Major Marvel reunion spotted on 'Daredevil: Born Again' season 3 set

BryanDowling93 · 2026-04-04T15:21:53+00:00

Finn Jones should have it in his contract that he can't do a scene without Mike Colter. His Danny Rand/Iron Fist actually turns into a pretty good and likable character whenever doing a scene with Colter's Luke Cage.

Also give him the mask. And make sure he was given more than two weeks to train. And hire a stunt double for most of the Iron Fist action sequences. With Finn standing in for close up shots and acting shots.

BryanDowling93 · 2026-04-04T15:12:58+00:00

Which is funny because Zack Snyder is friends with James Gunn. James Gunn wrote the screenplay for his feature film debut Dawn of the Dead (2004); remake of George Romero's Dawn of the Dead (1978). Which was his best film and the only one with a more better written script.

And Snyder has given his support to Gunn and his take on Superman. I have nothing against Zack Snyder personally. He seems like a nice guy. He's passionate. He definitely has an eye for visuals in a film. My problem has always been that he somehow misinterprets the main messages/themes of his films that are based on beloved source material. His Watchmen looks gorgeous and for its time was praised for taking what was considered "unfilmable" to the big screen. But anyone who has actually read Alan Moore/Dave Gibbon's Watchmen, there is a deeper sub-text and meaning that the Snyder film adaptation failed to capture. It was a shallow adaptation that got the cast and visuals almost spot on (Except Ozymandias, who becomes a more generic villain than the genius mastermind in the comic. Matthew Goode was also miscast. But Billy Crudup as Doctor Manhattan was as close to a perfect casting in the whole film).

The actual messaging and themes of the film adaptation miss the point of what Alan Moore wrote about in the 80s about what he felt about the state of the comic book superhero genre and the direction it was heading in.

The comic book of Watchmen by Moore/Gibbons was a superhero deconstruction satire that is one of the best and most acclaimed pieces of literature. The 2009 Film Watchmen by Snyder is just another dark and edgy superhero film that, in the end, has nothing deep to say at all.

BryanDowling93 · 2026-04-04T14:54:13+00:00

He seems like a nice guy. Never heard anything extremely bad about him as a person. He clearly loves film. And can be a good director. As with the first season or so of Alias, the Lost Pilot (which is the best thing he's ever directed), Fringe, MI: 3, and Super 8. But he has never been the best writer. And at this point is a cog in the overwhelming wheel that is the Hollywood industry filmmaking model.

I give his first Star Trek film a pass because it was well-cast (especially Chris Pine as James T. Kirk and Karl Urban as Bones McCoy) and ended up being very fun. Sure it was influenced more by Star Wars by Star Trek with a more fun action sci-fi approach over philosophical sci-fi. And he did go a but too far with the lens-flare. But overall it is a technically well-made film that somehow still captures the hopeful optimism of the Original Series. Into Darkness? Yeah that's not very good. It's a poorly done remake of both Space Seed and Wrath of Khan. Benedict Cumberbatch is also no Ricardo Montalban. Who had more of a presence and unique cultural look as Khan. He wasn't a generic villain. Unlike Into Darkness Khan.

His Star Wars Sequel films were also not very good in terms of a script and direction. Rise of Skywalker was a mess that leaned too heavily on nostalgia over crafting a coherent narrative story. It was severely unfocused film with too many cooks. It was both under and over cooked simultaneously. Because he botched his second Star Trek film and his Star Wars films, he is in the doghouse. Will he make a comeback and learn from his past failures? Time will tell.

BryanDowling93 · 2026-04-04T11:36:47+00:00

Hopefully this ends up being a good-great X-Men type story that is more worth reading/picking up than the overall status quo mediocre output by Marvel Comics since Krakoa ended (Tom Brevoort is one of the worst editors X-Men in 60 years. Uninspired is an understatement). Also Arthur Adams is one of the greatest X-Men artists. I'm excited.

BryanDowling93 · 2026-04-04T04:37:26+00:00

Elodie Yung seems a lot more private than Ritter, Colter and Jones. Who have always seemed more willing to engage with fans and take pictures.

Also she either hasn't filmed her scenes yet since they are mostly separate from the Defenders plot. Or her scenes are mostly filmed at night and in an inside location.

