[Warning: The Following Contains SPOILERS From Recent Episodes of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.] In the last two episodes of Legends of Tomorrow, two original members of the crew made their exit: Martin Stein and Jefferson Jackson, the two halves of Firestorm. Stein was fatally wounded during the “Crisis on Earth-X” crossover, while Jax left the team to pursue his own path. Obviously, that leaves a big hole to be filled in the Legends. Luckily, there are already plans for who is replacing Firestorm. Speaking with ComicBook, executive producer Marc Guggenheim says that they know who the new character is, with an official announcement coming soon. “We do have a plan…

Variety published an article last night detailing the latest overhaul at DC Films. We posted the bulk of the article’s information HERE, but it also included a big tidbit for Ben Affleck’s future as Batman. According to the site, Affleck is expected to reprise his role in Flashpoint, a Flash-centric story that also includes other Justice League characters. Wonder Woman and Cyborg are specifically expected to be in this movie. However, it is “highly unlikely” that Affleck will star in The Batman. Director Matt Reeves reportedly wants to cast a new actor in the role. So, what does this mean? Fans have speculated that Flashpoint will reset/reboot at least some…

Just last year, Warner Bros. formed its DC Films division in the aftermath of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice‘s disappointing reception. Geoff Johns and Jon Berg were hired to oversee these movies. While Wonder Woman was a huge hit, Justice League was not. So, how does the studio respond? Why, with another overhaul of course. According to Variety, WB is restructuring DC Films in response to Justice League‘s mediocre box office. Jon Berg is leaving the division and partnering with producer Roy Lee on some of the studio’s other movies. As for Geoff Johns, his role may decrease to that of an adviser. The studio hopes to complete the…

20th Century Fox has expanded its deal with IMAX to show more upcoming blockbusters in this format. It was announced today (via Deadline) that the deal has been extended through 2019. The IMAX lineup includes three of the studio’s upcoming Marvel-based titles: New Mutants, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, and Gambit. (No word on whether Deadpool 2 will be included.) IMAX Entertainment CEO Greg Foster had this to say about the renewed deal. “Building on the success of standout films from Avatar, which remains the highest-grossing Imax release ever, to more recently Deadpool, Logan and War of the Planet of the Apes, we’re delighted to extend our partnership with our friends at…

Following Arthur Curry’s introduction in Justice League, the character will get a full origin story in next year’s Aquaman. Today, Entertainment Weekly has a first look at the upcoming DC film. EW’s feature includes the first official still from the movie, featuring an extra-jacked and extra-shirtless Curry. Director James Wan explains that Aquaman will be very different from Justice League, in more ways than one. “It’s going to look very different, it will feel very different – aesthetically, tonally, story-wise – it’s my own take. It’s a much more a traditional action-adventure quest movie.” He also reaffirms an old story where Warner Bros. pitched him the opportunity to direct either this…

This week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly is taking a look at many of next year’s blockbusters, and the cover story is X-Men: Dark Phoenix. The magazine offers plenty of new details on the upcoming sequel, which is another partial adaptation of the iconic “Dark Phoenix” storyline from the comics. Here, we have info on the time setting, tone, Jessica Chastain’s villain, and more. Dark Phoenix skips forward another decade, this time taking place in 1992. Now, the X-Men are national heroes, which leads to Charles Xavier’s ego growing and more extreme missions. One of those missions takes place in outer space, finally taking the X-Men franchise beyond Earth. During the…

New Line’s Shazam is officially the next DC film to shoot, and the movie is now deep into the casting process. Zachary Levi stars as the titular hero, whose alter ego, Billy Batson, is played by Asher Angel. Additionally, Mark Strong is playing the villainous Dr. Sivana, while Grace Fulton will play a friend of Billy’s. Now, we have more casting news. Now, we have more casting news. According to Deadline, IT actor Jack Dylan Grazer has joined the cast of Shazam. He will play Freddy Freeman, Billy’s best friend and the only person who knows that he’s Shazam. In the comics, Freddy becomes a superhero himself – Captain Marvel…

Before Justice League was released, Warner Bros. kept Superman’s role shrouded in secrecy, leading to much fan speculation. One of the most popular theories was that Superman would be wearing a black suit when he was resurrected, just like in the comics. Of course, the movie came and went, with no black suit in sight. But that wasn’t always the plan. Justice League cinematographer Fabian Wagner confirms to Inverse that they did shoot some scenes with Superman’s black suit, but they were cut. “There were [scenes shot]. It’s a cool looking costume. Sadly we didn’t see that either in the final cut.” The exact context of the black suit in the…

We’ve talked before about how underwhelming Justice League‘s box office has been. This week, however, the DC film finally passed a couple key box office milestones. On Tuesday, Justice League finally hit $200 million in North America. That’s still well below every other DCEU movie, as well as the other comic book movies from this year. It is the 10th movie of the year to hit this mark domestically. Overseas, things are looking a bit brighter. The film crossed $100 million in China this week, making it the highest grossing DC movie in that country. Its worldwide total is currently at $574 million; only another $130 million or so until…

[Warning: The Following Contains SPOILERS From This Week’s Legends of Tomorrow, as Well as the “Crisis on Earth-X” Crossover.] During last week’s “Crisis on Earth-X” crossover, original Legends of Tomorrow member Martin Stein was killed off. His death particularly affected Jax, the other half of Firestorm. This led Jax to ponder what his role on the Waverider crew should now be. Well, the midseason finale aired last night, and we already have an answer. In the episode, Jax decided to leave the team. He meets a time-displaced young Stein, who advises him to live his life to the fullest. Thus, Jax left the Waverider to do just that. In addition to…