Cape and Cowl Cast #79 - Marvel SDCC 2017 Round-Up and Future Talk

Cape and Cowl Cast #79 - Marvel SDCC 2017 Round-Up and Future Talk

Brand New Episode!

By Alex Burns

Join Alex, Steve and Sam for the second instalment of our San Diego Comic-Con 2017 coverage!

It's all about the Marvel Cinematic Universe in this Cape and Cowl Cast as the Team discuss the latest look at Thor: Ragnarok! Plus there's plenty to discuss with updates revealed for Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Captain Marvel & more!

There's listener comments and Marvel themed questions as well! Be sure to subscribe for new episodes every week!

0:00:00 - Intro

0:01:16 - Black Panther SDCC Footage Analysis and Updates

0:08:56 - Thor: Ragnarok Comic-Con Trailer Reaction and Hype

0:28:13 - Avengers: Infinity War SDCC Footage Analysis

0:40:02 - Captain Marvel - Updates - Skrulls, 90's setting & more

0:46:25 - Ant-Man & The Wasp - Casting Updates & more

0:49:45 - Netflix & Marvel - The Defnders and The Punisher Updates

0:58:30 - Listener Comments plus Q&A


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Cape and Cowl Cast #78 - DC Comics SDCC 2017 Round-Up & Future Talk

Cape and Cowl Cast #78 - DC Comics SDCC 2017 Round-Up & Future Talk

Brand New Episode!

By Alex Burns

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Avengers: Infinity War Comic-Con Poster Revealed

Avengers: Infinity War Comic-Con Poster Revealed

End of the Line

By Alex Burns

Following their huge showcase at San Diego Comic-Con 2017, Marvel Entertainment have revealed a new poster for Avengers: Infinity War (click to enlarge). Lucky fans who attended the Marvel Entertainment panel at Comic-Con were treated to a sneak peek at the superhero film, a leaked version has made it's way online if you look hard enough.

What really stands out here is Steve Rogers in a Captain America suit ripped of stars, stripes and the all-important Avengers crest following the fallout of last year's Civil War, Cap also has longer hair and a sizeable beard which closely resembles his Nomad appearance from the comics. Along with this change is Black Widow who is now sporting white (or is that blonde?) hair. Both characters are in hiding and it looks as though Thanos will be the threat to Earth that once again unites the Avengers.

Avengers: Infinity War is set to complete Marvel's Phase 3 series of films and will feature a huge team up of heroes including the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy tackling the might of Thanos and his Infinity Gauntlet.

The film is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, with a screenplay by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely, and features an ensemble cast that includes Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Tom Holland, Sebastian Stan, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Benedict Wong, Tom Hiddleston, Benicio del Toro, Cobie Smulders, Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Brolin.

Avengers: Infinity War is scheduled to be released on May 4, 2018. An untitled sequel is scheduled to be released on May 3, 2019.

SDCC 2017 - Ant-Man and The Wasp Poster Revealed

SDCC 2017 - Ant-Man and The Wasp Poster Revealed

The Diminutive Duo!

By Alex Burns

Maverl Entertainment have shared this cool comic-con poster for their upcoming film, Ant-Man and The Wasp!

The superhero team up movie features returning cast members from 2015's Ant-Man. Paul Rudd returns in the lead role of Ant-Man / Scott Lang, we last saw his character taking Captain America's side in Civil War. Joining Lang in an expanded role is Hope Pym, Evangeline Lily reprises her role and will take on the mantle of The Wasp in the battle against a new enemy.

Marvel have also confirmed this weekend that Michelle Pfifefer and Lawrence Fisburne have joined the cast. Pfieffer will portray Janet Van Dyne, the wife of Michael Douglas’s Hank Pym and mother of Hope Pym, she was also the original Wasp who was thought to have perished in the Quantum Realm. Fishburne will play Dr. Bill Foster, who is known in the comics as highly intelligent assistant to both Tony Stark and Hank Pym he would eventually take on Pym’s Giant Man abilities and become known as Goliath.

Peyton Reed will return to direct Ant-Man and the Wasp which is set for a release on July 6, 2018.

SDCC 2017 - Gotham Season 4 Trailer Revealed

SDCC 2017 - Gotham Season 4 Trailer Revealed

Dawn of Night

By Alex Burns

FOX have revealed a new sizzle reel and teaser for Gotham Season 4. Check it out below!


What are you hope for Season 4? We'll keep you in the loop at Cape and Cowl!

SDCC 2017 - Thor Ragnarok Trailer #2 Revealed

SDCC 2017 - Thor Ragnarok Trailer #2 Revealed

Intergalactic Smackdown!

