Tag: Peter Safran
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‘Blue Beetle’ Global Box Office Lands Underwhelming Debut for DC
Warner Bros.’ DC Extended Universe is truly struggling, and a large reason for that is the studio’s public declaration that the franchise is on its last legs. W.B. is rebooting the Dceu as the DC Universe under the supervision of new CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran, which means that the movies that were greenlit…
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Does ‘Blue Beetle’ Have an End-Credits Scene?
It’s not exactly a surprise that Blue Beetle has two end-credits scenes. After all, Cobra Kai’s Xolo Maridueña DC debut is the latest movie in a long line of high-budget superhero adventures trying to bank on fans’ excitement about future projects. However, the current state of DC’s cinematic universe raises questions about what Blue Beetle…
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Blue Beetle Director on DC Easter Eggs & Importance of Hiring Mexican Actors
The first superhero feature debut in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Universe belongs to director Angel Manuel Soto’s Blue Beetle. Following an early screening, Collider’s Steve Weintraub had the opportunity to sit down with the filmmaker to discuss finally bringing this DC hero to the big screen after talks of going straight to streaming…
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The Dcu Should Have Pattinson and Batfleck, Too
Fans of all things Batman have no shortage of portrayals of their favorite Caped Crusader. Both Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck donned the cowl for this year’s The Flash movie, and 2022 saw Robert Pattinson playing a more serious and gritty version of the character in The Batman. It can all leave fans feeling a…
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‘Birds of Prey’ Should Be Part of the Dcu’s Future
Birds of Prey is one DC supergroup that’s too often left in the shadows. A TV series was lackluster, the movie (even starring Margot Robbie) was a box office bomb, and their future in the Dcu is up in the air. However, none of that means that the newly formed DC Studios led by James…
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Blue Beetle Early Buzz: The DC Film Earns Praise For Being ‘Unique’ And ‘Emotional’
It’s a bit of an understatement to say that fans of the DC Universe haven’t exactly enjoyed the smoothest or most consistent path to seeing their favorite comic book heroes translated to the big screen in recent years. The Zack Snyder era is well and truly in the rearview mirror, that weird in-between phase with…
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New ‘Blue Beetle’ Clip: Xolo Maridueña Challenges His Scarab
Warner Bros. Discovery has already mapped out plans as to how it intends to move forward with the superhero division of its entertainment empire. Helming those affairs and steering the DC Universe ship will be James Gunn and Peter Safran, but before the Gunn-led Gods and Monster era takes center stage, Wbd will introduce its…
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Dwayne Johnson Blames Lack Of Black Adam Sequel On Studio Heads, Not Box Office Performance
It’s been almost a year since “Black Adam” failed to deliver on its promise that “the hierarchy of power in the DC Universe is about to change.” Or rather, it did change, just not in the way that star Dwayne Johnson had been banking on. With box office returns of $393 million, “Black Adam” fell…
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Dwayne Johnson Says Dropping Black Adam Will ‘Always Be One of the Biggest Mysteries’: ‘It Got Caught in a Vortex of New Leadership’
Dwayne Jonson appeared on a new episode of Kevin Hart’s “Hart to Hart” talk show on Peacock and looked back at the rise and fall of “Black Adam.” His 2022 comic book tentpole was designed to launch a new chapter of storytelling within Warner Bros.’ DC Universe, but DC Studios was overhauled soon after its…
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Zachary Levi Was Bothered by ‘Perplexingly Low and Unkind’ ‘Shazam! 2’ Reviews: ‘It’s a Good Darn Movie’
Many fans and critics saw “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” as a refreshingly silly antidote to years of dark DC Comics movies, but the film was unable to attract a significance audience at the box office. (The 2023 film grossed $133 million globally against a budget of around $100 million outside marketing costs.) Many cited…