The reports on which movies are bringing trailers to the Super Bowl on Sunday are out. Avengers: Doomsday and Spider-Man: Brand New Day are sitting this one out. Mario and Minions will be showing their faces, though. While the DC Universe had a very quiet week, the MCU had a lot of actors talking about various projects and updates, so it's all rounded up here for a very Marvelous live episode of Phase Hero!

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Sir Ben Kingself, and showrunner Andrew Guest talk with BD about the Wonder Man series. This episodes contains some spoilers for the MCU series which has gotten massive acclaim from critics and fans, with Simon Willaims and Trevor Slattery running around Los Angeles. The video from these interviews, which discuss the ending, key moments in acting careers, and the pair of celebrity cameos packed into Wonder Man were first made available on the BrandonDavisBD channel on YouTube! Phase Hero's review of Wonder Man was featured on the January 28 episode of the show!

With Wonder Man officially available on Disney+, this Phase Hero episode has a spoiler-filled discussion about the acclaimed MCU years. The Wonder Man topic is saved for the end of the show to keep spoilers safe for anyone who has not yet watched! Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 released its trailer, Hulk and She-Hulk have some quotes making headlines, and Star-Lord wants to return! On the DC side, Christina Hodson is writing Batman: The Brave and The Bold, Lobo was unveiled in a Supergirl TV spot, and James Gunn dropped some new updates on Threads!

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Ben Kingsley, and Wonder Man writer Andrew Guest answered questions about the series, the MCU, and more on the YouTube channel!

Superman star Maria Gabriela de Faría joins BD to be the Main Character of this week's episode! This episode runs through her experience of working with James Gunn and the cast of Superman in the DC Universe, as well as possible hints as her future as The Engineer. Being best friends with Peacemaker's Sol Rodriguez, Gaby shares her side of the audition story with Sol previous shared with BD on Phase Hero! This episode also touches on Gaby's workout plans which got her into incredible shape for the role in Superman, almost losing her mind on set (literally), and more!

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Avengers: Doomsday has released all four of the teaser trailers that have been expected to hit theaters with Avatar: Fire and Ash... but the Russo Bros. are saying they are something else now?! Plus, Brad Winderbaum is dropping updates about Daredevil and Vision Quest, as well as the MCU seeing some interesting Black Panther 3 teases sneak out this week. On the DC Universe side, Sebastian Stan's role as Harvey Dent / Two-Face has been confirmed to be just that in The Batman - Part II, while James Gunn offered a solid update about Creature Commandos Season 2! Plus, BD saw 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple and has thoughts!!

Michael Rooker is the Main Character of this interview, talking about his work on The Walking Dead as Merle Dixon, his work in the MCU as Yondu in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies, and his four roles in the DC Universe in such titles as The Suicide Squad, Peacemaker, Superman, and Creature Commandos. Rooker and BD have done several interviews in the past and been on stages at comic con events in various cities together but this is the first time the two have sat down for a longform interview and Rooker is officially the first guest on The Brandon Davis Show, BD's new series which has a new podcast feed under that name!

This episode was recorded at Rukaa Sushi in Peachtree City, Georgia, a sushi restaurant recently opened and owned by Rooker!

Phase Hero goes on, as usual! Relevant interviews from BD's Main Character series will be available here, emphasizing the Marvel, DC, and other popular roles primarily discussed on the show!

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PySrNvqmGes&list=PL-FxQrJ8G66KdLF0iR3q3FszezW_NzTPt

With 12 titles to choose from on the 2026 slate for Marvel and DC Universe projects, it is time to reveal the hype rankings from BD, Jenna, Jamie, and Aaron! X-Men '97 Season 2, Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, The Punisher Special Presentation, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Season 2, Vision Quest, Avengers: Doomsday, and Amazon's Spider-Noir are the eligible titles on the Marvel side. Supergirl, Lanterns, and Clayface are the eligible titles on the DC side! Each host runs through their 10 most anticipated titles of the year from this pool, sharing why they are excited for each and if they think their most-anticipated titles will be their favorites when the year ends!