"The world is going to fall in love with the two of you. We are going to make the last movie on Earth because no one else will have the balls to make another." -- Von Kovak to Trevor Slattery and Simon Williams, Wonder Man -- "Callback"
Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Callback", the sixth episode of Wonder Man, featuring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams, Ben Kingsley as Trevor Slattery, Zlatko Burić as Von Kovak, and Arian Moayed as Agent Cleary!
In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like my getting a taste of springtime, Simon's emotional whiplash, the episode being transitional, watching Simon twist in the wind, how I got into Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Midnight Special" being a great choice to open Von Kovak's Wonder Man film, some background on the movie Pretty Woman, seeing the Mandarin audition tape, the Mandarin being Trevor's most important role, Trevor finding the Mandarin character, Simon overanalyzing a pair of shoes and falling into his own character flaws, Von Kovak showing off his "Wall of Inspiration", Simon freaking out by not being paired with Trevor, Simon disappointing Von Kovak by reenacting a scene from Pretty Woman, the improv comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Nik being shocked when Simon punched through Richard's face, the effective dream sequence fakeout, Trevor talking Simon down and giving him advice to be himself without letting his powers define him, Simon and Trevor thinking they both failed the final audition, Trevor getting scooped up by Damage Control mere seconds after Simon drops him off at the Talmadge, my preference for Robert Palmer over Chaka Khan, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Fandom Zone Fanmail by Jesse Jackson and Dave Proctor, next episode's revelation of a very big secret, and more!
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Be sure to come back next week when DJ Nik and I discuss "Kathy Friedman", the seventh episode of Wonder Man, featuring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams, Ben Kingsley as Trevor Slattery, Zlatko Burić as Von Kovak, and Lauren Weedman as Kathy Friedman!
In the film, four years have passed since the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home, and Peter is now an adult living entirely alone, having voluntarily erased himself from the lives and memories of those he loves. Crime-fighting in a New York that no longer knows his name, he's devoted himself entirely to protecting his city — a full-time Spider-Man — but as the demands on him intensify, the pressure sparks a surprising physical evolution that threatens his existence, even as a strange new pattern of crimes gives rise to one of the most powerful threats he has ever faced.
The two-minute, 30-second trailer opens with Spider-Man checking his phone while sitting upside down on a construction girder. As he watches his friends Michelle "MJ" Jones Watson (Zendaya) and Ned Leeds (Jacob Batalon) celebrate their first day at MIT without him, the depressed superhero deliberately falls backward and plummets towards the streets below.
Next, as we see Peter lamenting his decision to make his friends forget his existence, we hear him say in a voiceover, "Hi. My name is Peter Parker. You don't remember me, but we used to know each other. Something bad was gonna happen, and the only way to stop it was to make everyone forget about me..."
We see images of MJ and Ned watching Spider-Man receive the key to New York City on TV, then later see that Peter still has the key he received.
"...Because I'm not just Peter Parker," he continues, "I'm...Spider-Man."
The scene abruptly shifts to a battle taking place in Manhattan, with Spider-Man nearly being run over by the Punisher (Jon Bernthal) driving his Battle Van. "What the hell, Frank?!" exclaims Spider-Man. "You just hit me with a van!"
"Quit your whimpering," replies the Punisher, aiming a large gun in Spider-Man's direction. Spider-Man webs the gun shut, to which the Punisher remarks "Suit yourself" as he fires the weapon, blasting Spider-Man backwards until he lands on an armored vehicle directly ahead. Spider-Man uses his webs, to slingshot back at the Punisher, smashing through the Battle Van's windshield and sending the Punisher through the back doors and onto the street.
"Motherfu--" begins the Punisher before Spider-Man webs his mouth shut and tells him to go home before swinging away.
Later, as we see Peter attending a party at MJ's place, his voiceover returns. "And sometimes Spider-Man has to do the hard thing, even if it breaks Peter Parker's heart." We see Peter watching from afar as MJ gets romantically close with someone else.
This cuts into a separate scene with Peter asking himself "What is happening to me?" before passing out. He awakens a web cocoon, as we learn the cocoon is hanging outside a building above the street. Peter starts to fall, reflexively trying to use his web-shooters, but realizing he has none. As he falls, he's suddenly saved but we don't know exactly how. The scene hints that Peter saves himself with new organic webbing, similar to Tobey Maguire's version of Spider-Man.
