…Turning to the DC Extended Universe now and as we await the Suicide Squad panel at the San Diego Comic-Con, this week has given us a look at the tracklisting for the soundtrack to the DC supervillain team-up as well as the release of twenty one pilots’ song ‘Heathen’ from said soundtrack [check them out here], while director David Ayer has been discussing one of the most controversial aspects of the movie in The Joker’s tattoos: “The tattoos tell a very specific story. Eventually people will decipher them and understand what’s going on, but obviously they’re contentious, any time you do something new it’s contentious. There’s very specific stories and easter eggs in those tattoos. And even his teeth, there’s an entire story behind that which is absolutely canon. It’s putting his history on his body. This Joker is a little more working class, who I believe could live in our world.” As for Harley’s tattoos, Ayer added that: “She did these herself in prison. They’re stick and poke tattoos, prison-style tattoos, that you do when you don’t have a tattoo gun. She did them herself out of boredom and desperation… There’s I Heart Puddin’, a Joker face, a love heart… that’s obviously reflective of her time in prison…”
…Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice stills photographer Clay Enos has been helping count down the days to the release of the R-rated Ultimate Edition of the DC blockbuster by giving us a peek behind the scenes of the March release. Enos has shared a couple of images, the first of which featyres Zack Snyder, Henry Cavill and Jesse Eisenberg [see here], while the second showcases Ben Affleck’s Batman and the practical on-set effects from the fight between The Dark Knight and Man of Steel [see here]…
…Although filming has wrapped, a couple of new set photos from next year’s Wonder Woman movie surfaced this week, offering up a look at an army of Amazons. Meanwhile, if you were hoping to see Gal Gadot’s Diana flying her invisible jet, I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed with the comments from DC Entertainment’s Diane Nelson, who stated that: “There is no invisible jet. Not in this iteration.” Nelson went on to add that: “[The movie] will have its own tone and look – it’s beautiful. There is humor in it, there is real emotion in Diana’s journey in discovering the complexity of man. There’s no better time than now. The overall conversation that’s happening in our culture right now – about having stronger gender equality representation in media and in government and in education and all of it just makes it the perfect time to see a character like Wonder Woman out there…”
…The CW has announced the premiere dates for its DC superhero shows, with season three of The Flash set to get underway on Tuesday October 4th, followed by season four of Arrow on Wednesday October 5th, season two of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow on Thursday October 13th and season two of Supergirl on Monday October 17th. All four shows will air at 8pm…
…A couple of weeks ago it was announced that Superman is set to feature in the second season of Supergirl, and while many fans had been hoping that Smallville star Tom Welling might reprise the role of Kal-El, that honour has fallen to Teen Wolf star Tyler Hoechlin, who was announced as the new small screen Man of Steel earlier this week. Hoechlin took to Twitter to express his excitement over the role, stating that he, “could not be more honored and humbled to be given the opportunity to play this incredible and beloved character. Can’t wait to get to work!”…
…Arrow has added a couple of new DC characters to its roster this week, with Rick Gonzalez (Coach Carter) set to play Wild Dog, ““a new vigilante in Star City whose reckless and cocksure nature prompts Green Arrow (Stephen Amell) to take him under his wing”, and Josh Segarra (Chicago P.D.) portraying Adrian Chase – a.k.a. The Vigilante, “Star City’s new district attorney and an ally of Mayor Oliver Queen, who aims to clean up the streets through the legal system…”
…Having missed out on the opportunity to bring his Oliver Queen to the big screen as part of the DC Extended Universe, Stephen Amell has now thrown his hat into the ring to portray Edward Nygma, a.k.a. The Riddler: “I always get this question,” said Amell when asked if there’s a superhero he’d like to play in a movie. “I think all the superheroes are taken now. I’ll play The Riddler, okay? It’s a villain, but I like The Riddler…”
…Shifting back to the Arrowverse and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow has added a Justice League member to its roster for season two, with Nick Zano (Minority Report) signing on to play Nate Haywood, who is better known to comic book fans as Citizen Steel…
…FOX has announced that it will be recasting the role of Ivy Pepper for the third season of Gotham, with the producers currently searching for an actress in her late teens, who will replace Clare Foley and join the show as a series regular as a fully-formed Poison Ivy. Meanwhile, the network has also announced that Gotham’s third season will premiere on Monday September 19th at 8pm, followed by the season two premiere of Lucifer…
…Good news for Batman fans here in the UK, as Vue Cinemas has announced that it will be screening Batman: The Killing Joke for one night only on July 25th, the same day it receives its theatrical release in the States. If you don’t get the chance to see the animated adaptation in the cinema, it hits Digital HD on July 26th and Blu-ray and DVD on August 2nd…
…MGM has snapped up the rights to J. Michael Straczynski’s creator-owned superhero series Rising Stars from Marvel imprint Icon Comics, with Straczynski also signing on to pen the script for the planned big screen adaptation. The comic, which launched in 1999 and ran for 24 issues, centres on “a special group of people all linked to one extraordinary event, and how they change the world we know into something we only imagined. It offers a new world of superheroes, as 113 children who were in utero when a meteor hit their Illinois hometown were left with special powers. Some of them are being murdered, and when that happens, their powers switch to the remaining “specials,” some of whom want nothing to do with this superhero business…”
…And finally, head on over to our YouTube channel – or watch the video at the bottom of this page – for the latest episode of FMTV’s Scooperhero News. There’s no round-up this week, but rather a special which looks at the Top 5 Easter Eggs in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Gary Collinson is a writer and lecturer from the North East of England. He is the editor-in-chief of FlickeringMyth.com and the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.
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