The show DC needs to make

[@dog9700]

What if instead of being called Nando V Movies, he was called Freaky V Movies? And instead of writing comic book movie scripts for DC and Marvel, he just got REAAAAAL Freaky with us?

[@00pium_kingvampstan]

👅👅👅👅👅

[@CarterMcSwaggins]

Hm

[@colton7321]

This is a quality comment

[@00pium_kingvampstan]

@@dog9700 👅👅👅👅

[@ashermorgado2442]

This comment is wild and is so unnecessary 🦅

[@bensneb360]

James Gunn said season two of Peacemaker leans into magic… Maybe she’ll pop up, that would be dope

[@paulchavez3039]

If they cast it right she'll be charming and hilarious and so badass. Also hot, obviously.

[@sicksadsociety5658]

Would make sense for Circe to pop up since she is popping up in Creature Commandos

[@phabothadon7855]

What's funny about this is there is greater 1% chance of James Gunn to not only see and watch this but also reference it directly

[@f.miguelbalde9671]

What's your basis for saying this?

[@dallynfr]

​@f.miguelbalde9671 James' online presence usually lets him interact and spectate the community

[@kitothekito915]

@@f.miguelbalde9671 the rock's hair

[@charlesburrows687]

@@f.miguelbalde9671Gunn is seemingly a lot more connected to the wider internet and nerd culture in general. So it’s greater than 1% that he could run into the video but that’s still very low odds

[@Ivyrigs]

​@@f.miguelbalde9671 probably the fact he watches fan content and responds to random people pretty regularly

[@WonderlandPirate]

Yes, 100%. Zatanna is my number 1 DC hero and I want to see her in everything.

[@Tiimmy99]

my word you have 100% put me on board on the hype train for a possible Zatana project, WOW.

[@Chuck_EL]

Right she's my favorite dc female hero

[@davidpage8769]

Genuinely underrated and awesome character, plus with a Zatanna and Swamp Thing project the door would be wide open for JLD

[@jadasc]

Also, if you set it in Vegas, you can have dozens of wizards pondering The Orb.

[@rpm2390]

Giancarlo Esposito as Zatara is one of those things that has been at the back of my head forever.

[@mijo_antonio]

Dude would be perfect

[@bloodangel13]

Only if they bring back Matt Ryan as John Constantine.

[@StarryEyed0590]

Giancarlo Esposito was the first name that came to mind

[@swyxTV]

mans has RANGE

[@Chuck_EL]

​@@StarryEyed0590plus he's Italian like him

[@jpcsdutra]

I know the odds of people reprising roles are slim to none, but I really think that we should give Pierce Brosnan another shot at Fate. Such perfect casting should not be limited to that one movie.

[@Jetwolf90]

With the release of Terrifier 3, I think Lauren Lavera would be perfect for Zatanna. I fully believe that if James Gunn does anything with the JLD corner of DC, the actors and actress who would play those characters HAS to have some horror experience.

[@RickReasonnz]

HA. Lauren Lavera sounds like a stage name for a magician already!

[@calebgonzalez599]

whoa! great casting

[@padraig548]

Zatana is the wonderwoman of JLD. Constantine is Magic Batman. I am surprised that Shazam isn't JLD supes though.

[@letsgoooo9200]

I never thought about it like that

[@osheroth]

Warner already has the blueprint for a magical show in which the unknown itself is a job: Supernatural. A Zatanna show is just right there for them for the taking

[@nmvidro]

The premise and the casting made me so hype I audibly "oooooh"ed at them.

[@Getwright-]

THE BIG QUESTION: would they have her pronounce words spelled backwards? -or have her audio of her speaking reversed? I think the reversed audio would be more weird and and other worldly

[@Getwright-]

They do both in the comics btw, sometimes they spell words backwards, and sometimes they flip the word balloons or mirror them

[@RickReasonnz]

She was on Smallville, you know. Had her pronounce the words backwards, which is comic accurate, but just sounds like gibberish to an audience. In the animated movies, it's pronounced backward, but with the appropriate backwards breath innotations, if that makes sense - instead of the breath exhaled at the start of the word, it sounds like the breath is exhaled at its end, which sounded much more 'magical' to me.

[@univerxse1610]

Honestly i believe a zatanna show reminiscent of Natasha Lyonne's Poker Face woulf work very very well. Shes on the road the entire time but ends the show in Vegas where she settles. She can face many of the weirder magical villains of the DCU on the road, and she can have a stop in Gotham for some little cameos or in a certain major city for the Constantine-Zatara storyline. Would work very well and would be very different than the rest of superhero media where they're already settled in one or two locations for the entire duration of the show/movie.

