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The Batman Part II delayed a full year into 2026

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History is repeating itself somewhat as Warner Bros. has announced that Matt Reeves’ The Batman Part II has been delayed a fully year from October 2025 to October 2026. The Batman similarly suffered from several release date shifts, mostly due to production delays and shutdowns during the pandemic, before settling on a March 4th, 2022 release. The […]

Dave Bautista wants more Marvel outside of Drax

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You can’t keep a good hero (or possible villain) down. Dave Bautista loves working in the superhero world and wants to explore more options outside of playing Drax the Destroyer in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies. While promoting his appearance in Dune: Part Two, Bautista opened up to io9 about his feelings on more […]

Wendell Pierce to play Perry White in James Gunn’s Superman

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With James Gunn’s Superman having begun filming now, The Hollywood Reporter has announced an additional piece of casting for the anticipated DC film. Wendell Pierce (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan) will star in the film as Perry White, the editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet. Perry White was introduced in the 1940s Superman radio serials before transferring over to the comics. […]

Has the Mainstream Audience Outgrown Comic Book Movies?

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Has the mainstream audience outgrown comic book movies? We ponder whether comic book movies have enough audience to warrant such big budgets now… Remember a time when short of being one of the big two of Batman or Superman, comic book adaptations were seen as a sure-fire money pit? We saw failed Punisher, Phantom, Shadow […]

Superman begins filming with James Gunn revealing logo and title change

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James Gunn announced on his Instagram production on Superman, formerly titled Superman: Legacy, has begun, coincidently on the day that is Clark Kent’s birthday in DC Comics continuity. To celebrate the start of filming, Gunn revealed the first look at Superman’s iconic S-sigil for the new film… Gunn wrote “Overjoyed to be announcing the start of principal […]

The Jurassic League movie reportedly in the works at DC and Warner Bros. Animation

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James Gunn and DC Studios are reportedly set to explore a prehistoric version of the DC Universe with  TheInSneider reporting that an animated movie adaptation of the 2022 comic book limited series The Jurassic League is in the works from DC and Warner Bros. Animation. Created by Daniel Warren Johnson and Juan Gedeon, the six […]

Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires unveils first official image

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DC and Warner Bros. Animation have released the first official image from Batman Azteca: Choque de Imperios, the upcoming original animated movie for the Max streaming service which puts a Latin American spin on the Dark Knight. Batman Azteca: Choque de Imperios  – translated into English as Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires – is directed […]

James Gunn posts first Superman: Legacy cast photo

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Say hello to Eve, Mr. Terrific, Superman/Clark, Otis, Lex, Peter Safran, Jimmy, Metamorpho, Lois, Hawkgirl, James Gunn, Guy, and The Engineer in the first full-cast photo for James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy.  Ahead of production getting underway in Atlanta, the cast got together for a table-read as their comic book alter-egos, including Nicholas Hoult sporting his […]

Joker: Folie à Deux budget hits insane $200 million

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How does one of Warner Bros most affordable blockbusters become as expensive as a Justice League film? That’s why the film industry is trying to figure out as reports drop that the Joker: Folie à Deux budget has “ballooned” to around $200 million, a massive increase from the $60 million cost of the first film. […]