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The Suicide Squad‘s James Gunn has opened up about how he uses music in his films.The filmmaker, whose Marvel film Guardians Of The Galaxy featured a soundtrack of iconic 1970s hits, spoke to NME on the matter of music.“I write all of the songs into the screenplay, and then those songs we play on set as we do the scenes,” the filmmaker revealed.“So when you see them walk through the rain to Pixies‘ ‘Hey’, we have Pixies’ ‘Hey’ blasting on set.”He continued: “Not only do I have the songs that I

The Suicide Squad star Idris Elba has laid out the differences between the film and its 2016 predecessor.Speaking to NME on the day of the film’s release (July 30), Elba said that the differences ultimately come down to James Gunn and David Ayer’s contrasting approaches to the franchise.“I think fans will appreciate that these are two great filmmakers who attacked it differently,” he said.He added that he felt fans would “take some comfort in the fact that James Gunn is an absolute almanac for

Suicide Squad, has said that the Warner Bros. version released in cinemas is “not my movie.”In a lengthy, personal post on Twitter, the filmmaker claimed that the studio behind Suicide Squad “ripped to pieces” the film that he had originally made.“I put my life into Suicide Squad,” he wrote in the post.

The Suicide Squad‘s director James Gunn has revealed new details about the film’s upcoming spin-off series.The film isn’t due for release until tomorrow (July 30), yet the new show, which follows John Cena’s character Peacemaker, has already wrapped.

The Suicide Squad has currently received more positive reviews than any other DC or Marvel film that has come before it.The film has 63 reviews recorded on Rotten Tomatoes as of today (July 29), and has received a 98 per cent overall rating as a result.As reported by Forbes, this is 4% above The Dark Knight, which until now sat at the top of the DC scoreboard.

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DC‘s feature film Batgirl.Grace, known recently for her role in Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s In The Heights, beat a series of other young actors to the part.Earlier this week it was confirmed by Deadline that talent such as Isabella Merced, Zoey Deutch and Haley Lu Richardson were also in talks for the starring role.Grace took to social media to share her reaction to the news. “I am BEYOND EXCITED to embody Barbara Gordon, your Batgirl!” she tweeted.

Batwoman costume “was out of a scary movie.”The actor, who played Batwoman for just one season of the show, said that the bad reaction was part of her reason for leaving.“You ask anyone who has ever played a superhero or villain or anything with that costume. They’re not fun.

Jared Leto‘s Joker for The Suicide Squad.Leto’s take on the DC villain was introduced in David Ayer’s Suicide Squad in 2016. However, he failed to make the cut in Gunn’s sequel, which shares some of the same cast.In an interview with the New York Times, Gunn confirmed that he never considered bringing the character back for the film.“I just don’t know why Joker would be in the Suicide Squad,” he said.

DC sequel The Suicide Squad.The film has garnered glowing reviews from critics, who caught a preview of the film ahead of its UK release on July 30. It will be released in both US theatres and on HBO Max on August 6.Journalist Eric Goldman tweeted that the film “delightfully, gleefully goes all out with mayhem, gore, profanity and naughtiness”.Yeah, I loved #TheSuicideSquad.

DC antihero in the titular Shazam! spinoff film, due to premiere in 2022.Johnson shared a photo of himself from the set on his Instagram account today (July 12), looking away from the camera.“This image of Black Adam from behind gives you a tactile sense of the absolute massive scale and size of our movie,” he wrote in the caption.A post shared by therock (@therock)“You also see a little of the intricate and beautiful textured detail of Black Adam’s body suit.

Margot Robbie has admitted that she doesn’t have any plans to play Harley Quinn again after The Suicide Squad.The actress is due to reprise her role as the DC villain in the new James Gunn film, having previously portrayed her in 2016’s Suicide Squad and 2020’s Birds of Prey.However, Robbie has admitted that she needs a break from the role, and that she is in the dark on when she will return.“It was kind of back-to-back filming Birds… and filming this, so I was kind of like, oof, I need a break

Suicide Squad, despite the star denying it.Davis confirmed the bizarre gift in a new interview with British Vogue, after starring as Squad boss Amanda Waller in the 2016 DC Comics movie.“I was saying loudly, ‘Don’t open the box!’ I was halfway out the door when [Robbie] opened the box,” Davis told the magazine. “And saw the biggest black rat you could imagine.

