HeroBlend

HeroBlend

HeroBlend is both CinemaBlend's oldest and newest podcast, originating as a video series launched back in January 2014 before becoming a Facebook Live broadcast in the fall of 2016. In this hour-long extension of the weekly show, hosts Eric Eisenberg, Adrienne Jones and Gabe Kovacs discuss the latest news and events in the world of comic book movies and television, relating the material back to its source, to past adaptations, and to what may lie ahead in the future!

Episodes

August 9, 2019 60 mins
Major Updates For Venom 2 + A HeroBlend Announcement Andy Serkis is officially on as Venom 2's director, Tom Hardy is apparently helping to write the script, and Michelle Williams confirms her return. It's been a big week for Venom 2, but we also have some box office numbers regarding Hobbs & Shaw, as well as, if you can believe it, Dark Phoenix. This week, Eric, Adrienne and Gabe also dive into Swamp Thing to look at what was ...
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Guest: David Leitch Talks Hobbs & Shaw's Cameos + Action Set Pieces Director David Leitch (Deadpool 2, Atomic Blonde, and John Wick) joins the show to discuss his new movie Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (starring Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Venessa Kirby, Idris Elba). He dives into some behind-the-scenes moments while filming the crazy action, why he brought in Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Hart, and Rob Delaney for c...
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When The Batman Will Start Filming + Looking Ahead To Marvel's Phase 5 Marvel Studios had a massive return to San Diego Comic-Con with the announcement of their Phase 4 slate. We know the cast of The Eternals, more details on Black Widow, and they CAST MAHERSHELA ALI AS BLADE. We also get into some news surrounding Matt Reeves' The Batman, a new trailer for HBO's The Watchmen series, and Avengers: Endgame finally passed Avatar at t...
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Marvel Phase 4 Slate Reaction: Thor 4, Blade and More In this special bonus episode of HeroBlend, Eric Eisenberg is joined by Sean O'Connell to react to Marvel Studios' panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2019. Full Slate Black Widow (May 1, 2020)= The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Disney+, Fall 2020) Eternals (November 6, 2020) Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Feb. 12, 2021) WandaVision (Disney+, Spring 2021) Loki (Disney+, S...
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July 12, 2019 51 mins
San Diego Comic-Con 2019 Preview Adrienne, Eric, and Gabe are back together to discuss the Spider-Man: Far From Home (starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Tom Holland, and Zendaya) box office results, possible Catwoman casting news for Matt Reeves The Batman, new details on The Joker, behind-the-scenes details on Far From Home's mid-credits scene, and more. We are less than a week away from San Diego Comic-Con, and that means it's time to loo...
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Spider-Man Spoilers + A New Flash Movie Director Eric, Adrienne, and Gabe are back together to bring you a fun-filled, spoiler discussion of Marvel Studio's latest, Spider-Man: Far From Home (starring Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson and Jake Gyllenhaal). They dive into those INSANE post-credits scenes, some of Marvel's best yet, and review their thoughts on the film overall. We also have breaking news that the Flash movie, yes that ...
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Spider-Man: Far From Home Spoiler-Free Review Managing Director, and host of the ReelBlend podcasts, Sean O'Connell joins Eric and Gabe to discuss Peter Parker's latest outing, Spider-Man: Far From Home (starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Jake Gyllenhaal). As always, they first dive into the various superhero news of the week! Swamp Thing might be getting feature film, James Wan gives some more details on the Aquaman Trench spinoff...
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Will Marvel Announce Phase 4 At Comic-Con 2019? Eric, Adrienne and now Gabe join forces to tackle all the superhero news that crash landed on their desks this week. We have a number of updates from Kevin Feige while at the Spider-Man: Far From Home junket including his cryptic take on whether or not Marvel will be in Hall H at this year's San Diego Comic-Con. We also catch up on Jessica Jones season 3 reactions, and how Swamp Thing...
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Dark Phoenix Bombs + What's Next For The X-Men Franchise Join us in welcoming our new co-host, Gabe Kovacs, to the show! You may have heard him mentioned before as our now long-time producer, and the mysteriously silent producer of our sister podcast, ReelBlend. He'll now be stepping in front of the mic, and helping us make sense of the weird world of superhero movies each week. We dive right in this week with reactions to Dark Pho...
