What a confusing, strange week for the DC Comics extended universe. We saw announcements come through for not one, but two different movies starring not one, but two different actors playing Batman’s grinning arch-nemesis, the Joker. Then, the Wrap stumbled across an interview with The Batman director Matt Reeves from back in July, which is ancient history in comic-book movie time,...
The DC Extended Universe is a mess. On Wednesday night, word went out that Ben Affleck would be stepping down from Batman, though that was quickly retracted as a mistake. One piece of info that stuck, though, is that the Joker is getting a standalone movie. No, not the one being produced by Martin Scorsese and directed by The Hangover‘s Todd Phillips. No, this is a completely different...
Remember that Oprah episode – don’t pretend you don’t – where she gave everyone cars? You get a car! You get a car! That’s what DC is doing with its character roster. The latest victim of this is the Joker, whom Deadline is reporting will see his own standalone origin story. The film will reportedly be directed by Todd Phillips of The Hangover and produced by Martin Scorsese. Yes, that...
The upcoming Spider-Man spin off, Silver and Black, now has a release date, and it’s dropping during a busy time of a busy year for superhero movies – not that there are any slow years in superhero movies anymore. Silver and Black, directed and written by Gina- Prince-Bythewood, is set to his theaters on February 8, 2019. Let’s take a moment to look at what else is coming out around...
The DCEU has had a rough time of it. I say that every time I start a story about the franchise kicked off by The Man of Steel. It finally had a movie everyone agrees is good this year with Wonder Woman, which is going on to become one of the highest-grossing movies of the year. But it’s not smooth sailing just yet. Justice League comes out in November, and it has its share of drama. But...
After stumbling through a few bad movies, DC finally had a hit on its hands with Wonder Woman. The movie was received well by critics and fans alike and has been making piles of money for the struggling film universe. So it’s not exactly a far-out idea that Gal Gadot might pop up in other DCEU movies to bring in some of that Wonder Woman swagger with her. The latest rumor has her...
Zack Snyder will reportedly see his role as the main creative force in the DC Extended Universe “significantly reduced.” Snyder isn’t completely done with the DCEU, and will apparently receive a producer’s credit for future movies, but his days as the main force leading the universe are likely over. Which also means Snyder’s creative aesthetic present in Man of Steel, Batman v....
For Barry Allen being the fastest man alive, The Flash movie sure has had a slow time getting moving. We still don’t have a director helming it, and the movie is well past its filming window for star Ezra Miller, so it’ll have to wait until, at the very least, until Miller is once again available to film. But now we know what story DC is apparently planning to film once it does have the...
Following reports earlier this week that Ben Affleck might be leaving Batman behind, it seems like many fans had already decided that was the case. Speaking to the crowd at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, though, Affleck says that’s simply not the case. “I am the luckiest guy in the world. Batman is the coolest fucking part in any universe. It’s fucking amazing and I still can’t...
DC has approximately 3 hojillion comic book movies in some level of development or another, but the company has decided which one to work on next, and I couldn’t be happier. The next movie to start filming in the DCEU is Shazam!The exclamation point is both denoting my excitement over the news and is part of the character’s name. The movie will be directed by David...