This episode is dedicated to the life and career of the great director Richard Donner. Donner is considered by many to be the architect of the superhero film genre when he directed 1978's Superman: The Movie. Donner also directed such classics as The Goonies and the Lethal Weapon franchise. Not only is Superman a classic film, but the seriousness with which Donner both the character and the source material is considered the standard for future superhero films. Geoff Johns is the former CCO of DC...
Apr 20, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Acclaimed Canadian Actor Paul Sun-Hyung Lee is Carson Teva in the Star Wars Universe shows The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. The story of how Lee, a big-time Star Wars fan, came to be part of the canon is a focus of this week's episode. After already establishing his stage and screen career, Lee grew to international fame when the hit CBC show Kim's Convenience debuted on Netflix. Lee played Appa and will come on a future episode of the Hall of Justice to discuss in greater detail that ...
Apr 13, 2023•53 min
David Giuntoli joins the show for the second time after his second animated film role as Batman/Bruce Wayne was recently released. Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham was released on Digital, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Blu-ray on March 28th, 2023. Giuntoli previously played Batman in the 2021 release Batman: Soul of the Dragon. Inspired by the comic book series by Mike Mignola, Richard Pace, and Troy Nixey, Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham is a 1920s-based tale that finds explorer B...
Apr 06, 2023•40 min
WARNING: Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2023 Disney+ Release "Star Wars: The Bad Batch” Season Two or do not mind hearing key plot points. The Bad Batch is an animated series that recently completed its second season on Disney+. It is a spin-off of the acclaimed series The Clone Wars and takes place shortly after both the Clone Wars series and the events of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The Bad Batch are a squad of elite clone troopers with genetic mutations,...
Mar 30, 2023•52 min
Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2023 Warner Bros. Discovery 2023 Release "Shazam! Fury of the Gods" or do not mind hearing key plot points. The podcast is back! After a few weeks away, this episode is a review of the second film in the Shazam series. It stars Zachary Levi, Helen Mirren, Rachel Zegler, and Asher Angel. It is the sequel to the 2019 release Shazam! and has ties to the DC Extended Universe that includes Man of Steel, Wonder Woman, and Justice League. ...
Mar 23, 2023•51 min
Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2023 Marvel Studios' 2023 Release "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumanial" or do not mind hearing key plot points. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is the 3rd installment of the Ant-Man franchise and the 31st film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It stars Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Michael Douglas. It is the first film in Phase Five of the MCU. In the film, the Ant-Man team gets pulled into th...
Feb 23, 2023•44 min
Longtime character actor Spencer Garrett is playing the legendary Lakers broadcaster Chick Hearn on the HBO Series “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.” Garrett has appeared in over 100 films and television shows. Some of his appearances include the newscaster Roger Scott in For All Mankind, the award-nominated film Blonde, Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Mad Men, Bosch, and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. He also is a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the Rose H...
Feb 16, 2023•52 min
The latest installment of the DC Universe Warner Bros. animated movie “Legion of Super-Heroes” was released on 4K Blu-Ray and Digital on February 7, 2023. It is the sixth installment of the cluster of films known as the “Tomorrow-Verse.” Zeno Robinson is an accomplished voice actor who played Invisible Kid in the latest release joined this episode. Robinson is best known for many animated roles including Cyborg/Victor Stone in Young Justice; Thrash Malto in Transformers: Earthspark; Randy Robert...
Feb 09, 2023•33 min
Eric Wallace has been showrunner for the CW DC Series “The Flash” since Season 6. The show is about to embark on its ninth and final season. It is also widely considered to be the final Arrowverse series, thus bringing that era to an end. The Flash stars Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, and Jesse L. Martin. When Season 9 is completed, there will have been 184 episodes of the hit series. Wallace is making his second appearance on the podcast (Episode 274). In this episode, Wallac...
Feb 02, 2023•40 min
Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the A-24 Oscar Nominated 2022 Release, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" or do not mind hearing key plot points. Why is Everything Everywhere All at Once being reviewed on the Hall of Justice? This film, which has garnered multiple award nominations, is as much a “comic book movie” as anything by DC or Marvel. It involves an infinite multiverse. The adventure consists of a family and they are thrust into a battle for the fate of the u...
