HeroBlend #23: Captain Marvel Trailer Reactions, Disney's Streaming Service And Avengers 4 Teases

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By Adrienne Jones
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Welcome to HeroBlend #23! The time is now, folks. After months of waiting, we finally have the first trailer for Captain Marvel, and Eric and Adrienne are bursting at the seams to get into all the cool details that were revealed about the upcoming blockbuster! But first! We'll dish out a heaping helping of news for you, which will include info on the newly cast Thomas Wayne for The Joker and our very first look at Joaquin Phoenix as the title character, the DC superhero that Zack Snyder just admitted should have been in Justice League, the Black Panther character who's about to get their own comic for the first time and why Doctor Strange fans have been freaking out this week.

Then, our hosts will get down to business and talk, in depth, about their reactions to the Captain Marvel trailer. What are the best parts? What do we learn about the MCU circa 1990-something? How do digitally de-aged Nick Fury and Phil Coulson really look? How awesome do her powers look on screen? What might the movie change about the character from the comics? We'll go over that and much more! If you think that's all we have for you this week, though, think again! Disney's still unnamed streaming service released some very (very, very) cool details this week, which have inspired us to come up with a couple of intriguing lists involving Marvel characters that you won't want to miss. Last, but not least, we'll talk about some teases for Avengers 4 that have fans wondering what exactly they all mean for the highly anticipated blockbuster. Sit back and relax, folks, because this is one chat you're not going to want to miss! Ready to dive in? Great! Read on to get the lowdown on this week's podcast and then listen for yourself above!

01:45 - The Joker movie recast Bruce Wayne's father, and it brings up some timeline questions

04:52 - What we think about Joaquin Phoenix's Joker look

06:40 - Zack Snyder confirms another DC hero was cut from Justice League

09:01 - Killmonger is getting his own comic for the first time, yay!

11:19 - Does Scott Derrickson's Doctor Strange Tweet really mean anything?

15:23 - Captain Marvel trailer reveals and reaction

31:46 - Marvel characters who deserve their own Disney streaming service shows

47:20 - What those Avengers 4 teases could really mean

Now, get in on the superhero-filled fun and have a listen to the HeroBlend Podcast #23! And, be sure to subscribe to the HeroBlend Podcast on iTunes, right here and follow us on Twitter, @HeroBlend.

Adrienne Jones
Adrienne Jones
Senior Content Creator

Covering The Witcher, Outlander, Virgin River, Sweet Magnolias and a slew of other streaming shows, Adrienne Jones is a Senior Content Producer at CinemaBlend, and started in the fall of 2015. In addition to writing and editing stories on a variety of different topics, she also spends her work days trying to find new ways to write about the many romantic entanglements that fictional characters find themselves in on TV shows. She graduated from Mizzou with a degree in Photojournalism.