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LEGENDS OF TOMORROW Won’t Be Part of the Next Arrowverse Crossover
Fans were excited to hear that this year’s annual Arrowverse crossover event will center around Batwoman and Gotham City. In fact, Batwoman is going to be the star of her own series soon. However, it looks like one show won’t be part of the event. According to Entertainment Weekly, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow is sitting out this year’s crossover. The event will consist of Supergirl, Arrow, and The Flash. No reason why Legends will be absent. It’s also unclear if this rules out any Legends characters in the event or just its episode that week. In 2016 and 2017, The CW crossed over all four shows for epic crossover events.…
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SHAZAM! Covers Entertainment Weekly’s Exclusive SDCC 2018 Issue
Entertainment Weekly has revealed its second San Diego Comic-Con 2018 cover, which will be available exclusively online and at the convention. This cover brings DC Films’ next big hero to the spotlight. The cover features Zachary Levi suited up as the titular hero in Shazam!, which will be part of Warner Bros. and DC’s panel this Saturday. The magazine also has some quotes from Levi, who pitches the film as “Superman Meets Big.” He also says that, unlike many modern superheroes, Billy Batson will actually love being a hero and can’t wait to use his powers. Producer Peter Safran chimes in, reaffirming that Shazam! will have a much lighter tone…
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AQUAMAN Website Launches, Plus Highlights From Set Visits
Promotion for DC Films’ Aquaman is finally kicking off. We shared the teaser poster earlier today, while the trailer is set to premiere at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday. Now, the hype continues. The movie’s website officially launched today. While it doesn’t have too much, it has a plot synopsis that teases Arthur Curry’s origin and more. To check out the site, click HERE. Additionally, various sites visited the set of Aquaman last year, and today, they’re sharing what they learned about the movie. Here, we’ll share some highlights from Collider‘s article, which offers a lot of new details on the movie. As said before, Aquaman takes place after Justice…
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BIRDS OF PREY Movie Lineup Revealed
Margot Robbie’s Birds of Prey movie will see Harley Quinn teaming up with a slew of female characters from the DC Universe. We heard that classic BOP members Huntress and Black Canary were involved. But now, we have a full roster. The Wrap has learned that Harley’s girl gang will include these four characters… Black Canary/Dinah Laurel Lance, a fantastic hand-to-hand combatant who comes from a family of crimefighters The Huntress/Helena Bertinelli, a vigilante in Gotham City Cassandra Cain, another vigilante who is one of the greatest martial artists in the world. She is one of several characters who assumed the Batgirl mantle in the comics, but it’s unknown if…
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Diana Prince Suits Up in New WONDER WOMAN 1984 Image
Production began last week on the highly anticipated Wonder Woman sequel, titled Wonder Woman 1984. The announcement included a couple first-look images, one of which confirmed Steve Trevor’s return. Now, we have another new still. Star Gal Gadot shared a new image on Twitter, featuring her in the iconic Wonder Woman costume. While most superhero costumes tend to change with every other movie, Wonder Woman’s has remained consistent, and 1984 is no exception. The only difference is the lighting, which shows off more vibrant coloring than in some of DC’s past films. Check out the image below, and stay tuned for more as we have it. She’s back… 🙅🏻♀️ #WW84…
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Djimon Hounsou is in AQUAMAN Too
It was announced this week that Djimon Hounsou is in DC’s Shazam! movie, replacing Ron Cephas Jones as The Wizard. This comes after he reprised the role of Korath in Captain Marvel. But it turns out that Hounsou has another role in DC Films’ universe; one that we’ll see even sooner, in fact. Entertainment Weekly has released a new image from Aquaman, featuring a first look at the rulers of the Fisherman Kingdom. The King is played by none other than Djimon Hounsou. We also see the Fisherman Queen and Princess, played by Natalia Safran and Sophia Forrest, respectively. This is one of the seven kingdoms of Atlantis. Producer Peter Safran…
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Joaquin Phoenix Teases His “Unique” Joker Movie
After being rumored for a while, Warner Bros. announced this week that Joaquin Phoenix will play The Joker in director Todd Phillips’ origin movie. The film, which begins production this fall, will be a gritty character study on the villain, and it promises to be something different in the genre. In an interview with Collider, Phoenix talks about the project and how he got involved. He reaffirms that he puts a lot of time into considering his roles, and he praises Phillips’ vision. Most interestingly, Phoenix reveals that this was the type of comic book movie movie he thought about making years ago. “Three or four years ago, I called…
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First SHAZAM! Still Finally Gives an Official First Look at the Suit
Shazam! is expected to be present at Warner Bros.’ San Diego Comic-Con panel next week, and to get fans ready, we have a first official still from the DC adaptation. Entertainment Weekly has premiered the following image, which sees Zachary Levi’s Big Red Cheese grabbing soda with Freddy Freeman (Jack Dylan Grazer). The still offers a proper first look at Shazam in costume; we’ve seen the suit in a bunch of leaked set photos, but nothing official until now. Shazam! director David F. Sandberg spoke with EW about the costume design, offering insight into how it pulls from various eras of the character’s history. For example, the hood is from…
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Dwayne Johnson Offers BLACK ADAM Production Update, Teases DC Universe Cameos
Last we heard on the Black Adam movie, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson said that production could start sometime next year. Well, it looks like that’s still the plan, but it may not be quite as soon as we’ve expected. Speaking with Filmstarts, Johnson says that Black Adam could “possibly” start production in late 2019. He explains that he’s shooting Jumanji 3 early next year, then Red Notice with Gal Gadot. But after that, if all goes to plan, he could do Black Adam after. He goes on to say that he’s very happy with how the script is turning out, and it’s an exciting time for DC Films’ universe, even in…
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It’s Official: Joaquin Phoenix Will Play The Joker
A while back, it was reported that Joaquin Phoenix was in talks to star in Warner Bros.’ Joker origin movie, which will kick off a slate of non-canon DC movies. While sites suggested that Phoenix was likely to close the deal, the actor has approached multiple comic book roles before turning them down. However, it’s now official. WB has confirmed that Phoenix will play The Joker in the movie, which will kick off production in September. The film will have a $55 million budget and is a gritty crime drama that reimagines Joker’s origin. While a release date isn’t confirmed yet, The Hollywood Reporter suggests that it could be ready as…
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