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After months of speculation, THR is confirming that Sucker Punch and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire actress Jena Malone has been cast in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice in a mystery role.
If you're anything like me, you can't wait to feast your eyes on the newly-announced LEGO Batman movie, which will spinoff this year's incredibly successful The LEGO Movie. While that particular project may not assemble its way to theaters until 2017, DC Comics and Cartoon Network are making the wait more bearable by airing a LEGO DC Comics special later this month.
Marvel's Ant-Man was all over the news this year thanks to the heated controversy that sprung up after Edgar Wright's sudden departure from the project. However, now that the dust has settled, things have been relatively silent in regards to the size-changing superhero. Filming began in San Francisco back in August, and since then the biggest news stories about the movie has been Martin Donovan's mystery role and Evangeline Lilly's new haircut.
It's hard to believe that earlier this year, Marvel's quirky space opera Guardians of the Galaxy was the studio's biggest gamble and had industry analysts skeptical about how well the virtually-unknown property would perform. After grossing a whopping $326.7 million in the United States, Star Lord and his ragtag group of outlaws are continuing to break box-office records overseas. I'm sure that right about now, Marvel execs are quoting Rocket Raccoon, walking around hallways shouting, "We're gonna be rich!"
Freshman DC Comics series Gotham and The Flash have already premiered, but fans have one more new show to look forward to this year: NBC's Constantine, which follows Hellblazer comics star John Constantine, a supernatural detective who faces the darker corners of the DC Universe.
According to THR, Warner Brothers is already looking at actors to fill the roles in their recently-announced Suicide Squad film, which will be helmed by Fury and End of Watch director David Ayer. The studio is reportedly looking to fill the film with A-list talent, and have already approached Will Smith, Ryan Gosling, Margot Robbie and Tom Hardy.
Now that Warner Brothers has announced the details for its ambitious 12-film DC cinematic universe, previously-reported details are beginning to make sense and fall into place, namely regarding which villains will show up to engage in intergalactic fisticuffs with the Justice League and how a character like Green Lantern will fit in.
A few weeks ago, Fury and End of Watch director David Ayer was announced as the frontrunner to direct Warner Brothers' upcoming Suicide Squad film. Now, that news has been made official. As part of the announcement of Warner Bros.' massive DC Comics slate, studio head Kevin Tsujihara revealed Ayer's involvement in the film during a meeting with investors this morning.
The internet is currently still recovering from the DC bombshell that broke this morning, outlining Warner Brothers' official slate of DC Comics films planned for release between 2016 and 2020. With that news came the announcements of solo films for Wonder Woman, the Suicide Squad, The Flash, Cyborg, Green Lantern, and Aquaman, as well as news that solo pics for Batman and Superman are on the way as well, despite not having release dates.
In the wake of the big news concerning Warner Brothers' massive slate of upcoming DC Comics films, two important properties almost slipped under the radar. Warner Bros. is also planning new solo films for both Superman and Batman, to arrive somewhere between 2016 and 2020.