HeroBlend #26: Why James Gunn Is Great For Suicide Squad 2 And Ryan Coogler Back For Black Panther 2

Welcome to HeroBlend #26! This week has brought us some big news in the world of superhero movies, so Eric and Adrienne are ready to give all the details to you! First up, a round-up of some of the smaller, yet still important, news items from the week. These include what we know so far about the PG-13 Deadpool movie that's due out right before Christmas, backlash on the new Aquaman trailer, a discussion of the New York Comic-Con Dark Phoenix footage, the first look at Ruby Rose as Batwoman and word on the Kraven the Hunter film including Spider-Man.

Next, we'll move into the meat and potatoes of the podcast with our first segment. Word came down earlier this week that James Gunn might write and direct Suicide Squad 2, and the news has a lot of people, Dave Bautista included, pretty pumped. We'll go over the potential drawbacks and positives to help you figure out if this is the right move for the DCEU. After a brief breaking-news interlude to discuss Ryan Coogler coming aboard the Black Panther 2 train, Eric and Adrienne will finally give their full thoughts on Venom, and their honesty will not disappoint! Lastly, Glass has debuted a new trailer, so we'll talk about it, the film and our thoughts on M. Night Shyamalan's career. Sit back and relax, folks, because this is one chat you're not going to want to miss! Ready to dive in? Great! Listen for yourself above!

1:50 - PG-13 Deadpool

5:10 - Aquaman Trailer

8:53 - Dark Phoenix Footage

12:31 - Batwoman Arrow-verse

14:54 - Kraven The Hunter

18:12 - James Gunn DC News

23:03 - Breaking Ryan Coogler News

29:02 - Venom Reactions

45:14 - Glass Trailer

Now, get in on the superhero-filled fun and have a listen to the HeroBlend Podcast #26! And, be sure to subscribe to the HeroBlend Podcast on iTunes, right here and follow us on Twitter, @HeroBlend.

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.