DC FanDome Officially Expands to Two Global Fan Events

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterThe DC FanDome event on Saturday was a grand experiment by WarnerMedia to see if DC Comics fans would congregate virtually for what amounted to an eight-hour string of programming about DC’s movies, TV shows and video games.“We really wanted to put together an event that would super-serve the fans,” Warner Bros.

Also Read: 'The Batman': The Biggest Takeaways From That Dark DC FanDome Trailer“The concept was that we knew Comic-Con was going to get canceled and we really had been working on some other stuff together and said, ‘Wouldn’t it be amazing if we created a fan-centric event that was a global event and worked together across our divisions and other divisions to make this happen?'” said Gregorian.

Wonder Woman 1984The first film that I’m going to talk about is the one that hopefully we are going to see soonest, Wonder Woman 1984. A story of Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) back in the 80s where she brings back Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) but has to defeat two villains. Justice League: The Snyder CutThis one is kind of interesting because it didn’t exist for a long time. Long story short, Zack Snyder was the man originally in the director’s chair for Justice League.

Jordan Moreau DC FanDome, the first-ever virtual showcase for DC Comics, proved that it’s still possible to put on an engaging event packed with new announcements during the pandemic. Superhero fans got first-ever looks at Robert Pattinson as the next Batman and Dwayne Johnson as the anti-hero Black Adam.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorIn between Matt Reeves divulging details about his upcoming 2021 The Batman movie and the trailer drop during DC FanDome tonight, the filmmaker unloaded some intel about the HBO Max series connected to the pic, which he’s executive producing with Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter.We already knew that the series would be an examination of the anatomy of corruption in Gotham City, however, Reeves said the series is a prequel to

first trailer for the Zack Snyder cut of “Justice League” was a big deal, but the biggest moment of the DC FanDome on Saturday had to be the reveal of the very first trailer for Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” starring Robert Pattinson. Everybody’s been playing things very close to the vest with this flick so far, and it feels like we’ve been watching impatiently from afar as we try to wait patiently to see it.

The cast for “Shazam!” revealed the official title for the sequel: “Shazam! Fury of the Gods”.

Brandon Choe Photo EditorAt the DC Fandome virtual panel today, director James Wan teased a new direction with Aquaman 2. Though Wan wants to further develop the stories of Aquaman‘s characters, he yearned to do something fresh and exciting with the second installment.“I think the second one is a little bit more serious, a little bit more relevant in the world we are living in today.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsTitans executive producer and writer Greg Walker revealed that the superhero series will see some familiar faces in the upcoming season.Walker joined Titans cast members Brenton Thwaites, Anna Diop, Teagan Croft, Ryan Potter and Conor Leslie at DC’s Fandome on Saturday to talk highlights from the first two seasons and tease what’s next in the upcoming season.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAfter becoming a hit with audiences and a box office success, fanboys and fangirls were thirsty for more of Shazam! with the titular wisecracking teen-who-turns-into-a-grown-adult superhero played Zachary Levi. Warner Bros recognized this and almost immediately set a sequel with screenwriter Henry Gayden and director David F.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVIt’s been a little more than a year since Netflix gave an 11-episode series order to The Sandman, based on Neil Gaiman’s DC comic. The epic drama, from Warner Bros TV, was impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, which shut down Hollywood production in mid-March.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorFollowing a barrage of criticism that he lobbed against Justice League replacement director Joss Whedon, actor Ray Fisher made an appearance on the DC Fandome panel today for Zack Snyder’s upcoming HBO Max director’s cut of the movie, with a question from a fan: What character is Snyder excited to fully flesh out in his version of the movie next year?“The characters that I’m excited to fully flesh out? Of course it’s Cyborg.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorToday during a surprise DC Fandome panel about Milestone Media, filmmaker Reginald Hudlin revealed that a Static Shock movie was in development as part of DC’s revitalizing the imprint which is devoted to African American voices.No other details were unveiled, but Hudline is involved with expanding the creative franchise that is Milestone Media, which launched in 1993, ultimately creating superheros like Iron, Rocket and Static

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterJames Gunn stopped by DC FanDome to talk about The Suicide Squad and he answered the burning question, “who is playing who?” in the forthcoming follow up to the 2016 Warner Bros. movie.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe long-gestating Flash movie is still on track and filmmakers Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti were joined by screenwriter Christina Hodson and Ezra Miller, who plays the speedy superhero.

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Warner Bros. Games Montreal and DC unveiled SaturdayGotham Knights, a new open-world, action role-playing game.

A panel for the upcoming movie The Flash was held during the DC Fandome event on Saturday (August 22) and a new look at the character’s costume was revealed!

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaWarner Bros. and DC teased “The Flash,” bringing out Ezra Miller, the actor who plays the speedster on screen, at Saturday’s DC Fandome event, and showing concept art for the character’s new and improved suit.“It’s more organic you can see light embedded in it,” said director Andy Muschietti.