[@Chuck_EL]

I did love the actress who played her in Smallville she did her spot on

[@randomgeekcrap]

If marvel can give Agatha a show so should dc give one to zatana and i hope its animated

[@GaranSOI]

Nando needs to see Dan Murrell’s correct pronunciation of Giancarlo Esposito

[@jadasc]

So, the elephant in the room: is Zatanna's spellcasting just vocally flipped, Missy Elliot style, or does she enunciate the words as though they were spelled backward in English?

[@tomfooleryinnitluv6774]

i think vocally flipped sounds weirder and would play better on screen

[@gooderambles]

In most media, Including the comic books where she comes from, She enunciates the words backwards. Only very rarely are the words reversed with an editing trick. IMO, editing the words in reverse sounds wrong. And it takes away the fun of trying to figure out what she's incanting.

[@EricChoiniere]

Easy, just cast Missy to play her

[@basedostrich]

Not through editing. Have the actress learn to say the words as if they were reversed.

[@paulchavez3039]

I hope it would be part of the magic system that they have to be enunciated as if it was coming out in reversed audio, hence flipping the nymic to get behind it's true meaning, otherwise there's no spiritual-physical linking. The actor would have a difficult task ahead of them to build the skill to do that but it would be so sick. And then when as Zatana taps into her inherent talent, reversed audio can be put on top of it to really send it into the "woah she's inhumanly skilled at that" realm.

[@ZatannaFan94]

Zatanna could very much be a buffy the vampire slayer-esque type show, she fights monsters with magic with her magical crew

[@Katosepe]

Not opposed to a Vegas setting but honestly, it'd be kinda nice to have a traveling circus where she goes to different locations and helps people with magical stuff in more rural settings for a change. I'm thinking something like Poker Face or Supernatural-esque. Rural settings can have superheroes too! Especially a reluctant one not necessarily looking to be a crime fighter.

[@Ashfb76]

I love Giancarlo Esposito but why go for and Italian-American instead of an actual Italian? Pierfrancesco Favino would be my pick for Zatara. I don't hate Zazie Beetz for Zatanna but i'd have to go with Ana de Armas or if we stick Italian Benedetta Porcaroli. Bring down the House has been great so far, really looking forward to seeing where it goes.

[@BenjaminBlackhurst]

I don’t know that I’ve ever been this on-board with your pitch-and I often AM on-board with your pitches. Zazie Beetz Zatanna when?

[@musicisfree91]

Nah, I want to see full on Italians in these roles. I want to see some positive representation of Italian Americians in a DC show/movie, mostly we only see Italians as mafioso in Batman stuff.

[@00pium_kingvampstan]

@@musicisfree91 Why mafia isn’t an aesthetic - a thread. 🧵

[@Kade_Kapes]

@@musicisfree91Giancarlo is Italian tho

[@christopherverdery1294]

@11:08: If you need any other proof that setting a series in a non-generic city elevates the material, look at what Marvel did with the criminal underrated _Cloak & Dagger_ by transposing it into New Orleans.

[@noahzerose]

Zatanna is my all time favorite hero, she definitely needs her own show. As someone who just finished reading the last issue of Bring The House Down, I can’t recommend it enough. The art and story are perfect for a DC magic setting.

[@jessicastrike5640]

I’ve wanted a Zatanna show or film for years now she stands out so much from all the other usual characters we have in superhero media (and not just because of her outfit but oh wow her outfit is a requirement from the heels to the fishnets to the top hat) and yet could easily cross over with so many people. Batman in particular (I was first introduced to Zatanna in BTAS) would be great he could be an old flame and even a mentor of sorts helping her come to terms with her father’s death as something he strongly relates to. Her power set is so unique it is a tragedy we haven’t seen more of her in the DCAU or DCEU so hopefully that is something Gunn can change

[@trigg7171]

Yes yes yes!!!! This would be awesome!!!! Man takes this directly to the WB please!!!

[@KhemTrailz]

Love the casting!! 🤩😍😍

[@andrewdowns3673]

Definitely!!! I've been dying for a Zatanna... anything. The idea of a superhero that uses stage magic performances and items is so cool. There's an entire mythos created amongst elite magicians that Z could face, along with the adventures she dealt with in the comics. * Sees casting * Uh, yeah no. How about Emanuela Postacchini - a 33-year-old Italian Actress. Perfect age, appearance, and has a charm to her. Or how about Deniz Baysal - a 33-year-old Turkish actress, which would be a nod to her mother's heritage. Just someone who actually looks like Zatana.

