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Co-CEO of DC Studios, James Gunn teases fans a glimpse into the meticulous world-building process underway for the new DC Universe (DCU). A Threads user posed an intriguing question to Gunn about the geographical layout of the DCU’s cities where its iconic heroes operate. Gunn’s response was nothing short of exciting: “We are creating an […]

Zachary Levi voiced Flynn Ryder in Disney’s Tangled years ago. With the rumors of a live-action remake with Florence Pugh attached, the Shazam! made his pitch to reprise the role he voiced. During an appearance at Fan Expo Chicago earlier in August (via The Fan Club), Levi was asked what Disney Broadway production he would […]

Blue Beetle star Xolo Maridueña recalled the first time he watched his DCU film. Get the tissues ready. Speaking to Variety, Maridueña revealed that he celebrated his 22nd birthday on June 9 by watching the final cut of Blue Beetle with his family. “I had to watch it a second time, because the first time […]

James Gunn has come out and clarified the status of Batman being cast in his DCU. This past weekend, there were a lot of rumors swirling about potential Batman actors. However, Gunn took to his Threads account to clarify that the role has not been filled yet. “I’m assuming rumors about DCU Batman casting have […]

The Flash was a disappointment for Warner Bros. at the box office, but the latest reported budget is even higher than initially thought. This makes the DCU film even more of a flop. According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Flash had a budget of $300 million. This figure is seemingly before marketing. Meanwhile, The Flash […]

Blue Beetle helmer Angel Manuel Soto’s next film will star Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista. TheWrap revealed that Soto has joined his next project, titled The Wrecking Crew. It is in the works at MGM and stars Momoa and Bautista. Plot details are unknown, but Jonathan Topper (who executive produced and wrote episodes of the […]

The DCU’s newest hero, Blue Beetle, made his big screen debut this weekend. Star Xolo Maridueña has a message about diversity in Hollywood. Speaking to People in July prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike, Maridueña reflected on his first decade in Hollywood. He described Hollywood as a “fickle” industry, saying, “It’s hard out there. There’s not […]

David Dastmalchian, MCU and DCU veteran and Oppenheimer star, has revealed that he wants to play a James Bond villain in an upcoming 007 film. Speaking to /Film prior to the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes about his latest film, The Last Voyage of the Demeter, Dastmalchian followed up on previous comments made to the outlet […]

The ending of DC’s Blue Beetle has major implications for the future of the character. Here’s what went down. Warning: Spoilers ahead for Blue Beetle At one point in the film, Jaime (Xolo Maridueña) is finally captured by Victoria Kord (Susan Sarandon). His family, meanwhile, has their home destroyed by Kord’s army. His father, Alberto […]

As is the case with any comic book movie nowadays, DC’s Blue Beetle has a couple of scenes in the credits. Warning: Spoilers ahead for Blue Beetle Blue Beetle follows Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña) after he returns home from college. He ends up taking on the Scarab and is given the armor. This leads to […]

When your bar is Black Adam, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, and The Flash, it’s easy to stand out. Luckily, DC’s latest, Blue Beetle, does so tenfold. And while it serves as a fine introduction for its titular hero, it makes the same critical mistakes as the first Shazam! film. Blue Beetle review I guess […]

Jamie Dornan recently recalled his Superman audition for Man of Steel. The Fifty Shades of Grey star auditioned for the role of Superman by wearing his own suit. In an interview with Josh Horowitz for his Happy Sad Confused podcast (recorded in 2022), Dornan said, “I think the only one [superhero role] I’ve actually auditioned […]

It appears that some of the Blue Beetle’s moves in the upcoming DCU film were inspired by a video game: Injustice 2. In an interview with DiscussingFilm, Angel Manuel Soto — director of Blue Beetle — name-dropped some films that inspired the fight sequences. The Raid movies and Gangs of London were looked at in […]

James Gunn’s Superman in Superman: Legacy will infuse a refreshing and light-hearted essence distinct from the brooding DC Extended Universe. The casting decision to have Anthony Carrigan and Rachel Brosnahan on board will support this new road for DCEU. However, the intrigue doesn’t stop there. A new rumor is circulating about a potential villain for […]

It was recently revealed that the DCU’s upcoming Blue Beetle film will include references to Zack Snyder and his Man of Steel film. Blue Beetle director Angel Manuel Soto revealed his reason for this. Speaking to Néstor Bentancor, Soto revealed that the Snyder and Man of Steel references are meant to pay homage to the […]

Zachary Levi, star of Shazam! Fury of the Gods, recently went after moviegoers choosing to watch the “garbage” that Hollywood is putting out. Speaking at Chicago Fan Expo this past Saturday (via Entertainment Weekly), Levi said, “I personally feel like the amount of content that comes out of Hollywood that is garbage — they don’t […]

Those attempting to follow the plans for a third Wonder Woman in the DCU are likely very confused. The status of the Gal Gadot-led film have only gotten more confusing with a new James Gunn, Peter Safran update. Last night, Collider reported that Gunn and Safran are not developing Wonder Woman 3 for their DCU. […]

A new series from HBO titled The Franchise will satirize the current franchise craze such as Marvel and DC. Former Succession writer Jon Brown, Armando Iannucci, and Sam Mendes (1917) joining forces to collaborate on the show. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news about the series. The Franchise will be a half-hour comedy series about […]

Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam film failed to change the “hierarchy of power” in the DCU, grossing a measly $393 million during its theatrical run. The actor has candidly opened up about what went wrong. Appearing on Kevin Hart’s Hart to Heart, Johnson said, “I think that Black Adam got caught in a vortex of new […]

