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Ben Affleck to Return as Bruce Wayne in Ezra Miller’s ‘The Flash’ Movie
Ben Affleck will return as Bruce Wayne in Ezra Miller’s “The Flash” movie, according to an individual with knowledge of the project.Affleck last played Wayne in 2017’s “Justice League.” According to Vanity Fair, who first reported the news, Affleck got the script at the end of last week and agreed this week to join the project.According to an insider with knowledge of the project, conversations with Affleck started in the last couple of months to pique his interest in joining the “The Flash.” Before committing, Affleck had notes on the script which were addressed in the draft given to him last week, and he finally agreed to join the project in the last couple of days. Additionally, Affleck will suit up once again as Batman in the movie. Also of note, there will be no other films with Affleck’s Batman or an HBO MAX show as has been rumored online amongst fanboy outlets. Matt Reeves upcoming “The Batman” will not be affected and Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne is still viewed as the future of the franchise.Director Andrés Muschietti elaborated to Vanity Fair in an interview on what Affleck’s return means to “The Flash.”Also Read: Batman Returns! Michael Keaton in Talks to Play Bruce Wayne in 'The Flash' Movie (Exclusive)“His Batman has a dichotomy that is very strong, which is his masculinity–because of the way he looks, and the imposing figure that he has, and his jawline –but he’s also very vulnerable,” Muschietti said. “He knows how to deliver from the inside out, that vulnerability. He just needs a story that allows him to bring that contrast, that balance.”“He’s a very substantial part of the emotional impact of the movie. The interaction and relationship between Barry and Affleck’s Wayne will bring an emotional level that we haven’t seen before,” Muschietti added. “It’s Barry’s movie, it’s Barry’s story, but their characters are more related than we think. They both lost their mothers to murder, and that’s one of the emotional vessels of the movie. That’s where the Affleck Batman kicks in.”Ben Affleck’s Batman is not the only Batman to return, as Michael Keaton is still in talks to return to the role of Batman from the 1989 Tim Burton film, as TheWrap first exclusively reported.The plot of “The Flash” will introduce general audiences to the idea of the multiverse, one of the of core concepts underpinning DC Comics. For the non fanboy set, the multiverse refers to a shifting number of alternate universes that coexist within the larger reality depicted in DC comics. Originally created to explain various contradictory changes the company’s characters experienced over decades, it allows several different versions of the same characters to simultaneously exist and, occasionally, interact.Read original story Ben Affleck to Return as Bruce Wayne in Ezra Miller’s ‘The Flash’ Movie At TheWrap
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TV Spinoff of ‘The Batman’ About Gotham City PD in the Works at HBO Max
Gotham City is coming to HBO Max. The streaming service has given a series commitment for a spinoff of Matt Reeves’ upcoming “The Batman” that will be set inside the Gotham City Police Department.Per HBO Max, the untitled series “will build upon the motion picture’s examination of the anatomy of corruption in Gotham City.”“Boardwalk Empire” creator Terence Winter will write the project, with Reeves and his 6th and Idaho production company producing with Warner Bros. TV. Reeves and Winter will executive produce alongside “The Batman” producer Dylan Clark.Also Read: 'The Batman' Director Matt Reeves Signs Overall TV Deal With Warner BrosReeves is helming Warner Bros.’ newest take on the Caped Crusader, which will see Robert Pattinson take over the role. “The Batman” is scheduled to hit theaters in October 2021, and also stars Zoe Kravitz, Paul Dano, Colin Farrell, John Turturro, Jeffrey Wright, Peter Sarsgard and Andy Serkis. It is not clear yet if any of the film’s cast will appear in this new series, though Wright is portraying Police Commissioner Jim Gordon.“This is an amazing opportunity, not only to expand the vision of the world I am creating in the film, but to explore it in the kind of depth and detail that only a longform format can afford — and getting to work with the incredibly talented Terence Winter, who has written so insightfully and powerfully about worlds of crime and corruption, is an absolute dream,” said Reeves.The series would be the second to focus on the Gotham police, following Fox’s “Gotham” which starred Ben McKenzie as Gordon in the days before Bruce Wayne became Batman. It joins other DC Comics-based TV projects at HBO Max, that include a “Green Lantern” series from Geoff Johns, a J.J. Abrams-produced “Justice League Dark” and an animated Aquaman show. Elizabeth Banks the executive producing the comedy “DC Super Hero High” as well.“We are so fortunate to have such great partners in Matt, Dylan, and Terry and unprecedented access to a wealth of IP from our partners at Warner Bros. and DC,” said Sarah Aubrey, head of original content, HBO Max.Along with creating “Boardwalk Empire,” Winter co-created the short-lived “Vinyl” and served as a writer, director and executive producer on “The Sopranos.”The HBO Max series will also be executive produced by 6th & Idaho’s Daniel Pipski and Adam Kassan; Rafi Crohn will co-executive produce. Warner Bros. International Television Distribution will distribute the series globally.Read original story TV Spinoff of ‘The Batman’ About Gotham City PD in the Works at HBO Max At TheWrap
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Yahoo Movies
Cyborg actor Ray Fisher accuses 'Justice League' director Joss Whedon of 'unacceptable' on-set behavior
The superhero star calls out the director for alleged "gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable" treatment of cast and crew in latest controversy to engulf the troubled DC Comics team-up movie.