[@zekejam4]

This is one of my favorite of your castings both of those got me gagged

[@jeremiahbax03]

I totally agree I mean a magic dc series would be a great way to introduce a lot of mystical characters but using zatanna. As the main is a very great idea

[@Kade_Kapes]

Siht oediv si emosewa!!!

[@bluesdjben]

A Zatanna show would be awesome.

[@Roneish1996]

I think it’d be very interesting if in this hypothetical situation they made it so there is subtitles or otherwise visuals for the spells she uses that makes understanding what she’s said backwards both more understandable and more of a stylistic choice.

[@jamespopcornfrfr]

ooooh i like that

[@parisunltd]

Dude! I feel like you should totally get into tv in some capacity! Even if not for DC or marvel, I think your thoughtfulness and approach to these seems perfect for collaborating in a tv setting.

[@suto5704]

I'd love to see Black Canary and Zatanna team up if she does get a show

[@Edileno22]

Fishnet Tights Duo? 🤔

[@suto5704]

@Edileno22 oh yeah😌

[@13nwaffles]

Time to head to Nebula to see what the new video there is!

[@kerricaine]

i think my favourite version of the zatanna/zatara relationship is from young justice, where after kent nelson dies, zatara allows himself to be taken over by nabu to become the new doctor fate. her father is effectively dead, while still having the possibility for him to come back, or on rare occasions for himself to show through dr. fate's control. i doubt they'd do something like that, but the angle of "someone who isn't dead, but is beyond possibility of rescue" is a different vibe than just the typical dead parent/uncle ben scenario.

[@thestalkinghead]

i didn't know where you were going with the casting, but then you said Zazie Beetz and i was sold, she was great as domino, and i like her vibe

[@bizbaby]

I’d argue Disney does this because… Day jobs are inherently strange. Like we choose to have to live this because what exactly?

[@garypoisson2733]

He is a Rhyming Demon. To transform into him, Jason Blood says the couplet "Gone! Gone! -- the form of man -- Rise, the Demon Etrigan!" HOW "ETRIGAN" IS PRONOUNCED IS NOT HARD TO FIGURE OUT.

[@Imstillincognito]

I really want Black Orchid to show up... think purple, magic, Poison Ivy who can shape-change and fly. She used to hang out with the Phantom Stranger and is/was a member of Justice League Dark. She is also a cool lesser-known character with pathos, so James Gunn catnip.

[@axelthouin4389]

completly agree with you except the casting choice....

[@zsymphony3435]

I would easily sacrifice every comic book I own for zatanna to get the respect she deserves

[@duanejackson4430]

I really want to see a Captian Atom series , one of the most powerful heroes in DC, very underrated. Has yet to get a proper introduction into the DCU.

[@dufrain_media]

Wow! Zazie Beetz…man, I’ve seen some great casting but this was a shot in the dark I wasn’t expecting but that hit the target perfectly! She would be absolutely without a doubt a spectacular Zatanna!!

[@MathewMcQuinn]

I love the idea of a Zatanna show. She's a great access point to fringe characters. And casting choices are great!

[@buttonsfan]

Me: Oh Mumbo Jumbo would be a great adversary and rival because they're similar as magical stage magician Also Me: That's two characters with the same power set fighting each other, Again!

[@LLnullZer0]

i had faith in nando to pronounce john constantine's name the way it was intended alas :c

[@aaronhuff2813]

Had Constantine done well they'd have brought her in. I think they should have used her to bring in him. Flipped it as it were.

[@THEINFINITEBLACKDYNAMITE]

1. Ainsley Seiger As Zatanna (Introduce Her In A DCU Showcase. This Would Be DC's Live Action Counterpart To Marvel's Special Presentations) 2. Franco Nero As Zatara

[@TimothyMorigeau]

Agreed! I’m not a DC fan but I would give a Zatanna show a chance.

[@T3aoclock]

One thing I love about DC:s magic cast is that they are closer connected to DC:s horror themes and darker storylines. I think going in the horror direction is one of the best way to keep superhero movies feeling fresh(ish) for a while longer. And DC has an extra strong opportunity since Marvel seems to have tried and chickened out on that path.

[@ryangarner7721]

Also with your Zatarra casting is that he is Italian, but not many people think about it a lot.

[@savannahkrystall2698]

I GASPED when I heard your casting. I need this.

