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THE FANBOY: “DC United Under One Vision? WandaVision Lays Exciting Groundwork for Marvel, Maguire and Leto Return, and More From Zack Snyder’s Justice League!”
This week’s episode of The Fanboy Podcast begins with an examination of quotes from HBO Max’s Chief Content Officer Casey Bloys on the interconnectivity of the DC universe, going forward. He paints a picture of an Arrowverse, Snyderverse, Titansverse, and Films universe that all work together in a logical way, and MFR reacts. Things then shift into thoughts on Marvel’s WandaVision, where things have finally kicked into a gear where MFR had to delve in and see what all the hype was about. What he found was the promising start of the next chapter in the Marvel saga. He also touches on the rumor that Tobey Maguire has officially signed on…
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Kate Kane’s Step-Mother Cast In BATWOMAN
Kate Kane’s step-mother has been cast! Elizabeth Anweis will take on the roll as The CW’s Batwoman pilot’s production is coming near. She will play the wife to Jacob Kane (Dougray Scott), and based on the character description Variety provided, might be a thorn in Batwoman’s side. Catherine made her fortune as a savvy, bullheaded defense contractor, and all those billions position Catherine as one of Gotham’s most powerful residents. For Catherine, it’s a matter of the bottom line: Batwoman is bad for business. Elizabeth Anweis’ TV credits includes the shows 9-1-1, Twin Peaks: The Return, The Affair, Southland, and NCIS: Los Angeles. The Batwoman pilot has Ruby Rose playing Kate Kane/Batwoman, Dougray Scott…
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Matt Reeves Eyeing Actors In Their 20’s For The Role of BATMAN
Playing Batman is one of the most sought after role in Hollywood. With Ben Affleck being out of the picture, and fancasting is in full force; we now have some clues to who will play The Dark Knight in Matt Reeves The Batman. According to a newsletter from The Hollywood Reporter, Matt Reeves is searching for an actor in his late 20’s. While he’ll be on the younger side, he is not a newbie-Batman a’la Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins or Frank Miller’s Batman: Year One and neither a veteran. We still have no definitive answer to who will play the role of Batman but a casting announcement shouldn’t be that far away?…
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BATWOMAN Changes Directors; Dougray Scott Cast as Jacob Kane
We have an update on the Batwoman pilot! Jacob Kane has been cast; and the show gets a new director. According to Entertainment Weekly, director Marcos Siega has replaced the previous, David Nutter for the Batwoman pilot. Nutter has stepped away for personal reasons. He will still serve as an executive producer on the pilot. Siega has done pilot work for the CW in the past with the Vampire Diaries, and shows for other networks such as God Friended Me, The Following, and The Passage. With the directors switch, it will be interesting to see what comes of the pilot. In other news, Kate Kane’s (Batwoman) father has been cast!…
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RUMOR: Armie Hammer is Our Next BATMAN *UPDATED*
UPDATE 2/19/19: Yahoo! UK contributor Hanna Flint asked Armie Hammer during an interview if he had been approached for the job of Batman. He said he has not been approached by anyone who can actually give him the job, and has not been asked for his availability. ORIGINAL STORY All things considered, we didn’t have to wait too long. After Ben Affleck offically left the role of the Caped Crusader, speculation as to who would wear the tights have run ramped. Thankfully, we can put our think pieces to rest (even though they were fantastic). Our friends over at Revenge of the Fans have got the scoop on who will…
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Casting: WONDER WOMAN: BLOODLINES – Rosario Dawson, Michael Dorn, and More!
We’ve got casting news for y’all! There are loads of animated movies coming from DC this year, with Reign of the Supermen already out and Batman: Hush, Wonder Woman: Bloodlines, and Justice League vs. The Fatal Five to come. Revenge of The Fans has picked up the cast list for the first animated solo Wonder Woman movie since 2009. Rosario Dawson (Death of Superman, Reign of The Superman, Daredevil) is returning, presumably voicing Wonder Woman again. She’s really taken the role in stride, and especially her coming to Wonder Woman: Bloodlines. She’s been voicing Wonder Woman in DC’s Animated Universe since Throne of Atlantis in 2015. For the rest of the cast we have: Nia Vardolos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Adrienne C. Moore (Orange is The New Black), Constance Zimmer (House of Cards, Bojack Horseman), Courtenay Taylor (Skylanders Academy), Cree Summer (Guardians of The Galaxy TV series), Kimberley Brooks (Bumblebee, DC Super Hero Girls), Marie Avgeropolous (The 100), Michael Dorn (Atrocitous, Justice League Action,…
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Amazon’s INVINCIBLE Reveals A-List Cast
Last week Revenge Of The Fans reported that Amazon’s upcoming animated series Invincible had a cast. Invincible is based off the Robert Kirkman comic series of the same name. The cast list found included: Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead), Zazie Beetz (Deadpool 2), Jason Mantzoukas (John Wick: Chapter 3-Parabellum), Gillian Jacobs (Community), Andrew Rannells (A Simple Favor), and Chris Dimantopoulos (Silicon Valley). Now The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed their report, and also revealed that some top-rate talent has joined the cast. J.K. Simmons (Whiplash), Sandrah Oh (Killing Eve), Seth Rogen (Sausage Party), Mark Hamill (Star Wars: The Last Jedi), Walton Goggins (Ant-Man and the Wasp), Mae Whitman (Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World), Melise (The Shannara Chronicles), Kevin Michael Richardson (Lilo & Stitch), Grey Griffin (The Loud House), and Max Burkholder (Parenthood) have all joined the cast…
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AVENGERS: ENDGAME Casting Update
Whoa boy. Avengers: Endgame is only a couple months away, and everyone is itching for some news. The supposed end to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we know it will be big, as there will be a ton of questions that need to be answered after the shocking ending of Avengers: Infinity War. Thankfully, our good friends at Revenge of the Fans have the scoop on some casting news for us. First off, directors Joe Russo and Anthony Russo have a tendency to use a Community or Arrested Development actors in their projects. It’s a fun little side plot fans like to speculate on, and it’s a tradition that gives fans an Easter egg to…
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DC Universe News: Casting, Renewal and Popularity
TITANS season one was definitely one that struggled immensely trying to find its path, drawing ire far and wide from the DC fandom. The show was renewed for a season two a few weeks before the show premiered, drawing confusion from fans. This turned out to be a standard however, as purportedly, Doom Patrol has already been renewed for a second season as well. As it turns out, the renewal for TITANS was well deserved. Parrot Analytics reported to Screen Rant, as TITANS went up in demand on DC Universe as the season progressed. Parrot Analytics, a data science company tracks metrics of audience demand for TV shows does so by…
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Ewan McGregor In Talks to Play Black Mask in BIRDS OF PREY
“Hello, there!” Breaking news: Ewan McGregor is a fan favorite here at WOBAM. Okay, not exactly breaking news. But in light of today’s news, he’s fixing to become an even bigger fave. Confirming an earlier rumor, The Wrap’s Umberto Gonzalez has the exclusive that McGregor is in talks to portray Black Mask in Cathy Yan’s Birds of Prey. Black Mask has a history as a mobster Batman villain, so his inclusion in Birds of Prey signals a deeper dive into the Gotham City mythos. How will Black Mask factor into the story? Will he prove ample match to the Birds?? Will he sing and dance??? Will he don Jedi robes…
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