Looks like Tom Hardy will not be returning to the DC movie world after all. The Hollywood Reporter announced that Hardy has dropped out of David Ayer’s Suicide Squad due to scheduling conflicts. He is currently shooting Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s The Revenant alongside Leonardo DiCaprio which is now looking to overrun. Furthermore, Mad Max: Fury Road […]
Voice cast for Batman Vs. Robin announced, includes “Weird Al” Yankovic
Two iconic facets of geekdom will collide in 2015. No, I’m not talking about the newest Avengers team-up or rumors of Spider-Man joining the MCU. I’m talking about Batman going head-to-head with “Weird Al” Yankovic. The voice cast for the upcoming DC Universe Original Animated Movie, Batman Vs. Robin, has been revealed. The film is a sequel to last year’s Son […]
Will Smith and Margot Robbie talk Tom Hardy leaving Suicide Squad
It was announced last month that Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises) had left David Ayer’s Suicide Squad due to scheduling issues thanks to the promotional tour of Mad Max: Fury Road. In an interview to promote their new movie Focus, Suicide Squad cast members Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn) and Will Smith (Deadshot) were asked […]
There was going to be a Batman store in Tim Burton’s Batman Returns
Holy Meta Batman! A brilliant find over at 1989Batman.com shows an unused set from Tim Burton’s Batman Returns which was – get this – a Batman store that sold merchandise from the 1989 Batman movie. Can’t get more meta than that! Here’s an excerpt from the Daniel Waters script: EXT. A STORE–EARLY EVENING OF THE CURRENT […]
Jaden Smith playing Static Shock, according to Tyler James Williams
Back in October, we reported that After Earth star Jaden Smith was rumored for the title role of DC’s upcoming Static Shock live-action digital series. Now, that report seems to have been confirmed, thanks to The Walking Dead and Dear White People‘s Tyler James Williams. Williams was recently interviewed at MCM Comic Con (via Flicks and the City), and was asked about […]
Manu Bennett says Arrow producers took Deathstroke “in the wrong direction”
It seems that Manu Bennett isn’t too happy with the way that the producers of Arrow handled his character Slade Wilson / Deathstroke, with the actor offering up some criticism during an interviw with The Music – particularly with regards to his appearance in the third season. “I think Deathstroke had a lot of possibilities […]
FOX renews Gotham, Empire and Brooklyn Nine-Nine
FOX has announced that it has handed out early renewals to the hourlong dramas Gotham and Empire, as well as a third season of the award-winning comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine. The Batman prequel series Gotham delivered FOX’s highest-rated premiere in 14 years and is averaging a 4.2 rating and 10.6 million viewers during its first season, […]
Why Batman may not get a solo movie in the DC Cinematic Universe
Thomas Roach on why Batman may not get a solo movie in the DC Cinematic Universe… When it was revealed that The Dark Knight would appear in the follow-up to Man of Steel, fans were super excited at the concept of seeing Batman and Superman in the same movie. Ben Affleck’s casting received some backlash, […]
New rumours about Warner Bros.’ Legion of Superheroes movie
Back in September last year, there were some rumours that Warner Bros. were working towards a movie based on Legion of Superheroes and now today some new details have come to light. Maybe. According to Bleeding Cool, Warner Bros. are looking to push Legion of Superheroes forward due to the massive success of Guardians of […]
Dwayne Johnson on why he chose to play Black Adam over Shazam
Dwayne Johnson is out and about on the promotional tour for the action sequel Fast & Furious 7, which hits cinemas this Friday, and Digital Spy managed to grab a few words about his upcoming DC movie Shazam – specifically, why he chose to play the villain Black Adam, as opposed to the titular hero. […]
