#3 Dante Basco Actor Voltron Comic Books

About this episode

Dante Basco discusses his career in acting and voice acting, along with upcoming film projects.

Dante Basco American actor. He is known for his role as Rufio, the leader of the Lost Boys , in Steven Spielberg 's Hook , Dolph in the cult film But I'm a Cheerleader , the lead character Ben Mercado in the independent film The Debut , and for voicing the titular protagonist of American Dragon: Jake Long and Prince Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender . His voice acting roles also include Zuko's grandson General Iroh II in The Legend of Korra , Quoc Wong in The Proud Family , Jingmei in The Boondocks , Tuck in Generator Rex , Scorpion in Ultimate Spider-Man , and Jai Kell in Star Wars Rebels . Supergirl (2026 film) – DC Studios’ newest entry focused on Kara Zor-El/Supergirl. Release: June 26, 2026. Spider‑Man: Brand New Day – Tom Holland returns as Peter Parker in the next big MCU Spider-Man adventure. Release: July 31, 2026. Clayface – A DCU villain movie starring Tom Rhys Harries; Release: Sept. 11, 2026. Avengers: Doomsday – A major MCU crossover event movie directed by the Russo brothers, featuring a huge ensemble of characters. Release: Dec. 18, 2026. Avengers: Secret Wars – Sequel to Doomsday and major culmination of the MCU’s phase arc. Expected: Dec. 17, 2027. Spider-Man…

People in this episode

Host: Aaron Fonseca

Guest: Dante Basco

Topics covered

• Dante Basco
• voice acting
• upcoming films
• Avatar
• Marvel
• DC

Keywords

• Dante Basco
• voice acting
• Avatar
• Marvel
• DC
• upcoming films
• Hook
• Supergirl
• Spider-Man

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Hook, But I'm a Cheerleader, The Debut, American Dragon: Jake Long, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra, The Proud Family, The Boondocks, Generator Rex, Ultimate Spider-Man

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