Following David Ayer’s exit, Warner Bros. began the search for a new director to tackle the Suicide Squad sequel. Mel Gibson topped the shortlist earlier this year, while Jaume Collet-Serra was the frontrunner for a while. Well, now, it looks like the search has come to an end. According to Deadline, Gavin O’Connor has been hired to direct Suicide Squad 2. He is also writing a new draft for the sequel. O’Connor most recently worked with Ben “Batman” Affleck on WB’s The Accountant, making him a logical addition to the DC Extended Universe. Will Smith, Margot Robbie, and Jared Leto are attached to reprise their roles from the first movie.…

This summer, Warner Bros. put two Joker-related movie projects in development. The first is an origin story that’s separate from the DC Extended Universe; rather, it’s set in its own continuity as part of a new Elseworlds banner. The second movie is a Joker/Harley Quinn spinoff from Suicide Squad, starring Jared Leto and Margot Robbie. With two different Jokers appearing on the big screen at the same time, it’s possible that some audiences could be confused. Well, if you are, then you’re not alone. Leto recently spoke with ODE (via Batman-News), and he admits that he has some confusion about the Joker plans too. “I’m a little confused too. Yeah,…

We’re one month away from this year’s New York Comic-Con, and companies are now announcing their plans for the convention. Among them is Marvel Television, who’s presenting a whopping four shows. First up, Hulu’s Runaways will hold its panel on Friday, October 6th from 7:45-9:15 PM. Marvel TV head Jeph Loeb and executive producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage join the show’s cast on Main Stage 1-D. The panel will consist of exclusive footage from the original series, which premieres on November 21st. Next, both ABC’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Netflix’s The Punisher will have their panels on Saturday, October 7th in the Madison Square Garden. S.H.I.E.L.D. will run from 2:00-3:15 PM, with the cast…

Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming is one of the biggest hits of the year so far, returning the Web-Slinger to his former glory and integrating him into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film has currently grossed $747.4 million worldwide. And that’s on top of the rave reviews from critics and fans. Now, we know when the movie is hitting home video. Spider-Man: Homecoming will swing on to DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K UltraHD on Tuesday, October 17th. The Blu-Ray release is filled with over 60 minutes of bonus material, including deleted scenes, a gag reel and The Spidey Study Guide, an entertaining pop-up factoid track with facts on the movie in relation…

Batman: The Animated Series is one of the best television shows ever created. In 1992 The Dark Knight returned to the small screen after the success of Tim Burton’s hit film Batman. Creators Bruce Timm and Eric Radomsky created a noir world giving the series its own unique tone and setting. This was a children’s show that managed to keep the serious tone of the comics, while also remaining family friendly. Who knew this little gem would change DC forever? To celebrate their 25th anniversary, we’ll be taking a look back at Batman: The Animated Series! The show hit all the right beats. It managed to tell engaging stories, that keep…

Netflix recently started hyping up its next Marvel original series, The Punisher. A short teaser trailer was attached to The Defenders, while we recently learned the episode order and titles. Now, we have a new still image, courtesy of Empire Online. In the following still, we see Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle from his military past, serving as a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. This scene is part of a flashback that will flesh out Castle’s backstory, before putting down bad guys as the Punisher. Additionally, Bernthal sheds light on the Castle vs. Punisher conflict in the series, as well as whether the character will ever want to end his…

Three months after release, Wonder Woman is still making money in theaters. We’ve already posted about the multiple box office benchmarks reached by the film. This week, the movie has reached some new heights in North America. As of today, Wonder Woman has grossed about $409.5 million domestically. This puts it ahead of Marvel sequels Iron Man 3 ($409 million) and Captain America: Civil War ($408.1 million). This also means that Wonder Woman is now the fifth highest grossing superhero film of all time in North America, behind the two Avengers sequels, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises. Additionally, Wonder Woman has reached $403.7 million overseas. This brings…

This summer, DC Films set New Line’s Shazam as the next installment of the DC Extended Universe. The film is expected to begin production in February. David F. Sandberg is directing from a script by Henry Gayden. Recently, pre-production began, with a wide range of young actors being sought to screentest for the Billy Batson role. Now, we may know of two actors in contention for the Shazam role. According to That Hashtag Show, John Cena and Joshua Sasse are the two tentative frontrunners to star in Shazam. Apparently, there was also a third contender who dropped out, but the name of the actor is unknown. Sasse is best known…

Following the huge success of Spider-Man: Homecoming, Sony is in the process of developing several films based on characters from the Spider-Man universe. The first film on the slate is next year’s Venom, starring Tom Hardy. Meanwhile, the studio will release Silver and Black, starring Silver Sable and Black Cat, in 2019. Now, rumor has it that yet another title is in the works. In this week’s episode of Meet the Movie Press, The Tracking Board’s Jeff Sneider dropped a rumor suggesting that a Nightwatch movie is in the works at Sony. In the comics, Nightwatch is the superhero persona of Dr. Kevin Trench, who witnessed a costumed man die battling…

Marvel premiered the first two episodes of its new ABC series, Inhumans, in select IMAX theaters this weekend. The show brings Black Bolt and the Royal Family into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, following the introduction of Inhumans on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Inhumans has been dealing with largely negative reviews from fans and critics, after months of poor buzz from marketing. (Mike says that it’s the worst thing Marvel has ever made – full review here.) This isn’t the type of word-of-mouth Marvel and ABC would want to see in preparation for the TV premiere. And now, we have the box office estimates for this weekend. Per Forbes, Inhumans is making about…