Jan 26, 2023•39 min
On Monday, January 16, 2023, during ESPN's coverage of the NFL Playoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the new trailer for Season 3 of the Disney+ Star Wars series “The Mandalorian” premiered. It showed the titular character in various action scenes. However, Mando was also with Grogu, aka Baby Yoda. However, in the dramatic Season 2 finale, Mando said goodbye to Grogu. The missing piece here was in Episodes 5 and 6 of another Disney+ Star Wars show “The Book of Bob...
Jan 19, 2023•33 min
The latest release in the “Tomorrow-Verse,” a collection of DC Universe movies set in the same continuity, “Legion of Super-Heroes” is set for release on February 7, 2023, on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment. Josie Campbell wrote the film and makes her first appearance on the podcast. In the film, Supergirl travels to the 31st Century to enroll in the Legion Academy, where a new generation hones their powers with hopes of joining the Legio...
Jan 12, 2023•49 min
As the podcast enters its 8th calendar year, there is a lot of exciting content coming from Marvel, DC, Star Wars, and more. Still, uncertainty surrounds DC Comics and Warner Bros. Discovery clouds the entertainment landscape. Henry Cavill said he was fired as Superman. Wonder Woman 3 is not proceeding due to a multitude of reasons. HBO Max is taking Justice League/Justice League Unlimited and Batman: The Brave and the Bold OFF of their streaming service. Stand-up comedian and podcaster Eddie Pe...
Jan 05, 2023•50 min
Geoff Johns is an award-winning New York Times bestselling writer, film, and television producer, and showrunner, known for re-imagining superheroes and other iconic mythologies, past and present. He came on the podcast to talk about Stargirl, the WB DC Show that recently aired its series finale, and we reviewed it on last weeks show. Johns created the Stargirl character in the comics as a tribute to his late sister who died tragically in a plane crash. Johns began his career as an intern, and t...
Dec 22, 2022•56 min
Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the Warner Bros. DC CW Series, "Stargirl" or do not mind hearing key plot points. Stargirl recently ended its 3-season run. It started on the app DC Universe, and then went to both HBO Max and ultimately the CW. Stargirl was based on the comic book of the same name created by Geoff Johns. Rejoining the show to discuss all 3 seasons was actor Nelson Lee. It is Nelsons second appearance on the podcast. He came on Episode 187 to discuss th...
Dec 15, 2022•49 min
This episode is dedicated to the life and legacy of Kevin Conroy. Conroy died on November 10, 2022. A frequent guest on this podcast, Conroy is forever linked to being the definitive voice of the character Batman. Starting in 1992 with Batman: The Animated Series, Conroy voiced the Caped Crusader for three decades. Joining the show to pay tribute to their fallen co-star are stars from B:TAS as well as its spinoff, Justice League. Tara Strong (Batgirl), Loren Lester (Robin), Susan Eisenberg (Wond...
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Longtime television and film actor Greg Grunberg makes his first appearance on the podcast. He came on the show after he tweeted “Whats the good word?” Seth replied, and the rest is history. Grunberg is best known for playing Detective Matt Parkman on the hit series Heroes and Eric Weiss on the equally successful show Alias. He was in two Star Wars films, The Force Awakens and The Rise of Skywalker. He is also well known for his charitable work fighting the disease epilepsy. His band "The Action...
Dec 01, 2022•45 min
Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2022 Disney+ Series, "Star Wars: Andor" or do not mind hearing key plot points. Andor is a 12-part series that takes place five years before the events of Rogue One and Episode IV-A New Hope. It follows the backstory of Cassian Andor, one of the key characters in the events of Rogue One. This epic series takes place over the course of one year. There is a Season 2 planned, which follows this season and covers the 4 years until Rogue...
Nov 24, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2022 Marvel Studios film, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” or do not mind hearing key plot points. This is the sequel to the 2018 Marvel hit “Black Panther.” However, after that movie, the titular star, Chadwick Boseman, tragically passed away from cancer. The question that has been asked leading up to this film was when did Marvel know Boseman was sick? Did they plan for his potential passing in their script stage, and how would th...
Nov 17, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2022 Warner Bros./Netflix Series, "The Sandman" or do not mind hearing key plot points. Despite being based on a DC Comic, The Sandman aired in 2022 on Netflix, not HBO Max. It is based on the Neil Gaiman comic of the same name that ran in 1996. Morpheus, the personification of dreams and one of the seven Endless, is captured in an occult ritual in 1916. After being held captive for 106 years, Dream escapes and sets out to restore o...
