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Suicide Squad director is heartbroken that most of Jared Leto’s Joker work won’t be seen

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David Ayer, the director of Suicide Squad, says that his “heart breaks” for Jared Leto as most of his “magnificent” work as the Joker won’t be seen. It’s fair to say that Jared Leto’s performance as the Joker in David Ayer’s Suicide Squad didn’t live up to most people’s expectations. It’s true though that the […]

Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins says that the MCU model shouldn’t be the status quo for superhero movies

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Patty Jenkins, the director of Wonder Woman, says that the MCU shouldn’t be the status quo for superhero movies. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has certainly had a huge impact on the superhero movie genre and blockbusters in general, with so many trying to replicate its success with its shared universe. However, Patty Jenkins, the director […]

The Raid director discusses his abandoned Deathstroke movie

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Having originally joined the DC Extended Universe to take on the role of the main villain in The Batman prior to Ben Affleck’s departure, Joe Manganiello’s Slade Wilson made his debut in the post-credits scene of Justice League, which was intended to introduce the character ahead of a Deathstroke solo movie. Gareth Evans, direct of […]

Suicide Squad director David Ayer confirms Joker fan theory

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David Ayer, the director of Suicide Squad, has confirmed a fan theory about Jared Leto’s Joker. The first attempt to bring Suicide Squad to the big screen certainly wasn’t a slam dunk, even if it did make some big bucks at the box office. One element fans didn’t respond too well to was Jared Leto’s […]

Patty Jenkins explains why Wonder Woman 1984 has two big villains

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After battling Ares in 2017’s Wonder Woman, Gal Gadot’s Diana Prince will find herself going up against two of the Amazon Princess’ biggest foes as she has to content with both Maxwell Lord (Pedro Pascal) and Cheetah (Kristen Wiig) in the upcoming sequel Wonder Woman 1984. Speaking to Total Film ahead of the film’s scheduled […]

Michael Rosenbaum had to turn down a role in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad

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Having worked with James Gunn briefly on 2017’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, making a cameo appearance as Martinex in the post-credits scene, it seems that former Smallville star Michael Rosenbaum was offered the opportunity to reunite with Gunn – and rejoin the DC universe – with a role in next year’s DCEU sequel […]

Wonder Woman’s Patty Jenkins doesn’t have plans to direct the Amazons spin-off movie

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Patty Jenkins, director of Wonder Woman 1984, says that she doesn’t intend on directing the Amazons spin-off movie. Director Patty Jenkins was at the helm for the very successful Wonder Woman in 2017 and she is resuming duties for the much-anticipated sequel Wonder Woman 1984. But what about the Amazonian spin-off movie that was announced […]

New image from Wonder Woman 1984 released as Patty Jenkins clarifies past comments on film’s sequel status

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Thanks to Total Film, we’ve got a new look at returning stars Gal Gadot and Chris Pine as Diana Prince and Steve Trevor from this year’s (for the time being, at least) DC Extended Universe sequel Wonder Woman 1984; check it out here… Meanwhile, speaking to the outlet, director Patty Jenkins has sought to clarify […]

James Gunn read every Suicide Squad comic ahead of filming the DC sequel movie

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To prepare for making The Suicide Squad, director James Gunn says he read every single comic and the vast majority of Harley Quinn comics too. It’s important for a director to do their homework before starting a new project, especially when adapting source material. For James Gunn and superhero movies, this means reading as many […]

Wonder Woman 1984 promotional artwork surfaces online

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While it remains a little unclear at this point just when we’ll get to see the movie given all of the uncertainty due to the global health crisis, we do have some new promotional artwork for Warner Bros. and DC Films’ superhero sequel Wonder Woman 1984, which features illustrated versions of Gadot’s Diana Prince and Kristen […]