After taking on the MCU multiverse, Chris Pratt isn’t ruling out a jaunt to the DCU.
25.06.2024 - 20:55 / theplaylist.net
Well, it’s official, and James Gunn’s DC Studios plan is slowly moving forward. Today, HBO and MAX confirmed that it’s picked up an eight-episode Green Lantern series for a season one pick-up.
The series comes from Emmy-nominee Chris Mundy (HBO’s “True Detective: Night Country,” “Ozark”) will serve as showrunner and executive producer. Emmy-winner Damon Lindelof (HBO’s “Watchmen” and “The Leftovers”) and Eisner Award winner Tom King (“Mister Miracle,” “Supergirl”) will co-write the new series with Mundy.
After taking on the MCU multiverse, Chris Pratt isn’t ruling out a jaunt to the DCU.
Chris Pratt is the latest Marvel star to address joining the DC film universe.
HBO has picked up a new Green Lantern series, Lanterns – find out more below.Last night, HBO Max took to social media to confirm the series. While little is known of the DC Comics show, it has been confirmed that the show will be “coming soon”.Per a report from Variety, Lanterns will be led by showrunner Chris Mundy, who has in the past worked on True Detective: Night Country and Ozark.
The Green Lantern series has officially been given a series order!
Lanterns is moving from Max to HBO and has received an official series order.
Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer The Green Lanterns’ light is officially ready to shine again. HBO has officially picked up “Lanterns,” the first live-action series created expressly for DC Studios under co-chairmen/co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large To paraphrase a long-running network slogan, “It’s Not Max. It’s HBO.” HBO and Max content CEO Casey Bloys is changing the delineation between what an “HBO show” and a “Max show” is, moving most of Max’s upcoming big-budget, tentpole Warner Bros. IP projects to under the HBO umbrella.
Superman fans have been sharing their “disappointment” at early images of the character’s new suit, as worn by actor David Corenswet.The film, now simply titled Superman after having initially been named Superman: Legacy, is set to arrive in July 2025 as the launch movie of the latest version of the DC Universe.Helmed by Guardians Of The Galaxy’s James Gunn – who is now the co-chairman and co-CEO of DC Studios alongside Peter Safran – Superman will also star Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner and more.The first look at Corenswet as Superman came last month when director James Gunn shared a picture on social media of the actor in costume.In the picture, Corenswet is seen wearing the iconic red and blue Superman suit, albeit with changes to its logo and seemingly the return of the Kryptonian’s iconic red briefs. It also includes an ominous beam firing behind Superman.A post shared by James Gunn (@jamesgunn)Further images have now been shared, and fans on social media have not been slowing in sharing their hesitations about the new design of the iconic Superman suit.“I love & support David Corenswet’s casting as the Superman but I am super disappointed in the suit,” wrote one X user.
Emmerdale's Belle Dingle, portrayed by Eden Taylor-Draper, appears to be heading for a turbulent time. Fans of the ITV soap have been watching her husband, Tom King (James Chase), become increasingly controlling. However, forthcoming spoilers for the popular drama suggest that some villagers are starting to worry about Belle's behaviour, suspecting that something isn't quite right.
It’s no surprise we’ve seen some familiar faces show up in the early cast of the new DCU that James Gunn is working on. Gunn is famous for bringing back actors he enjoyed working with on new projects, with regulars like Nathan Fillion and Michael Rooker showing up in just about everything the director does.
We have even more photos from the set of Superman: Legacy and this time we’re getting our first look at Rachel Brosnahan in costume as Lois Lane!
We have new Superman set photos, including images of David Corenswet in his full Superman suit!
Pom Klementieff is teasing plans to shift her focus over to the DC film universe alongside former director James Gunn.
The Marvel-to-DC pipeline appears to be heating up as Pom Klementieff teases her next super role.
Selome Hailu Anthony Carrigan is joining the cast of Peacock‘s “Twisted Metal” as a Season 2 regular. He will play Calypso, a character from the “Twisted Metal” video games who is described as “the mysterious, charismatic host and creator of a dangerous demolition derby tournament, who invites all assassins, vigilantes, mercenaries and joyriders to participate. To the winner, he offers the prize of making their greatest wish come true, but with Calypso there’s always a twist.” Also joining the cast of the action comedy series are Richard de Klerk (“A Teenage Prophet,” “Strange Empire”), Patty Guggenheim (“She-Hulk: Attorney at Law,” “Florida Girls”), and Tiana Okoye (“Panhandle,” “Mrs.
“Mad Men” star Jon Hamm no longer wants to be your leading man—or at least, that’s the title of a new Hollywood Reporter story on the actor and where he’s at with his career. While Hamm didn’t necessarily go away in the ensuing years after “Mad Men,” he apparently was offered a lot and was picky about it.
There’s another twist in the tale for Emmerdale’s Tom King as his latest outburst leaves his life hanging in the balance. Evil Tom accidentally hurts himself while raging over his wife Belle Dingle lying to him about their unborn baby. In upcoming episodes, Belle decides to have a termination - and too scared to be honest to Tom, she tells him she’s had a miscarriage.
Nearly three years since James Arthur McDonald Jr. bailed on a meeting with SEC over allegations of defrauding investors for millions, the FBI picked up the former CNBC pundit in Washington state this weekend.
Of all the films released by DC in 2023, it was clear that “Blue Beetle” is the one James Gunn thought could continue on in his rebooted DCU. That said, the film had a dismal box office run, which led to many assuming that the franchise was DOA.
The Hollywood Basic Crafts have officially wrapped the first week of negotiations on a new three-year agreement with the studios.