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Obi-Wan spin off movie, Avengers: Infinity War promo art, Captain Marvel script update and more – Daily News Roundup

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HELLO THEREAfter being rumoured for what feels like a decade, it was reported yesterday by The Hollywood Reporter that Disney and Lucasfilm are in talks with Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot) about helming a spin-off movie for Obi-Wan Kenobi. The site reports that talks are at the earliest of stages, and there is currently no script for […]

UPDATE: Casey Affleck doesn’t think Ben Affleck is returning for The Batman

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UPDATE: As suspected, it seems that Casey Affleck was just having a little fun here, as his rep has confirmed that he was “not speaking from a place of firsthand knowledge”, while Ben Affleck’s rep also confirmed that “he’ll continue to be Batman as long as the studio will have him”. Original story follows…The “will […]

Producer vs. Director: The Case of Zack Snyder

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Pim Razenberg on the debate on creative differences between producers and directors…Creative differences. The clichéd answer to most break-ups between a studio and its directors. Recent examples of cases where “creative differences” were the cause of conflict are the departure of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller from the as-of-yet untitled Han Solo anthology film and […]

Superman joins the Justice League on new promotional poster

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We have a new Justice League poster to pick apart admire! This one features the ‘Man of Steel’ himself looming over the rest of the team:Not much to see here, but one can’t help but take notice every single time Superman shows up in recent promotional material. Obviously, the guy is dead right? Well, not really…Warner […]

Director David F. Sandberg gives an update on Shazam and his comic book inspirations

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Fresh from the box office success of Annabelle: Creation, director David F. Sandberg is now turning his attention to the DC Extended Universe and his next project, Shazam!. Speaking to Film Riot (via Heroic Hollywood), Sandberg has provided an update on Shazam!, confirming that the script is ready and it will be the next DC […]

New Aquaman set photos feature an Atlantean soldier and a stunt sequence

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As filming on Warner Bros.’ solo DC blockbuster Aquaman continues down under, DCEUMX on Twitter has unveiled a few new spy photos from the set, which give us another look at the armored Atlantean soldiers, as well as the filming of a stunt sequence which sees Arthur Curry being thrown through a window; take a […]

More Ben Affleck done with Batman talk, Daniel Craig back as Bond, Infinity War “biggest movie” ever made and more – Daily News Roundup

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AFFLECK SPEAKPrior to San Diego Comic Con, there was a rumour that Ben Affleck would be stepping down as The Dark Knight, promoting the star himself to respond and say he’s staying on with DC as Batman. Well, his brother Casey Affleck has had a few words about the subject – albeit in a joking […]

Ben Affleck promises a “more traditional Batman” in Justice League

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Regardless of the rumors circulating around the star’s involvement in The Batman, Ben Affleck’s Dark Knight will be front and center in the upcoming Justice League film. Now, we know that Batman will be receiving a suit upgrade, and some sleek new vehicles in Justice League, but how else has his character changed? Justice League […]

Guardians of the Galaxy alternate post-credits scene, SpiderVerse rumours, Deadpool 2 tragedy and more – Daily News Roundup

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I AM TEEN GROOTGoing by the fan reaction, everyone seemed to enjoy all six of the post-credit sequences from James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and now Marvel Studios have shared an alternate version of one of the most popular ones. In the original scene, Chris Pratt’s Star-Lord enters into the room of […]

Justice League actor on the relationship between Cyborg and his father, says solo movie is still happening

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A few days ago we brought you some comments from Justice League actor Joe Morton, who plays Dr. Silas Stone, where he discussed how the character of Cyborg is being “adjusted” during the current reshoots on the DC blockbuster. And now Morton has been talking to Comic Book Movie about the relationship between Silas and […]