After being announced a couple of months ago, it looks like DC Films and Warner Bros. have been working hard to find a director for Flashpoint. And according The Wall Street Journal, Toby Emmerich, they closing in on a director and hope to be greenlit soon. Read more here.
With a little over a week to go until Justice League arrives in cinemas, a new Superman motion poster has been revealed featuring Henry Cavill’s Man of Steel which includes a voiceover from Amy Adams’ Lois Lane. Read more here.
It was revealed a couple of days ago that Disney were looking to acquire certain elements on 21st Century Fox, which would include their film studio 20th Century Fox. Should that be the case, Disney could potentially own Marvel characters like the X-Men, Fantastic Four and Deadpool. With The House of Mouse seemingly unwilling to make R-rated movies, Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds has shared some concerns over Twitter. Read more here.
Sean Astin, who plays Bob in Stranger Things 2, has revealed he originally auditioned to play conspiracy theorist Murray Bauman in the hit Netflix series. “I got a call right away saying they thought it was fantastic, but they actually think you’re more right for another character, Bob,” he told Variety. “I went back the next day and auditioned again for 10 minutes, and then I got a call saying they loved me for it.” Read more here.
DEAD CHARACTERS RETURNING IN AVENGERS 4?
Due to a photo posted on Instagram by Robert Downey Jr. along with Frank Grillo and Maximiliano Hernandez, rumours have spared that we could see the return of the deceased Crossbones and Jasper Sitwell in Avengers 4. Make of this what you will. Read more here.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2 producer David Heyman has revealed his plans for the franchise, and the connections to the wider Harry Potter universe. “I think the pleasure of these Fantastic Beasts films is that they’ll work on their own terms,” he said. You don’t need to know Harry Potter to enjoy them, but if you do, you have another layer, another level to enjoy. I’m very excited as more nuggets drop and audiences respond. Fans will be incredibly excited. This next film is different to the first, but each film will march to its own beat and have its own tone. I don’t yet know if the series will get darker, although all of them will be fun and entertaining.” Read more here.
Eric Bay-Andersen isn’t quite as keen on the latest MCU outing, asking whether Thor: Ragnarok is the most overrated Marvel movie ever. Read that here.
Originally published November 8, 2017. Updated April 18, 2018.
