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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II will make his Marvel debut in the forthcoming Disney+ series Wonder Man. As reported by Variety, Abdul-Mateen has been cast as the titular superhero, otherwise known as Simon Williams. The role marks the 36-year-old Emmy-winning actor’s third portrayal of a comic book character, after Abdul-Mateen played Black Manta in 2018’s Aquaman, which he will reprise in the 2023 sequel, […]
The first reactions to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever are here following the Ryan Coogler-directed sequel’s Hollywood premiere. The film, set to hit theaters next month, arrives four years after the Chadwick Boseman-led original. In 2020, Boseman died at the age of 43 due to complications from colon cancer. “Lift Me Up,” a new Rihanna song […]
Green Lantern showrunner Seth Grahame-Smith has chosen to walk away after DC and HBO Max decided to take the series in a new direction, the Hollywood Reporter writes. The series, which has been in development for three years, will now center around John Stewart, the second Black superhero to appear in DC Comics. The course change comes after many aspects of […]
Hugh Jackman bid farewell to Wolverine in the 2017 film Logan. The character’s death and subsequent burial seemed like a literal and figurative sign that Jackman was committed to closing that nearly 20-year chapter of his acting career. However, that didn’t stop people from asking him to run it back one more time because, as any superhero fan knows, nothing […]
The unspoken embargo lasted all of three days, because Henry Cavill took to Instagram on Monday to confirm that he will be reprising his role as Superman. “A very small taste of what’s to come, my friends,” Cavill wrote in the caption. “The dawn of hope renewed. Thank you for your patience, it will be […]
Caleb McLaughlin, best known for his role as Lucas Sinclair on Stranger Things, has said that he’s down to portray DC’s Static in a future project. As part of an extensive Q&A session at Heroes Comic Con Belgium 2022 in Brussels, per Insert Coin, McLaughlin revealed his aspirations to play the superhero, who notably appeared in the animated series Static […]
Mexican filmmaker Jonás Cuarón has signed on as director for the Marvel/Sony Pictures offering El Muerto, which will star Bad Bunny in the lead role. Per the Hollywood Reporter, Cuarón will be working with a script by Blue Beetle writer Gareth Dunnet Alcocer. The story will follow a wrestler with superpowers passed down to him from previous generations of his […]
Before the Marvel Cinematic Universe launched in 2008 with the release of Iron Man, the movie rights for the character were turned down by New Line Cinema, which had acquired the rights from Fox in 2000. According to a Hollywood Reporter source, New Line opted not to pursue Tony Stark’s story because Bob Shaye, who ran the studio at the time, argued […]
Dwayne Johnson has unveiled the latest trailer for his upcoming DC film Black Adam. The trailer comes one day after the Rock shared the new poster on social media. “A new era in the DC Universe has begun,” he wrote in the caption. Black Adam is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (The Shallows, Orphan), and stars Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, Sarah […]
Ezra Miller’s apology tour continued this week, as The Flash star met with Warner Bros. executives to apologize for their recent behavior, which includes public arrests and serious allegations of abuse, manipulation, and more. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Miller and their CAA agent Scott Metzger had a “very positive meeting” on Wednesday with Warner Bros. film chairs Michael De […]
