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Phase Hero is a Film & TV podcast centered around the heroes and worlds which shape our own and the people who bring them to life. Brandon Davis, Jenna Anderson, Aaron Perine, and Jamie Jirak come together with their unique perspectives and passion for superhero culture and beyond with weekly discussions. Each episode will explore the latest titles, characters, and moments from the ever-expanding universes and franchises in superhero films and television.
Join Brandon, Jenna, Aaron, and Jamie as they embark on this exciting new adventure every Wednesday.
Join Brandon, Jenna, Aaron, and Jamie as they embark on this exciting new adventure every Wednesday.
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With 12 titles to choose from on the 2026 slate for Marvel and DC Universe projects, it is time to reveal the hype rankings from BD, Jenna, Jamie, and Aaron! X-Men '97 Season 2, Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, The Punisher Special Presentation, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Season 2, Vision Quest, Avengers: Doomsday, and Amazon's Spider-Noir are the eligible titles on the Marvel side. Supergirl, Lanterns, and Clayface are the eligible titles on the DC side! Each host runs through their 10 most anticipated titles of the year from this pool, sharing why they are excited for each and if they think their most-anticipated titles will be their favorites when the year ends!
BD, Jenna, Jamie, and Aaron come together for one of 2025's last episodes, this time sharing their Top 10 movies and shows of the year. Any TV show or movie released in 2025 is eligible to be selected, regardless of streaming or cable, theaters or Netflix, or otherwise! Marvel, DC, A24, Disney, Apple TV, and everything in between... this episode brings up some of the year's favorites and some of its biggest surprises!
Avatar: Fire and Ash mastermind James Cameron sits down with Brandon Davis to break down some of the movie's biggest themes and moments in this new Director Debrief episode. This conversation discusses some of the film's heavier themes and Cameron's personal journey as a filmmaker, with spoilers for Avatar: Fire and Ash being featured in the conversation. From portraying the battles thematically to personal touches and experiences added onto the characters, Cameron gets candid about which scenes he had to fight to keep in the movie and more! Following Cameron's conversation with BD, Stephen Lang and Oona Chaplin are the main characters of the next interview to discuss their work as Quaritch and Varang, respectively.
Avengers: Doomsday and Spider-Man: Brand New Day teasers have gotten everybody fired up as we get ourselves ready for Wonder Man. Meanwhile, Supergirl's trailer is out in the world while Lanterns dropped its first look with a few seconds of footage in an HBO Max teaser. Plus, Brad Pitt and Dave Bautista rumors got hot and acknowledged before the Oscars were announced for YouTube.
Supergirl finally brought its trailer to the world, with BD and Jenna having attended the official preview event in New York City! This episode is a breakdown of the trailer with loads of insights from the Woman of Tomorrow comic from Tom King, as well as insights and updates about the DC Universe after talking with James Gunn and Peter Safran at the event! More Supergirl and DC Universe content to come!
It's time to address the rumors about the Avengers: Doomsday trailer, regarding when and how we will see it. It's coming... but not in the way you might have thought or hoped. Plus, more updates about the MCU like Hugh Jackman's Wolverine journey and other insights from cast members. On the DC Universe side (which comes first in this episode), James Gunn and Peter Safran have updates about the future as the Supergirl trailer is set to drop. Plus, a Jamie rant about the Golden Globes adding a podcast category!
After joining the DC Universe with Superman, Sara Sampaio joins Brandon Davis to discuss her role as Eve Tessmacher! This interview contains spoilers for Superman and Peacemaker, as well as insights into Sara's acting & modeling careers, her experiences with cast members & director James Gunn, and what she hopes to see happen with Eve Tessmacher in the future movies and shows! Upcoming interviews include James Cameron, Michael Rooker, Maria Gabriela de Faria, Stephen Lang, Oona Chaplin, the cast and director of the new SpongeBob movie, and more!
Reports have come out that Scarlett Johansson is going to be joining the cast of The Batman - Part II, while another key cast member is reportedly not going to be a part of the saga's next installment. On the MCU side of things, Avengers: Doomsday had a major update in regards to Sam Wilson's Avengers team and a surprising character who will be a part of it and more has come out from Marvel Studios projects and talent! Plus, BD attended the Avatar: Fire and Ash premiere and has spoiler-free thoughts to share on the film! Upcoming interviews episodes feature Sara Sampaio, Maria Gabriela de Faria, Michael Rooker, Stephen Lang, Oona Chaplin, James Cameron, and more! Upcoming Phase Hero episodes with Jenna, BD, Jamie, and Aaron include 2025's Best-Of rankings and a 2026 anticipation rankings episode!