Next, we glimpse Spider-Man in some sort of body scanning device, followed by Peter meeting up with Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) after a university lecture. "Excuse me, Dr. Banner," remarks Peter, "I need your help."
"What did you say your name was?" remarks Bruce.
We then see Spider-Man suffering from changes to his biochemistry. He holds his head in agony after hearing a drop of water and sees webbing all over his apartment. "If DNA is mutating," says Bruce, "it would be enormously dangerous."
As we see Peter laying flowers on the grave of his Aunt May, we hear a narrator (voiced by Keith David) say, "Spiders have three life cycles. When between cycles, it can leave the spider vulnerable to threats."
We see Spider-Man finding an old woman inside the armored vehicle from earlier, followed by S.W.A.T. officers being assaulted mentally by someone with telepathic powers.
The trailer cuts to an office, where a character named Bill (Tramell Tillman) says, "We are faced with a danger that we can't control. One we can't even see."
The scene shifts to the return of the Scorpion (Michael Mando), looking far more impressive in his armored suit than he did in Spider-Man: Homecoming. "Stay out of my way," remarks the Scorpion as he swats Spider-Man with his suit's large tail.
In an assortment of scenes, we see the Punisher tell Spider-Man "You're losing it, kid," followed by Spider-Man with MJ, and Spider-Man using webbing the slow down the armored vehicle from earlier, only to be sent flying into the side of a bus.
The narrator continues, "And for those spiders who make it through, it amounts to a kind of..."
Slo-mo images follow of an homage to the cover of Amazing Fantasy #15(Spider-Man's first appearance), Spider-Man fighting Boomerang, Spider-Man fighting Tarantula, and a member of the Hand attacking a captive Spider-Man, who reveals a pair of dark, black eyes. Spider-Man blocks the ninja's attack with webbing, shattering the sword. We then see a separate slo-mo scene with Spider-Man leaving from the side of a building to face off against a swarm of Hand ninjas.
"...rebirth," finishes the narrator.
In the trailer's final scene, we go back to the party at MJ's place. "Nice flowers," MJ says to Peter.
"Oh, they're...uh...a housewarming gift," replies Peter awkwardly.
"I'm, uh, MJ," she introduces herself as Ned looks on.
"I'm just a neighbor from across the hall."
"A friendly neighbor," MJ remarks as Peter chokes briefly on his drink.
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day is scheduled to arrive in theaters on July 31, 2026.
"You're a whore?" "I'm not a whore, I'm a call girl. There's a difference, you know!" -- Clarence Worley and Alabama Whitman, True Romance
Hello again, movie fans! My wonderful co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Drunk Cinema! This time, Xan and I watch True Romance, the 1993 romantic crime drama directed by Tony Scott and written by Quentin Tarantino, featuring Christian Slater as Clarence Worley, Patricia Arquette as Alabama Whitman-Worley, and Dennis Hopper as Clifford Worley!
This time, Xan and I discuss things like Xan trying to get Iron Maiden in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, my informing Xan of the death of the Wu-Tang Clan's Oliver "Power" Grant, my screwing up our recording schedule to take my wife out for Valentine's Day dinner, this movie having two actors from Interview with the Vampire (1994), Patricia Arquette as Renee Madison/Alice Wakefield in David Lynch's Lost Highway, Dennis Hopper as Frank Booth in David Lynch's Blue Velvet, Val Kilmer not being that good of an Elvis, Xan dissing The Fifth Element, finally watching a movie with a Hans Zimmer score, True Romance being similar to David Lynch's Wild at Heart, Xan's wedding tattoo, Drexl's bad dreadlocks and excessive cultural appropriation, Christopher Walken in The Prophecy, Tony Scott changing Quentin Tarantino's script to a linear narrative and giving it a happy ending, wanting McDonald's to bring back McDonaldland Cookies, Virgil probably being the role that got James Gandolfini the gig as Tony Soprano on The Sopranos, why it's a bad sign when Tom Sizemore is the most upbeat person in your movie, Elvis being born a twin, new Drunk Mail from Dave Proctor and Christine Peruski, finally paying tribute to the late Rob Reiner, Xan having to pee, and more!
