Justice League

Watch: Gary Oldman’s Advice For New James Gordon In Justice League: J.K. Simmons

You can scratch off J.K. Simmons reprising as J. Jonah Jameson for the Spider-Man reboot as the actor has been cast as Commissioner Gordon in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, which starts filming in two days.

Now outgoing Gordon, Gary Oldman, has some advice for Simmons.

“The thing you’ve just got to get used to with Gordon is he’s a really sound detective, first of all,” Oldman told Yahoo. “And he’s really incorruptible, which is a kind of wonderful quality to play and sort of, like, true blue.

“He’s like a Watson, oddly,” Oldman continued. “He’s sort of like Watson to Sherlock, is Gordon to Batman.”

Upon hearing the news that J.K. Simmons landed the role, Oldman offered: “God bless him. That’s what I say, yeah.”

Justice League starts filming April 11th for its November 17, 2017 release directed by Zack Snyder also starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as The Flash and Ray Fisher as Cyborg.

Watch the video with Gary Oldman below.

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WB Panic Button Rumored Following Batman Vs. Superman

Following the slew of rumors suggesting adjustments are going to be made, and that quite possibly Zack Snyder may lose control of the Justice League universe, now a new batch of rumors hits the net.

This time Variety says Warner Bros. is “close to hitting the panic button in Burbank this week.”

It’s noted:

• On Batman vs. Superman‘s 13th day of release, the movie is performing less than Ant-Man, Man of Steel, or even Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman (I recently went over how BvS is peforming 40% lower than MoS in the past four days).

• “Hitting the magic $1 billion figure in worldwide grosses seems to be out of reach.”

• It’s been said due to Batman Vs. Superman‘s poor performace, WB will now be doing less original movies and instead focus on the big tentpoles (DC movies, Harry Potter spinoffs, LEGO).

• Batman vs. Superman is said to have become a “corporate vision.”

• Mandates were put forth to lay the Justice League groundwork (hence “Dawn of Justice”).

• Christopher Nolan stalled the DC Universe by making his Batman not set in an extended universe (The Dark Knight came out the same time as Marvel’s Iron Man, 2008).

• What’s clearly missing is vision, with it noted WB lacks a Marvel’s Kevin Feige.

• Geoff Johns is already stetched out too thin to have the “Feige role” for DC movies.

• Zack Snyder has been making the bulk of creative decisions.

• Production executive Jon Berg and and Time-Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes are said to be “taking more of a hands-on approach now, paying closer attention to overarching story concerns.”

• It’s again said WB wasn’t expecting such negative critical reviews.

• Batman vs. Superman is said to have always been a “transitional film, bridging the gap between Man of Steel (which was produced with no plan in place to expand the universe) and anything approaching the Avengers/Super Friends mold.”

• It seems WB is still sitcking with Snyder as it’s said: “Justice League will be a crowd-pleaser more suited to Snyder’s talents, and that the upcoming two-part event is ‘extremely kinetic and visual.’ It will be far more straightforward than existential in its handling of superheroes.”

• It’s further suggested the “bounce-back will be considerable” when Justice League premiers November 17, 2017.

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” is directed by Zack Snyder starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with Callan Mulvey, Holly Hunter as Senator Finch and Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves.

Synopsis:

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.

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Jason Momoa Talks Batman Vs. Superman Backlash; Compares Aquaman To Iron Man

Looking forward to being a superhero and just fighting.

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Watch: Justice League vs. Teen Titans “Trigon Appears to Raven” Clip

Watch a new clip above from the Justice League Vs. Teen Titans animated movie with “Trigon Appears to Raven.”

Justice League vs. Teen Titans is now available on Digital HD, and will arrive on Blu-ray Deluxe Edition, Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD on April 12, 2016.

Synopsis:

Frustrated and disillusioned about his work alongside the Justice League, Robin is forced into a new position with a younger super team, the Teen Titans. Readily welcomed aboard, he is immediately intrigued by the mysterious Raven and the unnatural force that looms over them – her father Trigon – a deceptive being powerful enough to destroy Metropolis by pitting the mighty Justice League against the Teen Titans. With loyalties on the line and lives in the balance, witness the super hero showdown that pits Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Cyborg against the likes of Beast Boy, Starfire, Blue Beetle and Nightwing. Only true teamwork will end the threat in this all-new DC Universe adventure!

Justice League Vs. Teen Titans is directed by Sam Miu, with James Tucker on board as supervising producer, and stars the voice talents of: Jon Bernthal as Trigon, Taissa Farmiga as Raven, Jake T. Austin as Blue Beetle; Brandon Soo Hoo as Beast Boy; Kari Wahlgren as Starfire; Shemar Moore as Cyborg, Sean Maher as Nightwing; Jason O’Mara as Batman; Jerry O’Connell as Superman; Rosario Dawson as Wonder Woman, and Christopher Gorham as The Flash.

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Zack Snyder Rumored To Lose Justice League Control; Adjustments Made Following Batman Vs. Superman

With Batman vs. Superman getting such mixed reviews, and it now looking likely the movie won’t reach that magic billion dollar mark, the rumors are starting to fly.

The first rumor actually came out prior to the release of Batman Vs. Superman, which stated execs at WB were worried about the film and future of the Justice League universe. Looking back at it now, the rumor may hold merit, and now it’s also suggested Zack Snyder may no longer be in charge of Justice League (see below).

The second rumor – which turned out to be true – is that WB decided to do Suicide Squad reshoots. Now whether it’s to add in more humor like the rumor stated or more action like Jai Courtney offered is unclear, but reshoots are happening nonetheless.

The latest batch of rumors courtesy THR:

• A new producer could be brought on to WB DC’s universe to take control over from Zack Snyder: “…maybe add a new producer? — rather than allow BvS director Zack Snyder to proceed with the two-part Justice League.” However, the article notes: “But sources with firsthand knowledge of the situation say the studio has no such plans.”

(my thoughts: What’s up with Geoff Johns? Certainly he has to realize the movies aren’t in line with the comics, especially what they did with Superman in the last two movies. The bad news: Johns was on “Green Lantern.” The obvious problem could be is that Geoff Johns’ opinions hold no weight. Is anybody listening to Johns at WB?)

