Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss whether the recent stretch of superhero flops is a sign of things to come or simply a blip on the radar. Four of the last six Marvel films have underperformed, DC’s ‘The Flash’ just bombed, and Marvel has pushed back the release date of its next line of Avengers films. So is it officially time to hit the pa ... Show More
Nov 24
Part 2: James Cameron on ‘Avatar 4’ and ‘5,’ Movie Biz Fears, 3D, Netflix, and Aliens
In part two, Matt and director James Cameron talk about how much ‘Avatar’ really costs to produce, whether he has plans for a fourth and fifth movie, his relationship with Disney and Bob Iger, what COVID and streaming did to the industry, who should buy Warner Bros. (and why it’s ... Show More
37m 56s
Nov 24
Part 1: James Cameron on Avatar Misconceptions, AI’s Skynet Moment, and His Elon Musk Friendship
Matt and director James Cameron sit down for a wide-ranging conversation on the misconceptions about the filmmaking of the 'Avatar' franchise, how it landed at Fox/Disney, why Jim prefers using performance capture technology, the cost of CGI, the threat of AI in Hollywood, his re ... Show More
39m 19s
Nov 20
Did Hollywood Ever Have a Chance Against YouTube?
Matt is joined by Tom Freston, former CEO of Viacom and MTV Networks, to discuss why legacy companies missed the boat with YouTube in the early aughts, the similarities YouTube from the aughts shares with the AI boom of today, why MTV died, and whether it can be revived (02:13). ... Show More
31m 59s
Jun 2023
Dark X-Men Preview, Pride Celebrations, new What If?, Secret Invasion, and Spider-Boy adventures!
Skrulls, Spider-Boy, and Strange Academy, oh my! Marvel’s Secret Invasion continues on Disney+ with the second episode this week, plus we’ve got news about Venom and brand-new What If? Books. An Asgardian hero joins the Marvel Strike Force game and creator Steve Foxe joins to cha ... Show More
56m 18s
Feb 2022
Doctor Strange Reveals, Black Panther Update, and More!
Discover some of T’Challa’s backstory with the host of the newest Marvel podcast, The History of Marvel Comics: Black Panther! Plus, hear Ryan and Lorraine debrief the two huge drops from the Super Bowl weekend – Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Moo ... Show More
50m 9s
Nov 2020
#472 - Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales & Marvel Studios’ WandaVision!
Here comes Spider-Cat! Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is out and we have the three main writers, Evan Narcisse, Mary Kenney, Ben Arfmann on the show to talk about all the work that goes into writing a video game. The excitement doesn’t stop there, because the Disney + release ... Show More
1h 1m
Dec 2020
'Captain America: Civil War' | Marvel
The MCU's Phase 3 begins and Jason and Mal are here to dive deep into the third installment in Captain America's film saga. As ruptures in the Avengers mount, they debate Team Tony vs. Team Cap, what brought our group of heroes to this point, as well as an in-depth history lesson ... Show More
2h 39m