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Batman films.According to an article in CTV News, Senator Patrick Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont, is lifelong Batman fan who has had numerous appearances in five Batman films – including The Dark Knight with the late Heath Ledger.In 1995, Leahy appeared in Batman Forever via an uncredited cameo and in the same year, he voiced a character – the ‘Territorial Governor’ in Batman: The Animated Series.Other appearances came in Batman & Robin, Batman v.

Wonder Woman film in the 1980s.Speaking to Deadline, the director said that she wanted a more visually “enjoyable” experience to offset the serious message being delivered.“We wanted to talk about something quite a bit more serious than we did with the first film, which is [about] the crisis facing our world,” Jenkins said.

Justice League – known as the Snyder cut – will be a four-hour movie, not a miniseries.Snyder was originally on board of the 2017 DC movie Justice League as director, but stepped down during post-production after the death of his daughter.

Justice League was worth suffering because he could don the superhero suit for his kids.In a barely concealed swipe at the 2017 movie, which was widely panned by critics upon its release, the actor explained that he reprised his role for the benefit of his children.He told The Hollywood Reporter‘s Awards Chatter podcast: “I did Batman because I wanted to do it for my kids. I wanted to do something that my son would dig.

The Flash.The actor, who has been in an ongoing dispute with Warner Bros. since last summer, shared his reaction to being dismissed from the forthcoming film on Twitter.Fisher had played DC character Cyborg in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League.Fisher said he “strongly disagreed with [Warner Bros’] decision” but added it was “unsurprising”.

Elektra Lives Again.Speaking at the ComicBook Debate, Snyder – who has worked on several DC films recently, including his long-awaited cut of Justice League – was asked which project he would take on for the Marvel Cinematic Universe instead.“I would choose Elektra Lives Again,” he said. “Do you know that Frank Miller comic book? It’s a graphic novel about Elektra.

Wonder Woman 1984 for the very first time.Speaking in a new interview, the actor, who plays Diana Prince and her titular alter ego in the DC movie, said she was so engrossed in it that she didn’t even think about her own involvement.“I can’t tell you about the moment in the movie that made me cry other than it happens at the very beginning,” Gadot told Hello! (via msn). “I’ve never experienced that before.

in his forthcoming Justice League cut.The director revealed that Leto’s appearance came from one of two scenes of additional photography that were shot in the DC movie last year. The majority of what viewers will see when the film lands in March was already captured during original production, although 80 per cent of the movie has never-before-seen visual effects.“There’s like two bits that I added,” Snyder told Comic Book Debate on Monday (January 4).

DC‘s 2019 film Joker has been crowned the UK’s biggest home movie of 2020.The sector grew 26 per cent last year, owing largely to the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, which saw cinemas shuttered across the country.Yesterday (January 5), it was revealed that the UK box office fell by 76 per cent across 2020, with Christopher Nolan’s Tenet the only film released after the initial March lockdown to make the top 10.xNew figures from the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) revealed that

DC movies.The filmmaker, whose director’s cut of Justice League is due to be released in March, said he is busy working on other projects beyond the DC Extended Universe.Speaking to ComicBook Debate yesterday (January 4) the director said he’s not opposed to the idea of making more DC films but that nothing is in the pipeline at the moment. He is focusing on his zombie action film Army Of The Dead and a prequel film that’s currently in the works.“Look, I never thought I’d be here doing this.

DC Films have clarified the future of Batman, detailing two separate “film sagas” starring Michael Keaton and Robert Pattinson.Pattinson is set to star in the forthcoming film The Batman, while Keaton will reprise his role as Batman alongside Ben Affleck in The Flash.When Keaton was first rumoured to be involved with The Flash, it was believed that he would be replacing Affleck as Batman – before it was later revealed that both actors would be starring in the film.

Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins has discussed the “internal war” she faced with Warner Bros over the new DC film.Speaking on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, Jenkins alleged that Warner were more interested in the symbol of having a woman direct a superhero film than her actual ideas.“They wanted to hire me like a beard,” she told Maron. “They wanted me to walk around on set as a woman, but it was their story and their vision.“And my ideas? They didn’t even want to read my script.

