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Zack Snyder’s Justice League: Was It Worth All of the Drama? | Flickering Myth Movie Chat

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Having battled intense studio interference and pushback during the original production of Justice League, Zack Snyder walked away from the troubled DC blockbuster due to a family tragedy, leading to a change in directors, massive reshoots, and a Frankenstein of a theatrical cut in 2017 which almost brought the DCEU to its knees. In the wake […]

Helen Mirren joins Shazam: Fury Of The Gods as the villain Hespera

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Shazam will face his most formidable foe yet, in the form of Dame Helen Mirren. News broke this week that Mirren is joining the cast of Shazam: Fury Of The Gods as the villain of the DC sequel, which has David F. Sandberg returning to the director’s chair. While she’s no stranger to action films […]

Zack Snyder discusses his post-Justice League plans for Superman, New Gods, and a new Batman

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Zack Snyder has made no secret of the fact that his plans for the DC Extended Universe – or at least the ‘SnyderVerse’ aspect of it – extend well beyond Justice League. As anyone who’s now seen Zack Snyder’s Justice League and its multiple Return of the King-style endings can attest to, The Snyder Cut […]

Zack Snyder’s Justice League falls short of Wonder Woman 1984 on HBO Max

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Samba TV, a polling company who track the household viewing figures using Smart TV statistics, have revealed that Zack Snyder’s Justice League drew 1.8 million households in its first five minutes over its debut weekend, a figure that leaves it trailing Wonder Woman 1984‘s Christmas Day bow of 2.2 million. While Justice League couldn’t get […]

WarnerMedia CEO says “we won’t be developing David Ayer’s cut” of Suicide Squad

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No sooner had WarnerMedia and HBO Max announced that they were allowing Zack Snyder to complete the Snyder Cut of Justice League than a section of the DC fanbase began calling for similar treatment for David Ayer and his 2016 supervillain team-up Suicide Squad. Ayer, who had reshoots and changes enforced on him by the […]

Zack Snyder considered the mullet for Superman in Justice League

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While Henry Cavill’s Superman got to don his fan favourite black suit in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, the filmmaker stopped short of delivering a truly comic book accurate version of the Man of Steel from the classic Death and Return of Superman arc by keeping his traditional hairstyle as opposed to having him rock a […]

‘Justice is Gray’ edition of Zack Snyder’s Justice League gets a promotional clip

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Following the release of Zack Snyder’s Justice League, HBO Max now released a promotional clip for the upcoming ‘Justice is Gray’ edition of The Snyder Cut, featuring Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) and Alfred Pennyworth (Jeremy Irons); watch it here… SEE ALSO: ‘Justice is Gray’ edition of Zack Snyder’s Justice League will include more Joker footage […]

Promising Young Woman’s Emerald Fennell to write Zatanna movie for DC Films

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From one promising young woman to another, Emerald Fennell has found her next major gig. Warner Bros and DC Films have tapped the award-winning writer/director of Oscar-contender Promising Young Woman to pen a script for their hero Zatanna. Variety broke the story today that the upcoming movie from Warner Bros.’ DC Films will also see […]

WarnerMedia CEO shuts down hope for #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

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While fans worldwide are celebrating the critical and audience reception of Zack Snyder’s Justice League, it seems like WarnerMedia sees it as a farewell party. In an interview with Variety, WarnerMedia’s Studios CEO Ann Sarnoff spoke about the Snyder Cut. When asked about the fan movement that got it released, she said they were happy […]