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Be sure to come back in two weeks as Xan and I pay tribute to Rob Reiner as we watch This Is Spinal Tap, the 1984 mockumentary comedy directed by Rob Reiner, featuring Michael McKean as David St. Hubbins, Christopher Guest as Nigel Tufnel, and Harry Shearer as Derek Smalls!
Deadline has word from Awesome Con in Washington, D.C. that actor Nathan Fillion has announced that an animated series based on the 2002 Fox TV series Fireflyis currently in advanced development.
According to the article, Fillion made the announcement while speaking at a panel at the event and live taping of his Once We Were Spacemen podcast, alongside co-stars Alan Tudyk, Gina Torres, Jewel Staite, Morena Baccarin, Sean Maher, and Summer Glau, all of whom are expected to reprise their roles. Adam Baldwin, who played Jayne Cobb, will also lend his voice to the project.
Firefly was a space Western drama set in the 26th century that explored the lives of a group of people, some of whom fought on the losing side of a civil war, making a living on the fringes of society aboard the transport ship Serenity. The two surviving superpowers, the United States and China, united to form the central federal government, called the Alliance.
The animated relaunch is being developed through Fillion’s production company Collision33 in partnership with 20th Television Animation, which controls the rights to the franchise. Marc Guggenheim (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow) and Tara Butters (Agent Carter, Reaper) are attached to serve as showrunners, and a script has been completed. Joss Whedon, who created the original television series, is not involved in the animated project.
The proposed series is set in the timeline between the original TV series and the 2005 feature film sequel Serenity, expanding the mythos while keeping the established canon. Early concept art, shown above, was developed in collaboration with the Oscar and Emmy-award-winning animation studio ShadowMachine. The fully assembled proposal package is expected to be sent out to buyers shortly.
Fillion, who played Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds on the series, said to Deadline, "The dedication of Firefly fans has kept this 25-year-old show relevant. Clearly, the return of Firefly is something the fans want. More importantly, it’s something they deserve."
The BBC has officially announced that two long-missing episodes of the 1965-66 Doctor Who serial "The Daleks' Master Plan" have been recovered. The found episodes are Episodes 1 and 3, "The Nightmare Begins" and "Devil's Planet", bringing the total to 5 episodes of the 12-part serial now recovered. This means the first three episodes, along with Episodes 5 and 10.
According to the article, the two episodes were located in "a cardboard box found in a collector's 'ramshackle' collection of vintage films. Episode 2, "Day of Armageddon", was found in 2004 by a former BBC engineer. Episode 5, "Counter Plot", and Episode 10, "Escape Switch", were discovered in 1983 in a London church basement.
Between 1967 and 1978, the BBC routinely deleted archived TV shows for various practical reasons—lack of space, scarcity of materials, and a lack of rebroadcast rights. As a result, 95 of 253 episodes from Doctor Who's first six seasons are currently missing, primarily from Seasons 3, 4 and 5, leaving 26 serials incomplete.
"The Daleks' Master Plan" is the fourth serial of the third season of Doctor Who. Written by Terry Nation and Dennis Spooner and directed by Douglas Camfield, the serial was broadcast on BBC1 in twelve weekly parts from November 13, 1965 to January 29, 1966. It was the show's longest serial and remains the longest with a single director. In the serial, the First Doctor (William Hartnell) and his travelling companions, Steven Taylor (Peter Purves) and Katarina (Adrienne Hill), become embroiled in the Daleks' scheme to design the ultimate weapon. They're joined by Bret Vyon (Nicholas Courtney) and Sara Kingdom (Jean Marsh).
Episode 1 has the TARDIS landing on the planet Kembel in search of help for Steven, only to learn the Daleks are plotting with Guardian of the Solar System Mavic Chen to conquer the Earth. By Episode 3, the Doctor has stolen a vital component needed for the conquest, but after leaving Kembel, they're forced to land on penal planet Desperus, pursued by the Daleks.
Peter Purves, who played the First Doctor's companion Steven Taylor, was invited to the Phoenix Cinema in Leicester on Wednesday under false pretenses to view the two episodes, and said, "My flabber has never been so gasted. I've never forgiven the BBC for losing those episodes, it would be really nice to get a few royalties."