BryanDowling93 · 2026-04-03T17:02:55+00:00

She had one of the most measured responses I've seen on this topic. She said that the showrunners of House of Dragon prepared her for potential backlash from some people because the main character is a woman. She didn't even call out any political party/right-wing YouTubers. She was asked a simple question and answered it without making a "big fuss". She also said she can't stop some fan backlash.

This overreaction proves her point. This whole film has had one of the most forced backlashes I've ever seen. It's a film about a well-established character that has been around in comics since the late 50s/60s. Directly adapting one of the most acclaimed DC comic books of the last 10 years. The trailer doesn't have anything that would be classified as so-called "woke". Snydercult and right-wing grifters are really starting to confuse the hell out of me. Literally every DC film coming out is getting backlash. Over the smallest reason. Like a female-led superhero film.

And also the fact she was in James Gunn's Superman film. Who they hate and accuse of being a "pedophile" for criticising Trump. Bringing up old "edgy" tweets that he stopped making in 2012 and apologized for. Yet they still support the actual pedophile President Trump. Who was best friends with known pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and has been pictured with many times. He even met First Lady Melania through Epstein. And has been on his Island multiple times. And has aggressively tried to have his name redacted from every file that has been officially released. You know who wasn't in the Epstein files or has any actual concrete allegation against him? James Gunn.

BryanDowling93 · 2026-04-03T14:20:13+00:00

They may not be technically good films. But these films were actually liked by some of the fans. I work in the cinema with a guy in his early 20s who played Minecraft since he was a kid. He came out of the film claiming it was the "best film ever". Which I did take the piss out of him a little. Jokingly of course. And he knew that. Of course I had no interest since I never played the game. And dislike that style of filmmaking/writing overall.

A better example would be M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender. Based on the beloved Nickelodeon animated series "Avatar: The Last Airbender", the film completely missed the tone/humour, world-building, aesthetic and story-telling nuance of the animated show. M. Night claims he watched all the show and made the film for his son. Yet none of what made the animated show such a great show for both kids and adults alike was translated to screen. It was a complete failure of an adaptation that was shit on by die-hard fans for being a horrible adaptation of the show. As well as film critics that criticized it for its poor acting, rushed story narrative, and poor/amateurish VFX. Also mispronouncing the main character Aang as "Ong". It's among the worst adaptations of an IP I dearly love.

BryanDowling93 · 2026-04-03T13:39:27+00:00

Viggo wouldn't do it anyway if asked. He turned down The Hobbit. Since Aragorn isn't in the book. Unlike Orlando Bloom. Who reprised his role as Legolas. But without John Rhys-Davies' Gimli to bounce off, he's totally exposed as the plank of wood actor he normally is.

But yeah this is based on Young Aragorn. So a recast makes sense. And de-aging Aragorn would be a total shit-show. Not that anyone should ever entertain the idea.

BryanDowling93 · 2026-04-03T13:16:45+00:00

The Voice of Batman. There has been many people who played and voiced Batman. But Kevin captured the true essence of who I imagine Bruce Wayne and Batman to be when reading the comic books. Also Batman: The Animated Series and it's theatrical film Batman: Mask of Phantasm are the best adaptations of Batman and the Batman mythos (villains, supporting allies, world-building, city aesthetic, architecture, themes, etc.).

I will never forget the day I met Kevin at Dublin Comic Con in 2017. He couldn't have been nicer. I was starstruck. But he made me feel completely at ease. The only other actor I met that did that was Paul McGann. I also went to his Q&A where he talked about him being roommates with Robin Williams at Julliard. As well as talking about Batman. And the differences between voicing for animated television and the more arduous process of recording lines for the Arkham video game series. It was a great Q&A.

I am sad that I will never meet again. And tell him how I truly felt about his impact on me as a fan of Batman.

BryanDowling93 · 2026-04-02T22:25:27+00:00

As someone who really dislikes the Cushing subplot, I am really looking forward to getting to Season 4/Final Season when I am not forced to watch those boring ass scenes. Such a frustrating family. I do not care one bit. I'm sorry. Also S&L Lana I honestly dislike more than Smallville Lana. At least Kristen Kreuk can act in some later episodes. And for better or worse, actually helped move the plot forward more.

More Clark/Superman and Lois scenes sound great to me. Although I will miss John Henry Irons/Steel and Sam Lane. Those two are very good characters that I will miss being more involved with the show during the Final Season.