• It’s rumored Batman Vs. Superman may make little profit: “…competitors say the film may turn a profit but hardly will be the money gusher studios hope for when they pour massive resources into making a giant tentpole with a big star — with a budget in this case said to be in excess of $300 million, and Ben Affleck.”

• DC movies are not like Marvel movies: “The biggest problem is that it is not turning [DC] into Marvel,” a rival studios head is quoted as stating. “The audience has communicated, as have the critics.”

• Something is wrong with Batman v Superman: The movie should be hitting a billion because Batman and Superman are two of the most iconic characters, and Jurassic World did hit a billion: “…you can’t tell me Batman v. Superman is so much less valuable…” an agent argued.

• WB execs are clueless: “Warner Bros. executives were convinced they had the goods with BvS and were shocked when negative reviews began pouring in.”

(my thoughts: herein may lie the problem: The WB execs are obviously clueless about comic book movies and properties. Did they see the same movie as we did? Why not create a DC writer’s/consultant group consisting of Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, etc.? Use assets from DC properties that are already successful — animated and video game universes.)

• WB is said to dismiss the rumors: but will “naturally evaluate what went wrong with BvS.”

• Regarding Justice League, WB says: “…we’re not going to take a movie that’s supposed to be one thing and turn it into a copycat of something else.”

• “Instability” at WB: is a result of the ouster of Alan Horn (who is seeing huge success at Disney) and Jeff Robinov (who was in charge for the Nolan movies, Harry Potter, etc).

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Wonder Woman Release Date Moved up: Two New DC Release Dates Announced

Warner Bros. has announced new release dates for a slate of films including Andy Serkis’ Jungle Book (not to be confused with the upcoming Jon Favreau Disney movie) and the Gal Gadot Wonder Woman movie.

The Jungle Book will be released a year later, from October 6, 2017, to October 19, 2018.

Regarding Wonder Woman, the release date gets moved up from June 23, 2017, to June 2, 2017.

WB also announced release dates for two untitled DC movies with October 5, 2018, and November 1, 2019, which THR notes are for yet-to-be-announced films. More than likely one might be for the solo Ben Affleck Batman movie, as it has recently been learned Affleck wrote the script. The other possibly could be for a Suicide Squad sequel.

It’s also noted a Warner Bros. event film is slated for October 6, 2016.

The current DC movie universe follows as:

August 05, 2016 – Suicide Squad

June 02, 2017 – Wonder Woman
November 17, 2017 – Justice League Part One

March 23, 2018 – The Flash
July 27, 2018 – Aquaman
October 05, 2018 – Untitled DC Film

June 14, 2019 – Justice League Part Two
November 01, 2019 – Untitled DC Film

April 03, 2020 – Cyborg
June 19, 2020 – Green Lantern Corps

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Superman Man Of Steel 2 Not On The Table; But Possible (Video)

I just went over possible details for Man of Steel 2 yesterday that included Zack Snyder revealing a possible ending, and now we hear from Snyder, Henry Cavill and Batman producer Charles Roven on the potential for another Superman movie.

The bad news is that no new Superman movie is on the table, but both Zack Snyder, Henry Cavill and Charles Roven offer it’s a possibility down the road.

I’ll say after what Snyder did with Superman in Batman Vs. Superman, I hope WB brings someone else on board who understands and is a fan of the character. Snyder is 0-for-2 in my book.

You can watch the video below as well (via IGN).

Snyder: I think if we can get a good script, it would be great to get a standalone Superman movie. I think that would be fun to do.

Cavill: I do believe it depends on the success of this movie. If this goes well then we can start to negotiate with Warner Bros. for a standalone Superman movie. But they’ve got their plans set out for other stuff and Justice Leagues and various other movies, so it’s about finding the time, really. It’s something that I would be very keen to do.

Roven: We’re in the process of looking at that, but we don’t have it on the schedule at the moment because we’re quite busy with the movies that we have scheduled.

Sndyer: Part of the reason we didn’t announce a standalone superhero movie this time was to support some of the events of [Batman vs Superman].

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Batman Vs. Superman Darkseid Knightmare Said Not To Be A Dream

I think this is pretty much in line with what most people think in regards to the Batman Knightmare scene from Batman Vs. Superman that hints at Darkseid with the omega symbol and the parademons.

Jay Oliva, who directs some of the WB animated films and worked on both Man of Steel and Batman Vs. Superman as a storyboard artist, compares the scene to something out of DC Comics’ Flashpoint Paradox. The long story short is that time travel in the DCU doesn’t necessarily directly change events, but creates alternate timelines which may or may not eventually happen.

“You want to know the answer? Okay… you’ve watched The Flashpoint Paradox, my movie, right? In the DC Universe in the comics, there’s this thing where– it’s a little different than the Back to The Future thing where you can go back in time and change your threads and stuff, but in DC, when you go back in time you create this kind of ‘Time Boom’ kind of thing where lots of things change.

“Okay, so let me just tell you this. Again… I don’t know if this is Zack’s thinking, but this is mine: what if that isn’t a dream sequence? What if what you saw was a Time Boom, a latent memory from the future when Flash comes back? If you look at the cut, he doesn’t go to sleep! He’s waiting for the [Lexcorp file decryption] and suddenly this [Knightmare sequence] comes in, and he’s jogged out of it seeing his own death. And what does he see? He sees Flash. And if you’re a DC fan, you know what’s happening. You know that Flash going back in time, that memory is now coming back to him… mind you, it’s jumbled.”

Obviously, the Batman Knightmare sequence may not directly happen in the DCCU, but something along the lines (i.e. Darkseid) will.

(via ScreenRant)

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Zack Snyder Reveals Man Of Steel 2 Ending

Following the initial release of Man of Steel, there was talk of doing another Superman movie, which didn’t include Batman.

Obviously, that didn’t happen, but now a new detail is learned about Man of Steel 2 that references the Dark Knight.

In the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Art of the Film book, Zack Snyder reveals an ending discussed for Man of Steel 2.

“Originally, it was going to be a straight Superman movie,” Snyder explained. “One of the ideas was that at the end of the movie, a crate of kryptonite would be delivered to Wayne Manor. That didn’t happen, but once Batman was mentioned, he wouldn’t go away. It couldn’t be undone.”