[@bbbnnnlll]

13:40 "Zatanna foe, Circe..." Circe is a Wonder Woman villain. Let's have her face off against Diana at least once in live-action before we hand her off to Zatanna. As a big WW fan, I've been waiting to see that for a long time.

[@bijikedelai]

3:07 istg everytime i watch videos about unrealized horror-adjacent project, Guillermo Del Toro was attached to it at some point 😅

[@MWhaleK]

A Zatanna show would be great!

[@jemmellpyron2527]

Zatanna and the Doom Patrol being in the DCU would be crazy

[@lordofninjas1]

I agree, we need a Zatanna thing, whether it be a movie or show or whatever, though probably a show. Very easy tie in with Swamp Thing or Batman, both of who we already know are on their way. Zazie Beetz as Zatana would be a lot of fun, I've not seen much of her outside of Deadpool 2, Joker 1, and Invincible, but just from those roles I can tell that she'd be a lot of fun as Zatanna and would probably have a lot of fun with the role as well. Also, Giancarlo in anything is always a plus.

[@tarawalker7193]

I love everything about this!

[@comedygod522]

Zatanna is one of the most underrated superheroes out there, she needs a movie or tv series. I love the castings choice but I also would recommend Camila Mendes as Zatanna, she really looks like her and also I think has the chops to play a complex character. But Zazie Beetz is an inspired choice, and so is Giancarlo Esposito as Giovanni. I would really love for her to be a founding member of the Justice League in the DCU and important going forward.

[@TheTrueThomayo]

GE as Zatara is such a great pick!

[@Pope-of-Comics]

One more for Bringing Down the House! It's definitely a personal favorite out of the releases for this year.

[@frediemelperenaxiii235]

Honestly my main hope for a zatanna solo film/series is that they don't reduce her powers to energy blasts and shields like what they've done for most magic users.

[@ronniemontero7110]

hope they also include Zachary Zatara, her cousin in live action movies. ❤

[@coisasdochu]

THANK YOU NANDO ❤❤❤

[@Chowder_T]

I would love Zazie Beetz as Zatara

[@gwina64]

11:35 vegas is a real place and I like that gunn is subbing those out for fictional city’s so pick one of those star, midway, gateway, coast, keystone

[@rus.t]

I feel like Zatanna could work with an animated anthology series

[@theravenpirate4744]

I love Justice League Dark and the Sentinels of Magic. The whole magic side of the DCU is so fascinating and feels very distinct compared to the Marvel side. I highly recommend Young Justice season 4 for any Zatanna fans

[@erniecortez7091]

What do you think about a Dazzler Disney+ series? I am really hoping for one to have Drama and action. My pitch is for season 1 - there’s already a mutant registration going around with all the new mutants coming into the MCU. Dazzler is already a famous pop star and is afraid to come out as a mutant. Main villain will be Enchantress and side villains Arclight, Contagion and the Unlikeables, Eric Beale and so on. Enchantress will be another famous pop star who sings like Lana Del Ray and uses spells to sell her albums and music but feels threatened by Dazzler. There will be flashbacks how she was part of the X-Men before her fame and have Psylocke, Storm and Rogue who was her enemy once have a friendship. Cast for Dazzler Kiki Palmer since Dazzler was originally Black and based of Grace Jones. Or Lili Reinhart For Enchantress Dianna Agron. End of the season will introduce the Hellfire Club who left a note in her dressing room letting her know someone knows. And will continue to season 2.

[@cohenmurchison6516]

You should do a part 2 to your doomsday pitch about secret wars

[@vaporsaver]

Sir, we're talking about Zatanna right now.

[@geraldhenderson8474]

The magicians has an mini ark where as a character realizes magic is real. How can you live a normal life knowing that. Magic addiction story line might be awesome.

[@MatthewK122]

Agree, I like her than Wonder Woman

[@MicahBanks-m4t]

Yes

[@sailordaigurren8225]

Can some studio PLEASE just hire Nando for pitches and/ or script doctoring, at the very least, already?

[@MicoDossun]

I hope your Blade pitch that comes out soon but can be seen now on Nebula has British Blade

[@Magic__7]

I would watch soo much of this show

[@aripocki]

I would love it the show was just called "Zatanna needs a show"

[@ethankillion786]

Anya Chalotra as Zatanna

[@zenquantum1246]

Zazzy Beats would be wonderful as Zatanna, as would Giancarlo Esposito being her father. But truthfully, doesn’t Giancarlo deserve a little bit of a break? Dude works so much these days as a pop culture icon!

