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Meet Pure of Heart Billy Batson in New 'Shazam' Featurette
Thaddeus Sivana. Also, as it turns out, the mysterious thing fellow reporters were on the WB lot to experience over the weekend was actually around 20 minutes of footage from the film ComicBook.com wrote a bit about what they saw (without true spoilers, obviously), and you can read about that here. Shazam is directed by David F[...]
'DC Super Pets' Animated Film Gets 2021 Release Date at Warner Bros.
Animation is moving forward with their DC Super Pets animated feature film! Following yesterday's massive drop of WB release dates, the reveal that a feature-length animated film revolving around the superhero's best friends collection of animals from across the DC Comics lexicon including (we expect) Krypto the Superdog, Ace the Bat-Hound, Streaky the Super-Cat, Beppo the Super-Monkey, Comet the[...]
We'll [Hopefully] Be Seeing JK Simmons as Commissioner Gordon Again
Most recently Oscar winner Gary Oldman held down the role with an impressive mustache in Christopher Nolan's Batman films, and Oscar winner JK Simmons [without a mustache] in Zack Snyder's Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. As it turns out, we may not have seen the last of Simmons in the role, as the actor recently confirmed in an interview[...]
Warner Bros. Live-Action 'Jonny Quest' Gains Director Chris McKay
We're getting a live-action Jonny Quest film from Warner Bros., and it looks like we may know who's directing the feature. Director Chris McKayPhoto by Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com Chris McKay, who previously helmed The LEGO Batman Movie for WB, has been tapped for the director's seat, at least according to The Wrap. Yes, this is the same live-action Jonny[...]
Henry Cavill Responds to Today's 'Superman' Dust Up
was pretty much nixing any/all plans for future installments of films with Cavill as Superman. Twocoms / Shutterstock.com There were responses on all sides, but of course the person we were waiting for to chime in was Cavill himself.  He's since posted this video to his Instagram, saying simply "Today was exciting", with the hashtag #superman, as[...]
Henry Cavill
are at present not moving forward with any additional Superman titles starring the Brit, to instead focus on their in-process Supergirl film. In a way, this makes sense, as the first female-led superhero film from the big studio Wonder Woman continues to be a focal point of the Justice League pieces, at least audience-wise.  True, Justice League did make an[...]
Maybe Jason Momoa Dropped an Aquaman Spoiler During SDCC
The first was the officially released one, and WB will more than likely release the other one closer to opening day (much like how Marvel did with the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 one from last year). Aisha Tyler hosted the panel, and asked Momoa about his character in this solo feature "Obviously this is whole[...]
Joaquin Phoenix in 2018
After circling the WB film, confirmation came just this week that Phoenix would be slipping into the role of the Clown Prince of Crime in a solo film which will reportedly explore a different side of the mastermind of Gotham's repeated peril. Joaquin Phoenix at the 68th Berlinale Film Festival Berlin on February 20, 2018 Credit:[...]
First (Official) Photo of Zachary Levi in Shazam! Hits
The only real thing we had that was official for months was the logo, until that retailer's convention in Las Vegas happened and Levi instagrammed a photo of himself with an official poster featuring the red and lightning bolt costume. Today Entertainment Weekly offered the first image from the film, featuring Levi as hero Shazam and Freddy[...]
Flash Film May Be Taking Tone from 'Back to the Future'
and their DC Comics based DCEU are planning for their upcoming slate of superhero flicks, and Flashpoint sure sounds… different. The partnership of WB and DC has had some issues in recent years, further complications arising these past two weeks with a managerial shakeup seeing both Diane Nelson and Geoff Johns leaving their respective positions within the[...]
'Charmed' Star Sarah Jeffery Defends Series; Emphasizes Diversity, "Positive Effect"
Burge, the original Charmed aired on the WB from 1998-2006 The highly-rated and popular series about a trio of sisters/good witches starred Combs, Shannen Doherty and Alyssa Milano Joining the series in the third season, Rose McGowan replaced the departing Doherty. Credit: CW With production currently underway on Jane the Virgin creator/showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman's reboot of supernatural series Charmed for the CW,[...]
Mark Wahlberg
Pictures for a crisp and cool $7.2 million. While no official reason has been given by either Szifron or WB, the rumblings are something along the lines of "creative differences".  Three years is kind of a long time to develop something like this before realizing the directions aren't the same, but who knows *casually looks at Solo:[...]
WB Shows Sizzle Reel Featuring Aquaman Footage at CinemaCon
During the WB portion of CinemaCon today, the audience was treated to some new footage of director James Wan's upcoming Aquaman. If you missed the BC liveblog of everything that happened today during the WB presentation, you can catch up here. The footage, in the form of a sizzle reel, included the first appearance of Black Manta as well[...]
'Riverdale' Alum Ross Butler Joins WB's 'Shazam!' Superhero Flick
Ross Butler (Riverdale) has joined the DCEU (DC Extended Universe, their answer to the MCU) in an unnamed role in the upcoming Shazam! stand alone film. Ross Butler from Netflix's "13 Reasons Why", photo courtesy of Netflix Variety broke the news, but there has yet to be any word on who he may be playing in the movie. [...]
Ready Player One international poster
This may persuade you to see it again on the big screen while you still can: https://t.co/1lA1HiTBvb — Ernie Cline (@erniecline) April 16, 2018 Specifically, Cline mentions the Porkchop Express, Jack Burton's (Kurt Russell) truck from John Carpenter's Big Trouble In Little China, and also the sound of the Batmobile tiles screeching the 1960's Batman theme song as it[...]
Listen to 'The OASIS' by Alan Silvestri from Ready Player One Soundtrack
While we're not getting the actual soundtrack for WB's Ready Player One film 'til it officially releases in the theaters on March 29th, WaterTower Music has been dropping a few tracks for fans to enjoy. Brand new RP1 poster released this morning by WB. Previously, the WB music label released composer Alan Silvestri's 'Main Theme' from the film, and[...]