Tag: Superman
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Dwayne Johnson Weighs In on Henry Cavill’s DC Exit After ‘Black Adam’ Brought Superman Back: We ‘Put Our Best Foot Forward’
Dwayne Johnson took a moment on the Oscars red carpet to reflect on the DC Universe overhaul that put a pin in his plans for a Black Adam–Superman crossover movie. Variety‘s senior culture and events editor Marc Malkin caught up with Johnson and asked about Cavill’s Superman being dropped from the DC Universe despite his…
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Christopher Reeve Couldn’t Resist His Own Superman Saturday Night Live Skit Idea
1978’s “Superman” has always been revered, but over successive sequels, the franchise slowly made a joke out of its source material. And even though star Christopher Reeve wasn’t too happy with the way the saga developed, his one and only “Saturday Night Live” appearance in 1985 proved he not only had a sense of humor…
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Superman Movies Should Never Be R-Rated, Period.
Among the many pieces of information dropped during James Gunn and Peter Safran’s announcement of the properties involved in “Gods and Monsters“, the first phase of their DC Cinematic Universe, was news that a reboot of the Superman franchise, Superman: Legacy, would be released in 2025. We know that the plan is for a younger…
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Superman Legacy: Everything We Know so Far About James Gunn’s Reboot
Chances are when you hear the word superhero, the first name that pops into your head is Superman. Easily the face of DC Comics (sorry Batman), the story of Metropolis‘s red-capped protector from the planet Krypton is universally known by fans both hardcore and casual, and a big reason for his popularity can easily be…
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Superman & Lois Casts The Walking Dead’s Michael Cudlitz as Lex Luthor
After much speculation The CW’s Superman & Lois has found its new version of Lex Luthor in The Walking Dead alum Michael Cudlitz. Per a report from Entertainment Weekly, his version of iconic DC villain Lex Luthor is known to the world as the visionary billionaire behind LexCorp. However, the criminal underworld knows who Lex…
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‘Wednesday’ Creators on Their Time on ‘Smallville’: ‘We Wouldn’t Be Allowed to Make that Show Today’
Before James Gunn and Peter Safran decided to focus on a young Clark Kent as part of their overhaul of DC Studios, we had “Smallville.”Created by Al Gough and Miles Millar, the young Superman drama starring Tom Welling premiered in 2001 and ran for 10 seasons. Now, Gough and Millar are the team behind Netflix’s…
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Nicolas Cage Claims He Personally Chose Tim Burton To Direct The Failed DC Film Superman Lives
I’ve never been much of a superhero movie fan, but one I’d have gladly queued up for back in the 1990s would have been Tim Burton directing Nicolas Cage in “Superman Lives.” Along with Alejandro Jodorowsky’s wildly ambitious non-starter “Dune,” it must go down as one of the greatest what-ifs in cinema history, especially during that…
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Plans For Elseworlds DC Projects Are ‘Actively Happening’ According To James Gunn
At this point, it still isn’t clear exactly what DC Studios’ co-heads James Gunn and Peter Safran have planned, or how hard a reboot their new films will be. Henry Cavill’s “return” to the part of Superman was short-lived, “Wonder Woman 3” has been canceled (though Gal Gadot hasn’t exited yet), and it doesn’t look…
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Ben Affleck Is In Talks To Direct A Feature For DC
The topsy-turvy world of DC got a major jolt today as a ton of late-night news broke about the pending new DC slate proposed by recently hired head honchos James Gunn and Peter Safran. First, we heard that Gunn is writing the new “Superman” movie and confirmed that Henry Cavill is not returning, which maybe…
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James Gunn Says He’s Talked To Ben Affleck About Directing For DC Studios; Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Superman Idea Still In Development
Well, it’s been a bombshell night in the world of DC Studios and the DC Universe. After telling fans, “we know we are not going to make every single person happy every step of the way,” in response to rumors that “Wonder Woman 3” was being killed and “Man Of Steel 2” may not happen,…