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Warner Bros. Discovery boss on a DC Films reset and ten-year plan to emulate Marvel Studios

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Is DC finally trying to get itself together? Much like that messy friend we all have, the legendary brand of comics had quite the interesting past few years, even before the Snyderverse madness that began to brew in 2016. But with a new person now in charger of DC’s parent company, David Zaslav of Warner […]

Batgirl star Leslie Grace and Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav address DC movie cancellation

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In one of the biggest stories to shake Hollywood since Warner Bros. decided to dump its entire 2021 movie slate onto HBO Max, newly-formed Warner Bros. Discovery made the decision to swing the axe on two movies this week, with the studio shelving both DC Films’ Batgirl and animated sequel Scoob!: Holiday Haunt, despite investing […]

Batgirl directors issue statement in wake of movie’s cancellation

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Yesterday’s news that Warner Bros. Discovery was shelving Batgirl so far into its production was quite a shock to everyone, but none more so than its directors Adil El Arbi and Bilal Fallah. After taking the day, the directing pair have finally broken their silence through their Instagram. Adil and Bilall said they were “saddened and […]

Exclusive Interview – Green Lantern: Beware My Power co-writer Ernie Altbacker on John Stewart’s origin story

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Ricky Church chats with Green Lantern: Beware My Power co-writer Ernie Altbacker… DC Animation’s latest feature film Green Lantern: Beware My Power is notable for several reasons. First off, it showcases DC fan-favourite John Stewart as the lead in his first feature film in an origin story detailing how he became chosen as a Green Lantern and […]

Lady Gaga confirms Harley Quinn role with promo for Joker: Folie À Deux

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Lady Gaga is about to enter Arkham Asylum as the star has taken to her Instagram account to confirm her role in Joker 2, which has just locked down a 2024 release date. After weeks of rumors, Lady Gaga posted a promotional video hyping up the release of Joker: Folie À Deux. She’ll take on […]

James Gunn reassures fans on the future of Peacemaker after Batgirl cancellation

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Amidst all of the fallout surrounding Warner Bros. decision to lock Batgirl in the cave marked ‘tax write-off’ in response to negative test screenings, and the turmoil over at HBO Max, James Gunn has rushed to reassure fans that season 2 of his DC Extended Universe series Peacemaker will still go ahead as planned.  Social media is […]

Exclusive Interview – Green Lantern: Beware My Power’s Jamie Gray Hyder on playing Hawkgirl

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Ricky Church chats with Green Lantern: Beware My Power star Jamie Gray Hyder… DC Animation’s latest feature film Green Lantern: Beware My Power is notable for several reasons. First off, it showcases DC fan-favourite John Stewart as the lead in his first feature film in an origin story detailing how he became chosen as a Green Lantern […]

Joker: Folie À Deux given Fall 2024 release date

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Amid all the uncertainty around Warner Bros. Discovery with the studio shelving Batgirl and Scoob! Holiday Haunt, it seems that Todd Phillips’ Joker sequel Joker: Folie À Deux is safe from the cull as it has just been announced that the film has been given a release date of October 4th, 2024. Phillips revealed the film’s title from an […]

Batgirl no longer seeing release as Warner Discovery shelves $90 million movie

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In a shocking move, Warner Bros. Discovery will not move ahead with Batgirl, shelving the unfinished film and basically tossing aside $90 million. The New York Post reports that the DC Films production will not see any form of release; it was originally set for HBO Max but many hoped for a theatrical run as […]