Superman, Captain America: Brave New World, Daredevil: Born Again, and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man all made plenty of headlines this week for reasons that aren't all a ton of fun. Plus, Ryan Coogler released his Sinners trailer and spoke about the film to drum up a ton of excitement for the vampire movie arriving in April. With so much to talk about, the Phase Hero crew addresses all of the major news and headlines in the movies & TV world before discussing the first two episodes of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.

Companion director Drew Hancock and stars Lukas Gage, Harvey Guillén, and Megan Suri talk with BD about the concepts of dating robots in an AI world introduced in the movie. What are the moral boundaries of dating in a world of robots? What sort of connection would such an option take away from humans? Are we already in a world where this is what's happening? These interviews about Companion do not contain spoilers for the film, though Drew's perspective on doing a sequel to the film is indeed shared.

Companion opens in theaters on January 31.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man star Hudson Thames and the show's head writer, executive producer, and showrunner Jeff Trammell talk with Brandon Davis in interviews ahead of the show's premiere. These interviews do not contain spoilers for the animated series. Topics include a Spider-Verse crossover, casting a major WWE Superstar in the Marvel project, meeting other Spider-Man actors, Charlie Cox's Daredevil, and more. These are fun and insightful conversations, celebrating the work done to bring Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man to life!

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man swings onto Disney+ on January 29!

Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars have gotten interesting updates from Benedict Cumberbatcj in regards to Doctor Strange's role (or lack thereof) in the films. Plus, Anthony Mackie is opening up about Captain America 4 and his journey since Avengers: Endgame with some great stories. On the DC side, James Gunn has his next project and Supergirl is coming together! Meanwhile, Mission: Impossible 8 is drumming up some wild reactions from viewers!

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Daredevil: Born Again has released its trailer, loaded with insights to the MCU’s New York City. The upcoming Vision series is getting interesting updates, heavily involving stories related to Iron Man and Tony Stark. Meanwhile, the DC Universe has some very exciting updates with casting and production news… and Jamie has a rant about the Golden Globes!

Skeleton Crew has released every episode and it's time for a review! The Phase Hero crew shares their thoughts (love) about the latest Star Wars show on Disney+. Will Skeleton Crew get a Season 2? Will this gang of awesome kids or Jude Law's Jod ever grace our screens again in the galaxy far, far away? Full review and discussion, with spoilers, about the Skeleton Crew series is available now!

Creature Commandos Season 1 has released in its entirety, so it is time for the Phase Hero podcast to discuss the 7-episode run which launched the DC Universe! The Bride, Rick Flag, Nina Mazursky, Weasel, Doctor Phosphorus, and more have officially been introduced to the animated world and some are headed to live-action DC Studios titles ahead of Season 2! This podcst episode is a full review and breakdown about the first season of Creature Commandos, spoilers and all!

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera is finally arriving, meaning it's time to talk with Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr. about their returns to the heist world! BD talks with the cast, as well as director Christian Gudegast and producer Tucker Tooley! Den of Thieves might be on its way to making Butler's Nick and Jackson Jr.'s Donnie into characters a franchise can build around. The movie flips the script and forces their characters to work together this time, rather than having them feuding and running from one another as they were throughout the first Den of Thieves movie! This episode of Phase Hero was recorded at the Porsche HQ in Los Angeles!