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Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Lionsgate's John Wick & Twilight series, Disney+'s The Descendants, AEW/WWE, DC Studios's Superman, CBS's Young Sheldon spinoff, James Gunn/DC Universe, Disney+'s Obi-Wan Kenobi, Prime Video's The Boys, Max's Creature Commandos, NBC's Saturday Night Live, Apple TV+'s Sugar, HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, Crunchyroll's The Leveling of Solo Leveling, BBC's Doctor Who, and more! Images/Screencaps: Twitter/X, DC Studios,[...]

Not that filming is officially underway on writer/director James Gunn's Superman (minus "Legacy" moving forward), we're getting to learn more about the production Earlier today, we looked at what Nicholas Hoult and Michael Rosenbaum had to say regarding playing Lex Luthor Now, we're getting some insight into the first couple of days of filming – and[...]

One of the benefits of covering James Gunn is that he is a wealth of social media content on several levels – being the writer/director of Superman and a co-CEO of DC Studios (along with Peter Safran) affords him that opportunity and he makes the most of it For this go-around, Gunn was able to[...]

Sure, writer/director James Gunn's Superman is "The Big Thing" that fans are waiting for – but before The Man of Steel begins leaping tall film screens in a single bound, there's DC Studios Co-CEOs Gunn & Peter Safran's Creature Commandos With the upcoming take on writer J M DeMatteis & artist Pat Broderick's comic book series[...]

It was the one-on-one that fans had been waiting for since the news broke that Nicholas Hoult had been cast as Lex Luthor in writer/director James Gunn's Superman (previously Superman: Legacy) This week's edition of the Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum podcast finds Hoult sitting down with the man who knows a thing or[...]

Want to know why HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver gets a lot of love? Because not many shows can connect the dots between Donald Trump & The Supreme Court to Pokerface star Natasha Lyonne and DC Studios Co-CEOs James Gunn & Peter Safran's New DCU as smoothly & effortlessly as John Oliver can[...]

With filming now officially underway on writer/director James Gunn's Superman (minus "Legacy" moving forward), Gunn's been spending some time on social media addressing some of the questions & comments that folks have had Unfortunately, that includes shutting down the latest "image leak" (fake) and "storyline leak" (false) that hit social media But before we get[...]

DC Studios & writer/director James Gunn continue to keep the Superman news rolling this week, with The Hollywood Reporter reporting that Wendell Pierce (HBO's The Wire) has been cast in the role of Perry White, Editor-in-Chief of Metropolis' The Daily Planet (boss to Rachel Brosnahan's Lois Lane and David Corenswet's Clark Kent, aka Superman)[...]

Along with it being his birthday, writer/director James Gunn also announced that principal photography was now officially underway on Superman (no longer "Superman: Legacy") In addition, Gunn shared a look at the costume's "S" symbol – clearly designed with Kingdom Come (the 1996 comic book series from writer Mark Waid, artist Alex Ross & letterer Todd[...]

It's only fitting that on the birthday of The Man of Steel, writer/director James Gunn would announce that principal photography is officially underway on Superman (no longer "Superman: Legacy") In addition, Gunn would share a look at the costume's "S" symbol – clearly designed with Kingdom Come (the 1996 comic book series from writer Mark[...]

Making our way to you July 2025," Gunn explained. We knew something would be coming this week from writer/director James Gunn regarding Superman: Legacy, with the word coming down that this would be the week when principal photography would begin Well, that word came down today – the same day as Clark Kent/Superman's birthday[...]

Here's a perfect example of just how much of a rollercoaster it can be covering writer/director James Gunn's Superman: Legacy Over the weekend, we had a chance to pass along what Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs Maisel) had to share (also more like what she could share) about the table read and the early days[...]

Earlier this week, Superman: Legacy writer/director James Gunn shared a group selfie of the cast at their first official table read for the 2025-premiering film During tonight's 2024 SAG Awards red carpet, Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs Maisel) shared with Variety (what she could) about the table read, what first attracted her to the character Lois[...]

In the past three months, we learned from James Gunn that the season's scripts had been written, that he's found a way to make both seasons work within DC Studios' New DCU, and that Freddie Stroma's Vigilante, Danielle Brooks' Leota Adebayo, Jennifer Holland's Emilia Harcourt, and Steve Agee's John Economos would be returning[...]