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Dark Phoenix Review Events Editor Eric Eisenberg makes his return! We get into the breaking news surrounding Swamp Thing's cancellation at DC Universe, DC skipping Hall H at Comic-Con this year, Chris Hemsworth saying he's down to come back as Thor...in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3! All that, and more in the world of supherhero news. This week, the X-Men franchise's latest, Dark Phoenix hits theaters. Adrienne and Eric are here w...
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MCU: Speculating On The Next 3 Years Of Marvel Movies ReelBlend host, and CinemaBlend's Managing Director, Sean O'Connell joins us this week to pick up Eric's mantle of uber comic nerd, and take us through another week of superhero news, and speculation. Rumors of Tom Hardy's Venom appearing alongside Tom Holland in Spider-Man 3, Jessica Jones season 3 details and teaser revealed, and more developments with Matt Reeves' The Batman ...
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Brightburn Director David Yarovesky Talks Working with James Gunn + Creating a Terrifying Superhero Brightburn director, David Yarovesky joins us to discuss some of the behind the scenes aspects of creating a superpowered horror film, everything from designing the iconography of a superpowered, evil alien child to working with James Gunn and what last year's controversy meant for the project. We also get into all the news of the we...
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May 17, 2019 63 mins
Is Hobbs & Shaw A Superhero Movie? HeroBlend is back for another fun-filled show! Eric and Adrienne breakdown some of the week's biggest superhero news including James Gunn's first interview post-hiring and firing at Marvel/Disney, new trailers for the Batwoman and Swamp Thing series, the possible return of The Mandarin, and more. As we near the halfway point of 2019, there are only a handful of superhero flicks to look forward...
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Spider-Man: Far From Home Set Visit + The Marvel Multiverse Avengers: Endgame continues to crush the global box office, Channing Tatum's Gambit has officially been shelved, and New Mutants has been pushed back...again. We also have a handful of superhero trailers to discuss including a new post-Endgame Spider-Man Far From Home trailer. CinemaBlend's Managing Director and co-host of the ReelBlend podcast, Sean O'Connell joins us to ...
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Avengers: Endgame Writers Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely Guest We have a very special edition of HeroBlend for you this week as Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, the writers behind one of the biggest movies of all-time, join us for an amazing, spoiler-filled interview all about Avengers: Endgame. We also go through the superhero news of the week, and get to some of our burning questions for what remains of the MCU. ...
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Avengers: Endgame Review + Interview W. Thanos Creator Jim Starlin This is Marvel's week. We have a little piece of DC news, but boy do we have more than enough Marvel to cover. Box office updates for Captain Marvel, and Avengers: Endgame's Chinese release, the Russo brothers are working on a Stan Lee Documentary, we are definitely getting a Shang-Chi movie, and so much more. However, you're here for Avengers: Endgame, and we have ...
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Avengers: Endgame Final Predictions + Interview w. Producer Trinh Tran The superhero news never stops, and this week is no exception. We have 4 new trailers to discuss, including a darker look at Dark Phoenix and our first look at the live-action Swamp Thing. There were some major spoilers revealed for Avengers: Endgame (don't worry, we won't be spoiling anyone here), and Eric has dozens of choice words for those behind them. All t...
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April 12, 2019 61 mins
Shazam! 2 + Hellboy Reactions Eric and Adrienne are back with all the latest superhero news of the week. Shazam! 2 found a writer, Suicide Squad 2 gets even more confusing, there's a new Hawkeye TV show headed to Disney+ and more! Eric saw Hellboy early, and is here with his spoiler-free take on the reboot. We Want Your Feedback! Drop us a review on iTunes or Tweet us and let us know what you think! We're always looking to improve....
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Shazam! Review + Interview w. Producer Peter Safran Eric and Adrienne are back with all the latest superhero movie news, including all the awesome stuff Eric learned while attending WonderCon and CinemaCon. We have new trailers from Avengers: Endgame and the Joaquin Phoenix Joker movie. This week Shazam! is hitting theaters so we have a spoiler-filled review for you, and an exclusive interview with DC mega-producer, Peter Safran. W...
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Breaking Down The Living And Dead Characters Of Avengers: Endgame Eric and Adrienne are back with your weekly roundup of superhero news including Avengers: Endgame's reported 3+ hour runtime, the new character posters (and that Shuri revelation, Angelina Jolie in talks to join Marvel and more. They also discuss the huge Disney/Fox merger, and what that means for the X-Men. Enjoy! We Want Your Feedback! Drop us a review on iTunes or...
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