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Funko Reveals First Looks at New WONDER WOMAN, JUSTICE LEAGUE and BATMAN ’66 Products
Funko is among the toy brands making their presence known at New York Toy Fair 2017 this weekend, and the company has unveiled some of this year’s hotly anticipated DC products. First up, the Wonder Woman movie will be represented by a series of Pop! figures. The figures are of Wonder Woman, Steve Trevor, and Queen Hippolyta. Additionally, there will be a Rock Candy figure and a Pocket Pop! Keychain of the titular superhero. Next up, Funko is tackling the Justice League movie later this year. There are currently six Pop! figures planned: Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Aquaman, The Flash, and Cyborg. In addition, Funko will release Dorbz and Mystery…
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DC Collectibles Reveals JUSTICE LEAGUE Movie Statues
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…
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Matt Reeves No Longer in Talks to Direct THE BATMAN
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…
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LIGHTS OUT Director in Talks to Helm SHAZAM Movie
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…
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Warner Bros. Considering Mel Gibson and Other Directors for SUICIDE SQUAD 2
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…
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The Girls join The Party in the Latest INJUSTICE 2 Trailer
With Black Canary revealed last week, and Swamp Thing revealed just yesterday, you’d think we’d have to wait until next week for another character reveal. Well, Nether Realm decided to give us a little Valentine’s Day gift! The ladies make their debut in the latest gameplay trailer. Poison Ivy, Catwoman, and Cheetah are shown off for the first time, with Black canary thrown in for good measure. Check it out down below! It’s great to see Catwoman back, as she was a great character to play as. Cheetah and Poison Ivy look great as well. I do wonder what they’ll do to differentiate Cheetah’s and Catwoman’s fighting style. It looks…
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Swamp Thing and Black Canary Join The INJUSTICE 2 Roster
Injustice 2’s roster is continuing to expand. With new characters like Blue Beetle, Brainiac and Poison Ivy set to appear, it looks like we’ll have a plethora of heroes and villains to choose from. Today we have a look at two characters making their Injustice debut. Black Canary and Swamp Thing have joined the fight! Fans have wanted to play as these two ever since day one, and now they have their chance. Check out their trailers down below to see them in action! Dinah Lance nearly sacrificed everything in her fight against the Regime but was forced to flee, before the fight was done. Now, with Batman restoring order,…
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Review: JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK (2017)
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…
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THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE Wins Opening Weekend with $53 Million
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…
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No, Perry White Won’t Appear in JUSTICE LEAGUE
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…




