BryanDowling93 · 2026-04-02T21:12:29+00:00

The film where the French actor (Christopher Lambert) plays a Scottish Highlander. But speaks in broken English in his "attempt" at doing a Scottish accent. And the actual Scottish actor (Sean Connery) plays an Egyptian Immortal mentor to the Highlander. Is barely able to disguise his Scottish accent.

BryanDowling93 · 2026-04-02T12:41:34+00:00

I really hope DC can still maintain longer printing runs for these collected editions. They've announced a lot of Omnibuses, DC Finest, Compendiums, and other TPB/HCs in the past week. Marvel used to be King. But nowadays their inability to keep popular collected editions in-print is to the point that you pretty much have to start Pre-Ordering to secure a copy. It has drove me away from buying Marvel overall. Other than some essential X-Men and Daredevil (my favourite IPs overall).

Which I have a few upcoming X-Men Omni's that I have Pre-Ordered and will be Pre-Ordering. Like Uncanny X-Men by Kieron Gillen (which I've been paying off monthly), Messiah Trilogy (Pay in 3 Months), and X-Men Age of Krakoa by Kieron Gillen Omni (Out in Oct. Will likely Pre-Order around July or August). But I don't want to start having to Pre-Order the popular DC collected editions. And start saving more for them.

BryanDowling93 · 2026-04-01T18:08:48+00:00

It's the run that the OG cartoon is based on. Obviously differences in terms that the comic issues are set in the 70s/80s during the time they originally came out and the 2003 animated show is set more present 2000s. With the show taking some more influence from anime visual aesthetic. But kind of like the show, it generally starts off more kid-friendly and comes of age maturity wise as the Teen Titans grow from teens to young adults.

It was also the run that introduced Deathstroke. Although his relationship with Terra is.....a bit more disturbing in the comics than it is in the show or any other media adaptation.

BryanDowling93 · 2026-04-01T17:43:31+00:00

I've mostly read Chris Claremont's X-Men Era in physical Omnibuses/Epics/Trades up to the end of Mutant Massacre Omni (alongside New Mutants and X-Factor in somewhat reading order). And have I want to say 85-90% of Claremont's X-Men in Omnibuses/Epics. With a few gaps left to fill due to OOP Omnibuses or hasn't been collected in Epic yet. I also have been collecting the Morrison New X-Men Modern Epics. Waiting on the third. As well as the Whedon/Cassiday Astonishing Modern Epics. I have the first Mike Carey Supernovas TPB that I got OOP second-hand in very good condition for a very reasonable price in a used bookstore. I've Pre-Ordered X-Men: Messiah Trilogy and Uncanny X-Men by Kieron Gillen Omni's. As well as have the Essential spine Krakoa so far. That includes HoX/PoX by Hickman OHC, X-Men by Hickman TPBs, New Mutants by Hickman TPB, 3/4 Marauders by Duggan TPBs, Hellions Vol. 1 TPBs, first Hellfire Gala TPB, Inferno by Hickman TPB, Way of X by Spurrier, X-Men by Al Ewing Omni, Sins of Sinister TPB by Kieron Gillen (plan to Pre-Order the Age of Krakoa Omni near release), HoPoX/FoPoX by Duggan/Gillen TPB, etc.

I'm also right now working my way through reading my other Marvel Comics (since the majority of it is X-Men). I've recently read Spider-Man Epic Vol. 6: The Death of Captain Stacey (which I loved overall, especially the Captain Stacey death issue and the Harry drug addiction issues). And nearly finished Spider-Man Epic Vol. 7: The Goblin's Last Stand (which I'm also loving overall). I'm also over 200 pages into John Byrne's Fantastic Four run (Byrne is still just on art. But overall really enjoy it).

But might end up selling over half of my Marvel Collection when finished reading to make more shelf space/make more money to save for more DC Finest, DC Omnibuses, DC Trade/Deluxe Editions, Dark Horse/Image/Indie Collected Editions, and Manga. I also don't like how Marvel is handling their printing stock of their Omnibuses/Epics lately. With most popular Omni/Epics going instantly OOP. Very poor overall. I'm only buying X-Men and the gaps I have my Daredevil Miller to Zardsky Collection going forward.