By Steven Carter

Marvel Entertainment revealed a brand new trailer for Thor: Ragnarok at San Diego Comic-Con 2017. Check out the goods below! Stay tuned for more reaction to all the announcements at SDCC 2017 at the Cape and Cowl Cast.


In Marvel Studios’ Thor: Ragnarok, Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok – the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization – at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela. But first he must survive a deadly gladatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger – the Incredible Hulk!


Directed by Taika Waititi, Thor: Ragnarok stars Chris Hemsworth once again reprising his role as the God of Thunder himself, Tom Hiddleston is back as the mischievous Loki while Mark Ruffalo appears as the Doctor Bruce Banner aka the Incredible Hulk in an expanded role. Anthony Hopkins returns as Odin, Cate Blanchett joins the cast as new villain Hela alongside Jeff Goldblum as the Grandmaster and Karl Urban as Skurge.

Thor: Ragnarok is set for release October 27th in the UK and November 3rd in North America.

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SDCC 2017 - The Flash Season 4 Trailer Arrives

SDCC 2017 - The Flash Season 4 Trailer Arrives

The World Needs The Flash

By Alex Burns

The CW have debuted the first official look at The Flash Season 4 at San Diego Comic-Con 2017, check the new footage out in the player below!


Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) lived a normal life as a perpetually tardy C.S.I. in the Central City Police Department. Barry’s life changed forever when the S.T.A.R. Labs Particle Accelerator exploded, creating a dark-matter lightning storm that struck Barry, bestowing him with super-speed and making him the fastest man alive — The Flash. But when Barry used his extraordinary abilities to travel back in time and save his mother’s life, he inadvertently created an alternate timeline known as Flashpoint; a phenomenon that gave birth to the villainous speed god known as Savitar, and changed the lives of Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker) and Wally West (Keiyan Lonsdale) forever. With the help of his adoptive father, Joe West (Jesse L. Martin), his lifelong best friend and love interest Iris West (Candice Patton), and his friends at S.T.A.R. Labs — Cisco Ramon (Carlos Valdes), C.S.I Julian Albert (Tom Felton), and an Earth-19 novelist named H.R. Wells (Tom Cavanaugh) — Barry continues to protect the people of Central City from the meta-humans that threaten it.

New cast additions for Season 4 include Neil Sandilands as The Thinker, the new big bad for the series, Danny Trejo as Breacher, a lethal bounty hunter from Earth-19 who is also the father of Jessica Camacho’s Gypsy. Rounding out the Season 4 cast was the announcement of Kim Engelbrecht as The Mechanic, The Thinker's villainous accomplice.

The Flash will return on October 10 at 8 PM ET.

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SDCC 2017 - Black Panther Poster Revealed

SDCC 2017 - Black Panther Poster Revealed

Ready to Rise

By Steven Carter

Marvel Entertainment have revealed a new poster at San Diego Comic-Con 2017 for Black Panther!


After the events of Captain America: Civil War, King T’Challa returns home to Wakanda. He soon finds his sovereignty challenged by factions within his own country. When two enemies conspire to bring down the kingdom, T’Challa must team up, as the Black Panther, with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Dora Milaje—Wakanda's special forces—to prevent a world war

Black Panther is directed by Ryan Coogler and stars Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa, Michael B. Jordan as Erik Killmonger, Lupita Nyong’o as Nakia, Danai Gurira as Okoye, Daniel Kaluuya as W’Kabi, Letitia Wright as Shuri, Winston Duke as M’Baku, Angela Bassett as Ramonda and Forest Whitaker as Zuri.

Check out our thoughts on what we've seen from Black Panther so far in the podcast below, if you enjoy please subscribe, new episodes every week!

0:13:30 - Black Panther - Teaser Trailer Reaction

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SDCC 2017 - Supergirl Season 3 Trailer & Cast Revealed

SDCC 2017 - Supergirl Season 3 Trailer & Cast Revealed

Dark Days Ahead

By Alex Burns

San Diego Comic-Con 2017 delivered a fantastic Supergirl Season 3 panel with a brand new trailer that's sure to ramp up excitement for the future. Check it out below!


New casting additions were also confirmed at the panel and are detailed officially below.

Adrian Pasdar (Heroes, Colony, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) will play the charismatic capitalist Morgan Edge, a ruthless real estate developer who will stop at nothing to get what he wants (and what he feels he deserves). The DC villain’s big plans for National City instantly put him at odds with Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) and Lena Luthor (Katie McGrath).

