Today, after a week of distrust and fear from Warner Brothers and Discovery, CEO David Zaslav held their quarterly earnings meeting. The CEO announced the reason behind canceling Batgirl halfway through post-production (and several other properties) is that WB is “responsible for the DC brand,” and they do not want to release a film not […]
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Warner Brothers Completely Axes DC Comics ‘Batgirl’ From Their Release Slate
Today, the New York Post announced that Warner Brothers parent company Discovery has completely removed Batgirl from their release slate. This is the first post-production DC film that will not ever be released theatrically or on HBO Max. After the initial merger, the company also axed The Wonder Twins before production ever began following the […]
Viola Davis Enters Talks To Star in an ‘Amanda Waller’ Centered HBO Max Series
Today, Variety announced that Viola Davis has entered talks to reprise her role as Amanda Waller in an upcoming series on HBO Max. The actress is best known for the role in both Suicide Squad films and the spin-off series Peacemaker. However, following the events of Season 1 she is outed to the press by her […]
Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù Enters Talks To Star As ‘John Constantine’ For HBO Max
Today, our friends over at The Illuminerdi have revealed that actor Sope Dirisu has entered talks to star as John Constantine for the upcoming HBO Max series. Sope Dirisu is best known for his role in Gangs of London in 2020 but has also been mentioned as a replacement for James Bond in the past. […]
KJ Apa & Isabel May Suit Up As DC’s ‘Wonder Twins’ For HBO Max
Today, Deadline announced that actors KJ Apa and Isabel May have been tapped to star in the upcoming Wonder Twins film. KJ Apa is best known for his role as Archie on The CW’s Riverdale. While Isabel May has been seen on both Young Sheldon and most recently 1883. They star as the shape-shifting alien […]
DC’s ‘Constantine’ TV Series Casting Call & Logline Goes Out For Astra (EXCLUSIVE)
Today, our friends over at The Illumnerdi revealed that the working title for DC Comics upcoming series Constantine would be under Chimney. Working titles are often used throughout production to keep the actual project a secret. Their report confirmed our November story that John Constantine will be race-swapped from a typically caucasian version of the […]
Producer Charlize Theron Developing ‘Aqualad’ HBO Max TV Series
Today, Variety announced that DC Comics is developing an Aqualad TV Series for HBO Max titled You Brought Me the Ocean. The series will follow the comic book version of Aqualad named Jackson Hyde. He was introduced simultaneously in the comics as Kaldur’ahm was introduced on Young Justice. Jackson “Jake” Hyde, a gay teenager living […]
Robert Downey Jr. Set To Produce Two ‘Sherlock Holmes’ Spin-Off Shows For HBO Max
Today, The Hollywood Reporter announced that actor Robert Downey Jr. will produce two Sherlock Holmes spin-off shows for HBO Max through his Team Downey production banner. Downey starred in the title role in 2009 and 2011 from director Guy Ritchie. A third film was in the works with his co-star Jude Law as Watson but […]
‘IT’ Prequel ‘Welcome to Derry’ TV Series In Development at HBO Max
Today, Variety announced that a prequel to the hit film series IT is in early development at HBO Max. The series will follow Derry in the 1960s but also a deeper story into how Pennywise was first defeated by the Shokopiwah tribe. Original director Andy Muschietti will serve as an executive producer but may also […]
HBO Max Pauses ‘Gotham PD’ TV Series; Matt Reeves Pivots Towards ‘Arkham Asylum’ TV Series
Over the weekend The Batman debuted in theaters everywhere to mass critical and commercial praise. Director Matt Reeves has been also hard at work on two spin-off shows set in his new universe. The two previously announced shows included Gotham PD and The Penguin starring Colin Ferrell. Today, Matt Reeves has revealed to Happy Sad […]