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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 […]

Warner Bros. remains committed to theatrical releases for Tenet and Wonder Woman 1984 “this summer, or whenever theaters reopen”

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With the global health crisis shutting down cinemas around the world, we’ve seen the vast majority of this summer’s blockbusters pushed back into 2021, with a sprinkling foregoing a theatrical release in favour of straight-to-VOD releases. Just this week, Warner Bros. announced that its Scooby-Doo movie Scoob! will be skipping cinemas and debuting directly on […]

Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins discusses Kristen Wiig’s Cheetah as film receives PG-13 rating

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While it remains uncertain whether the film will make it into theaters as planned this August due to the ongoing public health crisis, director Patty Jenkins continues to promote the DC superhero sequel Wonder Woman 1984, with the filmmaker chatting to Syfy Wire about Kristen Wiig’s Barbara Minerva, and her transformation into the supervillain Cheetah. […]

James Gunn says Harley Quinn “is one of my favourite characters I’ve ever written”

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Having brought the Guardians of the Galaxy to the big screen with two movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, James Gunn has now turned his attention to the DC Extended Universe for his next film The Suicide Squad, and during a recent Instagram Q&A, Gunn has expressed his love for Harley Quinn and the fun […]

Funko’s Wonder Woman 1984 Pop! Vinyl figures revealed

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Funko has unveiled its line of merchandise for the upcoming superhero sequel Wonder Woman 1984 which includes six variants of Diana Prince, Pop! Movies vinyl figures for Steve Trevor and Barbara Minerva, and a line of Mystery Minis; take a look here… Wonder Woman 1984 reunites Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins with stars Gal Gadot (Diana Prince), Chris […]

Birds of Prey concept art showcases alternate hairstyles for Black Canary

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Concept artist Greg Hopwood has taken to Instagram to share a few alternate hairstyle designs for Jurnee Smollett-Bell’s Black Canary from the DC Extened Universe girl gang movie Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn); check them out via the Instagram embed here, and let us know in the comments whether […]