[@vincentfauntleroy6487]

while this is not a Constantine pitch i would LOVE for him to be set up kinda like Dante from Devil May Cry where he lives in a rundown building taking contracts where he can

[@LPTheGas]

Alright, fess up - how much did Paul Dini pay you for this?

[@mike063092]

Zatanna would feel a little bit redundant right now, because of agatha all along show

[@raymonst]

you know what.. i see the vision

[@TONYZANDERZ]

Zatanna vs skinwalkers

[@chanofrom69th]

Lauren lavera I’ll say it till it’s backwards (and becomes a spell that manifests as such)

[@electricVGC]

I remember reading the story of when she joined the Justice League and that one was really funny - identity crisis stuff was pretty messed up

[@MilkyWayGrump]

If Zatanna got a show under Gunn I have a very strong feeling Shade the Changing Man (or his successor Loma) would make an appearance. The exact kind of "... who?" character Gunn loves playing with, and since their power is literally causing and manipulating *human insanity itself*, the easy pitch for the episode is "Twin Peaks, but superheroes". (Shade was on the JLD for a few issues back when his kind-of creator/reimaginer Peter Milligan took over the book for the New 52, and Shade has a history with Constantine.) Even if the Changing Man never appeared, Hotel Shade would be a fun locale for the setting.

[@chefartiebucco22]

Believe it or not my grandfather (who built the NJ Seaside Boardwalk) was Angelo Maria. 4th child... my mother... whether a joke or not, idk... was named Maria. Imagine someone asks your mom's maiden name, knowing you'll soon be telling them not to talk to you like an idiot. I know what maiden name is, type what I said after you asked the question but before you got condescending. Lol

[@arklestudios]

One name I've heard thrown around for Zatanna is Nicole Maines. Sure, she's already got a DC character under her belt. One that was created for her even. But I'm not against it.

[@suzygirl1843]

Controversial casting choice.... I like it

[@Zzzodiackillerrr]

Im writing a fan comic of Zatanna rn. Its a cosmic horror comic inspired alot by the Truman show and Junji Itos stories. The character in my pfp is not her but based off of Zatanna and Gambit. Arcana uses magical tarrot cards and isnt really that big of a character in the series im writing her in.

[@UncannyTurg]

Feige was so impressed by your blade [itch he decided to delay the film indefinitely

[@milkiassamuel780]

Zatanna is one of my favourite female comic book characters and such cool and lovable character who is both beautiful and powerful. Zatanna really does deserve her own project in the DCU and has so much potential to be the member of the Justice League who can deal wirh magical threats and allow for natural build up to other magical characters like Constantine, Swamp Thing, Madame Xanadu, Deadman, Dr Fate etc.... and establish Justice League Dark Division. I love Zatanna and I hope James Gunn sees this because she such a great character to be member of the Justice League in the DCU. Personally my fancasting for Zatanna is Ella Purnell (recently starred in the Fallout tv series and she was excellent in that show)🎩✨🪄🔮🐇

[@TheRegibump]

You've convinced me Zatanna needs her own show, but I fear what general audiences would do once they found out she could wipe people’s minds with ease. Sure it’s displayed as a morally incorrect move to use against anyone, which it should because altering someone’s mind is inhumane, but if people have a problem with Flash choosing rehabilitation over punishment then I how many are going to state she *should* take that path?

[@DylanofScreenTime]

Probably the same amount of people who saw the X-ecutioner rant from 97 and said "I agree, actually." It's not vocal enough to make a difference, and it's not gonna take away from the story they want to tell or the impact it'll have in said story, regardless of what those people may think. Plus (and maybe it's just me, someone who doesn't have twitter anymore), but I don't think there's gonna be THAT many crazy people advocating for something that's clearly being portrayed as a bad thing to do. This kinda talking piece happens a lot within Superhero media and it always ends the same: With that vocal minority being mostly ignored by the end product.

[@Darksmirk1]

Allison Brie as Zatanna would work for me. Or Alexandra Daddario... I think she'd be a great choice.

[@The_Phantasm]

I'm late to the party but ABSOLUTELY AGREED.

[@jasonbailey8394]

So close Nando! Zutara is actually the ship name for the Avatar the Last Airbender character known as Zuko and Katara. Hope this helps!

[@itsallme1234]

Zatanna was a great part of Young Justice

[@jelmervanriet790]

So Giovanni Zatara has to be Italian? and then you cast a Danish-American actor?