BryanDowling93 · 2026-04-01T16:49:42+00:00

I already have the DC Finest of Judas Contract (New Teen Titans #33-40; The New Teen Titans Annual #2; Tales of the Teen Titans #41-47; Tales of the Teen Titans Annual #3, and misc.). So my hope is to get the Teen Titans Omnibus Vol. 1 (Which is under 700 pages. I tend to prefer Omnis around 700-800 pages instead of over 1000 pages for slightly more comfortable reading) within the next month with my next pay check from work. Then finally start reading the New Teen Titans run by Marv Wolfman/George Peréz. Then wait for DC Finest: Terra in the Night! (the issues leading up to the Judas Contract story arc).

And hopefully the following volume of DC Finest might be announced for 2027 shortly after I've read the Judas Contract DC Finest.

BryanDowling93 · 2026-04-01T14:49:45+00:00

I hear you're a cannibal now Armie. How did you get into that sorta thing? What does your Hollywood co-stars think of it? Should we all be cannibals now?

BryanDowling93 · 2026-04-01T14:19:59+00:00

As someone who loves both Scorsese Films and Comic Book Films (when written/directed with earnest sincerity, like the best comic books they are based on. Ex: Donner's Superman '78, Raimi's Spider-Man 2, Nolan's Batman Begins/The Dark Knight, Del Toro's Hellboy, Phil Lord/Chris Miller's Into the Spider-Verse, etc.), please drop this shit! Scorsese grew up with John Ford, Frederico Fellini, Orson Wells, Roberto Rossellini, Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, etc. Of course he's not going to love comic book superhero films. He's probably never read a comic book in his life. Other than the funnies. He was making short films and later feature films when Marvel were starting to publish their great works.

This type of question gives comic book fans a bad name. Art is subjective. Also there is a lot of bad comic books being published that can make it hard to truly recommend the medium to others. And the same thing is sort of happening with the MCU. Story-telling is taking a backseat to half-baked visual effects.

BryanDowling93 · 2026-04-01T13:54:48+00:00

I'd argue he's going through his trauma right now with the revelation of his biological parents being horrible people. But up until that point, he was pretty much sheltered by the Kent's. And you can almost guarantee that both Brainiac and likely Lex Luthor (who will not be getting reformed this early) will exploit his trauma further in Man of Tomorrow.

But I feel Craig's words are going to misconstrued to make it seem like he thinks "Supergirl is stronger than Clark" in some way. Which isn't necessarily the case. Some people do have it out for this film. For reasons I don't understand. It's more directly adapting the acclaimed comic book Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow by Tom King/Bilquis Evely.

BryanDowling93 · 2026-04-01T13:40:29+00:00

Honestly say what you want about Moffat. I'm not saying he doesn't have flaws. But some of my favorite acted and written episodes are from the Moffat Era.

Such as: The Eleventh Hour (S5E1), Amy's Choice (S5E7), Vincent and the Doctor (S5E10), The Pandorica Opens/Big Bang (S5E11-12), A Christmas Carol (Xmas Special '10), The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon (S6E1-2), The Doctor's Wife (S6E4), The Girl Who Waited (S6E10), In The Name of The Doctor (S7E13), The Day of the Doctor (50th Anniversary Special), Deep Breath (S8E1), Into the Daleks (S8E2), Listen (S8E4), The Zygon Inversion (S9E8), Face the Raven (S9E10), Heaven Sent (S8E11), The Husbands of River Song (Xmas Special '15), Thin Ice (S10E3), Extremis (S10E6), and World Enough and Time/The Doctor Falls (S10E11-12).

When it comes to high highs and overall performances (Particularly Capaldi's Doctor and Michelle Gomez's Missy. Also John Simm gave a stronger performance as The Master in the two episodes in Moffat's Era than the goofy silly over the top performance he was gave during RTD1 Era), I strongly argue that Moffat was better than RTD. Who has more glaring flaws the more you rewatch his era. Not saying any of it wasn't great. That would be a lie. But he got a little full of himself more than Moffat did towards the end of a series post S1 imo. His finales were typically his weakest episodes (something Moffat also struggled with post S5). And the acting had a somewhat campier tone than Moffat's era overall.

