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The CW President Talks More RIVERDALE Spinoffs and Whether the Arrowverse Will End Anytime Soon
Right now, The CW’s biggest television shows are the ones based on comics. The Arrowverse consists of four live action shows – Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl and Legends of Tomorrow – with a fifth show, Batwoman, expected to premiere next year. Meanwhile, DC’s Black Lightning has been a big hit, while Riverdale offers a new take on Archie Comics lore. Now, The CW has teased future plans for both franchises. At the Television Critics Association tour this week, The CW president Mark Pedowitz talks about the shows’ futures. He teases that at least one other Riverdale spinoff could be in the works, but he’s waiting on showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s pitch. “In terms…
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The CW Casts Ruby Rose As Batwoman
The CW has found it’s Batwoman! Deadline broke the news that Ruby Rose will be portray Kate Kane, otherwise known as Batwoman, for CW’s Arrowverse! This will mark the first ever live-action superhero TV series with an openly LGBT superhero in the lead. Rose will first portray the character in the network’s annual superhero crossover which is said to take place in Gotham City. The character will then spin off into her own television series which will begin filming in the spring of 2019 and will air on The CW later in the year. Rose is a big get for the CW, she had her breakout role in the third season of the hit…
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RUMOR: BIRDS OF PREY Synopsis Revealed?
Birds of Prey looks to be moving fast over at Warner Bros. We recently got word of who WB is considering for the roles of Huntress and Black Canary, but now we might have some story details. Our friends at DiscussingFilm has revealed the potential synopsis for the film. Here’s the synopsis: After splitting up with The Joker, Harley Quinn and three other female superheroes – Black Canary, Huntress and Renee Montoya – come together to save the life of a little girl (Cassandra Cain) from an evil crime lord. We now know that the crime lord is Black Mask, as we reported previously reported. These details go in line with…
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SUPERGIRL Movie in the Works at Warner Bros. and DC Films
As Warner Bros. continues to restructure its DC Films slate, yet another title has been put into development. 22 Jump Street and The Cloverfield Paradox scribe Oren Uziel has been hired to write a new movie starring Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl. The project is in very early development (directors aren’t being approached yet), but this comes at an interesting time for Superman on film. After starring in three movies, Henry Cavill’s Superman has been waiting for another solo film. But with his three movies getting polarizing reception and Cavill’s new contract negotiations with WB not finalized, fans have wondered what’s next for the franchise. Well, Supergirl could create a new…
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BATWOMAN to Start Filming in Spring 2019
With Batwoman appearing in the upcoming Arrowverse crossover, it would only make sense for them to spin her off into her own series. We already knew that a spin-off was in the works, but now we have a filming date. Our friends at GWW recently shared some new information. Batwoman is looking for a spring 2019 start date. We don’t know if it will be shot in Vancouver, where all of the Arrowverse shows are filmed, or possibly in Toronto, where Titans and Suicide Squad filmed. With a Spring shoot, it will likely air sometime next fall, assuming it goes to series. For more news on Batwoman and all things DCTV, stay…
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Box Office Updates: Ant-Man and The Wasp Go to the Movies
The summer box office season is in its final stretch, but we have some more updates on two superhero movies. Marvel’s Ant-Man and The Wasp held onto 7th place in its fifth weekend of release in North America, grossing an estimated $6.2 million. This brings its domestic total to $195.5 million, so it should hit the $200 million mark soon. Overseas, the film had a boost from a $6.2 million opening in the UK. The movie is now at $426.3 million worldwide. After it opens in China and other markets, it should easily pass the first Ant-Man‘s lifetime gross. Now, let’s talk about DC’s current movie in theaters. Teen Titans GO! To…
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RUMOR: WB Has a Shortlist for BIRDS OF PREY
The Birds of Prey train keeps on going. We finally have some casting information! Our friends at GWW dropped some details on who Warner Bros. wants for the roles of Black Canary and Huntress. Details down below! According to Geeks Worldwide, WB is looking at Alexandra Daddario (True Detective) for the role of Huntress; they are also keeping an eye on Vanessa Kirby (Mission Impossible: Fallout) and Blake Lively (The Shallows) for Black Canary. CBM then added that they’ve heard the same report, with Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) being among the Black Canary short list. Now, it’s worth mentioning that this is just a wishlist for who WB is considering for the…
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Movie News Bits: COWBOY NINJA VIKING, FLASHPOINT, SIN CITY, X-FORCE, POKEMON
In our latest installment of Movie News Bits, we have some Cowboy Ninja Viking casting news, an update on Flashpoint, Sin City news, a possible X-Force villain, and a trailer for the next Pokémon movie. Quantico star Priyanka Chopra is in talks to join Universal’s Cowboy Ninja Viking, starring Chris Pratt and directed by Michelle MacLaren. If a deal closes, Chopra will play Sara Nix, a psychologist who monitors Duncan (Pratt) and may or may not develop feelings for him. In the Image Comics adaptation, Duncan is an assassin who embodies three personas: a cowboy, a ninja, and a viking. The film hits theaters on June 28th, 2019. (Source: Collider) Ever since…
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DC’s SUPER PETS Getting an Animated Movie from Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. has been beefing up its slate of animated DC movies for theaters, with The LEGO Batman Movie releasing last year and Teen Titans GO! To the Movies currently playing at a theater near you. And now, another movie has entered development. According to Collider, LEGO Batman scribe Jared Stern is writing a Super Pets movie, which unites the pets of various DC characters. In the comics, the Legion of Super-Pets consisted of characters like Krypto, Streaky, Bat-Cow, any many more. The lineup for this movie is unknown at this time. (If Ace the Bathound isn’t included, we riot.) The Super Pets got their own series of animated shorts…
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CONSTANTINE: CITY OF DEMONS Movie Coming to Blu-Ray This Fall
CW Seed’s third animated DC series, Constantine: City of Demons, premiered earlier this year. The series brings Matt Ryan’s John Constantine back into the spotlight, despite not being a continuation of the NBC series. While we’ve been waiting on a second season of the show, it looks like that’ll come in the form of a movie. Warner Bros. has announced that Constantine: City of Demons will be released as a movie on Tuesday, October 9th on Blu-Ray, 4K, and digital. The movie version will have an hour of new footage, bringing its runtime to 90 minutes. This is similar to when WB released both seasons of Vixen as a full-length…
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