Carl Lumbly (Alias, Southland, The Cure for Wellness) embodies the classic DC character M’yrnn J’onzz, the father of J’onn J’onnz, the Martian Manhunter (David Harewood). A pacifist religious leader on Mars, M’yrn pushes his son in unexpected ways. Actor Lumbly is no stranger to the J’onzz family, as he’s voiced the Martian Manhunter on the Justice League animated series.

Yael Grobglas (Jane the Virgin, Reign) portrays DC character Psi, a psychic villain who uses people’s own minds against them. Psi’s agenda puts her on Supergirl’s radar, and their meeting will affect the Girl of Steel in surprising ways.

Emma Tremblay (Elysium, The Judge, The Giver, Wayward Pines) plays Ruby, a smart, independently minded National City kid who’s fascinated by Supergirl and ends up in jeopardy because of it.

Supergirl Season 3 premieres October 9 at 8/7c on The CW.

SDCC 2017 - DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 3 Trailer Revealed

SDCC 2017 - DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 3 Trailer Revealed

Legends Never Die

By Alex Burns

Straight from San Diego Comic-Con 2017, check out the first official look at DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 3!


DC’s Legends of Tomorrow stars Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer/The ATOM, Caity Lotz as Sara Lance/White Canary, Victor Garber and Franz Drameh as Professor Martin Stein & Jefferson “Jax” Jackson/Firestorm, Dominic Purcell as Mick Rory/Heat Wave, and Nick Zano as Dr. Nate Heywood/Steel.

DC's Legends of Tomorrow premieres October 10 at 9/8c on The CW.

SDCC 2017 - Arrow Season 6 Trailer & New Cast Revealed

SDCC 2017 - Arrow Season 6 Trailer & New Cast Revealed

The Battle for Star City Continues

By Alex Burns

The CW have revealed the first official look at Arrow Season 6! Revealed at San Diego Comic-Con 2017, the trailer promises new challenges for Oliver as he continues his quest to bring Justice to Star City.


Also confirmed for Season 6 is the return fan-favourite guest star David Nykl as Anatoly Knyazev, new additions include Lost star Michael Emerson who will play as of yet unnamed mystery character.

Arrow stars Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen, David Ramsey as John Diggle, Willa Holland as Thea Queen, Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak, John Barrowman as Malcom Merlyn, with Paul Blackthorne as Detective Lance

Arrow premieres October 12 at 9/8c on The CW.

SDCC 2017 - Star Trek: Discovery Trailer Revealed

SDCC 2017 - Star Trek: Discovery Trailer Revealed

A New Frontier

By Alex Burns

We've another trailer to bring you from San Diego Comic-Con 2017, this time up it's a new look at Star Trek: Discovery.


Set roughly ten years before the events of the original series, Star Trek: Discovery shows a never before seen era that shaped Federation history. First Officer Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) encounters new ships, worlds and villains as the threat of war looms.

Starring Sonequa Martin-Green as First Officer, Michael Burnham, Terry Serpico as Anderson, Maulik Pancholy as Nambue,Sam Vartholomeos as Connor, Michelle Yeoh as Philippa Georgiou and Doug Jones as Saru.

Star Trek: Discovery debuts this autumn on Netflix & CBS.

SDCC 2017 - Westworld Season 2 Trailer Revealed

SDCC 2017 - Westworld Season 2 Trailer Revealed

A World of Our Own Making

By Alex Burns

HBO have revealed the first official look at season 2 of Westworld, check out the footage in the player below!


Debuted at the Westworld panel at San Diego Comic Con 2017 the new season will premier in 2018.

The SDCC 2017 Justice League Trailer Has Arrived!

The SDCC 2017 Justice League Trailer Has Arrived!

United Against Evil

By Alex Burns

Warner Bros. Pictures have revealed a brand new trailer for Justice League. Revealed as part of the film's panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2017, you can check out all the epic footage in the player below! Stay tuned for further reaction and analysis on the Cape and Cowl Cast!



Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's (Henry Cavill) selfless act, Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) enlists newfound ally Diana Prince to face an even greater threat. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to recruit a team to stand against this newly awakened enemy. Despite the formation of an unprecedented league of heroes -- Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and the Flash -- it may be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.

Justice League is set for release November 2017.

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Cape and Cowl Cast #77 - War for the Planet of the Apes Review, Disney’s Star Wars Future, Telltale Updates & Blade Runner 2049 Hype

Cape and Cowl Cast #77 - War for the Planet of the Apes Review, Disney’s Star Wars Future, Telltale Updates & Blade Runner 2049 Hype

Brand New Episode!

By Alex Burns

Warning! Spoilers for War for the Planet of the Apes are contained within this podcast.


