354. VO Actor Julie Nathanson on Voicing 100 Video Games

10/19/23 • 56 min

Longtime voice actor Julie Nathanson recently joined Riot Games' League of Legends as “Briar,” the latest champion. That became Nathanson's 100th voiceover credit. Nathanson's credits span the realms of video games, animated films and television, and even some live-action roles in her early days in the industry. Including the aforementioned League of Legends/“Briar” role, Nathanson's video game credits are spotlighted by her recently-released NPC companion Marika Boros in Bethesda Game Studios' Starfield, and long-running gig as “Samantha Maxis” in the Call of Duty franchise – most recently in Call of Duty: Cold War. In the animation world, Nathanson is well-known for her performances as “Crimson Widow” in Marvel's Avengers; “Gilda Dent” and “Silver Banshee” in the DC Universe Movies Batman: The Long Halloween and Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay, respectively, and “Rosalie Rowan” in The Zeta Project.In this episode, Nathanson explains the differences between video game acting and standard animation. She also discussed her early roles in The Zeta Project and the 2003 Spider-Man MTV Series. This is her second appearance on the podcast, having come on Episode 245 to discuss her Long Halloween role of Gilda Dent.Follow Julie on social media @Julie_Nathanson.

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353. Doom Patrol Stars Jovian Wade & April Bowlby

On October 12, 2023 (the day of this episode's release), the final six episodes of the DC Comics/MAX series Doom Patrol will premiere. Two of the show's stars are in this episode. Jovian Wade plays Victor Stone/Cyborg and April Bowlby plays Rita Farr/Elasti-Woman. They both appeared at the Garden State Comics Fest on June 24, 2023. This episode was recorded there.Wade is a British Actor who has been on the BBC shows Big School and EastEnders, before landing the role of Cyborg. Bowlby is from California and was on Two and a Half Men and Drop Dead Diva before landing the role of Rita.Doom Patrol premiered in 2019 on the now-defunct DC Universe app. In Season 2, it moved to HBO Max. The final 6 episodes are premiering on MAX, the third streaming app to air the show. The show is based on the comic book series of the same name and also stars Brendan Fraser as Cliff Steele/Robotman, Diane Guerrero as Crazy Jane, and Matt Bomer as Larry Trainor/Negative Man among the cast.

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355. Justice League: Warworld REVIEW w/ Co-Writer Ernie Altbacker

WARNING: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2023 WBD/DC Comics animated movie “Justice League: Warworld” or do not mind hearing key plot points.Justice League: Warworld is the latest entry into the group of DC Universe animated direct-to-video releases. It is the 7th movie in the universe that has become known as the “Tomorrow-Verse,” named after the initial film Superman: Man of Tomorrow. The film is written by Ernie Altbacker, Jeremy Adams, and Josie Campbell and directed by Jeff Wamester and stars Stana Katic, Darren Criss, and Jensen Ackles. All three writers and executive producer Jim Krieg have been on this podcast. Altbacker rejoins the show to review this movie. His previous appearance was Episode 261.In this film, Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman are abducted and are psychically made to believe that they are in other worlds. Then, they have to unite to battle the villain Mongul. A sequel, Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, is set for release in 2024.

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