James Gunn has responded to rumours that Viola Davis might return to Superman: Legacy. The upcoming DC movie directed by Gunn will launch DC’s new film universe. It is set to be released on July 11, 2025, after fears that the SAG-AFTRA strikes could delay its release date. Davis starred as Amanda Waller in Suicide Squad and its sequel The Suicide Squad as the squad’s boss. Yesterday (January 6), Gunn was responding to a number of questions from Threads users. One asked: “Mr Gunn is it true that Viola Davis will return as Waller in Superman: Legacy??” “Return as W ..read more

Todd Phillips has shared new images from the forthcoming sequel to his 2019 DC Comics movie, Joker. The sequel – titled Folie à Deux – will be released on October 4, 2024, the same date as the fifth anniversary of Joker. READ MORE: Joker review: a melancholic psychodrama punctuated by splashes of shocking violence Phillips shared two new stills on his Instagram account yesterday (December 25). “Wishing everyone a happy holiday and a beautiful new year,” he captioned the post. “October 2024 #Joker2.” The first photo shows Phoenix as the Joker, visible through a small window in a prison door ..read more

The soundtrack for Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom has been released – check it out below. Directed by James Wan, the DC sequel sees Arthur Curry aka Aquaman (Jason Momoa) join forces with his half-brother Orm (Patrick Wilson) to protect Atlantis from an ancient power unleashed by Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II). READ MORE: ‘The Flash’ review: sparky superhero goes solo in electric origin story Other returning cast members for the sequel include Amber Heard as Mera, Nicole Kidman as Atlanna, Dolph Lundgren as Nereus, Randall Park as Dr. Stephen Shin and Temuera Morrison as Tom Curry. Who c ..read more

Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom is set to release this weekend, and critics have already been weighing in on the sequel to the 2018 film. READ MORE: ‘Fast X’ review: Jason Momoa’s big bad revs up the franchise engine Based on the DC character, Aquaman, and directed by James Wan, the film features an ensemble cast including Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson, Nicole Kidman and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. The movie joins Arthur Curry/Aquaman as he juggles his duties as king with being a father and a member of the Justice League. Black Manta returns as the villain, still eager to avenge his fath ..read more

James Gunn has described meaningless “cameo porn” as “one of the worst elements of recent superhero movies”. In a recent discussion on Threads, the Superman: Legacy director responded to a commenter who said they were getting tired of superhero movies where a “character appear on screen for 10 seconds to mark a checkbox”. Agreeing, Gunn replied: “I call that ‘Cameo Porn’ and it has been one of the worst elements of recent superhero films. “If a character is in film, they have to have a reason to be there story-wise.” When another fan asked if he was totally opposed to a fun cameo here an ..read more

An extra on the cancelled Batgirl movie is planning to sue Warner Bros. after claiming that she was left with life changing injuries after an incident on the movie’s set. Cristina Stanovici alleged that she was struck by a motorbike carrying a camera during the filming of an action sequence in Glasgow at around 3am on March 4, 2022. She told STV News: “I was hired as a background extra in Batgirl, the role being pedestrian. I was supposed to film for five nights, but in the third night the accident happened. “We were filming a scene were I was supposed to step onto the pavement, turn towards ..read more

James Gunn has given fans an update on the release of the upcoming DC movie, Superman Legacy. Directed by Gunn, the film will launch DC’s new film universe, spearheaded by Gunn and his co-CEO of DC Studios, Peter Safran. After a long summer of WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, there were fears that Superman Legacy could be pushed back with its original release date moving. However, the DC boss gave fans a reassuring update this weekend when he took to Instagram to tell his followers that the release date would be staying the same. He wrote: “Thanks to the efforts of our ..read more

Matthew Vaughn has said the world needs “a little bit of time off” from superhero movies. The director, known for films like X-Men: First Class and Kick-Ass, was asked in an interview with Screen Rant whether he would consider returning to the superhero genre. READ MORE: ‘The Flash’ review: sparky superhero goes solo in electric origin story In response, Vaughn explained that he was “freaked out” by the box office failure of The Flash starring Ezra Miller, which he described as a “really good film” that was potentially victim to superhero fatigue. “And so it made me question,” Vaughn said ..read more

The best film of the past 25 years has been voted for by fans – see which one and the Top 10 below. READ MORE: The best films of 2023… so far! Review-aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes has marked its 25th anniversary by asking users to submit their top films of the past quarter-century. Filmmaker Christopher Nolan has reigned supreme, with movies including Inception clinching the high positions. At Number One is Nolan’s 2008 film The Dark Knight, followed by his 2014 movie Interstellar and 2010 film Inception. Another director who has more than one film in the Top 10 is Peter Jackson, with tw ..read more

Actor Paul Dano did “70 or 80 takes” for a scene in 2022’s The Batman movie. Director Matt Reeves opened up about Dano’s perfectionism in an interview with The Guardian and noted how Dano did multiple takes for his character – The Riddler – and his final confrontation with Batman in the movie. He said Dano took two days and a huge number of takes to get the scene with Batman/Bruce Wayne, played by Robert Pattinson, just right. Reeves told The Guardian: “Paul loves doing a lot of takes, as do I. We took two days on the final scene between him and Robert Pattinson as Batman. We must have e ..read more