Marvel actors like Hugh Jackman, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Kelsey Grammer have dropped quotes about possible returns as Wolverine, Doctor Strange, and Beast respectively. Meanwhile, Sadie Sink continues to get asked about Spider-Man: Brand New Day and one important person has hope for an Eternals sequel! In the DC Universe, the Supergirl trailer might be upon us and Lanterns got a solidified window of release while Clayface updates continue to pour in. This weekend, it's Wicked: For Good in its second week vs. Zootopia 2 for a massive box office! Plus, Jenna and Jamie have thoughts about the new Hunger Games movie trailer! Phase Hero is live on Wednesday night at 10pm ET / 7pm PT with a recap of the week's biggest Marvel & DC movie news, along with other major movie updates and loads of insights and opinions.
Wicked: For Good is finally here and BD, Jamie, Jenna, and Aaron have their review of the movie with a thoughtful discussion of it! Is Wicked: For Good as good as the first Wicked movie? Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo delivered original songs, as well as classics from the Wicked musical, under the direction of Jon M. Chu... so how did the saga wrap up for Elphaba and Glinda... and is it a good story, playing on that which originated in The Wizard of Oz? This review contains spoilers for Wicked: For Good, as well as score out-of-10!
Following a week of massive rumors for Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars... as well as a wild new DC Universe show getting reported on, Phase Hero returns with a massive Season 2 premiere rounding up all of the latest major movie and TV news. Plus, BD went to the Wicked: For Good premiere by the time this releases. Hear all about it and more!
James Gunn brought Stephen Blackehart and Bonnie Discepolo to the DC Universe as Sydney Happerson and Ali Jessop, respectively. Now, they have appeared in Superman and Peacemaker, with potentially massive roles ahead as Man of Tomorrow gears up to film in April! Brandon Davis hosts the latest DC Universe deep dive with the cast who bring the world and its characters to life, following The Morning After Pod with a focus on Superman and more in the franchise! They both previously appeared in Guardians of the Galaxy movies, with this interview discussing the work on the Marvel side, as well! Everything from the credits scenes to costume designs and relationships with Lex Luthor is covered! Stephen Blackehart and Bonnie Discepolo are this episodes Main Characters! Full video of this interview is available at on YouTube. Follow Stephen: instagram.com/stephenblackehart Follow Bonnie: instagram.com/bonniediscepolo
If the MCU had a Phase Zero, this podcast would start there... but there are Phase One, Two, and Three for the Phase Hero podcast to rank with the Infinity Saga for Ep. 100! BD, Jenna, Jamie, and Aaron got together live in the Hollywood studio r to reveal their official rankings of the Infinity Saga movies. The Phase Hero community is encouraged not only to share whose ranking list they most agree with... but participate during the live show and drop their rankings in the comment section! Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Guardians of the Galaxy, Hulk, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, Ant-Man, and Avengers movies are all eligible from 2008 through 2019! his episode has been a long time coming, as many fans, followers, and subscribers have been requesting insights about the Infinity Saga rankings for years... To celebrate more than 100 episodes and a full year of Phase Hero, the hosts are together in LA to honor those wishes! Phase Hero 100 merch is available now on PhaseHero.com for a limited time only. Phase Hero is available now on all major podcast platforms. Please subscribe to the @BrandonDavisBD channel here for more videos and the Phase Hero feed on all platforms for more (and exclusive) episodes! Special thanks to Scott Autrey.
Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg sits down with Brandon Davis for a Director Debrief discussion. This conversation includes full spoilers for the film which introduces Predator fans to Dek of the Yautja and infuses Weyland Yutani tech from the Alien franchises in the story, starting with Elle Fanning's Thia. This conversation includes film technique breakdowns, influences from other Alien and Predator movies, inspiration for the movie itself, and where Trachtenberg is taking the franchise after Pray, Killer of Killers, and Predator: Badlands. Having teased his next idea already, there is more context for what might be next with the returns of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Glover's Dutch and Mike characters, as well as Amber Midthunder's Naru. This Dan Trachtenberg interview contains spoilers. Director Debrief is currently featured on the Phase Hero podcast feed on all major podcast platforms, with more thoughts from BD about the film and Easter eggs caught from two viewings! Subscribe to the YouTube channel here and to Phase Hero on all major podcast platforms for more!
