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Dwayne Johnson talks Black Adam’s “phenomenal opportunity”, could shoot in 2019

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With production on Shazam! in full swing, one question many fans have had is when Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson will finally star as Shazam’s nemesis, Black Adam, in the Black Adam solo film. Johnson has had a very busy schedule from filming Jumangi: Welcome to the Jungle, Skyscraper and the upcoming Fast & Furious spin-off with Jason Statham and other projects that Black Adam seems to […]

Deja Vu: The Dull Predictability of the Hollywood Tentpole Lineup

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Tom Jolliffe on whether the yearly line ups of Blockbusters are becoming too predictable… So new year rolls around, as time inevitably guarantees. At the end of the year we invariably look back. Best of lists permeate film sites across the internet land. Then as soon as we kick into a new January, we start […]

George Miller rumoured to direct Man of Steel 2

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Those who are still mourning over the death of George Miller’s shelved 2008 Justice League film rejoice, because the Mad Max: Fury Road director may get the chance to bring part of the DC universe to film after all! A new rumour from The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? director Jon Schnepp claims that Miller will direct Man of Steel 2, […]

The Shallows director Jaume Collet-Serra emerges as Suicide Squad 2 frontrunner

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In Warner Bros.’ search for a director to replace David Ayer on Suicide Squad 2, a frontrunner has finally emerged. According to Deadline, Orphan and The Shallows helmer Jaume Collet-Serra is currently the studio’s first choice to take the reins on the upcoming comic book movie sequel. The studio did, in fact, meet with Mel Gibson […]

Blu-ray Review – Wonder Woman (2017)

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Wonder Woman, 2017. Directed by Patty Jenkins. Starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, David Thewlis, Danny Huston, Elena Anaya, Ewan Bremner, Lucy Davis, Eugene Brave Rock, Emily Carey, Lilly Aspell, and Saïd Taghmaoui. SYNOPSIS: After a fighter pilot crash lands on her home island, an Amazonian princess leaves the safety of her […]

Batgirl film back on as Warner Bros. hires Christina Hodson to write script

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After Warner Bros. was rumoured to have made Batgirl less of a priority after Joss Whedon stepped down as the writer and director when he realized he “didn’t really have a story”, it seemed it might be a while before we heard any movement, if any, on the purported project. Though its been a couple months, The […]

Joe Manganiello confirms that Deathstroke movie is still “in the works”

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Having originally been cast as Slade Wilson to star in Ben Affleck’s version of The Batman prior to Matt Reeves coming on board as director and shaking things up, it was announced in October of last year that Joe Manganiello would be headlining a Deathstroke solo movie from The Raid helmer Gareth Evans. Manganiello made his […]

The Flash movie may not be titled Flashpoint any more

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During last year’s San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that Warner Bros. had decided to switch up its plans for The Flash solo movie with an adaptation of Flashpoint, a comic book arc which sees Barry Allen waking up in a vastly altered DC universe. While Warner’s DC plans have been in flux following the […]

Matt Reeves says The Batman is going “really, really well”

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Having dismissed talk about his exit from the director’s chair last month, filmmaker Matt Reeves has now taken to Twitter to offer a very brief but reassuring update with regards to his progress on the DC Extended Universe solo offering The Batman. Really, really well, thanks! I could not be more excited! 🦇 — Matt […]