Episodes
The pilot episode for Doom Patrol has been released. We break down the new series on this podcast. Some characters introduced in Titans Pilot Written by Jeremy Carver, Directed by Glen Winter ~58 minutes Who would you recommend the show to? Spoilers Paraguay, 1948 – Mr. Nobody Florida, 1988 – Cliff Steele/Robotman California, 1961 – […]
Published 02/19/19
This week’s podcast covers news on Shazam! and future Aquaman films plus updates on Birdos of Prey, Black Adam and a Ninja Turtles crossover. Meet Shazam! Featurette video released- YouTube Some new snippets of footage; Gives some info on Billy, Freddy, and more The film has been rated PG-13 for “Intense sequences of action, language, and suggestive material.” Sequel to […]
Published 02/15/19
This week’s show looks at news on Aquaman, Shazam!, The Batman. We also look at Doom Patrol, Stargirl, Pennyworth, and Y: The Last Man. Home media release for Aquaman (*BO passed SS domestically, almost to BvS) Digitally on March 5 4k/blu-ray/DVD on March 26 Special features (blu-ray.com): ~11 featurettes, Scene study breakdowns, Exclusive sneak peek at Shazam! Long-range box office predictions […]
Published 02/08/19
Major DC movie news has hit this week. Release dates have been announced for The Batman, The Suicide Squad, and DC Super Pets. Plus, we have new info on those films, including Ben Affleck’s status and more. Plus, first-look footage of Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn). WB sets release dates for Matt Reeves’ Batman movie, Suicide Squad 2, and DC Super Pets – […]
Published 02/01/19
  This week’s podcast takes a look at the latest news on Shazam!, Wonder Woman 1984, The Flash, and more. Shazam Sneak Peek – YouTube Building jump into SHAZAM! “He’s not so serious” More effects, Sivana and Shazam flying and fighting Shazam wants to buy beer Freddy and Shazam want to buy a lair David F. Sandberg on […]
Published 01/25/19
James Wan’s Aquaman has officially cleared $1 billion at the worldwide box office! We discuss that plus other news from the DC multiverse on today’s podcast.   Box office milestones for Aquaman Has cleared $1 billion worldwide, 3rd DC movie to do so Domestic – ~ $293 million Worldwide – ~ $1.04 billion Rank for […]
Published 01/18/19
Reign of the Superman, the sequel to last year’s The Death of Superman animated movie, has been released, so we review the film on today’s show. 1 sentence reminder thoughts on The Death of Superman (full review here) Written by Tim Sheridan and Jim Krieg, directed by Sam Liu Non-spoiler thoughts *Spoilers Story Characters – “new” Supermen – Steel, Superboy, Eradicator, […]
Published 01/15/19
On episode 31, we quickly look at this week’s news before looking back at all the major happenings in DC movies, TV, and comics in 2018. Box office update for Aquaman Domestically at $229 million after 2 weeks (around Justice League) Currently over $850 million, should cross $900 million this weekend Writer Christina Hodson briefly […]
Published 01/04/19
James Wan’s Aquaman is surging at the box office. We break down the numbers on today’s podcast plus look at news for Wonder Woman 1984 and the Joker movie, New Gods, Doom Patrol, Stargirl and more. Box office update for Aquaman Cinemascore of A- (Wonder Woman – A, Man of Steel – A-, Suicide Squad and Justice League- B+, Batman […]
Published 12/31/18
James Wan’s Aquaman has finally arrived in theaters and we have seen it. We give both our non-spoiler thoughts and a spoiler-filled review on today’s podcast. Non-spoiler thoughts Story Characters Visuals *Spoiler review/overall thoughts Visuals Underwater kingdom/technology Underwater creatures Scope/scale Humor Music Camera usage Characters Crowd-pleasing moments Story *Spoilers* Atlanna and Tom Curry (sunrise) Atlanna’s […]
Published 12/21/18
On today’s show, we look at the early box office performance of Aquaman, a Plastic Man film being put in development, plus several heroes being cast on DC Universe.  Early box office for Aquaman – (Deadline) $126.4 million overseas this weekend, $261 million total Is pacing 65% of Justice League and more than double Wonder Woman in […]
Published 12/17/18
  The CW’s “Elseworlds” crossover has arrived and there is plenty to discuss. We break down the episodes of The Flash, Arrow, and Supergirl on today’s podcast. Find more from Travis: Travis Hynes on Twitter Superhero Discussions on iTunes Overall Travis new podcast! Non-spoiler Spoiler In-jokes – Barry shooting Oliver, Hallway/motivational talks, etc. “Elseworlds, Part 1” – The Flash […]
Published 12/12/18
