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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 […]
Warner Bros. has enlisted a pair of industry veterans to lead DC Studios. According to the Hollywood Reporter, DC Studios, a newly formed division that will replace DC Films, will be led by filmmaker James Gunn and producer Peter Safran. The pair will co-head the studio’s film, TV and animation efforts, which is home to superheroes […]
Issa Rae didn’t hold back in her interview with Elle, calling out Hollywood for shielding dangerous individuals, one reportedly being Ezra Miller. “While I don’t support people jumping to immediate conclusions and I think it’s entirely fair for investigations to happen, I think it’s extremely important to, like the mantra says, ‘Listen to women,’” Rae said. “I’m gonna […]
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 […]
It was bound to happen. The streaming subscription market got too crowded, and the quest to be the biggest dog in the ring became a Pyrrhic one. Streaming underwent a massive expansion; now, we’re seeing the corresponding compression. Subscription rates have leveled off, growth has slowed, and what was once a bottomless wallet that funded […]
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 […]
Fans of the James Gunn brand of superhero cinema still have more to look forward to at DC. After Warner Bros. Discovery announced it had pulled the plug on the HBO Max-bound Batgirl movie starring Leslie Grace, many began wondering what other projects could see the chopping block—particularly with the company acknowledging it’s doing a “reset” in a 10-year effort to follow a […]
Warner Bros. Discovery has announced plans to combine HBO Max and Discovery+ into a single streaming service, Variety reports. Warner CEO David Zaslav confirmed the news during a second-quarter earnings call on Thursday. The media corporation hasn’t announced the name of the forthcoming platform, but said it will launch in the U.S. next summer. “One of the most important items […]
Leslie Grace has weighed in on the abrupt and unexpected shelving of HBO Max’s Batgirl movie, expressing her thanks and pride at what she and the “incredible cast and tireless crew” created. “Querida familia!” the 27-year-old Dominican American star of In the Heights captioned an Instagram post containing behind-the-scenes videos and photos. “On the heels […]
Batgirl, the DC film that was scheduled to be released on HBO Max later this year, has been shelved. The Wrap reports Warner Bros. Discovery will no longer be releasing the Leslie Grace-starring feature, which was directed by Bad Boys for Life filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, who also just turned in excellent work on Ms. Marvel. The announcement […]
