Marvel Studios X-MEN: Every Lesson from Thunderbolts | Sneak Peek

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Film Reviews, Tv Reviews, Tv & Film

4.7 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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With Thunderbolts* on Disney+, we revisit the film for lessons to apply to Marvel Studios’ X-MEN (2028). Welcome back to New Rockstars’ Sneak Peek! In this episode, Erik and Jessica look ahead to the upcoming MCU X-Men film, and why Thunderbolts’ director Jake Shreier is the perfect filmmaker for the job after getting the New Avengers perfect. Also, Erik talks Survivor. Become a member to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7yRILFFJ2QZCykymr8LPwA/join Join the NR Underground for exclusive audio shows: https://nrunderground.supercast.com Check out our merch! http://www.NerdRiot.shop Written by: Erik Voss, Jessica Clemons, Gina Ippolito Head of Content & Executive Producer: Erik Voss General Manager: Zach Huddleston Head of Production: John Costa Director of Programming: Brandon Barrick Senior Producer: Jessica Clemons Producer: Gina Ippolito Staff Editors: Abby Freel, Brian M Kim, Joshua Steven Hurd For business inquiries please contact business@nrdigitalstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	DC high volume, Batman.
0:04.0	The Dark Night's definitive DC comic stories adapted directly for audio for the very first time.
0:12.0	Fear, I have to make them afraid.
0:15.0	He's got a motorcycle, get after him or have you shot.
0:19.0	You mean blow up the building?
0:21.5	From this moment on, none of you are safe.
0:25.5	New episodes every Wednesday, wherever you get your podcasts.
0:30.0	When it comes to the emotional things, the piece of life that made X-Men a piece of our life is what I think Jake will do a good job at doing.
0:37.6	He showed his ability to do it. It's like, can he balance that enough in a two-hour movie
0:41.9	with the important characters? He knows how to empathize with a character who's dealing
0:46.4	with a lot of grief or a lot of shame. And that is so important to the X-Men. Will we see
0:52.2	an extremely bigoted Friends of Humanity session? Can
0:56.4	Marvel go that hard? I don't know if they can. I don't think they can. I don't think they want to.
1:01.1	I think they should, though, in this. I want to see, I want to see Friends of Humanity saying
1:05.3	really horrible stuff and then Sunspot gets in there and just torches them. Welcome back to new
1:10.7	Rock Stars. What can we expect from Marvel Studios X-Men now that we are revisiting? and then Sunspot gets in there and just torches them. Welcome back to new rock stars.
1:11.3	What can we expect from Marvel Studios X-Men now that we are revisiting director Jake Schreier's work in Thunderbolts?
1:17.4	Is it just everyone being okay with bad things happening to kids?
1:21.5	F*** them kids.
1:22.5	F*** them kids.
1:23.9	Yeah, fuck them kids.
1:24.9	This week on the sneak peek, where we talk about the future of fandom
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