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Rumour: Matt Reeves enlisting Planet of the Apes screenwriter for The Batman

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While the reports that Ben Affleck’s future as Batman is in doubt will likely grab all of the headlines before Warner Bros.’ big DC Extended Universe panel at Comic-Con tomorrow, we now have another potential tidbit relating to Matt Reeves’ plans for The Batman.According to Splash Report, Reeves is looking to reunite with his Dawn […]

Ben Affleck’s Batman future reportedly in doubt

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Well, this probably isn’t the kind of headline Warner Bros. wants on the eve of its huge DC Films panel at the San Diego Comic-Con International tomorrow, but according to The Hollywood Reporter the studio is quietly working on a plan to phase out Ben Affleck’s Batman from the DCEU, with the outlet even going […]

Shazam director revealed, new look at Pacific Rim: Uprising, Mega Man movie and more – Daily News Roundup

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SHAZAM!It was reported earlier this week that Shazam would be heading into production next February, and this has now been confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter. The film will be helmed by David F. Sandberg, who is directing Annabelle: Creation for WB’s sister company New Line. Peter Safran, who is producing Annabelle: Creation as well as James Wan’s Aquaman, is apparently […]

The Week in Spandex – The Pre-San Diego Comic-Con Edition

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Welcome to an abridged, pre-San Diego Comic-Con edition of The Week in Spandex…Well, it’s almost that time of year again. In just a few short hours the San Diego Comic-Con International 2017 will get underway, and as usual it promises to be a huge weekend for fans of superhero movies and television. Warner Bros. is […]

Lynda Carter has had talks about cameo appearance in Wonder Woman 2

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Although Wonder Woman 2 is yet to be officially announced, we’ve already heard that Geoff Johns and director Patty Jenkins are hard at work on the story for the sequel to this year’s DC blockbuster, and now TV’s Wonder Woman Lynda Carter has revealed that she’s had talks about making a cameo in the Amazon […]

Wonder Woman set to become the biggest summer movie of 2017

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DC’s Wonder Woman is set to tick off more achievements and become the biggest summer movie of 2017 domestically.Having already become one of the biggest films of the year, and taking fifth place in the highest grossing action heroine movies of all time, Wonder Woman should be passing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 any […]

New DCEU movies, unused Spider-Man: Homecoming suit, Dunkirk review and more – Daily News Roundup

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TWO NEW DCEU MOVIESFollowing the fantastic reactions and box office success of Wonder Woman, the DCEU feels like its getting itself back on track after a rocky 2016 and early 2017. There have been a lot of rumours of future entries into the universe, and yesterday Warner Bros. announced that it has set release dates for […]

Rumour: Shazam to start shooting in February, Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam won’t appear

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With Shazam’s planned release date of April 5th 2019 slowly edging ever-closer, it seems we may now have a production start date for the DC Extended Universe release, with El Mayimbe claiming on Twitter that filming on the movie will get underway in February.Dwayne Johnson had initially been cast as the villain/antihero Black Adam in the […]

Nightwing director reveals what he’s looking for when casting Dick Grayson

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Back in February of this year it was announced that The LEGO Batman Movie helmer Chris McKay is set to swap the world of DC animation for the live-action DC Extended Universe as director on a Nightwing feature, and the filmmaker has been speaking on Twitter about the appeal of the character and what he’s […]