Batman-Catwoman sex scene debate.The question of whether Batman would perform oral sex on Catwoman has garnered hot takes from fans and celebrities alike.It stemmed from an interview with Justin Halpern, the creator of animated show Harley Quinn, in Variety.Halpern confirmed in the interview that a scene in which Batman performed oral sex on Catwoman didn’t make the third season of the DC Entertainment-HBO Max animated series.“In this third season of Harley [Quinn], we had a moment where Batman

Soccer Mommy has shared a new single called ‘Kissing In The Rain’ – listen below.The Nashville singer-songwriter’s new song is part of the soundtrack for the new DC comic book Dark Nights: Death Metal, appearing alongside tracks by Mastodon, IDLES, HEALTH, and others.“Please don’t let me go/ I’ll be in control/ I’ll be like everybody else is/ I can play it safe/ Save the kissing in the rain/ If it means I’m all you ever wanted to find,” Soccer Mommy sings on the song’s chorus.She continues:

Batman Forever fans are campaigning for director Joel Schumacher’s original cut of the film to be released for the film’s 26th anniversary.The hashtag #ReleaseTheSchumacherCut has been used on social media as a call to action, in a similar vein to the successful #ReleaseTheSnyderCut campaign.Batman Forever was released under Warner Bros. in 1995.

Batman would perform oral sex on Catwoman.The question arose after Harley Quinn co-creator Justin Halpern told Variety that a moment in which Batman performed the act on Catwoman didn’t make the third season of the DC Entertainment-HBO Max animated series.“In this third season of Harley [Quinn], we had a moment where Batman was going down on Catwoman, [and] DC was like, ‘You can’t do that. You absolutely cannot do that,’” Halpern said.

IDLES have shared a brand new song – listen to ‘Sodium’ below.The new track appears on the soundtrack for DC‘s Dark Nights: Death Metal, released by DC Comics as a tie in for the comic book series of the same name.The soundtrack, out today (June 18) via DC/Loma Vista, also features contributions from IDLES, Soccer Mommy, and the late Chester Bennington‘s band Grey Daze.Tracks already revealed from the album include Manchester Orchestra‘s grungy new song ‘Never Ending’, ‘Broken Dreams,

Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker said DC made them scrap an oral sex scene between Batman and Catwoman in the animated Harley Quinn series.Speaking to Variety, the executive producers opened up about a conversation surrounding the characters as villains, not heroes.“In this third season of Harley [Quinn], we had a moment where Batman was going down on Catwoman, [and] DC was like, ‘You can’t do that. You absolutely cannot do that,'” Halpern said.

Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom will be the title of the DC sequel.The filmmaker took to his Instagram to reveal that the title.

Suicide Squad star Joel Kinnaman has admitted that the 2016 DC film wasn’t “the movie that we hoped”.Speaking in a new interview, the actor, who played Colonel Rick Flagg in the David Ayer film, discussed the film’s “conflicting visions” which led to it being panned by critics.“I thought the first 40 minutes of the film was fucking great, and then there were conflicting visions and it just didn’t end up being what we all hoped it was,” Kinnaman told the Just For Variety podcast.He added: “It

Netflix UK has revealed its full list of new releases for June 2021 – see every film and TV show landing on the streaming service below.Netflix originals arriving on the streaming platform this month include Gina Rodriguez-fronted sci-fi drama Awake and parenting comedy Fatherhood starring Kevin heart.Original show Lupin returns for its second season, with Omar Sy reprising his role as the gentleman thief Assane Diop.

The Suicide Squad director James Gunn has revealed a new image from the forthcoming DC film.Sharing the shot on Instagram, Gunn captioned the post: “Squad Undercover in Corto Maltese: Ratcatcher 2, The Thinker, Bloodsport, & Polka Dot Man in #TheSuicideSquad” – alluding to the characters played by Daniela Melchior, Peter Capaldi, Idris Elba and David Dastmalchian in the film respectively.The DC movie will serve as a “soft reboot” of the 2016 film Suicide Squad, which was directed by David Ayer,

Joker, following the success of the 2019 movie.The news was revealed in a new piece from The Hollywood Reporter on the most powerful lawyers in the film industry, which states that the follow-up to the Oscar winning comic book film is definitely in the works.In their list of powerful Hollywood lawyers, they include an entry for attorney Warren Dern, who counts Phillips among his clients.