Avengers: Doomsday is getting actually significant updates from actors involved (especially Simu Liu)! Plus, there is more to discuss from the MCU like Wonder Man's first clip being released, an interesting take on Loki's alternate ending, and more. The DC Universe had a quiet week but The Batman Part II and Clayface got some production member updates and script opinions. Outside of the super hero worlds, Predator: Badlands is dropping this weekend and BD has a lot to say about the film in a spoiler-free way! This live episode covers the latest major movie updates... including The Mummy, Miss Piggy, and more!! Plus, the official announcement of plans for next week's Episode 100 - which is both a celebration of 100+ episodes and the podcast's first birthday! Episode 100 merch is available now on PhaseHero.com for a limited time! This Monday, Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg joins the podcast for a Director Debrief episode!
Peacemaker's Season 2 finale is continuing to be debated on whether or not it lived up to the hype and how it will set up the DC Universe going forward. Plus, James Gunn did a whole bunch of interviews to share insights about his future plans for the franchise as it heads to Man of Tomorrow! Spider-Man: Brand New Day has a whole bunch of updates following set photos and casting rumors, while Charle Cox and the Marvel TV team offered some updates at New York Comic Con, as well. Then, Wicked: For Good has found its Cowardly Lion and Adam Driver shared details of a cancelled Star Wars movie which many of us wish was not cancelled! All of that and more in today's live episode! Phase Hero's summer merch will disappear from PhaseHero.com on Friday and be gone forever!
BD and Jamie review Tron: Ares after Jamie attended the film's LA premiere and BD talked with the cast in New York City. This review and interview series was recorded before New York Comic Con. The review portion contains spoilers for the movie. The interviews with Evan Peters, Gillian Anderson, Greta Lee, and Joachim Ronning do not contain spoilers for Tron: Ares but do add new insights to their experiences working on the movie and even call back to some WandaVision shenanigans with Peters.
Brandon Davis hosts the first ever Phase Hero LIVE with special guests; Marvel TV boss Brad Winderbaum, Jessica Jones star Krysten Ritter, and Vision Quest showrunner Terry Matalas! This interview directly follows the Marvel TV & Animation panel from New York Comic Con, which featured Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, X-Men '97, Daredevil: Born Again, Wonder Man, and Vision Quest. Ritter got one of the biggest reactions on the Empire Stage for her return as Jessica Jones and Vision Quest closed out the panel with a thunderous applause. All of that is discussed in this special Phase Hero episode recorded at the West Side Comedy Club! This episode of Phase Hero LIVE is presented by Sideshow. To enter Sideshow's giveaway and get 30% off, head to side.show/whatif. Phase Hero LIVE was created, produced, hosted, and edited by Brandon Davis. Recorded by David Rojas and Anthony Hernandez. Production assistance by Kay Dinsdale. Special thanks to the Marvel team, Sideshow, West Side Comedy Club, Jenna Anderson, and every guest in attendance.
BD and Jenna recap their time at New York Comic Con, from the panels to the celebrity interactions and more. Jenna has a focus on the comic book world's biggest news from panels and BD pulls the curtain back on hosting some panels on the Empire Stage for the first time. This includes discussions about the Marvel TV panel, DC and Marvel Comics, Mortal Kombat II, collectibles found on the show floor, and more! Thanks to everyone who came out for the first ever live events and everyone who said hello at the convention!
BD and Jenna review the Season 2 finale of Peacemaker with every character's major moments and what it all means for the DC Universe going forward. Did the Peacemaker Season 2 finale live up to the hype? What is next for the 11th Street Kids? From Chris Smith to Emilia Harcourt and Sasha Bordeaux and Rick Flag Sr.... this episode covers a lot of ground. Plus, Checkmater and Salvation are explained by Jenna, the Professor of all things DC Comics! Then, Vigilante actor Freddie Stroma joins the podcast from the first ever live recording of The Morning After Pod. The interview touches on some of his major moments throughout the series, reactions to big events in the finale, insights from the set, and more! Big thanks to ScoopFlow for helping to coordinate the event and make it possible, as well as Freddie himself and DC Studios!
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