Yesterday some comments from The Batman director Matt Reeves surfaced, where the filmmaker stated that the upcoming Dark Knight movie would be “standalone” and not “part of the DC Extended Universe.” The Hollywood Reporter followed this up with a report claiming The Batman would be part of Warner’s new non-DCEU division alongside the newly-announced Joker […]
UPDATE: Matt Reeves says The Batman is “standalone” and “isn’t part of the DC Extended Universe”
Ever since Ben Affleck stepped down as director of The Batman, there’s been a tonne of rumours and speculation surrounding The Dark Knight’s next solo movie, as well as Ben Affleck’s continued involvement with the project and the wider DC Extended Universe as a whole. While Affleck has since committed his future to the DCEU, […]
Ben Affleck leaving Batman, Aquaman footage, huge Captain Marvel news and more – Weekend News Roundup
AFFLECK BATMAN WOES? Over the San Diego Comic Con weekend, there were reports that Warner Bros. were reconsidering the casting of Ben Affleck as Batman in their DC Extended Universe, possibly before his solo movie The Batman. However during DC’s panel in Hall H, Affleck reassured fans that he was sticking with the cowl in […]
Work is underway on the Teen Titans live-action series Titans
In April of this year, it was announced that Warner Bros. is pushing ahead with its long-planned live-action Teen Titans series as part of a new dedicated DC streaming service, and now DC chief creative officer Geoff Johns has revealed that work is underway on the series… Oh. This also started this week… @AkivaGoldsman #Titans […]
Thor: Ragnarok’s “he’s a friend from work” line came from a Make-A-Wish kid
A couple of weeks ago, director Taika Waititi suggested that up to a whopping 80% of Thor: Ragnarok is improvisation, and now Chris Hemsworth has revealed that one of – if not the – most memorable moments from the first trailer falls into that category, and it seems we have a child from the Make-A-Wish […]
Avengers: Infinity War will weave together every narrative of the MCU so far
Next year will see the release of Marvel’s hugely-anticipated superhero blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War, the first of a two-part story serving as a culmination of the first decade of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. During an interview with CinemaBlend, co-director Joe Russo has been chatting about the epic scope of the event movie, discussing the challenges […]
Rumour: Ben Affleck signs up for Batman trilogy, leading to Batman Beyond
On the eve of the San Diego Comic-Con, a report emerged claiming that Ben Affleck’s future as Batman was in doubt – something that the actor vehemently denied during the DCEU panel at Comic-Con last weekend. It seemed a lot of the original report was based on director Matt Reeves’ comments that he had plans […]
American Horror Story: Cult gets new character banners and teaser promos
With a little over a month to go until the premiere of American Horror Story: Cult, FX has released five character banners for the new season featuring returning cast member Cheyenne Jackson as Dr. Rudy Vincent and newcomers Colton Haynes as Detective Samuels, Billy Eichner as Harrison Wilton, Billie Lourd as Winter Anderson, and Alison […]
Ben Affleck dismisses speculation over his Batman future
Yesterday it was reported that Warner Bros. is considering Ben Affleck’s future as Batman in the DC Extended Universe, suggesting that he would be unlikely to don the cape and cowl for The Batman, and that the studio was either looking to recast Bruce Wayne, or have another character take on the mantle of the […]
Rumour: Warner Bros. developing Harley Quinn vs. The Joker movie
With Warner Bros.’ big DC Extended Universe San Diego Comic-Con panel set to take place tomorrow, the DCEU rumour mill is certainly in overdrive at the minute. Earlier we had a report that Ben Affleck may be finished as Batman, and now comes word of another potential movie in development at the studio. According to […]