HBO Max series about DC character Green Lantern has cast Jeremy Irvine as gay superhero Alan Scott.The show, which promises to tell stories in the DC universe “spanning decades and galaxies” across 10 one-hour episodes, recently found its titular lead actor in Finn Wittrock, star of American Horror Story.Announcing his involvement in a new Instagram post, Irvine wrote: “Very excited to be joining the DC Universe!! Can’t wait to get started.”He then added an iconic Green Lantern quote: “In

Suicide Squad film, all but confirmed that a character will be getting killed off in the DC blockbuster.Asked about the film’s storyline, he said it’s bound to upset some fans. “Well, the first thing I had to do was ignore the potential blowback from killing a character,” he told Den Of Geek. “And it really had to do with the structure of the story, especially when we get into the main part of the film with the primary characters.”He continued: “It had to naturally be who was going to die.

HBO Max series about DC character Green Lantern has found its lead actor in Finn Wittrock.The American Horror Story star will be playing Guy Gardner/Green Lantern in the new show based on the DC characters.Wittrock’s character has been described as “a hulking mass of masculinity” and “an embodiment of 1980s hyper-patriotism” according to Deadline.Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Seth Grahame-Smith will be writing Green Lantern, which is set to rework the DC characters and stories into a

The Boys have needed to order triple the amount of blood for season three, one of the show’s stars has revealed.Laz Alonso, who portrays Marvin T. Milk/Mother’s Milk in the Amazon Prime Video series, said in a new interview that the programme is set to get gorier.“I’ll put it to you this way,” Alonso told Collider.

Zack Snyder’s Justice League, has opened up about being cut from the film.The actor was initially due to star in Snyder’s reworking of the 2017 superhero film in the final scene, before Warner Bros cut the scene and replaced it with a reveal of Martian Manhunter.“[Snyder] said, ‘We’re going to shoot it, we’ll see what the studio says,'” Carr recalled in an interview with LightCast.“This is kind of crazy because we shot it in what I’m going to call ‘Driveway Studios’.

DC‘s 2019 film Joker is to be screened in UK concert venues with a live orchestra playing composer Hildur Guðnadóttir’s award-winning score.The event is part of a UK tour dubbed ‘Joker – LiveIn Concert’ and it will kick off at London’s Eventim Apollo on September 26.The tour will also call at Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dublin, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and Cardiff.

DC‘s 2019 film Joker is to be screened in UK cinemas again with a live orchestra playing composer Hildur Guðnadóttir’s award-winning score.The event is part of a UK tour dubbed ‘Joker – LiveIn Concert’ and it will kick off at London’s Eventim Apollo on September 26.The tour will also call at Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dublin, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and Cardiff.

Justice League star Ray Fisher has called out Warner Bros after the company posted a tweet following the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial.Chauvin was found guilty of the second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter of George Floyd yesterday (April 20).Following the verdict, Warner Bros, tweeted the following: “While this verdict doesn’t bring back those we’ve so wrongly lost, we know that it brings us closer to significant change.

DC Films he’s determined to play Batman villain Bane.The actor, who has been saying on social media for years that he would love to play the character, has now revealed he organised a meeting with the film studios to reiterate his request.“I want to play Bane so bad I went to Warner Bros., had an appointment with them, had an appointment with DC, walked in the door and said, ‘I want to play Bane,’” the actor said during an appearance at JusticeCon (per Collider).Tom Hardy played Bane in

The Flash.The actor, who first played the character in Tim Burton’s 1989 film of the same name, will be returning to the role opposite Ezra Miller as the film’s titular character.The Wrap first reported that Keaton was in talks to reprise the role last year, while Keaton suggested last month he might not join the project due to safety concerns over COVID-19.“To be honest with you, you know what worries me more than anything about all this stuff? It’s COVID,” he told Deadline regarding Batman and

DC’s Justice League.Speaking at the fan-organised  Justice Con event, Snyder revealed that Wayne. T Carr was cast as John Stewart and that he filmed a scene for Justice League which didn’t make the final film.

Game of Thrones star Alum Pilou Asbaek is in talks to join Jason Momoa in DC‘s Aquaman 2.Pilou Asbaek, best known for his role as the villainous Euron Greyjoy in the fantasy series, is tipped to co-star with Momoa in the forthcoming sequel, according to Deadline.