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Batman forever? Michael Keaton could return as Caped Crusader in the upcoming 'Flash' movie
Actor, who last donned the cape and cowl nearly 30 years ago, is considering a return to the DC Universe as a Nick Fury-esque mentor to younger heroes.
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USA TODAY Entertainment
No Comic-Con, no problem: DC to hold its own superhero-filled virtual pop-culture convention in August
With San Diego Comic-Con canceled this year, DC will hold its own virtual fan gathering in August to showcase upcoming superhero movies and TV shows.
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Rolling Stone
‘Doom Patrol’ Season 2 Trailer: DC Comics’ Weirdest Series Returns
HBO Max will carry second season of offbeat superhero team
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TVLine.com
Batwoman Boss Teases Season 2 Plan to Write Out, Not Kill Off, Kate Kane
Kate Kane will be gone, but alive and kicking, when The CW's Batwoman opens Season 2 in early 2021. Aiming to "clarify any misinformation out there," showrunner Caroline Dries on Wednesday made clear that in the name of dealing with Ruby Rose's abrupt parting of ways with the Arrowverse series, the character she played will […]
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TVLine.com
Batwoman Will Not Recast Kate Kane in Wake of Ruby Rose's Exit; New Character Eyed to Lead Series
Batwoman is opting to erase, rather than recast, Kate Kane. TVLine has confirmed that the CW series will create a brand new character to don Batwoman's cape in Season 2 in the wake of Ruby Rose's sudden departure. Further details on the new character have not been released officially, but Decider reports that a leaked casting breakdown referred […]
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The Wrap
Henry Cavill in Talks to Return as Superman for Warner Bros
Two years after departing the role, Henry Cavill is in talks to once again portray Clark Kent/Superman in films based on DC Comics, insiders with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap.The extent of Cavill’s return to the role — whether just for additional work to be done for the upcoming “Snyder Cut” of “Justice League” or for appearances in future films — has not been disclosed.The British actor first appeared as the superhero in 2013’s “Man of Steel,” followed in 2016 by “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” and in 2017 by “Justice League.” He was set for further appearances in DC Comics movies, including a planned cameo in “Shazam!” but was instead abruptly let go from the job in late Summer, 2018.At the time, insiders said Warner Bros. was rethinking its strategy for DC Comics movies, moving away from the shared universe approach and toward standalone films. And indeed, just a few months after Cavill departed, so did Batman actor Ben Affleck, and the planned standalone “The Batman” was retooled to focus on a younger version of the character played by Robert Pattison.Also Read: Will the 'Justice League' Snyder Cut Actually Deliver What Fans Asked For?However, the larger context was that up to that point, with the exception of “Wonder Woman,” DC’s attempt to create a competitor for the Marvel Cinematic Universe was a critical dud. And while the movies weren’t flops, each one, again with the exception of “Wonder Woman,” earned less than the previous installment. But “Justice League” suffered from particularly public problems. In May, 2017, several months into post production — and just six months away from release — director Zack Snyder stepped away from the film after his daughter died, and WB hired “The Avengers” director Joss Whedon to ‘finish’ it.Whedon oversaw not just post production work however, but also weeks of unscheduled reshoots involving the entire main cast, and a recut that appears to have dramatically changed the original story. The end result was a confusing and often ridiculed movie featuring an unintentionally hilarious looking Superman, thanks to the fact that Cavill had grown a mustache for another film and the CG used to edit the mustache out of “Justice League” only kind of worked.Things change, however. At the end of 2018, “Aquaman” became a billion dollar juggernaut, while 2019’s “Shazam!” and 2020’s “Birds of Prey” were both critically acclaimed cult hits. But more relevantly, DC movie fans coalesced around the social media movement “Release the Snyder Cut,” which sought to pressure WB into releasing a version of “Justice League” much closer to whatever it is that Snyder had in mind.Also Read: TheWrap-Up Podcast: Holland Taylor Talks 'Hollywood' and a Look at How ReleaseTheSnyderCut Came to LifeThose efforts paid off last week when WB announced that something they’re at least calling “The Snyder Cut” will premiere in 2021 on the company’s upcoming streaming service, HBO Max. No word how Cavill will be involved but hopefully this time they lock down being clean shaven into his contract.Cavill currently stars in Netflix’s “The Witcher” and plays the role of Geralt of Rivia.Cavill is repped by WME, manager Dany Garcia of the Garcia Companies and Gang, Tyre, Ramer and Brown.Read original story Henry Cavill in Talks to Return as Superman for Warner Bros At TheWrap
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TVLine.com
Ruby Rose's Batwoman Exit: The Story Behind Her Shocking Departure
Ruby Rose wanted off Batwoman — and no one was going to stand in her way. Although the actress' sudden, surprising departure from The CW superhero drama after just one season was framed on Tuesday as her choice and her choice alone, sources confirm to TVLine that the split was — at best — a mutual one. […]
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Variety
‘Justice League Dark,’ ‘The Shining’-Inspired Series From Bad Robot Set at HBO Max
HBO Max has handed out three production commitments to one-hour dramas from Bad Robot Productions, including one set in the "Justice League Dark" universe. In addition, HBO Max and Bad Robot have teamed on the series "Overlook," inspired by Stephen King's "The Shining," and "Duster," an original drama co-written by LaToya Morgan and Bad Robot's […]
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Indiewire
Matt Reeves Shot 25 Percent of ‘The Batman’ Before Production Shutdown
Director Matt Reeves says he won't be reworking the script during the break in filming.
