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That's the walking, talking tree and Marvel superhero Groot telling you the wonderful news: is now streaming. The Marvel film that premiered on May 5 in theaters around the country is available to watch again (or for the first time) on Disney+.Peter Quill and the gang are back in the third installment (or fourth if you count the holiday special) of. As of today, August 2, you can now watch the hit film with a Disney+ account.Part of Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), soared at the box office upon its release in theaters.

Blue Beetle” director Ángel Manuel Soto is an eternal optimist. It was January 2020 when Soto’s coming-of-age story “Charm City Kings” debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, winning the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Prize for ensemble acting.

There’s a lot of excitement surrounding DC Studios right now, since the takeover by co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran. But with that excitement, there is quite a bit of confusion.

Gal Gadot has some news…it looks like she’s sticking around as Wonder Woman!

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.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director When Warner Bros. contacted “Charm City Kings” filmmaker Angel Manuel Soto about potentially directing a DC comic book tentpole, he geared up to pitch the studio on a much different movie. “I wanted to pitch ideas, and one of them was the Bane origin story,” Soto recently told Den of Geek magazine.

James Gunn is clarifying some rumors about the DC development slate starting with Superman: Legacy and a potential Justice League live-action film under his direction.

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is undergoing some changes.

Marvel Studios’ intergalactic extravaganza “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” is soaring into the streaming universe!

Sophia Scorziello editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Get ready MCU fans — “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” is finally coming to Disney+. The third installment of James Gunn’s “Guardians” trilogy will be available for streaming on August 2 for all Disney+ subscribers, which comes three months after the film first hit theaters. Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan and Pom Klementieff star in the film, which picks up with Peter Quill (Pratt) rallying the gang for a mission to save Rocket’s (Bradley Cooper) life. The film also features Vin Diesel as Groot along with Sean Gunn as Kraglin, Chukwudi Iwuji as the High Evolutionary, Will Poulter as Adam Warlock and Maria Bakalova as Cosmo.

Talk about respecting a theatrical window: Disney has set a Disney+ global premiere date for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 of Aug. 2, that’s 90 days after the pic’s theatrical release of May 5.

Sean Gunn, the actor who played the lovable townsman on the hit show, is calling out Netflix for his lack of residual pay. Sean, the 49-year-old brother of Marvel and DC director James Gunn, shared with on Friday that he was out on the picket line for the first day of the SAG-AFTRA strike to mainly «protest Netflix.» The streaming service currently streams all seven seasons of as well as the 2016 revival, . Sean played Kirk in all seven seasons of the show, as well as all four episodes of the revival, both of which star Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel as the beloved mother-daughter duo Lorelai and Rory Gilmore«I was on a television show called for a long time that has brought in massive profits for Netflix,» Sean told. «It has been one of their most popular shows for a very long time, over a decade.

"Guardians of the Galaxy" star Sean Gunn blasted Disney CEO Bob Iger over comments that the executive made about the Writer's Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA)  strikes. Shortly before SAG-AFTRA joined the WGA on strike Thursday, Iger, 72, made an appearance on CNBC's "Squawk Box" during which he said that the pending actors union strike would have a "very, very damaging effect on the whole business." "It will affect the economy of different regions, even, because of the sheer size of the business.

Sean Gunn, who played Stars Hollow’s eccentric wannabe filmmaker Kirk on “Gilmore Girls”, is among the actors who hit the picket lines on Friday after SAG-AFTRA voted to strike.

While James Gunn’s “Superman: Legacy” is ramping up casting and adding a lot of superheroes to the mix, the writer/director reassured fans on Threads yesterday that “The primary story most definitely revolves around Superman and Lois.” READ MORE: ‘Superman: Legacy’: Nathan Fillion To Play A Green Lantern; Isabela Merced & Edi Gathegi Nab Superhero Roles Too Still, after yesterday, with the announcement of Nathan Fillion (“Guardians of The Galaxy Vol.

Anthony Carrigan has been cast in Superman: Legacy!

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Candice McDonough has been appointed to the newly created role of executive VP of publicity and communications for DC Studios. In the new position, she will oversee media relations, publicity, as well as external and employee communications. McDonough is moving from parent company Warner Bros. Film Group, where she led communication for more than five years. She will report to DC Studios co-chairmen and CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran. “Candice is not only one of the smartest communications strategists out there, but we also know firsthand that she has a unique knack for partnering with creative talent to ensure their work is presented in the strongest and most compelling way,” Gunn and Safran said in a statement. “We could not be more excited to welcome Candice to DC and our senior team.”