While the world awaits James Gunn’s inaugural DCU project Creature Commandos, David Harbour has high praise for the director and revealed his character. Speaking to Collider prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike and ahead of the release of Gran Turismo, Harbour said, “I didn’t know what it [Creature Commandos] was when it was sent to me, […]

While the DCU’s upcoming Blue Beetle was initially tracking for a disastrous debut, new figures have come in and has given a massive boost to the film. Deadline is reporting that Blue Beetle’s latest tracking figure is at $30 million domestic. This over double of the initial low-end projection ($12 million) and a little less […]

Blue Beetle star Xolo Maridueña revealed that he has met with James Gunn and Peter Safran regarding his DCU future. The latest DCU film is not tracking particularly well (BoxOfficePro only had it between $12-17 million), nor have recent films in the franchise performed well. Shazam! 2 only made $133 million worldwide and The Flash […]

While Andy Muschietti’s The Flash didn’t serve as the reboot of the DCU many thought it would, Zack Snyder’s original vision would have. Storyboard artist Jay Oliva was originally involved with The Flash film for the DCU (then DCEU). “I worked with Seth Grahame-Smith, the first director who was attached to The Flash,” Oliva told […]

As thousands of actors and writers are sitting on the sidelines during the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, Shazam! star Zachary Levi recently blasted the strike rules. During an appearance at Manchester Comic-Con, Levi spoke out about how he can’t speak about his past works (bear in mind, what he said before and after the video […]

Ben Affleck’s Batman movie being scrapped is one of the most disappointing aspects of the DCU (formerly DCEU). Affleck was a great Batman, but never got his time to shine in a solo film. However, a new report sheds light on what that film would have explored. Inverse published an extensive feature on the scrapped […]

With the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, release dates have been in shambles. However, Warner Bros. seemingly has a plan for their upcoming DC flick, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. According to Variety, who profiled Blue Beetle director Angel Manuel Soto, it appears that DC and Warner Bros. plan on sitting tight with the Aquaman […]

It looks like James Gunn’s DC slate will be versatile. The former Guardians of the Galaxy director recently provided an exciting update for the future of animated films vis-à-vis his DCU when answering fans’ questions. One DC fan on Threads asked Gunn if the new Crisis on Infinite Earths film was a part of the […]

Reports of Gal Gadot’s DC future as Wonder Woman have been back and forth for a while now. However, it appears that James Gunn and Peter Safran — the new heads of creative — are planning on bringing Gadot back into the fold. ComicBook caught up with Gadot for her new film Heart of Stone […]

James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DCU will soon officially begin after the releases of Blue Beetle and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. However, the director of Blue Beetle has spilled on the future of the character (played by Xolo Maridueña) under the new regime. During a press conference in Mexico, Blue Beetle director Angel Manuel […]

When Angel Manuel Soto was called by Warner Bros. to make a DC film, Blue Beetle was not his first choice. In fact, he wanted to direct a film about a specific Batman villain. Blue Beetle is a superhero film that revolves around the young titular DC hero. But Soto didn’t always want to make […]

While Shazam! was a big hit for DC, its sequel, Fury of the Gods, was not. The film grossed a paltry $57 million domestically and $133 million worldwide despite adding star power like Rachel Zegler and Helen Mirren. As a result, Zachary Levi is unsure of what his future holds as the hero as a […]

The upcoming Aquaman sequel, The Lost Kingdom, has been a mess, and it appears that James Gunn and Peter Safran are attempting to make a clean DC slate as Ben Affleck’s cameo in the upcoming Jason Momoa-led film received a massive update. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Batman was supposed to appear in the film. […]

The talk of the town lately has been Pom Klementieff joining James Gunn’s DCU. After all, the two collaborated a number of times from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 onward in all of the team’s MCU appearances. After releasing the third Guardians of the Galaxy film this May, Gunn shifted over to DC full-time […]

Fresh off an Emmy nomination for his performance in the fourth season of Barry, Anthony Carrigan has been cast in the upcoming James Gunn-directed DCU film, Superman: Legacy. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news of Carrigan’s casting, which comes just hours after the 2023 Emmy nominations were announced. He will play the DC hero Metamorpho […]

DC’s latest film, The Flash, will be rushing onto digital platforms and Blu-ray very, very soon according to a new report. Collider broke the news that The Flash will be released on digital on July 18 — just over a month after its theatrical release — and will be released on 4K UHD Blu-ray and […]

James Gunn’s upcoming DCU film Superman: Legacy recently cast its titular hero and Lois Lane, but the film recently added three new key members to its cast. Vanity Fair reports that Isabela Merced, Edi Gathegi, and Nathan Fillion have all been cast in Superman: Legacy. Merced will play Hawkgirl, Gathegi will play Mister Terrific, and […]

The turnover from the DCEU to James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DCU has not been seamless and is quite confusing with films like The Flash not offering any sort of clarification. However, Safran recently ensured fans that the new regime will make it a lot easier to follow the canon. Speaking to Vanity Fair, Safran […]

Superman: Legacy just cast David Corenswet to play the Man of Steel and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane. Recently, James Gunn came out with the news that Nathan Fillion is being cast as one of DC’s fan-favorite heroes, along with Isabela Merced and Edi Gathegi to play key characters in the new DC universe. Fillion, […]

Michael Keaton recently made his return to DC as Batman in The Flash, and one of his adversaries from Batman Returns, Danny DeVito, recently spoke about potentially returning as the Penguin. Speaking to SFX Magazine, DeVito said he’d be game for a return as the DC villain. “I would definitely consider doing it, yeah,” he […]