Other details we know about the what-could-have-been Man of Steel 2 movie is that it featured an older Lex Luthor. Zack Snyder recently revealed they spoke with Bryan Cranston for the role, and Snyder told Total Film magazine a while back they had to tweak the Batman Vs. Superman script to accommodate using a younger 32-year-old Jesse Eisenberg.

“We talked about the usual suspects that you would imagine; any actor who has been bald, probably,” Snyder previously told Entertainment Weekly. “Bryan Cranston would have been great, right? And by the way, he’s an amazing actor. Can you imagine how different the movie would be?”

The Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice art book also reveals that Chris Terrio wrote (or rewrote from David Goyer’s script) scenes involving Laurence Fishburne’s Perry White, another Superman character.

“Chris Terrio has done such a great job of continuing what we’ve established with Perry White, but just turning him up a notch,” co-producer Curt Kaneomoto offered. “It’s really, really fun to see how he takes these gentle and not so gentle stabs at Clark in the film.”

The book even mentions the neon LexCorp sign seen in Batman Vs. Superman belonged to Lex’s father, and that Lex featured the sign in the lobby as a trophy over his victory of taking the company from his father, among their troubled relationship.

“Zack wanted Patrick [Tatopoulos] to come up with this gigantic old neon sign that maybe belonged to Lex’s father,” Batman Vs. Superman art director Gregory S. Hooper said. “It was on a rooftop. So, our graphic artist designed an enormous sign. I went down to Cleveland and had that built and installed, and it looked amazing.”

Details are also mentioned that under Lex Sr., LexCorp was more focused on Wall Street or The Big Three automakers. When Lex Jr. came on board, Lex Corp was then modeled on Silicon Valley.

The various details for Man of Steel 2 that we can put together are rather interesting as:

• Obviously Man of Steel 2 would have solely focused on Henry Cavill’s Superman/Clark Kent.

• Would not have featured Batman (or any other Justice League characters most likely).

• Would have featured an older Lex Luthor.

• Would have featured Kryptonite.

• The ending would have seen a crate of kryptonite delivered to Wayne Manor, which we can speculate:

• Batman would have obviously taken notice of whatever happened in the movie and had the crate delivered to himself.

• Lex Luthor Sr. delivered the kryptonite crate to Bruce Wayne (which is similar to what happened in Batman Vs. Superman), and this also would have revealed Lex Sr. knew about Bruce being Batman (and possibly other metahumans, again similar to BvS).

There were also rumors following Man of Steel that WB was going to do a solo Batman movie (possibly with a younger Bruce Wayne). It’s possible we could have had Man of Steel 2, a new solo Batman movie, possibly Batman vs. Superman or Batman AND Superman, then Justice League.

Or, for that matter, following Man of Steel 2 and a standalone Batman movie, right to Justice League.

Going the Man of Steel 2 route seems as if the Justice League universe may have been built up more slowly (compared to the Batman Vs. Superman cameos), and that Superman would have been the lead.

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Watch The Awesome Flashpoint Paradox Fan-Trailer

Check out a cool fan-trailer for The Flashpoint Paradox featuring footage from the DC TV universe, DC TV and other sources put together by the UltraSargent YouTube channel.

Flashpoint was the DC comic book event that precended their 2011 New 52 relaunch. It was a pretty awesome series that saw The Flash change history and the DCU completely (for better or worse depending how you look at it).

The last scene in the above trailer features a Batman Vs. Superman cameo spoiler.

I’ll also include an explanation below for some of the footage (watch the trailer first if you are unfamiliar with the DC Comics Flashpoint storyline).

Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s Comedian Watchmen role is used as the footage for Thomas Wayne. In Flashpoint, a young Bruce Wayne is the one that gets killed, and Thomas Wayne takes up the Batman mantle, which is a gun-toting version of the vigilante. He battles his arch-nemesis The Joker — his wife, Martha Wayne.

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Ezra Miller Flash Movie To Feature Ray Fisher’s Cyborg

Following Ezra Miller’s Flash (watch here) and Ray Fisher’s Cyborg (watch here) appearances in Batman Vs. Superman and Justice League, it’s learned the two will team up for The Flash standalone movie in 2018.

Batman Vs. Superman producer Deborah Miller told Forbes about the plan.

“As you can imagine, when we get to the Flash movie, Ezra Miller and Ray Fisher – who plays Cyborg – are kind of our youngest characters, and they have a really nice camaraderie with each other,” Deborah Snyder offered. “Ezra is super funny, so the tone of that film will be very different than the rest of them.”

Justice League opens November 17, 2017; the standalone Cyborg movie is also due out in 2020.

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Batman Vs. Superman Off To Slow Second Weekend

Just last night I wrote this weekend is a big test for Batman Vs. Superman.

Now the numbers have come in for Friday, and they are a bit low.

Batman Vs. Superman brought in $15.3 million on Friday, down a whopping 81% from last Friday (and Thursday previews). When Thursday previews are taken out of the equation, the drop is stil pretty high at 72%, which is on par with X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

There is no need to panic just yet as WB sources note to Deadline that similar drops happened with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, and The Twilight Saga films New Moon and both Breaking Dawns.

It’s now suggested Batman Vs. Superman may bring in only $50 million for the weekend, when just a day or two ago it was upwards of $65 million.

That Friday $15.3 million is also pretty close to what Man of Steel did on its second Friday ($12.5 million), and we know WB shelved the sequel because of MOS’s poor box office performance (not a billion). Man of Steel also outperformed Batman Vs. Superman on Wednesday ($9 million to $8.1 million).

Deadline also says WB is well aware of the critic and fan reception to Batman vs. Superman, which is why the rumor about the Suicide Squad reshoots looks to be accurate as more humor will be added to that film (to be more in tune with the trailers).

Batman Vs. Superman has a current U.S. gross of $224,422,793; an international gross of $363,400,000; for a total worldwide gross of $587,822,793.

Man of Steel finished with $668 million.

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” has a March 25, 2016 release directed by Zack Snyder starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with Callan Mulvey, Holly Hunter as Senator Finch and Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves.

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Big Test This Weekend For Batman Vs. Superman

Update: Friday numbers are in, and Batman Vs. Superman is off to a slow second weekend start.