Barry‘s Anthony Carrigan is having a top-notch day, having been announced as part of the cast of James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy just after landing his third Emmy nomination for his work on the HBO dark comedy.

tells the story of Superman’s (Corenswet) journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent of Smallville, Kansas. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way, guided by human kindness in a world that sees kindness as old-fashioned.James Gunn (the “Guardian of the Galaxy” films, “The Suicide Squad,” the original Max series “Peacemaker”) will direct from his screenplay based on characters from DC.

“Superman: Legacy” is shaping up, and director James Gunn is feeling it.

Two years from today, audiences will finally be able to see in the big screen James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy. To mark the day, the DC co-head shared his excitement over the project and even dropped some teasers for fans.

James Gunn’s upcoming “Superman: Legacy” (summer 2025) promises to be the first theatrical entry point for the newly branded DCU. And it has been said that the superhero pic will usher in a heap of various DC Comics characters that will get fleshed out down the road as DC Studios looks to create their own cinematic universe.

James Gunn is hard at work on the upcoming DC Universe movie Superman: Legacy, which will reintroduce the beloved superhero.

Warner Bros has begun rounding out the cast for DC franchise resetter Superman: Legacy, studio chief Peter Safran has announced in a new piece with Vanity Fair, with Nathan Fillion (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3), Isabela Merced (Madame Web) and Edi Gathegi (The Harder They Fall) coming aboard.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer “Superman: Legacy” writer-director James Gunn is expanding the new DC universe with three new actors joining the cast: Nathan Fillion (“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

“Guardians of the Galaxy” director James Gunn took to Threads to describe how Groot and Rocket became friends – and it runs really, really deep.“I wrote a short film explaining the origin of how Rocket & Groot met. It was even storyboarded & location scouted & we did test footage for it (it was seen at SDCC in the ‘trailer’ we cut together after 12 days of shooting),” Gunn wrote. “But I didn’t have time to do it as Vol 1 amped up.

While the ending of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” put a bow on a lot of the dangling storylines developed by filmmaker James Gunn, it did also tee up what is to come.

the actor who played him. “When I was in ‘The Office,’ I spent several years really mostly unhappy because it wasn’t enough,” Rainn Wilson, 57, said on Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast, according to an early transcript from the interview. Wilson starred as Dwight for all nine seasons of the hit NBC workplace comedy, earning three Emmy nominations along the way (for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy) — no small feat considering the show was almost cancelled early on in its estimable run.Despite the success, according to Wilson, he was left feeling unfulfilled.“I was making hundreds of thousands. I wanted millions, and I was a TV star, but I wanted to be a movie star.

The Office star Rainn Wilson has revealed that he was “mostly unhappy” while filming for the iconic sitcom.Wilson played Dwight in the US remake of Ricky Gervais‘ workplace comedy, appearing in all nine seasons of the show from 2005-2013.In a new interview on Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast, Wilson revealed that he was worried about his career prospects during his time on the show, despite its overwhelming popularity.“When I was in The Office, I spent several years really mostly unhappy because it wasn’t enough,” Wilson told Maher.“I was making hundreds of thousands. I wanted millions, and I was a TV star, but I wanted to be a movie star.

James Gunn joined Threads and is clearing up some rumors about the fate of Doom Patrol. The DC show is set to conclude with Season 4 but only half of the season has aired which had some fans concerned about the future of the series.

Earlier this week, James Gunn cast David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan in his upcoming “Superman: Legacy” as Clark Kent/Superman and Lois Lane. But who will play Kal-El’s main adversary, Lex Luthor, in the first DCU film? According to reports, it’s down to Alexander Skarsgård and Bill Skarsgård to play the villainous mad scientists/CEO.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director David Corenswet is officially the new Superman, which is a dream come true for the actor. Literally. Back in 2019, Corenswet was promoting his supporting role in Ryan Murphy’s Netflix limited series “Hollywood” when he told Entertainment Weekly that his biggest acting goal was “definitely to play Superman.” Here we are four years later and now he’s Superman. The actor also said he was aware of his similar looks to Henry Cavill, who played Superman in three movies directed by Zack Snyder. “It came to my attention before the internet got a hold of me,” Corenswet told EW at the time about comparisons to Cavill. “But my pie-in-the-sky ambition is definitely to play Superman. I would love to see somebody do an upbeat, throwback [take on Superman]. I love the Henry Cavill dark and gritty take, but I would love to see the next one be very bright and optimistic.”

Superman: Legacy.The actor will star opposite Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) in the upcoming film, which will launch DC’s new movie universe.James Gunn, who was appointed co-CEO of DC Studios last year, will write and direct Superman: Legacy.

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a brand new Superman!

After two full weekends of a decidedly underwhelming release, it’s not hyperbole to say “The Flash” is an unmitigated box office disaster for Warner Bros. Discovery.

Tom Brittney is sending a message to fans after losing out on the role of Clark Kent/Superman in the upcoming movie Superman: Legacy.