2019 is set to be a huge year for the Star Wars franchise, and while the upcoming Star Wars: Episode IX and the Disney Plus show The Mandalorian are two major reasons why, Lucasfilm is also providing fans with an excuse to spend some time outdoors with the new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge theme park expansion. And during the Walt Disney Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Disney CEO Bob Iger finally revealed the area’s launch dates.
Star Wars: Episode IX has long been touted as the final installment in the Skywalker Saga, which makes it a little strange that not one surviving character in the series actually bears the Skywalker name. And while Mark Hamill is already confirmed to be reprising his role as Luke for J.J. Abrams’ trilogy-closer, recent comments from the actor have got the fans wondering whether his involvement will amount to much more than a cameo.
Earlier this month, a report emerged stating that The Eternals would feature the MCU’s first openly gay male lead, and while we've yet to receive any official confirmation on the matter, this was hardly the first indication we’ve seen that Marvel Studios intends to address the lack of LGBTQ representation in their films.
Since his dismissal from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, James Gunn has started anew as the writer and director of The Suicide Squad, and so far, it sounds like things are going pretty swimmingly for the guy.
Over these past few months, the internet has seen a fair amount of artwork and promotional imagery emerge from the upcoming Avengers: Endgame, but few have imbued the clash to come with the same scale and gravitas as this latest leak.
We’ve heard it said for a while now that James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad will feature a mostly-new cast, and with the recent departure of Will Smith from the project, that claim may be truer that even Warner Bros. intended. That being said, it’s generally expected that the follow-up to 2016’s Suicide Squad will see Harley Quinn return to the fray, even if it’s yet to be confirmed that Margot Robbie is reprising her role. But as for Joel Kinnaman’s Col. Rick Flag, well, that remains to be seen.
Earlier today, That Hashtag Show offered a list of names that are allegedly being considered for a major female role in the upcoming Black Widow solo movie, with the frontrunner of the group said to be Emma Watson. Now, coming on the heels of that report, the site claims to have heard word that one André Holland is in the running to play the lead villain.
Now that the MCU has killed off its Heimdall, it seems that Idris Elba may be at liberty to join the DC universe, with THR reporting that the actor is now in talks to play Deadshot in James Gunn's The Suicide Squad.
As the first set of casting reports emerge for Nia DaCosta’s Candyman, it’s looking increasingly likely that the franchise’s original star Tony Todd won’t have a major part to play in the “spiritual sequel” to his 1992 film. And while the actor continues to show his support for the project, that’s not to say he’s entirely over the moon about the series moving on without him.
A couple of weeks ago, The Hollywood Reporter relayed word that Matt Reeves and Warner Bros. have yet to meet with actors in preparation for the upcoming DC flick The Batman, but according to a self-declared “rumor” reported by Geeks WorldWide, the studio may at least have a wish list of stars they’d like to see as the next Caped Crusader.
