Ever since Ben Affleck was cast as Batman in 2013, fans have expected him to star in and possibly even direct his own solo film. Last summer, it was reported that Affleck will not only direct and star in the movie, he’s also co-writing the script with Geoff Johns. This has never been confirmed officially by Warner Bros.; however, Affleck expressed interest in directing The Batman (the rumored title) if his schedule allows it, and he confirmed that he’s working on “something” with Johns. Now, we have an update on the standalone movie. WME’s Patrick Whitesell recently spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about his client, Affleck. He reaffirms that Affleck is…

Hans Zimmer is a frequent film composer for current big-budget tentpoles. One of the genres he is best known for is the comic book movie genre, particularly his work at DC Entertainment. He scored all three films in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Trilogy, as well as the first two installments of the DC Extended Universe, Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. However, it looks like Zimmer’s time with the genre has come to an end. Speaking to BBC News (via Screen Crush), Zimmer reveals that he has “retired” from scoring superhero films. “I’m sort of…I might as well just say it. I have officially retired from…

We recently heard from Aquaman director James Wan about his approach to the DC Comics character, and now, the filmmaker has elaborated on his vision. In an interview with LA Times, Wan discusses exactly what sort of tone he wants to capture with Aquaman, as well as having creative freedoms within the DC Extended Universe. Wan reaffirms that Warner Bros. intends to make the DCEU a filmmaker-friendly mega-franchise, with each director having plenty of creative freedom on his or her film. “Well, like Zack [Snyder] said, from Day One, Warner has always said to me that we are a filmmaker-driven studio and we want each of the DC characters to…

In Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, we saw glimpses of several future members of the Justice League. One of these is Cyborg, played by Ray Fisher. The character will appear in the two Justice League films, before getting his own spinoff film in 2020. With Batman v Superman now in theaters, director Zack Snyder spoke with Entertainment Weekly about Cyborg’s cameo, the character’s origin story, and what it means for the future of the DC Extended Universe. [Warning: The Following Contains Mild SPOILERS From Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.] In Batman v Superman, Lex Luthor is collecting data on several metahumans, including Cyborg. The footage in question features…

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice began its record-breaking run at the box office this past weekend, and it is already a huge win for the DC Extended Universe. However, Warner Bros. is already hyping up the R-rated, three-hour long “Ultimate Edition,” which will be released on home video later this year. Today, the studio has released a deleted scene from the film. [Warning: The Following Contains Mild SPOILERS From Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.] Titled “Communion,” the scene shows off more of Lex Luthor inside the Kryptonian ship, where he asked to learn “everything” about other worlds. Here, he sees a vision of an unknown, beastly character. It…

We saw the first trailer for 2017’s The LEGO Batman Movie the other day, and now, Warner Bros. has released a second teaser. This time, we get a look inside Wayne Manor. In this trailer, we get our first look at Alfred (voiced by Ralph Fiennes), as well as some of Batman’s iconic villains. There are also references to Batman’s past cinematic history, ranging from Batfleck to Batnipples. Check out the trailer below, and stay tuned for more news as we have it. The LEGO Batman Movie hits theaters on February 10th, 2017.

At the show’s WonderCon 2016 panel today, a new sizzle reel for DC’s Legends of Tomorrow was released. It contains footage from the remainder of the CW show’s first season. The trailer offers a first look at Jonah Hex, and it reveals a couple of Arrow characters guest-starring on the series. Also teased are new upgrades to Atom’s suit, adventures in the wild west, and the team’s continuing mission to take down Vandal Savage. Oh, and it looks like we’ll be seeing Ra’s al Ghul’s other daughter in the very next episode. Check out the sizzle reel below, and stay tuned for more news as we have it. DC’s Legends…

This post has been updated with the final numbers for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice‘s global opening weekend. Earlier today, we shared the news that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice grossed an excellent $166.1 million in its opening weekend, the biggest Easter debut in movie history and the sixth highest opening ever. Now, the numbers are in for the movie’s worldwide opening, and we have even more good news. Internationally, Batman v Superman grossed $254 million from 66 markets. Combine that with the domestic gross, and the movie has a global debut of $420.1 million. This is the biggest worldwide debut of any superhero movie to date. It’s…

At WonderCon this weekend, director James Wan appeared to promote his next film, The Conjuring 2. At that panel, he spoke with /Film and other journalists about his upcoming DC movie, Aquaman. Wan comments on his history with comic books, as well as his excitement to explore Aquaman’s world on the big screen. “I was never so in depth with Aquaman as, let’s say, I was with X-Men. I grew up loving X-Men, Spider-Man and Batman. Those are obviously the key big ones, but there’s always something kind of cool about Aquaman still, the idea of creating a huge world that is on our planet. That’s the thing about Aquaman that’s cool is…