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Stephen Amell Getting Replaced With Female Green Arrow
Perhaps joining Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl (if they don’t get canceled first) and Batwoman, it’s being reported The CW will be replacing Stephen Amell with a female Green Arrow Arrowverse series. Arrow, which as its final season coming up in October, will feature Stephen Amell’s exit from the Arrowverse, which he kicked off back in…
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WB Responds To ‘Joker’ Controversy Following ‘Dark Knight’ Massacre Victims Protest
The upcoming Joaquin Phoenix Joker movie has sparked controversy surrounding the violence in the film, which now sees victims and families of The Dark Knight Rises shooting massacre protest, with Warner Bros. responding. Update: The FBI and military have responded. The Dark Knight Rises shooting took place at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado back…
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Jumanji: The Next Level Poster Doesn’t Monkey Around
Dwayne Johnson takes to social media to release a new poster for Jumanji: The Next Level which also features Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart and Jack Black. The poster features the cast looking rather serious and questionably at something possibly headed their way as they are surrounded by Mandrill monkeys. “Ladies, gents and children of all…
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Power Rangers, GI Joe, Transformers Movie Universe Rumored
A Hasbro Cinematic Universe is currently rumored which may include properties such as the Power Rangers and Transformers coexisting together. It’s claimed that while the first Power Rangers was a disappointment, the reboot that has been announced may have ties to the Transformers movies that take place after the recent Bumblebee flick. It’s further said…
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Michael Rosenbaum Passes On Crisis On Infinite Earths
Michael Rosenbaum takes to social media to let the fans know that he has passed on being involved in the upcoming Crisis On Infinite Earths mega-event crossover. Following Tom Welling and Erica Durance recently being revealed as returning for Crisis On Infinite Earths, it was assumed Michael Rosenbaum would be back from Smallville as Lex…
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Jonah Hill Up For Penguin, Ridder In ‘The Batman’
It’s been quite a day for the DCEU, with it also learned that Jonah Hill is in talks to play a villain, possibly Penguin or Riddler, for Matt Reeves in The Batman. It’s reported that Jonah Hill is in early talks for a role and that things are at a sensitive stage, not because of…
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Bob Iger Recalls Marvel War Between Kevin Feige and Ike Perlmutter
Disney CEO Bob Iger has a new book out where he goes into detail in regards to the war between Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige and then Marvel CEO Ike Perlmutter over the direction of the MCU films. Long story short, Feige has been said to have butted heads with Ike Perlmutter and his advisory…
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Disney Fires Exec After Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Failure
As if we needed further proof that Star Wars is one big mess at Disney, now following the failure of the Galaxy’s Edge theme park, the president of Disney Parks West has been removed. THR actually says that Disney has gone so far as to remove Catherine Powell’s position completely and that she is leaving…
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Sounds Like Disney Screwed Over George Lucas For Star Wars
Just like many of us, George Lucas, too, is disappointed and upset by Disney Star Wars, with it appearing the House of the Mouse basically screwed him over for creative control. Disney CEO Bob Iger reveals in his new book, “The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt…
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DCEU Reboot Underway With Abrams, Gunn, Reeves, More
I’ve been told some sort of soft DCEU reboot is taking place involving Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, and Suicide Squad, along with directors Matt Reeves, James Gunn, and J.J. Abrams, and more. I first heard word about the soft DCEU reboot at this past Summer’s San Diego Comic-Con where I had lengthy conversations with insiders…
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J.J. Abrams Recasting Superman; Henry Cavill Out
I’ve been mentioning this in a few articles since I first heard word at Comic-Con, but now with the news that Robert Pattinson won’t be playing the Ben Affleck Batman and the casting of Jeffrey Wright as Jim Gordon, I do believe that, unfortunately, Henry Cavill is out, and that J.J. Abrams is going to…
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Robert Pattinson Not Playing Ben Affleck Batman
Robert Pattinson won’t be playing the younger version of the Ben Affleck Batman in the upcoming Matt Reeves movie. With the news that Jeffrey Wright will be playing Commissioner Gordon, obviously it means Wright is playing a different version of the character than J.K. Simmons, who was featured as Jim Gordon in Justice League. With…
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Jeffrey Wright Cast As Commissioner Gordon in ‘The Batman’
It turns out the rumors were right, as it is being reported director Matt Reeves has cast Jeffrey Wright as the new Commissioner Gordon in The Batman. Rumors offered that Reeves was looking for actors of color to play Gordon, Catwoman and Poison Ivy, with it previously said Reeves spoke with Mahershala Ali for the…
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Kevin Feige Wants Ghost Rider In MCU
While Gabriel Luna from Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD is returning in a series of his own for HULU, it is claimed that Kevin Feige also wants to use Ghost Rider in the MCU. DanielRPK on Twitter posted an animated GIF of Ghost Rider adding, “Feige wants him too.” The GIF is of the Sony Pictures…
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J.J. Abrams on Superman and Green Lantern Said Again
Following my Comic-Con scoop in regards to J.J. Abrams taking on Superman and Green Lantern, now more of the same is being said again. Note: I also scooped Tom Welling in Crisis In Infinite Earths while at Comic-Con. The latest regarding J.J. Abrams tackling the DCEU comes from leaker Daniel RPK who recently launched a…
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Batman Video Game Teased By WB Games Montreal
It appears as if the WB Games Montreal Twitter account is teasing a new Batman video game. The account posted the following short 6-second teaser of various symbols noting, “Capture the Knight.” The fan replies seem to think it’s for a new Batman video game, as many think the symbols are referring to Gotham’s secret…
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Joker Tickets On Sale; New Joaquin Phoenix Posters Released
Joker tickets are now on sale for the Joaquin Phoenix movie which includes Thursday advanced previews and the one-week only limited screening for IMAX. The movie officially gets released October 4, but the Thursday preview takes place October 3. The Joker IMAX, which is a 70mm 2D screening, also kicks off on Thursday and runs…
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James Gunn Hangs Out With Suicide Squad Cast
Following having started filming on Friday, James Gunn takes to social media to post an image of himself with some members of the cast of The Suicide Squad. “Hanging out with part of #TheSuicideSquad team this weekend. What a great group of people!” Gunn posted on Instagram. A fan also asked where Peter Capaldi is…
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Disney Plus Replaces Captain Marvel, Star Wars With Iron Man, Darth Vader
Just got the e-mail to pre-order, which I did, where we see that Disney Plus is now using Iron Man instead of Captain Marvel to promote the streaming network. We also see John Boyega’s Finn from the new Star Wars has been dropped in favor of Darth Vader and that The Incredibles is being used instead…
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First Look At Angelina Jolie In Eternals Teases Death Scene
Marvel’s filming on Eternals continues as a first look at Angelina Jolie as Thena has hit the net from the UK. The Daily Mail has posted images showing off the new blond look of Angelina Jolie where Thena can be seen wading into a lake and appearing to spread some sort of ashes. Just whose ashes those belong…