22 – Mailbag – DCCU Direction – Suicide Squad Cast Photo – Wonder Woman Director

coverblackAnswering mailbag questions largely defending the DCCU and first reactions to the Suicide Squad cast photo.

This episode was recorded in two segments, the first just hours after watching Avengers: The Age of Ultron then as that was about to be published, David Ayer released our first look at the cast of Suicide Squad in costume, driving Doc to skip sleep, sanity, and stability to serve some speedy reactions in a subsequent second session.

Some of the topics in this episode:

  • Reaction to THR article: Does the DCCU need direction from a producer mastermind now?
  • Reaction to: What if Man of Steel was in color?
  • Will Superman ever become a boyscout?
  • How does Superman’s characterization compare to Captain America’s?
  • Reaction to: Joss Whedon, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, and Henry Cavill on Batman v. Superman
  • Batman as a State agent
  • Casting Director talks Man of Steel and Batman v. Superman
  • Reaction to: Joker’s picture, Batman in Suicide Squad, and Viola Davis
  • First impressions regarding the Suicide Squad cast photo
  • An alternative narrative for MacLaren’s departure from Wonder Woman

…and (some) more!

May The Fourth Be With You!

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