    This week’s pod covers early Aquaman box office numbers, a new Shazam! poster, the prospects of a Zatanna movie, and more. Early China Box Office numbers for Aquaman – Gitesh Pandya on Twitter Estimates of a $24.6 million opening day, which would be a December foreign record and a best for WB More – Best DC opening […]
Published 12/07/18
  As Aquaman and “Elseworlds” draw closer, more news emerges. Plus, we cover news on a Blue Beetle movie, Stargirl and Young Justice: Outsiders on DC Universe, and Black Lightning. Early box office tracking for Aquaman – Deadline Critics and final marketing push Expected to open #1 for December 21 weekend $65 million opening weekend, $100 million long 5-day Christmas weekend “Unaided awareness” […]
Published 12/03/18
This week’s show covers news on Aquaman, The Birds of Prey title, Watchmen, Sweet Tooth, and the “Elseworlds” crossover. Final trailer for Aquaman released, tickets now on sale – (YouTube) Giant underwater creatures, including Topo? Deadline – Atom Tickets’ best-seller ever in first 24 hours; On Fandango, better sales than Venom ($80.2M opening weekend) and Mission: Impossible –Fallout ($61.2M) Exclusive screenings […]
Published 11/26/18
  Today’s podcast covers news on Birds of Prey and Aquaman movies, plus TV talk on Swamp Thing, Gotham, Supergirl, and Elseworlds. Ella Jay Basco in talks to play Cassandra Cain in Birds of Prey – Variety Basco has had several television guest roles “In the…film, [Harley Quinn, Huntress, and Black Canary] team up to protect Cain’s character when she comes across […]
Published 11/15/18
  James Wan’s Aquaman is inching closer, so we break down news on that, Birds of Prey, Swamp Thing, and more on today’s podcast. Director James Wan announces that Aquaman is completed on Instagram “After two years of consuming and devouring my every waking hour, this little indie movie is finally done. It was a monster undertaking. I can’t […]
Published 11/09/18
  Cathy Yan’s untitled Birds of Prey film is starting to come together and it appears Ewan McGregor is joining the cast as the villainous Black Mask. We discuss this plus Aquaman’s potential box office, Swamp Thing casting, our first look at The Monitor in “Elseworlds” and the Doom Patrol’s debut on Titans. Ewan McGregor (Star Wars) in talks to play Black Mask […]
Published 11/02/18
This week’s podcast covers Wonder Woman 1984’s delay, casting for Joker plus lots of images for The Kitchen, Bane in Gotham, and John Wesley Shipp in “Elseworlds”. The release date of Wonder Woman 1984 has been delayed to June 5, 2020 – (Gal Gadot on Twitter) Had been scheduled for November 1, 2019 Move is said to be because of a more […]
Published 10/26/18
  This week’s podcast covers news on Aquaman and The Flash movies, Epix’s Pennyworth, Elseworlds crossover, Lex Luthor, and the Gotham series finale. New TV spot for Aquaman titled “Waves” – YouTube “You that fish boy from the TV?” Production start date for The Flash film has been pushed back – Variety Film never had a release date […]
Published 10/19/18
  This week’s podcast covers a busy week and more of Aquaman, James Gunn joining the next Suicide Squad, Secret Six, our first look at The CW’s Batwoman, Lobo, and the debut of Titans on DC Universe. Movies More than 5-minute Extended video for Aquaman released – (YouTube) Visuals Nicole Kidman’s Queen Atlanna fighting Scope Humor Action Mera’s powers Black Manta action scene Costume […]
Published 10/15/18
  Episode 17 of The DC Drop covers this weeks news including Titans and New York Comic-Con plus a preview of the Fall 2018 DC TV schedule. New Aquaman poster released Here it is James Wan says “something arrives tomorrow” Rosie Perez cast as Renee Montoya in Birds of Prey – The Wrap Nominated for Academy […]
Published 10/04/18
Today’s podcast gets heavy into the “Elseworlds” CW crossover plus a release date and casting for Birds of Prey, and news on Harley Quinn, Joker, and Titans.  WB announces February 7, 2020 as the release date for the “Untitled Birds of Prey” film 2 other films release that day, Bond 25 releases the following week Casting for […]
Published 09/28/18
This week’s show covers news on Joker, Stargirl, Swamp Thing, the CW crossover, and more. Warner Bros. announces production has begun on Joker film Synopsis – ““Joker” centers around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen.  Phillips’ exploration of Arthur Fleck (Phoenix), a man disregarded by society, […]
Published 09/21/18
Massive news in the DC multiverse as, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Henry Cavill appears to be out in the role of Superman in the DC Films universe. We break it all down on today’s show. Timeline The Hollywood Reporter article saying Henry Cavill is likely out as Superman, though neither Cavill nor WB confirmed […]
Published 09/14/18