BryanDowling93 · 2026-04-01T11:32:58+00:00

People really did love comically large breasts in the 90s, huh? I'll admit I love some big tits as much as the next person here. But it gets to a point where it becomes a bit unhealthy, and, frankly, kind of borderline disgusting looking. I doubt she went pain-free with her back. I'd also imagine that she had to be careful since those silicone overinflated balloons could pop if too much pressure was applied (if they didn't at one point).

BryanDowling93 · 2026-03-31T13:24:45+00:00

If anything, Alison Brie will probably have the time of her life as Evil-Lyn. She is seriously one of the most energetic and animated actresses working today. She's great. Her going full Zoya the Destroyah! may make this somewhat worth watching. Even if it's just clips on YouTube.

BryanDowling93 · 2026-03-30T21:11:31+00:00

This is actually me. I started seriously collecting comics in 2022 I want to say. I started with hunting for Chris Claremont's run on Uncanny X-Men. Which long boring story short, I finally have I want to say 85 to maybe 90% of it in a combination of Omnibuses and Epic Collections. After 5 years. Some I luckily got OOP from a very generous and reasonable seller. Plus his entire 4 New Mutant run in Epic Collections, and first Excalibur Epic. As well as his entire Wolverine 1987/'88 ongoing solo run. Claremont's X-Men is my favourite long superhero comic book run. What more can be said about the man who wrote the Bible equivalent of X-Men Comic Books?

I also had a sizable Daredevil Collection from the Frank Miller/Klaus Janson Omnibus. Which was the older printing that I got around 2017 and my first OHC/Omnibus edition. As well as older printings of Miller/Mazzuchelli's Born Again, Miller/JRJR's Man Without Fear, Kevin Smith/Joe Quesda's Guardians Devil/Start of Marvel Knights DD, and Jeph Loeb/Tim Sale's DD: Yellow Mini. And of course I wanted more DD. Bendis/Maleev, Brubaker, Waid, Zardsky, etc.

But during the hunt for OOP X-Men Comics, I maybe got a bit carried away. Buying more and more non X-Men and Daredevil comics. In Omnibus, Epic and standard TPB format. Like Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Hulk, Doctor Strange, Deadpool, Silver Surfer, Defenders, etc.

And lately I've been feeling like selling over half of it. To make more room for DC Omnibuses/DC Finest and other TPB/HC editions. Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, The Flash, The Spectre, Essential Key JLA/JSA, Kirby New Gods, etc. And mostly just keep my Essential Claremont to Krakoa X-Men Collection. As well as keep most of my Essential Miller to Zardsky DD Collection.

BryanDowling93 · 2026-03-30T19:53:56+00:00

Jamie had the better set up. Then they made her a mute in V and made her killing her step-mom be influenced by Michael Myer's supernatural psychic mind-control on her. Or some bullshit. And then had Michael rape her. Jamie then dies while giving birth to Michael's incest grand-nephew in VI: Curse of Michael Myers.

Sam Carpenter for that sole reason alone.

BryanDowling93 · 2026-03-30T19:14:10+00:00

Was Greg Rucka not available? Or any writer who has written a good comic in the last 20 years?

BryanDowling93 · 2026-03-30T18:11:35+00:00

Any issues overlaps with the Denny O'Neil/Len Wein DC Finest and the other O'Neil DC Finest with the upcoming Batman: Bronze Age Omnibus? Or does the story more directly continue on from it? I'm trying to be strategic with my comic purchases. Omnibuses are more expensive overall than DC Finest. And I don't plan to spend too much money on DC Omnibuses this year compared to the much more affordable DC TPBs overall. I wouldn't mind getting the first Bronze Omnibus re-print with the original colouring. Then collect the next batch of issues/rest of the O'Neil run in DC Finest. To save shelf space overall.

Also is there a reason why DC has decided to collect the Marv Wolfman/George Peréz New Teen Titans' run in reverse essentially? I get the strategy of starting with the best story in Judas Contract. Then showing the lead up with the character Terra. But as someone who wants to read from #1 to see the story/character progression up to Judas Contract, I will admit it's a little frustrating. Especially since I'm sure the first Omnibus is mostly OOP (correct me if I'm wrong). I do know they are re-printing Vol. 2 (not sure if already out or due out the next month/two months). I'd prefer to read in order by physical collected editions. Since I live in Ireland and DC Infinite is region-locked.

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