Ben Affleck’s Axed Batman Movie Was ‘F—ing Awesome’ and Built on 80 Years of Mythos, Says DC Storyboard Artist: ‘It Was the Best’

Gears Of War creator Cliff Bleszinski has approved of Zack Snyder potentially directing a movie based on the acclaimed video game series.While at Gamescom 2023 to promote his upcoming film Rebel Moon, Snyder was asked which video game franchises he thinks would make for good films.“Gears [Of War] has always come up in our sort of circle,” he briefly teased before saying that he has always been interested in the Halo franchise, though he acknowledges that Paramount has already released a series based on the game.While he did not say much else about Gears Of War, Snyder has been a hot favourite among fans of the video game to helm a potential film.A Gears Of War film was green-lit at Netflix last year, though any further information on its development has remained scarce at the time of publishing. A tentative release date, cast and director have not been announced for the film.Now, Cliff Bleszinski has reacted to Snyder’s interest in a Gears Of War film, saying he “approves” of Snyder leading a movie, though he has one condition.

and Tom Sandoval seemingly stood in the same room together this week at a Maui relief effort fundraiser hosted at Sur, if this TikTok shared by user @elaineeeqvn can be believed.Of course, the two are never captured directly interacting. But Sur, as we know, is a very small restaurant.

It was "absurd" of Fergus Ewing to describe the Scottish Greens as extremists, SNP depute leader Keith Brown has said. Former Scottish Government minister Ewing had said that SNP members should be given the chance to vote again on the party’s deal with the Scottish Greens.

CNN unveiled an overhaul of its lineup, with Abby Phillip getting the 10 p.m. ET primetime slot, while Phil Mattingly will co-anchor CNN This Morning with Poppy Harlow and Kasie Hunt will helm Early Start.

DC fans have really been through the wringer in the last 12 months. There was recent hope for fans who loved the previous DC Extended Universe created by filmmaker Zack Snyder: Gal Gadot had teased that she and James Gunn—the new co-head of DC Studios—had discussed and maybe even confirmed a “Wonder Woman 3” film (a project that had been put on hold earlier this year when Gunn rejected filmmaker Patty Jenkins’ treatment).

Kerry Washington is looking back on some of the formative experiences and long-hidden traumas of her childhood in her emotionally charged new memoir, In an excerpt from Washington's forthcoming book — published by — Washington recalls the vitriolic fights her parents used to get into when she was a child, and how the fear and stress from their bitter battles impacted her own young mind.«From what I remember, most of my parents’ fights were about money, and about the fact that neither of them felt like they were in the marriage they wanted to be in, or more precisely, that they were married to the person they wanted to be married to,» Washington recalls in her book.The celebrated actress explains that her parents «both harbored deep disappointment over what their lives had become» and would scream at one another with deeply held anger. However, it was also important to them to keep face around their kids and other families.«We pretended to ourselves, to each other, and to the outside world that our family was not suffering the pain of life’s disappointments,» Washington writes, explaining that her parents would often save their brutal bickering for when she was asleep, wrongly believing that insulated her from the tension between them.«As a young child, I would lie in bed and listen for signs of how serious each battle was and when it might come to an end… I developed panic attacks at night,» Washington writes, saying that the panic attacks began when she was only seven.«They manifested first as a rhythm of anxiety that encircled my brain, then evolved into a rapid pulsing, a whirling frenzy of metallic thumps, like those nauseating old spinning rides at a county fair,» she recalls.

Gesine Bullock-Prado is remembering Bryan Randall. On Monday, news broke that Randall, Sandra Bullock‘s longtime partner, had died after private, three-year battle with ALS, and the actress’ sister took to Instagram to pay tribute to the late photographer.

Sandra Bullock's longtime partner, had died after private, three-year battle with ALS, and the actress' sister took to Instagram to pay tribute to the late photographer.«I'm convinced that Bry has found the best fishing spot in heaven and is already casting his lure into rushing rivers teaming with salmon,» Bullock-Prado wrote alongside a smiling photo of Randall.«ALS is a cruel disease but there is some comfort in knowing he had the best of caretakers in my amazing sister and the band of nurses she assembled who helped her look after him in their home,» she added. «Rest in peace, Bryan.»Randall's family announced his death on Monday.

The scrapped standalone Batman movie that Ben Affleck was set, a little less than a decade ago, to direct and star in had all the potential in the world to be an exciting addition to the DC canon, per Jay Oliva, a veteran storyboard artist who consulted with Affleck and others on the project.

While a lot of the debate and discussion regarding Zack Snyder films revolves around his superhero work, people tend to forget that before he worked on DC films, he was largely known for films like “300” and “Dawn of the Dead.” He also released his first ever all-original film, “Sucker Punch.” But that film received mixed reviews and is generally looked at as a lesser Snyder movie.

While a lot of the debate and discussion regarding Zack Snyder films revolves around his superhero work, people tend to forget that before he worked on DC films, he was largely known for films like “300” and “Dawn of the Dead.” He also released his first ever all-original film, “Sucker Punch.” But that film received mixed reviews and is generally looked at as a lesser Snyder movie.

Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of The Atlantic, is taking over as moderator of PBS’s long-running Washington Week.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Zack Snyder recently joined Letterboxd for an interview about “Sucker Punch,” his hugely divisive 2011 fantasy action movie that was a box office bomb for Warner Bros. with just $89 million grossed worldwide. The film, which was notable at the time for being Snyder’s first original concept, stars Emily Browning as Babydoll, a young woman committed to a mental institution whose fantastical imagination creates a dream heist for her to escape imprisonment.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Gal Gadot is keeping the hope for a “Wonder Woman 3” alive despite the big changes going on at DC Studios. In an interview with ComicBook.com while promoting her upcoming Netflix action movie “Heart of Stone,” Gadot alluded to hearing from new DC bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran about developing a third “Wonder Woman” movie together. “I love portraying Wonder Woman,” Gadot said when asked about the third movie.

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Lady Gaga won her first Oscar playing up-and-coming singer/songwriter Ally Maine alongside Bradley Cooper in 2018′s A Star is Born. However, she wasn’t the only pop icon considered for the role.

Ariana Madix is leaving her past in the past — despite having to work with him!A source tells ET that the star refuses to film with her ex, Tom Sandoval, whose affair with castmate Raquel Leviss (now Rachel) played out during the show's 10th season. «Tom and Ariana haven’t filmed one-on-one and she’s telling her friends she won’t,» the source says.

Ariana Madix is reportedly still not ready to film alongside her cheating ex Tom Sandoval.

Ariana Madix is going to deliver the drama!

Tony Bennett's fans are keeping his legacy alive!Since the announcement that the legendary musician died on Friday, at the age of 96, the «Love For Sale» singer has been celebrated in tributes across the country.In New York City, fans adorned a park bench with flowers in Central Park. The seat in his home city was where Bennett famously posed for a picture with his dog.