Jared Leto has left the door open to return to the Joker character again in the future.Leto, who played the classic DC villain in 2016’s Suicide Squad, is set to reprise the role in the forthcoming Zack Snyder’s Justice League, despite having not appeared in the original Justice League (2017).Now, Leto has spoken about the possibility of playing the Joker again in the future, admitting that “it’s hard to say no to that character”.He told Variety that it was always “so much fun” to step into the

Wonder Woman 1984 when she made the remark.A fan said the new superhero film was “a breath of fresh air”, to which Jenkins replied: “Thank you @kjb_movies. I agree we need more variety in Superhero movies, not less.

Wonder Woman 1984 to director Patty Jenkins directly.Fans of the New York hardcore band had disputed the accuracy of the t-shirt, which features artwork from the band’s 1986 album ‘The Age Of Quarrell’, since the DC film’s release.As many fans pointed out, ‘The Age Of Quarrell’ came out two years after the new Wonder Woman film was set, but in a new post on Instagram, Joseph has explained that it is indeed chronologically accurate.“Had about twenty people tell me about this,” his message began.

DC Films has unveiled its future film schedule plans, announcing that up to six superhero titles could be released per year.The company’s president, Walter Hamada, told The New York Times that the Warner Bros division plans to release “up to four” superhero titles per year in cinemas starting in 2022, and another two feature films annually on the HBO Max streaming service.He also revealed that, like Marvel, the franchise is set to release more major TV spin offs for the forthcoming The Batman

Wonder Woman 3 has been confirmed and will be fast-tracked by Warner Bros, the studio has announced.The second Wonder Woman film, Wonder Woman 1984, was released on Christmas Day in the US in both cinemas and online on HBO Max.The movie has so far earned $85million (£62.7m) globally, with nearly half of all HBO Max subscribers watching it on the day of release.

Justice League story as a comic book with DC.The director’s long-awaited ‘Snyder Cut’ of the 2017 film is due out as a four-part miniseries on the HBO Max streaming service next year.Snyder’s original cut of the DC Comics movie was set to arrive in 2018 before personal tragedy forced him to step aside – with Joss Whedon overseeing the final months of the film’s production.Speaking to Bleeding Cool in a new interview, Snyder revealed that he’s been talking to DC publisher Jim Lee about finishing

Marvel and DC movies.The filmmaker, currently an executive producer on Servant, explained that discussions in the past have seen him in the running to helm superhero stories for a number of major franchise-led studios.“I’ve had many conversations over the years about many of the superheroes with many of the studios that own them, and how we’d want to approach it,” Shyamalan told ComicBook.“I mean, I did it [with Unbreakable], I made my comic book movie the way I wanted,” the filmmaker added.

Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins has revealed that she nearly exited the franchise over pay discrepancy.The director helmed 2017’s original Wonder Woman, though it took a while for Jenkins to be confirmed as the DC sequel’s director.She has now revealed that in that time she almost walked away from the movie over pay disparity, recalling to the Happy Sad Confused podcast: “It’s interesting as someone who never made any profit in my career up until Wonder Woman, that I was always at peace

Wonder Woman 1984 is set to come to video on demand in the UK next month.The film arrived in UK cinemas this week (December 16), and will hit US theatres and streaming service HBO Max on Christmas Day (December 25).Wonder Woman 1984 was initially due for release in June, then August, October, and finally December, with each postponement being a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Now, it’s been revealed that it will hit on demand services in the UK on January 13, per Variety.The report

Christopher Nolan has reflected on Tom Hardy’s performance as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, suggesting he hasn’t been “fully appreciated”.The Oscar-nominee played the antagonist in the 2012 third part of Nolan’s Batman trilogy, though it came with high expectations given Heath Ledger’s lauded performance as the Joker in the previous movie The Dark Knight.Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Nolan praised Hardy’s work in the movie, saying: “There’s no safety net for any of these guys and

Justice League has been concluded by studio WarnerMedia.Earlier this year, Cyborg actor Ray Fisher spoke about alleged misconduct on the set of the DC movie after Joss Whedon took over as director in 2017.Fisher accused Whedon of “gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable” behaviour and also claimed that producers Geoff Johns and Jon Berg “enabled” his alleged behaviour.WarnerMedia has now confirmed that their investigation has now concluded, saying in a statement (via The

DC Comics have announced that the new Batman will be Black.The next caped crusader will be called Tim Fox and will be the estranged son of Bruce Wayne’s business manager Lucius Fox. Fox first appeared as a character in Batman in 1979.The new Batman series will be set in a futuristic Gotham city and will be controlled by a villainous Magistrate.

