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288 on Joaquin Phoenix 'Joker' makeup test video shared by director Todd PhillipsIs this our first look at Joaquin Phoenix as The Joker? Joker director Todd Phillips just posted a video on Instagram that he captioned "Camera test". It shows Phoenix's character Arthur Fleck going through a visual transformation. From the troubled man we saw last weekend, to someone with green hair, white face paint, and red…
The first ever Keystone Comic Con was this past weekend in beautiful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Produced by ReedPOP, the folks who put on New York Comic Con, the show brought a dose of that NYCC flavor to the City of Brotherly Love. I was on-site Saturday to check it out, and while it was much smaller…
With Birds of Prey expected to shoot in January, the cast will be coming together soon. And that's exactly what tonight's news is about. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jurnee Smolett-Bell, and Janelle Monae are all in the running to play Black Canary. Margaret Qualley, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Cristin Milioti have tested…
Back in July at Comic-Con, Geoff Johns announced that he was working on a Stargirl TV series for DC Universe. Now, we know who will be playing her. 19-year-old Brec Bassinger has been cast as Stargirl, DC announced today. “There is no other character in comic books more special to me than Stargirl, and after…
Over the weekend we got our first look at Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck in Joker thanks to some set photos. Phoenix continued filming that scene this week, but this time another character was spotted on set too. Just Jared shared new set photos that were taken yesterday, which show Phoenix, Glenn Fleshler as a clown, and Bryan…
TV shows have reshoots too! In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Titans star Brenton Thwaites, who plays Robin, talked about that famous "f*ck Batman" line from the first trailer that debuted earlier this summer. According to Thwaites, the line was "thrown in" in during reshoots because the producers wanted something to help set the…
At the end of Justice League, we get a cool shot of the whole team together admiring their handy work after defeating Steppenwolf. Everyone looks great, except for maybe Henry Cavill with his digitally removed mustache. Justice League director Zack Snyder shared a photo on Vero that he took during his time working on the…
Rupert Gregson-Williams wrote the music for Wonder Woman, but incorporated Hans Zimmer's iconic theme from Batman v Superman. Gregson-Williams and Zimmer are friends, and Gregson-Williams is a member of Zimmer's Remote Control Productions team of composers. Last month news broke that Zimmer would be coming back to the DCEU to score Wonder Woman 1984. In…
Recently, a new photo from a deleted Justice League scene surfaced online. It shows Cyborg's dad along with another scientist at S.T.A.R. Labs. But according to director Zack Snyder, this wasn't just any scientist. "Who is it?" a fan asked on Vero, showing Snyder the photo above of Silas Stone and the other scientist. "Ryan…
Joker started production last week, and Warner Bros. just issued a press release announcing that news along with the main cast and crew. The press release confirms that Joaquin Phoenix will play Arthur Fleck, confirming a report from over the summer about his pre-Joker real name. Robert De Niro has received top billing and will…
Last month Alec Baldwin, who was set to play Thomas Wayne in Joker, dropped out of the project. Today, we have his replacement. According to a report from ComicBook.com (confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter), Brett Cullen will now play Thomas Wayne in Joker. Cullen will be familiar to fans for his small role in The…
Over the weekend, Suicide Squad 2 co-writer Todd Stashwick revealed that the script has been finished. He said the movie is a sequel to the first and will tell an exciting, deeper story about the characters. With the script done, plot details are starting to leak out. According to scooper @DanielRPK (via SuperBroMovies), Suicide Squad…
Imagine you’re a citizen of Gotham City. You’re out at night and you hear a variety of sounds: the wail of sirens in the distance; gun shots coming from an alley that’s a little too close for comfort; the mad cackle of a certain Clown Prince of Crime. You’re nervous, even if you’re maybe a…
As scheduled, Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix began shooting in New York City this week and today we have the first set photos! Just Jared has our first look at Joaquin Phoenix in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan from earlier today. Phoenix can be seen in character laughing and interacting with a clown. Hollywood Pipeline has…
Discussing Film caught up with Todd Stashwick, who is co-writing Suicide Squad 2 along with director Gavin O’Connor and David Bar Katz. Stashwick had some exciting updates about the movie, like the fact that they've finished their draft of the script. "We have finished our draft and I’m really proud of it," Stashwick said. "It’s…
The CW's Arrowverse crossover event will feature Gotham City and Batwoman, and now another familiar character in the world of Batman is joining as well. Deadline is reporting that Cassandra Jean Amell, wife of Arrow star Stephen Amell, has been cast as Nora Fries... aka the wife of Mr. Freeze. It's hard to imagine having…
It's Batman Day! And to celebrate, DC has released a new clip from Titans which shows Jason Todd and Dick Grayson meeting for the first time. Jason Todd, aka the new Robin, is very excited about his new role as Batman's partner. He even says he gets to drive the Batmobile, which seems to take…
Titans premieres on DC Universe in less than a month. Episode 1, titled "Titans" will hit the streaming service on Friday, October 12th, followed by episode 2, "Hawk and Dove" the following week. To celebrate, Warner Bros. has released 38 hi-res stills from both episodes. Titans stars Brenton Thwaites as Dick Grayson / Robin, Anna…
Last month we learned that Lois Lane was coming back to TV for The CW's big Arrowverse crossover event this December, and today we have some casting news. Grimm star Elizabeth Tulloch has been cast as Lois Lane for the big three night event. "We couldn’t be more excited to introduce Lois Lane to the…
Way back in 2013 when we learned that Batman v Superman would include an older Batman, Jon Hamm was at the top of a lot of fans wish lists. Now, five years later, he's being asked if he'd be interested in playing Batman... and his answer is yes! For Hamm, playing Batman would just depend…
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