A day after Superman: Legacy writer/director James Gunn Superman: Legacy shared a look at the cast on the day of the official table read (more on that in a minute), DC Studios' parent company, Warner Bros Discovery kicked off its big Wall Street-watching earnings report day with an update from WBD CEO David Zaslav confirming that[...]

In defense of Nathan Fillion (Green Lantern Guy Gardner)? With production on writer/director James Gunn's Superman: Legacy set to kick off production in March, it's not like we weren't expecting the official table read to be going down sooner rather than later anyway And even though it was a big help when he offered a[...]

Based on what we've been seeing on social media overnight (only to suddenly disappear), it would appear that something official-like regarding writer/director James Gunn's Superman: Legacy went down on Wednesday – aide from Gunn giving Peacemaker stars Jennifer Holland & Freddie Stroma a tour of the sets Maybe it's that table read that Nathan Fillion[...]

Whatever the case, there clearly wasn't a table read for writer/director James Gunn's Superman: Legacy last week But it appears we're getting some movement this week – with Gunn giving us the heads up that he was offering Peacemaker stars Freddie Stroma and Jennifer Holland a tour of the sets – with a familiar face in[...]

James Gunn gave us the heads-up when he began writing the scripts, updating us along the way until wrapping writing earlier this month Gunn also reassured us that Season 2 will be set in the New DCU – and that he found a way to make Season 1 work From a casting standpoint, we know[...]

The internet twists things, and people read headlines instead of listening to the interviews." That's how comedian & television host Bassem Youssef captioned a video message he posted on Twitter earlier today, seeking to clarify the controversy stemming from his claim in a recent interview that his public comments criticizing Israel and his pro-Palestinian stance[...]

Discovery & DC Studios' Superman: Legacy, written and directed by DC Studios Co-CEO James Gunn During a rollout of their short-term & long-term plans for their new DCU in January 2023, Gunn & Co-CEO Peter Safran said that they expect the series to run for "one or two more seasons" – with Gunn adding, "It's[...]

Earlier today, Superman: Legacy writer/director James Gunn Superman: Legacy took to social media to push back on a claim made by comedian & television host Bassem Youssef that his comments criticizing Israel and his pro-Palestinian stance that he expressed during an October 2023 appearance on Piers Morgan: Uncensored cost him a role in the DC Studios film[...]

By this point, we thought that we would be reporting on the official table read for writer/director James Gunn's Superman: Legacy Instead, we have some casting controversy surrounding the 2025-premiering film In a recent interview, comedian & television host Bassem Youssef claimed that his comments criticizing Israel and his pro-Palestinian stance resulted in him losing a[...]

Today, it's a production update on how things are looking with DC Studios Co-CEOs James Gunn & Peter Safran's upcoming take on writer J M DeMatteis & artist Pat Broderick's Creature Commandos With the animated series set to hit screens later this year (possibly late summer or fall), Gunn was asked on Threads if production was[...]

This year is going to be a very big year for DC Studios' James Gunn & Peter Safran While 2025 brings Superman: Legacy to the big screen, it's the upcoming animated series based on writer J M DeMatteis & artist Pat Broderick's Creature Commandos that will officially introduce their vision of a New DCU Now, Frank[...]

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Okay, right out of the gate? This is one of those rumors that we've heard for so long that our brains just assumed that there was some level of truth to it – but according to DC Studios Co-CEO James Gunn, it's not the case One thing that Batman fans have noticed over the years[...]

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By now, DC Studios' James Gunn & Peter Safran have made it pretty clear that the foundation of their New DCU begins with the upcoming animated series based on writer J M DeMatteis & artist Pat Broderick's Creature Commandos and then rolls into 2025's Superman: Legacy But the duo has also made it clear that DC[...]

But imagine being DC Studios' James Gunn & Peter Safran's upcoming animated series based on writer J M DeMatteis & artist Pat Broderick's Creature Commandos You have the responsibility of being the first project out of the gate (releasing later this year) that will introduce all of us to the beginnings of their New DCU[...]