Arrow hasn't shied away from borrowing elements from the world of Batman in the past, and next up for The CW series is Talia al Ghul. We've already met her father and sister, and it was earlier on in season five that we first learned she helped train Oliver and may have also taught Prometheus how to fight.
The last time we paid a visit to Central City, Barry Allen had made his first trip forward in time and witnessed Savitar murder Iris West. When season three of The Flash returns to The CW, it's going to be his mission to stop that from ever coming to pass, but it sounds like there will be a lot of other things also happening in the Scarlet Speedster's life.
It's been an interesting few years for Daredevil villain Bullseye. After seemingly being killed by the Man Without Fear during the Shadowland storyline, he returned in an iron lung intent on ruining Matt Murdock's life. That culminated with the assassin who never misses left blind and horribly scarred, but he was somehow back to normal by the time Secret Wars rolled around.
Right now, we have the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the DC Extended Universe, but are you ready for...the Extreme Universe?! Created by Deadpool's Rob Liefeld, it's been revealed today that Graham King, Akiva Goldsman and China's Fundamental Films have nabbed the rights to the world created by the comic book writer and artist.
While it's not set to be released until 2019, excitement is already at an all-time high for Shazam. A big part of that stems from the fact that the movie will see Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson take on the role of Black Adam, a character who has served as both a villain and anti-hero in the comic books over the years.
Despite all those reports of extensive reshoots and big changes being made behind the scenes, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story turned out great. Fans and critics alike have embraced the movie, and as it closes in on $800 million worldwide, it's fair to say that the first of Disney and Lucasfilm's Anthology films has been a resounding success.
Late last year, we learned that Suicide Squad director David Ayer will take the helm of Gotham City Sirens, a movie which will revolve around Harley Quinn and a group of female villains likely made up of characters like Catwoman and Poison Ivy. Plot details have yet to be revealed, but it's by far one of the most intriguing upcoming releases set in the DC Extended Universe.
It's a frustrating time to be a fan of The Batman. Every time we get what appears to be a positive update about the Caped Crusader's next solo outing, Ben Affleck (who will write, direct and star in the movie) dashes our hopes by saying that he still hasn't decided to move forward with the project as he looks to get the screenplay just right. It's impossible to fault the filmmaker for that, but The Batman needs to happen sooner rather than later, especially after the DCEU got off to such a rocky start in 2016.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story may be crushing it at the box office, cementing itself as the second biggest film of 2016, but it's also drawn a bit of controversy. As you'll no doubt know by now, Disney opted to bring back Grand Moff Tarkin, which isn't problematic in and of itself, but ended up angering some fans as instead of getting a new actor to play him, they digitally re-created the original actor, Peter Cushing, who passed away in 1994.
The final chapter of "The Whisperer War" will be published in this Wednesday's The Walking Dead #162, and to help amp up the excitement, artist Charlie Adlard has now released a new preview page from the book. As you can see, Negan is still struggling to deal with the recent loss of his iconic barbed wire covered baseball bat Lucille, but the rest of the survivors have more important matters to deal with.
