During last year’s Comic-Con, Warner Bros. announced that it had changed up its plans for The Flash, revealing that the planned solo movie for Ezra Miller’s Scarlet Speedster would instead adapt the Flashpoint comic book storyline, which features a depowered Barry Allen in an alternate DC universe. Having passed through the hands of directors Seth […]
The Flash movie may not be titled Flashpoint any more
During last year’s San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that Warner Bros. had decided to switch up its plans for The Flash solo movie with an adaptation of Flashpoint, a comic book arc which sees Barry Allen waking up in a vastly altered DC universe. While Warner’s DC plans have been in flux following the […]
Jeffrey Dean Morgan says it would be a “thrill of a lifetime” to play Batman in Flashpoint
Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan has said that it would be a “thrill of a lifetime” to play Batman on film. The Walking Dead star has appeared as Thomas Wayne in the DC Extended Universe and now is hoping to take up the main job as the Caped Crusader in DC’s Flashpoint movie. Based on the […]
Game Night directors close their deal for Flashpoint
Back in January it was announced that Vacation and Game Night directors (and Spider-Man: Homecoming screenwriters) Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley would be helming DC’s Flash movie Flashpoint, only for the duo to state last week that they were yet to begin working on the film as they hadn’t closed their deals. Well, it seems […]
Flashpoint directors’ deal not finalised, but new villain and character rumours surface
Last month, it was announced that Game Night helmers and Spider-Man: Homecoming scriptwriters John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein were in talks with Warner Bros. to direct the studios Flash movie, which as revealed at Comic-Con last year, is now an adaptation of the Flashpoint story arc. Well, according to the duo, talks are still […]
Why the new Flashpoint directors are so psyched to work on the project
Flashpoint has the potential to be a really crazy film, and could actually serve as a fix for a number of the problems plaguing current state of the DC Cinematic Universe. Being a film dealing with multiple timelines, the sky is really the limit for creating a boundary-breaking movie that can make some inspired choices […]
The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War, Black Widow, Thor 4, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Shazam, Flashpoint, Gotham City Sirens, Hellboy, Spawn and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Thor 4, Black Panther, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Venom, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Black Widow, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Cloak & Dagger, The Punisher, X-Men, Wolverine, The Gifted, Justice League, Shazam, Flashpoint, Gotham City Sirens, […]
Flashpoint gets new directors in John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein
Its been a bit of a roller coaster ride for DC’s fastest man alive when it comes to his feature film. The Flash’s solo movie previously had directors Seth Grahame-Smith and Rick Famuyiwa attached, but after they left due to creative differences the film was put on hold. Now Variety has reported that WB has put Flashpoint, which was formally […]
Warner Bros. confirms April 2019 release for Shazam, vacates July 2018 DC date
This was to be expected, given that production is slated to get underway in the next couple of months, but Warner Bros. has now officially announced that the DC Extended Universe solo movie Shazam is set for release on April 5th 2019. Directed by David F. Sandberg, Shazam sees Zachary Levi as the titular superhero, […]
The Week in Spandex – X-Men and Fantastic Four come home to Marvel, Avengers 4 updates, Venom details, Justice League box office, DCEU slate confirmed and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at X-Men, Fantastic Four, Deadpool 2, The New Mutants, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Gambit, The Gifted, Avengers 4, Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Venom, Jessica Jones, The Punisher, Runaways, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., New Warriors, Justice League, Aquaman, Shazan, Nightwing, Flashpoint, […]