Aquaman trident.The actor, who played the titular character in James Wan’s DC film, learned of seven-year-old Danny Sheehan several weeks ago and reached out to chat to him over FaceTime.Sheehan was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer called pineoblastoma in 2017. This type of cancer affects the part of the brain that produces melatonin, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Wonder Woman 1984 will be released in the UK next month.The long-awaited sequel, directed by Patty Jenkins, was confirmed to be launching on HBO Max in the US, but is set for a theatrical release across the UK in December, Variety has confirmed.The film will receive a staggered release across the US, starting on HBO Max and in cinemas where possible on December 16, before expanding to more cinemas on December 25 – although half of the cinemas across the country are currently closed.In the UK,

Justice League cut to mark three years since the original film’s theatrical release – watch it below.The release of Snyder’s version of the 2017 film, which was campaigned for heavily by fans after the director had to back out of the original film due to family reasons, was confirmed back in May.It will be broadcast in four one-hour segments – expected to air on streaming service HBO Max in 2021, though no official release date has been set – before being assembled into one extended film.After

The Suicide Squad, the actor has confirmed.The DC movie is being directed by James Gunn and is currently set for release in the UK on August 6, 2021.Stallone shared the news in a now-deleted video on his Instagram account, before posting a screenshot of an article announcing his casting in another post. “Working with this incredible Director on this astounding project has made this an amazing year,” he captioned it.

Joker to be “a betrayal of the mentally ill”.The DC film, which starred Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck, has received criticism since its release for its portrayal of mental illness, and was later crowned the most complained about movie of 2019.In a new interview with The Telegraph, director Fincher, who made his big screen return this week with new film Mank, likened Joker to a “trap”.‘I don’t think ­anyone would have looked at that material and thought, “Yeah, let’s take [Taxi Driver’s] Travis

Aquaman 2.The actress, who played warrior Mera in James Wan’s 2018 DC film, has been subject to speculation regarding her return to the sequel, which is yet to be greenlit.“Paid rumours and paid campaigns on social media don’t dictate [casting decisions] because they have no basis in reality,” Heard told Entertainment Weekly, in reference to a Change.org petition asking for her removal from the film, in light of her recent lawsuit against her ex-husband Johnny Depp.She added: “Only the fans

Justice League spinoff focusing on Darkseid.The filmmaker recently explained he has a story in mind which focuses on the villainous character from his 2017 film, played by Ray Porter.“If you said to any of the actors in the movie ‘Well what happens in the movie’ or ‘What happens later’ or whatever for any movie.

Suicide Squad director David Ayer has confirmed that the long-rumoured ‘Ayer Cut’ of the film does exist.Fans have been campaigning for the release of the director’s apparent original version of the 2016 movie in the wake of the forthcoming ‘Snyder Cut’ of Justice League, which was confirmed for a 2021 release after relentless fan campaigning.While Ayer had remained coy on whether his version actually exists, the director has finally confirmed that it is indeed real in a new tweet, teasing that

The Batman.Damon and Affleck were appearing as part of a fundraiser for the Eastern Congo Initiative and Water.org, and Damon couldn’t resist having a dig at his friend – who played Batman in 2016’s Batman v.

The Batman following his coronavirus diagnosis, which temporarily halted production.The DC film resumed work a few weeks ago following the shutdown after Pattinson was confirmed to have tested positive for COVID-19.The actor has now been spotted in Liverpool at St George’s Hall filming what appears to be a funeral scene.

DC project Black Adam.The actor, who recently starred in The Invisible Man, is in final talks to join the movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Although he has been reimagined as different incarnations throughout DC Comics’ history, reports suggest the Black Adam version of Hawkman will be Carter Hall, an archaeologist who discovers that he’s the reincarnation of an ancient Egyptian prince.He sports large artificial wings and a harness made out of an alien element known as ‘nth metal’,

Batwoman star Javicia Leslie has unveiled a first look at her new lead character Ryan Wilder in costume.The actress was announced as the new Batwoman back in July following the departure of Ruby Rose after just one season.Leslie has now shared the first picture of herself in the Batsuit in Instagram in a behind-the-scenes camera shot.“Look out, Gotham, I’m suited up and ready to go…,” she captioned the picture.