Haters are going to hate, hate, hate, right?

Well, all the hate hasn’t stopped Batman Vs. Superman from taking over the box office; more than likely it has helped fuel the Zack Snyder-directed Dawn of Justice to break numerous box office records due to all the buzz created online.

To date, Batman Vs. Superman has amassed around $540 million, with almost $210 million in the U.S. Expect the numbers to be a higher following the weekend, which will be a big test for the movie.

Initially, there was a report out from Forbes that predicted Batman Vs. Superman would flop big time this weekend; however, the good news (or bad news depending how you look at it, I guess) is that most analysts have been revising their projections in favor of the movie, with it said Batman Vs. Superman may make as much as $60-70 million, which is in part due to absolutely no competition as well as the fact that Batman Vs. Superman hasn’t slowed down in its daily run.

If Batman Vs. Superman does happen to peter out, which is similar to Man of Steel, more than likely we can expect WB to revise Justice League and their approach to further DC movies. It’s already been said WB is reshooting Suicide Squad to add in more humor (which may or may not be legit as the info comes from a known Marvel sympathizer site), but there is no denying that if WB deems the box office returns of Batman Vs. Superman a failure, things will change. That’s why we didn’t get a Man of Steel sequel and why Batman was added to the movie.

It’s also probable that even if Batman Vs. Superman is a billion dollar success, WB will take note of all the negative reviews and chatter and change things accordingly. There is no denying the script for Batman Vs. Superman was rather weak. By all accounts, the visual effects and acting choices were pretty much top notch, but the story was what most complained about. Essentially, the Batman Vs. Superman screenplay was a combination of three scripts: The David Goyer Man of Steel 2 script, a Batman script, and Chris Terrio and Zack Snyder’s rewrites.

Again – good or bad news depending on how you look at it – is that Terrio and Snyder also wrote the Justice League script. Prior to Batman vs. Superman, Chris Terrio never read a comic book in his life, and he’s thought to be responsible for the Jesse Eiseberg Lex scenes and dialogue (at least). Hopefully, the Justice League script is a noticeable improvement, and as JL starts filming in ten days, if need be, they can make the script work (especially Superman).

Regarding fan sentiment about Batman vs. Superman, there seems to be a wide range of emotions, opinions and thoughts. Lots of fans absolutely hate it, while at the same time fans loved it. There is also the fact that respected comic book professionals have come out and publicly condemned the movie (Kevin Smith, Max Landis, Peter David — Mark Waid is silent this time around oddly enough), which was also similar to what happened with Man of Steel. It’s never a good thing when the fan base is split as such; certainly WB has to recognize this and possibly adjust their approach.

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Jesse Eisenberg Doesn’t Know If He Will Be Back For Justice League

Spoilers follow for Batman Vs. Superman

Let’s see: Zack Snyder turned Superman into a killing machine, destroyed Metropolis, had Pa Kent commit suicide, killed Jimmy Olsen, killed Mercy Graves, killed Lex Sr., turned Jr. into a Mark Zuckerburg on Prozac, put Jr. in jail, closed LexCorp, killed Superman and Clark Kent, and did whatever he did with Doomsday. Am I missing anything?

So are the chances good for a return of Jesse Eisenberg in the near future as Lex Luthor? In Justice League? Not looking likely.

Business Insider caught up with Eisenberg to question the actor in regards to what’s next for Lex Luthor; however, Eisenberg doesn’t know.

“I don’t know if they are so settled on where my character goes,” Eisenberg said about Luthor showing up in future movies. “I only hope I have another opportunity to work with these wonderful people and play this interesting character.”

Eisenberg does offer he does think about Lex potentially showing up down the road.

“The character has so many different faces,” Eisenberg said. “He has a public persona that appears charming and friendly and then a deeply disturbed private persona, so it will be interesting to see where he goes.”

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Batman Vs. Superman Getting Repeat Business: WB Exec Comments

Though Batman Vs. Superman sits at a dismal 29% at Rotten Tomatoes (I’ve seen it there as low as 28%), it continues to buck the trend of lower-rated movies not performing very well at the box office.

Just today saw word that Batman Vs. Superman has netted over half a billion dollars — in five days.

Now it’s learned Batman Vs. Superman is performing even better than WB had expected, and it’s also seeing repeat business.

Fortune has an article offering forth various explanations for the success of Batman Vs. Superman where comments are made from Jeff Goldstein, WB’s executive vice president of theatrical distribution.

Performed Higher Than Expected

“That’s about $100 million more than we thought we’d ever get,” admitted Goldstein. “I can’t believe we hit a number that large.”

Goldstein also commented on the negative reviews, but who really cares what the critics have to say anyway, right?

“Some critics were unduly harsh,” said Goldstein. “But there’s no question the audiences felt differently. They made up their mind and voted with their feet. So there is a disconnect between what the audiences felt and the critics wrote.”

Goldstein also admits there was a pressure with launching the Justice League movie universe, but that they do believe in all the properties, which includes movies for Wonder Woman, The Flash, Cyborg and Green Lantern.

“Going into this, we had such high expectations. We really believe in the property. And not just in Batman and Superman but the whole story arc of the DC Universe,” said Goldstein. “Did I feel the pressure of multiple movies? Of course! Here we are launching this movie and it’s the start of a whole story arc for a bunch of movies. And you go, ‘Wow, that’s a pretty bold move to do that.’”

Repeat Business

Regarding repeat business for Batman Vs. Superman, Fandango has the numbers offering it’s pretty high and better than most movies (Star Wars: The Force Awakens was around 42%).

“Fandango is seeing 30% more repeat business for Batman v Superman than the company sees for a typical blockbuster,” said Fandango’s vice president of communications Dana Henry Benson, “and sales for the movie continue to be strong today.”

Goldstein also offered that 5-10% of the opening weekend gross was a result of fans going to see Batman Vs. Superman numerous times.

“You can’t gross this kind of business without people coming back,” Goldstein said. “The math isn’t there.”

