New York Toy Fair 2017 is going on this weekend, and toy companies are offering first looks at some upcoming projects. Amongst them is DC Collectibles, who has unveiled a line of six statues based on the upcoming Justice League movie (via Yahoo! Movies). Each statue is 12 inches tall, will cost $150, and will have 5,000 copies. They will be released later this year to coincide with the film’s release, but they are on display at NYTF now. The statues are Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg. Check out the statues below, and stay tuned for more as we have it. Justice League is scheduled to…

Last week, War for the Planet of the Apes‘ Matt Reeves entered talks to replace Ben Affleck as director of The Batman. Reeves was reportedly committed to tackling the DC film, and it was expected that negotiations would go well. However, it looks like they didn’t. According to The Hollywood Reporter, negotiations for Reeves to direct The Batman have broken down. However, the site suggests that talks could resume at a later point. Warner Bros. is intent on releasing this movie no matter what, as the Batman franchise has long been one of the studio’s biggest. But, for now anyways, Reeves won’t be the one to direct the movie. This…

New Line Cinema has been developing a Shazam movie for a while now. Dwayne Johnson had been attached to play villain/antihero Black Adam. Earlier this year, it was announced that Johnson’s Black Adam is getting his own movie, and he is no longer expected to appear in Shazam. Nevertheless, it looks like Billy Batson’s first feature film is about to lock down a director. According to The Wrap, Lights Out director David F. Sandberg is in talks to tackle Shazam. The filmmaker’s next film, New Line’s Annabelle 2, hits theaters in August. It’s unclear how far along negotiations are, but hopefully, a deal will be finalized shortly. Henry Gayden wrote…

Last year, it was reported that Warner Bros. was developing a sequel to DC Films’ Suicide Squad. It was expected that David Ayer would return to direct. Since then, Suicide Squad became a big box office hit, so a sequel seemed inevitable. However, Ayer has moved on to direct spin-off Gotham City Sirens instead. So, who will tackle Task Force X’s next movie? According to both Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. is considering none other than Mel Gibson to direct Suicide Squad 2. The actor-director is said to be familiarizing himself with the source material. This news comes as Gibson’s latest directorial effort, Hacksaw Ridge, is garnering awards attention…

There are dark days ahead…as in Justice League Dark, the newest DC Original Animated Movie! When innocent civilians begin committing unthinkable crimes across Metropolis, Gotham City and beyond, Batman must call upon mystical counterparts to eradicate this demonic threat to the planet. Enter Justice League Dark, reluctantly led by the Hellblazer himself, John Constantine. Like Batman, Constantine is a cunning, often cynical loner who is the best at his chosen profession – but quickly realizes the sinister forces plaguing the planet will require help from other supernatural alliances. Forming a new “league” with sorceress Zatanna, otherworldly Deadman, and Jason Blood and his powerful alter ego Etrigan the Demon, this team…

The LEGO Batman Movie finally opened this weekend, and it faces stiff competition in the form of sequels Fifty Shades Darker and John Wick: Chapter 2. Now, the estimates are in. and the Dark Knight returns to the top of the box office. LEGO Batman has opened with about $53 million domestically, placing it at #1. It beats Fifty Shades‘ $46.6m intake. While this is a great figure, it is a little lower than the expected $60M+ debut. It’s also less than The LEGO Movie‘s $69M opening back in 2014, but that film opened with much less competition. Plus, bad weather on the East Coast could have played a factor. Overseas, LEGO Batman…

Laurence Fishburne played Daily Planet editor-in-chief Perry White in both Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the first two installments of the DC Extended Universe. A lot of characters and actors from those movies will return in Justice League. However, don’t expect Perry to pop up again. In an interview with LA Times, Fishburne confirms that he won’t reprise his Perry White role for Justice League, citing a scheduling conflict. “They asked me to come for a day, but I couldn’t work it out, schedule-wise. And really, what do you need the newspaperman in Justice League for? You want to see the Flash. You want to…

Last week, it was announced that Ben Affleck will no longer direct The Batman for Warner Bros. and DC Films. However, he is still on board as star and producer. Since the announcement, several directors have been rumored for the job, with Dawn of the Planet of the Apes helmer Matt Reeves reportedly being the frontrunner. Now, it looks like the job is going to Reeves. The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Reeves has been offered The Batman, and he is now in early talks to take it. Meanwhile, Variety says that Reeves is definitely “committed” to directing it, but a deal hasn’t been finalized just yet. THR adds that other directors who…

In the irreverent spirit of fun that made The LEGO Movie a worldwide phenomenon, the self-described leading man of that ensemble – LEGO Batman – stars in his own big-screen adventure. But there are big changes brewing in Gotham City, and if he wants to save the city from The Joker’s hostile takeover, Batman may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up. [Warner Bros.] Back in 2014, Warner Bros. released The LEGO Movie, which was a huge success, both critically and commercially. Thus, the studio began to develop several spin-offs and a sequel to expand this franchise. The…

As Justice League Dark hits home video this week, Warner Bros. Animation is beginning promotion for the next DC title. Teen Titans: The Judas Contract is a loose adaptation of the comic book arc of the same name, and it serves as a follow-up to last year’s Justice League vs. Teen Titans. Now, the studio has released a trailer, courtesy of IGN. Teen Titans: The Judas Contract stars Sean Maher as Nightwing, Kari Wahlgren as Starfire, Jake T. Austin as Blue Beetle, Taissa Farmiga as Raven, Brandon Soo Hoo as Beast Boy, Stuart Allan as Robin, Christina Ricci as Terra, and Miguel Ferrer as Deathstroke. Sam Liu directs from a…