With Warner Bros. and director David F. Sandberg gearing up to go into production on Shazam, actor Zachary Levi has been chatting about his role as young Billy Batson’s adult superhero counterpart in the next instalment of the DC Extended Universe, and the tone we can expect from the movie. “I can’t tell you much as […]
New trailer for George Clooney’s Suburbicon starring Matt Damon and Julianne Moore
Following the release of the new poster for Suburbicon [check it out here], a UK trailer has arrived online for director George Clooney’s latest film which stars Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Oscar Isaac, and Noah Jupe; watch it below… SEE ALSO: George Clooney says Suburbicon isn’t a comedy Suburbicon is a peaceful, idyllic suburban community […]
Zachary Levi cast in title role in DC’s Shazam movie
Zachary Levi is set to swap the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the DC Extended Universe, with Variety reporting that Thor: The Dark World and Thor: Ragnarok star has secured the title role in the upcoming Shazam movie. Levi will play the adult alter-ego of young boy Billy Batson, who is able to transform into the […]
Deathstroke movie in development, Hawkeye gets an upgrade in Avengers 4, Shazam director expecting backlash and more – Daily News Roundup
DEATHSTROKE: THE MOVIE Last year it was announced that Joe Manganiello had been cast as the DC assassin and supervillian Slade Wilson – better known as Deathstroke – in Ben Affleck’s The Batman. However with Affleck removed from the director’s chair and new helmer Matt Reeves re-writing from scratch, there were some questions about whether […]
The Return Of The Western
Tom Jolliffe on the return of the Western… Cinema runs in cycles. A genre may have its run and then have a lull of 10-20 years where audiences aren’t really interested. In the 30’s and 40’s you couldn’t move for gangster films. In the 50’s it was epics and the 60’s there was a huge […]
Shazam director confirms April 2019 release date
Over the past couple of years, Warner Bros. has developed a bit of a habit of shuffling its DC Films release dates, with several movies that were part of its initial slate announcement shifting dates, or in some cases, finding themselves stuck in development hell. Well, one movie that does seem to be on track […]
Captain Marvel spotted on Avengers 4 set, Shazam beings shooting next year, Matthew Vaughn’s Superman pitch and more – Daily News Roundup
MARVEL IN MARVEL’S AVENGERS It had been rumoured and speculated that Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel would make her debut in Avengers: Infinity War, which was then dismissed when Marvel Studios revealed our first look at Carol Danvers will be in her 2019 solo movie. However Larson has now been spotted heading to the set of […]
Pre-production begins on Warner Bros.’ Shazam! movie
Having been confirmed as the next DC Extended Universe movie to shoot after Aquaman, director David F. Sandberg (Annabelle: Creation) has taken to Instagram to announce that pre-production is now underway on the Shazam! film. The movie is based upon Captain Marvel, a character created by Bill Parker and C.C. Beck back in 1939, and follows Billy […]
Director David F. Sandberg gives an update on Shazam and his comic book inspirations
Fresh from the box office success of Annabelle: Creation, director David F. Sandberg is now turning his attention to the DC Extended Universe and his next project, Shazam!. Speaking to Film Riot (via Heroic Hollywood), Sandberg has provided an update on Shazam!, confirming that the script is ready and it will be the next DC […]
Invasion of the Body Snatchers remake coming from The Conjuring 2 writer and Predator producer
Another remake is on the way, and this time it’s for a film that has had several remakes already. Deadline is reporting Warner Bros. is set to remake Invasion of the Body Snatchers and has hired The Conjuring 2 writer David Leslie Johnson to pen the script. He will be joined by John Davis, producer of the Predator films, including […]