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David Ayer is “done with DC” and Suicide Squad: The Ayer Cut

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For years, filmmaker David Ayer wanted fans to see his version of 2016’s Suicide Squad. The film was publically and infamously changed at the last minute, partly due to the poor reaction from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice a few months before. Ayer often spoke about not getting a fair shot and wanted to […]

Amber Heard thanks fans for “overwhelming support” on Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

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With social media still as volatile as ever, Amber Heard isn’t often talking about her roles and Hollywood productions as much these days. But it seems like Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom has the actress opening up and thanking fans for showing up to the superhero sequel and final DCEU movie. Taking to social media, […]

Lady Gaga continues her bad romance in new Joker: Folie à Deux image

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What is it like being in love with Gotham’s Crown Prince of Crime? Just look at Lady Gaga’s face in the new Joker sequel images. Released as a Christmas present to the Little Monsters and the Joker gang, Todd Phillips gives us another look at Lady Gaga (A Star Is Born) as Harley Quinn. We […]

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom sinks at the box office with $108 million worldwide debut

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Given DC’s run at the box office this year, not to mention the fact that Warner’s marketing team pretty much abandoned ship on the promotion, it will come as little surprise to learn that Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom has brought the curtain down on the DCEU with a whimper. The James Wan-directed sequel to […]

George Clooney on his cameo in The Flash, rules out another Batman return

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While Michael Keaton found himself front and centre of the marketing campaign for The Flash, the Batman and Batman Returns star wasn’t the only former Caped Crusader to make his return in this year’s big DC multiversal flop. While he didn’t don the Batsuit, George Clooney made a surprise cameo appearance in the film’s final […]

Saltburn director Emerald Fennell looks back at her cancelled Zatanna movie for DC

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Emerald Fennell has joined the long list of filmmakers once attached to a DC project that will never see the light of day. We initially reported back in 2021 that the Saltburn writer/director was set to pen a Zantanna movie that would’ve fallen under the Dark Universe banner for DC. As we know, James Gunn […]

James Gunn reveals Superman: Legacy production start date

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With anticipation for James Gunn’s first entry into the new DC movie universe with Superman: Legacy growing, he’s had to fend off a mounting number of rumours regarding the film. While he debunked a new rumour of the film’s plot, he did reveal when production for Superman’s latest onscreen adventure will take flight. On Threads, Gunn […]

Movie Review – Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)

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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, 2023. Directed by James Wan. Starring Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Nicole Kidman, Dolph Lundgren, Randall Park, Temuera Morrison, Indya Moore, Pilou Asbæk, Jani Zhao, Vincent Regan, and Martin Short. SYNOPSIS: Black Manta, still driven by the need to avenge his father’s death and wielding the […]

Jason Momoa will “always have a home at DC” says DC Studios’ co-chair

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Jason Momoa’s time as Aquaman may be coming close, but the actor stays true to DC no matter what. In a new interview with The Independent, the producer behind Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom & the man in charge of DC’s new story, Peter Safran, promises we’ll see more of the actor going forward. Safran […]

James Gunn doubles down on soft DC reboot, says Matt Reeves’ Arkham series will be DCU canon

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If you were confused about the state of DC Studios and what will be “canon” during the upcoming reboot, buckle up for this development. James Gunn revealed via Threads that half of the work Matt Reeves is working on for DC will fall under James Gunn & Peter Safran’s DC Studios. Gunn took to social […]