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Indiewire
Warner Bros. Confirms ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Will Go to Theaters, Not Streaming
Despite reports to the contrary, Warner Bros. confirmed to IndieWire that Patty Jenkins' DC tentpole will get a proper theatrical bow.
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Entertainment Weekly
'Birds of Prey' and 'The Gentlemen' to get early VOD releases
Margot Robbie's DC Comics spin-off, which returns the Oscar nominee as Harley Quinn, will be dropping on VOD home release much earlier than was planned on March 24. Another title making the move to home theaters is The Gentlemen, starring Matthew McConaughey, Colin Farrell, Charlie Hunnam, and Hugh Grant. Birds of Prey and The Gentlemen are moving up their VOD dates to 3/24.
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'The Batman' director Matt Reeves shares first images of the new Batmobile and Twitter is in overdrive: 'The bat and the furious!'
"The Batman" director reveals multiple image of costumed star Robert Pattinson behind the wheel of the latest version of classic car.
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'Birds of Prey': Why Harley Quinn's hair tie exchange and lack of a love interest are so significant
"Birds of Prey's" all-female creative team of director Cathy Yan and screenwriter Christina Hodson talk about how their perspectives shaped key moments in new DC movie... and why Harley is a Bernie Sanders supporter.
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Deadline
Justice League Dark: Bad Robot Developing Film & TV Projects Based On Warner Bros. DC Comics
EXCLUSIVE: I hear that Bad Robot, through its new deal at Warner Media, is exclusively developing both film and TV ideas based on DC's Justice League Dark universe at Warner Bros. This deal is all very nascent and at this point in time there aren't any specific projects or characters that are being specifically developed […]
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Variety
How ‘Crisis on Infinite Earths’ Pulled Off Its Ezra Miller Cameo
The “Arrowverse” saved its biggest surprises for the final two hours: TV’s Barry Allen (played by Grant Gustin) met big-screen Barry Allen (played by Ezra Miller). But that wasn’t all, as the five-hour event concluded with the death of Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell), whose Green Arrow kicked off the DC franchise on the CW, and […]
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New 'Birds of Prey' trailer appears to kill off Jared Leto's Joker and Twitter is celebrating: 'Thank you Harley Quinn!'
Margot Robbie's antiheroine breaks up (and possibly blows up) former flame Mr. J, signaling Jared Leto's departure from the DC movie universe.
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Rolling Stone
Christopher Reeve’s ‘Superman’ Cape Sells at Auction, Sets Record
Garment from 1978 film brings $193,750 at Julien's sale
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Entertainment Weekly
'Shazam 2' is happening, release date revealed
Shazam 2 is happening, release date revealed
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Variety
‘The Flash’ and ‘The Matrix 4’ Get Release Dates From Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. has dated the fourth "The Matrix" movie and "The Flash" for summer openings in 2021 and 2022, respectively, and pulled "Akira" off the schedule. The studio announced Wednesday that "The Flash" would be released on July 1, 2022, while the untitled "Matrix" would open on May 21, 2021. "The Flash" will star Ezra […]
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Armie Hammer opens up about losing 'Batman' role: 'It was really heartbreaking'
Armie Hammer was set to star as Batman in George Miller's 2007 "Justice League: Mortal," but then everything went wrong.
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News18
WATCH: Resident Secretly Filmed Joaquin Phoenix Shooting the Iconic Stair Dance from 'Joker'
In the now-viral video, Phoenix is seen gearing himself up for the scene at The Bronx before shaking a leg.
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Dwayne Johnson reveals 'Black Adam' art, release date: 'This is a role unlike any other I've ever played in my career'
Actor's long-in-the-works entry in the DC movie universe will be entering theaters in December 2021.

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