At ATX Television Festival (via International Business Times), Black Lightning showrunners Salim Akil and Mara Brock Akil offer plenty of details on The CW’s latest DC Comics series. They confirm the main villain, while also discussing the show’s LGBT+ representation, Static, and the chances of the series crossing over with the Arrowverse. While other superhero shows frequently deal with a “villain of the week,” Black Lightning will avoid that trope. Instead, we’ll be spending a lot of time with the show’s big bad, Tobias (presumably Tobias Whale from DC lore). Salim explains, “It’s a character driven show. I don’t know if there’s going to be a fight every week. There’s…

The original Spider-Man franchise had consistently been one of the biggest players in the comic book movie genre, but the Amazing Spider-Man films’ grosses paled in comparison to Sam Raimi’s trilogy. In 2014, Amazing Spider-Man 2 became the lowest grossing installment to date, despite the huge $250m+ budget (not counting marketing). Fortunately, with Marvel Studios now involved, the franchise is about to make a comeback. According to Deadline, Spider-Man: Homecoming is on track to open anywhere between $90 million and $108 million next month. This is a solid start for the new reboot, which has a budget of somewhere over $100 million, on par with most Marvel Studios films and much less than…

Toy company Jakks Pacific previously created 20-inch action figures for DC’s Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Wonder Woman. So, it shouldn’t be surprising that Jakks is among the companies creating products based on the Justice League film. Thanks to the “Join the League” website, we have a first look at Jakks’ Justice League Big Figs line. The figures hit stores on August 12th, and they are based on all six members of the League – Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Flash, and Cyborg. Justice League is scheduled to hit theaters November 17th. The fifth installment in the DC Extended Universe stars Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill,…

Needless to say, Avengers: Infinity War (and its 2019 sequel) will feature a lot of previously established characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Everyone from the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy to Doctor Strange and Spider-Man will unite to save the world from Thanos. Recently, Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman joined the film’s set to shoot his scenes. Now, another character from that movie is joining. According to Deadline, actress Danai Gurira will appear in Infinity War. She plays Okoye, the head of the Dora Milaje, an all-female elite force in Wakanda who serve as T’Challa’s bodyguards. She makes her debut as the character in Black Panther, which hits…

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow has added Billy Zane to it’s cast as P.T. Barnum. Zane is set to appear in one episode of season three, and will reunite with Titanic co-star Victor Garber. EW broke the story and spoke with  executive producer Phil Klemperer on what to expect from seasom three. “Obviously, we couldn’t resist putting Victor Garber and Billy Zane back on screen for the first time since the Titanic.” Klemperer said. He went on to say: “But I’ve wanted to bring Billy onto Legends every since I saw him in a friend’s comedy pilot. I’m not sure that people know how funny Billy is, although we cast him as P.T.…

In his outstanding career, composer Danny Elfman has tackled many comic book movies. He scored Tim Burton’s Batman movies and Sam Raimi’s first two Spider-Man films, creating two of the most iconic superhero themes ever. He has also worked on Ang Lee’s Hulk and Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron. And that’s not even including his work on Hellboy II and the Men in Black trilogy. Now, Elfman is adding another superhero film to his resume. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Elfman has been hired to score DC Films’ Justice League. Originally, Junkie XL was set to score, and he was working alongside director Zack Snyder on the score. However, he has…

After much speculation, 20th Century Fox confirmed last month that the next main X-Men movie will re-adapt the “Dark Phoenix” storyline. The story was previously adapted in 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand, but it was crammed into a movie that was dealing with a mutant cure subplot and, frankly, didn’t do the original story justice. Since then, creatives involved with the franchise expressed interest in revisiting the storyline. Now, we have confirmation of a director and cast. After months of rumors, Deadline confirms that Simon Kinberg will direct X-Men: Dark Phoenix. This will serve as Kinberg’s directorial debut, but he has served as a screenwriter and producer on multiple X-Men…

After the character’s creation 76 years ago, Wonder Woman is now a movie that is currently playing in theaters. The film is the first installment of the DC Extended Universe to receive mostly positive reviews from critics, while fans and audiences love it too. It has proven to be a box office hit, having a strong opening weekend and maintaining legs beyond that. In fact, its second weekend drop of 43% is one of the lowest ever for a superhero film. Today, some members of the Watchtower of Babel News staff have decided to share our individual thoughts on Wonder Woman. What did we think of the film? You can…