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DCU Animated Panel – NYCC ’11: ‘Batman: Year One,’ ‘Catwoman,’ & ‘Justice League: Doom’ Trailer

Ben Moore — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:53:08 +0000

Batman: Year One, based on Frank Miller’s seminal 1980s Batman book (the spiritual follow-up to The Dark Knight Returns) is being released next Tuesday, October 18th, along with a Catwoman short featuring the voice of Eliza Dushku (read Kofi Outlaw’s review of both here).

Today, at the New York Comic-Con DC Animated Panel, producer Bruce Timm and Voice Director Andrea Romano talked in detail about Year One, Eliza Dushku came onstage to premiere the Catwoman short film, and last, but not least, Kevin Conroy made an appearance to discuss the upcoming DC Animated film, Justice League: Doom, and to premiere the first trailer.

First, Eliza Dushku (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dollhouse) came out to present the Catwoman short to the audience (the short was written ...

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DC Comics’ New 52 Reboot: The Complete Guide

Ben Moore — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:50:01 +0000

The DC Comics Reboot – or the DC relaunch, or The New 52, or whatever you want to call it – is probably the biggest thing to happen to comic books since Crisis On Infinite Earths nearly 26 years ago. Not just in terms of changing the canonical status quo, but also in terms of the way comic books are sold.

Every DC Comics book from here on out will be digitally distributed “day and date.” This means that on the same day individual issues hit the shelves of your local comic store, they’ll also be available to read digitally on your iPad, your iPhone, your Android, and so forth. In a world where print is dying, the economy is drying up, and comic book sales are laughable, this is ...

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Rumor Patrol: Batman/Superman Film In the Works?

Ben Moore — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 14:28:46 +0000

Both Batman and Superman have major motion pictures currently in the works – Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises and Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel – and that’s not even including the proposed Justice League film, which will showcase both Batman, Superman, and a number of other major DC superheroes.

Now there’s a rumor going around that there’s a another film in the works that will utilize both Batman and Superman, which, for simplicity’s sake, will heretofore be referred to as Batman/Superman.

According to our pals at Think McFly Think, Warner Bros. has two plans for a Batman/Superman film. The first, and their preferred plan, is to feature Batman as the veteran superhero who takes Superman under his ...

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‘Green Lantern 2′ Will Be Edgy & Dark; ‘The Flash’ Script is ‘Solid’

Ben Moore — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:48:08 +0000

[Not So Fast! Seems Green Lantern 2 isn't so certain after all. Details HERE]

Green Lantern has its share of ardent defenders, but it was critically unloved and financially unsuccessful, which is why it came as a bit of a shock that the studio was still considering a sequel – just a week after the film’s release.

That said, it’s somewhat less surprising that they’re planning to go in a completely different direction with the film. Warner Bros. Film Group President Jeff Robinov recently gave an update on Green Lantern 2, as well as The Flash screenplay and their superhero film slate for the next few years.

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Complete Comic-Con 2011 Movie Panel Schedule

Kofi Outlaw — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:39:56 +0000

The 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International is just about here, which means that we (and a few of you readers) need to start plotting our itineraries and map routes that will help navigate the mad halls of the San Diego Convention Center in time to make all of those highly-anticipated panels.

This post will detail the movie-related panels that will held at Comic-Con ’11. You can find schedules for any of the TV-related panels over on our official Comic-Con ’11 Coverage Page.

The panels posted below are ones we’ll be scrambling to attend. Most of them are of course related to movies, but there is always room for some comic-related stuff too – after all, comics and movies are like close cousins these days .

That said, included in the list ...

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DC Universe To Be Rebooted; How Will It Affect the Justice League Film?

Ben Moore — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 03:45:40 +0000

Today marks the biggest development for DC Comics since 1985 and Crisis On Infinite Earths. It may, in fact, be the company’s biggest development ever.

At the end of August – following the current comic book crossover Flashpoint – DC’s entire line of books will be rebooted with 52 number one issues, starting with Geoff Johns and Jim Lee’s newer, younger, redesigned Justice League.

How will this reboot (and the redesigns) affect the upcoming DCU feature films – especially Justice League? Keep on reading.

Here’s the press release, courtesy of the DCU Source Blog:

“On Wednesday, August 31st, DC Comics will launch a historic renumbering of the entire DC Universe line of comic books with 52 first issues, including the release of ...

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‘Justice League’ Casting Announcement This Summer?

Rob Keyes — Wed, 25 May 2011 13:42:03 +0000

DC Comics legendaries Jim Lee and Geoff Johns have become so much more than key comic book talents. Lee was the stalwart for the DC Universe Online video game and Johns is currently the Chief Creative Officer of DC Entertainment, intimately involved with their upcoming feature films.

Both figures will take part in a special Superman panel at the Hero Complex Film Festival next month, a panel that will feature director Richard Donner as they discuss Superman and Superman II. What’s more interesting about this panel is that they’re teasing what is described as “bombshell announcements about the future of Superman and the entire DC Universe.”

