Costa Director of Programming: Brandon Barrick Senior Producer: Jessica Clemons Producer: Gina Ippolito Staff Editors: Abby Freel, Brian M Kim, Joshua Steven Hurd Editors: Eric Gorday Studio Tech: Brian M Kim For business inquiries please contact business@nrdigitalstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do the latest Disney controversies mean Marvel Studios will play it safe with the Mutant Saga? Welcome back to New Rockstars’ Rumor Rundown, the weekly show where the hosts of New Rockstars examine the scoops and rumors circulating the news. This week, Erik and Jessica examine the buzz around Disney in the fallout after the Jimmy Kimmel political controversy to see if there are any indicators of the studio’s priorities headed into a highly charged political era of X-Men storytelling. Join the NR Underground for exclusive audio shows: https://nrunderground.supercast.com Written by: Head of Content & Executive Producer: Erik Voss General Manager: Zach Huddleston Head of Production: John Costa Director of Programming: Brandon Barrick Senior Producer: Jessica Clemons Producer: Gina Ippolito Staff Editors: Abby Freel, Brian M Kim, Joshua Steven Hurd Editors: Aaron Carrion, Brittany Joyner, Chris Greski, Devin Cleary, Ed Vilderman, Eric Gorday, Greg Morgan, Kelly Joule, Songvit Kiatpiriya Studio Tech: Brian M Kim For business inquiries please contact business@nrdigitalstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices