If you haven’t noticed, there’s been an onslaught of Justice League news as bloggers were invited to the film’s London set, and have been given the go-ahead to publish their stories about what they saw and heard there. One of the biggest stories is that Ben Affleck finally, officially, confirmed that he’s directing a standalone Batman movie. He’s spoken about the solo film (hopefully titled The Batman) before, but always in a “here’s what I would do if I were to direct this” kind of way. Now he’s owning it, and teasing a little of what we can expect the tone to be. Continue reading
Zack Snyder’s JUSTICE LEAGUE Revealed To Be Single Standalone Film
When Justice League was officially announced, we learned that it would be a story arc that would be spread across two separate films. We’ve now learned that the movie Zack Snyder is currently working on is a single complete standalone project.
During an interview with Empire, producer Deborah Snyder interestingly says that the plan was always only going to be one Justice League film. Continue reading
The POTUS in Supergirl Season 2 Will Be a Wonder Woman
Back in March, “Supergirl” executive producer Greg Berlanti revealed that they wanted to have former Wonder Woman herself, Lynda Carter, play a role on the series. Today, Warner Bros. and The CW confirmed that Carter has been cast on “Supergirl” in a recurring role as the President of the United States. Continue reading
Abandoned STAR WARS: UNDERWORLD TV Show Would Have Made Us Feel Sympathy For Palpatine
The description of classic Star Wars villain Emperor Palpatine on the character’s Wikipedia page ends like this:
Since the initial theatrical run of Return of the Jedi, Palpatine has become a widely recognized popular culture symbol of evil, sinister deception, tyranny, and the subversion of democracy.
With a description like that, did you ever think there may have been a way for the creatives at Lucasfilm to make us feel any sympathy for that character? Continue reading
Flashpoint Confirmed to Kick Off THE FLASH Season 3
After a lot of rumors and speculations since the second season finale of “The Flash”, Grant Gustin has confirmed that season three will launch with one of the character’s most popular storylines: “Flashpoint”. The end of the season two finale pretty much set it up, so it’s great to see that the team behind the series is moving forward with it.
Gustin revealed that he had read the script for the season three premiere, and then with the permission of writer and executive producer Greg Berlanti he said that the title of the episode was “Flashpoint” and he’s not messing around! You can read the series of tweets from Gustin below: Continue reading
Anton Yelchin, Dead at 27
Actor Anton Yelchin has passed away today at age 27, TMZ reports.
2016 has been a rough year when it comes to celebrity deaths, but the loss of Anton Yelchin has a particular sting due to the actor’s young age and his impressive body of work, ranging from credits like Jodie Foster’s The Beaver to Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive to the Star Trek franchise. According to this morning’s report, Anton Yelchin was killed in a freak accident outside his home that caused his body to be pinned between his car and a brick mailbox pillar, which was attached to a security gate. Continue reading
14 Things You Need To Know About Flashpoint (and The Flash Season 3)
“The Flash” season two wrapped up with an epic finale – and one of Barry Allen’s worst decisions yet. The scarlet speedster headed back in time to the night his mother was killed (again), but this time, he saved her life. It’s a huge decision that undid pretty much everything Barry has done over the past two seasons – coming to terms with his mother’s death, discovering how time travel can affect the present, and making an earlier decision not to save her, in order to become the Flash.
As well as being a game-changer, the finale had fans everywhere talking about what Season Three would bring – namely, Flashpoint! While it’s possible that the show will Continue reading
Josh Segarra Joins CW’s “Arrow” as Vigilante
The CW‘s “Arrow” is adding quite a few DC Comics characters to its season five roster. Following yesterday’s report that Rick Gonzalez has joined the cast as the vigilante known as Wild Dog, Deadline brings word that “Chicago P.D.” star Josh Segarra is set to play the vigilante known, appropriately enough, as Vigilante. Continue reading
Martin Starr & Logan Marshall-Green Join Spider-Man: Homecoming
Two more actors are joining the ranks of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Logan Marshall-Green has joined the cast of Spider-Man: Homecoming as a secondary villain, while Deadline reports that “Silicon Valley” actor Martin Starr will also join the ensemble. Continue reading
The Return of Samurai Jack Will Be Darker and Way More Epic
Yes, Jack is indeed back. Last year we learned that Genndy Tartakovsky’s scifi-themed samurai series was making its way to TV once more, but now the first fleeting details about what’s in store for Jack in the new series have emerged—along with some gorgeous, gorgeous art. Continue reading