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Matthew Vaughn wants to make a “modern version” of the Richard Donner Superman

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For several months now, Kingsman: The Golden Circle director Matthew Vaughn’s name has been brought up as a potential candidate to direct Warner Bros.’ as-yet-unannounced Man of Steel sequel. Over the weekend, the British filmmaker revealed that he has indeed had talks with Warner Bros. about helming a Superman movie, and now in an interview […]

Hellboy cinematic universe, Karl Urban returning as Judge Dredd, Superman in new Justice League promo – Daily News Roundup

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A HELLISH UNIVERSE This should come as no surprise, but there are hopes that Neil Marshall’s big screen reboot of Hellboy could spawn a cinematic universe. “It’s a very loose adaptation of one of the Hellboy graphic novels,” he told The Verge. “When you have more books out there, you have a lot more to […]

Doom Patrol/Justice League crossover coming in 2018

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DC’s Young Animal imprint has gained a lot of traction since it began last year as an outlet for mature readers than the stories usually told in the regular DC Comics titles. The books – Doom Patrol, Mother Panic, Shade The Changing Girl and Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye – take place within the DCU, but are still relatively […]

Zachary Levi talks Shazam, wants cameo from Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman

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With Warner Bros. and director David F. Sandberg gearing up to go into production on Shazam, actor Zachary Levi has been chatting about his role as young Billy Batson’s adult superhero counterpart in the next instalment of the DC Extended Universe, and the tone we can expect from the movie. “I can’t tell you much as […]

Zachary Levi cast in title role in DC’s Shazam movie

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Zachary Levi is set to swap the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the DC Extended Universe, with Variety reporting that Thor: The Dark World and Thor: Ragnarok star has secured the title role in the upcoming Shazam movie. Levi will play the adult alter-ego of young boy Billy Batson, who is able to transform into the […]

Deathstroke movie in development, Hawkeye gets an upgrade in Avengers 4, Shazam director expecting backlash and more – Daily News Roundup

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DEATHSTROKE: THE MOVIE Last year it was announced that Joe Manganiello had been cast as the DC assassin and supervillian Slade Wilson – better known as Deathstroke – in Ben Affleck’s The Batman. However with Affleck removed from the director’s chair and new helmer Matt Reeves re-writing from scratch, there were some questions about whether […]

Captain Marvel spotted on Avengers 4 set, Shazam beings shooting next year, Matthew Vaughn’s Superman pitch and more – Daily News Roundup

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MARVEL IN MARVEL’S AVENGERS It had been rumoured and speculated that Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel would make her debut in Avengers: Infinity War, which was then dismissed when Marvel Studios revealed our first look at Carol Danvers will be in her 2019 solo movie. However Larson has now been spotted heading to the set of […]

Pre-production begins on Warner Bros.’ Shazam! movie

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Having been confirmed as the next DC Extended Universe movie to shoot after Aquaman, director David F. Sandberg (Annabelle: Creation) has taken to Instagram to announce that pre-production is now underway on the Shazam! film. The movie is based upon Captain Marvel, a character created by Bill Parker and C.C. Beck back in 1939, and follows Billy […]

Director David F. Sandberg gives an update on Shazam and his comic book inspirations

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Fresh from the box office success of Annabelle: Creation, director David F. Sandberg is now turning his attention to the DC Extended Universe and his next project, Shazam!. Speaking to Film Riot (via Heroic Hollywood), Sandberg has provided an update on Shazam!, confirming that the script is ready and it will be the next DC […]