Heroes and Droids

Welcome to HEROES & DROIDS, your guide to movies and TV shows about Superheroes, Sci-Fi, Disney, and Action. From Marvel to DC, from Star Wars to Star Trek, From James Bond to the Fast and the Furious, we will discuss the theatrical films and streaming delights you care about most! Joining your host Doc Rotten tonight are The Slattman, Christopher Slattery and Award-winning Filmmaker, Christopher G. Moore. POP CULTURE NEWS OF THE WEEK * THE LAST OF US officially renewed for season 2. Source: Warner Media [https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/media-release/hbo-renews-last-us-second-season] * AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER overtakes Star Wars: The Force Awakens to sit at Number 4 of the highest grossing films worldwide with $2.075B. Source: Deadline [https://deadline.com/2023/01/avatar-the-way-of-water-overtakes-star-wars-force-awakens-global-box-office-james-cameron-1235243382/] * TOMB RAIDER to return to live action - and video games - at AMAZON. Source: The Hollywood Reporter [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tomb-raider-film-series-deal-amazon-1235311847/] REVIEWS STAR WARS: THE BAD BATCH S02E05 THE LAST OF US S01E03

Welcome to HEROES & DROIDS, your guide to movies and TV shows about Superheroes, Sci-Fi, Disney, and Action. From Marvel to DC, from Star Wars to Star Trek, From James Bond to the Fast and the Furious, we will discuss the theatrical films and streaming delights you care about most! Joining your host Doc Rotten tonight are The SLATTMAN, Christopher Slattery, International Cosplay Queen, Vanessa, and Award-winning Filmmaker, Christopher G. Moore. NEWS OF THE WEEK * Avatar: The Way of Water hits 2 BILLION. * https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/22/entertainment/avatar-way-of-water-2-billion/index.html * TRON 3 is on "track" at Disney. * https://variety.com/2023/film/news/tron-3-jared-leto-joachim-ronning-1235495033/ * Violent Night 2 is coming our way. * https://www.slashfilm.com/1176368/tommy-wirkola-is-expanding-the-santa-claus-mythos-in-violent-night-2/ * Mandolorian Season 3 Trailer has landed - let's talk. * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znsa4Deavgg REVIEW THE BAD BATCH Season Two Episode 4 "Faster" January 18, 2023 Directors: Steward Lee, Brad Rau Writers: Dave Filoni, Jennifer Corbett, George Lucas (based on 'Star Wars' and characters created by) Cast: Dee Bradley Baker, Michelle Ang, Ernie Hudson, Ben Schwartz, Rhea Perlman THE LAST OF US Season One Episode 2 "Infected" January 22, 2023 Director: Craig Mazin Writers: Neil Druckmann(based on the PlayStation Studios videogame written by), Craig Mazin(created for television by) Cast: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Anna Torv

Welcome to HEROES & DROIDS, your guide to movies and TV shows about Superheroes, Sci-Fi, Disney, and Action. From Marvel to DC, from Star Wars to Star Trek, From James Bond to the Fast and the Furious, we will discuss the theatrical films and streaming delights you care about most! Joining your host Doc Rotten tonight are The SLATTMAN, Christopher Slattery, and Award-winning Filmmaker, Christopher G. Moore. REVIEW THE BAD BATCH Season Two Episode 3 "The Solitary Clone" January 11, 2023 Directors: Saul Ruiz, Brad Rau Writers: Dave Filoni, Jennifer Corbett, George Lucas (based on 'Star Wars' and characters created by) Cast: Dee Bradley Baker, Michelle Ang, Matthew Wood, Max Mittleman, Shelby Young THE LAST OF US Season One Episode 1 "When You're Lost in the Darkness" January 15, 2023 Director: Craig Mazin Writers: Neil Druckmann(based on the PlayStation Studios videogame written by), Craig Mazin(created for television by) Cast: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Nico Parker, Anna Torv, Gabriel Luna, Merle Dandridge, John Hannah

