David Ayer has posted an emotional letter on Twitter that praises James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad and revealed information about his director’s cut of the polarising 2016 film Suicide Squad.
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J. K. Simmons in talks to return to Batman Universe as Commissioner Gordon
J. K. Simmons, the Oscar-winning actor is in negotiations to reprise the role of classic Batman character Commissioner James Gordon in Batgirl, Warner Bros.’ feature for HBO Max.
Batgirl movie casts Leslie Grace
Leslie Grace, the actor, known for her breakout role in In the Heights, is joining the DC Universe as Barbara Gordon, AKA Batgirl.
Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are directing Batgirl, from a script by Christina Hodson, the DC mainstay behind Birds of Prey and the upcoming The Flash. Kristin Burr is producing.
‘The Flash’ director teases return of Michael Keaton as Batman
Andy Muschietti (IT, IT: Chapter Two) who is directing ‘The Flash’ for DC/Warner Bros has teased the return of actor Michael Keaton as Batman/Bruce Wayne in a new instagram post showing a close-up image of the 1989-style Batman suit… with a bloody new makeover.
Michael Keaton confirmed to return as Batman in The Flash
Michael Keaton has been confirmed to reprise his role as Batman in The Flash, almost 30 years after he last played the role.
WarnerMedia’s Ann Sarnoff shuts down Ayer cut & SnyderVerse rumours
WarnerMedia Studios CEO Ann Sarnoff says that the release of Zack Snyder’s Justice League will complete the director’s superhero trilogy, reinforcing the studio’s desire to move past the social media campaign to hand back control of the DC film universe to the filmmaker.
New ‘Superman’ movie in the works
Variety is reporting that novelist Ta-Nehisi Coates has been hired to a feature reboot of Superman for Warner Bros that will produced by J.J. Abrams.
DC/Warner Bros casts new ‘Supergirl’ for the ‘Flash’ movie.
Deadline are reporting that a new actress has been cast to play the DC hero ‘Supergirl’ in the upcoming ‘Flash‘ movie. This marks the first appearance of the charecter in DC’s Cinematic Universe although she does feature in The CW’s hit show ‘Supergirl’ (played by Mellissa Benoist). Chosen from over 425 actresses who auditioned, Daytime Emmy nominee Sasha Calle (The Young and the Restless) has scored the feature role as Supergirl. The Boston, MA born-Columbian actress will be first Latina Supergirl ever in DC’s history.
Wonder Woman 1984 releases new trailer at CCXP
A new trailer for upcoming DC film Wonder Woman 1984 has been released as part of the virtual CCXP Brazil fan event. A year ago the event played host to the first trailer for the film.
Wonder Woman 1984 UK release date confirmed
Warner Bros has announced Wonder Woman 1984 on streaming service HBO Max and cinemas on Christmas Day in USA. And we now have confirmation that the film will also be released in the UK on 16th December 2020. It is still unclear however whether this will be a cinema or VOD release in the UK where many large cinema chains are currently on limited opening or closed indefinitely.