My Thoughts

I’m actually going to see Batman Vs. Superman myself for a second time tomorrow. I’ll admit, the movie is far from perfect, and I wish they did Superman right, but I was pretty happy with Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman and the Justice League cameos. I also want to see what a second viewing does regarding Eisenberg for me, whose Lex Luthor performance seems to be the most controversial part of the entire movie. Plus, Zack Snyder let loose new details following the release of movie (I’ll talk about those spoilers below). I also think, in part, why Batman Vs. Superman is seeing repeat business is because of all the online chatter. Lots of fans have been arguing back and forth, the buzz is definitely there, and I’m hearing people are not only going to see the Dawn of Justice for a second, but even a third time and more.

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” is now in theaters.

Spoilers

With my first viewing of Batman Vs. Superman, I didn’t know that:

The photographer was Jimmy Olsen

Cyborg was created with a Mother Box

Lex saw one of Darkseid’s generals

Patrick Wilson voiced the president

I also want to watch the Superman vs. Batman fight again (I didn’t first realize Batman used lead-based gas grendades, etc.)

And honestly, I want to watch Gal Gadot in her Wonder Woman costume again (just being honest).

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Ben Affleck Has Written Batman Movie Script; Contracted For Two Justice League Movies

Following Batman Vs. Superman, it’s learned Ben Affleck is contracted on for at least two more movies with Justice League Part 1 and Part 2.

It’s also learned that Ben Affleck has written his own Batman movie script, though THR notes it’s only an option for Affleck and he is not contracted on a solo Batman movie.

“He’s contracted to do at least Justice League One and Two, so at least three times wearing the cape,” he says, adding, “there’s a script that he’s written that is a really cool [Batman] idea, so that’s out there as an option,” Patrick Whitesell, co-CEO of the talent agency, William Morris Endeavor (WME), said.

Ben Affleck recent teased he is working on something with DC Entertainment and comics writer Geoff Johns, which also has been speculated to be a new solo Batman movie.

Affleck will also be appearing in August’s Suicide Squad.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is currently in theaters also starring Henry Cavill and Gal Gadot.

Justice League Part 1 is due out November 17, 2017; Part 2 hits in 2019.

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Watch: Justice League Vs. Teen Titans Clip: Robin & Nightwing

Watch a new clip above for Justice League Vs. Teen Titans as the movie is now available through Digital HD.

The movie is available on Blu-Ray April 12th.

Nightwing takes Robin to learn some teamwork under the guidance of the Teen Titans in this new clip from “Justice League vs. Teen Titans,” the latest entry in the popular DC Universe Original Movie series. Robin is voiced by Stuart Allan, while Sean Maher voices Nightwing. The film is now available on Digital HD, and arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on April 12, 2016.

Justice League Vs. Teen Titans arrives this Spring directed by Sam Miu, with James Tucker on board as supervising producer, and stars the voice talents of: Jon Bernthal as Trigon, Taissa Farmiga as Raven, Jake T. Austin as Blue Beetle; Brandon Soo Hoo as Beast Boy; Kari Wahlgren as Starfire; Shemar Moore as Cyborg, Sean Maher as Nightwing; Jason O’Mara as Batman; Jerry O’Connell as Superman; Rosario Dawson as Wonder Woman, and Christopher Gorham as The Flash.

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Boot Zack Snyder From Justice League Petition Launches

Justice League begins filming in less than two weeks. Will it be without Zack Snyder?

That’s currently what almost 5000 fans are hoping for, as following Batman Vs. Superman, a petition has been launched on Change.org requesting Snyder be removed from Justice League.

The petition actually brings up a good point, which is not to have a movie that divides the fan base so much. Love it or hate it – Man of Steel or Batman Vs. Superman – it’s never a good thing when audiences are split, right?

That said, more than likely the petition will have little effect whether Zack Snyder continues on with the DC movie universe, but what obviously does is the money. This coming weekend should say a lot regards to the staying power of Batman Vs. Superman. As we saw with Man of Steel, the movie started off strong but ended with a whimper, which led to no Man of Steel sequel and Batman and the Justice League being added to the next movie. So what happens if Batman Vs. Superman peters out?

From the petition:

Zack Snyder is not the person to bring the Justice League to the big screen. He’s had two chances now to adapt DC characters and has produced middling results.

Even if you loved Man of Steel and BvS. There has to come a time when WB and DC want someone at the helm that can create something that WON’T divide people in such a way.

The building blocks are there for a great different set of superhero movies. Good actors and actresses and even directors. Zack Snyder is just not the guy that should be in charge of the biggest and most important films in the franchise. Especially with his track record now.

“Justice League” has a November 17, 2017 release starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gaot as Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as The Flash and Ray Fisher as Cyborg.

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Zack Snyder Confirms Another Batman Vs. Superman Darkseid Related Spoiler

Spoilers follow for Batman Vs. Superman.

One of the Justice League cameos in Batman Vs. Superman featured Cyborg (watch it here) with Victor Stone (played by Ray Fisher) on a slab being revived and brought back to life by some sort of object.

Now it’s revealed the object is a Mother Box.

“That’s the first glimpse of the Mother Box there,” director Zack Snyder told EW. “It was an agonizing birth. I really wanted to show Cyborg’s birth because I feel like he plays such a strong part coming up, and I really wanted to give a sense of him. I really want [the audience] to know how far he’s come.”

In DC Comics lore, a mother box is a sentient computer that gives its user all sorts of vast powers ranging from teleportation, telekinesis, healing, energy manipulation and more. The Mother Box has been compared to a computer link to the gods and was created by the Apokoliptian scientist Himon the Artificer. In the New 52 comics, Victor Stone is injured by the energy of a Mother Box, with his father Silas using alien tech to save his son, which creates Cyborg.

The Mother Box would be at least the fourth Darkseid Easter Egg in Batman Vs. Superman as the Batman Nightmare scene featured the parademons and Darkseid omega symbol, and it’s thought the new Batman Vs. Superman deleted scene features Darkseid’s general, Steppenwolf.

The Batman Vs. Superman Cyborg cameo scene also features Cyborg’s father, Dr. Silas Stone, a scientist at STAR Labs, played by actor Joe Morton.

Say it loud! I’m BORG and I’m proud:) #BORGLIFE #batmanvsuperman #DC #WB #Cyborg #JusticeLeague

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Batman Vs. Superman Suffers Worst Drop Off Of Any Super Hero Movie

Following Batman Vs. Superman‘s record opening (which was slightly less than originally estimated), it’s now learned the Zack Snyder-directed follow up to Man of Steel has suffered the worse drop off of any super hero movie.

