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Jude Law turned down the role of Superman out of embarrassment

June 10, 2016 by admin

Way before Warner Bros. and DC were launching the DCEU with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and even before Bryan Singer directed Superman Returns, The Man of Steel was set to star in a movie written by J.J. Abrams entitled Superman: Flyby, which was set to be directed by McG or Brett Ratner. At one […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: DC, Jude Law, Superman, Superman: Flyby

Frank Miller on where he would take the Batman movie franchise

October 30, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Having penned a number of seminal Batman tales including The Dark Knight Returns and Year One, influential comic book creator Frank Miller almost got to make his mark on the Batman movie franchise back in the early 2000s, teaming up with Darren Aronfosky to write a version of Year One, although it was ultimately scrapped […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Batman: Year One, DC, DC Extended Universe, Frank Miller

Kevin Smith would like to see Superman Lives as an animated movie

November 25, 2016 by Gary Collinson

In the mid-90s, Warner Bros. and Batman producer Jon Peters enlisted Tim Burton for a reboot of the Superman franchise, hoping Burton could do for the Man of Steel what he did for the Dark Knight back in 1989. After several years in development, the studio opted to pull the plug on what ultimately became […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: DC, Kevin Smith, Nicolas Cage, Superman, superman lives, Tim Burton

Matt Reeves hints at possible Andy Serkis role in The Batman

May 16, 2017 by Samuel Brace

The Batman director Matt Reeves has laid down a possible hint of a role for Andy Serkis in the movie. Serkis and Reeves have worked together on Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and the upcoming sequel, War for the Planet of the Apes, where Serkis plays the lead, Caesar. Obviously enjoying his time […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Andy Serkis, DC, DC Extended, Matt Reeves, The Batman

Warner Bros. hoping to cast Leonardo DiCaprio for The Joker origin movie, Jared Leto unhappy

September 1, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Last week it was announced that Warner Bros. is in development on an origin story for the iconic DC villain The Joker, which will be separate from the DC Extended Universe, with Todd Phillips (The Hangover) directing, and legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese producing. Scorsese’s involvement was certainly a surprise, and now THR is reporting that […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: DC, Jared Leto, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, the joker

Tyler Hoechlin won’t compare his Superman to Henry Cavill’s Man of Steel

June 19, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Last week it was announced that Tyler Hoechlin is set to take on the role of Superman for the second season of Supergirl, with the Teen Wolf star subsequently stating that he’s “honored and humbled” to play the Man of Steel. Attending the Sydney Film Festival premiere of his new film Everybody Wants Some!!, The […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: DC, Henry Cavill, Supergirl, Superman, Tyler Hoechlin

Joss Whedon comments on Marvel, DC and Wonder Woman, would like to direct a Star Wars movie

October 21, 2016 by Gary Collinson

As Joss Whedon continues to work on his script for his first post-Marvel project, the filmmaker has been chatting to Complex about the comic book movie genre, weighing in with his thoughts on Marvel and DC, as well as the upcoming Wonder Woman movie – a project he spent several years attached to back in the […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: DC, DC Extended Universe, Joss Whedon, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Wars, Wonder Woman

Gotham Season 4 Episode 10 Review – ‘Things That Go Boom’

December 3, 2017 by admin

Martin Carr reviews the tenth episode of Gotham season 4… Multiple threads, numerous explosions and enough twists and turns to keep the most attention deficient audience member happy, is what Gotham gave us this week. Dark and moody, violent and riddled with double bluffs piled six feet high, this is the season you need to […]

Filed Under: Martin Carr, Reviews, Television Tagged With: Batman, DC, Gotham

Comic Book Review – Superman: President Luthor

March 14, 2018 by Ricky Church

Ricky Church reviews Superman: President Luthor… Lex Luthor is not only Superman’s most dangerous nemesis, but one of comics most dangerous and evil characters in general. For a man who doesn’t have superpowers, Luthor’s intellect and selfishness makes him a great threat to Superman and the DC universe. One of Luthor’s greatest accomplishments though wasn’t […]

Filed Under: Comic Books, Reviews, Ricky Church Tagged With: DC, Greg Rucka, Jeph Loeb, Superman, Superman: President Luthor

Jeff Nichols will reportedly direct Warner Bros.’ Aquaman movie

December 14, 2014 by Gary Collinson

As well as revealing plenty of details about the plans for the Spider-Man franchise [read about those here, here and here], the big Sony hack has also given us some insight into other studios’ superhero projects. Following on from the news that Captain America: The Winter Soldier directors Joe and Anthony Russo will helm the […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Aquaman, DC, Jason Momoa, Jeff Nichols

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