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Middle-earth: Shadow of War casts over London

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Orcs, Drakes, Caragors, and even Talion himself cast their shadows over London last night, celebrating the release of Middle-earth: Shadow of War. Maybe you subliminally saw the ‘Shadow-vert’ shadow-casting projections and suddenly found yourself at a midnight launch, wondering what could have brought you there. It’s also possible you were rounded up by nearby orcs and […]

Rumour: Zack Snyder and Warner Bros having “lots of fights” over Justice League and the DCEU

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It’s been a rough few months for Zack Snyder and Warner Bros in the lead up and the subsequent release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Despite making $850 million worldwide, the film was destroyed by critics and audiences and its looking to be a huge money loss for the studio against its giant production […]

Zack Snyder teases Wonder Woman’s role in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, hints at Brainiac as a future villain

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Just a few days ago thanks to Entertainment Weekly we got a bunch of new images from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (see here and here) and as part of their ongoing exclusive the magazine has been speaking to director Zack Snyder. In the extensive interview amongst other things Snyder teased that Gal Gadot’s […]

Keanu Reeves returning for Constantine sequel as HBO Max passes on J.J. Abrams series

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Having made no secret of their desire to reunite for a sequel to the 2005 supernatural thriller over the past few years, star Keanu Reeves and director Francis Lawrence have got their wish as Warner Bros. has given the go ahead to a Constantine sequel. Deadline broke the news, revealing that Reeves is officially on […]

Is Warner Bros.’ Batgirl cancellation the best thing to happen to the DCEU?

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Anghus Houvouras on Warner Bros.’ decision to cancel Batgirl and the ramifications for DC Films… Streaming services are struggling as they try to steer their ships out of stormy seas. Subscriptions are down. Operating costs are up. Competition is at an all time high. Now executives are making difficult decisions that will impact the future […]

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and Shazam! Fury of the Gods move release dates… again

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Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom and Shazam! Fury of the Gods are once again doing the release date shuffle, with Warner Bros. bumping their superhero tentpoles to 2023.  Both blockbusters have already been shunted around the calendar, most recently Shazam! Fury of the Gods was moved a few days in order to avoid clashing with […]

Dwayne Johnson pushed to keep Black Adam & Shazam origin films separate

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Black Adam and Shazam are DC Comics characters whose history dates back to 1945. For many fans, the film debut of one character should have included an appearance from the other, but the DCEU had other plans, though those plans came from an unlikely source. Recently, producer and actor Dwayne Johnson spoke to Vanity Fair […]

Jordan Elsass exits Superman & Lois, Jonathan Kent role will be recast

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As Superman & Lois is getting ready to begin production on its third season, word comes that Jordan Elsass has exited the series. Elsass portrayed Superman and Lois’ son Jonathan and the series will recast the role in the wake of his departure. Elsass’ exit is abrupt as the cast and crew of the CW series 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 […]

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 […]