Director Todd Phillips Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz Rated MA Score 5/6 During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure. Yes, I suppose this is a comic book movie. However, first…
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Jack Bannon to Star in Drama Series Pennyworth
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Jack Bannon has been cast in the lead role of Alfred Pennyworth in the upcoming EPIX drama series “Pennyworth,” from Warner Horizon Scripted Television and based on the characters from DC while Ben Aldridge has been cast in the series regular role of Thomas Wayne. The 10-episode, one-hour drama series is based on DC characters…
Spielberg Announced to Direct Blackhawk Movie
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Toby Emmerich, Chairman, Warner Bros. Pictures Group recently announced that on the heels of their successful collaboration on “Ready Player One,” Steven Spielberg and Amblin Entertainment are again teaming with Warner Bros. Pictures to produce the action adventure “Blackhawk,” with an eye to Spielberg directing the film. Based on the classic DC property, the project…
Frank Miller Signs Five-Project Deal With DC
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DC Publishers Dan DiDio and Jim Lee have recently announced that Frank Miller has signed a five-project deal. Amongst the planned releases from the legendary writer/artist is a forthcoming graphic novel starring Carrie Kelley, whom Miller created for the genre-defining series “Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.” Marking Miller’s first-ever foray into storytelling for young readers,…
Wonder Woman
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Director Patty Jenkins Starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright Rated M Score 4/6 Before she was Wonder Woman she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained warrior. When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, she leaves home to fight a war to end all wars, discovering her full powers…
Matt Reeves to Direct “The Batman”
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Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Content Officer, Warner Bros. Pictures Group has announced that Matt Reeves (“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” “Cloverfield”) has been set to direct “The Batman.” Reeves will also serve as a producer on the new standalone action adventure centering on one of DC’s most enduringly popular Super Heroes. “We…
Aquaman to be filmed in Australia
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The Turnbull Government has announced $22 million to secure Australia as the filming location for the blockbuster feature film Aquaman, the next DC superhero movie by Warner Bros Pictures. The funding secures a major investment in Australia that will create more than 1000 jobs and inject over $150 million into the economy. The Palaszczuk Government…
Suicide Squad
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Director David Ayer Staring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie Rated M Score 5/6 A secret government agency recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency. Supposedly Suicide Squad was met with some bad reviews by critics who saw this before the midnight screening I went to at my friendly…
Hanna-Barbera Classic Cartoons to be adapted into DC Comics
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Beginning in May, DC Entertainment plans to give old fans and new the chance to relive their childhoods (a little bit) with the release of a line-up of comics based on some of Hanna-Barbera’s most popular cartoon characters, but reimagined in a fresh and contemporary fashion. “I can’t think of anyone that doesn’t look back…
Batman: Assault on Arkham
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Director Jay Oliva & Ethan Spaulding Staring Kevin Conroy, Neal McDonough, Hynden Walch Rated M Score 3.5/6 Batman works desperately to find a bomb planted by the Joker while Amanda Waller hires her newly formed Suicide Squad to break into Arkham Asylum to recover vital information stolen by the Riddler. I suppose in a lot…