Since this is film festival panel, this may refer to an announcement regarding Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel movie or at the very least, major news regarding the ...

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Zack Snyder’s Superman Won’t Appear in ‘Justice League’ Movie

Ben Moore — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:32:43 +0000

After many a comic book, the Super Friends, and two (or is it one-and-a-half?) successful animated series on Cartoon Network, the Justice League is easily the most iconic superhero team in the history of superhero teams. Every major DCU superhero has, at one point or another, been a member.

With the announcement that Warner Bros. is planning a film adaptation of The Justice League to be released in 2013 (and the knowledge that the Christian Bale Batman will not be returning after The Dark Knight Rises), one wonders: will Zack Snyder’s Superman, played by Henry Cavill, be appearing in this new Justice League?

According to Snyder: Nope.

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Justice League, Flash & Wonder Woman Movies Confirmed; Batman Being Rebooted?

Kofi Outlaw — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:39:57 +0000

Jeff Robinov, president of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, is opening up and letting movie fans know that his company has some far-reaching plans for their DC superhero properties. Plans that include taking another shot at the long-stalled Justice League movie.

In addition to having a DC superhero team-up film to rival Marvel’s The Avengers, Robinov has also stated that the team-up film will launch other cinematic properties like The Flash and Wonder Woman.

Of course a Justice League movie wouldn’t be complete without Batman – but Chris Nolan has been very clear that his Batman trilogy (which ends next year with The Dark Knight Rises) is a self-contained universe. That’s OK, says Robinov: they can just create a new ...

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NYCC: Geoff Johns Talks ‘Green Lantern’ Movie Trailer, ‘Smallville’ & More

Kofi Outlaw — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 20:15:59 +0000

New York Comic-Con is officially underway and the 2010 convention kicked off with a panel spotlighting none other than DC Entertainment Creative Director Geoff Johns.

For those who don’t know, Geoff Johns has been an influential comic book writer of the past decade, responsible for resurrecting Silver Age Green Lantern and Flash (Hal Jordan and Barry Allen) as well as helping to bring about the upcoming Green Lantern and Flash movies.

In the panel Johns touched upon a number of issues, ranging from DC’s comic book plans to what we can expect from DCE/Warner Bros. and their multimedia aspirations for the DC Universe.

For your convenience I’ve separated my synopsis of Geoff Johns’ panel into three sections: You can find movie and TV news under “DC Entertainment”; Comic book news under “DC Comics” and ...

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DC Entertainment Announces Relocation, Layoffs; Zack Snyder Talks ‘Superman’

Ben Moore — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:47:40 +0000

Today marks a massive change for DC Entertainment, which announced its plans to relocate the multimedia side of the company (film, television, videogames, et cetera) from New York City to Burbank, California. The print side of the company—including DC Comics, Vertigo, and Mad Magazine—will remain in New York. Could this be the big DC movie announcement that was talked about recently, or is that still forthcoming?

Rumors of a move have been swirling for months, so the announcement itself doesn’t come much as a surprise. A little over a year ago, DC Entertainment was formed to better incorporate the characters and properties of DC Comics into Warner Bros., and this appears to be just ...

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Major DC News Coming Soon; First Look at ‘All-Star Superman’

Kofi Outlaw — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:13:35 +0000

Heat Vision is bringing us two pieces of DC news today: first up, DC Entertainment will be making some significant announcements about their roster of superhero films – and other DC superhero projects currently in the works – sometime in the near future. Also, a voice cast has been tapped for the next upcoming DCE/Warner Premiere animated feature, All-Star Superman

Early in the year, the execs over DCE/Warner Bros. made it clear that DC superheroes are their top focus after Harry Potter wraps its box office run with the two-part Deathly Hallows film, which will debut in theaters this Fall and next Summer.

The Potter franchise has been a multi-billion-dollar cash cow for Warner Bros., and the hope is that DC and its stable of superheroes will be lucrative enough property (if Nolan’s Batman series ...

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Justice League Movie – What Might Have Been

Niall Browne — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:18:42 +0000

Marvel is all set to do it with The Avengers, but Warner Brothers and DC Comics just couldn’t get a superhero team-up off the ground. They did try – very hard as a matter of fact, with Mad Max director George Miller set to helm the film in Australia. However, Warner Brothers decided to pull the plug on Justice League when the budget of the film spiraled to $300 million.

Sorcerer’s Apprentice star Jay Baruchel was set to play the villain of the piece; while out promoting Apprentice, the young actor talked to Digital Spy about what the superhero team-up might have been.

The young canadian actor still seems very enthusiastic about the project, stating that it would have been unlike any other superhero featuring DC greats Batman and Superman. Baruchel said:

“I’ll ...

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Comic-Con 2010: Green Lantern Panel

Rob Keyes — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:16:19 +0000

It’s day 3 of Comic-Con 2010 and to kick-off the movie segment of the convention is Warner Bros. with their three-part panel presentation for Green Lantern, Sucker Punch and Harry Potter.

