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Shazam director David F. Sandberg tweets vicious response to fan “having an opinion about something that doesn’t exist yet”

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In the midst of his hard work on DC superhero movie Shazam, director David F. Sandberg took a moment to smack down a prejudiced fan on Twitter, urging them not to judge his film before he has made it. Sandberg responded to the fan, who said others “better steer clear of this movie” due to […]

Pacific Rim: Uprising pushed back to March

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There has been a little bit of a setback in the release of the sequel Pacific Rim: Uprising. Universal and Legendary announced the film has been pushed back from its February 23rd, 2018 release date to one month later on March 23rd, 2018. No reason for the delay has been given. Pacific Rim: Uprising is now placed […]

James Gunn on Shazam being “the original Captain Marvel”

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Director James Gunn has tweeted that Shazam is the original version of Captain Marvel. Actor Zachary Levi was recently cast as the titular character in DC’s upcoming superhero movie Shazam!. Levi has since been referring to the character as the original Captain Marvel, with some folks claiming that this is an insult meant towards Marvel Comics. […]

Warner Bros.’ Shazam to begin production in February 2018

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Back in July it was announced that the David F. Sandberg-directed Shazam would be the next DC Extended Universe project to go into production after Aquaman, and now we have word on the filming dates for the superhero solo movie. WhatsFilming.Ca (via CBM) is reporting that Shazam will shoot in Toronto from February 5th 2018 […]

Shazam! to be DC’s most lighthearted film so far according to director David F. Sandberg

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Since it was announced that DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. are moving ahead with Shazam!, to be directed by Lights Out and Annabelle: Creation’s David F. Sandberg, there’s been some thought as to how the horror director will approach the DC Extended Universe film. He recently spoke to The Toronto Sun on his plans for Shazam!, revealing the film […]

Harold Ramis’ daughter on the possibility of a CGI Egon in Ghostbusters 3

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While it seemed that the passing of Harold Ramis in 2014 had put an end to any hope of a new Ghostbusters movie featuring the original cast, director Ivan Reitman teased the possibility of a new live-action feature last weekend at the San Diego Comic-Con, as well as suggesting Ramis’ Egon Spengler could feature through […]

UPDATE: Shazam! will be the next DC film to go into production, Dwayne Johnson will not appear

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As we get ready to hear what the future may hold for the DC Extended Universe following Justice League at the San Diego Comic Con, The Hollywood Reporter has news of the next DC feature that Warner Bros. is planning to shoot. According to the outlet, Shazam! will be the next DC film to roll beginning in January or […]

Jaume Collet-Serra to direct Dwayne Johnson in Jungle Cruise, passes on Suicide Squad 2

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Deadline is reporting that director Jaume Collet-Serra (The Shallows) has signed on to direct Disney’s upcoming action adventure Jungle Cruise, which is based on the classic theme park attraction and will be headlined by Dwayne Johnson. As a result, Collet-Serra is now out of contention for Warner Bros.’ DC Extended Universe sequel Suicide Squad 2, having […]

Rumour: Shazam to start shooting in February, Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam won’t appear

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With Shazam’s planned release date of April 5th 2019 slowly edging ever-closer, it seems we may now have a production start date for the DC Extended Universe release, with El Mayimbe claiming on Twitter that filming on the movie will get underway in February. Dwayne Johnson had initially been cast as the villain/antihero Black Adam in […]