Overview: Welcome to the 60th Episode of Collider’s Heroes, hosted by Jon Schnepp, with regular guest Robert Meyer Burnett and special guest Heath Corson. On this episode of Collider’s Heroes (Tuesday June 8th, 2016) we discuss: -Mandrake the Magician in development with Sacha Baron Cohen -Namor back to Marvel -Animated Justice League Dark -Superman to join Supergirl Season 2 -Brie Larson frontrunner for Captain Marvel -Dope director hired for The Flash -Minor Mutations -Flashback: The Punisher (2004) -Spotlight: X-Statix Mandrake the Magician in Development Sacha Baron Cohen is Mandrake the Magician, coming soon from Warner Bros., which is based off of Lee Falk’s syndicated 1934 newspaper comic strip. Mandrake has an enchanted hat, clock and wand, and can levitate, teleport, turn invisible, hypnotize, you know, all things magic wizards can do. Namor Returns to Marvel Finally, Marvel has got the rights back to their own original King of the Sea, Namor the Submariner! Is this a done deal, and will they introduce him the same way they did for the Incredible Hulk? How will they get him into the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Will they immediately throw him into the Infinity Wars pool of heroes, or wait until their upcoming Fantastic Phase Four is set into motion? Animated Justice League Dark Yes, the Justice League Dark will be an animated feature film. Does this mean that Guillermo Del Toro’s movie is officially done? Who will be in this animated version? Constantine, Deadman, The Spectre, Zatanna, Swamp Thing? Will we get The Demon or Mandrake? Superman Added to Supergirl in Season 2! So we finally get Superman back on the small screen! With Supergirl moving from CBS to the CW for her second season, word is that the Man of Steel will be appearing for the first time (not counting a shadowy appearance) in his cousin’s series. Can this signal the return of Smallville’s Tom Welling, or will they cast a new Superman? Brie Larson is frontrunner for Captain Marvel Oscar Winner Brie Larson (Short Term 12, Room) has been named the front runner for the role of Carol Danvers, aka Marvel's first feature length lead heroine Captain Marvel. This leads us to wonder how will they introduce her into the Marvel cinematic Universe. It would make sense to get her involved in the Infinity War, and possibly get her origin wrapped into it as well, before we go into her own feature. How will Captain Marvel be introduced? Flash Hires Dope New Director The feature film version of The Flash has a new director in Rick Famuyiwa, who recently directed the incredible independent film called Dope. Rick posted an image of Flash Comic Book Trades on his Instagram with the quote “Today was a blur.” How much will the screenplay written by previous director Seth Grahame-Smith change, and will this mean possibly recasting the Flash himself? Minor Mutations: -Justice League title -Channing Tatum says he’s still Gambit -Toby Kebbel talks a darker cut for Fantastic Four -Wolverine 3 title could be Weapon X -Wonder Woman writer Jason Fuchs is still writing Lobo movie -Suicide Squad gets a PG-13 rating Flashback - The Punisher (2004) Spotlight: X-Statix Twitter Questions