Marvel Us Disney takes you inside the Marvel corner of The Walt Disney Company. Hosted by entertainment writer Jim Hill and pop culture enthusiast Dan Graney, each episode explores the stories behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe, comics, TV series, and theme park projects. From breaking down the latest Marvel Studios releases to uncovering the hidden history of your favorite heroes and villains, Jim and Dan provide unique insights, analysis, and behind-the-scenes details that fans won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you’re a longtime comic reader, a Disney parks fan, or just love the MCU, this podcast connects the dots betw...
Latest episodes
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Blade, Superman Lives, and the Comic Book Movies That Never Were
Jim Hill and Dan Graney open the case files on comic book movies that never made it to theaters, from Mahershala Ali’s Blade to Nicolas Cage’s Superman Lives. Their new recurring f…
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53 min
Endgame Encore Rewrites the Road to Doomsday
Jim Hill and Dan Graney dig into the surprising new footage added to Avengers: Endgame Encore and what it may reveal about Marvel’s road to Avengers: Doomsday. From Loki interrupti…
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53 min
Avengers: Doomsday Rumors Are Getting Bigger
Kevin Feige is promising major “pinch-me” moments for Avengers: Secret Wars, and all signs increasingly point to Doctor Doom sitting at the center of Marvel’s next big reset. Jim H…
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41 min
Marvel Makes Endgame Required Doomsday Homework (Ep. 25)
Jim Hill and Dan Graney sort through another packed week of Marvel news, from increasingly wild Avengers: Doomsday theories to the surprising changes coming with Avengers: Endgame…
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58 min
Doomsday Answers Questions and Marvel Opens the Multiverse Floodgates
Jim Hill returns from the D23 Expo with a firsthand look at Marvel’s latest reveals, while Dan Graney digs into a new Avengers: Doomsday trailer that appears to answer several theo…
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Spider-Man’s Brand New Day and Doom’s Long-Awaited Arrival (Ep. 23)
Jim Hill and Dan Graney unpack a massive stretch of Marvel news, beginning with the first official Avengers: Doomsday trailer, poster, and ticket sales. They examine Doctor Doom’s…
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Loki Was Hiding in Plain Sight on the Avengers: Doomsday Poster
Jim Hill and Dan Graney examine the Avengers: Doomsday poster everyone may have looked at wrong, including a nearly hidden Loki positioned at the center of the multiverse and a new…
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43 min
Sony Becomes Doctor Doom of the Week as Marvel Rebuilds the Multiverse
Jim Hill and Dan Graney return from the Fourth of July weekend with Avengers on the brain, Spider-Man breaking trailer records, and X-Men ’97 stretching Marvel history across thous…
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42 min
A Doom With a View and a Hulk-Sized Spider-Man Mystery
Jim Hill and Dan Graney dig into a wild week of Marvel speculation, from murky Avengers: Doomsday leak drama to Sony’s carefully controlled Spider-Man: Brand New Day rollout. They…
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52 min
A Doomsday Coffee Shop, Spider-Man Sightings, and Star Wars Variety Shows for the Entire Family
Jim Hill and Dan Graney talk about the latest, highly caffeinated Doomsday advertising stunt, and a certain friendly neighborhood Spider-Man makes his way to a neighborhood across…
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1 h 03
The Mandalorian, Marvel Shakeups, and the Punisher’s 100 Kills
Jim Hill and Dan Graney break down a huge week for both Star Wars and Marvel, from the theatrical debut of The Mandalorian and Grogu to major leadership changes inside Marvel Studi…
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42 min
Marvel Fans Survive the Great Doomsday Trailer Drought
Marvel Us Disney digs into a very modern fandom problem: there is plenty of Marvel to watch, read, and argue about, but fans are still waiting impatiently for the next Avengers: Do…
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43 min
Endgame Isn’t Over Yet: How Marvel Is Rewriting Its Own Finale
Jim Hill and Dan Graney unpack Marvel’s latest wave of announcements, from Avengers: Endgame returning to theaters with new footage to the growing sense that Doomsday is directly r…
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32 min
Is Marvel Building a New Street-Level Saga?
Jim Hill and Dan Graney dig into a week where Marvel quietly laid out the ingredients for something bigger, from Daredevil: Born Again’s turning point episode to new hints about Sp…
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36 min
Marvel’s Street-Level Strategy Takes Shape as Doomsday Looms
Jim Hill and Dan Graney unpack a pivotal week for Marvel, where shifting strategies across film and Disney+ suggest a more deliberate long-term plan. From the rising importance of…
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38 min
Heat, Heroes, and Half-Built Avengers Campus
Jim Hill and Dan Graney finally record face-to-face from Anaheim, sharing a sun-scorched Disneyland trip, firsthand impressions of Avengers Campus, and a candid look at what’s work…
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42 min
A New CEO and a Different Marvel Strategy
In this episode, Jim Hill and Dan Graney zoom out and look at the chessboard. With Josh D’Amaro stepping into the CEO role and a noticeably restrained tone coming out of Disney lea…
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45 min
Marvel Skips the Super Bowl, Star Wars Plays Cute & AI Shakes Hollywood
Marvel sits out the Super Bowl for the first time in over a decade, Star Wars leans into nostalgia with a Grogu-powered parody, and an AI-generated Tom Cruise vs. Brad Pitt fight c…
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47 min
Marvel’s Quiet Confidence Era Begins with Wonder Man
Marvel didn’t roll out a red carpet this week. No hype cycle, no countdown, no spectacle. They just quietly released all eight episodes of Wonder Man - and Jim Hill and Dan Graney…
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40 min
Controlled Chaos and Smooth Transitions at Marvel and Lucasfilm
Disney rarely tells you exactly what it’s doing anymore, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a plan. This week, Jim Hill and Dan Graney break down why Marvel’s latest marketing push…