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Bruce Timm’s Batman: Caped Crusader axed at HBO Max, but will be shopped around

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In another casualty of the shifting landscape at Warner Bros Discovery and HBO Max, the hotly-anticipated Batman: Caped Crusader is no longer planned for the streamer. Batman: Caped Crusader was given a series order from HBO Max and Cartoon Network around 15 months ago, where we would’ve seen Bruce Timm’s long-awaited return to Batman animation […]

House of the Dragon draws HBO’s largest ever premiere audience

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They will be toasting with mead in the HBO boardrooms following the news that the network’s eagerly anticipated Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon has broken the record for the largest series debut in the channel’s history.  House of the Dragon drew 9.986 million viewers across linear and HBO Max platforms in North […]

HBO’s The Last of Us first-look footage revealed

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While Warner Bros. Discovery endures a rocky transitional period, fans can at least look forward to one upcoming project from the studio. HBO Max will see the debut of The Last of Us next year, and in a sizzle reel for the service, we now have the first preview of the hotly-anticipated series. The video […]

Kaley Cuoco set for Peacock’s comedic thriller Based on a True Story

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Peacock has announced that The Big Bang Theory and The Flight Attendant star Kaley Cuoco is set to lead the cast of Based on a True Story, a dark comedic thriller from Emmy-nominated writer and executive producer Craig Rosenberg (The Boys, Lost, Preacher).   Inspired “by a bizarre true event”, the series tells the story of […]

Details on Batgirl revealed, including references to Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman and Jason Todd

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The more we hear about the now-cancelled Batgirl film, the more upsetting and confusing the whole situation becomes. For those who don’t know, Warner Bros. Discovery and, more specifically, new CEO David Zaslav shelved the upcoming Batgirl film, directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, with Leslie Grace as the titular character. Reports have […]

HBO Max removes several originals, including The Witches, Moonshot, and Superintelligence

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In the wake of Warner Bros. Discovery shelving Batgirl and Scoob! Holiday Haunt, the shocks keep coming as WBD has quietly removed several HBO Max originals from the service in an apparent effort to save on costs as Discovery’s David Zaslav continues re-organizing after the merger. The films that have been removed include 2020’s remake of The Witches, Moonshot, Superintelligence, An American […]

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 – How ‘We Met in Virtual Reality’ director Joe Hunting filmed a documentary in VR

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Flickering Myth had the opportunity to speak with filmmaker Joe Hunting, whose documentary We Met in Virtual Reality is currently available to stream on HBO Max… While plenty has been written about the potential of virtual reality — how it can transform the way we work, how we entertain ourselves, how we interact — much […]

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 […]

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai announces Zach Galligan return, more cast revealed

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HBO Max revealed yesterday more have been cast in Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, an animated series based on the popular franchise. Original Gremlins star Zach Galligan will return as Billy Peltzer alongside George Takei (Star Trek), Sandra Oh (Killing Eve), Randall Park (WandaVision) and Bowen Yang (Bros). They join Isaac Wang (Good Boys), Ming-Na Wen (The Book […]