Forbes crunched the numbers (see chart below) and came up with Batman Vs. Superman dropping 55% from Friday’s $82 million to Sunday’s $37 million gross. That’s even more than Fantastic Four. Ouch.

While the obvious reason would seem to be the Easter Sunday holiday, as noted, Batman Vs. Superman also suffered the second worst Friday-to-Saturday drop off with a decline of 38%, second to Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises 40% Friday-to-Saturday drop.

The numbers for this coming weekend should say a lot: whether or not Batman Vs. Superman has any staying power, or similar to Man of Steel which came out roaring out of the box office as well, will Dawn of Justice peter out? Initially, there was talk of a Man of Steel sequel following its own big opening, but as the box office draw saw tumbleweeds, Batman and the Justice League were added to the next movie (this one).

People have been saying the critics reviews don’t matter, while that may be true, what matters is a good quality movie. Again similar to Man of Steel, Batman Vs. Superman seems to be received as a mixed bag: some love various parts (mainly Batman and Wonder Woman); some hate various parts (Lex Luthor, Doomsday, Superman).

It’s also been said WB needs to get at least $900 million out of Batman Vs. Superman to break even, so what happens if they don’t? Justice League starts filming in a couple of weeks with Zack Snyder back yet again. It seemed as if David Goyer took the fall for Man of Steel not hitting a billion, who this time?

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Batman Vs. Superman: WB Says A Disconnect Exists Between Critics and Fans

Zack Snyder’s Batman Vs. Superman has bucked the trend of a movie with negative reviews over at Rotten Tomatoes never achieving more than a $150 million opener as the film has netted over $170 million domestically.

Warner Bros. previously explained the reason in part they felt there were so many negative reviews was a result of a bandwagon effect that saw a batch of early negative reviews released, which caused other critics to follow suit.

It’s even been said Warner Bros. is going to rethink how they present Suicide Squad to the critics, as with Batman Vs. Superman only an initial smaller batch of critics first saw the movie instead of most of them at the same time, which is another reason they think led to the negative reviews.

Now WB’s domestic chief of distribution weighs in on the negative reviews as THR reports Jeff Goldstein feels the critics are not in tune with the movie as much as the fans are with the film.

“There is no question this is an extraordinary achievement,” Goldstein said of Batman Vs. Superman‘s record opening. “Clearly, audiences have embraced it and we are already seeing repeat business. It’s just fun. Often, there’s a disconnect between critics and audiences.”

Currently, Batman Vs. Superman is at 29% amongst critics at Rotten Tomatoes, with 73% of audiences finding the movie favorable.

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James Wan Talks Aquaman, Sea Monsters, Zack Snyder & Fun

The director of the upcoming Aquaman movie, James Wan, is known more for doing horror movies as Wan has directed and produced Saw, The Conjuring, and Insidious. Even though Aquaman is a super hero, it seems as if Wan’s horror expertise will be helping him out on the film as he tells Slash Film he is looking forward to the sea monsters:

“I think, like most people, we are familiar with Aquaman,” Wan said. “We grew up reading or watching this character on the peripheral. I was never so in depth with Aquaman as, let’s say, I was with X-Men. I grew up loving X-Men, Spider-Man and Batman. Those are obviously the key big ones, but there’s always something kind of cool about Aquaman still, the idea of creating a huge world that is on our planet. That’s the thing about Aquaman that’s cool is he’s not an alien, right? He’s from our planet and he’s from a society that we’re not privy to in the context of the story. Isn’t it crazy to think that we’ve explored space more than we have explored the depths of our ocean? That just fires up my imagination about potential sea monsters and cool creatures, that kind of stuff.”

Batman Vs. Superman and Justice League‘s Zack Snyder is on board Aquaman as executive producer, with Wan letting it be known Snyder is laying the ground work in those films for his Aquaman movie (you can watch the Jason Momoa spoiler Batman Vs. Superman cameo here). Via Cinemablend:

Well, I think the story that I would like to tell is still at the end of the day my story. And that’s what’s cool with Zack, is that he’s actually very respectful of that. He’s actually helping me out in some ways with certain things that he’s doing with his [films] so that I can have better groundwork with the standalone Aquaman story.

While the DCCU, at least to date, seems to be a lot more serious than the Marvel movies, Wan does note he still wants his Aquaman to come off as being fun. Via IGN:

The kind of filmmaker that I am…even my darker horror films generally are still very fun and I think that’s important for me and the kind of films I make. Aquaman is a character that a lot of people have made fun of over the years and I just think it’s fun to actually show a really different, cool, badass side to this character, but at the same time, let’s not forget to have fun with it.

Aquaman has a July 27, 2018 release starring Jason Momoa and Amber Heard as Mera.

Watch: Justice League Aquaman featurette:

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Christopher Nolan Was Against Batman Vs. Superman Spoiler Ending

Not only did Christopher Nolan argue against the controversial ending to Man of Steel, but Nolan also argued against the Batman Vs. Superman ending.

Warning: Major Batman Vs. Superman SPOILERS follow

The end of Batman Vs. Superman saw Superman kill Doomsday, but DD also killed Superman (more on that here, with Zack Snyder commenting on the return of Superman in Justice League).

The Collider caught up with Zack Snyder and asked when and where did that decision come about, and what did WB think about the decision to kill Superman.

It was pretty early, and [Christopher] Nolan and I had long conversation about it, a really great, sort of philosophical conversation about it. He was really cool because he played an amazing devil’s advocate about why not to do it, and then in the end was like, ‘No you’re right, it’s better to do it.’”

Zack Snyder continues with mention of an alternate ending to Batman Vs. Superman that didn't see Superman die, but yet Snyder didn't specifically explain what it was, instead giving a different example (which resembles Captain America and Hulk).