Join Alex, Franco and Sam for another action-packed episode of the Cape and Cowl Cast! This week the Team review War for the Planets of the Apes and discuss the future of Star Wars following Disney's D23 Expo. There's plenty to be excited for on the gaming front as Telltale announce new seasons for Batman, The Wolf Among Us and The Walking Dead and we've also got a new Blade Runner 2049 trailer to analyse! That's plenty of awesome in one podcast plus our regular Listener Q&A as well!

Thank you for listening!

0:00:00 - Intro, About Us & Catch Up

0:04:56 - Awesome News - SDCC 2017 Hype

0:05:45 - Star Wars D23 Expo Announcement Round-Up

0:22:23 - Telltale Announcements - The Walking Dead: The Final Season / The Wolf Among Us Season 2 / Batman: The Enemy Within

0:32:05 - Blade Runner 2049 Trailer #2 Discussion

0:42:52 - War for the Planet of the Apes - Spoiler Review

1:18:50 - Listener Q&A



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Justice League - SDCC 2017 Poster Revealed

Justice League - SDCC 2017 Poster Revealed

You Can't Save the World Alone

By Alex Burns

Check out a sweet new poster for Justice League! Warner Bros.Pictures revealed the poster at San Diego Comic-Con 2017 and we are expecting a new trailer to drop later today. Stay tuned!

What do you think of the new poster, draws on some great comic influences like the image below and we definitely dig it!

Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's (Henry Cavill) selfless act, Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) enlists newfound ally Diana Prince to face an even greater threat. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to recruit a team to stand against this newly awakened enemy. Despite the formation of an unprecedented league of heroes -- Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and the Flash -- it may be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.

Justice League is set for release November 2017.

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SDCC 2017 - The Gifted Trailer Reveal

SDCC 2017 - The Gifted Trailer Reveal

Nowhere to Hide

By Franco Dionisio

FOX have shared an extended trailer for their new X-Men spin-off series, The Gifted. Revealed for SDCC 2017, check it out below.


The series comes from Marvel and Director, Bryan Singer, who has helmed several entries into the X-Men movie franchise, and is now bringing you the all-new FOX series

Action-adventure family drama THE GIFTED, from Marvel, tells the story of a suburban couple whose ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive. Written by Matt Nix (APB, “Burn Notice”), directed by Bryan Singer (the “X-Men” franchise”) and executive-produced by Nix, Singer, Lauren Shuler Donner (“X-Men: Apocalypse,” “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” “The Wolverine”), Simon Kinberg (“X-Men: Apocalypse,” “X-Men: Days of Future Past”), Jeph Loeb (“Marvel’s Daredevil,” “Marvel’s Jessica Jones”) and Jim Chory (“Marvel’s Daredevil,” “Marvel’s Jessica Jones”), the series stars Stephen Moyer (SHOTS FIRED, “True Blood”) and Amy Acker (“Person of Interest”).

Don't miss the series premiere when The Gifted airs this fall on FOX.

SDCC 2017 - Marvel's The Defenders Trailer

SDCC 2017 - Marvel's The Defenders Trailer

Saving the City

By Steven Carter

A new trailer for Marvel's The Defenders has been revealed for SDCC 2017, check it out below!


Blind ninja. Smart-ass detective. Bulletproof ex-con. Kung Fu billionaire. Marvel’s The Defenders centers on four outsider heroes that have to put aside their personal issues and come together when a villainous sect threatens to destroy New York City as we know it.


Marvel's The Defenders launches globally on August 18, 2017.

Preacher Season 2 - Comic-Con 2017 Trailer

Preacher Season 2 - Comic-Con 2017 Trailer

Hell on Earth

By Steven Carter

Take a look at a brand new trailer for Preacher Season 2, revealed at San Diego Comic-Con 2017.


Preacher airs Mondays at 9 PM ET on AMC.

Preview the Weeks Ahead with New SDCC Game of Thrones S.7 Trailer

Preview the Weeks Ahead with New SDCC Game of Thrones S.7 Trailer

Who Will Rules the Seven Kingdoms

By Alex Burns

HBO have revealed a new Game of Thrones trailer for San Diego Comic-Con 2017. The new footage offers a preview of the weeks ahead as season 7 continues!

Game of Thrones airs Sundays at 9pm on HBO.

Comic-Con Trailer - The Walking Dead Season 8

Comic-Con Trailer - The Walking Dead Season 8

"We've Already Won!"

By Alex Burns

Take a look at an extended and action-packed trailer for The Walking Dead Season 8, revealed at San Diego Comic-Con 2017!


The Walking Dead returns to FOX on Monday 23rd October.