Having shaped the shared motion picture universe for nearly half a decade - on a path that Warner Bros. is no longer interested in pursuing, mind you - Zack Snyder’s departure from the DCEU, whether he was relieved of his duties or withdrew voluntarily, has seemingly forced the founding father to purge his cinematic blueprint for thirteenth highest-grossing film franchise online as some sort of coping mechanism.
Having shepherded the DCEU for nearly half a decade, making it the thirteenth highest-grossing film franchise of all-time, it would appear that Zack Snyder, who's been purging his unfulfilled blueprint online for some time now, seemingly using it as some sort of coping mechanism, will have another major player from his grandiose vision act as a regular contributor to the conversation moving forward.
We’ve got another Deadpool 2 gallery for you to enjoy, this time complete with hi-res stills highlighting Colossus (Stefan Kapicic), Juggernaut, and the Merc with a Mouth!
While Marvel Studios is busy putting a bow on Phase Three, what with Ant-Man and the Wasp set for a July 6th release later this year, Avengers 4 preparing for reshoots and Captain Marvel roughly halfway through production, things are starting to heat up post-Phase Three now.
For those holding out hope that DCEU founding father, Zack Snyder, would keep fighting the good fight, namely urging the powers that be to release the director’s cut of Justice League, having announced that his next project would be an adaptation of the 1943 Ayn Rand novel, The Fountainhead, yesterday was especially troubling.
Having opened to a disappointing $84.4 million stateside, a little less than $10 million behind the figure put up by Justice League ($93.8M), Solo: A Star Wars Story is busy bracing for another substandard weekend, expecting to haul in less than $40 million domestically, which is a steep drop from an already weak three-day debut.
What with even the most obscure, microscopic instalments of Stephen King’s oeuvre being sold off at an alarming rate, it’s becoming increasingly more difficult to decipher which “Master of Horror” adaptation to keep tabs on at the moment. That said, apart from Andy Muschietti’s IT: Chapter Two, there is one reworking you should be keeping an eye on, Pet Sematary.
With production having kicked-off, under the working title Magic Hour, the latest Gal Gadot-led entry into the DCEU has been heating up for quite some time now. Most notably, after doing his part to create the undeniable on-screen chemistry between Steve Trevor and Diana Prince, last week, Chris Pine was reportedly spotted on the set of Wonder Woman 2.
If there's a positive to be pulled from the wreckage of Solo: A Star Wars Story, it's that Lucasfilm and The Walt Disney Company have been sent back to the drawing board. Regardless, the Ron Howard-directed space western, which made just $84.7 million domestically opening weekend, can take solace in the fact it was still able to break one record upon release.
