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Aquaman tops $1 billion at the global box office, surpasses The Dark Knight

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Aquaman may have been knocked from the top of the domestic box office by The Upside this weekend, but Warner Bros. is celebrating a major milestone today with the DC Extended Universe blockbuster crossing the billion dollar mark at the global box office.With $287.9 million from North America and $734.2 million domestically, Aquaman has now […]

Henry Cavill applauds Aquaman and congratulates Jason Momoa

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Superman actor Henry Cavill has congratulated those involved with Aquaman, praising the film and star Jason Momoa.While Henry Cavill’s future as Superman is unclear, he seems to have really enjoyed his time with Jason Momoa when filming Justice League. Cavill has taken to social media to congratulate Momoa on Aquaman, praising the film in the process.Posting […]

Aquaman hits $749 million at the worldwide box office

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After surpassing the total box office grosses of Justice League and Man of Steel on Friday, Warner Bros.’ DC blockbuster has enjoyed another stellar weekend with the underwater superhero adventure pushing its worldwide haul to $748.8 million.Domestically, Aquaman added $51.6 million in its second weekend, pushing its North America haul to $188.8 million. It added […]

Patrick Wilson’s Ocean Master and his tylosaur featured in new Aquaman image

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A couple of days ago we got a new image from December’s Aquaman movie featuring Willem Dafoe’s Atlantean warrior Vulko riding an armored hammerhead shark, and now director James Wan has shared another still from the DC blockbuster, this time featuring Patrick Wilson’s Orm, a.k.a. Ocean Master, along with the villain’s own personal steed, a […]

Geoff Johns wants to see more of Aquaman’s Black Manta

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Former DC Entertainment head Geoff Johns wants to see more of Aquaman‘s Black Manta.Geoff Johns may have stepped down from his position as an executive of DC Entertainment but that hasn’t stopped the producer and writer from commenting on the future of DC.Johns was a big fan of Black Manta in Aquaman and has recollected […]

Warner Bros. has big plans for Black Manta in the DC Extended Universe

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Although he’ll be playing second fiddle to Patrick Wilson’s Ocean Master in this December’s Aquaman, it seems that Warner Bros. and DC Films have big plans in store for Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s Black Manta in the future.“We certainly have every intention that Manta plays a very large role in the DC universe,” producer Peter Safran […]

Mission: Impossible – Fallout director originally agreed to the removal of Henry Cavill’s mustache for Justice League

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Director of Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Christopher McQuarrie, said yes to removing Henry Cavill’s troublesome mustache.The talk regarding Henry Cavill’s now infamous mustache never seems to end. Having grown the mustache for Fallout and then needing to have the facial hair digitally covered (poorly) for Justice League became a symbol of that film’s issues during […]

Wonder Woman 2 and Suicide Squad 2 production start dates revealed

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With Warner Bros. and DC Films taking stock of the DC Extended Universe after the lacklustre reception to last year’s Justice League, it seems we’re now getting a good idea as to the next phase of their cinematic superhero universe.We know that DC has Aquaman set to arrive in December, followed by Shazam – which […]

Emma Stone reportedly passes on Cheetah role in Wonder Woman 2

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With director Patty Jenkins and star Gal Gadot gearing up to begin production on Wonder Woman 2 this spring, it was only a matter of time before we started getting some casting rumours for the DC sequel.Well, sure enough, we’ve now got a report from That Hashtag Show, which claims that the follow-up to last […]

Mission: Impossible – Fallout director linked to Green Lantern Corps, reignites Tom Cruise / Hal Jordan rumours

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Back in January of last year it was revealed that David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight Trilogy, Man of Steel) would be producing Warner Bros.’ cosmic DC adventure Green Lantern Corps, as well as penning the script with Justin Rhodes (Contract Killers).Since then, we’ve had Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) and even […]