Nov 10, 2022•53 min
Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2022 Disney+ Series, "Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi" or do not mind hearing key plot points. Tales of the Jedi is a 6-part mini-series that takes place at various times during the prequel era. They follow two characters, Ashoka Tano and Count Dooku. There are three episodes each on both of them. J.C. Reifenberg, the official Star Wars Insider of the Hall of Justice podcast, rejoins the show to discuss this new animated entry into the...
Nov 03, 2022•55 min
Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2022 Warner Bros. DCEU Release, “Black Adam” or do not mind hearing key plot points. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson makes his DCEU debut in the titular film Black Adam. The film traces his origin and his evolution as an anti-hero, if not a DC villain. Dr. Fate, Hawkman, and Amanda Waller are just some of the DC characters that appear, including some key cameos. Content creator Brian Tong rejoins the show to offer his insight into the lat...
Oct 27, 2022•51 min
Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the Disney+ Marvel series, “She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law” or do not mind hearing key plot points. Tatiana Maslany stars as the titular character in the latest entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, this show is quite different than any of its predecessors, both in series form and films. Jennifer Walters continuously breaks the fourth wall and speaks directly to the audience. It's also a comedy, and while there are funny moments...
Oct 20, 2022•1 hr 5 min
This episode was recorded at New York Comic Con on October 7, 2022. The cast and crew of the new DC Universe Warner Bros. Animation film “Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons” is released on Digital and Blu Ray on October 18th. Appearing on this episode are Jack Dylan Glazer (Shazam!), voice of Jonathan Kent, Jack Griffo (The Thundermans), voice of Damian Wayne, Travis Willingham, voice of Superman/Clark Kent, his real-life wife Laura Bailey, voice of Lois Lane, as well as Rick Morales,...
Oct 13, 2022•39 min
In the new Warner Bros. DC Universe animated film “'Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons,” Superman and Lois Lane have a son named Jonathan Kent. In the CW TV show “Superman and Lois,” Clark and Lois have twin sons, a twist after the CW's “Crisis on Infinite Earths.” In the comics, Jonathan Kent is grown up and came out last year as gay. Is Jonathan Kent (the son) part of the new mainstream iconography of the legendary Superman story? Do all mediums going forward need to incorporate Jon...
Oct 06, 2022•39 min
This episode focuses both on the original Quantum Leap series that aired on NBC from 1989-1993 and the 2022 revival series airing on NBC and Peacock. In the original series, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and began leaping through time. In the current series, Dr. Ben Song stepped into the accelerator and well, you can see where that was headed. There are unique plot twists in the new show that feed directly from the original. At the time of this podcast, only two episo...
Sep 29, 2022•59 min
In the 1950s there were the Adventures of Superman. In the 60's it was Batman. The 70s brought us Wonder Woman on television, Star Wars, and Superman: The Movie. How did we get from that era to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Arrowverse, and today's glutton of superhero content? Robert Thompson is a Trustee Professor in the Television Radio Film Department of the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. He has been dubbed a "pop culture ambassador" by the Associated Press, Robert Thompson has cont...
Sep 22, 2022•44 min
The CW series Stargirl premiered its 3rd season recently, and it is currently the only DC-related show on the network's fall schedule. Yvette Monreal plays Yolanda Montez/Wildcat since the show's first season. The California native has been acting since 2013. She has been featured in short films, web series, and commercials. Season 3 of Stargirl is called Frenemies, and Yvette teases that there is a murder mystery that will last the season. Stargirl also has a special connection to DC Executive ...
Sep 15, 2022•34 min
The milestone 300th episode of the Hall of Justice podcast features actor Phil Morris. Morris is best known for playing lawyer Jackie Chiles on Seinfeld. He has over 200 credits in his career. In addition to being an accomplished performer, he is also a massive fan of the superhero genre. He owns over 20,000 comic books and brings his passion for them to his work in the genre. In the genre, Morris played J'onn J'onz on Smallville, Vandal Savage on Justice League, Silas Stone on Doom Patrol, Gene...
Sep 08, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen Season 3 of the Netflix series, “The Umbrella Academy” or do not mind hearing key plot points. The Umbrella Academy is based on a Dark Horse comic of the same name that entered its 3rd season. Season 2 was reviewed on this podcast in Episode 195 with cast member Jordan Claire Robbins who plays Grace/Mom in the show. This season, the Hargreeves find themselves in an alternative timeline, and their father Sir Reginald Hargreeves has no kn...
Aug 25, 2022•45 min