Welcome to HEROES & DROIDS, your guide to movies and TV shows about Superheroes, Sci-Fi, Disney, and Action. From Marvel to DC, from Star Wars to Star Trek, From James Bond to the Fast and the Furious, we will discuss the theatrical films and streaming delights you care about most! Joining your host Doc Rotten tonight are The SLATTMAN, Christopher Slattery, and Award-winning Filmmaker, Christopher G. Moore. THE MOST ANTICIPATED TV SHOWS OF 2023 THE SLATTMAN, Christopher Slattery Honorable Mentions: Star Wars The Skeleton Crew, The Last of Us, Godzilla and the Titans, Alien, Dune Sisterhood * Fallout * Secret Invasion * Velma * X-Men ’97 * Bad Batch Season 2 * The Muppets Mayhem * Agatha: Coven of Chaos * Loki Season 2 * Mando Season 3 * Ahsoka AWARD WINNING FILMMAKER, Christopher G. Moore * Ironheart * Time Bandits * Alien * The Continental * The Last of Us * Ahsoka * Agatha: Coven of Chaos * Loki Season 2 * The Mandalorian Season 3 * The Fall of the House of Usher PODCAST HOST, Doc Rotten Honorable Mentions: The Fall of the House of Usher, Squid Game Season 2, Godzilla and the Titans, Alien, Gen V, Ted, The Continental * Ironheart * The Boys Season 4 * The Skeleton Crew * What If? Season 2 * Severance Season 2 * Agatha: Coven of Chaos * Secret Invasion * Mandalorian Season 3 * Ahsoka * Loki Season 2 REVIEW THE BAD BATCH Season Two Episodes 1 & 2

Welcome to HEROES & DROIDS, your guide to movies and TV shows about Superheroes, Sci-Fi, Disney, and Action. From Marvel to DC, from Star Wars to Star Trek, From James Bond to the Fast and the Furious, we will discuss the theatrical films and streaming delights you care about most! Join your hosts: * Doc Rotten * The SLATTMAN, Christopher Slattery * Podcasting Rock Star and International Cosplay Queen, Vanessa Thompson * Award-winning Filmmaker, Christopher G. Moore MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIES OF 2023 THE SLATTMAN, Christopher Slattery Honorable Mentions: Evil Dead Rise – I know, wrong podcast, but it’s in my top 3 of all movies for the year. Meg 2 – first one was a “turn off your brain” fun shark movie, hope the second one is similar. Kraven the Hunter – Only on here because of the positive very early reception, should be better than Venom 2 and Morbius. Creed III – Trailers look amazing, really like Michael B Jordan. Blue Beetle – DC seems to be at their best when adapting lesser-known characters, so there are higher hopes for this movie than other DC projects. Not expecting this to come out this year, though. * 65 – Dinosaurs + Adam Driver + Alien vibes, enough said * John Wick: Chapter 4 – Amazing action choreography, should be a blast to watch * Guardians of the Galaxy 3 – Gunn has a great track record with this franchise, can it overcome the “trilogy finale curse”? * The Marvels – LOVED Ms Marvel, like Brie as Captain Marvel, should be fun * Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania – JONATHAN MAJORS, trailers look great, still worried about the “trilogy finale curse,” though * The Super Mario Bros. Movie – This movie looks better and better with every trailer released * Wonka – Probably the most intriguing movie we know very little about. Good cast, interesting concept, photos released so far make it look good * Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves – I don’t have high hopes about this movie being “amazing,” but the trailers make it look super fun, and super fun is all I want from a D&D movie. * Dune: Part Two – Part One has really grown on me, and is a movie that has only gotten better over time. Considering how much love and care Villeneuve put into Part One, it’s hard to not think the same won’t be put into Part Two * Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – The first Spider-Verse movie is my favorite Spider-Man movie ever made, and I consider it to be an animation masterpiece, and Spider-Man is my favorite super hero of all time. As the trailers have been very promising for this follow up, it seems like Sony Pictures Animation might be able to capture lightning in a bottle twice THE COSPLAY QUEEN, Vanessa * 10 The Marvels * 9 Dungeons and Dragons Honor Among Thieves * 8 The Super Mario Bros. Movie * 7 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Part 1 * 6 Dune Part Two * 5 Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania * 4 Barbie * 3 Ghostbusters Afterlife 2 * 2 65 * 1 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Honorable Mentions: Evil Dead Rise, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Creed III, Meg 2, Haunted Mansion AWARD-WINNING FILMMAKER, Christopher G. Moore Honorable Mentions: Shazam!, MI: Dead Reckoning, Wonka, Elemental, D&D, Marvels, Precilla * 10 Asteroid City * 9 The Killer * 8 Barbie * 7 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny * 6 The Flash * 5 The Super Mario Bros. Movie * 4 Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse * 3 Ant-man and the Wasp Quantumania * 2 John Wick Chapter 4 * 1 Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3 PODCAST HOST, Doc Rotten Honorable Mentions: The Flash, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Creed III, Dune Part Two, 65, D&D Honor Among Thieves * 10 THE MARVELS (7/28) * 9 SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS (3/17) * 8 AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM (12/25) * 7 BARBIE (7/21) * 6 THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE (4/7) * 5 SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Part 1 (6/2) * 4 WONKA (12/15) * 3 JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 (3/24) * 2 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Vol. 3 (5/5) * 1 ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA (2/17)