It was recently announced that Ben McKenzie will play Detective Jim Gordon in Fox’s Gotham television show. Now, the latest casting report reveals who will play the younger versions of Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin and Alfred Pennyworth, as well as two female characters. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Robin Lord Taylor (The Walking Dead) is set to play Cobblepot, who is “described as having the brains of a chess grandmaster and the morals of a jackal, [and] is a low-level psychopath for gangster Fish Mooney who hides his sadistic lust for power behind an exquisitely polite demeanor.” Taylor is the second actor to play Penguin in live action, after Burgess Meredith in…

Arrow S2E17 is titled “Birds of Prey”, and it is expected to lay the groundwork for the DC team of the same name. Both Black Canary and Huntress will feature, but who would be the third member? It’s unlikely that they’ll use Barbara Gordon/Oracle, as that character would likely be restricted to upcoming Batman movies and/or the Gotham TV series. However, many fans have speculated that fan-favorite Felicity Smoak could fill the Oracle role. While promoting Arrow, executive producer Marc Guggenheim was asked if we would see Felicity have some role in the “Birds of Prey” episode. “She plays a role, but not in the way you’re hoping. Hopefully we’ll…

When the Batman vs. Superman announcement was made at Comic-Con last year, director Zack Snyder said that the iconic graphic novel The Dark Knight Returns would “inform” the film. This and the inclusion of an older Batman made many to believe that the Man of Steel sequel would be at least a loose adaptation of the Frank Miller piece. However, in an interview with French magazine Popcorn (thanks to Comic Book Therapy for the transcription), Snyder reaffirmed that the movie is not a direct adaptation, but slightly elaborates on how influential the novel will be. “But the comic book will influence the history of Batman Vs. Superman, on which the writer David…

Joining Justice League: War and Son of Batman on DC’s animated slate for 2014 is Batman: Assault on Arkham. Little is known about the project, other than a tentative fall release date and that it’s set in the same universe as the Arkham video games. Now, it looks like we know of two villains that will be featured. Speaking with the official DC Comics website (via Comic Book Therapy), producer James Tucker talks about some of the characters from animated movies he wishes to see made into action figures. While commenting on characters from the next two titles, he namedrops two Assault on Arkham characters. “From Justice League: War and…

Fox’s Gotham television series has finally found its Jim Gordon. It has been announced that Southland actor Ben McKenzie has landed the role of the detective/future commissioner in the upcoming Batman prequel show, which has a series commitment. The series’ version of Gordon is described as “an idealistic rookie detective for Gotham City Open Police Department’s Homicide Squad, a former college football star and a war hero.” Interestingly, McKenzie previously voiced the Dark Knight himself in the 2011 animated feature Batman: Year One.  The one hour Gotham pilot was written by Bruno Heller, who will executive produce alongside director Danny Cannon. The series will explore the origins of Gordon and iconic Gotham…

We have a new production update on Batman vs. Superman, courtesy of Batman-on-Film. According to the site’s source, the film will officially begin shooting mid-March, but won’t be doing location filming in Michigan until at least late spring (May/June). The source also suggests that a lot has changed since Chris Terrio took over screenwriting duties. Fortunately, however, Ben Affleck’s Batsuit and Batmobile appear to be unchanged. In fact, there is said to be a shoot going on now in Los Angeles involving the latter. It’s unknown if it’s for the movie or simply testing/marketing. Below are all the details from “Doctor Detroit”.  “I’ve been told that Michigan shooting will start…

Warning: the following contains some very mild spoilers. This original computer animated story follows Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared. When I first heard that Warner Bros. was developing a feature length LEGO movie, I laughed at the notion. Despite being a longtime fan of the franchise, I never thought that a big screen adaptation would work, especially since most “toy films” are hit-and-miss. However,…

Speaking with Digital Spy, Arrow executive producer Greg Berlanti discusses the planned Flash spin-off. He affirms that, despite the two shows existing in the same universe, Barry Allen’s series will be different from Oliver Queen’s. The former will be more sci-fi influenced, says Berlanti. “Barry is different from Oliver. He’s a man of science and has more of a sci-fi bent, whereas Arrow has a bit more of a crime bent. We often talk about how Oliver comes off like a pessimist, but deep down he’s an optimist and has hope. Barry lost his mother at a very young age, his father was sent to prison for murdering his mom, he…

The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that AMC is developing a television adaptation of Preacher, the popular DC/Vertigo comic from Garth Ennis. This Is The End duo Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg will write the script, while Breaking Bad‘s Sam Catlin will serve as executive producer and showrunner for the potential series. Original Films’ Neal Moritz, Vivian Cannon, Ori Marmur, Ken Levin and Jason Netter are also on board as executive producers. This is the latest attempt to bring Preacher to life, after a number of movie and TV adaptations were canned. Speaking with Access Hollywood, Arrow star Stephen Amell talks about the possibility of Barry Allen returning to the show…

Since 1989’s Batman, Michael Uslan has produced every single Batman movie to date, both live action and animated. Unsurprisingly, he is on board for the Dark Knight’s next outing, the untitled Superman/Batman film. Speaking with Electric Playground, Uslan talks about the Man of Steel sequel, praising director Zack Snyder and the evolution of the Batman character. He then discusses the controversial casting of Ben Affleck as the Caped Crusader, comparing it to Michael Keaton’s casting as Batman and Heath Ledger as The Joker. You can check out the video interview with Uslan below. Batman vs. Superman (not the final title) is scheduled to hit theaters May 6th, 2016. The follow-up to Man of…