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Timothée Chalamet’s Wonka release date pushed back to December 2023

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With Warner Bros. recently shuffling their release date schedule for their upcoming DC films including Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, The Flash, and Black Adam, it has been reported that the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prequel Wonka has also had its date pushed back. According to Variety, the Timothée Chalamet-led Willy Wonka film has been moved from March 17, 2023, […]

Christopher Nolan loved Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, calls it “compelling at every turn” and a “gift to film fans”

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Masters of blockbuster bombast Christopher Nolan and Denis Villeneuve shared the same views when it came to their movies being shown on anything other than the biggest screen possible, so it was always likely that their respective cinematic visions would chime with one another, and that has proven to be the case now that the […]

Christopher Nolan slams Warner Bros.’ 2021 HBO Max release plan

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Last week, Warner Bros. made a shocking announcement that it is moving its entire 2021 release slate to a simultaneous HBO Max and theatrical release model starting with this year’s DC title, Wonder Woman 1984. However, one director – who has had a long-running partnership with Warner Bros. – has heavily criticised their decision. In an interview […]

J.K. Simmons in talks to return as Commissioner Gordon for Batgirl

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A week after In The Heights‘ Leslie Grace was cast as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl in Warner Bros.’ upcoming DC film Batgirl, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed J.K. Simmons is in talks to reprise the role of Commissioner James Gordon, Batgirl’s father, in the film. Simmons was first cast as Gordon by Zack Snyder for Justice League, a […]

Warner Bros. to adapt graphic novel Chariot, with Top Gun: Maverick’s Joseph Kosinski set to direct

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With Top Gun: Maverick sat on the runway awaiting its pandemic delayed release this November, director Joseph Kosinski has moved onto his next vehicular-centric project with the news that Warner Bros. are set to adapt the recently published graphic novel Chariot, and want the Oblivion helmer to direct. Based on the graphic novel written by […]

Middle-earth gets the anime movie treatment with New Line’s Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

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Tolkien fans can prepare themselves for another trip into Middle-earth history as Deadline reports New Line Cinema and Warner Animation is developing an anime feature film titled The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. The film will be directed by Kenji Kamiyama (Blade Runner: Black Lotus, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex) […]

Final trailer for The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

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Ahead of its premiere in theatres and on HBO Max this Friday, Warner Bros. has released a final trailer for the next film in The Conjuring Universe, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. Directed by Michael Chaves, the film sees the return of Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as Ed and Lorraine Warren in the […]

Superman reboot in development from J.J. Abrams and Ta-Nehisi Coates

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Superman is taking flight on the big screen once again as Shadow And Act has revealed that Warner Bros. has hired J.J. Abrams and writer Ta-Nehisi Coates to develop a Superman reboot. Coates will write the script for the reboot while Abrams will produce through Bad Robot alongside Hannah Minghella. There is no word on […]

Fantastic Beasts 3 halts production following positive COVID-19 test

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The upcoming third instalment in the Fantastic Beasts franchise has halted production after one team member has tested positive for COVID-19, Warner Bros. has confirmed. “A team member from Fantastic Beasts 3 has tested positive for COVID-19,” Warner Bros. said in a statement to Deadline. “The diagnosis was confirmed as a result of required and ongoing testing that […]

Christopher Nolan reportedly parts ways with Warner Bros.

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According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, filmmaker Christopher Nolan has split from Warner Bros. after almost two decades of working with the studio. Nolan was one of the most outspoken critics of Warner Bros.’ announcement late last year that it would be simultaneously releasing its 2021 slate in theaters and on HBO […]