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Former Justice League composer says, “you haven’t made it in Hollywood until you get replaced”

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It was announced yesterday that Danny Elfman would be replacing Junkie XL on Justice League, as Joss Whedon takes over the movie’s reshoots in London. It comes off the back of rumours that Whedon’s reshoots are larger than the “standard pickups” Warner Bros. said they were, suggesting the film will be completely different to how […]

Danny Elfman to score Justice League for Joss Whedon

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In a rather surprising move, iconic composer Danny Elfman has now joined Justice League to compose the film’s score, per The Hollywood Reporter. He’s joined the film just as Joss Whedon takes the director’s chair for some reshoots and additional scenes in London. Elfman is no stranger to composing superhero themes. He worked on Tim Burton’s Batman, creating […]

Geoff Johns says “heart, humor, hope, heroics and optimism” are now the focus of the DCEU

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Following the mixed reception to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and the dark, dour tone of the DC Extended Universe, it was widely reported that Warner Bros. was planning on a change in direction for the DCEU, coinciding with the appointment of Geoff Johns and Jon Berg as co-chiefs of DC Films. The studio has […]

Nightwing casting, Alien franchise in trouble, Thor: Ragnarok opens huge and more – Daily News Roundup

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NIGHTWING CASTING RUMOURS There was a rumour going around over the weekend that Stranger Things star Dacre Montgomery had been cast as Nightwing in the DC solo movie, however the film’s director Chris McKay has taken to Twitter to say that casting for the movie hasn’t gotten underway yet. “We haven’t started the process of […]

Joel Kinnaman says Suicide Squad 2 aiming to shoot in 2018

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With The Batman pushed back from its planned 2018 release date to 2019, it’s been reported that Warner Bros. could be looking to fast track one of its DC Extended Universe movies to accompany Aquaman on next year’s release schedule. Among the rumoured contenders was Suicide Squad 2, but it seems we can scratch the […]

Zack Snyder reveals his Wonder Woman cameo

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Following Wonder Woman’s stellar $223 million opening weekend, producer Zack Snyder has taken to social media platform Vero to reveal that he has a cameo in the film, with the Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice helmer appearing as an Allied soldier during the scene where Wonder Woman liberates the German-occupied […]

Justice League cast discuss Zack Snyder’s departure and Joss Whedon’s involvement

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Back in May, Warner Bros. announced that Zack Snyder had stepped down as director of Justice League following to the untimely passing of his daughter, with Joss Whedon stepping in as his replacement in order to oversee reshoots and complete post-production. Since then, there’s been a lot of rumour and speculation as to how much […]

Rumour: Zack Snyder and David Ayer to step back from the DC Extended Universe

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With his films Man of Steel and – more specifically – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Zack Snyder laid out the template for Warner Bros.’ DC Extended Universe, both in terms of the casting of its main heroes for Justice League, and the overall look and feel of the cinematic universe. It’s fair to […]

Exclusive interview with Wonder Woman’s Connie Nielsen for The Confessions

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Tai Freligh interviews Connie Nielsen… Connie Nielsen is a Danish actress who first gained fame for her portrayal of Princess Lucilla in Gladiator with Russell Crowe back in 2000 and has done extensive movie and television work since then, most recently as Queen Hippolyta in Wonder Woman and as Claire Seth in The Confessions, in […]