We had a version that we talked about where [Superman] just—this isn’t it, but where he got frozen and shot into space or something, so he’s kinda gone. Because one of the big things I wanted to make sure of was that as we went into Justice League, Bruce Wayne was the one who was gathering the Justice League. I thought it was really important to have Bruce Wayne be the samurai who goes and finds the other samurai, that to me was important. And with Superman around it’s kinda hard, because Superman’s Superman so it’s kinda hard for Bruce to be like, ‘Yeah I wanna put a Justice League together’. It’s like, ‘Okay, but maybe Superman should be doing that. You’re just a guy. You’re a cool guy, don’t get me wrong, but you’re just a guy.’

Snyder also says another reason he wanted Superman to die was so it would be more relatable to humanity.

“I thought for the evolution of Superman’s character, there’s a crucible that he has to go through to really embrace his humanity or find what is the ultimate thing about being human? The ultimate thing you face is your mortality, and that’s a thing that I think is really cool about this.”

Regarding Warner Bros. reaction to the death of Superman:

“The studio was like, ‘What?’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah but, how about I called the movie Dawn of Justice?’, and they’re like ‘Okay, okay, I like what you’re doing, I see what you’re doing.’”

Snyder then talks about bringing Superman back:

“I’m gonna say this: the second you do the first part of it, the death and resurrection are the same thing in a weird way. You have to know. The reason I wanted to do it the way we did it is because I don’t want the audience completely off the hook with it. They still have to go like, ‘What the fuck? Are you kidding me?’. There’s a way to signal towards a more definitive resurrection concept, but I didn’t wanna do that because I want that to be real for them when they see it, I want the experience to be real and then the sort of need to be real later on. Suffice it to say there is a plan, but that’s gonna be—you need to wait and see.”

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Zack Snyder Talks Forming The Justice League; Jabs At Captain America, Hulk & Marvel

MAJOR SPOILERS FOLLOW FOR
BATMAN VS. SUPERMAN

Justice League is officially underway come April 11th when Zack Snyder starts filming in the UK.

Following the release of Batman Vs. Superman, Snyder has now turned his attention to Justice League discussing the big DC movie numerous times. This time, Zack Snyder talks with IGN mentioning why he chose the members that make up the current roster, which consists of Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Era Miller as The Flash and Ray Fisher as Cyborg.

Snyder first remarks that really early on he had the notion of Batman putting together the Justice League, and that the reason they killed off Superman in Batman vs. Superman was to make way for Batman as the leader (Snyder talks more about it here, with mention of Superman’s return). Snyder seemingly makes a dig at Captain America and the Hulk explaining that killing off Superman was a better choice than putting him on ice and throwing him into space.

“Pretty early on I had this idea that I wanted [Superman’s death] to happen. I really felt like if we were going to move forward with the Justice League, that Batman needed to put it together, and you couldn’t have this… I mean Superman is Superman,” Snyder said. “If he’s around, he’s going to be put in charge because he’s Superman. And so I really felt we need to – in a cool way – create a mechanism that could get him out of the way. And I didn’t want to [rolls eyes] freeze him on ice and shoot him into space. I thought that was boring [laughs].”

Snyder continues with mention of all the deaths in Man of Steel and Batman vs. Superman (that some fans complained about), seemingly taking another swipe at Marvel by saying, “Because I really feel like consequences are important in super hero movies. Otherwise, they are slightly irresponsible, and we’re just saying ‘blow everything up and no one gets hurt, it’s awesome,’ and I just felt like no, no that’s not cool…”

Regarding why this particular group of Justice League members was used, Snyder offers:

“I thought long and hard about who to bring in, like who the Justice League would be made up of, and to me those are the heavy hitters right now. Of course, there’s room for some more, and I absolutely had to keep some back for the next little shock of awesomeness, but those guys felt like the guys that needed to surface.”

Justice League opens November 17, 2017. Watch more from Zack Snyder in the video below.

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Zack Snyder Explains Batman Vs. Superman SPOILER Ending & Justice League

MAJOR SPOILERS follow for Batman vs. Superman. We’ll start the article – with spoilers – following this image.

The end of Batman vs. Superman saw Superman sacrifice himself while taking on Doomsday, who could basically not be beaten as any time he was attacked, he would evolve to overcome the offensive. As Wonder Woman attacked Doomsday with her sword and cut off DD’s arm, DD grew a spike in its place. Superman grabbed the Kryptonite spear that Batman had created and plunged it into Doomsday’s chest. Doomsday had a hold of Superman, and likewise, plunged his spike-arm into Superman’s heart (obviously they couldn’t snap each other’s necks like the comic because Superman just did that to Zod in Man of Steel). So both Doomsday and Superman were killed. Following that, we see a funeral scene with Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince. Bruce says they need to form a team because a threat is coming etc. We see Lois and Ma Kent by Clark’s grave etc. Then dirt rises over Clark’s coffin, which is similar to what happened in Man of Steel when Clark first took flight.

EW.com caught up with director Zack Snyder who explained his reasoning behind killing Superman, with the obvious question in most fans’ minds being: What about Superman in Justice League?

SPOILERS follow for Justice League as well.

Regarding killing Superman, Snyder says:

“I felt like we had to kill Superman in this movie in order for us to have been serious with the entire premise of the film. And that’s not to say that he clearly is gone forever.”

Another reason why Snyder wanted Superman gone is so Batman can be the one to form the Justice League:

“I wanted Bruce Wayne to build the Justice League. I felt like with Superman around, it’s a different conversation when you create the Justice League, right? It’s like, ‘Me and Superman, we want to make a Justice League.’ [Other heroes would be] like, ‘Okay, yeah, I’ll join!’ I just feel like Bruce Wayne having to go out and find these seven samurai by himself, that’s a lot more interesting of a premise.”

“I also I felt like, without Superman, there is definitely a vulnerability to the team that they’re gonna need to figure something out, you know? Superman does represent the powerful. He’s the Michael Jordan of heroes, he’s gonna score.”

Zack Snyder then explains a reason why the Justice League forms:

And a part of the reason they team up is to find a way to bring Superman back.

Regarding bringing back Superman in Justice League, Snyder teases something more than the sun will have to do the job:

“He comes very close to death in space and the reason why we did that is because I wanted to show — and keep the idea in the viewer’s mind — that he can come pretty close to death and the sun can revive him, or he can be revived.,” Snyder says, although after Doomsday, the Justice League is going to have to take more drastic measures of resuscitation. “I think something more is gonna need to be done.”

