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Aquaman producer doesn’t think there needs to be any more Justice League-style team-ups from DC

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Peter Safran, a producer for Aquaman, thinks that there is no need for future DC team-up movies in the style of Justice League. The DCEU has been a tale of two halves. WB first tried to imitate the MCU, going after big superhero team-ups, which didn’t quite pan out for them. Now, however, they have found much […]

Idris Elba to replace Will Smith as Deadshot in The Suicide Squad

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Last week it was reported that Will Smith has become the latest actor to exit the DC Extended Universe, with a scheduling conflict preventing him from reprising his role as Floyd Lawton, a.k.a. Deadshot, in Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. Well, it seems that Gunn and Warner Bros. have moved […]

Aquaman spinoff The Trench could come before Aquaman 2 says producer

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Peter Safran, one of the producers for DC’s Aquaman, says that spinoff The Trench could come out before Aquaman 2. There is no question that Aquaman was a rip-roaring success, pleasing audiences around the world and making bucket loads of cash in the process. WB was so pleased with the film, they are even going […]

The Flickering Myth Reaction to the Shazam! trailer

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The Flickering Myth writing team discuss the new Shazam! trailer… After giving us our first look at the film back during the San Diego Comic-Con last summer, Warner Bros. and DC Films waited until a month out from its release to unveil more of their superhero comedy adventure Shazam!, with a brand new trailer arriving […]

Shazam promo poster reminds us that the DC film is one month away

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Following a new trailer for Shazam! earlier in the week, Warner Bros. has revealed a new promo poster for the Zachary Levi-headlined DC superhero movie reminding fans that the release of the comic book movie is now just a month away; check it out here, along with a new TV spot… SEE ALSO: Shazam! early tracking […]

Warner Bros. and DC Films release new Shazam! trailer

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After director David F. Sandberg teased fans over the weekend,  Warner Bros. has now released the second trailer for DC Films’ Shazam!, giving fans a new look at the Zachary Levi-headlined superhero comedy; watch it below… SEE ALSO: Shazam! early tracking suggests $48 million domestic opening weekend We all have a superhero inside us, it just […]

Shazam puts his powers to the test in new TV spot

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With a new trailer for Shazam! incoming later today, Warner Bros. has unveiled a TV spot for the upcoming superhero action-comedy, which features a few snippets of Zachary Levi’s titular hero getting to grips with his powers; watch it here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZmTjdKEQ8s We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring […]

Ezra Miller offers update on The Flash movie, says it will “spark” whole new multiverse

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Despite being part of the original DC Extended Universe announcement slate, The Flash movie has found itself lingering in development hell these past few years, passing through the hands of several directors – and storylines (i.e. Flashpoint) – before ending up the hands of Spider-Man: Homecoming screenwriters John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. With Daley and […]

Shazam! early tracking suggests $48 million domestic opening weekend, new trailer on Monday

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We’re a little over a month out from the release of Shazam!, the latest instalment in the DC Extended Universe, and according to projections from Box Office Pro, the Zachary Levi-headlined superhero movie is looking at a domestic opening weekend of around $48 million. Should the figure prove accurate, that would be the lowest opening […]