Here we’ll cover the Green Lantern panel live as it happens and let you know what we see, what we hear and what special announcements are made.

The DC Entertainment/Green Lantern presentation comes in with big expectations. With the recent news about Batman 3 and the Superman reboot, along with hints about special announcements occurring here at Comic-Con, we expect announcements regarding The Flash and Justice League.

It has begun!

Moderator for WB panel from LA Times Hero Complex introduced, starts off quoting with Green Lantern oath.
Geoff Johns first to come out on stage.
Panelists to include Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, ...

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Batman 3, Superman Reboot & Flash Movie Updates

Kofi Outlaw — Thu, 27 May 2010 21:08:56 +0000

Our friends over at IESB broke the exclusive news awhile back, and now Heat Vision is confirming it: Currently on DC Entertainment/Warner Bros.’ to do list are Chris Nolan’s Batman 3, a Superman reboot called The Man of Steel (which will be produced by Nolan), and the long-gestating Flash movie.

Release dates are now set for Batman 3 and The Man of Steel, and there rumblings that earlier reports about a director for The Flash movie are closer to coming true.

WORLD’S FINEST

If you were looking forward to 2012 at the movies because of Marvel’s Avengers movie then you should be getting goosebumps right now, because DCE/WB is upping the ante by making 2012 the year of “World’s Finest.”

No, Batman and ...

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Movies & TV Shows Geeks Pretend Don’t Exist

Kofi Outlaw — Thu, 13 May 2010 17:26:50 +0000

Working in the TV/Movie blog business, there’s one undeniable law you come to accept: Geeks are an obsessive bunch. No matter our own individual degrees of geekdom, at a certain point we’ve all stopped to stare at that other person who was WAY too into something – be it Star Trek or Star Wars or even that sports fanatic whose blood pressure is one scoreboard point away from going critical.

We all know about geek obsession – but what about geek denial? It’s not a topic you hear brought up very often, but geeks have powers of denial just as strong as their obsessive tendencies. And to prove this fact, we here at Screen Rant are prepared to delve into the deep, dark, realm of “Movies and TV Shows That Geeks Pretend Don’t ...

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Superman & Batman 3 Release Dates in 2012 [Updated]

Rob Keyes — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:29:25 +0000

What is the plan for the Superman reboot and Batman 3? On Wednesday the news broke that Warner Bros. had inked a major 20-film deal with IMAX to release most of their upcoming tentpole films over the foreseeable future in the large screen format. This deal included the major DC movies Batman 3 and Superman but it did not detail what potential release schedule they might follow.

Shortly after, our friends at IESB reported that – according to their sources – the next Superman film might be releasing in Christmas of 2012, the same year speculation places Batman 3 opening (likely in the summer).

[Update: When I said "likely in the summer," I didn't expect confirmation that it's true only a few hours later. ...

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Batman 3 Official Announcement at Comic-Con?

Rob Keyes — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:12:20 +0000

Marvel vs. DC. Who will take the spotlight at San Diego Comic-Con this July?

Marvel has Thor to show off. DC has Green Lantern to show off. Marvel has high profile movies in The First Avenger: Captain America and The Avengers in the works with a possible announcement of their next slate of films (Ant-Man?). DC has Batman 3, the Superman reboot and possibly… just maybe… an announcement regarding Justice League.

We know both comic publishers, now all-out entertainment production houses, will be vying for the honor of being the buzz topic of the convention and we can expect major announcements, revelations and surprises to appease the masses. Will Batman 3 be officially unveiled there?

According to Batman on Film, they have inside info which points towards ...

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Justice League Announcement at Comic-Con?

Rob Keyes — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:00:28 +0000

This summer’s San Diego Comic-Con is set to be one of the biggest ever on the Hollywood side of things. For the last several years, attendance numbers have been pushed to the max as major motion pictures try to capture the attention of the most hardcore of geeks and this year will see presentations on some of the most anticipated comic book movies ever.

We know Marvel is trying to steal the show with the premiere of the first official trailer for Thor and likely some good stuff on The First Avenger: Captain America to go with some other goodies and surprises, no doubt teasing The Avengers which will bring all of their heroes together.

What will DC do to counter this? We can expect a big presentation from ...

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Exclusive: Michael Cera Cast as The Flash!

Rob Keyes — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:05:53 +0000

[APRIL FOOLS!!!]

While I have no doubt this will cause a mixed reaction for fans of DC Comics character, young awkward-comedy actor Michael Cera has signed a multi-picture contract to play the title character in The Flash for Warner Bros./DC Entertainment.

From what we’re told, plans are now in place, with both Ryan Reynolds and Michael Cera optioned for extra pictures, for each actor to have their solo character films come out in 2011, paving the path for the Superman reboot and Batman 3 to follow the year after. The four character movies are set to feature major guest appearances, and will ultimately lead to a Justice League team-up film.

There were rumors about a possible delay on The Flash back in October, but those were shot down by screenwriter Dan Mazeau, as they ...

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