Purves added, "I'm not sure I even saw those programs go out originally. I remember the stories, but having seen them, the pictures are unfamiliar to me. I didn't remember the first one when I was still almost comatose following the injury I received fighting in Troy in the wonderful 'Myth Makers', which, of course, is missing."
"The Nightmare Begins" and "Devil's Planet" are expected to be made available on BBC iPlayer sometime this April. No word yet on when these episodes will be made available in the United States.
"Simon, you've got to try one. I feel like Stevie Nicks having coke blown up her bunghole." -- Trevor Slattery to Simon Williams, Wonder Man -- "Found Footage"
Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Found Footage", the fifth episode of the Marvel TV miniseries Wonder Man, featuring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams, Ben Kingsley as Trevor Slattery, Brandon Wardell as Jayden, and Carlito Olivero as Esteban!
In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like my being on antibiotics, Trevor having unresolved drug debt issues, "Found Footage" being a contrast to "Doorman", some information on the box breathing technique and the condiment Chamoy, my recommendation for putting a thin ring of salt around the edge of chocolate chip cookies, Simon and Trevor going out to celebrate their callbacks, Deputy Secretary Heyerdahl acting like Bill Lumbergh in Office Space, Trevor being low-key about Simon having superpowers, the metaphor of Barnaby betraying Wonder Man in the Wonder Man script, that awkward moment when a kid with a GoPro camera records Simon using his powers in public, Simon being sad at Barnaby's betrayal of Wonder Man, Trevor having zero trust in Jayden, Esteban and his crew being excited that the Mandarin showed up at their house, Patrick Connor and his henchmen somehow tracking Simon's car to Esteban's house, Trevor having the presence of mind to ask if it's possible to upload footage directly to YouTube from a GoPro camera, the episode having a very Quentin Tarantino level of craziness, Trevor being the MVP of the episode, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Fandom Zone Fanmail by Jesse Jackson and Dave Proctor, Simon and Trevor having their final auditions for Wonder Man,and more!
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Be sure to come back next week when DJ Nik and I discuss "Callback", the sixth episode of Wonder Man, featuring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams, Ben Kingsley as Trevor Slattery, Zlatko Burić as Von Kovak, and Arian Moayed as Agent Cleary!
"I'm not being funny, but are you gonna travel the universe just to meet boys?" "Dunno. You gonna travel the universe just to meet monsters?" "...Fair point." -- The Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler,Doctor Who: "The Last Days of the Powell Estate"
Hello again, everyone! My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back for another new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! This time, we discuss "The Last Days of the Powell Estate", the second audio drama from Series 4 of Big Finish Productions' Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures range, featuring Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor, Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, and Camille Coduri as Jackie Tyler!
In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like Jesse recovering from his recent trip to New Orleans, the Ninth Doctor and Rose Big Finish audios feeling like the Series 2 we should've gotten, writer Timothy X Atack, how this audio drama compared to "Snare", my preference for the darker tone, Dan Starkey voicing Mr. Fingers, Rose wondering why the Reapers haven't appeared, Rose also using mirrors at equidistance in "Turn Left", Rose reciting her mother's full name, the British use of the word estate, explaining to Americans what a Curly Wurly is, Rose continuing to challenge the Doctor more, Jesse going back to his childhood home, Rose seeing her childhood home as a ghost town, the Doctor being fearful of using the Moment to destroy Gallifrey again, wondering why the Ninth Doctor keeps wanting to show Rose the end of places she loves, Brainy Betty revealing why she became so educated after her daughter Abigail died, the great pairing of Jackie Tyler and Brainy Betty, the Bill & Ted style explanation for how the Ninth Doctor and Rose get the items the Doctor needed to build a basic quantum containment field, Jackie's poignant outlook on the day being too beautiful to die on, our favorite quotes from the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Sandi from Oregon and Holly Mac, still waiting for more Doctor Who news, "Day of the Daleks" having a similar plot to The Terminator,and more!
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Be sure to come back in two weeks for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I discuss "Day of the Daleks", the first serial from Doctor Who Season 9 in 1972, featuring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Katy Manning as Jo Grant, Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier, and Aubrey Woods as the Controller!