Snyder then drops a bomb that Superman might be different when he comes back:

“I felt like there’s a mythological journey for Superman,” Snyder says. “There’s the birth, death, and resurrection thing. And when you bring him back, who knows what he is when he comes back.”

Our speculation:

It’s possible Superman might be a bad guy when he comes back as Henry Cavill has previously hinted his Superman is going to do battle with Jason Momoa’s Aquaman. If we put what Cavill has said with what Snyder says above together, it seems the Justice League might revive Superman, but something might initially go wrong, so they are forced to fight Superman. Recall what the Ezra Miller Flash cameo told Bruce : something about how Bruce was right all along, that Lois was the key, and to find the others. Another clue that Superman might go bad in the Justice League movie is that The Flash scene resembled the Injustice: Gods Among Us video game, which features a bad Superman after Lois dies.

Justice League starts filming April 11th for a November 17, 2017 release.

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Watch DC Comics Rebirth Sizzle Reel & Over 100 Images

DC Comics just finished up with their big Rebirth announcement at WonderCon where tons of announcements were made.

You can page through the following art and images to check out the announcements.

DC also released a sizzle reel with art, which can be viewed above.

Some things that stick out for me are:

• Dan Abnett reunites with Guardians of the Galaxy artist Brad Walker for Aquaman.

• DC is going to reveal Joker’s name.

• Scott Snyder is pairing with JRJR on All-Star Batman.

• Jim Lee is doing art for Suicide Squad.

• All the books wil be $2.99.

•Core books ship 2x per month.

• Rebirth kicks off with an 80-page issue priced at 2.99 from Geoff Johns on May 25th.

• One-shot Rebirth books will be released prior to the main series in June.

• Batman Vs. Superman stars Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot and Henry Cavill and director Zack Snyder said they are looking forward to Rebirth (see pics below).

Update: 26 high-res images can be found here.

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DC Comics To Reveal Joker’s Real Name

Update: You can check out over 100 images and a sizzle reel for DC Comics Rebirth event.

Update #2: Geoff Johns teases more about the Joker name reveal (video).

Just announced at WonderCon, it’s revealed DC Comics will reveal Joker’s real name.

Fans will recall back in Justice League #42 when Batman sat on the Mobius Chair that he asked it two questions: Who killed his parents (answer: Joe Chill), and what is the Joker’s real name?

Batman responded, “That’s not possible.”

Well, DC never revealed the answer, but now they will.

At the big Rebirth panel at WonderCon, both Geoff Johns and artist Jason Fabok announced they are revealing what the Mobius Chair said and unleashed the following teaser art:

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Batman Vs. Superman To Have Biggest Pre-Easter Opening Ever

Following Batman Vs. Superman‘s huge Thursday night preview, it’s now said the “Dawn of Justice” movie will score the biggest pre-Easter opening day ever, beating out last year’s Furious 7, with $82 million.

While Deadline‘s article puts a little spin on the negative reviews (see below), there is no question that the negative reviews put out by the critics are having no impact on ticket sales as moviegoers are flocking to theaters this weekend.

It’s now projected that Batman Vs. Superman will have a $170 million opener, which is $10 million more than a couple of days ago.

The weekend numbers for BVS are also set to give WB their biggest opening ever, even better than Harry Potter or any of the Christopher Nolan Batman movies. The movie is doing exceptionally well internationally, coming in at #1 as well in various foreign markets.

Regarding the negative Batman Vs. Superman reviews, Deadline is stating WB thinks it’s because of a – more or less – bandwagon effect that saw a batch of negative reviews released early on, which caused a domino effect with other critics following suit.

Currently, Batman Vs. Superman has a 30% rating amongst critics at Rotten Tomatoes, while fans have had a more positive experience with 73% liking it.

It’s also suggested that as a result of the critic and fan response, that WB and Snyder may change the Justice League movie up at bit as a “near universal complaint” for Batman Vs. Superman is that it’s “too long, too brooding, too hackneyed.”

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Ezra Miller Getting Ripped For The Flash

Ezra Miller Flash Justice League Featurette

Ezra Miller appears as The Flash in this week’s Batman Vs. Superman followed by the Justice League movie, which films in a couple of weeks, and then in the 2018 Flash standalone movie.

Many fans are on the fence regarding the casting because of the popularity of Grant Gustin, the TV version of The Flash.

However, that may change as by most accounts Ezra Miller’s appearance in Batman Vs. Superman was an impressive debut (watch the spoiler cameo here).

Now photos of Ezra Miller have hit the net revealing the actor is taking his Flash role seriously, as Miller is getting in tip-top super hero shape to play the Justice League Scarlet Speedster.

While attending the Batman Vs. Superman premiere, Miller posted on his official Instagram account that he is getting “ripped” for the role.

Check out the latest:

Gettin ripped #batmanvssuperman #premiere #ezramiller

A photo posted by Ezra Miller (@ezramillerofficial) on Mar 23, 2016 at 7:03am PDT

WHAT IS ART?
EZRA MILLER IS ART. pic.twitter.com/rXnxeyonKY

— moonie v superman (@canarywidow) March 25, 2016

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Zack Snyder Compares Justice League To Seven Samurai

With Batman Vs. Superman now in theaters, Zack Snyder turns his attention to the Justice League movie, which starts filming April 11th in the UK.

Justice League will feature Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as The Flash, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, and Amy Adams will be back as Lois Lane.

Snyder recently talked with Yahoo about Justice League, comparing it to the 1954 film Seven Samurai that features seven masterless Samurai coming together to defend a village of farmers.

“I’m getting ready to start ‘Justice League’ on the 11th of April, so in like two weeks we start shooting,” Synder told Yahoo Movies. “It’s an intense, awesome, and gigantic undertaking because Bruce [Wayne] is having to go out and sort of ‘Seven Samurai’ the Justice League together, which is fun.

“It’s slightly monumental,” added Snyder, “and at the same time they’re starting to grapple with this coming threat.”

Regarding that “coming threat,” it’s assumed Darkseid may be the big villain, but not before members of the Justice League apparently battle it out with Aquaman.

Justice League has a November 17, 2017 release.

Watch the video with Zack Snyder talking Justice League:

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